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| 00ABUDHABI5893 | SULTAN BIN ZAYID: "MUST THE U.S. BE TOUGHER THAN THE ISRAELIS ON PALESTINE?" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY THEODORE H. KATTOUF, AMBASSADOR, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A FRIENDLY BUT CLEARLY FRUSTRATED SULTAN BIN ZAYID, UAE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND SECOND SON OF PRESIDENT ZAYID BIN SULTAN, CONVEYED TO AMBASSADOR IN FRANK, DELIBERATE TERMS OCTOBER 29 HIS OWN "AND [...] |
2000-10-31 08:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF TC |
| 01ABUJA2117 | NIGERIA: BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and President Obasanjo discussed a smorgasbord of issues over a lengthy breakfast on August 24. The President said he would do everything possible to meet the counter-narcotics benchmarks, but he admitted that the Nigerian judiciary was broken and offered to r [...] |
2001-08-28 12:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL SNAR ETRD BEXP MASS ECOWAS WCAR XF NI |
| 01ABUJA2405 | NIGERIA -- RESPONSE TO OIC DEMARCHE [...] (C) CDA 19 September delivered reftel demarche to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart. Hart said that Nigeria was not a member of the OIC but attended meetings as an observer with a ceremonial rather than substantive delegation. The delegation head (usually a senior Islamic figure, [...] |
2001-09-21 12:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF PROV OIC |
| 01VATICAN3149 | BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: MEPP [...] (C) BELOW IS DRAFT EMBASSY VATICAN BACKGROUND PAPER FOR POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE VATICAN. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03149 121501Z --------------------------------------------- THE VATICAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ---------------- [...] |
2001-06-12 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM XF VT |
| 01VATICAN4483 | VATICAN URGES U.S. PRESENCE AT WCAR, PLEDGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE VATICAN IS STRONGLY URGING U.S. PRESENCE AT WCAR, AT LEAST AT THE WORKING LEVEL. ACKNOWLEDGING U.S. CONCERNS, DELEGATION DEPUTY AND AMCIT MONSIGNOR FRANK DEWANE PLEDGED VATICAN WILLINGNESS TO WORK FOR COMPROMISES IN THE FINAL WCAR DOCUMENT. NONETHELESS, MSGR. DEWANE TOLD POL [...] |
2001-08-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI IS CH PK XF SF VT WCAR UNHCR VTWCAR |
| 02AMMAN2477 | JORDANIANS SAY UN ISSUES NOT ON AGENDA FOR BEIRUT [...] (C) DCM reviewed ref points May 17 with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher, asking that Jordan oppose any move at the May 17-18 Beirut Arab League Meeting to call publicly for challenges to Israeli credentials in international organizations or support for Chapter VII [...] |
2002-05-19 11:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL XF JO |
| 02AMMAN4063 | JORDAN WILL SUPPORT SPANISH-MOROCCAN UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) On July 23, A/Polcouns delivered reftel points on the Spanish-Moroccan Understanding to Ali Al-Ayed, Personal Aide to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed said that Jordan agreed fully with the U.S. view and would do what it could to support efforts to resolve the issue. Gnehm [...] |
2002-07-23 15:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO SP EU XF JO |
| 02AMMAN4521 | UPDATE ON DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2002-08-12 13:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PINS XF |
| 02AMMAN4589 | FORMER IRAQI OIL MINISTER SAYS SADDAM IS VULNERABLE [...] (C) Former Iraqi Oil Minister Issam Chalabi told visiting SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar August 12 that Saddam's hold is fragile, that most Iraqis believe the U.S. is serious about regime change "this time," and that they "want to see Saddam gone, preferably while they are asleep." Saddam will use [...] |
2002-08-15 05:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4986 | MEPI ROLLOUT PLAN [...] POST PLANS TO HIGHLIGHT SECRETARY POWELL'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MEPI INITIATIVE WITH A SERIES OF RELATED ACTIVITIES TARGETED FOR JORDAN'S BUSINESS, INTELLECTUAL AND NGO ACTIVISTS AS WELL AS LOCAL MEDIA. 2. IF POSSIBLE, WE WOULD BE READY TO CONDUCT A "PRE- BRIEF" FOR A SELECTED GROUP OF SEN [...] |
2002-09-04 05:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP EFIN ECON PREL XF KPAO JO |
| 02AMMAN5168 | SEPTEMBER 11 ONE YEAR LATER IN JORDAN: SYMPATHY [...] (C) A year after 9/11, many Jordanians still make a point of expressing sympathy for the victims of the attacks and condemnation for those who carried them out. That said, many also quickly add that the U.S. "failed to learn the lessons of September 11" and has yet to address the perceived "ro [...] |
2002-09-11 05:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI XF JO |
| 02AMMAN5196 | GOJ PUSHES BACK AT POPULAR DISSATISFACTION [...] (S) In recent weeks, the GOJ--through the King's public address on August 15 (see Ref A), the Prime Minister's speech to the Jordan press association on September 2, and Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh's September 2 address to the Amman World Affairs Council (see Ref B)--has respondcd more ag [...] |
2002-09-11 15:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL IZ XF IS JO MEPP |
| 02AMMAN5490 | USINT BAGHDAD CHIEF BERNACKI SAYS IRAQIS ARE [...] (C) USINT Baghdad Chief Krzysztof Bernacki, in meetings with the Ambassador and other Embassy officials on September 23, provided his latest impressions of life in Baghdad. Bernacki, who returned to Baghdad September 6 after a month's leave, said the Iraqi regime, and average Iraqis themselves, [...] |
2002-09-24 12:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ |
| 02AMMAN5905 | PROPOSED DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE [...] POST CONCURS WITH THE IDEA OF A REGIONAL DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS HOW BEST TO PROMOTE THE ISSUES RAISED IN REFTEL, WITH THE GOAL OF BETTER FOCUSING OUR REGIONAL EFFORTS AND OF ACHIEVING GREATER REGIONAL COORDINATION BETWEEN EMBASSIES AND WITH THE VARIOUS WASHINGTON AGENCIES. WHILE THE [...] |
2002-10-10 12:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT XF JO |
| 02MUSCAT730 | BIN ALAWI ANGRY, FRUSTRATED BY U.S. "BIAS" TOWARDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: OMANI MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BIN ALAWI STRONGLY CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND COMPLAINS THAT U.S. IS "COMPLETELY BIASED" TOWARDS ISRAEL. BIN ALAWI SAYS THAT IT IS "IMPOSSIBLE" NOW FOR ARAB LEADERS TO CONDEMN SUICIDE BOMBING, WHICH THEY SEE NOT O [...] |
2002-04-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MEPN MU XF |
| 02ROME1229 | GOI'S REACTION TO THE NEW ZINNI MISSION AND [...] (C) ON MARCH 8, POL MC AND NEA WATCHER DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS AND THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS. POL MC STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE EU AND THE US SPEAK THE SAME MESSAGE ON THE MEPP: IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR ARAF [...] |
2002-03-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS XF US IT UN |
| 02ROME1695 | ITALY'S MFA REQUESTS GEN. ZINNI TO SERVE AS [...] (C) ON APRIL 4, LUCA FERRARI, MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, CONTACTED NEA WATCHER TO EXPRESS THE GOI'S GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION IN BETHLEHEM. ACCORDING TO FERRARI, TANZIM MILITANTS, PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS, AND THE GOVERNOR OF BETHLEHEM (WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS A "MODERATE CHR [...] |
2002-04-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS XF US IT MEPP |
| 02ROME2413 | PERES-BERLUSCONI MEETING: A READ-OUT [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH THE SPOKESMAN OF THE EMBASSY OF ISRAEL IN ROME TO OBTAIN A READ-OUT OF THE MAY 10 ROME MEETING BETWEEN PERES AND BERLUSCONI. WE ALSO OBTAINED A READ-OUT OF THE SAME MEETING FROM THE MFA. BOTH READ-OUTS WERE CONSISTENT. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 R [...] |
2002-05-16 14:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS XF IT UN |
| 02ROME3217 | ITALY: REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE GOI INITIALLY EXPRESSED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST TEMPERED WITH CONCERN OVER ARAFAT'S ROLE. AFTER THE G8 SUMMIT, WHERE PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH PRESIDENT BUSH AND WAS REPORTEDLY "OVERWHELMED" BY THE EVI [...] |
2002-07-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS US XF IT UN |
| 02ROME3240 | BERLUSCONI BACKS THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO HIS DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI REACTED VERY POSITIVELY TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST. BERLUSCONI AGREED THAT THE PA NEEDED A NEW LEADERSHIP, AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC REFORM FOR PALEST [...] |
2002-07-03 07:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IT IS XF |
| 02ROME3370 | ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN "SECRET" TALKS IN ROME: AN [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE MAYOR OF ROME FACILITATED SEVERAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 03370 091535Z MEETINGS BETWEEN THE ISRAELI URI SAVIR AND THE PALESTINIAN ABU ALA LAST YEAR IN ROME. THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF THESE MEETINGS BUT IS ALSO NOT UNDULY CONC [...] |
2002-07-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS XF IT UN |
| 02ROME3880 | IRAQ: MARTINO CAUSES STIR OVER ITALIAN SUPPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO CAUSED A STIR AMONG ITALIAN POLITICAL LEADERS AND COMMENTATORS BY SUGGESTING THAT ITALY WOULD "AUTOMATICALLY" SUPPORT U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAQ. HE ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT ITALY WOULD ONLY PARTICIPATE IN THE MILITARY EFFORT IF THERE IS "PR [...] |
2002-08-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR XF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 02ROME611 | GOI'S REACTION TO SENDING A COORDINATED U.S. AND [...] (C) ON THE EVE OF THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN SPAIN, POL MC DELIVERED THE POINTS IN REF A TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST. FERRARI FULLY AGREED WITH THE US MESSAGE AND STRESSED THAT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00611 072259Z [...] |
2002-02-07 17:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IT KPAL PREL XF EUN |
| 03ABUJA1516 | POLITICAL ISLAM: NIGERIA SNAPSHOT [...] (C) Reftel questions appear to pertain primarily to countries with active Islamist political parties or NGOs, and Nigeria does not fit neatly into these cookie-cutter categories. Nigeria has no national parties or groups that pursue policies consistent with the definition of Political Islam [...] |
2003-09-04 14:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG NI |
| 03AMMAN1210 | EMBASSY AMMAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] (U) Per reftel, Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2002. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Introduction Our human rights strategy in Jordan seeks to promote human rights through a) direct dialogue with the Jordanian Government and others, b) progra [...] |
2003-03-02 06:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP XE XF XM JO |
| 03AMMAN154 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN: WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT TO EXPECT [...] (S) Most political observers in Jordan predict that the great majority of the large Iraqi expat community in the Kingdom (estimated by the GOJ to number approximately 300,000) will stay quiet should military action against Saddam commence, and will then exercise caution before deciding to retu [...] |
2003-01-08 13:56:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PREF XF IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1650 | MEPI: POST PLAN TO SUPPORT GROWTH OF GOOD [...] POST'S INTERAGENCY MEPI COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF USAID, POL, ECON AND PA HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING STRATEGY OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO ENCOURAGE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN JORDAN. OUR PLAN AIMS TO STRENGTHEN CITIZEN AWARENESS AND ACTIVISM THROUGH NGO'S AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE LEG [...] |
2003-03-19 06:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO XF JO |
| 03AMMAN1745 | FONMIN MUASHER WILL NOT ATTEND MARCH 24 CAIRO ARAB [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher March 23 to deliver ref points on the planned March 24 Arab League ministerial meeting in Cairo. The Ambassador asked that Jordan work to avoid statements or actions that would undermine current efforts to disarm the Iraqi regime and [...] |
2003-03-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ AL XF JO |
| 03AMMAN1855 | MEPI ELECTION ASSISTANCE FOR JORDAN [...] (SBU) IN THE COURSE OF A COURTESY CALL BY THE NEW USAID DIRECTOR AND THE AMBASSADOR ON MARCH 27, THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED WITH PLANNING MINISTER BASSAM AWADALLAH THE PROPOSED $400,000 MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (MEPI) ELECTION ASSISTANCE. THE PROJECT IS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN COOPERATION [...] |
2003-03-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO XF JO |
| 03AMMAN2786 | JORDAN REACTS POSITIVELY TO PRESIDENT'S MAY 9 [...] (C) Initial reaction in Jordan to the President's May 9 speech calling for the establishment within ten years of a U.S.-Mideast Free Trade Area has been positive, especially among senior government officials. In a phone conversation May 10 with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher [...] |
2003-05-11 15:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KPAL IS XF JO |
| 03AMMAN3102 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) A/POLCOUNS delivered Reftel points on the OIC Foreign Minister's Conference to Ibrahim Awawdeh, Director of the Foreign Minister's office, on May 26. Awawdeh reviewed the points, but had no substative comments. GNEHM [...] |
2003-05-27 04:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ XF ISCON |
| 03AMMAN3964 | MIDEAST STATES DISCUSS REGIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING; [...] (U) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,s Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East met in Amman, Jordan, 23-27 June 2003. The functions of the Subcommission are to coordinate regional activities directed against illicit drug traffic an [...] |
2003-07-01 13:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL XF JO |
| 03AMMAN3989 | ARAB TELECOM REGULATORS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Telecommunications Regulatory Commission chief Muna Nijem approached USAID director and Econ Couns on June 30 about U.S. Government support for an effort she is leading to create a network of Arab telecommunications regulators. Nijem said the idea to create a network was developed dur [...] |
2003-07-01 14:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EAID JO XF |
| 03AMMAN3991 | Secretary Powell/Trade Rep Zoellick Discuss [...] (SBU) King Abdullah convened a breakfast meeting June 23 with Secretary Powell and Trade Representative Zoellick at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Jordan to discuss the President's Middle East free trade initiative with the heads of Arab delegations to the WEF. Participating Arab m [...] |
2003-07-01 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV JO XF |
| 03AMMAN4038 | Jordan MEPI Strategy [...] Following per State 126550 is the post's integrated MEPI strategy divided into the three MEPI Pillars: A) Economic Reform and Private Enterprise b) Political Reform and C) Education. Our approach is based on the good governance and citizen awareness strategy outlined in reftel B plus the Jor [...] |
2003-07-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID BTIO PGOV SOCI KWMN PREL KDEM SCUL BEXP PHUM KPAO XF JO ETRO |
| 03AMMAN4827 | POLITICAL ISLAM IN JORDAN: OPPOSITION MOSTLY FROM [...] (C) Political Islam is a mostly moderate force in Jordanian society. By far, the most important Islamic organization in Jordan is the Muslim Brotherhood, and then its political arm, the Islamic Action Front. There are no other Islamic groups in the country that match the MB/IAF in influence a [...] |
2003-08-03 14:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG |
| 03AMMAN5330 | CHRISTIAN MP COMPLAINS ABOUT USG RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) A Christian member of the Jordanian Parliament complained August 20 that USG religious freedom policy in the Middle East hurts the indigenous Christian communities by encouraging emigration and diluting the strength of established churches by supporting foreign missionary groups. He sug [...] |
2003-08-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL XF JO |
| 03AMMAN938 | Jordan Media Training: Workshop on Feature and [...] Summary: In support of the MEPI goal of encouraging a professional and independent media, veteran journalist Gil Butler conducted a 3-day "feature and analytical writing" workshop for Jordanian journalists January 21-23. The program was part of PAS Amman's ongoing Media Professionalization [...] |
2003-02-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO XF JO |
| 03ANKARA1395 | DEMARCHE TO OIC ON IRAQ ISSUES [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Serra Erarslan, Turkish MFA Department Head for Iraq, Gulf Countries and OIC. 2. (C) Erarslan noted that Prime Minister Gul, MFA Under Secretary Ambassador Ziyal, and Middle East Director SIPDIS Ambassador Borcuoglu are leaving this afternoon [...] |
2003-03-04 16:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ XF TU |
| 03ANKARA1792 | NOTMAR AND NOTAM DELIVERED TO GOT [...] Economic Officer delivered Reftel NOTMAR to MFA Chief of Maritime Affairs Cagatay Erciyes, and reftel NOTAM to MFA Chief of Aviation Affairs Bekir Uysal on March 20. Uysal asked if the U.S. could provide coordinates to more specifically define "Eastern Mediterranean Sea." Both Uysal and Erci [...] |
2003-03-20 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MOPS MARR XF EWWT PHSA EAIR |
| 03ANKARA3462 | OIC FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) May 27 we delivered reftel demarche to Serra Erarslan, Turkish MFA OIC department head. Erarslan undertook to transmit a copy of the text to the Turkish delegation, which is already in Tehran for the May 28-31 foreign ministers meeting. PEARSON [...] |
2003-05-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ XF TU |
| 03COLOMBO1622 | Urgent Demarche on UN action regarding [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent demarche regarding UN action on the Middle East to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. Neither government has responded to the U.S. points as of yet. [...] |
2003-09-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL UNGA CE MV XF |
| 03KUWAIT1047 | KUWAIT SNUBBING ARAB LEAGUE MEETING [...] (C) The Ambassador reviewed reftel demarche with Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Nasser al-Sabah, Office Director for Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah, on the morning of March 23. Shaykh Ahmed informed the Ambassador that Dr. Mohammed would not be attending the March 24 Ara [...] |
2003-03-23 15:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL XF IZ KU |
| 03KUWAIT3423 | GOK SAYS P.A. SUPPORT A BILATERAL ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: During meetings with the Ambassador on July 27 and 28, respectively, MFA U/S Khaled Jarallah and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah discussed Kuwaiti financial support for the Palestinian Authority (P.A.). Both made it clear that Kuwait intends to treat fina [...] |
2003-07-29 12:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KU XF |
| 03KUWAIT3631 | U.S.-ARAB ECONOMIC FORUM SEPTEMBER 28-30 DETROIT, [...] Post's primary point of contact for U.S.-Arab Economic Forum (USAEF) coorespondence is: Mr. Philip Ouzts Senior Commerical Officer Philip.Ouzts@mail.doc.gov 965-539-5307, extension 2354 Alternate point of contact: Mr. Stephen Carrig Economic Sect [...] |
2003-08-09 07:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | XF EAID BEXP KU |
| 03OTTAWA1862 | A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH ABDULLA BIN AL-ATTIYAH, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Abdulla bin al-Attiyah, Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar, discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terror [...] |
2003-06-30 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER PINR QA XF |
| 03OTTAWA1863 | A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH LEBANESE MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Marwan Hamadeh discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terrorist finan [...] |
2003-06-30 20:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC CVIS PREL PTER PINR LE XF ETRN |
| 03OTTAWA1865 | A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH FAHIM MOUDAD, DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Fahim Moudad, Deputy Governor of the Banque du Liban, discussed the fight against terrorist financing; cooperation on Iraq; and the Lebanese econo [...] |
2003-06-30 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER LE XF |
| 03OTTAWA646 | CANADA UNLIKELY TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTI0N TO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-07 20:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMFO PREL MASS XF CA |
| 03ROME5475 | IRAQ: MOD MARTINO VOWS ITALY WILL STAY THE COURSE [...] Summary: Italian MOD Martino told parliament December 3 that Italy will keep its troops in Iraq, because pulling out now would create a "dangerous vacuum." In stating Italy's unrenounceable and firm commitment to combat international terrorism, he remarked that the nature of the mission rem [...] |
2003-12-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV XF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 03SANAA1189 | OIC FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) On 5/27, Pol/Econ chief delivered the demarche requested reftel to Dirham al-Saidi, the MFA desk officer for the U.S, and left the talking points as a non-paper. He promised to deliver it immediately to officials from the International Organizations Office who were traveling later that d [...] |
2003-05-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ XF ISCON YE DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA1924 | ORAL MESSAGE TO ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL IZ AL XF YM |
| 03SANAA2073 | NO YEMENI REPRESENTATION AT ACRS TRACK TWO MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-20 04:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP XF YM MEPN |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5992 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FM ON ECONOMIC, INTERNATIONAL, AND BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Guerrero Prats, at a lunch hosted by the Ambassador October 7, said the GODR was trying through diplomatic channels to restore normal relations with Venezuela after President Chavez downgraded them in September. Trade/economic adviser (and daughter of President Meji [...] |
2003-10-24 19:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR EFIN ETRD MARR MX PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SP VE XF KCOR |
| 03THEHAGUE3021 | TERRORIST FINANCING: DUTCH RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-08 06:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PTER KPAL XF NL EUN |
| 04ABUDHABI3689 | MEDIA ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST: WORKSHOP [...] SUMMARY: An October 4 - 6 Regional Media Assistance workshop in Abu Dhabi, funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and USAID, succeeded in soliciting an abundance of ideas and insights from Middle Eastern media experts. Participants were frank about the need for a more indepe [...] |
2004-10-18 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO PHUM XF |
| 04AMMAN10151 | The "Little" Peace Process Engine That Could - The [...] Summary: Ten years after its inception, the "little" Middle East Peace Process Regional Water Data Banks Project called "EXACT" is still chugging along, enjoying the strong support of both donors and the "core parties" Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. This is due to dogged U.S. [...] |
2004-12-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV XF JO |
| 04AMMAN1736 | PM FAYEZ TELLS U/S GROSSMAN THAT REFORM IN REGION [...] (U) U.S. U/S Marc Grossman Amb. Edward W. Gnehm NSC Staffer Dan Fried NEA DAS Alina Romanowski EUR A/DAS Glyn Davies P Special Assistant Jonathan Carpenter A/DCM Doug Silliman (notetaker) JORDAN ------ Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez Special Assistant Majed Qatarneh Media Advisor [...] |
2004-03-08 16:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF PHUM ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN2072 | Jordanian Youth Respond Enthusiastically to Youth [...] Summary. Over the last month, the Mission mounted a number of initiatives aimed at broadening our outreach to Jordanian youth. Among this population, animosity and distrust of the U.S. run high in the wake of the Israeli- Palestinian crisis and the overwhelmingly negative coverage in the [...] |
2004-03-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
| 04AMMAN2525 | American Language Center, Message of Thanks from [...] I would like to extend my personal thanks to OBO Director Williams for his recent visit to Amman and especially for the OBO decision to approve up to 60,000 USD per year in leasehold funding for the American Language Center, which per reftel we will need to move from its present location for [...] |
2004-04-01 13:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
| 04AMMAN2696 | Ambassador's Fund proposal [...] Proposal Summary The American Embassy in Amman seeks a grant in the amount of $29,628.96 to conserve and present Khirbet Salameh, an ancient farmhouse founded initially in the 3rd century B.C. The purpose of this project is two-fold: to preserve and present an important cultural heritage site [...] |
2004-04-08 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO |
| 04AMMAN3157 | JORDAN'S MINISTER OF EDUCATION WILL HOST MAY [...] In a meeting with PAO and CAO on April 18, Jordan's Minister of Education Dr. Khalid Touqan agreed to co-host the MEPI-sponsored Education Steering Committee on the morning of May 15. 2. The meeting will be held at the Dead Sea as a preliminary to the World Economic Forum, and is curren [...] |
2004-04-24 18:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KMPI XF JO OXEC KEDU |
| 04AMMAN8509 | CEPPS PROJECT - SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL [...] Mission welcomes the subject proposal by IRI and NDI under Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) to be carried out in Jordan between August 2004 and January 2006. We would, however, like to highlight some political sensitivities regarding assistance to and con [...] |
2004-10-14 05:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KMPI XF JO OXEC KEDU |
| 04AMMAN9909 | US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM: JORDAN [...] As instructed reftel, Charge, accompanied by A/PolCouns and USAID officers, met December 7 to discuss reform programs per reftel with Angeline Eichhorst, Head of Operations for the European Commission (EC) delegation to Jordan. Also attending were representatives from the following ten of the [...] |
2004-12-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI XF ECON EAID PGOV PREL JO |
| 04ANKARA1230 | TGS QUESTIONS ON GME [...] (C) In response to questions from the Turkish General Staff regarding the Greater Middle East Initiative, on February 27 deputy PolMil counselor met with TGS/J5 staff officers and, drawing on reftel, briefed them on the GME concept. They had already seen the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative [...] |
2004-03-02 10:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL TU XF |
| 04ANKARA2289 | DEMARCHE TO OIC ON IRAQ ISSUES [...] (C) We delivered Ref A demarche April 21 to MFA Deputy Director General in charge of the OIC/ICFM Mehmet Kemal Bozay. Bozay said he would forward the U.S. points to the Turkish delegation in Malaysia, which is led by State Minister Besir Atalay and includes MFA Deputy Director General for the [...] |
2004-04-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ XF |
| 04ANKARA2422 | TURKEY: MFA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO GME POINTS, [...] (C) In an April 29 meeting, Emboff delivered reftel talking points and draft papers to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Section Chief Hasan Sekizkok. Emboff 1) reviewed GME points raised by U/S Larson and A/S Burns during their April 13 briefing, 2) solicited tangible GOT input on developin [...] |
2004-04-29 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI PREL EAID XF PK TU |
| 04BRUSSELS1256 | EU STAKES OUT "COMPLEMENTARY BUT DISTINCT" [...] (C) Summary. At its March 22 Foreign Ministers' meeting, the EU welcomed a report outlining a comprehensive European approach to the Middle East. Dubbed "EU Strategic Partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East," the paper supports the basic ideas underpinning the U.S. reform agen [...] |
2004-03-24 16:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2593 | MANY EU SUMMIT FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) During the EU Summit June 17-18 in Brussels, EU sources tell us EU leaders will approve a range of pre-cooked decisions on a broad range of foreign policy topics so that they can focus on Constitutional Treaty negotiations and top-level appointments (septel). EU leaders are expected to en [...] |
2004-06-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID XA XF TU HR RO BG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4418 | EU VIEWS ON NORTH AFRICA AND THE GULF: NEA DAS [...] (C) Summary. In US-EU discussions on the Maghreb and Gulf on October 5-6, EU officials said that in lifting the arms embargo on Libya they would urge Tripoli to resolve the Bulgarian medics issue. Discussion of the Western Sahara focused on the hardening of Moroccan and, to a lesser extent, [...] |
2004-10-14 15:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS5195 | ENGAGING THE EU ON THE MIDDLE EAST IN 2005 [...] (C) The Middle East remains a nexus of friction between the United States and the European Union. Since 9/11, these differences have affected our ability to work together on Iraq, nuclear proliferation in Iran, Middle East Peace, and the promotion of broader reform in the region. The irony [...] |
2004-12-09 12:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON MNUC XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS5334 | DNSA HADLEY MEETING WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Barroso said he looked forward to cooperation with the U.S., and has been heartened by President Bush, remarks of his intentions to reach out to Europe in his second term. He pledged to work to ensure the President,s visit in February is a success. Barroso,s goal, to build a Eu [...] |
2004-12-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04HELSINKI1137 | GYMNICH MEETING: FINLAND SAYS EU "FAIRLY [...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 meeting with the chief of the MFA's EU coordination unit, we reviewed the agenda for the September 3-4 Gymnich meeting. We were told that the EU is leaning toward a financial contribution to support a UN protection force in Iraq -- and that Finland would consider [...] |
2004-09-02 14:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FI IZ CH TU IR SU ZL XF EUN |
| 04HELSINKI1407 | FINLAND AND THE NOVEMBER 2 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) We delivered the demarche points from Ref A-C messages to Leena Alto, deputy European Correspondent in the Finnish MFA, and to Jonna Partanen, Counselor in the Secretariat for EU Affairs in the office of PM Vanhanen. Alto and Partanen briefed us on the positions FM Tuomioja will be taking [...] |
2004-11-01 15:39:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ IR RS SU FI EUN |
| 04HELSINKI1547 | FINLAND: VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER 13-14 GAERC [...] (U) We met with Finnish MFA EU Correspondent Kimmo Lahdevirta to discuss the agenda for next week's GAERC meeting and the European Council meeting to follow. Finnish views, by issue: 2. (C) China Arms Embargo: Lahdevirta said his understanding is that the EU has reached consensus on revisi [...] |
2004-12-10 14:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC XF CH HR IR TU UP FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 04ISTANBUL530 | GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE: YOUNG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH A GROUP OF ISTANBUL ACADEMICS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAUGE REACTIONS OF INFORMED INTERLOCUTORS TO THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE. SEVERAL WARNED OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, AND OTHERS WONDERED IF THE PROPOSED COMMITMENT COULD BE SUSTAI [...] |
2004-04-06 11:27:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM KMPI XF TU |
| 04KUWAIT1010 | MFA UNDERSECRETARY ON ARAB LEAGUE POSTPONEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told Charge on March 28 that although Tunisia has postponed the Arab League Summit due to lack of consensus on reform, the topic of reform is now on the League's agenda and the GCC will continue to push it. End Summary. (C) Sum [...] |
2004-03-29 10:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF KU |
| 04KUWAIT326 | MEPI EDUCATION: DEVELOPING THE PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PAO and APAO met with Kuwait's Minister of Education, Rashid al-Hamad, to discuss the MEPI Partnership Schools concept and other issues. The minister told us that he is interested in principle in working with the USG in establishing 2-3 such schools in Kuwait, and said that he [...] |
2004-01-28 09:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KMPI EAID ECON PREL KPAO OEXC XF KU |
| 04KUWAIT675 | (C) BAHRAIN'S KING VISITS, PUSHING ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) King Hamad of Bahrain made a three-hour visit to Kuwait February 28. His main purpose was to seek support for the Saudi-Bahraini proposal to reform the Arab League, according to MFA Undersecretary Khaled al-Jarallah, who confirmed to Charge that the GCC states would support the proposal [...] |
2004-03-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF |
| 04KUWAIT760 | (C) FONMIN ON ARAB LEAGUE REFORM AND GME [...] (C) Ambassador met March 6 with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah (other topics septels). During the course of the meeting, the Ambassador asked about the prospects for Arab League reform, in light of the upcoming summit and the March 1 Ministerial in Cairo. The Minister laughe [...] |
2004-03-07 05:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF KU |
| 04MANAMA571 | DEMARCHE TO OIC ON IRAQI ISSUES: BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-21 12:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ XF BA OIC |
| 04MUSCAT2177 | OMAN: SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (C) On December 12, visiting NEA DAS Dibble, accompanied by the Ambassador and Pol/E Chief (notetaker), paid a call on Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi (YBA) to discuss a number of bilateral and regional issues. Delivering the substance of the Secretary's oral messages [...] |
2004-12-14 12:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG EAID PREL XF MU |
| 04MUSCAT2178 | (C) OMAN FM HOSTS QUIET BILATERAL WITH ISRAELI MFA [...] (C) On December 13, at the margins of an Executive Council meeting of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDREC), an Israeli Foreign Ministry official held a private 90-minute bilateral with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi. The discussion reportedly focused [...] |
2004-12-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IS MU |
| 04ROME1806 | IRAQ: ITALY TRAINS IRAQ TV JOURNALISTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: ITALIAN STATE BROADCASTER RAI HOSTED TEN TELEVISION JOURNALISTS AND TECHNICIANS FROM THE IRAQI MEDIA NETWORK FOR A TWO-WEEK TRAINING SESSION IN JANUARY. THE TRAINING PROVED USEFUL FOR THE IRAQIS, ACCORDING TO LUIGI SAITTA, A RAI NEWSROOM DIRECTOR WHO OVERSAW THE TRAINING. SAITT [...] |
2004-05-08 10:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IT IZ KPAO XF IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04SANAA906 | YEMEN MAY ATTEND OIC MEETING IN KUALA LUMPUR [...] (c) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe, the Americas and International Organizations Mustapha Noman on 4/21. Saying that he just signed off on a memo regarding Yemen's participation, Noman strongly hinted that Yemen would be represented at the [...] |
2004-04-21 12:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ YM OIC |
| 04SANAA956 | GMEI: SUPPORT COMBINED WITH ADVICE FROM DFM NOMAN [...] (c) Summary: On 4/21, Pol/Econ Chief delivered talking points (ref b) and GMEI paper package (ref c) to DFM Noman. While pledging to support the reforms, Noman's initial reaction included a reminder that the USG's credibility vis a vis reform is being adversely impacted by the Administration's [...] |
2004-04-27 05:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI PREL EAID XF PK YM |
| 04TELAVIV1353 | RUSSIAN ENVOY LOOKS TO UPCOMING QUARTET MEETING TO [...] (C) Russian Special Middle East Envoy Kalugin, just back from a trip to Saudi Arabia, told the Ambassador March 3 that the Saudis "made some nice noises" about working with Arab League partners in an effort to recommit to the Beirut Arab League declaration, the roadmap, UNSCR 1515 endorsing the [...] |
2004-03-04 13:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL RS XF IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 04TELAVIV1488 | FM SHALOM REVIEWS BUSY TRAVEL ITINERARY; BELIEVES [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shalom told the Ambassador on March 8 that in recent discussions in London and Dublin the Europeans had conveyed a preference for GOI-PA negotiations in the context of the roadmap, as opposed to unilateral steps. UK PM Tony Blair reportedly expressed admiration [...] |
2004-03-10 06:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER IS EG XF EU GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 04TELAVIV1707 | UN ENVOY PREVIEWS ARAFAT "ASCENSION" PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator Terje Larsen reviewed for the Ambassador his recent exchanges with GOI, PA, Egyptian, and Jordanian officials on PM Sharon's disengagement plan, and laid out an idea for enticing Arafat's cooperation in combating terrorism by offering him an "elevated," cer [...] |
2004-03-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 04TELAVIV1952 | ISRAELI OFFICIALS BRIEF DJEREJIAN ON IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with GOI officials between March 26-30, former NEA A/S and Ambassador to Israel Ed Djerejian, here as an official guest of the Foreign Ministry in his current capacity as Director of the Baker Institute, heard that the regional strategic situation faced by [...] |
2004-03-31 15:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL IS SY XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 04TELAVIV2304 | RUSSIAN ENVOY FOCUSES ON QUARTET AND DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Russian Special Middle East Envoy Kalugin told the Ambassador April 20 that President Bush's April 14 statement on Sharon's Disengagement Plan "went further than the Road Map" but was "quite balanced." Kalugin emphasized the value Russia placed on the role of negotiations between the part [...] |
2004-04-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL RS XF IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 04THEHAGUE281 | DUTCH FM BOT'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (C) I just spoke with Ben Bot and found him well-prepared for his February 9 visit to Washington. He plans to ask how he personally can contribute to improved transatlantic relations. As he has said in press interviews, other European leaders are counting on him to help mend fences between the Euro [...] |
2004-02-04 12:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EU IZ NL PGOV PREL SNAR TU XA XF XH NATO |
| 04TRIPOLI27 | (C) BULGARIAN MEDICS UPDATE [...] (C) Status of Medics: The five Bulgarian medics sentenced to death for infecting over 400 Libyan children with HIV-tainted blood in a Benghazi hospital are being kept relatively secluded, the Bulgarian Embassy's Dimitar Dimitrov told us December 7. Dimitrov personally speculates this is becaus [...] |
2004-12-13 00:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BU LY XA XF XI |
| 05ABUDHABI2173 | UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY TO SUPPORT FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: Although the United Arab Emirates is a wealthy and economically advanced country, an open political system and political competition do not exist. The UAE has no elections, no political parties, and no trade unions. The existing appointed consultative bodies that debate and adop [...] |
2005-05-16 05:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2178 | MBZ ON IRAQ, IRAN, PAKISTAN [...] (U) Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed,s weekly Sunday "VIP Majlis" provided an excellent opportunity for a visiting National Defense University delegation to observe first-hand the UAEG,s informal consultative process. MbZ, brothers MinState Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan and Interior [...] |
2005-05-16 09:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL MASS PHUM ELAB IR IZ XF SA PK FR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2195 | UAE ACCESS STUDENTS: "I THOUGHT THAT AMERICANS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-17 03:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL XF TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3043 | UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY [...] (C) Summary: Since the May 16 submission of the UAE democratic reform strategy (ref A), visiting DOS and embassy officials have highlighted the need for greater public participation with President Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, MinState Foreign Affairs Hamdan bin Zayed, [...] |
2005-07-11 06:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI TC MEPI |
| 05ABUDHABI3883 | UAE 9/11 COMMEMORATION: "WE MUST ALL STAND UNITED" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Abu Dhabi held a ceremony commemorating the fourth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and honoring the memory of those from eighty-two countries who lost their lives on September 11. UAE senior officials from the Presidency, and Ministries of Justice and Islamic Affairs, [...] |
2005-09-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OEXC SCUL PTER XF TC |
| 05ALGIERS1766 | SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES AND UN [...] (C) During their August 18 meeting, President Bouteflika and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Richard Lugar discussed Morocco and the Western Sahara (ref A), U.S.-Algerian bilateral relations, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, the coup in Mau [...] |
2005-08-21 16:40:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF AG UNSC US |
| 05AMMAN1649 | NEA ESTH Conference Links ESTH To Full Range of [...] (SBU) Summary: Thirty-eight officers from a range of U.S. departments and NEA missions met in Wadi Mousa, Jordan February 2-3 for a workshop to discuss U.S. environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) priorities in the region. The workshop provided an opportunity for participants to ex [...] |
2005-02-27 15:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD KPAO TBIO KHIV SOCI JO XF |
| 05AMMAN2435 | PAS Amman Hosts Iraqi and Jordanian [...] Summary: As part of PA Amman's ongoing Media Professionalization Program, and in support of the MEPI goal of encouraging a professional and independent media, PA Amman organized workshop on economic, financial, and business journalism in the period March 14-17. The workshop, which was direc [...] |
2005-03-24 08:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMPI KPAO XF IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN2551 | Biblical River Jordan Now Sewage-Laden, Drying Up [...] This is a joint Embassy Amman - Embassy Tel Aviv message. 2. Summary: The NGO Friends of the Earth Middle East (FOEME) organized a symposium on March 8 on Peace Island (Bakoura Island) for representatives from Jordan, Israeli, the Palestinian Authority and the international community to [...] |
2005-03-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON PREL XF IS JO |
| 05AMMAN2912 | Cancer Fight in Middle East Focuses on Tobacco, [...] Summary: The six members of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) met the CEO of the American Cancer Society in Amman on March 26 for a review of MECC's work and a discussion of the disease itself which focused on tobacco control and early detection. MECC, funded at roughly 600,000 dollar [...] |
2005-04-11 08:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO XF IS JO |
| 05AMMAN3396 | PARTICIPANTS IN PEACE PROCESS BIOSOLIDS WORKSHOP [...] Summary: Twenty-five representatives from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority plus five USG officials met in Sydney March 7-10 in a Peace Process workshop on using biosolids in agriculture. The workshop was sponsored by the State Department and presented by USDA and EPA. Participant [...] |
2005-04-28 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR PREL XF IS JO |
| 05AMMAN3533 | LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH - EPA'S HELI PROGRAM [...] Summary: EPA's Children's Environmental Health Indicators (CEHI) program and the Health and Environment Linkage Initiative (HELI) program, co-chaired by UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), seek to assess the health costs of environmental factors and ultimatel [...] |
2005-05-05 12:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO XF JO |
| 05AMMAN3915 | Enthusiastic Participation in EPA Environmental Law [...] Summary: Participants at a May 8-11 MEPI- and OES- sponsored EPA course on environmental law in Amman were so passionate and enthusiastic that they wouldn't stop talking, according to an EPA facilitator. The professional caliber of the participants was high and represented a wide range of in [...] |
2005-05-18 09:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV XF JO |
| 05AMMAN3971 | Iraqi Scientists Work on Grant Proposals at [...] (SBU) Summary: Over thirty Iraqi scientists worked with international collaborators on developing scientific and business-related grant proposals during a May 16-18 proposal- writing workshop in Amman. The workshop was sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) in cooperation with the UAE- [...] |
2005-05-22 07:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR XF JO |
| 05AMMAN4450 | Solar Power for Electricity and Desalination is [...] Summary: Over 170 people, including five ministers, from the Middle East and Europe were in Amman for the May 9-11 Middle East and North Africa Renewable Energy Conference (MENAREC-2). The focus of the meeting was using the Middle East's abundant solar energy for use in desalination and elec [...] |
2005-06-06 09:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY SENV XF JO |
| 05AMMAN4477 | ICRC BAGHDAD TO PUSH A "CONFIDENCE-BUILDING" [...] (C) On the margins of the UNRWA Major Donors and Host Nations conference (septel), PRM PDAS Greene met with ICRC Head of Delegation (HOD) Chistoph Beney to express USG concerns that ICRC actions in Baghdad were causing a deterioration in the overall USG-ICRC relationship. Greene asked that Be [...] |
2005-06-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PINS XF IZ ICRC |
| 05AMMAN5286 | DEMARCHE ON UN AGENCIES AND TERROR ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-03 07:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER XF UNRWA UN |
| 05AMMAN5723 | UNRWA'S FORMAL RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE PREVENTING UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREF PTER XF UNRWA UN |
| 05AMMAN6275 | UNRWA'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PREVENTING UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-07 02:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PTER KPAL XF JO UNRWA UN |
| 05AMMAN8144 | ICARDA and USDA Developing Cooperation on Water [...] Summary: USDA/FAS water specialist Sylvana Li and Amman-based ESTH FSN Rana Safadi visited the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Aleppo, Syria September 22-23 to develop new activities with ICARDA on water reuse and water quality. Li will work with I [...] |
2005-10-13 11:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TPHY XF SY |
| 05AMMAN8821 | Gulf ESTH FSN Conference in Qatar - November 23 [...] The Amman-based NEA Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Hub Office, with the cooperation of Embassy Doha (ref), invites action posts to participate in a one-day conference for FSNs on ESTH issues. The conference will be held at Embassy Doha on November 23. Action posts [...] |
2005-11-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA JO XF |
| 05AMMAN9166 | Middle East Cancer Consortium: Low Profile, High [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. National Institutes of Health- supported Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) just celebrated its tenth birthday and is going strong. It's hard to think of another forum with Palestinians and Israelis, Indians and Pakistanis, and Turks, Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cyprio [...] |
2005-11-28 05:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO XF |
| 05AMMAN9483 | MEPN: Multilateral Working Group on Water [...] The Steering Committee for the Middle East Regional Water Data Banks project (known by the acronym EXACT - Executive Action Team) met November 29-December 1 in Brussels for one of its semi-annual meetings. Representatives from the USG, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and three other [...] |
2005-12-08 11:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KPAL XF IS JO |
| 05AMMAN9562 | SESAME Synchrotron: Middle East Sees the Light [...] Summary: SESAME (Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East), an international project to operate the first synchrotron in the Arab world, met in Amman on December 5-7 to assess progress, plan a strategy, and attract potential users. SESAME will upgrade a [...] |
2005-12-12 09:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY XF JO |
| 05AMMAN9899 | FSN Conference in Doha on ESTH Builds Awareness, [...] Summary: FSNs from Embassies Kuwait, Sanaa, Amman, and Doha and Consulate General Dubai met with Regional Hub Officer and Doha Econ/Pol officers on December 21 to learn about environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) issues. The conference included an introduction to ESTH topics, an [...] |
2005-12-27 13:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AFSI KGLB QA XF |
| 05ANKARA3179 | TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR MNF-I DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-07 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PINS PTER TU IZ XF |
| 05ANKARA3388 | TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR MNF-I DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-14 17:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINS PTER TU IZ XF |
| 05ATHENS2781 | GREECE PLEDGES 1.5 MILLION FOR FOUNDATION [...] (C) Per reftel, Greek Foreign Minister Molyviatis informed Ambassador on October 25 that Greece will pledge 1.5 million USD for the Foundation for the Future. Molyviatis will provide Embassy with a letter confirming Greece's pledge as soon as possible. Looking ahead to the November 11-12 Fo [...] |
2005-10-25 10:38:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU XG XF GR AMB |
| 05BAGHDAD2383 | US FORCES IN BAGHDAD IMPLEMENT LARGE-SCALE HUMAN [...] (SBU) The U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division (3ID) is running a comprehensive program of practical rule-of-law initiatives to train, monitor, and encourage human rights practices amongst its Iraqi Security Force (ISF) partners in Baghdad (a program list is provided in para 8). Both Post and [...] |
2005-06-03 10:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2388 | UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN DETAINEES IN COALITION [...] (SBU) In this cable, Post provides an update to Reftel A, which was sent in January 2005 in response to AmConsul Jerusalem's request in Reftel B for information on the status of Palestinian security internees held by Coalition Forces inside Iraq. As of May 31, 2005, Multi-National Force - Ir [...] |
2005-06-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2395 | IST ISSUES WARRANTS FOR TWENTY HVDS APPROVED FOR [...] (S) The Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) has issued arrest warrants for twenty High-Value Detainees (HVDs) whom the USG has approved for release, and against whom the IST had previously indicated it did not intend to pursue charges. Post remains concerned that political pressure may have influence [...] |
2005-06-05 06:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PTER PGOV PHUM XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2401 | TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR MNF-I DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary: Post has been informed that the Government of Turkey wishes to extradite two security internees held by MNF-I inside Iraq, based on GOT suspicion of their involvement in terrorist bombings in Istanbul. MNF-I is willing to transfer these detainees to Iraqi custody to permit an Ir [...] |
2005-06-06 08:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PHUM PINS PTER TU XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2858 | ITG FACES STEEP LEARNING CURVE ON DETENTION [...] (C) ITG detainee-transition point-of-contact Sharwan al-Waely met with Embassy and MNF-I representatives on June 5, 2005 to discuss ITG legal authorities to conduct security detentions (see reftel). The conversation with al-Waely indicated that the ITG, despite the USG's repeated briefings t [...] |
2005-07-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2943 | ACTION REQUEST ON PALESTINIAN DETAINEES [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph (5). 2. (SBU) Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) has provided the Embassy with the following update on the two Palestinian detainees in Coalition custody named in Reftel. This update may be passed to representatives of the [...] |
2005-07-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2944 | US-IRAQI DETAINEE OPERATIONS TRANSITION [...] (C) Embassy and MNF-I representatives held a second meeting with ITG detainee-transition point-of- contact Sharwan al-Waely on July 11, 2005. As noted in Reftel, Mr. al-Waely was reluctant at our July 5 meeting to concede that security internment played a valuable role in the fight against t [...] |
2005-07-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PTER PINS XF IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2946 | PROPOSALS FOR POSSIBLE UNHCR ASHRAF ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy asks the department to request that US Mission Geneva approach UNHCR to determine whether UNHCR will be willing to undertake any of the actions listed in paragraph (2). -------------- TALKING POINTS -------------- 2. (SBU) MNF-I requests UNHCR assistance in one of the f [...] |
2005-07-14 10:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PTER XF IZ ICRC |
| 05BAGHDAD2985 | EXECUTIVE PRESSURE ON IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (S) Political pressure on the judges of the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) heightened recently with the attempt - quashed for now - of Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi's supporters on the De-Ba'athification Committee to remove thirteen IST judges. The referral of the IST's first criminal cas [...] |
2005-07-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL XF IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3932 | APPROACHING THE 18-MONTH THRESHOLD FOR DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The internment of certain individuals involved with insurgent and terrorist operations in Iraq will begin to exceed 18 months at the start of 2006. Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Memorandum No. 3 established an 18-month threshold for holding detainees, after which a detai [...] |
2005-09-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL XF IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4145 | REQUEST FOR GERMAN ASSISTANCE IN TWO HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Post requests that the Department ask Embassy Berlin to approach the German MFA regarding a request for assistance from two German residents currently attempting to return to Germany from Iraq. (Post first contacted Embassy Berlin through the Department regarding these cases in the summ [...] |
2005-10-08 08:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PTER XF GR |
| 05BRASILIA1229 | ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: MISSING HEADS OF STATE [...] (U) On the eve of the Arab-South America Summit in Brasilia, one key point of contention is preventing consensus on the long-running negotiation over a Summit Declaration, according to the local press. On Sunday May 8, senior representatives from the Palestinian Authority and Lebanon, with [...] |
2005-05-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD XR XF |
| 05BRASILIA1230 | ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: THE SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) At the final preparatory Ministerial meeting on May 9, a compromise, of sorts, was reached on contentious "terrorism" language for the Summit Declaration, according to press reports. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim affirmed that the Declaration would condemn terrorism "without a [...] |
2005-05-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF |
| 05BRASILIA1231 | ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: BUSTS AND GAFFES [...] (C) The Arab-South American Summit began with a bust, and a gaffe. First the bust. At the opening of the Arab-South America Investment Conference and Business Fair occurring parallel to the Summit, Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Luiz Furlan spoke of doubling within tw [...] |
2005-05-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD XR XF |
| 05BRASILIA1252 | ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: BRAZIL LOSES CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Despite its confident demeanor going into the Arab-South America Summit, the GOB has stumbled in its handling, trying to manage an event involving heads of state when national interests are incongruent. It is proving to be beyond Itamaraty's ability. Perhaps [...] |
2005-05-11 16:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF |
| 05BRASILIA1278 | ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT - A NEGATIVE BALANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Arab-South America Summit ended May 11. Unfortunately, for the GOB the reverberations may take longer to subside. The overwhelming consensus among Brazilian opinion-makers is that the event, and its ill-conceived declaration, will not enhance Brazil's image and call into [...] |
2005-05-12 20:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF |
| 05BRASILIA564 | ISRAELI EMBASSY FOCUSED ON ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN [...] (C) In March 1 discussion with Poloff, Embassy of Israel Minister Counselor Eitan Surkis reiterated the GOI'S concerns with Summit preparations and Brazil's Summit-related diplomacy to date. Although the Embassy had already met with the head of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Middle [...] |
2005-03-02 16:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER KSUM XF XM BR |
| 05BRASILIA574 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE ON ARAB SUMMIT AND [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche late on 2 March to Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, chief of staff to Foreign Minister Amorim. (Note: Ambassador had planned to demarche Acting FM Guimaraes, but the meeting was postponed by Guimaraes until 8 March; Ambassador will reiterate key re [...] |
2005-03-03 17:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KSUM XF XM BR |
| 05BRASILIA658 | JEWISH SOCIAL PROGRAMS, CONCERNS WITH ARAB-SOUTH [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: During a two-day visit to Sao Paulo to meet that city's Jewish leadership, Ambassador witnessed the community's highly effective social welfare programs and delivered messages of support for the commonality of ties between the U.S., Israel, and Brazil's Jewish c [...] |
2005-03-09 19:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KSUM PTER XF XM BR |
| 05BRASILIA718 | BRAZIL: OLMERT VISIT A SUCCESS, BUT SUMMIT STILL [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Olmert reportedly enjoyed a successful visit to Brazil last week, however, he was apparently unable to convince the GOB to take a tougher approach -- from the Israeli perspective -- with Arab interlocutors in preparation for the Ar [...] |
2005-03-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KSUM ETRD XF XM IS BR |
| 05BRASILIA760 | ARAB DIPLOMATS WEIGH BRAZIL'S READINESS TO HOST [...] (SBU) During March 17 Tunisia National Day reception, numerous Arab diplomats expressed concerns to Poloff about the lethargic pace of administrative and substantive preparations for the May Arab-South America Summit in Brasilia. According to the diplomats, numerous logistical issues, in par [...] |
2005-03-18 21:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KSUM ETRD XF XM IS BR |
| 05BRUSSELS114 | ACTION PLANS FOR THE EU NEIGHBORHOOD: DO THEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the European Union announced with great fanfare seven "Neighborhood Action Plans" -- one step in the process of defining and developing the EU's relationships with the countries in its "Neighborhood" that at this point seem unlikely to become membership candidat [...] |
2005-01-11 15:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV PHUM ZL XH XF XI EUN ETRO USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS2339 | UK PLANS FOR ITS EU PRESIDENCY: MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. According to UK mission staff in Brussels who cover Middle East issues, the UK hopes to use its July-December EU presidency to work closely with the U.S. in promoting a common agenda. On Iraq, the UK hopes the June 22 conference will help move the EU to do more on rule of law [...] |
2005-06-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID UK XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS2455 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH AND FRENCH DIRECTOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a June 21 meeting in Brussels, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and French MFA Middle East/North Africa Director Jean-Francois Thibault welcomed the excellent U.S.-France cooperation on Lebanon and agreed that close coordination would remain critical as the new governmen [...] |
2005-06-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PTER SY XF LE FR USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS4323 | EU, OTHERS FRUSTRATED WITH IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY EU, Swiss, and Australian participants took the lead at a Berne Process meeting on Iran on November 29 in Brussels, agreeing that Iran was stonewalling their bilateral human rights dialogues, but Norway was optimistic that its recent exchange might yield an invitation to Iran for [...] |
2005-12-07 15:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL ECON EAID PINR XG XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05DOHA881 | DEMOCRATIC REFORM MEPI STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...] Post has developed a three-pronged approach to advance the GOQ's democratic reform agenda. Our planning revolves around Qatar's first national legislative elections, expected to take place in 2006. Post sees the following as primary objectives of the MEPI partnership: promoting open political [...] |
2005-05-17 04:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMPI KDEM XF QA |
| 05HELSINKI160 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH FM: MIDDLE EAST IS "NUMBER [...] (C) Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja invited the Ambassador to a working lunch February 2. Tuomioja was more relaxed and upbeat than we have seen for some time; the Ambassador was received unusually warmly and a cordial atmosphere existed throughout. The FM welcomed the President's Fe [...] |
2005-02-04 15:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF AF ID CH MARR CASC KIPR FI EUN |
| 05HELSINKI186 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT HALONEN [...] (C) In a meeting over lunch February 11, Finnish President Tarja Halonen reinforced in person what we have already heard from her staff: that she would appreciate an opportunity to meet with the President. Halonen told the Ambassador that she wants to take a leading role in promoting the norma [...] |
2005-02-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF AF CH IZ RS FI EUN |
| 05HELSINKI202 | FINLAND'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU DESIGNATION [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 14 to Jarno Syrjala, MFA's "regional director" for Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority in its Middle East Unit, and to Juha Rainne of the Unit for Public International Law. On the same day, Ambassador met with Israel Ambassador [...] |
2005-02-16 14:21:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC EFIN XF LE FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 05HELSINKI300 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH NEW EU REP KEMPPINEN [...] (C) Reijo Kemppinen, who until recently was European Commission spokesman, has been appointed the Commission's new Head of Representation in Finland. In his introductory conversation with the Ambassador, discussion covered a wide range of topics, from the President's and Secretary's February [...] |
2005-03-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF RS FI EUN |
| 05HELSINKI321 | FINLAND: VIEWS ON MARCH GAERC ISSUES [...] (U) On March 15 we met with Finnish MFA Acting European Correspondent Leena Aalto to review issues on the agenda for the March 16 GAERC, and to reinforce USG concern over the future of the EU's China arms embargo. Following are Finnish views, by subject: 2. (C) Croatia: Aalto said that "fr [...] |
2005-03-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM XF CH HR LE RS FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 05HELSINKI475 | APRIL 25-26 GAERC: FINLAND'S RESPONSE [...] (C) On April 22 we met with Jarno Syrjala, Finnish MFA's new European Correspondent, to review the agenda for the April GAERC meeting (Reftel). Finnish views follow, by subject. See below for bio information on Syrjala, who has just taken over this position. 2. (C) Iraq: Syrjala said he e [...] |
2005-04-25 14:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EAIR XF IZ SU LE CG ZI RS FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 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 |
| 05KUWAIT1201 | Getting Foreign Students Back to U.S. [...] Summary/Recommendations: Over the last six months, Embassy Kuwait has begun a coordinated effort to reverse an alarming decline in the number of Kuwaiti students choosing U.S. colleges and universities. A significant percentage of current government, oil industry and private sector leaders [...] |
2005-03-24 10:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU STUDENT VISAS |
| 05KUWAIT1450 | NATO, ICI, AND KUWAIT - A WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post read with interest NATO's cable on the March 18 Rome ICI meeting. We agree with SYG de Hoop Scheffer's recommendation that the relationship be developed at a practical measured pace. NATO offerings that are likely to be most attractive and most useful to Kuwait would be tra [...] |
2005-04-11 04:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KU XF NATO |
| 05KUWAIT2037 | AMERICAN CORNER OPENS AT AUK [...] Summary: The Ambassador and President of the American University of Kuwait (AUK) officially opened the American Corner at AUK on Monday, May 9. In addition to opening the American Corner, the Ambassador visited with students at the campus library coffee shop and at AUK's career fair. The Am [...] |
2005-05-16 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL OIIP KIRC XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT2094 | MEDIA REACTION: FULL POLITICAL RIGHTS FOR KUWAITI [...] Summary: Kuwaiti media hailed the granting of full political rights for women by the National Assembly on the evening of May 16, 2005, as a "historic" moment. Initial reaction in all papers was positive and they are calling the granting to Kuwaiti women full political rights as the first st [...] |
2005-05-18 03:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP PGOV KMDR XF KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
| 05KUWAIT2119 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: QURAN ALLEGATION FOLLOW- [...] Summary: While there has been coverage on the Quran allegations from Newsweek, Post has received little feedback from local contacts which would indicate widespread anger over the story (ref. A). Criticism from the media has generally come from anti-American sources. PAS issued a press rele [...] |
2005-05-19 07:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KMDR KISL XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT2199 | MEDIA REACTION: AMIR'S HEALTH, FOREIGN MINISTER [...] Summary: Kuwaiti media reported on the visit of the Amir, Shaykh Jabir Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, to the United States for "pre-planned" medical check-ups with assurances that the Amir's health was good. All Newspapers reprinted the Kuwait News Agency's (http://www.kuna.net.kw ) reports on Foreign M [...] |
2005-05-24 03:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP PGOV KMDR XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT2654 | AMERICAN CORNER SPRING SEMESTER WRAP-UP [...] Summary: Post programming at the two American Corners in Kuwait was wrapped-up with the completion of the spring 2005 academic semester. Emboffs, Fulbright scholars and visitors were programmed at both of the American Corners in Kuwait. Programming involved informal lectures, presentations [...] |
2005-06-15 03:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL OIIP KIRC XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT2694 | Public Diplomacy in Kuwait -- What "Moves the Needle"? [...] In the report "Changing Minds and Winning Peace" by the Advisory Group on Public Diplomacy for the Arab and Muslim World," the authors emphasize the need for our public diplomacy programs to be evaluated by their ability to change attitudes towards the United States, using the metaphorical meas [...] |
2005-06-19 04:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC PREL SCUL OIIP XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT3552 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS YES STUDENTS AS NEW GROUP HEADS [...] SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 6, 2005, the Ambassador hosted a reception at his residence for past and present Kuwaiti participants in the YES program, their parents and AMIDEAST-Kuwait officials. Attendees said that they loved being invited to the Embassy. The event earned wide positive pres [...] |
2005-08-09 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT4325 | MEPI-FUNDED REGIONAL CAMPAIGN SCHOOL BRINGS ARAB [...] (U) Summary. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) held in Kuwait from September 25 - 28, the fourth regional campaign school funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). "Partners in Participation" attracted women activists from 14 countries in the Middle East and North Afri [...] |
2005-10-05 09:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PREL PINR KU XF WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS MEPI |
| 05KUWAIT4443 | CHEVRON FUNDS ACCESS ENGLISH SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY: On October 2, 2005, AMIDEAST-Kuwait hosted a ceremony welcoming back 10 Kuwaiti boys and 10 Kuwaiti girls who spent four weeks in an intensive English-as-a- Second-Language summer camp in West Palm Beach, Florida. Chevron financed the Embassy-initiated program for 20 Kuwaitis chosen [...] |
2005-10-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT4527 | FY05Q4 IIP SPEAKER EVALUATION: PATRICK CLAWSON; [...] SUMMARY: October 1-2, 2005, U.S. Speaker Dr. Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director for Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, conducted a speaking tour in Kuwait focusing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Addressing diverse audiences, Dr. Clawson spoke at Kuwait Unive [...] |
2005-10-22 09:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT4550 | CIRCUS GUY ROCKS KUWAIT, PROMOTES STUDYUSA [...] SUMMARY: The Arab-American rock group "Circus Guy" conducted a "Study in the U.S." musical tour in Kuwait September 26-28, 2005. Circus Guy held concerts and educational workshops for youth audiences and the Kuwaiti public. The band performed at several private schools and Kuwait's Scientif [...] |
2005-10-23 09:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT4623 | RESEARCH LINKS WITH THE U.S. - THE KUWAIT FUND FOR [...] SUMMARY: On October 19, 2005, the Ambassador met with the Director General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). KFAS is a non-profit, non- governmental research funding entity chaired by the Emir of Kuwait, and supported by nearly 900 Kuwaiti companies that annuall [...] |
2005-10-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ECON OEXC XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT4763 | MEDIA REACTION: INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Moderate Arabic daily Al-Seyassah reprinted an article by Mohamed Yousef Al-Melaify titled "The audacity of the American report." Mr. Al-Melaify heavily criticized the International Religious Freedom Report. He questioned the authenticity of the report's information as well as the integrity o [...] |
2005-11-15 04:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF IZ KU |
| 05KUWAIT4776 | Study in the U.S.A.: We Are Failing [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-15 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT4811 | STUDY IN THE U.S.A.: WE ARE FAILING [...] SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Despite the Mission's focused priority efforts at increasing the number of Kuwaitis studying in the U.S., the number of Kuwaitis opting for higher education in America continues to decline. In FY-05, 58 fewer F1 visas were issued to Kuwaitis than during FY-04, a [...] |
2005-11-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT4832 | AMBASSADOR RAISES ALARM RE SHARP DECLINE IN KUWAITI [...] (U) Summary and comment: On November 9, Ambassador met with Undersecretary for Higher Education, Dr. Rasha Al- Sabah. During the meeting, they discussed reasons for the significant decline in the number of Kuwaiti students studying in the U.S., the benefits of increasing the number of Ameri [...] |
2005-11-22 04:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC KPAO SCUL PREL PTER OIIP CVIS KISL XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT5012 | PROMOTING STUDY IN THE U.S. DURING INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Kuwait went on the offensive during International Education Week, November 13 to 18, 2005, advancing study in the U.S. by countering misinformation about visa difficulties, about Muslims being welcomed in America, and by arguing that higher education in America is second to [...] |
2005-12-06 04:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT5101 | ENGAGING THOUSANDS - KUWAIT'S INTERNATIONAL BOOK [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy participated in Kuwait's 30th International Book Fair, organized by the National Council of Culture, Arts and Letters, from November 24 to December 2, 2005. Most of the tens of thousands of visitors were conservative Muslims accompanied by family members. Public Affair [...] |
2005-12-13 04:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT5140 | THE HIGH IMPACT OF CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY KUWAIT'S CULTURAL AND SPORTS OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN REACHING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF YOUNG KUWAITIS. SPORTS PROGRAMS SERVE AS A SUPERB TOOL WITH WHICH TO REACH YOUNG KUWAITI MALES, A KEY DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE STRUGGLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS, AS WELL AS YOUN [...] |
2005-12-16 11:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT5163 | NEW ORLEANS ALL-STARS THRILL KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: On Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005, the New Orleans All-Star Brass Band performed to a packed hotel ballroom in downtown Kuwait to thank the people and Government of Kuwait for their support following Hurricane Katrina. The Charge d'Affaires welcomed and thanked the Kuwaiti pub [...] |
2005-12-17 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT5290 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Iran's Nuclear Program [...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily newspapers have not covered the Iranian nuclear program and its international implications with great depth. Articles and news pieces have appeared sporadically when there have been major developments. The article below was published in a daily newspap [...] |
2005-12-28 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR KU XF |
| 05LONDON1257 | TAKING ACTION AGAINST HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's commitment to the Secretary to proscribe the political wings of Hezbollah and Hamas coupled with the March 1 London meeting to support the Palestinian leadership provide us with our best opportunity in three years to leverage significant change in HMG policy t [...] |
2005-02-11 15:31:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK XF |
| 05MADRID3201 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM LEON: [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon Sept. 7 to review key issues in the US-Spain agenda in the coming months, including BMENA and Latin American issues. He thanked the GOS for its sincere and concrete support for the victims of Hurricane [...] |
2005-09-08 16:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP XF XM XL XG |
| 05MANAMA705 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE MAY 10 STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Bahrain hosted a meeting of the G8/Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future (FfF) Steering Committee May 10 that included representatives of the U.S., UK, Russia, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt. The parties discussed preparations for the FfF meeting, to be co-chair [...] |
2005-05-17 11:29:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KMPI ECIN BA XF XG CA JA |
| 05MANILA2016 | ENGAGING THE SAUDIS ON GWOT EFFORTS IN THE [...] (S/NF) In a meeting on May 2, Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Romulo of our concern about the role Saudi-based SIPDIS financiers appear to be playing in Mindanao by channeling money to terrorists linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). He noted that there has [...] |
2005-05-03 06:58:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN PREL SA RP XC XF |
| 05MANILA2042 | DEPORTATION OF SAUDI TERROR SUSPECT AT BEHEST OF [...] (S/NF) Summary. A new case of Saudi diplomatic interference, protection, and deportation of a suspected terrorist financier underscores the ambiguous role of official and unofficial Saudi nationals here in the Philippines. While the most recent case could serve as an opportunity for coopera [...] |
2005-05-04 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN PREL SA RP XC XF |
| 05MUSCAT1051 | FONMIN ON REGIONAL ISSUES, STRIKES DOMESTIC CHORD [...] (SBU) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi gave a wide-ranging interview to a UAE-based newspaper in late-June that garnered an unusual reaction. Speaking on foreign policy issues, the Minister defended USG support for Palestine and security efforts in Iraq, as well as U.S. [...] |
2005-07-06 07:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SOCI KISL ETRD OPRC XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT1123 | INTO THE LION'S DEN: ADDRESSING THE COMMAND AND [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered his annual address to the Omani Command and Staff College on July 13, followed by an intense question and answer session. Fielding questions on a broad range of topics, including the war in Iraq, the legal status of Guantanamo detainees, the Palestinian-Israeli pea [...] |
2005-07-18 03:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KDEM KMPI KPAO XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT1136 | MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL/PALESTINE; INFLUENCE AND [...] "Al-Watan," a privately-owned Arabic daily, carried an editorial on July 15 under the headline "The Palestinian Conflict And Urgent Questions": "We are now witnessing an elected Palestinian political authority making successful decisions to peacefully fulfill the goals of its people. Howeve [...] |
2005-07-19 06:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT1171 | BIN ALAWI UPBEAT ON DEFEATING TERRORISM [...] Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi extensively devoted his July 23 Renaissance Day remarks, typically used to review the ministry's achievements in the preceding year, to the international problem of terrorism. Speaking to Radio Oman's "Festival Nights" program from his r [...] |
2005-07-24 09:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OPRC XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT1208 | OMAN SEEKS MORE INFORMATION ON NATO [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: A senior Omani diplomat says Oman's unwillingness to engage in NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) stems from the impression that NATO members lack a common conception of what ICI should be, and the fear that its aims are [...] |
2005-07-31 02:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT1253 | FM POSITIVE ON IRAQ, GAZA [...] (U) Local and regional media gave wide coverage to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi's August 7 press comments on Iraq and Palestine. Meeting his Egyptian counterpart and Arab League SecGen Moussa to discuss the postponed AL summit, Bin Alawi said that Iraqi political f [...] |
2005-08-10 12:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPRC XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT1361 | OMANI EXPECTATIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects Arab League praise for the Gaza withdrawal and Iraq's constitutional process, and a firm denunciation of terrorism. The League will likely push for further implementation of the Roadmap, and informally pressure Syria to improve its cooperation [...] |
2005-09-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT1934 | GEN ABIZAID'S DECEMBER 26 MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) In a convivial 80-minute exchange on December 26, Sultan Qaboos shared with USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid his thoughts on Iraq, Iran, the war on terror and the state of bilateral relations. Agreeing with Gen Abizaid on many points, the Sultan argued for a less intrusive Arab role in Iraq's tr [...] |
2005-12-31 05:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER PGOV XF IR IZ MU |
| 05MUSCAT2 | OMAN FM ON IRAN, IRAQ, GCC AND PALESTINE [...] (C) FM Yusuf bin Alawi shared his views with the Ambassador on Iran's relations with the region, noting his interest in visiting Tehran but ruling out a state visit by the Sultan. He is optimistic that Qatar will take positive action to rein in abuses by the Al Jazeera network, and is likewis [...] |
2005-01-01 03:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS ETRD XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT331 | SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) The Secretary's oral message was delivered to the Foreign Ministry February 27, encouraging Oman's participation in the March 1 gathering in London, its support for the Palestinian Authority, and the reopening of trade offices in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Minister Responsibl [...] |
2005-02-27 12:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL KWBG ECON EFIN PREL MU XF |
| 05MUSCAT34 | IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS STATUS [...] (SBU) Following the Ambassador's December 27 discussion with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to encourage Oman's bringing into force its IAEA safeguards agreement and approving the Additional Protocol (ref A), A/DCM also raised the matter in a January 5 meeting on othe [...] |
2005-01-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM TRGY PREL AORC OPDC XF MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT479 | OMAN CONDEMNS QATAR TERROR ATTACK [...] (U) The March 19 VBIED attack on a theater in Doha provoked swift condemnation by the Omani government. A Foreign Ministry statement (most likely penned by Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi) released on March 20 SIPDIS pledged the Sultanate's support for Qatar's security and its prote [...] |
2005-03-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL OPRC XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT547 | GEN ABIZAID'S 3/29 MEETING WITH SULTAN QABOOS [...] (C) In a March 29 visit by USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid, Sultan Qaboos credited Saudi Arabia for tactical successes against terrorism but worried whether the Al Saud yet have a longer term strategy. He sees Iraq still at a crossroads, expressing concern over the country's territorial integrity, [...] |
2005-04-04 08:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS PINR PGOV KDEM ETRD MARR XF IR IZ MU |
| 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 |
| 05MUSCAT615 | OMAN FM SPEAKS OUT ON IRAQ, PALESTINE, REFORM [...] (C) Despite not having made a public statement of support following the January 30 parliamentary elections in Iraq, Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi praised democratic developments in Iraq in an April 12 press interview in Qatar. Speaking on the margins of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, t [...] |
2005-04-13 10:01:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OPDC KISL KPAL IZ XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT643 | MEDIA REACTION: THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, A NEW ROAD [...] On April 15, government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "The Iraqi Government's Huge Task": "The soon to be announced Iraqi government has a huge mission before it. It must bring security and stability to Iraq, as well as revive the Iraqi soul and strengthen the sens [...] |
2005-04-19 02:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ XF MU |
| 05MUSCAT864 | POLIO: OMANI RE-INOCULATIONS, ARAB FUND-RAISING [...] (SBU) The local UNICEF representative offered details of Omani and GCC efforts to confront the potential polio threat emanating from the outbreak in neighboring Yemen. The Ministry of Health is embarking on the revaccination of all children under age five, and is participating in GCC fund-rai [...] |
2005-05-30 06:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAID PREL XF MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT875 | OMANI RESPONSE TO MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE: [...] (C) Defending Oman's forward-leaning track record toward Israel, and indicating a willingness to go even beyond USG requests for expanding ties with it, the Omani Foreign Ministry argued that Israel's delay in matching Palestinian Authority implementation of Roadmap commitments prevents Muscat [...] |
2005-05-31 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID KPAL KBCT XF MU |
| 05NEWDELHI9319 | INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT CITIZENS, SECURE ENERGY INTERESTS IN MIDDLE EAST (C-NE5-00945) [...] (C) Summary: While India has major interests in the Middle East (energy, trade, expatriate workers, and religious ties), it has historically had lackluster relations in the area. GOI attention focuses on a few nations of particular importance to those interests, primarily Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq [...] |
2005-12-12 01:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EPET PTER PINR IN BA IR IS IZ QA MU AE XF |
| 05OTTAWA3122 | BMENA: SUPPORT FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) POLMINCOUNS delivered reftel demarche to Middle East Director General Mark Bailey October 19. Bailey said that Minister Pettigrew would not be able to attend the meeting in Bahrain because of the unstable political situation in Canada but Deputy Minister Harder would attend in his place. [...] |
2005-10-19 16:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EU XF PREL EAID PGOV PHUM |
| 05PARIS1052 | PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the January 12-13, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non-Paris Club members Brazil, [...] |
2005-02-18 11:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS167 | PARIS CLUB -- DECEMBER 2004 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the December 14, 2004 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Staff represented the Secretariat since Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin suffered an SIPDIS unexpected medical [...] |
2005-01-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS2468 | GOF CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN G8-BMENA LITERACY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-12 14:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI AG FR |
| 05PARIS2517 | PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the April 5, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, Isr [...] |
2005-04-13 16:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS2579 | PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON, PART I [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the March 9-10, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, [...] |
2005-04-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 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 |
| 05PARIS3305 | PARIS CLUB - MAY 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the May 10, 2005 Paris Club session. Country negotiations will be reported septels. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented SIPDIS the Secretariat. [...] |
2005-05-16 10:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS3521 | POLICY PLANNING DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Policy Planning Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Deputy Barry Lowenkron met in Paris April 19 with French MFA Center for Analysis and Prediction (CAP) Director Pierre Levy and his deputy, Philippe Errera for discussions of Russia's drift towards authoritarian rule; democ [...] |
2005-05-23 15:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS XF XI FR |
| 05PARIS4106 | STAFFDEL TALWAR DISCUSSES LEBANON/SYRIA, [...] (C) Summary: Visiting SFRC Professional Staff Member Puneet Talwar met separately with MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Jean Francois-Thibault and Presidential Middle East/Americas advisor Dominique Boche June 3 and discussed Lebanon/Syria, EU-3 negotiations with Iran, and Iraq. Thibault expressed con [...] |
2005-06-10 17:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ IR LE FR |
| 05PARIS457 | PARIS CLUB HOLDS INFO SESSION ON IRAQ DEBT [...] (SBU) Following up on the November 21 restructuring of Iraqi debt, the Paris Club hosted an informational meeting for non-Paris Club creditors on January 13, explaining how the agreement achieves an 80 percent reduction of debt in three stages as well as the Iraqi obligation to seek comparable [...] |
2005-01-26 11:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS4901 | PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the June 15, 2005 Paris Club session. Country negotiations will be reported septels. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. The nex [...] |
2005-07-13 17:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS5143 | NEA/PI DIRECTOR ROMANOWSKI PROMOTES GREATER [...] (C) Summary: NEA/PI Director Alina Romanowski stressed the need for greater complementarity and information sharing between U.S. and French efforts to promote reform in the Broader Middle East, during a July 18-20 visit to Paris. French officials were receptive to Romanowski's emphasis on comp [...] |
2005-07-26 10:04:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM EAID XF FR KMEPI |
| 05PARIS5149 | USUNESCO: UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] Summary. The United Nations International Conference on Civil Society in Support of Middle East Peace was held at UNESCO headquarters July 12-13. The conference was organized by the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and was invited by UNESCO to ho [...] |
2005-07-26 11:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI IS XF UNESCO |
| 05PARIS6076 | EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary and comment: EUR A/S Fried discussed U.S. BMENA strategy, Syria/Lebanon, and Israeli-Palestinian issues with senior French MFA and Presidency officials September 1-2. MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Thibault concurred that both the November Forum for the Future and Barcelona Summit need to [...] |
2005-09-08 08:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF SY LE KMPI KDEM IS KPAL KPAO FR |
| 05PARIS6373 | PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the September 2005 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed that Iraq's recently announced debt restructuring offer to its private creditors was broadly comparable to the deal it received in the Paris Club last year. Some creditors (Italy, Japan, Italy) suggested that Iraq may not be nego [...] |
2005-09-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS7308 | PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the October 2005 Paris Club meeting, creditors reached agreement with Nigeria on a comprehensive treatment to eliminate Nigeria's approximate $30 billion debt in exchange for cash payments totaling $12.6 billion ($12.4 billion in the deal itself, and $200 million upfront to meet a prec [...] |
2005-10-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS7899 | MFA CABINET MIDDLE EAST ADVISOR ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: MFA Cabinet advisor on Maghreb/Arabian Gulf issues Francois Thoizy, during a November 17 discussion on GoF policy in the Gulf and Maghreb (septel), offered unusually frank observations on domestic integration and discrimination issues, referring frequently to his status as the fir [...] |
2005-11-18 19:00:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI PINR XF |
| 05PARIS7980 | PARIS CLUB - NOVEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the November 15 Paris Club meeting, the IMF reported that the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Iraq that will be presented to the IMF Board on December 23 will probably be precautionary. The Secretariat and some creditors complained that a precautionary arrangement belied Iraq's claim [...] |
2005-11-23 11:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PARIS8586 | PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the December 13 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to implement a second 30 percent tranche of debt reduction for Iraq, provided a Stand-By Arrangement is approved by the IMF Executive Board before year-end. The first batch of bilateral agreements implementing the Paris Club debt d [...] |
2005-12-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 05PRAGUE1559 | CZECHS SUPPORT CREATION OF FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-02 18:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM XF EZ |
| 05RABAT1810 | GOM EXPLORES USG INTEREST IN NATO DOCUMENTATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) On the margins of a meeting with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim on August 26, and drawing on Reftel, Poloffs inquired about Morocco's stated offer to establish a NATO documentation center in Rabat. Halim said that he was aware [...] |
2005-08-26 17:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL XF MR MO NATO |
| 05ROME3597 | UN REFORM, IRAN: VISIT OF IO A/S SILVERBERG [...] (C) Summary. Italian officials told visiting A/S Silverberg they would look at any UNSC reform proposal except national permanent seats, such as the G4 proposal. They agree on the importance of moving forward before the end of the year on UN Secretariat reform, the Peace Building Commission, [...] |
2005-10-26 16:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR XF IT UNSC |
| 05ROME3827 | ITALIANS WELCOME LEAD ROLE IN EU MISSION AT RAFAH [...] (C) Summary. NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble held consultations with senior GOI officials on Middle East issues November 15. The GOI officials welcomed the recent agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on reopening the Rafah crossing and noted that an Italian general would lead the EU [...] |
2005-11-21 07:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IT EUN |
| 05ROME4028 | ABU MAZEN CALLS FOR ACTIVE EU ROLE IN PEACE [...] Summary: On a two-day official visit to Italy, Abu Mazen underlined PA commitment to the Roadmap and called for a vigorous EU role in the peace process. He said Palestinians had chosen the path of democracy and called on Israel to remove all obstacles to the conduct of elections, including i [...] |
2005-12-09 12:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XF IS IT PLO MEPP |
| 05SANAA3471 | STUDY IN THE U.S. -- IT'S GOOD FOR YEMEN -- IT'S [...] SUMMARY: As was the case throughout the MENA region, the number of Yemeni students applying to study in the United States plummeted after 9/11. The good news is that the trend line is positive -- our numbers are slowly climbing after bottoming out in 2003. The bad news is that even with a [...] |
2005-12-14 04:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF YM |
| 05SANAA927 | DEMARCHE ON G8-BMENA LITERACY WORKSHOP DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-13 11:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI AG YM DEMARCHE |
| 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 |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA2572 | HONDURAS CURRENTLY NOT AN AUDIENCE FOR AL-MANAR [...] (S) According to contacts of the Public Affairs Section, five cable companies in Honduras carry Arabic language stations, the two main carriers in Tegucigalpa, one in San Pedro Sula, one in Tela, and one in Danli. None appear to carry with the Hezbollah station Al-Manar. The Arabic speaking [...] |
2005-12-22 20:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ANET ASEC XF KU SA JO LE HO |
| 05TELAVIV1455 | (S) ISRAELI VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI SECURITY [...] (S) On instructions from Defense Minister Mofaz, BG Eitan Dangott briefed the Ambassador March 11 on the status of Israeli-Palestinian security negotiations and other issues discussed in the Sharm el-Sheik summit. Dangott said that Mofaz and the Israeli security establishment are becoming i [...] |
2005-03-11 14:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | IS KPAL PREL XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV1457 | (S) ISRAELI READOUT ON MUBARAK-MOFAZ MEETING IN [...] (S) BG Eitan Dangott, Military Secretary of Defense Minister Mofaz, briefed the Ambassador March 11 on the meeting held the previous day in Sharm between Mofaz and Egyptian President Mubarak, with the participation of Defense Minister Tantawi and Intelligence Chief Sulayman. Dangott said th [...] |
2005-03-11 14:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | IS KPAL PREL XF GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV1888 | (C) MOFAZ ACCUSES PA MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-28 14:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV227 | (C) SHARON TO CODELS: KEY TO PROGRESS WITH [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Senators Kyl, Martinez, Murkowski, Sununu, and Biden, and Congressman Adam Smith January 9 and with Senator Kerry January 10, Prime Minister Sharon emphasized that progress with Palestinians depends fundamentally on whether terrorism, violence and inci [...] |
2005-01-12 14:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV2761 | SHARON TO CODELS: WE NEED TO BUILD IN THE [...] (C) During a May 2 meeting with Senator Bill Frist and Senator Joseph Lieberman, Prime Minister Sharon described in familiar terms his concerns about the failure of the Palestinian Authority to dismantle terrorist infrastructure. Sharon said that he personally remains committed to all that h [...] |
2005-05-03 13:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL OREP PREL XF SETTLEMENTS |
| 05TELAVIV2925 | CODEL FRIST'S MEETING WITH VICE PM SHIMON PERES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 1, CODEL Frist met with Vice PM Shimon Peres where discussions surrounded the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, Jordan's economic growth and its contribution to the economy in the Palestinian territories, Iran's push to develop nuclear weapons and recent democratic election [...] |
2005-05-10 12:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IS XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV2939 | CODEL FRIST'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 2, Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined to CODEL Frist the economic evolution in Israel since he became finance minister in 2003. Netanyahu said he had increased taxes, reduced government expenditures, while simultaneously combating welfare fraud, challengin [...] |
2005-05-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IS XF ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
| 05TELAVIV3246 | (S) CODEL KOLBE: SHARON DISSATISFIED WITH U.S. [...] (S) During a 75-minute meeting May 30 with Codel Kolbe, attended also by the Ambassador, Prime Minister Sharon described several reasons why he is not happy with current developments. In familiar terms, Sharon said that his and Israel's willingness to move forward in the peace process after [...] |
2005-05-31 09:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | IS KPAL OREP PREL XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV3524 | (C) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTRY AND DEFENSE MINISTRY [...] (C) BG Eitan Dangott, Defense Minister Mofaz's Military Secretary, told the Ambassador late afternoon June 7 that the SIPDIS IDF is on alert and will act immediately if Palestinians are seen preparing further mortar or Qassam attacks in Gaza. Dangott hinted, but would not be pinned down, t [...] |
2005-06-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV4194 | GOI OFFICIAL REAFFIRMS POLICY ON GAZA HOUSES, [...] (C) Shalom Turgeman, Prime Minister Sharon's foreign policy advisor, told the Ambassador early July 6 that the GOI's policy with respect to Gaza houses remains as conveyed to the Secretary, namely, the GOI will destroy the Gaza houses during the evacuation of the settlements, the Palestinia [...] |
2005-07-06 06:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV4269 | FINAL DECISION ON ARIEL SECURITY FENCE LIKELY NOT [...] (C) Ambassador asked MOD Director General Amos Yaron July 7 about press reports that the Israeli cabinet might decide a new route for the separation barrier around the Ariel bloc of settlements. Yaron responded that Prime Minister Sharon is very unlikely to bring this issue to the cabinet [...] |
2005-07-08 16:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS |
| 05TELAVIV5022 | SHARON: DISENGAGEMENT IS "COMPLICATED, PAINFUL AND [...] Prime Minister Sharon met August 14 with an AIPAC-sponsored Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Steny Hoyer and comprised of 10 Democratic Members of the House. AIPAC board members and staffers attended. Ambassador Kurtzer also joined the meeting. Sharon was relaxed and voluble, [...] |
2005-08-15 07:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL PREL XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL PEACE PROCESS |
| 05TELAVIV5224 | SHARON TO CONGRESSIONAL GROUP: ABBAS MUST ASSURE [...] Prime Minister Sharon met for 45 minutes August 22 with an AIPAC-sponsored Republican congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt. Rep. Blunt began the meeting by congratulating Sharon on the success to date of the disengagement plan, and he asked Sharon to explain Israel's thinking regar [...] |
2005-08-24 09:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL OREP PREL XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05VIENNA3441 | AUSTRIA ON BMENA -- BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE [...] On October 24, Charge delivered reftel points to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General and acting deputy Foreign Minister. 2. Kyrle recalled that Austria had made a generous pledge at the Madrid Iraq conference in October 2003, and said the Austrian cabinet wou [...] |
2005-10-24 15:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU XG XF AU |
| 05ZAGREB298 | IRANIAN PRESIDENT TO MAKE LONG-EXPECTED VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is expected to visit Croatia on March 17 as part of a multi-nation tour. He is returning a visit President Stjepan Mesic made to Tehran in 2001 before he leaves office. Mesic,s office and GoC contacts have told Post that the timing [...] |
2005-02-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV XF IR HR |
| 05ZAGREB391 | KHATAMI VISIT: MESIC HITS KEY NON-PRO AND MIDEAST [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: President Mesic made good use of the ill-timed March 7-8 visit of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (ref A) to stress that Croatia shares the international community's key concerns about Iran, including its uranium enrichment program and its support for groups that je [...] |
2005-03-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XF IR HR |
| 06ABUDHABI3633 | UAE DECLINES TO HOST PSI EXERCISE LEADING EDGE BUT [...] (C) On the evening of September 13, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told Ambassador that the UAE would not/not host the land-based portion of the PSI-related exercise LEADING EDGE, which is to take place in the Gulf in late October. Post continues to press the [...] |
2006-09-14 11:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP XF AE |
| 06AMMAN1953 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING - JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-16 18:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XF KBCT JO |
| 06AMMAN2046 | PALESTINIANS STRANDED AT JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: As of mid-day March 20, 89 Palestinians who left Baghdad with the assistance of an American NGO, were stranded in the no-man's land between the Iraqi and Jordanian border posts at the Karamah-Trebil crossing. The Jordanian Government is not admitting the Palestinians who claim [...] |
2006-03-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL XF IZ JO |
| 06AMMAN2068 | AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Flu Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations and the Government of Jordan (GoJ) on March 2, 2006 to share information on avian flu preparedness. All participants are following similar lines of action: stockin [...] |
2006-03-22 06:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU XF JO |
| 06AMMAN2322 | FOREIGN FIGHTER DEMARCHE [...] (C) Polcouns made Ref A points on foreign fighters in a March 9 meeting with Dimai Haddad, head of Foreign Minister Khatib's private office. Haddad said the GOJ views it as in its own interest to stop any young men, Jordanian or foreign, who fit the foreign fighter profile. He pointed to Jor [...] |
2006-03-30 14:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC CG XA XF XG XI JO |
| 06AMMAN2916 | Sandia Workshop Works to Lower Bioterrorism Risks, [...] Summary: An April 11-13 workshop sponsored by Sandia National Lab gathered thirty Middle Eastern lab scientists in Amman to discuss biosafety and biosecurity risks and risk reduction strategies at health and agricultural biology labs. Expert speakers outlined best practices for lowering risk [...] |
2006-04-25 03:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER XF JO |
| 06AMMAN4297 | "Get the Lead Out! Sulfur, Too" - Middle East Clean Fuels [...] Summary: Fifty participants in the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles met in Cairo May 24-25. Stakeholders discussed plans to eliminate the use of leaded gasoline, and to promote low sulfur gasoline and diesel in the Middle East and North Africa. Studies from the United States show tha [...] |
2006-06-14 05:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ENRG XF EG |
| 06AMMAN4654 | Red-Dead Project Feasibility Study Moving Towards Start-Up [...] (SBU) Summary: The feasibility study for the Red Sea to Dead Sea water conveyance project ("Red-Dead"), strongly supported by Jordan as a source of fresh water, is gradually moving towards starting up, perhaps as early as fall 2006. The World Bank is planning a donors meeting for the feasibil [...] |
2006-06-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL JO XF |
| 06AMMAN4692 | JORDAN INCREASINGLY DESPERATE FOR WATER THIS SUMMER [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's senior water officials are trapped between dwindling water supplies, fixed water obligations under treaties, and ever-growing demand from Amman and other cities for domestic water. Irrigation in the Jordan Valley is the only place they can cut some deliveries. Even unde [...] |
2006-06-25 14:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR JO SENV XF |
| 06AMMAN8577 | CONCERN OVER GAS STATION POLLUTION UNITES MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) SUMMARY: TWENTY-TWO PARTICIPANTS FROM ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, AND JORDAN PUT REGIONAL TENSIONS ASIDE AT A WORKSHOP IN ISTANBUL ON NOVEMBER 12-16 TO FOCUS ON A COMMON CONCERN -- POLLUTION FROM LEAKING STORAGE TANKS AT GASOLINE STATIONS. TWO EPA SPECIALISTS PRESENTED A MEATY, PRACTI [...] |
2006-11-25 13:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL TU XF |
| 06AMMAN8959 | Red-Dead Feasibility Study Launch - Hopeful Start [...] (U) Summary: The World Bank and regional beneficiaries Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority launched the $15.5 million feasibility study and environmental and social assessment for the Red Sea to Dead Sea Water Conveyance project on December 10. With only $8.8 million in contribution [...] |
2006-12-18 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PREL XF JO |
| 06AMMAN9101 | ARABSAT/NILESAT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Afram Jamil, Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Information on December 27. Jamil explained that Jordan no longer sits on the Arabsat board, due to Jordan's small stake in the company (4 per cent) and its limited content contribution and usa [...] |
2006-12-27 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC KPAL KPAO PTER JO XF |
| 06ANKARA317 | TURKEY/JORDAN: JORDANIAN PM BAKHIT FINDS BROAD [...] (C) Jordanian Prime Minister Bakhit, accompanied by Foreign Minister Khatib, came to Ankara January 16 to review regional issues prior to King Abdullah's planned visit to Washington, according to Foreign Ministry and Jordanian embassy sources. Bilateral trade issues were discussed as well. [...] |
2006-01-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR TU JO IZ IR SY XF |
| 06ANKARA3339 | TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT LESS THAN SATISFYING [...] (C) Foreign Ministry DDG Murat Burhan and Russian embassy PolCouns Vyacheslav Kunekov provided us read-outs of Foreign Minister Lavrov's May 31-June 1 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. While the Russians and Turks were in general agreement on regional issues, the Turkish side was disappointed with [...] |
2006-06-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG KPAL XF IZ IR IS AM |
| 06ANKARA4822 | TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR ON IRAQ FUEL AND IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol updated Ambassador on recent Iraq-related developments, including visits to Istanbul by Iraqi VP Hashimi and seven Iraqi Turkmen parliamentarians, the latter of which was designed to promote unity and common purpose among Turkmen across [...] |
2006-08-18 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET ENRG ETRD XF TU IZ |
| 06ANKARA6735 | TURKISH OFFICIALS SHARE CONCERNS ON IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Rodman discussed Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East with Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul and MFA Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay on the margins of December 12-13 High Level Defense Group talks in Ankara. Rodman described his discussions [...] |
2006-12-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL IS IZ IR SY LE XF TU |
| 06ANKARA722 | HAMAS -- TURKS DESCRIBE PLANNED MEETINGS IN ANKARA [...] (c) Summary: Turkey will host probably two meetings with Hamas on February 16, according to two senior government officials. One will be at the Deputy Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs level and will take place over lunch at a government guesthouse. A second meeting is likely follow betwee [...] |
2006-02-16 10:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER XF TU |
| 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 |
| 06ATHENS1851 | IRAQI FM ZEBARI VISITS GREECE, LEAVES ASSURED OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-17 13:48:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MARR OPRC PBTS PGOV PINS XF XG GR |
| 06BAGHDAD1153 | UPDATE ON PALESTINIANS ON JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 10 and 11. 2. (C) Summary: Following the March 18 exodus of 88 Palestinians from Baghdad, we have received news that at least 33 more have fled to the makeshift camp on the Iraqi side of the Jordanian border (23 individuals on April 1, and [...] |
2006-04-08 15:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL XF IZ JO |
| 06BAGHDAD1171 | REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION TO GUIDANCE ON PLO CONTACT [...] (C) Prior to receipt of ref A and the formation of the Hamas Government, Baghdad maintained an occasional, productive dialogue with Palestinian chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on matters pertaining to the Palestinian population in Iraq. We ceased any contact with al-Qasoos upon receipt of [...] |
2006-04-10 17:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD1325 | BAGHDAD PLO REPRESENTATIVE ON SITUATION OF [...] (C) Summary: Pursuant to permission granted ref A, Baghdad RefCoord met with PLO chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on April 20 to discuss humanitarian issues relating to Palestinians in Iraq. Qasoos said that Palestinians in Iraq are fleeing towards the Jordanian border because 1) they face [...] |
2006-04-24 11:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4163 | REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy Baghdad requests country clearance for the following personnel to travel to Abu Dhabi for the purpose of engaging Gulf country counterparts on support for Government of Iraq (GOI) outreach efforts to Anbar province. 2. Travelers' information follows: a. Margaret Scobey, Polit [...] |
2006-11-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AE IZ ZP ZR XF |
| 06BAGHDAD4165 | REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy Baghdad requests country clearance for the following personnel to travel to Abu Dhabi for the purpose of engaging Gulf country counterparts on support for Government of Iraq (GOI) outreach efforts to Anbar province. 2. Marc Chretien IRMO Consultant Diplomatic PPT: 900487811 [...] |
2006-11-07 12:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA IZ AE XF ZP ZR |
| 06BANJUL137 | THE GAMBIA: CHRISTIAN COUNCIL ADDRESSES CARTOON [...] (U) The Gambia Christian Council (GCC), representing the various churches serving The Gambia's tiny Christian community, has issued a statement in reaction to the controversy generated by the recent publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed in a Danish newspaper. As reported by the loca [...] |
2006-03-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO XF GA |
| 06BANJUL757 | THE GAMBIA: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR'S CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Dakar-based Israeli Ambassador Behar gave an upbeat readout on his initial meeting with President Jammeh, who described former Israeli Prime Minister Barak as "my friend." In the meeting, Jammeh indicated particular interest in Israeli technical aid in the agricultural sector, and proved [...] |
2006-12-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL GA IS XF XY EAID EAGR |
| 06BEIRUT2920 | LEBANON: PRESSING FOR GOL CLARITY ON RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Ambassador, DART Team coordinator, and poloff met with the Council for Development and Reconstruction's (CDR) new director Nabil Jisr -- a close Siniora confidante -- on September 8 to discuss coordination of the reconstruction effort and the reported GOL interest in using prefabricated [...] |
2006-09-11 06:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID LE XF |
| 06BERLIN3517 | ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER OLMERT'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) (Summary) During Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's visit to Berlin on December 11-12 he held extensive discussions with Chancellor Merkel and met more briefly with Foreign Minister Steinmeier and President Koehler. Most of the discussions with Merkel took place without any other staff prese [...] |
2006-12-15 15:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS LE SP SY XF GM |
| 06BRUSSELS1175 | HAMAS LIKELY TO DOMINATE MEETING OF EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Judith Gebetsroithner, an advisor to External Relations Commission Ferrero-Waldner, told us April 6 that discussion of Hamas would likely be the main issue for EU Foreign Ministers to tackle at their monthly meeting (GAERC) in Luxembourg April 10. Gebetsroithner noted that member states [...] |
2006-04-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KPAL BO UP XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS975 | EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS HAMAS, BELARUS, OTHER [...] (U) EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels March 20, agreed with the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR that the Belarusian elections were "severely flawed." FMs reportedly discussed Hamas' proposed list of cabinet members but did not issue a substantive statement on Hamas. Rather [...] |
2006-03-21 13:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID KPAL BO XF ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06CAIRO1307 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, FEBRUARY 12-25. [...] Summary: Due to the visit of Secretary Rice to Egypt last week, this weeks media summary covers the period of February 12-25. During the first week of the reporting period (February 12-18), while 50 percent of commentaries focused on domestic issues, 18 percent contemplated tolerance of Isl [...] |
2006-03-02 09:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XF |
| 06CAIRO1409 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4: IRAQ; [...] Summary. The past week saw strong reactions to the news of the violence in Iraq and to the one-year prison term meted out to a journalist from independent daily, Al-Masry Al-Yom, for publishing a story criticizing a former government minister (although the article was later subsequently retrac [...] |
2006-03-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XF IZ |
| 06CAIRO1653 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, MARCH 6-12, 2006: [...] Summary: Throughout the week, all papers highlighted President Mu and European trip, and commentators analyzed his role and message to importance as a counter-balance to the U.S. While simultaneously arg Egypt as a regional power-broker, columnists turned inward to demand momentum on domestic [...] |
2006-03-16 11:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XF IZ |
| 06CAIRO3119 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY,S MAY 20 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by Economic and Political Counselor John Desrocher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) May 20, 2006; 11:45AM; Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Ricciardone NEA DAS Scott Carpenter D Executive Assistant Mike Matera D Se [...] |
2006-05-25 08:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PTER KPAL IS XF |
| 06CAIRO3267 | CODEL KOLBE MAY 20 MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 20 meeting on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told House Foreign Ops Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Jim Kolbe and his delegation that, having had little choice but to allow Hamas to form a government [...] |
2006-05-30 13:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS XF |
| 06CAIRO5270 | AL MANAR NEXT STEPS [...] (S) Ref B and previous messages report our campaign against Al Manar on NileSat over the past year. When circumstances permit, we will resume our advocacy with every influential top official. Further discussion with the GOE at this time regarding removing Al Manar broadcasts from NileSat would not [...] |
2006-08-22 16:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | ECPS ETTC KPAO PREL PTER XF EG |
| 06CAIRO692 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, JANUARY 17-23. [...] Summary: Coverage of the Palestinian elections hit a crescendo at the end of the week, with many commentators reacting negatively to President Bushs Jan. 27 statement. While only three percent of commentaries were critical of U.S. policy before the election results were announced, forty perce [...] |
2006-02-06 07:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG XF ZP ZR IS |
| 06CAIRO718 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 5. [...] Summary: The past week saw a resurgence of reactions to the Danish caricature of the prophet Mohammed, with commentators in the press and on television identifying it as an issue of greater intolerance of Islam. Media outlets continued their focus on the Palestinian election results, especi [...] |
2006-02-07 06:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG XF ZP ZR IS DA XZ |
| 06CASABLANCA457 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF FOUR JI [...] (SBU) Econoff met April 28 with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official Mr Azouz Aboulkouroum to discuss terrorism finance-related issues and to deliver reftel demarche concerning the designation of four members of Jemaah Islamiyah. 2. (SBU) Aboulkouroum was receptive to demar [...] |
2006-05-04 15:27:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF MO |
| 06CASABLANCA633 | Diplomatic Note Received: Morocco's Terrorism [...] (SBU) On June 7 , Embassy received diplomatic note BZ/1673/DG7 dated June 6, 2006, from the Government of Morocco (GOM) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation's (MFA's), Office of Bilateral relations. The note is in response to recent demarches (reftels) encouraging continued efforts on [...] |
2006-06-09 15:10:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF MO |
| 06DARESSALAAM452 | TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT QUIET CONCERNING OFFENSIVE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KPAO XF TZ |
| 06DOHA152 | QATARI VIEWS ON ELECTION OF HAMAS IN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari foreign minister said that Palestinian election results should be respected, as they came about by democratic means. Other Qataris and non-Qatari resident Arabs are cautiously optimistic that the Hamas victory will change the terrorist organization and will benefit the [...] |
2006-01-31 14:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF QA |
| 06DOHA1610 | IRAQ: QATAR CAN SUPPORT EDUCATION, INFLUENCE SUNNI [...] (S) SUMMARY. In contrast to its support for our military in the region, Qatar has not been an important partner on political issues regarding Iraq. Post believes Qatar can provide increased support in areas where it can achieve leadership, such as education and training. Its contacts with Iraq [...] |
2006-11-05 14:28:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS IZ XF QA |
| 06DOHA237 | BRIEF READOUT ON AMIR'S MEETING WITH HAMAS LEADERS [...] (C) First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) hosted the Ambassador and his family for an informal dinner February 9. HBJ talked about the 3-hour meeting he and the Amir had that day with Khalid Mishal and two others. HBJ implied that the Qataris lectured [...] |
2006-02-15 12:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF QA |
| 06DOHA461 | COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs March 20 to begin a strategic dialogue between the two countries, consult on Iran, and enlist support for [...] |
2006-03-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA |
| 06DOHA464 | COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER [...] (C) In two meetings with Minister of Finance Yousef Kamal on March 20, Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined U.S. strategic thinking on Iran and regional security and commended Qatar for choosing the path of reform, progress, and prosperity. At a brief meeting in the Finance Ministry [...] |
2006-03-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EAID EINV KPAL IZ XF QA |
| 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 |
| 06HANOI326 | CARTOON CONTROVERSY: GVN CONDEMNS VIOLENCE; [...] (SBU) Pol/C met with MFA West Asia and Africa Department Deputy Director General Duong Huynh Lap February 14 to deliver reftel points. Lap relayed the GVN's regret at both the offensive cartoons and the violence they generated. Vietnam believes that this matter should be resolved through dial [...] |
2006-02-14 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI KISL KPAO XF VM |
| 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 |
| 06JEDDAH268 | PERSGA Coordinating Protection of Red Sea [...] Summary: PERSGA is a Jeddah-based intergovernmental organization that builds capacity and organizes research for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ecosystem. They are assessing land-based activities that affect the Red Sea and working with member governments on coastal zone management plans. End [...] |
2006-04-05 13:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV XF SA |
| 06JEDDAH270 | PERSGA Coordinating Protection of Red Sea [...] Summary: PERSGA is a Jeddah-based intergovernmental organization that builds capacity and organizes research for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ecosystem. They are assessing land-based activities that affect the Red Sea and working with member governments on coastal zone management plans. End [...] |
2006-04-05 13:39:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV XF SA |
| 06JEDDAH559 | FM'S VIEWS ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter delivered Reftel points on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on August 21. The Ambassador emphasized tha the HRC has not taken a balanced approach to theIsrael-Hizballah conflict and he questioned why he Council spoke out so strongly agai [...] |
2006-08-23 14:29:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PHUM PREL SA XF |
| 06JERUSALEM606 | APPROACHING PA TO QUELL VIOLENT REACTIONS TO [...] (C) In accordance with ref (a), Consul General raised issue of taking active, public measures to calm the controversy in connection with publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed with President Mahmoud Abbas on February 9 (other topics septel). President Abbas agreed with the seriousness [...] |
2006-02-09 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO XF |
| 06KUWAIT1003 | ARAB FUND DG ON AID FOR IRAQ AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Arab Fund Director General Abdulatif Al-Hamad told DoS Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow on March 19 that the Arab Fund's highest priority is drinking water projects and that it could use its organizational agility to "close the gaps" in unfinished water projects throughou [...] |
2006-03-22 04:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL EFIN KU XF |
| 06KUWAIT1416 | U.S. SPEAKER EVALUATION: PROF. CALVIN MACKIE EDUCATES [...] GPRA FY06Q3: April 18-19, target-of-opportunity U.S. Speaker Dr. Calvin Mackie informed Kuwaiti officials and the public of the state of reconstruction efforts in New Orleans. During an intensive two-day visit, the award-winning engineering professor and Louisiana Recovery Authority member sou [...] |
2006-04-25 08:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP KMPI SCUL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT1425 | FY06Q3 PROGRAM EVALUATION: NEW ORLEANS ALL-STARS CAME [...] The New Orleans All-Star Brass Band made a glorious return visit to Kuwait April 17, 18, and 19, conducting performances and workshops reaching more than 5,600 Kuwaitis. Each of the group's five concerts stressed the unique cultural heritage and resilient spirit of the American people and the [...] |
2006-04-25 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT1521 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR GCC INFORMAL SUMMIT; [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on May 2. The Ambassador placed special emphasis on the need for the GCC to embrace the new Iraqi government in both political and economic terms and thus act as a magnet countering [...] |
2006-05-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM WE IS XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT1917 | SPEAKER EVALUATION: BRENDA FLANAGAN BONDS WITH KUWAITIS VIA [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Dr. Brenda Flanagan, Davidson College literature professor and award-winning author, conducted an outstanding speaker program May 12-17, 2006, in Kuwait. An American of Trinidadian origin, Dr. Flanagan captivated Kuwaiti audiences with readings of timeless poetry by noted America [...] |
2006-05-24 16:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT2025 | ARAB AND KUWAIT FUND HEADS CALL FOR CLOSER [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings on May 29 and 31 with the Ambassador, Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Abdulatif Al-Hamad, Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) reaffirmed their organiz [...] |
2006-05-31 17:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ AF GZ WE XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT2093 | PROGRAM EVALUATION: SAPPHIRE TRIO CHARMS KUWAITIS WITH [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Summary: The Sapphire Trio, an American chamber music group, conducted its first tour of Kuwait on May 20 and 21, where the musicians conducted a number of performances and teaching workshops. The trio demonstrated their virtuoso musical skills and unique repertoire of classical [...] |
2006-06-05 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OEXC XF 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 |
| 06KUWAIT2257 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY PLANS ISLAMIC MODERATION [...] Summary: (U) Building on the success of its International Moderation Conference held in London in May, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is proceeding to organize a similar conference in the U.S. in early November 2006. During a June 11 courtesy call by the Charge d'Affaires on [...] |
2006-06-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO SCUL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT2831 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2854 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2856 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2857 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2867 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-17 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2878 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2881 | TFLE01: KUWAIT BLOGGERS RANT ABOUT CASUALTIES IN LEBANON [...] Summary and comment: Kuwaiti bloggers are filling cyberspace with thoughts and analysis of the violence in Lebanon and Gaza. A review of several blog sites shows much sympathy for civilian casualties and regret for damage to infrastructure in Lebanon. "Just one picture of a dead little girl d [...] |
2006-07-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2884 | KUWAIT MEDIA COVERAGE OF STUDENT DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. [...] Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti press devoted significant space to coverage of a student-organized demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy on July 15. The rally, called to protest the American veto of the U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza, was a "photo opportunity" of which the pre [...] |
2006-07-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2921 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, ISRAEL, AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-22 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2938 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH AND AMERICA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-23 08:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2963 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-24 09:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT2989 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-25 09:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3007 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN AND LEBANON, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-26 10:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3027 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3044 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-30 10:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3055 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - ATTACK ON QANA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-31 10:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3072 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3095 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-02 10:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3135 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3158 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE ARABS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-06 09:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3171 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-07 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3187 | TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3205 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-09 08:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3227 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-12 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3269 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-13 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3283 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH, AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 07:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3306 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AFTER THE WAR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-15 07:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3320 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - INTERPRETING LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3360 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - Debating the Lebanon War [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-19 10:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3379 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON FALLOUT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-20 10:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3383 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH'S RESISTANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-21 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3418 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AFTER THE WAR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-22 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3444 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-23 11:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3474 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-28 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3501 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN HANDS IN LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-29 12:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3528 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-30 10:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3550 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA, ISRAEL, AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-03 08:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3558 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-04 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3582 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, LEBANON, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-05 10:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3595 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ISLAM, IRAN, PALESTINE, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-06 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3635 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11, IRAN, LEBANON, AND DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3645 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11 AND DETAINEE POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3666 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11 AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-12 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3687 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AL-ZAWAHIRI'S THREATS, SYRIA, AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-13 11:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3727 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - POPE'S COMMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-17 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT374 | PROMINENT GCC INVESTMENT BANK CURTAILING [...] (SBU) During a February 1 meeting, representatives from Global Investment House (GIH), one of the GCC's largest and most successful investment banks, informed Econoff that new GIH investments in the Palestinian territories were on-hold pending a reevaluation of the company's investments in the [...] |
2006-02-04 17:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON WE GZ KU XF |
| 06KUWAIT3817 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-24 07:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3831 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ AND HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-25 08:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3923 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - VATICAN AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT3983 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-04 08:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT399 | KUWAIT FUND ON IRAQ, LEBANON, PA AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 1 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries outlined details of an informal December 2005 agreement with the Iraqi Planning Ministry on allocation of the GOK's $560M assistance package for Iraq; pointed to renewed [...] |
2006-02-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KU GZ WE IZ XF |
| 06KUWAIT4024 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-09 07:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4102 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-15 08:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4113 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-16 08:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4121 | FY06Q4 PROGRAM EVALUATION: U.S. SPEAKER DR. SARAH BREWER [...] Summary: On September 17 - 20, 2006, PA Kuwait hosted U.S. Speaker on women and politics, Dr. Sarah Brewer, for a five-day intensive speaking tour in Kuwait. The associate director of American University's Women and Politics Institute effectively engaged Kuwaiti female political activists rang [...] |
2006-10-17 04:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL KMPI XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT4252 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ, WAR ON TERROR, AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4258 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - DEMOCRACY, CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-30 08:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT433 | KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy approached the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) to urge participation by KIA Managing Director, Bader Al-Sa'ad at the MENA-OECD conference. Al-Bader's office has informed the Embassy that he will not/not be able to attend the conference and has nominated Mr. [...] |
2006-02-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT4330 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TENSION IN THE GULF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-04 09:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4358 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-05 07:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT437 | KUWAIT PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY: AN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS), the country's government pension agency, outlined the organization's progressive work ethic, organizational structure and global investments, including $ [...] |
2006-02-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EINV EFIN XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT4384 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S TRIAL AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-06 07:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4405 | ENGAGEMENT OF REGIONAL STATES FOR IRAQ: WHAT CAN [...] (S/NF) This cable responds to reftel request for ideas on Iraq-Kuwait engagement. Kuwait's relationship with Iraq continues to be colored by their difficult shared history. While Kuwaitis are elated to see Saddam condemned by an Iraqi court, and recognize the danger of a failed state on thei [...] |
2006-11-07 14:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL IZ XF MOPS MAPP |
| 06KUWAIT4443 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - MIDTERM ELECTIONS, IRAQ, AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 07:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4454 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE, IRAQ, AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-14 08:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4460 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 09:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4469 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - MIDTERM ELECTIONS AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-18 06:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4475 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-19 07:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4517 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN MEDIA AND FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4518 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON'S ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-26 08:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4541 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE REGION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-02 06:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4549 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-03 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4564 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, IRAN, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4574 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, IRAQ, AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-06 06:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4617 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TERROR FUNDING, IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4628 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-12 09:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4632 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-12 10:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4633 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-12 10:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4634 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE, BAKER-HAMILTON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4640 | PROGRAM EVALUATION: SSI SPEAKER IMAM SOHAIB SULTAN VISIT TO [...] FY06Q4 GPRA SUMMARY: Trinity College's Imam Sohaib Sultan visited Kuwait as a Strategic Speaker Initiative spokesperson conducting a four-day tour from September 16 - 20, 2006. Imam Sultan discussed the status and history of Muslims in America, with diverse audiences, including more than 250 [...] |
2006-12-13 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU ISLAMISTS |
| 06KUWAIT4654 | WINNING MASS AUDIENCES - THE U.S. PRESENCE AT THE 2006 [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the Ambassador participated in the opening ceremony of Kuwait's 31st International Book Fair. Embassy Kuwait was the sole Western presence during the 10-day exhibition that attracted tens of thousands of Kuwaiti visitors. Public Affairs offered more than 120 RBO, IIP [...] |
2006-12-16 06:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT4655 | INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...] |
2006-12-16 06:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT4661 | INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...] |
2006-12-16 11:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT4677 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - NATO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 06KUWAIT4698 | ARTISTIC AMBASSADOR LINDA TOUBY DAZZLES KUWAIT, NOVEMBER [...] SUMMARY: Stunning New York abstract expressionist artist Linda Touby landed in Kuwait on her first trip to the Middle East on November 30, opening a whirlwind week of dynamic cultural interaction with a range of Kuwaiti audiences. Ms. Touby splashed onto the Kuwait art scene with a welcoming [...] |
2006-12-24 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT482 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--INVIGORATING THE CASH COURIER [...] (SBU) On February 8, Econoff delivered ref A points to Talal Al-Sayegh, Head of Anti-Money Laundering at the Central Bank of Kuwait. Points were also passed to U.S. Customs Advisor for officials at the Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC). According to Al-Sayegh, the GOK, althoug [...] |
2006-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL XF KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT587 | RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...] |
2006-02-21 05:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT588 | RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...] |
2006-02-21 05:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN |
| 06KUWAIT658 | MUSLIM FSO'S REFLECT ON CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Note from Ambassador: At my request, two members of my staff, both of them Muslims on their first overseas tours with the State Department, provided below their reflections on the Danish cartoon controversy. I asked them to share their personal reactions as well as attempt some analysis [...] |
2006-02-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PTER KISL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT701 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENCE AND MATH COOPERATION IN KUWAIT [...] Summary: Kuwait is fertile ground for cooperation with the Ministry of Education on science and mathematics education as well as with cooperation with local science clubs and museums. Public Diplomacy programming in Kuwait have been effective in engaging Kuwaiti students, including science st [...] |
2006-03-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO SCUL SENV OEXC OIIP EAID PREL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT748 | AMRE MOUSSA REAPPOINTMENT AS ARAB LEAGUE SECGEN A [...] (C) The Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait commented to the Ambassador on March 5 about President Mubarak's recent attempts to convince Gulf leaders to gather support for Amre Moussa's re-appointment as the Arab League's Secretary General. He said that he had not seen any press coverage of this a [...] |
2006-03-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EG KU XF |
| 06KUWAIT806 | KUWAIT HOSTS ISLAM MODERATION CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf [endowments] and Islamic Affairs hosted a conference, "We and the Other," on March 6-8, 2006 to emphasize tolerance and to discourage extremism. During the opening session, Kuwait's Islamic Affairs Minister said that the true nature of Islam is one of mode [...] |
2006-03-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO SCUL KISL XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT872 | OP-ED PLACEMENT - "THE TRUTH ABOUT GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary: All daily newspapers in Kuwait published the generic Op-Ed "The Truth about Guantanamo" on March 6, 2006. 2. On March 5, 2006 Acting on a request from Washington, the Public Affairs Section at U.S. Embassy Kuwait sent "The Truth about Guantanamo" generic Op-Ed to all daily newspape [...] |
2006-03-15 06:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT925 | FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [...] Summary: The Embassy hosted a luncheon for 50 Kuwaiti women leaders on Sunday, March 12, 2006, at the Ambassador's Residence in celebration of International Women's Day. Comprised of high-ranking female Kuwaitis, the guest list included government officials, business executives, educators, hu [...] |
2006-03-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL XF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06LISBON2269 | PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY PLANS; A SHIFT FROM THE [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese interlocutors relayed their views regarding their government's preparations for the EU presidency. They noted that Germany's policy prescriptions would dominate the agenda through the new coordinated presidencies process, but that Portugal had some opportunities to aff [...] |
2006-10-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON XA XF PO |
| 06MUSCAT1015 | OMAN FM UPDATE ON IRAN, GULF SECURITY [...] (C) In a June 20 meeting, FM Yusuf bin Alawi again voiced optimism that Iran would respond positively to the West's latest offer, but noted that several Arab states were angry that details on security assurances to Iran were not discussed with them first. He sees a 1987 Security Council resol [...] |
2006-06-26 07:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELNT EWWT EPET XF IR MU |
| 06MUSCAT162 | MFA ARAB CHIEF ON IRAN, PALESTINE, SYRIA [...] (C) In a February 5 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, MFA Arab Affairs Chief Ambassador Ahmed al-Harthy expressed deep misgivings about the IAEA's decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council, fearing the move pushes a diplomatic solution further out of reach. He said recent Oman-Iran discus [...] |
2006-02-08 08:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL PARM KNNP PINR XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT222 | QUELLING VIOLENT REACTIONS TO OFFENSIVE CARTOONS: [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered ref A demarche February 14 thanking the Omani government for its role in helping to calm public reactions to the offensive Danish cartoons and urging continued efforts to promote peaceful dialogue. To date, there have been no acts of violence stemming from the carto [...] |
2006-02-15 15:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KPAO PGOV XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT229 | SMALL STEP IN NATO-OMAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting, MFA Chief of International Organizations Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi shared an update on Oman-NATO relations with Pol/Econ Chief. (Note: Oman and Saudi Arabia are the only two GCC states not to have joined the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). E [...] |
2006-02-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT387 | MESSAGE TO OIC ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-15 15:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO ETRD KISL KPAO PREL PTER XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT396 | BASIC SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATIONCOLLABORATION: INTEREST, [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 76. ------- SUMMARY ------- 21. Embassy Muscat applauds USG plans to support science and mathematics education in the region and ssees excellent potential for numerous partnerships that would enable the reftel initiative to be successful [...] |
2006-03-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SENV XF KMPI KPAO KGLB MU |
| 06MUSCAT397 | MESSAGE TO OIC ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO ETRD KISL KPAO PREL PTER XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT442 | DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, MARCH 28-29 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-22 10:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT618 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FM YUSUF BIN ALAWI [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi will be in Washington, DC, approximately April 20-25 for meetings with Secretary Rice, Secdef Rumsfeld, USTR Portman and other Administration and Congressional officials, optimally to include Vice President Cheney. Secretary Rice la [...] |
2006-04-17 12:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MNUC KPAL PGOV XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT622 | FM UPDATE ON IRAN, PSI ATTENDANCE, AND U.S. VISIT [...] (C) FM Bin Alawi confirmed Omani attendance at upcoming PSI events in May and June, as suggested during the recent visit of U/S Joseph. Clarifying remarks on Iran, he said Oman harbors no illusions about Iranian actions but nevertheless cannot advocate actions that might trigger conflict. He [...] |
2006-04-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP PGOV ETRD IR XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT671 | MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON IRAN, HAMAS, IRAQ [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr reiterated to the Ambassador on April 25 Oman's paramount concern at finding a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear standoff, expressing frustration that creative solutions and confidence-building measures are not being more aggressively p [...] |
2006-04-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MNUC IR IZ XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT706 | SAYYID BADR PREVIEWS GCC HEADS OF STATE [...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi assured the Ambassador May 3 that Oman supports reconstruction efforts in Iraq, has forgiven all Iraqi debt, and will consider opening a diplomatic mission in Baghdad once the security situation there has improved. He indicated that Oman would sup [...] |
2006-05-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KNNP XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT744 | OMAN FM ON US-ARAB ECONOMIC FORUM [...] The is an action message. Please see para 5. 2. In a May 9 meeting, the Ambassador briefed Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi on the upcoming U.S.-Arab Economic Forum in Houston from June 27-29 (reftel). The Ambassador described the Forum as a unique opportunity to [...] |
2006-05-10 14:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EAID ECON ETRD XF MU |
| 06OSLO338 | FM STOERE WANTS A BIGGER ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) On March 16, FM Stoere went public with a complaint that the Quartet will not agree to an early date for a meeting (without the parties) of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) to discuss donor coordination. "It's a problem that we did not get this," Stoere told the widest selling Norwegi [...] |
2006-03-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID XF NO KPAL |
| 06OSLO540 | "RELAXED" ABU MAZEN IN NORWAY [...] (C) Summary. At Norway's invitation, PA President Mahmoud Abbas visited Oslo April 24-25. His Norwegian interlocutors described Abbas as "relaxed," but focused on ensuring that the international community does not turn its back on the needs of the Palestinian people in efforts to put pressu [...] |
2006-04-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM PTER NO XF KPAL |
| 06OTTAWA3253 | CANADA GIVES STRONG SUPPORT FOR U.S. SECURITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator LTG Keith Dayton met October 19-20 with FM MacKay, Public Safety Minister Day, Defense Minister O'Connor, and other senior officials from CIDA, PCO, PMO, DND, and DFAIT to thank Canada for the contribution it has made to U.S. efforts to improve securi [...] |
2006-10-27 17:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA IS KJUS PREL XF MEPI |
| 06OTTAWA936 | CANADA TO HAMAS: NO CONTACT, NO AID, NO JOKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 29 Canada formally announced a policy of no contact and no aid to the newly installed Hamas-led Palestinian government. The decision was described by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Near East Division as being consistent with Canada's [...] |
2006-03-31 21:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWHG CA XF |
| 06PARIS1497 | FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ ARE A MAJOR FRENCH CONCERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since 2004, French counterterrorism authorities have focused on the threat posed by foreign fighters going to Iraq. For those departing France for Iraq, the GOF fears that they will become hardened and experienced terrorists, and will eventually return to France to plan attack [...] |
2006-03-09 09:35:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ASEC PTER PREL PGOV CG XA XF XG XI FR |
| 06PARIS1568 | PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the March 7 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed on an approach for dealing with Angola's arrears to the Club, consistent with US objectives. The Secretariat will call on Angola to resume payments to Paris Club creditors in excess of scheduled debt service, such that arrears are redu [...] |
2006-03-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS2362 | PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the April 5 Paris Club meeting, creditors accepted in principle Algeria's offer to prepay at face value its previously rescheduled Paris Club debt. The US is the third largest creditor with $1.2 billion in claims, just over half of which are pre-payable without penalty. The US stre [...] |
2006-04-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS3247 | PARIS CLUB - MAY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DEBT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) At the May 10-12 meeting of the Paris Club, Afghanistan's three creditors, Russia, Germany and the United States, took the first step toward fulfilling their pledges to cancel 100% of Afghanistan's debt by providing assurances of debt relief during the period of Afghanistan's new IMF progra [...] |
2006-05-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS4253 | PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON, 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, [...] (SBU) At the June 13-16 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors reached a tentative agreement on a deal that will allow Russia to repay its remaining USD 22 billion in previously rescheduled Paris Club debt in August. The deal is still subject to approval by Moscow. Cameroon received a completi [...] |
2006-06-21 09:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS4386 | DEPARTING MFA NEA A/S-EQUIVALENT JEAN-FRANCOIS [...] (U) Post offers the following biographic report on Jean-Francois Thibault, newly named French Ambassador to Rabat, who leaves his current position as MFA A/S-equivalent for North Africa/Middle East on June 27, 2006 and is expected to arrive in Rabat shortly thereafter. His MFA successor has n [...] |
2006-06-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR XF MO FR |
| 06PARIS456 | PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the January 18 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to raise Jordan's debt swap ceiling from 30% to 40%. The US and UK were the most vocal advocates, arguing that Jordan was an important ally facing serious economic vulnerabilities despite progress implementing key economic reforms. [...] |
2006-01-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS5024 | PARIS CLUB - JULY 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND AFGHAN DEBT [...] (SBU) At the July 18-19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed on exceptionally generous debt relief for Afghanistan, which achieved three main objectives: (1) 92% of Afghanistan's debt stock will be canceled immediately; (2) all interest falling due between now and the end of the IMF pr [...] |
2006-07-25 12:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS5183 | UNESCO: SESAME CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON CONTINUED MID EAST [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Council of the Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) convened for its eighth meeting at UNESCO Headquarters on July 10-11, 2006. The centerpiece of the program is a synchrotron light source, to be installed in Jor [...] |
2006-08-01 09:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO TPHY TSPA KISL SOCI XF JO |
| 06PARIS5811 | FRANCE'S PRESIDENT CHIRAC OUTLINES KEY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: President Chirac's annual foreign policy speech to France's ambassadors August 29 focused in particular on Middle East issues and crises, including Lebanon. He warned of clashes of civilizations (including between rich and poor), and stressed the importance of political processes [...] |
2006-08-29 15:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN UNSC NATO FR XF |
| 06PARIS5824 | CHIRAC/MERKEL FOCUS ON LEBANON, MIDDLE EAST; [...] (C) Summary: The August 25 informal Blaesheim meeting between President Chirac and German chancellor Merkel and their foreign ministers focused on Lebanon and the situation in the Middle East. Merkel publicly supported France's position on lifting the Israeli air/sea blockade of Lebanon, wi [...] |
2006-08-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN GE MARR MOPS PHUM XF |
| 06PARIS632 | UNESCO-AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During the week of January 23, Ambassador Oliver met with the Ambassadors of Austria (current EU president), Finland (upcoming EU president), Italy (a major player at UNESCO) and Jordan to discuss US relations with EU states, UNESCO reform and a substantive agenda, as well as [...] |
2006-01-31 17:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EU IT FI AU IS XF UNESCO |
| 06PARIS6323 | PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the September 13 meeting of the Paris Club, Xavier Musca, the Chairman of the Paris Club, reported that Angolan Finance Minister de Morais had told him the previous week that Angola is still considering a precautionary Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF, with the understanding that th [...] |
2006-09-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS6993 | PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON AND MALAWI DEBT [...] (U) At the October 18-19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors canceled 354 million of Malawi's 363 million dollars of Paris Club debt as its completion point treatment under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. The US was not a creditor. The Club provided financing assuranc [...] |
2006-10-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS7491 | PARIS CLUB - NOVEMBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) At the November 15 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors decided on an initial response to Argentine Finance Secretary MacLaughlin's letter to the Club expressing the GOA's desire to restart a dialogue and normalize relations as soon as possible. Creditors agreed that Paris Club Chairman Mu [...] |
2006-11-21 15:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06PARIS754 | CONTROVERSY OVER MUHAMMAD CARICATURES CONTINUES IN [...] (C) Summary: France has joined Denmark, but to a lesser degree, as a target of ire in Muslim countries following a French daily's February 1 publication of Danish-origin Muhammad caricatures (ref A), which have since appeared in other French media. Palestinian militants threw a grenade at the [...] |
2006-02-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL XF FR |
| 06PARIS7835 | PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the December 12-13 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors provided Haiti a debt restructuring based on its achievement of decision point under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. This agreement consolidates around USD 69 million in debt, and will lead to the immedia [...] |
2006-12-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR |
| 06RABAT469 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF [...] (SBU) Econoff met March 14 with Moroccan Ministry of Finance official Abdelaziz Khaoua discuss terrorism finance-related issues and to deliver reftel demarche concerning the charities discussion at the MENA-FATF plenary in Cairo next week. 2. (SBU) Khaoua was receptive to demarche and co [...] |
2006-03-15 16:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF MO |
| 06RABAT897 | MOROCCO: MENA-FATF CHARITIES PAPER DEMARCHE [...] (U) Econoff met May 5 with Moroccan Ministry of Finance (MOF) official Mr. Abdelaziz Al Khaoua, head of banking and financial sector issues, to discuss terrorism finance-related matters and to deliver reftel demarche concerning the Government of Morocco (GOM) position on the MENA-FATF Chariti [...] |
2006-05-08 14:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF MO |
| 06RIYADH4919 | REMAINS RETURNED, FAMILIES OF GTMO DETAINEES CALL [...] (U) Following the deaths of the three GTMO detainees, Abdulaziz Suleiman al-Rubaish, whose brother is currently detained at GTMO, contacted the Embassy and asked to meet with the Ambassador. PolMilOff met al-Rubaish at the Embassy front gate and accepted a letter addressed to President Bush f [...] |
2006-06-19 14:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER KAWC SA XF |
| 06RIYADH4961 | SAG NOTIFIED OF PSI WARSAW MEETING PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) On June 14 A/PolCouns gave Abdulrahman al-Rassi, Office Director for MFA's International Organizations Department, a list of Middle Eastern states the USG expects will participate in the June 23 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) High Level Political Meeting in Warsaw, Poland. A/Pol [...] |
2006-06-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP XF |
| 06RIYADH5220 | 14 GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TRANSFERED TO SAUDI [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 25, 14 Guantanamo detainees were transferred to Saudi authority, including a non-Saudi citizen, Ahmad Sadik Turkestani. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) has told EmbOffs that all of the detainees will be further incarcerated in the Kingdom until the SAG rules [...] |
2006-07-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL KAWC MOPS PTER SA XF |
| 06RIYADH7834 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TALIBAN [...] (S/NF) Post has reviewed the draft strategy to counter both Taliban and funding sources outside of Afghanistan and the mechanisms used to transfer the funds into Afghanistan. Post is aware of donors located in the Kingdom who contribute to the Taliban, however Post has no evidence of deep-pock [...] |
2006-10-04 11:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC SA AF XF |
| 06ROME1207 | PRODI AIDE SAYS NEW GOVERNMENT WILL FOLLOW EU [...] (C) Summary. Acting DCM told a senior Prodi advisor April 21 that the Center Left leader's phone conversation with the PA prime minister two days before had generated surprise and consternation in Washington, in view of US and EU policy against contact with senior Hamas officials. Prodi aide [...] |
2006-04-21 15:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KPAL PTER PGOV XF IT |
| 06ROME2961 | EGYPT SEEKS DETAILS ON FRENCH OFFER FOR MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Under instructions from Cairo, Egyptian DCM Abu Bakr Hefny Mahnoud, called on Pol M/C Pearce and Poloff on October 24 to ask for information on a French-led initiative, in which the Italians along with several other Mediterranean countries participated, to increase military - m [...] |
2006-10-25 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF ZP NATO IT |
| 06ROME2965 | WELCH REJECTS "AMBIGUITY" ON HAMAS RECOGNITION OF [...] (S) Italy's MFA Middle East director Riccardo Sessa says European countries want to help move the Israeli-Palestinian issue forward, but the issue is how best to do so. He said a breakthrough could require a greater degree of ambiguity on the issue of Hamas recognition of Israel. NEA A/S Welc [...] |
2006-10-26 11:35:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PGOV IT XF |
| 06ROME2983 | ITALY HOPES MEPP DISCUSSIONS IN ALICANTE REALISTIC [...] (C) Political M/C and Poloff called on Italian MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti October 25 to discuss Italy's upcoming participation in Middle East peace process discussions hosted by the Spanish. Pezzotti said Italy hoped to play a constructive role in focusing discussions on [...] |
2006-10-27 16:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF LE UN IT |
| 06ROME2984 | ITALY SEES NK UNSCR POSSIBLE PRELUDE TO UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senator Gordon Smith met with MFA Political Affairs Director General Terzi October 16. The Italians noted the UNSCR on North Korea, though not as robust as ideally desired, left hope the UNSC might reach similar consensus on Iran. Terzi stressed the goal of UNSC action must be [...] |
2006-10-27 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IT IZ LE NP XF IR UN KNNP |
| 06ROME3016 | ITALY SEES LITTLE TRACTION IN EU FOR MORATINOS [...] (C) A senior MFA official November 2 provided Pol M/C with Italy's read on the recent Mediterranean Forum conference in Alicante, Spain. Luciano Pezzotti, director of the MFA's Middle East office, had accompanied FM D'Alema to the session. He said the GOI found the format of the meeting uns [...] |
2006-11-03 10:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IT SP |
| 06ROME3110 | ITALY DISTANCES ITSELF FROM SPANISH-FRENCH MEPP [...] (C/NF) Summary. MFA Officials took pains November 17 to distance Italy from the Middle East Initiative announced by Spain. They said while the Middle East Peace Process was a top priority for Italy, it was crucial to coordinate any such initiative carefully: first within the EU, then with th [...] |
2006-11-17 14:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV XF IT |
| 06ROME3131 | ITALY WARNS SYRIA ON DESTABILIZING LEBANON [...] (C) Italy is concerned about possible Syrian-inspired efforts to destabilize Lebanon and PM Prodi has contacted President Bashar al-Asad with a message of warning. Despite the recent resignations of six cabinet ministers, Lebanese PM Siniora reportedly told the Italians he was confident in th [...] |
2006-11-20 17:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF IR LE IT |
| 06ROME3132 | ITALY: IRAN SANCTIONS UNAVOIDABLE, BUT ESCALATION [...] (C) MFA Middle East Director Cesare Ragaglini says there is now no choice on the Iran nuclear issue but to move forward with sanctions. This is a matter for some concern, though, because it will set in motion a process of escalation whose outcome is unpredictable. We should also be looking [...] |
2006-11-21 06:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF IR LE UNAUS KNNP IT |
| 06ROME3166 | ITALY QUINT MEETING "DAMAGE CONTROL"; ITALY SAYS [...] (C) Summary. The DCM delivered reftel points to senior MFA officials November 22 and underscored our concern regarding the Spanish MEPP Initiative and Italy's association with it. The Italians said they see the Quint meeting, which Italy is hosting November 24, as an opportunity to do "damag [...] |
2006-11-22 16:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF EUN IT |
| 06ROME3167 | ITALY SCENESETTER FOR DNSA ELLIOTT ABRAMS [...] (U) Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democratization Strategy and Deputy Assistant to the President Elliott Abrams. Please find below background information to serve as a scenesetter for the visit. Country Clearance sent REFTEL A. Summary [...] |
2006-11-22 17:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF AF IR IZ LE IT |
| 06ROME3214 | ABRAMS ENGAGES ITALIANS ON MEPP, IRAN AND [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams November 27 engaged senior MFA officials, members of the Prime Minister's Office and (on background) journalists from Italy's leading dailies on Syria/Lebanon, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) and Iran. On Syria and Lebanon, he noted th [...] |
2006-12-01 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL XF IR LE UNAUS EUN IT |
| 06ROME3272 | D'ALEMA TO CODEL WEXLER: MIDDLE EAST NEEDS NEW PUSH [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister D'Alema told visiting Congressman Wexler that the international community must press Israelis and Palestinians to kick start a new phase in peace negotiations, beginning with a genuine cease-fire and exchange of prisoners. He speculated that NATO could be a poss [...] |
2006-12-12 11:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IR IS IZ LE NATO PGOV PREL SY XF IT |
| 06ROME3320 | OLMERT REJECTS ITALIAN PUSH ON SHEBAA FARMS [...] (C/NF) Israeli PM Olmert visited Italy December 13 and talks focused on Lebanon, the Middle East peace process, and Iran. He deflected calls by both the Italian PM and FM for a gesture on Shebaa Farms to buttress embattled Lebanese PM Siniora. Olmert noted this would be seen as a nod to Syri [...] |
2006-12-18 13:47:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL XF IR LE IT |
| 06ROME483 | HAMAS: ITALY WEIGHS IN FOR ISRAEL WITH RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary. PM Berlusconi reportedly has contacted Russian President Putin and urged that any visit of Hamas officials to Moscow be handled at as low a level as possible. Berlusconi made the call at the behest of Acting Israeli PM Olmert. End summary. 2. (C) A diplomatic advisor to Berl [...] |
2006-02-16 17:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KPAL PTER PGOV XF IT |
| 06SANAA1125 | YEMEN CANDIDATES FOR JUNE PEIA TRAINING COURSE IN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-23 11:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PINS PREL SENV SOCI XF |
| 06SANJOSE2263 | COSTA RICA REESTABLISHING TIES TO ARAB WORLD; ALSO [...] SUMMARY: Costa Rica has restored diplomatic relations with Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain and Yemen, following its decision to move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. The GOCR also plans to open embassies in India and Singapore. The GOCR will use these newly-expanded ties to seek addi [...] |
2006-10-14 10:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL XF BA EG KU YMCS |
| 06SARAJEVO1784 | BOSNIA: MFA SUPPORTS US EFFORTS TO HALT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 06:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AADP XF BK |
| 06SOFIA1330 | BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAMAS, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to Bulgaria's plans to open a diplomatic office in Ramallah following the formation of a "national unity" government in the Palestinian territories, Charge' cautioned deputy Foreign Minister Faim Chaushev, stressing the steps Hamas would have to take in order to legi [...] |
2006-09-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF AF IS LE SY IZ IR LY BU |
| 06STATE196230 | IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT GUIDANCE [...] This cable provides initial guidance for posts to use in responding to inquiries about the report of the Iraq Study Group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Representative Lee Hamilton. 2. BACKGROUND: The Iraq Study Group (ISG) was created on March 15, 2006 at t [...] |
2006-12-07 02:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ IR SY XF |
| 06TELAVIV1009 | U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP: ISRAELI RESPONSE TO [...] (C) On March 2, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Senior Coordinator for Strategic Dialogues and Defense Cooperation Rami Yungman passed poloff the nonpaper in paragraph six -- Israel's response to a U.S. presentation on proposed defense sales to the Middle East that was made at the January 11 U.S.-Israel [...] |
2006-03-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS US XF IR IS MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL |
| 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 |
| 06TELAVIV3843 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BIBI NETANYAHU [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Likud Party leader Bibi Netanyahu September 26, Netanyahu told the Ambassador he was pleased with his recent visits to Washington and London, and appeared confident that he and his party would make a political comeback as a result of the Israeli public's swing [...] |
2006-09-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IS IR XF |
| 06TOKYO2638 | S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG KAWAI ON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner and MOFA DG for North American Affairs Kawai, DG Kawai: -- expressed appreciation for the successful completion of 2 2 talks, and called for focusing U.S-Japan efforts now on implementation of the DPRI agreement; - [...] |
2006-05-15 03:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR XF IN CH RS JA |
| 06TOKYO2654 | U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TALKS, SESSION 4: [...] (C) Summary. In Session 4 U.S.-Japan-ROK policy planning talks, discussion focused on the future of the Middle East. S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner briefed on U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). Japanese DVFM Kohno said that Middle East devel [...] |
2006-05-15 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ XF AF KS JA |
| 06TOKYO6596 | JAPANESE OPPOSITION TO UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A "no" vote or abstention by the Japanese to the November 17 UNGA Emergency Special Session (ESS) Resolution on Israel cannot be assured, according to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. Although Japan agrees completely that the resolution is unbalanced [...] |
2006-11-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA XF IS JA |
| 06TRIPOLI438 | AL MANAR: REQUEST FOR POST INPUT ON NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-25 17:21:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | ECPS ETTC KPAO PREL PTER XF LY |
| 06VATICAN115 | VATICAN: HOLY LAND CUSTODIAN FOCUSED ON SURVIVAL [...] (C) Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Roman Catholic Custodian of the Holy Land, told the Ambassador during a recent visit to Rome that his continuing contact with Hamas was simply "a question of survival." Pizzaballa talks to various authorities about technical issues related to the maintenance [...] |
2006-06-20 10:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM KIRF PREL VT XF |
| 06ZAGREB527 | MESIC DECLINES IRANIAN INVITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: President Stjepan Mesic declined an invitation last week from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad to visit Tehran, special presidential advisor for international relations Budimir Loncar told Ambassador Frank on April 21. When the Iranian Ambassador to Croatia pres [...] |
2006-04-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XF IR HR |
| 07ABUDHABI1323 | ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On August 9, CDA conveyed points on UAE financial assistance to the PA to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation, Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil, temporarily the ranking official present at the Ministry. After first remonstrating that the UAE has "already done a lot [...] |
2007-08-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL XF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1324 | ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On August 9, CDA conveyed points on UAE financial assistance to the PA to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation, Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil, temporarily the ranking official present at the Ministry. After first remonstrating that the UAE has "already done a lot [...] |
2007-08-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL XF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1453 | UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQI LEADERS AGREEMENT [...] (C) Charge urged a supportive UAE public statement on the Iraqi Leaders Agreement with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan on August 28, 29 and again on August 30. Al Haidan initially offered his frank opinion that it would be difficult ("Do we always have to make public statements?"), but after C [...] |
2007-08-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IZ AL XF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI1458 | FREEDOM AGENDA UPDATE FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is a relatively progressive yet still conservative Muslim state with a large and diverse foreign population. The expansion of Western style freedoms is incremental. Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai regularly meet with UAEG officials and the broader [...] |
2007-08-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KMPI KPAO SCUL XF AE |
| 07ABUDHABI731 | UAE RED CRESCENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFRICA [...] SUMMARY: During January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007, the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS), the main quasi-government charity, provided USD 13.36 million in humanitarian assistance to Africa, according to official figures received from the RCS. This assistance included: miscellaneous relief USD 3.5 [...] |
2007-05-03 07:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM MOPS PREL XF SO IZ AF AE |
| 07AMMAN1276 | Embassy AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations, and Government of Jordan (GoJ) officials on March 7 to share information on avian flu preparedness. The GoJ is focusing now on pandemic preparedness, and [...] |
2007-03-21 04:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU XF JO |
| 07AMMAN1312 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE AHEAD OF ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-25 03:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JO XF IS IZ IR LE SU KWBG |
| 07AMMAN1697 | 5TH MENA-FATF PLENARY [...] (U) Summary: Jordan hosted and presided over the fifth plenary of the Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA-FATF) from April2-4 at the Dead Sea. Over the course of the plenary, delegates endorsed a World Bank anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (A [...] |
2007-04-19 12:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER PREL XF JO |
| 07AMMAN3209 | ADVANCING THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN JORDAN [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Amman consistently advances the freedom agenda in Jordan through: frequent interaction with and support of civil society; engagement with the media; and a multitude of USAID, MEPI and Embassy-sponsored programming. Civil society leaders, democracy promoters and human righ [...] |
2007-07-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV XF JO |
| 07AMMAN3230 | EXACT Continues to Play a Vital Role in Fostering [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG organized a Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Water Data Banks project (EXACT) July 15 - 16 at the Dead Sea in Jordan. EXACT is a project initiated under the Multilateral Peace Process Working Group on Water Resources. The EXACT meeting brought Palestinian, Is [...] |
2007-08-01 06:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TPHY KPAL JO IS XF |
| 07AMMAN3366 | EXBS-MIDDLE EAST REGION ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] During July, Regional Advisor discussed the status of the MEGAPORTS Initiative MOU between Department of Energy and Yemen. There has been little change since last month. Yemeni officials continue to expect an affirmative response from the GoY concerning the MEGAPORTS Initiative MOU. B. TRA [...] |
2007-08-09 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP XF |
| 07AMMAN3624 | JORDAN TO MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT IRAQI LEADERS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IZ AL XF |
| 07AMMAN3881 | MENA OECD STEERING GROUP MEETS IN AMMAN TO PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) The Steering Group of the MENA OECD Investment Program met in Amman, Jordan on September 5 to review progress and prepare for its ministerial meeting. The Egyptian Prime Minister will open the November 28 Ministerial and its Investment Minister will chair the meeting. The initiative, n [...] |
2007-09-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV XF |
| 07AMMAN3889 | JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND AHLC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-19 11:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG XF EUN |
| 07AMMAN4174 | Jordan Continues to Strengthen Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met October 9 with representatives from the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to share information on avian flu preparedness. The meeting focused on: tracking the progress of avian flu; surveillance and detection training; and preparedn [...] |
2007-10-11 13:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU XF JO |
| 07AMMAN5012 | Jordan at Maximum Alert for Avian Influenza Monitoring [...] Despite press reports suggesting an outbreak, Jordan has been at a maximum alert for monitoring avian influenza since late October. The alert level was activated with the onset of the annual wild-bird migratory season and also as a precaution to avert a possible spillover of bird flu from neig [...] |
2007-12-26 05:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU XF JO |
| 07AMMAN586 | SOMALIA SUPPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SO JO XF |
| 07ANKARA2491 | US EUROPEAN/CASPIAN/EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) On September 20-22, Istanbul hosted a Eurasia regional energy Chiefs of Mission conference. Participants included representatives from the supplier country posts of Ashgabat, Astana, Baghdad and Baku; posts in countries that are on key transit routes and/or are major buyers, including t [...] |
2007-10-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET XF XG ZK TU |
| 07ANKARA2587 | TURKEY: INTENSIVE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. Turkish FM Babacan embarked on the second leg of an intensive period of Middle East and regional outreach this week. His October 17-19 visit to Egypt and Lebanon follows closely on the heels of his recent tour of Syria, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. As a [...] |
2007-10-19 08:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IS IZ SA SY TU XF |
| 07ANKARA2640 | TURKEY: FM BABACAN CONTINUES REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Babacan continued his intensive outreach to Middle East neighbors with trips to Egypt and Lebanon while, concurrently, Syrian President Asad and FM Mualem visited Ankara. GOT officials continue to urge the SARG to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to play [...] |
2007-10-25 08:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS IZ LE SY TU XF |
| 07ATHENS2053 | GREECE "WON'T BE LAST" EU STATE OPPOSING EU IRAN [...] (C) On October 12, Charge delivered ref a points on French-proposed autonomous EU sanctions on Iran to MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. Charge emphasized SIPDIS that the EU-U.S. common program regarding Iran has been amongst the most successful examples of EU-U.S. cooperation in [...] |
2007-10-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR XF EUN GR |
| 07BAGHDAD1994 | DEPUTY SECRETARY CALLS ON VP ABDEL MEHDI FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Secretary pressed Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi June 12 that Iraqis needed to make this the "last minute" in the effort to achieve progress on key reconciliation legislation. Abdel Mehdi replied that principles of the hydrocar [...] |
2007-06-17 16:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ECON EPET IR IZ PGOV PINS PNRG PREL SY XF |
| 07BAGHDAD1995 | DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BSP WITH LOCAL IRAQI [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Iraq Satterfield and four Baghdad community leaders for dinner at his residence June 12. Primary topics of discussion were the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP), elections, and what would happen if U.S. force [...] |
2007-06-17 17:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF |
| 07BAGHDAD2021 | DEPUTY SECRETARY EMPHASIZES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki told the Deputy Secretary that the hydrocarbon law and the de-Baathification reform law would be sent to the Council of Representatives this week and passed this month. He expressed doubt, however, that progress on legislative priorities would lead to a reduction in [...] |
2007-06-19 11:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF |
| 07BAGHDAD2022 | DPM ZOBAIE DISCUSSES SERVICES, BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) During a meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and chairman of the Baghdad Security Plan's services subcommittee, Salam Zobaie (Sunni, Iraqi People's Conference) described security as the best service the Iraqi Government (GOI) can provide. He criticized budget ex [...] |
2007-06-19 12:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF |
| 07BAGHDAD482 | AL-MALIKI SPEECH: EVERYBODY WAGERS ON THE IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Al-Maliki's February 6 speech to his military commanders transcended his normal pedestrian approach to public remarks and reflected what appears to be a signficant evolution in his assessment of the problems facing Iraq. He stressed to his commanders their professi [...] |
2007-02-12 13:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR XF IZ |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN348 | BRUNEI UNDECIDED ON PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Following receipt of reftel on December 5, Ambassador consulted with French Ambassador Bonneville re invitation for Government of Brunei (GOB) to attend Paris donors conference. Bonneville confirmed that Foreign Minister Kouchner had issued a written invitation to GOB Foreign Minister [...] |
2007-12-07 04:18:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG KPAL XF BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN350 | BRUNEI WILL ATTEND PARIS CONFERENCE AT [...] (SBU) On December 10 French Ambassador Bonneville informed Ambassador that Brunei had accepted his government's invitation to the Paris Donors Conference in support of Palestinian reform and capacity building. The Bruneian delegation will be headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II [...] |
2007-12-11 06:16:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL AMGT IS XF BX |
| 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 |
| 07BEIJING2712 | CHINA'S SPECIAL ENVOY DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST TRIP [...] (SBU) China sees its role in the Middle East as one of trying to persuade all parties to continue looking for a way toward peace, China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Sun Bigan told Poloffs during a briefing on his April 9-20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Br [...] |
2007-04-23 23:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS CH XF |
| 07BEIJING3770 | NE ASIAN TRILATERAL DISCUSSES DPRK, CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) The June 3 Northeast Asian Trilateral Foreign Minister's Meeting focused on discussion of the North Korean nuclear issue, regional cooperation and policies towards Central Asia and the Middle East, MFA Asia Department Multilateral Affairs Division Deputy Director He Xiangqi told poloff. T [...] |
2007-06-05 10:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG JA KN KS CH ZK XF |
| 07BEIJING5902 | CHINESE SCHOLAR DESCRIBES INTERNAL DEBATE OVER [...] (C) Summary: China's Iran policy is the subject of heated debate within China's academic and foreign policy establishment, said Yin Gang, a Chinese research professor who recently returned from an officially sponsored trip to Iran. One camp, led by a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) sch [...] |
2007-09-10 00:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH |
| 07BEIJING6638 | CHINESE IRAN EXPERT SAYS PRC SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 11 People's Daily report, China's former ambassador to Iran suggested the Six-Party Talks model could be applied to the Iran nuclear issue but that the United States would have to negotiate directly with Iran. A Chinese researcher claimed to PolOff that Beijing is [...] |
2007-10-12 09:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH |
| 07BERLIN1878 | IRAN DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Office State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg October 12. (Charge also discussed Iran with Political Director Volker Stanzel October 10, raising points similar to those in reftel.) Silberberg said the text of the EU Council conclusions had been agre [...] |
2007-10-12 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR XF EUN GM |
| 07BRUSSELS2475 | EU CONTACTS DISCUSS THE MIDDLE EAST [...] SUMMARY. (C) Contacts in Brussels confirmed that while many member states question the practicality of isolating Hamas, the EU is firmly committed to the Quartet principles and will not waver in its support for them. Despite a recent flurry of press articles and think tank analyses calling for [...] |
2007-08-02 16:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL XF LE SY EUN EAID |
| 07BRUSSELS2969 | EU QUARTET ENVOY MARC OTTE DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) European Union (EU) Special Representative on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) Mark Otte discussed Lebanon and the MEPP in an introductory meeting with USEU DCM on September 18. Otte said the Arab states may not participate in an international meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian issue u [...] |
2007-09-21 14:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS LE SY XF EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS3093 | EU CONTACTS DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) EU Council Middle East Unit Chief Christian Jouret characterized the Quartet and other meetings in New York as good, but expressed his personal concern from side meetings with Arab officials that "the Arabs" are not privately as optimistic or constructive as they appeared to be. Jouret [...] |
2007-10-05 14:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IS SY LE XF EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS3121 | (C/NF) COUNCIL CONTACT DOUBTS EU BORDER MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The EU Council is currently working on a concept paper and road map for an "exploratory" mission to Damascus at end-October to discuss the proposed EU border monitoring mission on the Syrian-Lebanese border. Council contacts are skeptical that such a mission will go beyond the e [...] |
2007-10-10 15:59:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SY IS LE XF EUN |