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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02KATHMANDU2158 |
SAARC: SECRETARIAT COMMENTS ON LATEST COUNCIL FOR [...] (C) On November 14, the Economic Officer met with Rajiv Chander, Director of Trade Economic and Transportation Division of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and an Indian national, to discuss the recent meeting of the Committee on Economic Cooperation (CEC). Mr. Chand [...] |
2002-11-15 08:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON NP XD |
| 02KATHMANDU2217 |
NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY UNDERMINES [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: While the people of Nepal have borne the brunt of the brutal seven-year Maoist insurgency, which has claimed more than 7000 lives, the impact on Nepal's environment, natural resources and conservation efforts also has been severe. Maoist attacks on forest and park p [...] |
2002-11-22 08:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2237 |
MAOIST IMPACT: NEPAL'S FORESTS UNDER SIEGE [...] SUMMARY: The impact of the Maoist insurgency has not been limited to Nepal's national parks and conservation areas (septel). The assault on the country's wildlife has been accompanied by a plundering of forest and other plant resources. Biodiversity resources of global significance are thre [...] |
2002-11-25 08:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP |
| 02KATHMANDU685 |
DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/MITIGATION IN WESTERN S ASIA [...] In response to ref a, the Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia in Kathmandu offers the following proposal on drought assessment and mitigation for selected regions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While we have used the format prescribed by ref c, REO would also like to submi [...] |
2002-04-05 04:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI PK IN AF XD REO |
| 03BRUSSELS4996 |
PARIS PACT ROUNDTABLE ON IRAN [...] Summary. The second roundtable convened by the "Paris Pact" for countries affected by the Afghanistan Opium Economy was held at the headquarters of the World Customs Organization in Brussels on October 15. This meeting was a considerable improvement over the first roundtable on the Balkans h [...] |
2003-10-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF KCRM SNAR IR RS XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03BRUSSELS5593 |
A/S ROCCA CONSULTATIONS ON SOUTH ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) On December 8 in Brussels, SA A/S Christina Rocca met with EU counterparts at the European Commission to discuss ongoing developments in South Asia (participants listed para 11). --On Afghanistan, interlocutors said at this time they could identify only euros 20 million in available Comm [...] |
2003-12-11 14:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PTER AF PK IN CE NP XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03COLOMBO1545 |
Terrorism Finance: Amid Indo-Pakistani [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) legal experts met August 27-29 in Colombo to discuss regional implementation of UN provisions related to terrorism financing. Rohan Perera, the Sri Lankan MFA's chief legal adviser, told us that progress was made on a dra [...] |
2003-09-01 02:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CE XD EFIN PGOV UN |
| 03KATHMANDU1357 |
NEPAL: JULY 20-25 VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 17. Summary: Issues the Secretary Intends to Address in Washington ============================================= ================= 2. (SBU) On July 17, the Ambassador, DCM, and poloff met with Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman [...] |
2003-07-18 09:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF ETRD MASS NP XD |
| 03KATHMANDU1643 |
NEPAL: PAKISTAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE CAUGHT WITH [...] (SBU) On August 19, Nepalese Police arrested an administrative staff member of the Pakistani Embassy, allegedly carrying counterfeit Indian currency. The staff member was released into the Pakistani Ambassador's custody and deported over the weekend. The Pakistani Embassy denies all the cha [...] |
2003-08-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON ETTC KCRM IN PK NP XD |
| 03KATHMANDU363 |
INDO-NEPAL COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION [...] ON FEBRUARY 10-14, REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIA AND NEPAL MET IN KATHMANDU TO NEGOTIATE RAILWAY AND TRANS- BORDER MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS, WITH LIMITED RESULTS. THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON), UNDER SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO OPEN ITS WORLD BANK-FUNDED INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD), MADE A [...] |
2003-02-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ELTN NP IN XD |
| 03VANCOUVER819 |
AIR INDIA "TRIAL OF THE CENTURY" CONTINUES IN VANCOUVER [...] SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF TWO SUSPECTS IN THE 1985 BOMBING OF AIR INDIA FLIGHT 182, WHICH BEGAN IN FEBRUARY, CONTINUES AT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT. THE AIR INDIA CASE IS THE LARGEST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN CANADIAN HISTORY AND THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE UNPRECEDENTED IN LENGTH AND CO [...] |
2003-07-07 18:17:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL PTER XD CA |
| 04CARACAS3834 |
A PIOUS CHAVEZ CALLS FOR ANTI-U.S. UNITY ON [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told an Al-Jazeera interviewer December 3 that the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were "more horrendous terrorism" than the terrorist acts they were intended to combat. Speaking in a televised interview from Doha, Qatar, Chavez called for world solidari [...] |
2004-12-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER VE ZP XD |
| 04COLOMBO697 |
Access to International Law Enforcement Academy [...] (SBU) We have heard from your staff in INL that you might visit Sri Lanka late next month, perhaps after inaugurating the new campus of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Bangkok. I would be delighted to see you here. We could put together a program for you highlighting ho [...] |
2004-04-26 10:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL CE XD |
| 04THEHAGUE3142 |
NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH TO CO-FINANCE CNPA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-01 18:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AF XD SNAR XG KPAO NL EUN |
| 04VATICAN1299 |
TOP JESUIT: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UNDER PRESSURE IN [...] (SBU) DURING A MARCH 31 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SOCIETY OF JESUS (JESUIT) SUPERIOR GENERAL HANS-PETER KOLVENBACH EXPRESSED HIS MOUNTING CONCERN ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR CHRISTIANS IN INDIA. KOLVENBACH, WHO RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO INDIA, SAID THAT HINDU FUNDAMENTALISM SEE [...] |
2004-04-02 04:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT XD |
| 05CANBERRA1453 |
AFGHAN FM VISITS AUSTRALIA: GOA MOVING TOWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Australia strongly supports the process of bringing stability and democracy to Afghanistan. During his August 17-20 visit to open the new Afghan embassy in Canberra, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah lobbied GOA offic [...] |
2005-08-29 06:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC EAID XD AF NL AS |
| 05COLOMBO1050 |
SEVENTH SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF SOUTH ASIA [...] SUMMARY. THE SEVENTH SARI/ENERGY SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW MEETING WAS HELD IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA ON JUNE 1-3, 2005. A SARI/ENERGY SPONSORED REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY REPORT PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT EXPERTS IN THE REGION LAID OUT RECOMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS FOR ADDRESSING REGIONAL ENERGY SHORTAGES AND [...] |
2005-06-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KSCA XD ECONOMICS |
| 05COLOMBO1789 |
AFGHANISTAN'S INCLUSION INTO SAARC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-11 09:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON XD CE |
| 05DOHA1131 |
G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...] Summary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Leaders called on developed nations to meet the target of 0.7% of GDP toward overseas assistance. In addition to improved access to markets in developed economies, [...] |
2005-06-21 08:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD KDEM XA XB XC XD XE XK XL XM XO QA UN |
| 05FRANKFURT5998 |
DALAI LAMA VISITS GERMANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dalai Lama paid a three-day visit to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden to receive one of Germany's most prestigious awards (the Hesse Peace Prize). Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrat) drew praise from across the political spectrum for his endorsement of the [...] |
2005-08-05 14:27:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PINR GM CH XD |
| 05ISTANBUL1080 |
DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE COMES TO LIFE IN [...] (U) Summary: A June 20-21 Istanbul symposium within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) focused on "Empowering Women in Public Life and Democratic Development in the BMENA Region." At this first issue-focused DAD activity, nearly 100 NGO and government representatives e [...] |
2005-06-23 16:27:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL TU XD XF XI |
| 05ISTANBUL1283 |
BMENA REGION BUSINESSWOMEN BRAINSTORM IN ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary: On July 11-12, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Istanbul Center hosted a workshop on "Building Awareness of Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)," at which some 90 participants from MENA and other countries brainst [...] |
2005-07-26 07:53:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KWMN KMPI TU XD XF XI BMENA |
| 05KUWAIT4401 |
MGXDO1: KUWAIT OFFERS $100M IN EARTHQUAKE [...] (U) On October 11, the Council of Ministers (cabinet) announced a $100M assistance package for victims of the South Asia earthquake. While the specific disbursal modalities remain to be worked out, initial feedback from the GOK indicates that the assistance will be split equally between the K [...] |
2005-10-12 13:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL AMGT XD KU |
| 05KUWAIT4534 |
MGXDO1: KUWAIT EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE UPDATE [...] (U) This is the second update from Post on Kuwaiti assistance to the victims of the South Asia earthquake. 2. (U) Press reports over the last week cite planeloads of Kuwait Red Crescent Society relief assistance arriving in Pakistan and being channeled through the Pakistani Red Crescent Soc [...] |
2005-10-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL AMGT XD KU |
| 05KUWAIT4535 |
FINANCE MINISTRY ON EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance confirmed the GOK $100M assistance offer for Pakistan's earthquake victims. He was unaware of any additional assistance to be announced at the upcoming October 26 Geneva donors c [...] |
2005-10-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR EAID PGOV PREL XD KU |
| 05KUWAIT4586 |
MGXDO1: GOK NOT PLANNING NEW PLEDGE IN GENEVA AND [...] (U) Summary. Per reftel A, Embassy followed-up with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to confirm GOK participation at the upcoming Geneva Donors Conference for South Asia earthquake victims and to urge continued GOK assistance to victims in anticipation of winter. The MFA's Asia and Ameri [...] |
2005-10-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL AMGT XD KU |
| 05MUSCAT599 |
GEN ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI FOREIGN, DEFENSE [...] (C) Senior Omani foreign affairs and defense officials shared views with CENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid on the brewing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with the Omanis consistently advocating direct dialogue as a means to ease pressures and forestall an Iranian nuclear program. The Omanis shared [...] |
2005-04-12 02:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR PTER SMIG MNUC XF XD MU |
| 05NEWDELHI1764 |
SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL PRAKASH,S MARCH 19-28 VISIT TO USA [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Clark, we greatly appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit to the USA of your counterpart, Admiral Arun Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee. President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agree that Indo-US relati [...] |
2005-03-08 05:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA MASS MOPS PTER PK XD IZ IN |
| 05NEWDELHI8007 |
MEA "VERY SUPPORTIVE" OF AFGHAN SAARC MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) In an October 14 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha -- after reading Reftel demarche -- said the GOI is "very supportive" of Afghanistan joining SAARC. Sinha reported that the GOI has raised this topic repeatedly with the GOA, [...] |
2005-10-14 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD IN AF XD |
| 05NEWDELHI860 |
INDIAN INTEREST, AND HESITATION, ABOUT MARITIME [...] (C) Summary: Despite skepticism from some strategic commentators, the Indian government continues to express interest in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and other maritime security programs, but will not join PSI unless the matter of the Core Group is resolved. In the latest sign [...] |
2005-02-03 12:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHSA ETRD EWWT XD XO IN NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI909 |
INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN 2005 [...] (S) Summary: With political momentum in its favor, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) expects to solidify its hold on power in 2005. The Congress-led coalition's pursuit of closer US-India ties will continue unabated, but the exigencies of coalition government will slow progress on issues of i [...] |
2005-02-04 11:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID MARR MOPS KPKO XD IN |
| 05PARIS3210 |
USUNESCO - MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT UNESCO EXECUTIVE [...] Summary: UNESCO continues to be the sole UN organization where Israeli-Palestinian issues are handled with a minimum of polemics and polarization. Following concrete improvements in cooperation on UNESCO activities in the region, the UNESCO Secretariat submitted unbiased draft decisions on t [...] |
2005-05-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | XE XF XG XD FR UNESCO |
| 05ROME2979 |
FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND THE RISK [...] Summary. With the potential risk that the Avian Influenza (AI) deadly sub-virus H5N1 may be transported via the migratory flyways of wild water fowl from South Asia to the Middle East and Europe, the activities of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to stamp out AI [...] |
2005-09-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TSPL XB XC XD XE UN FAO OIE WHO |
| 05SINGAPORE887 |
SINGAPORE'S OUTREACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: For the past year, the Singapore government has talked up a campaign to expand the country's economic and political ties with the Middle East. On the economic front, the GOS wants to expand trade and investment beyond its traditional partners. Politically, Singapore seeks to div [...] |
2005-03-23 03:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN PREL PTER SN XD XF XI |
| 05SINGAPORE910 |
SINGAPORE'S ASIA-MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: As part of its effort to be a bridge between the Middle East and Asia, Singapore is sponsoring an Asia-Middle East dialogue (AMED) in June. AMED is intended to promote economic interaction between Asia and the Middle East, and to provide a platform for "moderate" Muslims from bot [...] |
2005-03-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SN XD XF XI |
| 06ANKARA4061 |
TURKEY INVITED TO AFGHANISTAN PRT EFFECTIVENESS [...] (SBU) We called on the MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia, Babur Hizlan, on July 10 to invite Turkey to the July 20-21 conference on enhancing Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) effectiveness co-sponsored by the governments of Canada and the United States and hosted by the Government [...] |
2006-07-12 06:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS TU AF XD AORC NATO |
| 06ANKARA4761 |
TURKEY: AFGHANISTAN PRT TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER; ISAF [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 8, MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ulku provided an upbeat account of preparations to establish Turkey's first Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), slated to open by November. Ulku said construction had begun, staffing is underway, and initial [...] |
2006-08-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF AORC EAID MOPS PREL TU XD NATO |
| 06ANKARA946 |
BMENA: DAD INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING IN ANKARA, [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish MFA BMENA Coordinator (and Personal Representative of the OSCE CIO on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims) Ambassador Omur Orhun and MFA Policy Planning Staff BMENA Director Levent Gumrukcu told us recently the GOT is preparing invitations for a Ma [...] |
2006-02-24 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KWMN XD XF XI TU |
| 06BEIJING16162 |
CHINESE TELL BOUCHER STABILITY, SECURITY AND GOOD [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, academics, and oil industry professionals told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher during his July 30 ? August 2 visit to China that stability and security are China's foreign policy goals in the Central and Sou [...] |
2006-08-07 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XD XK CH |
| 06BEIJING16165 |
WU DAWEI AND BOUCHER TALK NEPAL AND (NO) [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher the purpose of Wu's visit to SIPDIS Nepal was to show China's support for Nepal's new government. China believes the United Nations can play a positive role in the process of stabilizing Nepal's political situation [...] |
2006-08-07 08:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH XD |
| 06BEIJING20223 |
DDG LUO ON CHINA-SOUTH ASIA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: China remains concerned about instability in Nepal, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Luo Zhaohui told Polmincouns in a September 22 discussion of China-South Asia issues. China continues to avoid contact with the Maoists in Nepal and wonders what role the UN could play [...] |
2006-09-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR XD AF NP IN PK CH |
| 06CALCUTTA103 |
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS STILL STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over a year after suffering the tsunami disaster of December 2004, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands still have not fully recovered. The GOI's substantial mobilization of assistance, while initially laudable, has now resulted in a culture of dependency in which the population ap [...] |
2006-03-02 12:32:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID SENV PGOV SOCI TPHY XD IN |
| 06CALCUTTA362 |
LACK OF TRUST CONTINUES TO STIFLE PEACE TALKS IN ASSAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Local media reports that hurdles for direct talks between Government of India (GOI) and United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) have been reduced, with New Delhi agreeing to release five militant leaders and ULFA announcing a "cessation of hostilities" against the Indian Army. [...] |
2006-08-23 08:56:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PINR IN XD NCTC |
| 06CALCUTTA542 |
WEST BENGAL OFFICIALS TALK BANGLADESH, BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of recent political tensions in neighboring Bangladesh, post has engaged West Bengal state government officials on their views of the situation and the impact on the India-Bangladesh border. The government contacts had a general preference for the Awami League as they be [...] |
2006-12-03 17:03:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF XD IN BG |
| 06COLOMBO309 |
SRI LANKA'S PREMIER BUSINESS CHAMBER CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lanka's first "Economic Summit," sponsored in January by Sri Lanka's premier business group, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, provided an opportunity for business leaders to discuss their role in vital issues confronting the country such as the peace process and economic deve [...] |
2006-02-28 03:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV XD XO CE |
| 06DHAKA6038 |
FROM MICRO-CREDIT TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: Citigroup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, recently presented its Second Annual Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards. Micro-credit is closely associated with Bangladesh, since Bangladesh was one of the first countries where the concept was widely employed to meet the financ [...] |
2006-09-26 11:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SOCI XD BG |
| 06DUBAI10 |
GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (S) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met December 27 in Dubai with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) and Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Minister of Defense General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Ma [...] |
2006-01-02 12:28:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR PTER XF TC IR IZ SY LE XD SO |
| 06GENEVA2347 |
ILC - SRI LANKA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR DR. A. ROHAN [...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka requesting USG support for the candidacy of Dr. A. Rohan Perera for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st sessio [...] |
2006-09-22 11:44:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA UNSC ID CE XD XO |
| 06ISTANBUL211 |
BMENA: TURKS KEEP DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary: A February 6-7 conference organized by the Turkish NGO TESEV within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) brought together 150 NGO and government representatives from around the Middle East and North Africa to develop an action platform to increase the role o [...] |
2006-02-17 09:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TU XD XF XI KDEM KWMN |
| 06KATHMANDU791 |
SAARC SECRETARIAT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT OBSERVER [...] (C) Prior to the Ambassador's return, Charge delivered reftel talking points in a March 22 meeting with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Mr. Chenkyab Dorji, who reacted positively to the U.S. request for observer status in SAARC. Dorji said the next s [...] |
2006-03-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XD NP |
| 06KATHMANDU805 |
MORE DETAILS ON SAARC OBSERVER STATUS FOR U.S. [...] (C) In a March 24 conversation with Emboff, Rajiv Chander, Director, India, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat, explained that, in light of the agreement to extend observer status to China and Japan and interest by South Korea and the U.S. (reftel), foreign se [...] |
2006-03-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XD NP |
| 06KATHMANDU964 |
HMGN REPORTS SUPPORT FOR U.S. OBSERVER STATUS IN [...] (C) During an April 11 conversation on other subjects with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee mentioned that GOI reports from the ongoing South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) sub-ministerial meeting in Dhaka indicated that the Nepal delegation was actively o [...] |
2006-04-13 12:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XD NP |
| 06KUWAIT185 |
AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador on GOK assistance and labor issues, Afghan Ambassador to Kuwait Yussuf Samad praised the USG for its ongoing support to Afghanistan; pointed to GOK unwillingness to re-start assistance absent a solution to old GOA arrears; acknowl [...] |
2006-01-21 16:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB PGOV PREL PINR AF XD KU |
| 06KUWAIT2235 |
(C) LABOR MINISTRY GIVES APPROVAL FOR UN-SPONSORED [...] (C) Mohammad Al-Nassery, IOM Chief of Mission in Kuwait, informed the labor-sending countries' labor officers in a June 10 meeting that the GOK has provided written approval of an international labor conference to be sponsored by the UN and held in Kuwait at the end of 2006. (Note: Post in [...] |
2006-06-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB XD XF |
| 06MOSCOW11773 |
A/S BOUCHER HEARS RUSSIAN WORRIES ABOUT AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: During October 9 consultations in Moscow, A/S Boucher outlined U.S. intentions in Central Asia, stressed steps we were taking to address terrorism and narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan, and reviewed U.S. nuclear policies in South Asia. Foreign Ministry officials and the Rus [...] |
2006-10-19 15:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR ENRG XD ZK RS |
| 06OSLO828 |
INVITATION DELIVERED-AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) On June 26 we delivered the PRT Conference invitation to Anita Nergaard, Director in the MFA's Global Security Section. We were joined by Lisa Stadelbauer, Canadian Counselor for Political Affairs. Nergaard thanked us for the invitation and noted that she would forward the information t [...] |
2006-06-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | AF XD AORC NATO NO |
| 06OSLO863 |
AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT) [...] (U) On July 10 we delivered reftel points and PowerPoint template to Anita Nergaard, Director in the MFA's Global Security Section, and Sigurd Marstein, Senior Adviser in the Ministry of Defense. Marstein informed us that Col. Axel Olsson will represent the MOD. All intended electronic com [...] |
2006-07-10 11:55:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | AF XD AORC NATO NO |
| 06SEOUL2108 |
INVITATION TO AFGHANISTAN PRT EFFECTIVENESS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-26 08:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC NATO AF XD KS |
| 06SEOUL2351 |
ROKG RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN PRT CONFERENCE [...] (U) On July 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Southwest Asia and Oceania Division delivered a response declining to participate in the Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Effectiveness Conference scheduled for July 20-21 in Hungary. 2. (U) Begin text: Min [...] |
2006-07-14 06:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC NATO AF XD KS |
| 06TALLINN613 |
ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AF XD AORC NATO EN |
| 06TELAVIV1876 |
AGAINST THE ODDS, MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Middle East Cancer Consortium is extending its reach and adding attendees from additional countries to its activities. Independent Palestinian health professionals remain eager to participate in MECC conferences and courses while PA officials are off-limits. Member countri [...] |
2006-05-12 18:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL KPAL KWBG IS XF XD ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 06WELLINGTON508 |
NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO INVITATION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) On June 26, Pol-Econ Counselor passed reftel invitations to John McKinnon, Deputy Secretary at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), and to Chris Seed, New Zealand Deputy Secretary of Defense. 2. (U) On July 5, the Ministry of Defense confirmed that NZ Defense [...] |
2006-07-06 02:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC NATO AFIN XD |
| 07ASTANA1121 |
KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT IN [...] (U) In an April 19 speech before the 6th Annual Eurasia Media Forum in Almaty, President Nursultan Nazarbayev declared that Kazakhstan and its Central Asian neighbors must take some responsibility for reconstructing Afghanistan, in part to help create a "belt of economic well-being" that would [...] |
2007-04-27 07:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF XD KZ |
| 07BEIJING1094 |
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: OECD VISITOR ON CHINA'S LIMITED [...] (SBU) China has a growing but still limited willingness to discuss its emerging role as a donor, to be transparent about its programs, and to coordinate development assistance issues with other countries, according to Richard Manning, Chair of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC), [...] |
2007-02-15 09:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID CH XA XB XC XD XE XF DAC |
| 07BEIJING5186 |
MFA PROVIDES "TRANSPARENCY" ON SCO SUMMIT AND [...] (C) Summary: MFA Officials called in the DCM to tell him the SCO Summit will cover economic development, counterterrorism (CT) and regional stability, with joint military exercises in Urumqi, China and Chelyabinsk, Russia to follow. The SCO heads of state, along with the Presidents of Afghani [...] |
2007-08-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR ZK XD CH |
| 07BEIJING5776 |
CHINESE CENTAL ASIA WATCHERS UPBEAT ON RESULTS OF [...] (C) Summary: Three Chinese observers of Central Asian affairs lauded the mid-August Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, citing counter-terrorism cooperation, military exercises, trade and energy. The scholars told us China is increasingly looking to its SCO partners for resources [...] |
2007-09-04 08:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS |
| 07BEIJING6403 |
SCO SECRETARIAT, PRC SCHOLARS DISAGREE ON SCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Asian staff at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) secretariat and Chinese scholars offered clashing views on the SCO's mission, reflecting differences between China and other member states. Umad Azizov, an Uzbek at the SCO Secretariat, stressed the SCO's role in [...] |
2007-09-28 14:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS |
| 07BRATISLAVA674 |
SLOVAKIA WILL NOT SUPPORT POSTPONING UN BUDGET [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Denisa Frelichova at the UN and International Organizations Department at MFA. Frelichova said that postponing final action on the UN budget (option A in reftel) is a "red line" for Slovakia and the EU. She said Slovakia's team in New York has a wide mandate [...] |
2007-12-20 15:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA XA XD LO |
| 07DHAKA1668 |
KIDNAPPED BANGLADESHI NGO WORKER IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Bangladesh is working with Afghan authorities on the case of Nurul Islam, a Bangladeshi NGO worker who was abducted in Afghanistan on September 15. The Government of Bangladesh announced October 11 that arrests related to the case had been made in Afghanist [...] |
2007-10-22 10:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER BG AF XD |
| 07MOSCOW4420 |
RUSSIA WANTS A STABLE PAKISTAN BUT AVOIDS DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: Russia seeks a stable Pakistan, preferably under the leadership of President Musharraf, but is reluctant to weigh in on the country's volatile political situation. The MFA told us that the GOR considers Musharraf capable of maintaining government control of the nation's nuclear w [...] |
2007-09-10 02:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN PK RS XD |
| 07NEWDELHI4587 |
REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER INFORMATION FOR JAFAR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-12 11:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM XD XE IR IN |
| 07PARIS4752 |
FRENCH MFA POSITION ON UN BUDGET FAVORS TARGETED [...] (C) We carried out reftel demarche on December 20 with MFA IO Desk Officer Olivier Guerot. He said that France, in tandem with the UK and Germany, had been working to identify specific areas where budget savings could be realized and had come up with about USD 200 million that could be saved [...] |
2007-12-20 17:04:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNGA XA XD FR |
| 07ROME1945 |
ITALY PRIVATELY FAVORS ICAO AVIATION EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Italy (GOI) representatives recently indicated unofficially that Italy would prefer a global aviation emissions solution rather than the EU Commission's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). GOI MFA comments suggest that, with a commitment to global and bindin [...] |
2007-09-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR SENV ECON ETRD XA XB XD XF XG XL IT |
| 07ROME2498 |
UN FIFTH COMMITTEE: ITALY DOES NOT SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNGA XA XD IT |
| 07SHANGHAI335 |
SHANGHAI INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary. During a May 29 luncheon with the Consul General, Shanghai Institute For International Studies (SIIS) Vice President Yang Jiemian said China would be responsive to U.S. requests conveyed via the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) process. He predicted that China would gradually ta [...] |
2007-06-01 03:09:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH TW XA XK XR XD |
| 07SOFIA1391 |
BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. OPTIONS FOR UN BUDGET [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA XA XD |
| 07STATE170925 |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C/Rel UN) The Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney,s Office for the Western District of Missouri, is conducting a criminal investigation regarding the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) and its alleged f [...] |
2007-12-28 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER UNSC XA XD PK |
| 07TOKYO2703 |
ICAO ASSEMBLY - SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR KEY U.S. [...] (U) On June 13, post delivered the points in STATE 77572 to Yoshiyasu Kawaguchi, Deputy Director, Specialized Agencies Division, International Cooperation Bureau, MOFA, and asked for the GOJ's support. Mr. Kawaguchi is not a specialist on these issues, but promised to deliver our request to t [...] |
2007-06-15 05:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD XA XF XB XG XD XL |
| 07TOKYO5643 |
UN BUDGET DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-21 05:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA XA XD JA |
| 07USUNNEWYORK851 |
UNGA HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INTERRELIGIOUS AND [...] (U) Summary: Speakers at a UN General Assembly High-Level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, Oct. 4-8, stressed the value of dialogue and education in overcoming misunderstanding and the importance of respecting basic freedoms, particularly fr [...] |
2007-10-11 13:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF AORC UNGA XF XC XD NU CU |
| 08ASHGABAT125 |
SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE FROM TURKMENISTAN ON HOSTING 2008 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 23 responded by diplomatic note to reftel demarche on preparing for the 2008 Central Asia TIFA meeting, stating that Turkmenistan "suggests holding the United States-Cen [...] |
2008-01-25 02:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TX XD |
| 08ASHGABAT1443 |
TURKMENISTAN: OBSTACLES APLENTY FOR TAPI PIPELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Progress on the Asian Development Bank's ("ADB") proposed gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to India is beset by challenges as the proposed project enters its sixth year. Working group meetings to finalize key agreements have been repeatedly postponed. From the Turkmen side, auth [...] |
2008-11-05 11:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PREL ADB ZK XD TX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN101 |
BRUNEI: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO MAY [...] (U) Per reftel B, Ambassador met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary Datin Maimunah to urge formal Government of Brunei (GOB) endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) prior to the May 28-29 PSI Fifth Anniv [...] |
2008-03-25 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XE XD XO XT BX |
| 08BEIJING1143 |
SCO: MFA COY, SECRETARIAT POSITIVE ON IRAN'S BID [...] (C) SUMMARY: A contact at the Chinese Foreign Ministry declined to comment on whether China would support Iran's bid to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), but said there are "ample reasons" for Iran's admission to the organization, including the potential for energy cooperation [...] |
2008-03-26 11:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS IR |
| 08BEIJING1264 |
(S) PRC INFORMED OF UPDATED SCHEDULE OF AIR KORYO [...] (S) PolOff informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Acting Deputy Director He Yi on April 3 of the scheduled change from March 11 to April 11 of a planned Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Syria with a stop in Iran. PolOff reminded He Yi that we suspect [...] |
2008-04-03 09:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP KN XB XG ZK ZL XD XF CH IR |
| 08BEIJING3636 |
SCO: PRC VIEWS DUSHANBE SUMMIT AS TURNING POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: China believes the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO's) August 28 Dushanbe summit marked a transition to a more "mature" organization that has developed a strong foundation for increasing trust and strategic consultation among members, according to an MFA contact. Security [...] |
2008-09-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR |
| 08JAKARTA2266 |
INDONESIA HOSTS INAUGURAL BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia hosted the inaugural meeting of the Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), December 10-11. The event was attended by 32 Asian countries, and seven observer countries from Europe and North Ameri [...] |
2008-12-15 10:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM XB XD XF |
| 08KATHMANDU1251 |
NEPAL'S WATER AGREEMENTS WITH INDIA [...] Nepal has bilateral water agreements with India that cover three of the four major trans-boundary rivers. The complex, politically charged agreements are a source of concern and resentment among Nepalis and the recent Koshi River floods have led to calls to renegotiate them. Although Nepal is [...] |
2008-12-01 10:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID ENRG XD NP |
| 08KATHMANDU580 |
NEPAL SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITIONS FOR ICAO MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-23 09:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PTER XA XF XB XG XD XL |
| 08MANILA2605 |
Meeting in Manila on ASEAN+3 Crisis Fund [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 20 special meeting of ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank officials in Manila discussed a regional funding facility to help regional economies weather the global financial crisis. The meeting achieved consensus to expand the Chiang Mai Initiative rather than create a n [...] |
2008-11-26 05:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 08MANILA2725 |
Financial Crisis Impact on the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine GDP growth will slow, some jobs will disappear, and poverty will increase, but the global financial crisis will not create an economic or balance of payments crisis here (Ref A) in 2009. The business process outsourcing industry will continue its spectacular growth, [...] |
2008-12-15 09:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 08MOSCOW2618 |
RUSSIA DOWNPLAYS ISOLATION POST-SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Russia has used the relative silence from countries in Asia and the Middle East regarding events in Georgia, coupled with the "ambiguous" August 28 statement from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), to argue that its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has not left it isolate [...] |
2008-09-02 12:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RS XD XE XF |
| 08NEWDELHI2078 |
SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL WIERINGA DPPG AUGUST [...] (SBU) The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at an important juncture in our military relationship with India. The commanding position that the Soviet Union and later Russia enjoyed on military sales to India is weakening, the Ministry of Defense is progressing [...] |
2008-07-30 09:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN MASS MOPS PARM PREL XD |
| 08NEWDELHI3003 |
INDIA RELUCTANT ON TALIBAN TALKS, CONSULTING [...] (C) Summary: In a 24 November meeting with PolCouns, Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) T.C.A. Raghavan expressed his government's concern over ISAF members' willingness to engage the Taliban. Raghavan welcomed a USAID proposal for a Trilatera [...] |
2008-11-26 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ENRG KDEM AF IR PK XD IN |
| 08NEWDELHI731 |
INDIA LAUNCHES A NEW SALVO IN ASIAN MISSILE RACE [...] (S/NF) (NOTE: This cable is intended in part to fulfill reporting requirements outlined in SECSTATE 20964. END NOTE.) SUMMARY: India successfully test-fired an indigenously-designed submerged ballistic missile on February 26, signaling its intent and eventual capability to launch submarine-b [...] |
2008-03-10 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM XD XF XE IN CH PK |
| 08NEWDELHI879 |
INDIA: SUA PROTOCOL AMENDMENTS FORESHADOW INDIAN [...] (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points and sample diplomatic note regarding the Proliferation Security Initiative to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Division Directors Amandeep Singh Gill and Jayant Khobragade March 19. PolOff recalled that the U. [...] |
2008-03-26 11:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XE XD XO XT |
| 08SEOUL2014 |
ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN: ROKG SEEKS DETAILS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) On October 14, poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Cooperation Division's Jong-ho Kyun. Kyun noted that Deputy Minister for Multilateral, Global and Legal Affairs Oh Joon, who h [...] |
2008-10-14 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | AF KDEM KS PGOV PREL XB XC XD XE XF XG |
| 08SHANGHAI253 |
SHANGHAI SCHOLARS' VIEWS ON THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars described Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states as committed to cooperation on issues of common interest, but divided over any larger role the organization should play over the long term. The August 2008 summit will not break new ground but will [...] |
2008-07-01 01:25:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG CH RS XD XE IR |
| 08SHANGHAI386 |
GEORGIA CRISIS TESTS SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-11 08:49:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ENRG GG IR PREL RS XD XE |
| 08STATE127670 |
2008 ESTH CONFERENCE, CAIRO [...] From October 7-9, OES hosted a conference for Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) officers and local hires from the Near East Affairs (NEA) and South and Central Asia (SCA) regions to discuss ways to advance U.S. foreign policy on such key issues as climate change, renewabl [...] |
2008-12-04 13:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO KSCA XD XF ZK |
| 08STATE129507 |
GUIDANCE FOR 12/10 UNSC DEBATE ON REGIONAL CENTER [...] The Department requests that USUN make the following statement during the UN Security Council debate on the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia, scheduled to take place December 10. 2. Begin Points: Mr. Chairman. On behalf of the United States, I would like to [...] |
2008-12-09 22:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL ZK XD TX |
| 08STATE20329 |
UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: U/S Burns met for two hours on January 29 with his new Japanese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, to discuss G8, UNSC reform, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Burma. Sasae described Japan's priorities for the G8, which include climate ch [...] |
2008-02-28 17:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV EAID XB XC XD XE XH JA |
| 08STATE22047 |
UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei and Under Secretary Burns met February 25 immediately prior to the P5 1 Political Directors, meeting on Iran. AFM He highlighted U.S.-Chinese agreement on the strategic importance of diplomatic approaches to North Korea and Iran. [...] |
2008-03-04 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BM CH ECON ENRG IR PGOV PREL XD |
| 08STATE26012 |
INDIA'S REQUEST FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA TECHNICAL [...] Reftel conveyed the Government of India's request for technical cooperation with the USG in the following areas of avian influenza control: poultry depopulation technology, including a demonstration in India of U.S. foaming equipment for large-scale culling at commercial poultry farms; and c [...] |
2008-03-12 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SENV TBIO KFLU XD IN |
| 08STATE29417 |
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRESS GUIDANCE FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On March 19, 2008, Embassy Colombo requested approval to use proposed press guidance points (REFTEL A) if asked about Citibank's blockage of overflight funds paid b [...] |
2008-03-20 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM XD XO CE |
| 08STATE34278 |
(S) UPDATED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION [...] (S/Rel China, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan) Posts are instructed to immediately approach appropriate host government officials to alert them to a rescheduling of this flight from March 11 (Ref A) to April 11 and request that they continue to [...] |
2008-04-02 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN XB XG ZK ZL XD XF |
| 08STATE72668 |
LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER [...] Please deliver the following letter to Foreign Minister Bogollagama from Secretary Rice. There will be no signed original. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your invitation to participate in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit in Colombo. I re [...] |
2008-07-07 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XD NP OPDC |
| 08TOKYO2148 |
SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and, to a lesser extent, Central Asia are all actively on the Japanese radar screen. We are very glad you were able to reschedule your visit to Tokyo to discuss these pressing issues with your Japanese counterparts. On Afghanistan, you will find a g [...] |
2008-08-05 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP XD ZK JA |
| 09BAGHDAD2736 |
POST PROPOSES SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILE ABATEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Embassy seeks to develop with the Government of Iraq (GOI) a Man-Portable Air Defense Systems Reduction Program (MANPADS Program). The program would follow a "host-country model", used in Yemen and Pakistan, through [...] |
2009-10-11 14:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | AF IR IZ PARM PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER XD XF |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN189 |
BRUNEI PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Per Reftel, Charg, in coordination with Australian High Commissioner, sent invitation letter to Dato Eusoff Agaki, Deputy Minister, Prime Minister's Office encouraging Brunei's participation in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) workshop to be held in Sydney. Working clos [...] |
2009-08-11 09:01:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN269 |
DEBRIEF OF BRUNEI OFFICIALS - REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) On November 5, 2009, in coordination with the Australian High Commission, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with Government of Brunei (GoB) officials who attended the Regional PSI workshop held on September 15-17 2009 in Sydney, Australia (Reftel). GoB [...] |
2009-11-12 08:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX |
| 09BEIJING1589 |
SCO: SECRETARIAT STAFF PREDICT NOT MUCH NEW AT [...] (C) Contrary to MFA official comments trumpeting the importance of the upcoming SCO summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, officials at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretariat in Beijing downplayed expectations for new developments at the summit in a meeting with PolOff June 12. T [...] |
2009-06-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR |
| 09BEIJING1844 |
SCO SUMMIT: CHINA WEIGHS LEADERSHIP ROLE AS [...] (C) Chinese and other Shanghai Organization (SCO) member countries' diplomats told us that the June 16 SCO summit in Yekaterinburg had served primarily as a forum for SCO members to demonstrate a sense of urgency in responding to the global financial crisis, eclipsing discussion about increasin [...] |
2009-07-05 02:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR |
| 09BEIJING1850 |
CHINA WEIGHS LEADERSHIP ROLE AS ECONOMY TAKES [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-05 03:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR |
| 09BEIJING57 |
DASD SEDNEY'S MEETING WITH COMMUNIST PARTY [...] (C) Vice Minister of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Department (CCID) Zhang Zhijun told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney December 18 that China "treasures" its relationship with the United States and considers the U.S.-China relations [...] |
2009-01-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS CH AF XD SO RS TW KN IZ XA |
| 09BRUSSELS1071 |
SRAP HOLBROOKE, EU HIGH REP SOLANA DISCUSS [...] (S//NF) Summary: On July 28, SRAP Richard Holbrooke and EU High Rep Javier Solana discussed their respective trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, further support to the Pakistani government, the Afghan presidential elections, and Solana's impressions of the situation in Iran. During the meet [...] |
2009-08-05 11:16:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ENRG MOPS PGOV XD IR EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS401 |
EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...] |
2009-03-20 11:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN |
| 09BUCHAREST714 |
ROMANIA: VP BIDEN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU [...] (U) Summary. Vice President Biden met with President Basescu on October 22, 2009. The Romanian President and Vice President Biden discussed the motivations for Biden's trip to Europe; the U.S. and Romanian relationships with Russia; missile defense; and the coalition strategy in Afghanistan [...] |
2009-10-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PREL ENRG CONS XH XD RO |
| 09CANBERRA641 |
AUSTRALIANS HAVE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (U) Gerry McGuire, Director, Counter-Proliferation Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) received USG talking points on invitations to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) on July 10, and stated that they would be useful i [...] |
2009-07-10 06:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD AS |
| 09CANBERRA835 |
UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DELIVERED TO GOA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL |
| 09CANBERRA837 |
UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DELIVERED TO GOA [...] (C/NF) PM Rudd wants to ensure the institutionalization of the G-20 leaders meeting and plans to reinforce that message at his UNGA meetings prior to the Pittsburgh Summit. Maclachlan stated that Australia would like to be a "voice" for those who are not members of the G-20 and that Rudd and [...] |
2009-09-13 23:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL |
| 09DHAKA1033 |
UNITED NATIONS PROPOSES REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-12 02:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PTER XD XG AS BG |
| 09DHAKA764 |
BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...] |
2009-08-04 00:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG |
| 09DHAKA768 |
BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...] |
2009-08-04 10:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIOZK XD BG |
| 09DHAKA769 |
BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...] |
2009-08-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG |
| 09EFTOLONDON2468 |
TAMIL EXPATRIATES CALL FOR RESETTLEMENT OF IDPS [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. In an October 21 meeting with four UK citizen Tamils from "Expatriate Tamils," a UK-based diaspora advocacy group, requested that the USG "prevail upon the Sri Lankan government" to allow for timely resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), including 250,000 plus [...] |
2009-11-02 16:37:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM XD CE UK PREF |
| 09HANOI1116 |
AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO UNDERSECRETARY HORMATS ON OUR [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in Vietnam. Politic [...] |
2009-10-21 03:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD VM XD BEXP ECON EAGR EFIN |
| 09JAKARTA1509 |
PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF READY TO MAKE POTUS [...] (C) Summary: In a September 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Cabinet State Secretary Hatta Rajasa revealed that Indonesia had decided to purchase from Boeing a presidential aircraft, supported Indonesian training for Afghan police, underscored President Yudhoyono,s determination to sign a Scie [...] |
2009-09-10 10:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT BEXP EDU ID PREL SENV XD |
| 09JAKARTA2080 |
U/S BURNS ADDRESSES SECOND BALI DEMOCRACY FORUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his statement as chair of the U.S. delegation to the second Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), U/S Burns conveyed strong U.S. support for Indonesia's leadership in promoting regional democratization. The December 10-11 Forum, which was opened by President Yudhoyono and co-chair Jap [...] |
2009-12-21 08:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL KDEM XB XD XF |
| 09KABUL3405 |
PAKISTANIS ENTER KUNAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, TO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-25 10:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF UNHCR ICRC XD |
| 09KABUL3912 |
PARLIAMENT SUMMONS MINISTERS TO REPORT ON REFUGEE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF UNHCR XD |
| 09KATHMANDU1002 |
KATHMANDU MEETING AGREES ON PLANS TO HELP TIGERS [...] (U) Summary: More than 200 tiger experts, government representatives and non-governmental organizations met in Kathmandu October 27-30 to consider how to reverse the alarming reduction of tigers in the wild in the last hundred years from 100,000 to about 3,500. The World Bank and the governm [...] |
2009-11-04 11:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETRD ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XE XD NP |
| 09KATHMANDU334 |
MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR THE GLOBAL TIGER INITIATIVE [...] The World Bank-supported Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) significantly advanced diplomatic efforts to save the world's remaining endangered wild tigers at an April 10-12 workshop of the Association of Southeast Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) in Pattaya, Thailand. This workshop [...] |
2009-04-23 09:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XD NP TH |
| 09KATHMANDU357 |
AIR POLLUTION IN KATHMANDU VALLEY [...] Air pollution in Kathmandu Valley is bad and getting worse, but no substantial effort is being conducted to address the problem. Its impact on the most vulnerable, the young, and the elderly is severe. Numerous studies have shown a strong linkage between the level of air pollution and the shar [...] |
2009-05-01 10:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID XD NP |
| 09KATHMANDU379 |
HARD TIMES FOR SOUTH ASIA'S HONEY BEES [...] An eight-month drought in Nepal has reduced honey production by half and will contribute to rising prices of edible oil during the monsoon season. Although generally not affected by colony collapse disorder (CCD), honey bees in South Asia have to contend with an increasing population of parasi [...] |
2009-05-07 03:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAGR XD NP |
| 09KATHMANDU484 |
THE WORLD'S WETTEST PLACE [...] On location at the world's wettest place in Cherrapunjee, in the Indian state of Meghalaya, the South Asia Regional Environment Officer (REO) found a modest trend towards more erratic rainfall patterns since the 1960s. Over the past winter the area went without rain for five months and with li [...] |
2009-06-10 01:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO XD NP |
| 09KATHMANDU74 |
DISLOCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DEPRIVATION, AND CONFLICT IN [...] Mining concessions in India's eastern states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh are causing the dislocation of tens of thousands of tribal people and threatening their traditional way of life, which is highly dependant on the natural environment. In the process, tribal people have become targets for [...] |
2009-01-30 03:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EIND EMIN PREL XD IN |
| 09LISBON495 |
PORTUGAL ON 64TH UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Poleconoff delivered reftel points on September 4 to Goncalo Silvestre of the Portuguese MFA Directorate for International Organizations and discussed the points further on September 11 with Joao Ribeiro de Almeida, Portugal's MFA Director for Common Foreign and Security Policy a [...] |
2009-09-11 14:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL PO |
| 09LONDON236 |
INDIA: MILIBAND'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C/NF) Summary. In spite of the significant Indian media criticism of Foreign Secretary Miliband's comments on Kashmir during his January 13-15 visit to India (reftels), he had an opportunity for useful discussions with Indian leaders on key policy and regional issues, including Pakistan, Iran [...] |
2009-01-27 14:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EAID KDEM IN PK IR XD UK |
| 09MANILA107 |
Financial Crisis Impact on Assistance to the Philippines [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-16 04:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA108 |
Financial Crisis Impact on Assistance to the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has caused asset values to decline and unemployment to increase and will slow Philippine GDP growth; but record high foreign reserves, less reliance on international trade, banking sector reforms, and the government's improved fiscal position leave t [...] |
2009-01-16 05:21:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA1192 |
Philippine First Quarter Growth Disappoints [...] (U) Summary: Philippine Gross Domestic Product fell 2.3% from the fourth quarter of 2008, the weakest performance in two decades. Capital formation dropped; personal consumption sputtered; and the government's much trumpeted fiscal stimulus did little to support economic growth. In response, [...] |
2009-06-04 05:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA1351 |
Philippine Growth Target Cut, Fiscal Deficit Up [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government further cut economic growth targets and increased its budget deficit ceiling after disappointing first-quarter economic growth data (Ref A). The official unemployment rate has tapered, but more Filipinos are working fewer hours. While some groups push [...] |
2009-06-26 07:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA1721 |
Philippine Renewable Energy Law a Regional Model [...] (SBU) Summary: Positioning to be a world leader in renewable energy, the Philippine has passed a new renewable energy law that improves the policy environment with fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to facilitate and expand investments in the sector. A recent USG visitor suggested the Philippi [...] |
2009-08-13 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENGR ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA1941 |
Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Fund [...] Summary: The USG-funded Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Fund (PTFCF) decided in recent meetings to become a sustainable source of funding for forest conservation work and to consider climate change mitigation and adaptation as a factor in selecting projects for funding. Since 2005, P [...] |
2009-09-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA2281 |
Philippine Economic Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The government's economic team reports that the Philippine economy continues to grow. The balance of payments is in surplus; international reserves are at a record high; foreign direct investment is increasing; the banking system remains sound; and the stock market is reboundin [...] |
2009-10-31 23:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA378 |
Philippines: Holding Up But Pain Increasing [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippines is unlikely to slip into recession in 2009 (Refs A and B). However, the global financial crisis is inhibiting capital formation, depressing trade, dampening tourism, and eliminating jobs in some sectors. The Philippine Central Bank cut interest rates again in [...] |
2009-02-20 08:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA680 |
Economic Crisis/Fiscal Crunch in the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government abandoned its 2008 balanced-budget goal and plans a higher deficit of 2.2% of Gross Domestic Product for 2009 -- a modest stimulus relative to the deficit spending being pursued by regional neighbors in response to the global financial crisis. We assess that the [...] |
2009-03-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA685 |
More Philippine Public Works Officials Charged with [...] (SBU) Embassy has confirmed media reports that officials of the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways are facing charges of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The Office of the Ombudsman (which investigates government corruption) recommended on March 25 the filing [...] |
2009-03-27 23:21:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MANILA796 |
Philippines: Keeping Afloat in Choppy Waters [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippines is suffering from increasing economic pain, but continues to weather the global downturn better than most of its neighbors. The government has responded to the crisis mainly through monetary easing and measured fiscal expansion. There has been limited protectio [...] |
2009-04-15 09:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 09MOSCOW2840 |
INVITATION PASSED: PSI EXERCISE LEADING EDGE 2010 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP MO XD XF XG XI ZK ZR |
| 09MUMBAI169 |
TRIAL OF SURVIVING MUMBAI ATTACKER BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the eyes of the world on the trial of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the terrorist attack on Mumbai, the High Court is trying to move the case forward expeditiously while still guaranteeing that justice is done so that any conviction obtained will with [...] |
2009-04-24 04:06:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PK PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN XD |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE291 |
MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS: REPORTING [...] (S/NF) Post has reviewed the Directive per ref and submits the following recommendations: Please include Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Primary agency for the following directives: - Maritime Environment (1. Seaports; and 3. Vessels) - Maritime Terrorism Threats (3. Criminal and Terror [...] |
2009-03-16 15:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET | PINR KSPR EWWT XA XB XD XF XG XK XL XM AA |
| 09PORTMORESBY148 |
GPNG KEEN TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] Emboff delivered reftel invitation on August 7 to Fred Sarufa, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's International Organization Branch, who accepted for the Government of Papua New Guinea (GPNG) to participate in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counter [...] |
2009-08-10 06:47:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | PP PREL XB XV XC XD PARM |
| 09PORTMORESBY158 |
VANUATU PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy Port Moresby, in coordination with the Australian High Commissions in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, is pleased to report that the Government of Vanuatu has nominated four representatives to participate in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counterproli [...] |
2009-08-27 04:20:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | NH PREL XB XV XC XD PARM |
| 09RABAT912 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-16 11:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL XD AF MO |
| 09RABAT947 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMPLIFYING THE PRESIDENT'S [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-02 16:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV XD AF MO |
| 09SHANGHAI329 |
SHANGHAI SCHOLARS COMMENT ON JUNE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars regard the June 15-16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg as an important step in the development of the SCO as an influential regional organization and one that is broadening its engagement with the international community. Russia' [...] |
2009-07-22 05:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG MARR CH XD ZK RS IR |
| 09SKOPJE452 |
MACEDONIA: UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Svetlana Geleva and Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs Sanja Zografska-Krteska on September 10. Geleva reported that due to budget shortfalls, she, as a MFA's main UNGA subject matter expert, would not be att [...] |
2009-09-11 16:23:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL MK |
| 09STATE119211 |
PSI: UPDATE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE [...] We wish to update all addressees about the upcoming US-UAE hosted PSI Exercise LEADING EDGE2010 and invite them to participate in or observe selected phases. This cable also provides logistical information regarding travel, billeting, and registration requirements. In addition, the exercise p [...] |
2009-11-18 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP MO XD XF XG XI ZK ZR AS AR NZ |
| 09STATE131640 |
ASEAN DIRECTORS GENERAL REVIEW PROGRESS ON [...] (U) Summary. Directors General (DGs) from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with EAP/RSP director on December 15 in Manila to review progress on implementing the November ASEAN ) U.S. Leaders' Meeting Joint Statement and to initiate planning for the next ASEAN ) U.S. [...] |
2009-12-29 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XB XC XD XE XU XV ZO ASEAN |
| 09STATE23170 |
ACTION REQUEST: DE-ESCALATING THE POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-12 00:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PK PREL SA TC XD XF ZP ZR |
| 09STATE28882 |
SRI LANKA: USUN GUIDANCE ON THE MARCH 26 OCHA [...] (U) This is an action request please see para 2: 2. (U) USUN should draw from the talking points in para 3 during the March 26 informal OCHA briefing on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. Due to the impossibility of the Council reaching consensus on a joint statement, Mission shoul [...] |
2009-03-25 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CE PREL XD XO |
| 09STATE53050 |
SAVE THE DATE: CENTCOM CHIEFS OF MISSION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-22 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | XF XD AMGT PINS PREL |
| 09STATE58302 |
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON A POTENTIAL [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kabul. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to REF A, on May 17, 2009, an International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) contract employee notified the Regional Security Officer (RSO) that the Afghan National Police (ANP) wer [...] |
2009-06-05 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR AF XD |
| 09STATE58377 |
ENCOURAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] This is an urgent action request. Please see para. 3. 2. The Government of Sri Lanka is hosting a South Asia Workshop on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, scheduled to take place June 23-25 in Colombo (reftel). The governments of Afghanistan, India, Maldives, and Sri [...] |
2009-06-05 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL PTER XD |
| 09STATE63491 |
2009-H1N1 FLU DETECTED AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN [...] Summary: A group of 335 participants in the Department,s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program gathered in Washington the week of June 8 for meetings and site visits before returning home. A small number of the returning students have experienced flu-like symptoms and we understand fro [...] |
2009-06-18 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER KFLU KPAO OEXC SCUL XA XD XF ZK |
| 09STATE71183 |
PSI: INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 11 and 12 below. 2. Summary: The USG plans to host a Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counterproliferation Workshop September 15-17, 2009 in Sydney, Australia for government experts/action officers from PSI-endorsing states in th [...] |
2009-07-09 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD |
| 09STATE84305 |
PSI: ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI [...] In keeping with the PSI goal to improve interdiction cooperation and capabilities through the conduct of international PSI exercises, we wish to inform all addressees about the upcoming US-UAE hosted PSI Exercise Leading Edge 2010, and invite them to participate or observe selected phases. P [...] |
2009-08-13 13:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP MO XD XF XG XI ZK ZR AS AR NZ |
| 09STATE90254 |
UNGA 64: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The upcoming 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA) provides an unparalleled opportunity to build broad-based support for foreign policy priorities that need multilateral action or global implementation to be successful. At the General Assembly, the Administration [...] |
2009-08-29 02:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL |
| 09STATE91990 |
TALKING POINTS FOR THE PITTSBURGH G20 SUMMIT [...] (U) The following talking points have been developed by the White House for use in explaining the goals and objectives of the upcoming Pittsburgh Summit with host government officials. They should not be left as a non- paper or used outside of official circles. 2.(U) For updated press sta [...] |
2009-09-03 17:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KPAO XA XB XD XE XF XG ZK XK |
| 09USNATO139 |
NATO SUMMIT DECLARATION ON ALLIANCE SECURITY [...] (U) The following Delcaration on Alliance Security was approved and released by NATO Heads of State and Government following the April 3-4 Summit: BEGIN TEXT: 04 Apr. 2009 Declaration on Alliance Security Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the No [...] |
2009-04-06 05:35:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL PARM XG XS XD |
| 09USUNNEWYORK275 |
MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TIMOTHY CARNEY, [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-18 20:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF KCRS OTRA XD |
| 09USUNNEWYORK796 |
AMBASSADOR RICE AND SYG BAN DISCUSS GADDAFI VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of a meeting to discuss the Security Council program of work for September, Ambassador Rice asked SYG Ban to help ensure Gaddafi's participation in the Security Council was productive. She also told Ban that the U.S. wanted to see continued UN leadership on donor co [...] |
2009-08-27 23:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UN UNGA XD XA |
| 10BEIJING218 |
PRC MEDIA DEBATE CHINA'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Obama's December 1 announcement at West Point to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, Chinese Communist Party(CCP)-affiliated media and the PRC's official television network CCTV began airing disparate views on the proper PRC response to the situation [...] |
2010-01-27 10:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ECON CH PK AF XD ZK |
| 10BEIJING233 |
PRC/INDIA: CONTACTS SEE POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: China and India will seek to leverage the positive atmosphere surrounding the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2010 to project an image of a healthy, stable bilateral relationship, according to PRC academics and Indian diplomatic contacts. There is consensus that terr [...] |
2010-01-28 10:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER MARR CH PK AF IN XD |
| 10BEIJING380 |
PRC/PAKISTAN: NO PLA BASE PLANNED, CCP PLAYING ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent press speculation about PRC plans to establish a military presence in Pakistan is completely groundless, has been fanned by paranoid Indian news outlets and can be traced back to a single op-ed by a Chinese academic, according to Pakistan Embassy officials. The Pakistani [...] |
2010-02-12 08:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH PK AF IN XD |
| 10DHAKA46 |
EU INTERESTED IN A REGIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) The European Union (EU) is interested in supporting the United Nations Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UN CTED) proposal to establish a regional counterterrorism training center in Bangladesh. The EU will send a scoping mission to Bangladesh in January to discuss establ [...] |
2010-01-14 04:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PTER XD XG AS BG |
| 10KATHMANDU114 |
NEPAL DISCUSSING U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to the CITES Authority of Nepal, Mr. Gopal Prasad Upadyaya, Director General of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation. Upadyaya said he will convey Nepal's position after discussions in the Ministry. 2. On corals, Upadyay said it i [...] |
2010-02-08 02:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP XD NP |
| 10KATHMANDU45 |
NEPAL NON-COMMITAL ON COPEHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal is still considering whether to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. As one of the countries most affected by climate change, Government of Nepal (GON) officials were annoyed they were not "adequately consulted" in the negotiations. End Summary. Frustration a [...] |
2010-01-20 11:47:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KGKG SENV ENRG XD NP |
| 10MANILA38 |
Philippines 2009 Economic Wrap-up and 2010 Way Ahead [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine economy is poised for moderate growth in 2010 after avoiding most of the effects of the world recession in 2009. Although buffeted by two extremely damaging storms in the final trimester, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded overall in 2009, while neighbori [...] |
2010-01-07 07:46:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD ECIN RP CN XE XD |
| 10MUNICH34 |
ARAB MEDIA, ONLINE CHAT ROOMS AND THE MUNICH SECURITY [...] (U) The handshake between Prince Turki al Faisal, the former head of Saudi Arabia's Intelligence Service, and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon off stage but in public view at the Munich Security Conference (Munich, February 5-7, reported septels) drew the attention of Arab websites [...] |
2010-02-23 08:29:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EINT KISL XF XD GM |
| 10STATE11453 |
(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S JANUARY 21, 2010, MEETING [...] (U) January 21, 2010, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Washington. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Steinberg EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon PA Assistant Secretary Crowley Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Morningstar Director for Policy and Planning Slaughter NSC Director ( [...] |
2010-02-04 17:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL EAID PGOV KNNP XG HA XD |
| 10STATE5218 |
IF-ASKED POINTS ON HELIUM-3 SHORTAGE FOR POSTS IN [...] (SBU) Due to an enormous increase in demand over the past few years for helium-3 (He-3) in neutron detection (particularly in radiation portal monitors), the USG does not have enough He-3 in stock to meet current demand over the next few years. The USG has made the decision to defer allocatio [...] |
2010-01-19 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP IAEA XA XB XC XD XF XG XH XL XM |
| 10STATE6920 |
ESTABLISHMENT OF U.S. MISSION TO ASEAN IN JAKARTA [...] (U) On January 20, Mr. Josh Cartin arrived in Jakarta to begin his assignment as Resident Representative of the U.S. Ambassador for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Affairs. Working out of AmEmbassy Jakarta, Mr. Cartin will be responsible for coordinating the establishment of a n [...] |
2010-01-22 23:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEAN PREL OPRC XC XD XE XU XV |