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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08PHNOMPENH251 | CAMBODIA SUPPORTING UNSC RESOLUTION 1803 ON IRAN [...] (SBU) The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) understands the importance of UNSCR 1803, according to Tuy Ry, the in-coming Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ry told Pol/Ec Section Chief March 12 that Cambodia is actively enforcing rest [...] | 2008-03-13 11:10:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM PINR IR CB |
08PHNOMPENH254 | WHILE HRR PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of post's dissemination of the 2007 Cambodia Country Report on Human Rights Practices, the Deputy Chief of Mission presented the final report to Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice Chan Sotheavy. SIPDIS Post also sent copies of the report to the Minister of [...] | 2008-03-14 06:05:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN PGOV CB |
08PHNOMPENH256 | PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY INVITATION - CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) Pol/Ec Chief delivered Ref A invitation to MFA IO Director Tuy Ry March 12 at the request of MFA Secretary of State Ouch Borith to whom the invitation letter was addressed. Ouch Borith has been a regular interlocutor on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and post expects him [...] | 2008-03-14 07:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP KSTC PARM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH340 | CAMBODIA RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 09:37:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP EFIN PREL PARM CB |
08PHNOMPENH372 | CAMBODIA: INVESTMENT, TEMPLE CONTROVERSY, DEBT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Riding on a wave of increased U.S. investor interest in Cambodia, 17 corporate leaders representing nine major companies visited Cambodia May 1-3 as part of a U.S.-ASEAN Business Council delegation. Prime Minister Hun Sen used his two-hour-long meeting with the group to pres [...] | 2008-05-06 07:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL EPET PGOV ENRG CB TH |
08PHNOMPENH375 | P-1 SUBMISSION OF REFUGEE REFERRAL [...] (SBU) Post submits the following name of a North Korean individual for consideration for resettlement to the U.S.: Choi Chun-Hui (alternate spellings: Choi Chun-Hee, Coi Cun Hui) - (F) - DOB: 11 June 1969 - POB: Hamgyung Buk-Do, Moosan-Gun, Moosan. MUSSOMELI [...] | 2008-05-06 08:54:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF ASEC PREL PHUM KN KS CB |
08PHNOMPENH381 | PHNOM PENH RESPONSE TO ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (S) Summary: This is a response to Ref A requesting a summary of Post's outreach and activities to support, seek out and meet with activists for democracy and those who demand human rights. There are no known major dissidents from other countries living in Cambodia, however the Embassy has [...] | 2008-05-06 09:45:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | SECRET | PHUM PREL |
08PHNOMPENH399 | HOR NAMHONG, SAM RAINSY SEEK EMBASSY INTERCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hor Namhong summoned the Ambassador on May 8 for a one-on-one meeting to explain to the Ambassador his defamation and disinformation cases against Sam Rainsy regarding Rainsy's assertion that Hor Namhong was a former Khmer Rouge prison camp chief. The aged and [...] | 2008-05-13 09:04:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KJUS CB |
08PHNOMPENH403 | CAMBODIA PUBLIC OPINION: FAVORABLE TOWARD U.S. AND [...] (SBU/NOFORN) In a recent Cambodia public opinion poll, 87 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the United States. International Republican Institute (IRI) conducted the public opinion survey in February 2008 and found public opinion of the U.S. higher than for any other country [...] | 2008-05-15 07:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM CB |
08PHNOMPENH453 | CAMBODIA CONCERNED ABOUT HAMPERED RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Pol/Ec Chief June 3 conveyed reftel points on the growing concern over lack of access for aid workers in the cyclone-ravaged disaster areas of Burma to MFA Secretary of State Dr. Kao Kim Hourn who is in charge of ASEAN affairs. Noting the potential for the ASEAN-UN-Burma cooperative eff [...] | 2008-06-03 12:14:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PHUM BM CB |
08PHNOMPENH493 | CAMBODIA EXPLORING FORWARD MOVEMENT ON DEBT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Minister of Economy and Finance Keat Chhon June 12 to raise the bilateral debt in the wake of Prime Minister Hun Sen's positive statements on debt repayment in a meeting with the U.S. ASEAN Business Council (Ref A). Minister Keat cautioned that Cambod [...] | 2008-06-16 05:01:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL ECON CB |
08PHNOMPENH499 | THREAT TO SAM RAINSY'S PARLIAMENTARY IMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A bid by the prosecution in the Sam Rainsy defamation/disinformation case to lift Sam Rainsy's parliamentary immunity has been rejected in yet another rebuff to a court seemingly out of control. The court's request submitted June 16 through the Ministry of Justice to National [...] | 2008-06-18 12:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KPAO CB |
08PHNOMPENH554 | CAMBODIAN ELECTIONS: LADIES FIRST, AS DEBATES GO [...] (SBU) Summary: The first multi-party candidate debate in preparation for Cambodia's July 27 election took place in Phnom Penh July 8. This initial debate featured women candidates from four parties, as a key theme of the National Democratic Institute (NDI's) USAID-financed program in Cambodia [...] | 2008-07-08 08:26:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN CB |
08PHNOMPENH558 | CAMBODIA ELECTIONS: LEAD PARTIES GO HEAD-TO-HEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: A ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) candidate and lead opposition party Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) candidate faced off for the first time this pre-election season during a video-recorded political debate of female candidates on July 9. The debate was part of a 22-debate series [...] | 2008-07-09 12:02:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KWMN CB |
08PHNOMPENH575 | CAMBODIA ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN SEASON SNAPSHOT FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs recently conducted pre-election monitoring trips in mainly rural parts of two populous provinces during the official campaign season for Cambodia's July 27 National Assembly elections, noting intense Cambodian People's Party campaigning throughout the areas traveled. O [...] | 2008-07-16 11:04:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CB |
08PHNOMPENH578 | PREAH VIHEAR: TENSIONS STILL HIGH AS FACE-OFF [...] (C) Cambodian sources seemed increasingly anxious about continued tension along the Thai-Cambodian border July 17. A Cambodian official told the Ambassador that the RGC is seeking a face-to-face meeting early next week. A senior armed forces (RCAF) official text messaged the acting Defense [...] | 2008-07-17 10:44:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL MOPS PBTS TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH581 | PREAH VIHEAR: TENSION UNLIKELY TO DISSIPATE [...] (C) Summary: Reftel A provides a solid update on the evolving situation along the Thai-Cambodian border near Preah Vihear temple. Embassies Phnom Penh and Bangkok had a number of good exchanges during the course of the day to double-track information coming from Thai and Cambodian sources. C [...] | 2008-07-18 13:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL MOPS PBTS TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH629 | CAMBODIA'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-ELECT: SOMETHING OLD, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly-elect may not be sworn in until sometime in September if the opposition chooses to drag out the election appeals process. Nonetheless, it appears the CPP will hold onto its 90 seats (Ref B) and a clear electoral mandate. Whether CPP will form a coalition [...] | 2008-07-31 09:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR CB |
08PHNOMPENH631 | PREAH VIHEAR: GAG ORDER? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cambodian government circulated the same summary of Monday's Siem Reap meeting as provided by the RTG to Embassy Bangkok (Ref A.) Throughout this busy, post-election week, Cambodian officials have been notably silent on the subject of Preah Vihear. Prime Minister Hun Sen t [...] | 2008-07-31 11:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL MOPS PBTS TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH664 | PREAH VIHEAR: LESS TENSION; MORE CONCERN [...] (S) During a farewell lunch for the Ambassador with the Prime Minister's son, Hun Manet, the latter raised concerns about the ongoing Preah Vihear controversy. Manet, who was graduated from West Point and who now is heading Cambodia's counter-terrorism assault force, wondered whether Cambodia [...] | 2008-08-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF UNGA CB |
08PHNOMPENH679 | CAMBODIA-THAILAND BORDER: CAMBODIA WITHDRAWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador August 15 delivered Ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, noting ongoing concerns about the troop presence in the vicinity of Preah Vihear temple and the need to continue to exercise restraint. Saying the U.S. did not support one side over the other, and no [...] | 2008-08-15 08:54:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KTIA TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH684 | UNSRSG FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA: CAMBODIANS [...] (C) Summary: An upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) vote on whether to extend the mandate of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodian (SRSG) prompted the recent visit of Japanese MFA officials from Tokyo and Geneva with the delegation reporting [...] | 2008-08-18 09:57:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV CB |
08PHNOMPENH694 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PM HUN SEN: [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the Ambassador's farewell call on Prime Minister Hun Sen August 20, the Prime Minister thanked the U.S. for its encouragement for a peaceful resolution to the dispute over Preah Vihear and expressed his appreciation for the Ambassador's contribution to improved relations be [...] | 2008-08-21 04:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MARR TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH701 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FM HOR NAMHONG: DEEPER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an August 21 farewell call on Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, the Ambassador congratulated the FM on his diplomacy in respect to the dispute over Preah Vihear, highlighted the continued strengthening of bilateral relations, expressed his optimism about proposed KRT funding from [...] | 2008-08-22 10:02:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS MARR TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH702 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DPM SAR KHENG: [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador's farewell call, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng expressed his appreciation efforts to expand and strengthen cooperation, and Sar Kheng's desire to maintain cooperation with the U.S. Mission. Sar Kheng stated that he still has se [...] | 2008-08-25 01:57:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KJUS CB |
08PHNOMPENH705 | IN FAREWELL TO AMBASSADOR, SAM RAINSY HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An animated Sam Rainsy bade farewell to the Ambassador in a recent lunch during which Rainsy continued his single-minded crusade to taint CPP's election victory. The Ambassador praised the work of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) which had taken the high road in the election and had ga [...] | 2008-08-26 11:37:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM CB |
08PHNOMPENH706 | IN FAREWELL TO AMBASSADOR, SAM RAINSY HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An animated Sam Rainsy bade farewell to the Ambassador in a recent lunch during which Rainsy continued his single-minded crusade to taint CPP's election victory. The Ambassador praised the work of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) which had taken the high road in the election and had ga [...] | 2008-08-27 01:26:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM CB |
08PHNOMPENH730 | ENHANCING THE U.S.-CAMBODIA MILITARY RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the first ever U.S.-Cambodian Bilateral Defense Discussions (BDD),the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) team, accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires, called upon Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Tea Banh to highlight progress achieved in strengthening the [...] | 2008-08-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MARR TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH735 | SCENESETTER FOR D'S VISIT: A MATURING CAMBODIA? [...] (SBU) Summary: In his departure cable, "Seven Significant Failures", outgoing Ambassador Joseph Mussomeli framed the U.S.-Cambodia relationship as hovering on the brink of a transformation: better than it has ever been, but with clearly identifiable areas for improvement. In the weeks since t [...] | 2008-09-03 10:39:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP NEGROPONTE PREL PGOV ECON CB |
08PHNOMPENH763 | CAMBODIA: CPP CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER CHEAM YEAP [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with A/DCM, CPP Central Committee Permanent Committee Member and Cambodian National Assembly Permanent Committee Member Cheam Yeap stated that the CPP has enough legal documents to "easily" show that it has legitimately won 90 National Assembly seats in the July [...] | 2008-09-09 12:24:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM CB |
08PHNOMPENH772 | CAMBODIA: OPEN TO "INTERNATIONAL MEGAN'S LAW," [...] (SBU) Summary: From September 2-5 a six-member U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Staff Delegation met with Cambodian government officials, immigration and police contacts, and NGO representatives during a fact-finding visit to Cambodia. The visit was prompted by the introduction of a [...] | 2008-09-12 05:46:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP CB |
08PHNOMPENH776 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CAMBODIAN [...] (U) September 15, 2008; 13:30; Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2. (U) Meeting Participants U.S. The Deputy Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel Charge D'Affaires, a.i. Piper Campbell A/DCM Greg Lawless (notetaker) Opposition Parties Sam Rainsy, President, Sam Rainsy Party Kem S [...] | 2008-09-16 09:26:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM KTIA CB |
08PHNOMPENH789 | PM HUN SEN ANNOUNCES PARDON, PAVING THE WAY FOR [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Hun Sen's September 17 announcement that he would seek a pardon for Prince Norodom Ranariddh paves the way for the self-imposed exiled Prince to return to Cambodia. The NRP decision to recognize the July general election results is paying dividends, not only for R [...] | 2008-09-22 01:19:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CB |
08PHNOMPENH800 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE [...] This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human right [...] | 2008-09-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PHNOMPENH802 | CAMBODIA'S BOOMING ECONOMY FUELS DEVELOPMENT, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings with the Deputy Secretary of State September 14 and 16, a group of economic experts and development partners highlighted the dynamic economic growth taking place in Cambodia. Political stability has made possible double digit economic growth. However, Cambodia [...] | 2008-09-26 10:19:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KTIA PGOV PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH813 | SHOOTING INCIDENT NEAR PREAH VIHEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Royal Cambodian Government (RGC) official who leads border negotiations with Thailand reported a "clash between the two sides" the afternoon of October 3 in disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple resulting in the wounding of one Cambodian soldier. The source called t [...] | 2008-10-03 12:12:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC KTIA MOPS TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH814 | SHOOTING INCIDENT NEAR PREAH VIHEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Royal Cambodian Government (RGC) official who leads border negotiations with Thailand reported a "clash between the two sides" the afternoon of October 3 in disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple resulting in the wounding of one Cambodian soldier. The source called t [...] | 2008-10-03 12:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC KTIA MOPS TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH818 | CAMBODIA'S RESPONSE TO KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] (C) Emboff delivered Ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Europe Department Director Kao Samreth October 6. While not disclosing specifically whether the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia will support or oppose the Serbian resolution, Kao stressed that Cambodia [...] | 2008-10-06 10:00:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV CB |
08PHNOMPENH822 | CAMBODIANS URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN FFD NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel talking points to H.E. Pan Sorasak, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce October 2, urging the direct involvement of Royal Government of Cambodia Commerce officials in the FfD negotiations. Pan indicated that he would share our message with H.E. Sok Sopheak, [...] | 2008-10-07 01:38:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN CB |
08PHNOMPENH826 | CAMBODIANS URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN FFD NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel talking points to H.E. Pan Sorasak, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce October 2, urging the direct involvement of Royal Government of Cambodia Commerce officials in the FfD negotiations. Pan indicated that he would share our message with H.E. Sok Sopheak [...] | 2008-10-07 10:28:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN CB |
08PHNOMPENH840 | CAMBODIA PREPARING FOR DOWNGRADED THAI VISIT; [...] (SBU) Cambodian officials learned late October 10 that the Thai Prime Minister has postponed his official visit to Cambodia originally scheduled for October 12-13. Nonetheless, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is awaiting the visit of Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Som [...] | 2008-10-10 11:40:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KTIA MOPS TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH841 | CORE DONORS UPDATED ON KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) Deputy Director Knut Rosandhaug and UNDP Country Director Jo Scheuer October 9 briefed core donors on their recent trip to New York to follow up on the conclusion of ASG David Tolbert's mission to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (E [...] | 2008-10-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PGOV EAID PHUM CB |
08PHNOMPENH861 | EMBASSY PHNOM PENH'S NOMINATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN [...] Embassy Phnom Penh is proud to nominate Sam Sreymom for the International Woman of Courage Award. Charge d'Affaires Piper Campbell oversaw the nomination process which proved to be difficult this year considering the number of Cambodian activists that have received regional and international a [...] | 2008-10-27 05:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM ELAB |
08PHNOMPENH863 | CAMBODIA SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE [...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche September 26 to Tuy Ry, Director of the Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),and delivered reftel talking points via diplomatic note to the MFA October 6. On October 23, the Embassy receiv [...] | 2008-10-28 05:53:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CDG PREL UNGA CB |
08PHNOMPENH877 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING COURSE" IN BANGKOK--REQUEST RESPONSE BY NOVEMBER 14, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 04:42:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH878 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CLANDESTINE LAB INVESTIGATIONS/CHEMICAL CONTROL" COURSE IN BANGKOK--REQUEST RESPONSE BY NOVEMBER 28, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 04:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH883 | SOK AN ON THE KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to a coordinated donor strategy to engage Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials on corruption allegations in the Cambodian administrative side of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and in the context of ongoing discussions with othe [...] | 2008-11-03 12:37:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS EAID PHUM CB |
08PHNOMPENH917 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 09:40:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP CB |
08PHNOMPENH920 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR A "SPECIAL INVESTIGATION GROUP WORKSHOP ON PANGOLINS AND BIG CATS" TRAINING IN BANGKOK NOVEMBER 26-28, 2008. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 00:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL TH CB |
08PHNOMPENH922 | INFORMATION ON CIVIL SOCIETY IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) Post's response to questions posed in reftel are as follows: A. NGOs 1) (U) WHAT IS THE REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR LOCAL NGOS OR ASSOCIATIONS, INCLUDING THE LENGTH OF TIME, THE GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES RESPONSIBLE, AND ANY DIFFERENCE IN REGISTRATION FOR PARTY ORGANIZATIONS? Prospect [...] | 2008-11-14 08:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CB |
08PHNOMPENH924 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATION" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH927 | P-1 SUBMISSION OF REFUGEE REFERRAL [...] (SBU) Post submits the following names of North Korean individuals for consideration for resettlement to the U.S.: EOM Kwang-Hyeok, male, DOB: May 4, 1988, POB: Namsan-Eup, Musan-Gun, Hambuk, DPRK; SONG Soo-Ryeon, female, DOB: May 1991 (exact date unknown),POB: unknown location, DPRK [...] | 2008-11-14 09:59:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF ASEC PREL PHUM KN KS CB |
08PHNOMPENH932 | CAMBODIA STILL CONSIDERING RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Secretary of State Oouch told DCM October 18 that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) was probably still maintaining its position from last year on UNGA Third Committee human rights resolutions, noting that Japan had once again demarched in favor of the DPRK human rights [...] | 2008-11-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CB |
08PHNOMPENH933 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND STAFF AND [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2008-11-19 08:33:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PHNOMPENH935 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND "GPOI PKO [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2008-11-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PHNOMPENH947 | KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL: ROCKY ROAD FOR NEW CASES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The next weeks will see major developments in the work of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC),as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal is called. In a confidential development, the Cambodian co-prosecutor reportedly disagrees with the submission of additional case f [...] | 2008-11-28 10:38:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PHUM CB |
08PHNOMPENH948 | CAMBODIA TO CONTINUE SUPPORT ON UNGA FIRST [...] (SBU) Pol/Ec Chief delivered Ref A demarche to Tuy Ri, Director of the Office of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tuy Ri stated that Cambodia would continue its full support (Ref B) for the resolution on compliance in the UNGA Plenary. He added that Cambodia s [...] | 2008-11-28 11:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC PARM UNGA CB |
08PHNOMPENH949 | CAMBODIA ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Pol/Ec Chief delivered reftel demarche November 27 to Tuy Ri, Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, leaving behind a list of the 62nd UNGA resolutions as an aide memoire. Tuy Ri took on board our call for Cambodia to vote against or [...] | 2008-11-28 12:16:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS CB |
08PHNOMPENH95 | U.S.-CAMBODIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE STRENGTHENS TIES, [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel led U.S. participation in a successful senior-level U.S.-Cambodia bilateral dialogue hosted by the Royal Government of Cambodia Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 17. Both sides opened with statements of enthusiasm for strengthening ti [...] | 2008-01-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN PREL BM CB |
08PHNOMPENH951 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE APCSS ASC [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2008-12-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PHNOMPENH963 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "ADVANCED MANAGEMENT" COURSE IN ROSWELL, NM; REQUEST RESPONSE BY DECEMBER 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 09:48:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
08PHNOMPENH968 | WHATEVER HAPPENED TO UMM AL-QURA? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cambodia is home to approximately 320,000 Cham Muslims, the majority of whom belong to the Sunni Shafi,i school of Islam. From 1975-1979, the Khmer Rouge ruthlessly targeted the Cham, annihilating all but a few of the Islamic leaders, teachers, and scholars. In an effort to re [...] | 2008-12-08 10:45:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER CB |
08PHNOMPENH97 | DAS MARCIEL RAISES LAND ISSUES, ELECTIONS WITH SAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary For East Asian And Pacific Affairs Scot Marciel met with Deputy Prime Minister of Interior Sar Kheng January 17 to discuss preparations for Cambodia's 2008 National elections and the issue of forced land evictions. Sar Kheng raised security issues re [...] | 2008-01-23 01:19:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CB |
08PHNOMPENH981 | CAMBODIA'S DRAFT NGO LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Hun Sen recently told the Council of Ministers in a public address that drafting an NGO law is a priority for the RGC. He indicated that the law may be used as a tool to fight terrorism, and to ensure that NGOs and their workers are paying appropriate taxes. Hu [...] | 2008-12-11 09:40:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KDEM EAID CB |
08PHNOMPENH982 | UN/OLA TEAM BUILDS BRIDGES WITH SOK AN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During talks in Phnom Penh December 9-10, a delegation from the UN Office of Legal Affairs (UN/OLA) led by ASYG Peter Taksoe-Jensen appeared to make significant progress with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An on the issue of establishing an in [...] | 2008-12-11 09:47:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PHUM CB |
08PHNOMPENH990 | CAMBODIA - NEW CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Summary: On December 12, 2008, the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new case of laboratory-confirmed H5N1 avian influenza (AI) in a 19-year-old male from Kandal Province who also worked in Kampong Speu Province. The patient is currently hospitalized in Phnom Penh but is clinically [...] | 2008-12-13 02:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC CB |
08PHNOMPENH998 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2008-12-16 03:09:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
08PODGORICA104 | MONTENEGRO'S FINAL PRE-BUCHAREST BLITZ ON NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Affirming that Montenegro is ready and capable of entering a "new phase of relations with the Alliance," PM Djukanovic called on NATO Ambassadors 3/31 to support his country's inclusion in Intensified Political Dialogue (IPD) at the upcoming Bucharest Summit. Granting IPD to Mon [...] | 2008-03-31 16:03:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR SR MW |
08PODGORICA105 | MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: THE CONDUCT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro will hold presidential elections April 6. Despite initial lack of clarity on electoral legislation, observers believe the voter registry is solid and that political party oversight, procedural safeguards, and domestic and international observers will adequately ensur [...] | 2008-03-31 16:26:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA106 | MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: MANDIC STRESSES UNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andrija Mandic of the Serbian People's Party (SNS) has inched into second place in the polls -- albeit far behind incumbent President Vujanovic (who is knocking on the door of a first-round victory) -- in the run-up to the April 6 presidential election. Defying his reputation a [...] | 2008-04-01 16:41:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA116 | MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: VUJANOVIC HITCHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Filip Vujanovic of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) is the clear front-runner in the Montenegrin presidential election, set for April 6. Intent on a first-round victory, the low-key Vujanovic's biggest challenge is to mobilize DPS members and sympathizer [...] | 2008-04-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA126 | MONTENEGRO EAGER FOR U.S. BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary: PM Djukanovic and other senior GOM officials assured visiting Commerce DAS Dyck April 4 of their eagerness to attract U.S. trade and investment. They also described many billions of dollars worth of infrastructure and other investment opportunities coming available in the near fut [...] | 2008-04-11 09:02:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD MW |
08PODGORICA127 | STRIKINGLY POSITIVE ELECTION DAY ATMOSHPERE IN SERB-MAJORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Herceg Novi municipality has a significant Serb majority, an opposition mayor, and voted overwhelmingly against independence in the 2006 referendum. However, less than two years later, the atmosphere there on election day was positive and forward looking. The elections indicated [...] | 2008-04-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MW |
08PODGORICA130 | ITALIAN PROSECUTORS QUESTION PM DJUKANOVIC ABOUT '90S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic voluntarily traveled to Bari, Italy on March 31 for questioning by Italian prosecutors. Djukanovic and another 14 Montenegrins have been under investigation by the Italian authorities since 1999 for "associating with the mafia to profit from cigaret [...] | 2008-04-14 15:55:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM MW |
08PODGORICA132 | MONTENEGRO WILL NOT RECOGNIZE KOSOVO BEFORE SERBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro will not recognize Kosovo before Serbia's May 11 elections in order to avoid strengthening the nationalist vote in Serbia. Both Kosovo PM Thaci and former PM Ceku have told FM Rocen (protect) and Montenegrin PM Djukanovic (protect),respectively, that they understa [...] | 2008-04-16 17:21:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MW KO SR |
08PODGORICA141 | UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MONTENEGRO [...] (U) Summary: Montenegro is entering the largest investment cycle in its history, a cycle that creates serious potential opportunities for U.S. and other Western investors. The GoM plans tenders totaling between 15 and 20 billion euros in infrastructure, tourism, energy, and the privatization o [...] | 2008-05-05 09:06:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON PREL RU MW |
08PODGORICA152 | DEFENSE MINISTER REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR MONTENEGRO'S [...] (SBU) Under cover of a diplomatic note, the Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded an April 29 letter to the Ambassador from Minister of Defense Vucinic, in which the Minister requests USG support for Montenegro's membership in the Adriatic Charter (A-3). According to the letter (se [...] | 2008-05-23 10:03:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA154 | DJUKANOVIC WINS LIBEL JUDGMENT AGAINST MONTENEGRO DAILY [...] SUMMARY: (U) On May 19, Podgorica's Basic Court found Zeljko Ivanovic, director of the daily paper Vijesti, and "Daily Press," Vijesti's publisher, guilty of defaming PM Milo Djukanovic and fined them 20,000 euros. Djukanovic had sued, asking for one million euros compensation for his "damag [...] | 2008-05-23 10:47:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO MW |
08PODGORICA166 | DISPLEASED BY TIP RANKING, GOM BITES BACK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MW |
08PODGORICA180 | MONTENEGRO DESTROYS 1500 MANPADS [...] Montenegro completed destruction of 1500 SAM-7 "Strela" 9M32M Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) on June 12. These systems, which accounted for 86 percent of Montenegro's total previous inventory of 1750 Strelas, were destroyed in line with a 2007 bilateral agreement with the U.S. [...] | 2008-06-25 12:05:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER MASS PREL MW |
08PODGORICA193 | SERBIA TELLS MONTENEGRO TO HOLD OFF ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbian FM Jeremic appealed strongly to the GOM leadership 7/9 to not recognize Kosovo prior to the September UNGA. Jeremic laid out a plan whereby Serbia would persuade Russia to lift its opposition in the UNSC to EULEX in exchange for European assent to Serbia's effort to h [...] | 2008-07-11 15:13:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MW KO |
08PODGORICA209 | PRO-SERB OPPOSITION PARTIES PROMISE PROTESTS SHOULD GOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rumors that the GoM will recognize Kosovo in the near future have been building, even as virtually all observers agree that the move will be widely unpopular here. Montenegro's largest pro-Serb political force has promised mass protests, and although not all pro-Serb parties have [...] | 2008-08-11 17:32:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR MW |
08PODGORICA210 | SUMMER OF SQUABBLES FOR MONTENEGRO'S RULING COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Relations between coalition partners the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have hit a rough patch of late, fueling rumors that the DPS might consider early elections. While highly unlikely -- the partners' decade-long coalition has surviv [...] | 2008-08-14 12:16:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA211 | DEPUTY PM RECEIVES GEORGIA DEMARCHE [...] The DCM, accompanied by PolCouns, delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Prime Minister Gordana Djurovic on August 14. DPM Djurovic received the points without comment, but promised to inform immediately Prime Minister Djukanovic, who had just returned from vacation. 2. PolCouns also deli [...] | 2008-08-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MOPS MW |
08PODGORICA214 | MESSAGE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] (U) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel message to Deputy Minister Milorad Scepanovic, Head of the Multilateral Section, at the Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 19 August. Scepanovic did not comment. RMOORE [...] | 2008-08-20 13:28:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL EFIN MNUC MW IR |
08PODGORICA215 | TFGG-1: MANDIC HEATS UP ON GEORGIA, DOMINATES MONTENEGRIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's ethnic Serb parties continue to be overshadowed by the inflammatory public statements of Andrija Mandic, president of the Serbian People's Party (SNS) and the coalition Serbian List (SL) who is using the Russia-Georgia conflict to draw parallels with Kosovo and attac [...] | 2008-08-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MW |
08PODGORICA217 | MONTENEGRO EAGER TO MOVE QUICKLY TOWARD MAP AND NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Djukanovic enthusiastically welcomed the USG initiative to focus the GOM on priority goals related to its NATO aspirations (reftel). The PM reiterated Montenegro's strong commitment to seeking membership in MAP in 2009 and membership in the Alliance in the longer term. He r [...] | 2008-08-21 12:37:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MASS MARR MW |
08PODGORICA218 | COALITION EXPLOITS OPPOSITION BOYCOTT OF PARLIAMENT BEFORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's Parliament wrapped up its latest session on July 31, with the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) - Social Democratic Party (SDP) coalition taking advantage of the opposition's ongoing boycott of plenary meetings (reftel) to pass a raft of legislation before [...] | 2008-08-21 12:41:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB MW |
08PODGORICA222 | MONTENEGRIN MOD AND MFA READY TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Ambassador's discussion of Montenegro's NATO aspirations with PM Djukanovic (Ref A),both the Defense and Foreign Ministers reaffirmed the GOM's interest in seeking a MAP invitation at the 2009 NATO Summit. They also welcomed the idea of regular bilateral consultat [...] | 2008-08-22 17:08:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MW |
08PODGORICA228 | TFGG01: EMBASSY PODGORICA ACTIVELY SUPPORTING USG PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has aggressively pressed, privately and publicly, the USG message on the Georgia-Russia conflict. The Montenegrin Government has so far been largely silent on the issue, except for brief comments, by the Foreign Minister as a result of a meeting with the Ambassador. [...] | 2008-08-27 07:01:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA231 | ESTABLISHING A NATO OFFICE IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Because the GOM's pro-NATO orientation has potential benefits for the wider region (including Serbia and Bosnia),it is in U.S. interest to encourage Montenegro to accelerate its vigorous push for closer ties with the Alliance. Yet, despite the GOM's strong pro-NATO orientation, [...] | 2008-08-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS MW SR |
08PODGORICA232 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD VISIT TO MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues its pro-West, pro-NATO, pro-American stance, while simultaneously looking to maintain good relations with Belgrade. Its effort to maintain this balance is currently being put to the test over the is [...] | 2008-08-28 17:20:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW |
08PODGORICA233 | GOOD CANDIDATES FOR NEXT NATO CONTACT POINT EMBASSY IN [...] (SBU) As Montenegro works towards its goal of NATO membership, the decision as to which Ally's Embassy will serve as NATO Contact Point Embassy (CPE) in Podgorica is an important one. This is especially true in light of the GOM's goal of attaining entry into MAP at next year's NATO Summit, as [...] | 2008-08-29 10:03:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MW PGOV PREL NATO |
08PODGORICA234 | A TOUGH YEAR FOR ONCE-LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dominated by leader Nebojsa Medojevic's outsized personality, the Movement for Change (PzP) -- Montenegro's most popular opposition party at the start of the year -- has plummeted in the polls following Medojevic's disappointing third-place finish in the April 2008 presidential [...] | 2008-09-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MW |
08PODGORICA240 | MONTENEGRO PRESSES AHEAD WITH NATO ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: An informal working group, consisting of GOM and Embassy representatives, has started regular meetings to monitor Montenegro's progress toward NATO (REF A). The group will consider, inter alia, GOM steps to make progress on the eleven priority goals laid out in REF B and accepte [...] | 2008-09-12 15:32:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MW |
08PODGORICA244 | VISIT OF JOINT FORCES COMMANDER HIGHLIGHTS MONTENEGRO'S FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary: On his first visit to Montenegro, NATO Joint Forces Commander Admiral Fitzgerald highlighted publicly the strong partnership between NATO and Montenegro. The GoM confirmed its commitment to pursuing NATO membership as its top foreign policy objective. The Admiral's visit also sti [...] | 2008-09-19 21:21:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MW |
08PODGORICA246 | MONTENEGRO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT EXPANSION OF ADRIATIC CHARTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy delivered reftel points for Montenegro on expansion of the Adriatic Charter simultaneously to the MFA and MoD on 22 September. Both welcomed the initiative and reiterated Montenegro's readiness to join and participate fully. End summary. 2. (SBU) PolCouns reviewed p [...] | 2008-09-22 17:25:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL NATO MW MK HR AL BK SR |
08PODGORICA251 | MONTENEGRO PARLIAMENT OPENS DOOR TO KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In its first session since the summer recess, the Montenegrin Parliament adopted a controversial resolution endorsing Montenegro's policy of Euro-Atlantic integration. In the debate beforehand, FM Rocen and PM Djukanovic both suggested that integration with Europe implies a respo [...] | 2008-10-06 16:17:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR NATO MW |
08PODGORICA252 | RHETORIC OVER KOSOVO PUTS MONTENEGRO-SERBIA RELATIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local media widely reported Serbian FM Jeremic's public warning to Montenegro against recognition of Kosovo. GoM leaders quickly rejected Jeremic's comments, stating that Montenegro will decide on recognition based solely upon its own national interests. Opposition party leader [...] | 2008-10-08 03:57:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MW |
08PODGORICA254 | PARLIAMENT AUTHORIZES MONTENEGRIN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Montenegrin parliament adopted the Bill on the Use of the Montenegrin Military in International Forces and Peacekeeping Missions with a 44-19 vote. Montenegrin soldiers will now be able to volunteer for deployment to overseas peacekeeping missions. Despite opposition criti [...] | 2008-10-09 17:18:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR MW |
08PODGORICA261 | OPPOSITION PROTEST AGAINST KOSOVO RECOGNITION SPARKS CLASHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 9, in possibly its biggest foreign policy decision since independence, the GoM announced Montenegro's recognition of Kosovo. Opposition parties united to oppose the decision in a letter to the GoM presented late on October 10. On October 13, about 10,000 people assem [...] | 2008-10-14 19:03:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA262 | ROLE OF PROPOSED NATO OFFICE IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) Summary: Establishment of a NATO office in Podgorica will facilitate intensified, practical cooperation between Montenegro and the Alliance. NATO can reap tangible benefits quickly, for example, expediting the deployment of Montenegrin military units to ISAF and sharing information on r [...] | 2008-10-15 19:55:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MW |
08PODGORICA265 | STATUS OF MONTENEGRO'S NATO-RELATED REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoM has continued to make progress on fulfilling the USG's NATO-related priorities (Ref D). Most significantly, the Parliament recently passed two acts -- a resolution endorsing Montenegro's policy of integration with the Euro-Atlantic community and a law authorizing deployme [...] | 2008-10-22 22:40:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MW |
08PODGORICA278 | MONTENEGRO'S FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS NATO MEMBER SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FM presented copies of the GoM's request for MAP consideration at the NATO summit in April to member missions in Podgorica. He urged member governments to consider Montenegro's strong commitment to joining the Euro-Atlantic community and examine the progress it has made in a [...] | 2008-11-07 19:11:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MW |
08PODGORICA279 | MONTENEGRO WEATHERING THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL STORM [...] (SBU) Montenegro's banks have been fairly insulated from the global financial crisis by their conservative banking practices. Foreign banks face a rockier future, but in general the small size of the sector and absence of investment banks has provided a cushion. In addition, the government has [...] | 2008-11-07 19:39:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PREL MW |
08PODGORICA281 | TEXT OF MONTENEGRIN PM DJUKANOVIC'S LETTER TO NATO SECGEN [...] Post received an official copy of the letter from H.E. Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro, which was delivered to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on November 5 in Brussels. Original will be hand delivered to EUR/SCE. Begin Text Podgorica, 4 November 2008 [...] | 2008-11-10 17:24:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MW |
08PODGORICA282 | MONTENEGRO LOCAL ELECTIONS -- KOSOVO RECOGNITION NOT A MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The coastal tourist town of Kotor witnessed, on November 9, the first elections in Montenegro since the GoM recognition of Kosovo's independence. The party of PM Djukanovic -- the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) -- increased its representation in the city assembly, a signifi [...] | 2008-11-10 18:17:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA283 | MONTENEGRO: PROGRESS REPORT ON NATO-RELATED REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of Montenegro's official request last week to be invited to MAP next April, the GoM continues to work hard on fulfilling the USG's NATO-related priorities (Ref C). Notably, the MoD is on track to fulfill its goal of participation in two NATO partnership exer [...] | 2008-11-13 11:48:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MW |
08PODGORICA289 | MONTENEGRO FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL STEPS TOWARD NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 1 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM, the Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs stressed their commitment to reinforcing Montenegro's ties with NATO in the coming months. The Ambassador welcomed this commitment, while cautioning that support by the U.S. or it [...] | 2008-12-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS MW |
08PODGORICA64 | MONTENEGRO TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO, BUT NOT YET [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 16:34:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MW |
08PODGORICA88 | MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: MEET THE CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The deadline for registration for Montenegro's presidential election is March 17, but the identities of the four leading candidates have been clear for some time. (The first round of the election will be April 6, with an if-needed second round on April 20). The contenders are i [...] | 2008-03-13 16:52:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW |
08PODGORICA90 | KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE HAS MINIMAL ECONOMIC IMPACT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To date Kosovo's independence declaration and Serbia's angry reaction have not resulted in any significant economic consequences for Montenegro, and Montenegrin interlocutors are downplaying the likelihood of Serbian economic sanctions. However, continued regional political ins [...] | 2008-03-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL MW |
08PORTAUPRINCE1000 | EFFECTIVENESS OF MINUSTAH EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PHUM UNSE KCRM KWMN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1016 | ARISTIDE SUPPOTERS MARCH JULY 15 [...] (SBU) Several thousand supporters offormer President Jean Bertrand Aristide took to the streets of Port-au-Prince on July 15 to celebrate the absent Fanmi Lavalas (FL) leader's fifty-fifth birthday. MINUSTAH estimated the size of the crowd as a maximum of 5,000. The supporters, made up prima [...] | 2008-07-16 16:58:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE1017 | YVON NEPTUNE LAMENTS LAVALAS DISUNITY, LASHES OUT [...] (C) A disillusioned Fanmi Lavalas (FL) militant and former Prime Minister, Yvon Neptune, sees former President Aristide as an anti-democratic force for the party and the country. He does not support Aristide's return to Haiti. Neptune assesses that the FL organization has been weakened by co [...] | 2008-07-16 17:28:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1019 | HAITI IN POLITICAL GRIDLOCK: DAY 96 [...] (C) Summary: As Haiti enters its fourth month without a Prime Minister, the confirmation of the President,s third Prime Minister-designate remains very uncertain. The Chamber of Deputies report on PM-designate Michele Pierre-Louis' constitutional qualifications is complete, and the Chamber i [...] | 2008-07-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1024 | SENATOR YOURI LATORTUE ON HAITI'S POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] (C) Senator Youri Latortue supports the current Prime Minister-designate but anticipates a tough fight over the confirmation of her cabinet and government program, which he believes should focus on bolstering internal security, domestic production, and local government. He puts the blame for [...] | 2008-07-17 17:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1027 | PM-DESIGNATE PIERRE-LOUIS CONFIRMED BY LOWER [...] (U) The Chamber of Deputies on July 17 voted to confirm Michele Pierre-Louis as Prime Minister. In a brief afternoon session, the commission tasked with studying Pierre-Louis' qualifications presented its report, which concluded she was constitutionally eligible for the Prime Minister positio [...] | 2008-07-18 16:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1029 | PREVAL CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PM CANDIDATE; [...] (C) In a 70 minute meeting with the Ambassador on July 17, Haitian President Rene Preval declared his intention to move forward with reforming the Haitian constitution. Preval remains convinced that key threat to Haitian political stability is the flawed constitution. He intends to call [...] | 2008-07-18 18:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1054 | HAITI IN POLITICAL GRIDLOCK: DAY 103 [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff in the process of confirming a new Haitian Prime Minister continued this week. President Preval and PM-designate Michele Pierre-Louis face intense pressure to negotiate with political parties and with members of Parliament on the formation of a cabinet and [...] | 2008-07-24 19:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1059 | PRESIDENT PREVAL SPEAKS OUT ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Summary. Two recent meetings with President Preval on money laundering/corruption issues and investigations demonstrated his strong feelings about corruption within the GOH and his on-going interest in pursuing suspected corrupt officials, including former President Aristide, who allegedl [...] | 2008-07-25 18:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV ECON KCOR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE106 | SENATORS EXTEND TERMS INTO NEW SESSION OF [...] (C) Summary: The new session of the National Assembly began January 14. Since Senate elections have yet to be held, a decision had to be made whether the ten lame-duck two-year senators would depart on January 14 or remain in their office a full two years, until May 2008. The Senate, Presi [...] | 2008-01-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1069 | AIRPORT DIRECTOR GENERAL CENTER OF SECURITY DISPUTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Port-au-Prince public prosecutor called in the Director General of the Toussaint L'Ouverture Airport in early July for questioning over the hiring of a private security company at the airport that allegedly used unregistered weapons. Although no charges were lodged, the epi [...] | 2008-07-28 16:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON HA KCOR PGOV PREL SNAR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1070 | HAITI NEARING AGREEMENT ON NEXT GOVERNMENT THAT [...] (C) President Preval has offered senators who are demanding political party representation in the next government a formula for doing so. Initial indications are that the ''Group of Nine'' senators will agree to the proposal. If they do so in a meeting with President Preval scheduled for Jul [...] | 2008-07-28 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1079 | HAITI: INFLATION CONTINUES AT HIGH LEVEL [...] Summary. Year-on-year inflation in June registered 15.8 percent, up slightly from 15.6 percent in May but down from 16.5 percent in April and 16.3 percent in March. However, the month-to-month inflation figure for June was 1 percent vs. 0.5 percent for May. Sharp increases in food, fuel and [...] | 2008-07-30 15:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1086 | HAITIAN SENATE POSTPONES VOTE ON PM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: The Haitian Senate on July 30 cancelled a planned vote on the eligibility of Michele Pierre-Louis for the post of Prime Minister. Three of the 18 senators initially present left the session prior to the official opening, breaking quorum and requiring the Senate President to cal [...] | 2008-07-31 17:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1093 | MICHELE PIERRE-LOUIS HAITI'S NEW PRIME MINISTER. [...] (SBU) Summary: The Haitian Senate on July 31 voted 12 to 0, with 5 abstentions, to ratify Michele Pierre-Louis as Prime Minister. Successfully confirmed by both chambers of Parliament, Pierre-Louis is now Prime Minister of Haiti. Pierre-Louis and President Preval will now move forward with t [...] | 2008-08-01 17:32:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1104 | HAITI - CAP HAITIEN AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS DELAYED [...] (C) Modernization and expansion of Haiti's second busiest airport -- Cap Haitien International Airport -- is experiencing delays due to Venezuela,s failure to provide promised funds, and slow provision of financing and other resources by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (TPTC). The [...] | 2008-08-01 18:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1105 | HAITI - CAP HAITIEN AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS DELAYED [...] (C) Modernization and expansion of Haiti's second busiest airport -- Cap Haitien International Airport -- is experiencing delays due to Venezuela,s failure to provide promised funds, and slow provision of financing and other resources by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (TPTC). The [...] | 2008-08-01 18:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1106 | EX-SOLDIERS OCCUPY FORMER ARMY GARRISONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: A group led by former soldiers of the Haitian Armed Forces (FAHD) occupied former military buildings in Cap Haitien (Department of the North) and the border town of Ouanaminthe (Department of the Northeast) for three days beginning July 29. The disgruntled former members of [...] | 2008-08-01 18:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV |
08PORTAUPRINCE1127 | NEW PM GIVES FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE, BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: In her first press conference as Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis broadly outlined her goals for the next government, which include addressing problems of national production, health, education and security, and moving quickly to attend to the high cost of living, delayed Se [...] | 2008-08-07 17:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1136 | HAITI MONTHLY: JULY, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) ELECTORAL LAW VOTED AND PUBLISHED. President Preval July 18 official [...] | 2008-08-08 15:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV |
08PORTAUPRINCE114 | SRSG ANNABI ON MINUSTAH'S EXPANDED MANDATE, [...] (C) Summary and Comment. During the past week, UN SRSG Hedi Annabi has outlined MINUSTAH's priorities for 2008 and his key objectives. Consistent with the broader MINUSTAH mandate approved in UNSCR 1780, the organization has moved swiftly to address border issues, deploying MINUSTAH forces at [...] | 2008-01-23 19:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL HA UN KPKO |
08PORTAUPRINCE115 | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES RE-ELECTS JEAN-JACQUES TO [...] (U) Summary: For the third year in a row, the Chamber of Deputies elected Eric Jean-Jacques to the presidency of Parliament's lower house. The four deputies elected to other leadership positions in the Chamber are new to the executive bureau. Jean-Jacques' challenger for the presidency, Pat [...] | 2008-01-23 19:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1163 | CHIEF PROSECUTOR RESIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Claudy Gassant made a surprise announcement on August 12, publicly submitting his letter of resignation as Chief Prosecutor. Gassant, whose professional and personal behavior has become increasingly erratic and occasionally and violent over the past several weeks, made the an [...] | 2008-08-13 18:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC |
08PORTAUPRINCE117 | HAITI INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SAID TO BE MOVING [...] (SBU) The Minister of Public Works says that Haiti is moving ahead on airport modernization, electricity generation, and road construction. A project of general airport modernization will privatize the international airport in Port-au-Prince. The Minister wants to work with TSA on upgrading [...] | 2008-01-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND EAIR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1179 | DISPUTES OVER CABINET EVAPORATING PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Anticipated support for Michele Pierre-Louis in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies appears to be unraveling as President Preval sets aside more and more cabinet posts for incumbent ministers and nominees of political parties. Though the Parliament votes solely on Pierre-Louis' general pol [...] | 2008-08-19 17:58:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1180 | HAITI CORRECTIONS AND PRISONS UPDATE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: 227 new corrections officers graduated from the Police Academy on July 18 under a cloud of controversy and amid an on-going investigation of recruitment practices. Changes in personnel at the Me [...] | 2008-08-19 18:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1208 | HAITI: PRESIDENT FORMALLY NAMES NEW PRIME [...] (U) A Presidential decree dated August 24 that became public August 26 formally named Michele Pierre-Louis (whose full name is Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis) Prime Minister. A second decree from the Prime Minister of the same date named the members of her cabinet. They are listed in para 3. [...] | 2008-08-26 16:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1209 | SMALL PROTESTS IN HAITI AUGUST 25 [...] (SBU) Summary: Small groups of rioters burned tires and erected barricades August 25 in Port au Prince and the southern town of Les Cayes. Most businesses in Les Cayes closed that day, but Port au Prince remained open for business. UN peacekeepers and the Haitian National Police responded q [...] | 2008-08-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1210 | SMALL PROTESTS IN HAITI AUGUST 25 [...] (SBU) Summary: Small groups of rioters burned tires and erected barricades August 25 in Port au Prince and the southern town of Les Cayes. Most businesses in Les Cayes closed that day, but Port au Prince remained open for business. UN peacekeepers and the Haitian National Police responded q [...] | 2008-08-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1215 | SMALL PROTESTS IN HAITI AUGUST 25 [...] (SBU) Summary: Small groups of rioters burned tires and erected barricades August 25 in Port au Prince and the southern town of Les Cayes. Most businesses in Les Cayes closed that day, but Port au Prince remained open for business. UN peacekeepers and the Haitian National Police responded q [...] | 2008-08-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1217 | PREVAL TRIES TO JUMP THE GUN IN APPOINTING NEW [...] (SBU) After President Preval formally appointed Michele Pierre-Louis Prime Minister August 24, and the new PM then appointed her new cabinet the same day (reftel),the President planned to swear in the new ministers on August 26. The President's office announced the morning of August 26 that [...] | 2008-08-27 17:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1229 | MFJM01: Impact of Hurricane Gustav on Haiti [...] Category One Hurricane Gustav hit Haiti on August 26. The Government of Haiti's (GoH) Office of Civil Protection (DPC) lifted the hurricane alert in the early morning of August 28. DPC figures indicate, as of August 28, 59 deaths, 7 missing, 25 injured, 8082 people in shelters, 1283 homes de [...] | 2008-08-29 15:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1235 | HAITI'S PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMED BY LOWER HOUSE, [...] (U) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved the general policy statement of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis on August 29. Her confirmation in the Senate faces opposition. Nine Senators insist that President Preval withdraw the official decree appointing the government, [...] | 2008-09-02 20:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1240 | HAITI NERVOUS ON THE EVE OF BACK TO SCHOOL [...] (C) Summary: As the new government of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis continues to seek confirmation in a precarious political climate, Haiti is facing economic and security challenges that could flare up in the near term, bog down the new government, and potentially caused renewed unres [...] | 2008-09-04 18:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1245 | BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW CABINET MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: As previously reported (ref A),the cabinet of new Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis was announced on August 26. Eight Ministers from former Prime Minister Jean-Jacques Alexis' government (including one Acting Minister) will continue in office. President Rene Preva [...] | 2008-09-05 18:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1246 | NEW HAITI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED BY [...] Summary: (SBU) The Senate early September 5 voted in favor of the policy declaration of Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis. Following the positive vote in the Chamber of Deputies August 29, the Pierre-Louis government now officially takes office. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In a mara [...] | 2008-09-05 18:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1251 | HAITI: HANNA STORM SITUATION REPORT 5 [...] (SBU) U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince created an internal working group September 3 to monitor the impact of severe flooding and damage in several Haitian cities, caused by Tropical Storms Gustav and Hanna, and to discuss the status of relief efforts. Gonaives in the Artibonite regional (populati [...] | 2008-09-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1256 | MCHHJO1: INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO HAITI'S [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post has received the information in para 3 from local Embassies concerning the international response to the aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike. 3. (SBU) Begin list of emergency aid pledges: [...] | 2008-09-08 16:07:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE126 | HAITI,S NEW SENATE LEADERSHIP: A TALE OF TWO CAMPS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an open session on January 17, the Senate unanimously elected Senator Kely Bastien (Lespwa, North) as the new President of the Senate. The Senate leadership elections polarized that body, wit [...] | 2008-01-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE1274 | HAITI: STORM STIUATION REPORT 7 [...] (SBU) Embassy Assistance Working Group met September 9 at 0745 HRS to discuss efforts to deliver and distribute emergency food and other supplies to various regions of the country impacted by recent hurricanes and tropical storms. The Haitian Civil Protection Department (DPC) estimated Septemb [...] | 2008-09-09 20:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1275 | MGHH01: HAITI'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: A coordinating committee of government ministers established by the new Prime Minister September 7 is directing the overall Government of Haiti response to the devastation caused by recent hurricanes. However, the Ministry of Interior's Office of Civil Protection (Direction de [...] | 2008-09-09 20:24:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1284 | HAITI: USS KEARSARGE ENGINEERS ASSESS BRIDGES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) As of this drafting, four U.S. engineers with the USS Kearsarge U.S. Navy vessel are currently conducting informal aerial surveys of damaged bridges in areas of the country affected by recent flooding and [...] | 2008-09-10 21:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1285 | Haiti's School Season Delayed by One Month [...] (U) The education of Haiti's children has become another victim of the recent catastrophic hurricane damage, lack of foresight by the government, and continuing inflation. The Ministry of Education has failed to make the financial and logistic preparations for the reopening of schools this fal [...] | 2008-09-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1294 | HAITI: DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES [...] (U) USAID Acting Deputy Director Alex Deprez reported on a September 10 meeting hosted by the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (TPTC) to discuss infrastructure challenges as a result of recent flooding. Donors represented included: USAID, the European Union, Canada, Ger [...] | 2008-09-11 20:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1298 | AIRPORT SECURITY AGENTS MEET WITH TSA [...] (SBU) The TSA Representative for the Caribbean chaired a meeting on August 28 with Haitian national airport and aviation officials to discuss security implications of the recent assumption of certain airport security functions by the Haitian National Police. TSA's representative reviewed Hai [...] | 2008-09-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV |
08PORTAUPRINCE1303 | HAITI: DONORS URGE GOVERNMENT TO ASSESS [...] (SBU) Donors, representing the U.S., Canada, the European Union (EU),the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH),Germany, the Inter-American Development Bank and France, met September 11 with the intention to discuss findings from an initial Government of Haiti assessment of infrast [...] | 2008-09-12 22:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1304 | HAITI HURRICANE DEATH/DAMAGE TOLL CLIMBS [...] (U) Haitian Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien Aime on September 11 released preliminary death and damage statistics from the recent series of hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit Haiti: -- 326 deaths -- 50 missing -- 186 injured -- 170,015 families affected (which he estimated as [...] | 2008-09-15 12:07:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1314 | STORM AFTERMATH IN HAITI: DEVESTATING AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Flooding from four consecutive tropical storms and hurricanes has caused substantial damage to Haiti's agricultural sector and its overall food security. The agricultural sector accounts for app [...] | 2008-09-15 19:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1319 | HAITI: DONOR RESPONSE UPDATE [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post has received the information in para 3 from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The information reflects contributions made or pledged to respond to recent hurricanes and [...] | 2008-09-16 20:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1323 | HAITI RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 19:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1324 | CODEL MEEK SURVEYS HURRICANE DAMAGE, ASSESSES NEED [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Congressional delegation headed by Rep. Kendrick Meek visited Haiti September 12-13 to survey the damage caused by recent hurricanes and assess the country's need for humanitarian assistance. [...] | 2008-09-17 19:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1328 | HAITI'S PARTICIPATION IN SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (SBU) On September 18, Polcouns previewed with Presidential Chief of Staff Fritz Longchamp reftel agenda for the Secretary's meeting with Caribbean/CARICOM leaders September 25 on the margins of UNGA. Longchamp said that President Preval would be accompanied by Foreign Minister Alrich Nicolas [...] | 2008-09-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON MASS ETRD XL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1329 | PRESIDENT PREVAL WILL ATTEND HAITI KEY PLAYERS [...] (SBU) PolCouns previewed reftel agenda items for the September 24 Haiti Key Players Meeting in New York with the President's Chief of Staff, Fritz Longchamp, September 18. Longchamp said that President Rene Preval would attend the meeting accompanied by Foreign Minister Alrich Nicolas. The P [...] | 2008-09-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL UNSC UNGA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1336 | HAITI MOVES TO EXPEDITE HUMANITARIAN AID ENTRY [...] Under an emergency plan enacted September 15 following devastation wrought by successive hurricanes, the Government of Haiti (GOH) authorized measures to temporarily suspend certain customs regulations and facilitate the entry of supplies intended for victims of recent hurricanes. End summary. [...] | 2008-09-19 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC EAID ETRD PGOV PREL ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE134 | HAITI'S HEAD OF ELECTIONS RESIGNS [...] (C) Jacques Bernard, Director General of Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council and the man who was to manage Haiti's Senate elections later this year, submitted his letter of resignation to President Preval January 23, and soon thereafter left the country. Bernard's resignation letter, which [...] | 2008-01-28 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE135 | JANUARY 22 REPATRIATION OF 243 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1350 | HAITI AND EXPLUSION OF U.S. AMBASSADORS FROM [...] (C) Ambassador Sanderson raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Alrich Richard in her introductory courtesy call on the newly-appointed minister September 18. Alrich said he was very surprised by the two expulsions. He hoped, however, that the U.S. would not make Haiti's assistance and c [...] | 2008-09-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1357 | PRESIDENT PREVAL'S FOCUS AT UNGA AND BEYOND: [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The recent series of hurricanes that devastated Haiti has boiled down the political agenda of President Preval to a single point: disaster relief and reconstruction, and rallying the internationa [...] | 2008-09-24 16:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AEMR EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE136 | IMMIGRATION OFFICERS RECEIVE TRAINING, BUT IMPACT [...] Summary: As part of its project, ''Capacity Building in Migration Management'' (CBMM) sponsored by the government of Canada, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a series of training workshops for Haitian immigration officers. The workshops provided valuable information an [...] | 2008-01-28 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1377 | HAITI: FAVORABLE POLITICAL WINDS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) The government of Michele Pierre-Louis entered its first 100 days facing the monumental challenge of a national disaster, but enjoys a political honeymoon with a parliament disposed to give her the support she needs to help victims and rebuild the country, and with a public unaccustomed t [...] | 2008-09-30 17:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1381 | WHY WE NEED CONTINUING MINUSTAH PRESENCE IN HAITI [...] (U) This report responds to recommendation number 2 of the Embassy Port au Prince OIG inspection report. Summary -------- 2. (C) The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti is an indispensable tool in realizing core USG policy interests in Haiti. Security vulnerabilities and fundamental institutional [...] | 2008-10-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1382 | POLICE OFFICER FREED AFTER CHIEF PROSECUTOR [...] (C) Summary: A senior Haitian National Police officer was recently freed after nine months in prison, after being jailed by former Chief Prosecutor Claudy Gassant on spurious charges. His story is an example of the frequently reported abuse of authority by the now-ousted Chief Prosecutor, a [...] | 2008-10-01 16:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1388 | HAITI: PRESIDENT PREVAL REJECTS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Returning to Haiti after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings, President Rene Preval used themes of his UNGA address to appeal for more reconstruction and development aid and less ''charity'' for Haiti. Echoing a belief we sometime encounter among high-level GOH [...] | 2008-10-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1389 | HAITI: RUMORS ABOUND REGARDING ARISTIDE'S POSSIBLE [...] (C) Rumors of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's possible move from South Africa to Venezuela are swirling through Port-au-Prince following Aristide's meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in South Africa on September 3 and the announcement September 20 that South Afric [...] | 2008-10-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA SF VE |
08PORTAUPRINCE1392 | HAITI: RUMORS ABOUND REGARDING ARISTIDE'S POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: Rumors of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's possible move from South Africa to Venezuela are swirling through Port-au-Prince following Aristide's meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in South Africa on September 3 and the announcement September 20 that Sou [...] | 2008-10-03 12:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA SF VE |
08PORTAUPRINCE1402 | HAITI SUPPORTS NEWEST UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-03 17:24:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1418 | HURRICANE RIPPLE EFFECTS CONTINUE [...] (U) Summary: Crippling post-hurricane fuel shortages in both the north and the south of Haiti are showing some signs of abatement, but the ramifications continue in beleaguered storm zones. Haiti's reliance on Port-au-Prince as its sole petroleum distribution point highlights the need for [...] | 2008-10-06 18:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1430 | PREVAL TO USAID: HAITI NEEDS URGENT [...] (U) President Rene Preval told visiting USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and Ambassador Sanderson that his first priorities in response to devastation wrought by recent hurricanes were to rapidly repair damaged infrastructure (e.g., bridges) and provide emergency relief to assist the populat [...] | 2008-10-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1439 | CITE SOLEIL - REPOSITIONING A HAITIAN ICON [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2 (U) Cite Soleil, historically the most volatile zone in Port-au-Prince and a base for crime on a nationally destabilizing scale appears to have lost some of its explosive soc [...] | 2008-10-09 18:30:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1458 | NEW CHIEF PROSECUTOR PLEDGES TO COMBAT CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: The new Chief Prosecutor of Port au Prince, Joseph Manes Louis, says he wants to address the widespread corruption in Haiti's judicial system and improve relations between his office the Haitian National Police (HNP). He will have to follow-through with the these reforms if he [...] | 2008-10-15 17:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1463 | HAITI: DIVISIONS IN LAVALAS DEEPEN AS PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Divisions within former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas (FL) party were exposed in dramatic fashion on October 9 as competing factions of the party held organizational meetings to rally their supporters and prepare their strategy for next year's senatorial [...] | 2008-10-16 18:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE147 | PREVAL PROVINCIAL SWING A MIXED BAG [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Preval recently made the first public tour outside the capital since assuming office. He spent two days in Haiti's Central Plateau, stopping to inaugurate a new hospital with U.S. p [...] | 2008-01-30 19:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CU ECON HA KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI |
08PORTAUPRINCE1510 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAVAILS OF OFFICE, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Pierre-Louis says privately that she is frustrated by President Preval's refusal thus far to give her the space she needs to govern. He has yet to sign off on her plan to visit Washington, attempting to reshuffle her cabinet without her consent, and listening to an [...] | 2008-10-29 15:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1511 | GONAIVES STILL DIGGING OUT AFTER FLOODING [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Gonaives continues to dig out from mud that covered the city in tropical storm flooding in August and early September. The World Food Program plans to continue mass feeding programs, which [...] | 2008-10-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID HA VE CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE1517 | HAITI: TENTATIVE DATE FOR SENATE ELECTIONS, APRIL [...] (SBU) After over a year of stagnation in election preparations, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced that the first round of Senate elections would be held April 19. That date is not final until confirmed by Presidential decree. The latest GOH amended budget commits additio [...] | 2008-10-29 19:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1522 | ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS PICK UP STEAM [...] This message is sensitive but unclassifed -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) After doing virtually nothing over the past year to prosecute corruption cases, law enforcement authorities in October moved against a handful of corruption suspects. The most significant [...] | 2008-10-30 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE153 | HAITIAN POLICE PRIORITIES, PROGRAMS, AND PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the Haitian National Police (HNP) recently discussed with Embassy officials his priorities and constraints in developing the needed police officers for regular police work, additional police presence in Cite Soleil, border control, and adequate staffing o [...] | 2008-01-31 14:07:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1541 | HAITI MONTHLY: OCTOBER, 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS ------------------- 2. (U) HOSPITAL STRIKE. Resident physicians in the two major hospitals in the capital and a hospital in Cap Haitian have [...] | 2008-11-04 17:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1548 | HAITI: PRESIDENT LASHES US DRUG POLICY IN FRONT OF [...] (C) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay visited Haiti the week of November 3 and met with President Preval that day. MINUSTAH Director for Human Rights Lizbeth Cullity (protect) told the Ambassador and PolCouns November 3 and 4 that Preval refused to engage the Commissione [...] | 2008-11-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1550 | HAITI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 18:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR PREL PARM EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1555 | HAITIANS DISSATISFIED WITH SLIGHT PRICE DECREASE AT PUMP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 18:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1557 | LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA FROM THE REPUBLIC [...] The following translation of a congratulatory letter from Haitian President Rene Preval was received by Embassy on November 5. The Embassy will pouch actual French text to WHA/CAR Desk Officer for distribution. 2. Begin Text: Mr. President-elect, On behalf of the Haitian People and [...] | 2008-11-07 12:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | HA OPDC PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE156 | PRESIDENT PREVAL PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON SENATE [...] Summary: (C) President Preval pledged to the entire international community in Haiti that his government is committed to holding Senate elections as quickly as possible. He promised a draft electoral law within days, and an election budget and calendar in less than two weeks, and asked for t [...] | 2008-01-31 19:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1562 | HAITI AND THIRD COMMITTEE VOTES ON IRAN, BURMA, [...] (C) Polcouns raised reftel points on upcoming Third Committee Votes on Iran, Burma and the DPRK November 6 with MFA Political Director Jacques Renand Cherduville. Polcouns emphasized that Haiti, a country building democratic institutions after decades of despotic rule, should be able to suppo [...] | 2008-11-07 17:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1575 | HAITI SCHOOL COLLAPSE: NO SHORTAGE OF BLAME [...] (SBU) Summary: Rescue teams have transitioned from rescue work to recovery of bodies buried in debris after the collapse November 7 of a primary and secondary school in Port au Prince. As Haitian officials begin the blame game, prosecutors have already arrested the director of the school and [...] | 2008-11-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID HA PHUM |
08PORTAUPRINCE1576 | HAITI SCHOOL COLLAPSE: NO SHORTAGE OF BLAME [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Rescue teams have transitioned from rescue work to recovery of bodies buried in debris after the collapse November 7 of a primary and secondary school in Port au Prince. As Haitian officials begi [...] | 2008-11-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1585 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS ROBINSON VISIT TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Your visit comes when the Government of Haiti is digging out from the wreckage of four hurricanes that affected 10 percent of the population and from the collapse of a school that killed nearly 100 children. The newly-installed government of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is battli [...] | 2008-11-14 20:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON USAID OVIP HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1592 | ADDITIONAL FUEL PRICE DECREASES IN HAITI [...] (U) Fuel pump prices have now been reduced twice since the reductions announced October 21 (reftel). Public transport drivers, the Association of Fuel Distributors (ANADIPP) and a number of senators were dissatisfied by the initial small decrease. The Ministry of Finance and Economy announced [...] | 2008-11-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1597 | U.S. AMBASSADOR FIRST MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On November 14, the U.S. Ambassador met for the first time with the new Minister of Justice and Public Security, Jean Joseph Exume. They discussed continuing USG support for police and judicial r [...] | 2008-11-19 12:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ECON PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE161 | HAITI MONTHLY: JANUARY 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. 3. (U) STUDENT PROTESTS In mid- to late January, students barricaded themselves in the Haitian [...] | 2008-02-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX |
08PORTAUPRINCE1624 | HAITI NONCOMMITTAL ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] Poloff raised ref A points regarding resolutions on Israel debated in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) each fall with Jacques Renand Cherduville, Political Director of the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 21. (Note: Haiti voted for the three U.S.-opposed resolutions referenced in [...] | 2008-11-24 17:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1643 | INL VISITORS GET FIRST-HAND OVERVIEW OF NAS [...] Summary: November 18-22 INL/CIVPOL Director Jim Bean and new INL/CIVPOL Haiti Program Officer Meagan McBride paid their first visit to Haiti to get an overview of the INL/NAS programs in country. They visited the police station construction site in Cite Soleil, the instructors barracks cons [...] | 2008-11-28 19:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PHUM PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1649 | WHA DAS DAVID ROBINSON MEETS WITH HAITIAN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson, accompanied by WHA/CAR Deputy Director Willard Smith, met November 20 with key Haitian officials to discuss the country's preparations for the upcoming senatorial elections, a possible donor conference in early 2009 in Canada, and ongoin [...] | 2008-12-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1651 | POSTCARD FROM JACMEL: FRUSTRATION IN PROVINCES [...] (U) Summary: The southern coastal city of Jacmel is struggling with insufficient funding from the central government, inadequate law enforcement, and Port-au-Prince corruption frightening off potential investors in Jacmel. Jacmel, however, has a unique advantage in the form of a wealthy mayor [...] | 2008-12-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1652 | HAITI MONTHLY: NOVEMBER, 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS -------------------- 2. (C) SENATE TO CONVOKE PRIME MINISTER DECEMBER 2. Amid growing criticism of the government's handling of disaster rec [...] | 2008-12-01 18:30:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1673 | CLOUDY PROSPECTS FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: There is still no political consensus or final executive decision to hold long-delayed partial Senate elections next April. Two powerful political parties have criticized the Provisional Electoral Council's (CEP's) halting preparations for these elections. Most political parties [...] | 2008-12-04 15:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1677 | LAVALAS: ARISTIDE "READY TO RETURN," BUT WANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 20:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA SF |
08PORTAUPRINCE1680 | HAITIAN PRIME MINISTER'S HONEYMOON WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis confronted growing criticism of her performance in office with a vigorous defense of her government's disaster relief efforts in a closed session with Parliamentary leaders December 2. Her performance has temporarily checked parliamentarian [...] | 2008-12-08 13:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1685 | HAITI: POSTCARDS FROM MIRAGOANE AND PETIT-GOAVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The towns of Miragoane and Petit Goave are case studies of how limited local resources and central government neglect constrain the viability of local government in Haiti. Municipalities are able to supply basic municipal services only sporadically. The national power company [...] | 2008-12-08 18:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1686 | HAITI: POSTCARDS FROM MIRAGOANE AND PETIT-GOAVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The towns of Miragoane and Petit Goave are case studies of how limited local resources and central government neglect constrain the viability of local government in Haiti. Municipalities are able to supply basic municipal services only sporadically. The national power company [...] | 2008-12-08 18:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1695 | HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Haiti virtually never criticizes any of the multiple countries, including Cuba, which gives it assistance. In keeping with this policy, the Government of Haiti never criticizes Cuba's democracy or human rights record. Haiti and Cuba, along with Venezuela, are [...] | 2008-12-10 17:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE1709 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN'S DECEMBER 16-19 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as the recently installed government of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is overseeing disaster relief efforts amidst growing criticism that government assistance is not reaching all who need it. Parliament is becoming increasingly critical of the government. [...] | 2008-12-12 17:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON USAID OVIP HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1710 | SENIOR POLICE OFFICER JAILED IN DRUG-RELATED [...] (C) Summary: A 35 year old Haitian woman with suspected connections to drug-trafficking networks was kidnapped from her home in Port-au-Prince and murdered on November 30 just outside of the capital. A regional Haitian National Police (HNP) Commissioner and several lower-ranking HNP officers [...] | 2008-12-12 19:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA SNAR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1736 | HAITI ON UN HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 16:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AMGT AORC APER PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1742 | HAITI ON THE UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 17:18:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1743 | HAITI LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO AORC OTRA KSCA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1748 | POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIAN: ISSUES, REQUESTS & [...] (SBU) Summary: Cap Haitien officials downplayed security issues but highlighted economic hardship and municipal budget constraints as key impediments to progress in Haiti's second largest city. The delegate for the North Department discussed the effects of the recent hurricanes on the region and la [...] | 2008-12-22 14:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1749 | HAITI: LAVALAS PROTESTORS CALL FOR ARISTIDE'S [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 4,000 Haitians marched peacefully in the streets of Port-au-Prince December 16 to call for the return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The Executive Committee of Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas (FL) party organized the demonstration, which featured speeches by [...] | 2008-12-22 16:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE175 | FANMI LAVALAS SENATOR: ELECTIONS EDGING TOWARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fanmi Lavalas Senator from the West Department Rudy Heriveaux told the Ambassador he supports President Preval and his efforts for the political stabilization of Haiti, wants to attract foreign investment, supports reforming the constitution according to the constitution's own proced [...] | 2008-02-07 18:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE1750 | HAITI: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) There is no evidence that Haiti is a target for Islamic extremist activity or acts of international terrorism. There are no existing terror cells, such as al-Qaida or any other terrorist organizations in Haiti. No acts of international terrorism occurred in Haiti in 2008. The Government o [...] | 2008-12-22 18:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1757 | HAITI ELECTIONS: DONOR FRUSTRATION GROWS, [...] (C) Summary: Frustration grows in the international donor community as President Rene Preval has yet to issue a Presidential Decree (''Arrete'') to hold elections for one-third of the senate, planned for April. Canada and the European Commission have made clear they will not disburse funds w [...] | 2008-12-24 15:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA CA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1772 | HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various political topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (SBU) MOST POLITICAL PARTIES REGISTER FOR ELECTIONS. According to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP),twenty-seven political parties were officiall [...] | 2008-12-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE186 | FEBRUARY 4 REPATRIATION OF 131 MIGRANTS [...] On February 4, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 131 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On February 2, the USCG intercepted a 40-foot sail freighter carrying these 131 Haitian migrants 30 nautical miles west of Great Inaugua, the Bahamas. 2. The mi [...] | 2008-02-08 17:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE195 | HAITI ON RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] Ambassador delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Clerisme January 23. He promised to transmit the USG position to President Preval and Prime Minister Alexis. 2. Clerisme was aware of the basic elements of the Kosovo issue, conceded that Kosovo could not be brought back under Serbian [...] | 2008-02-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE196 | GOH MAY BE READY TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILTY FOR [...] (C) Summary: After years of complaining of the burden of criminal deportees the USG returns to Haiti, the GoH now may be ready to assume direct responsibility for re-integrating them. Yves Stanley Joseph, Chief of Staff for the Ministry of Interior (MOI),says he will soon recommend to the GoH [...] | 2008-02-11 15:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE197 | NEW SENATE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA [...] (C) As told to the Ambassador, priorities of newly elected Senate President Kely Bastien are 1) improving the working relationship with the lower house of the legislature and the Executive Branch; 2) preserving political stability by heading off legislative efforts to vote ministers out of off [...] | 2008-02-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE198 | PETIT GOAVE POSTCARD: HARBINGER OF POLITICAL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The coastal city of Petit Goave (West Department),historically the vanguard of major uprisings in Haiti, is now largely calm - both politically and with respect to crime. Former sworn politica [...] | 2008-02-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC SOCI HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE208 | G/TIP FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE PROPOSALS FROM [...] In response to reftel, post submits the following proposals: 2. Name of Applicant: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Requested Funding Amount: $499,401 (federal share: $499,401) Project Title: Combating Trafficking in Children and Women in Haiti Project Duration: 12 months P [...] | 2008-02-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC HA KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG |
08PORTAUPRINCE210 | HAITI PUTS ON CARNIVAL 2008: NO DEATHS, IMPROVED [...] Summary: Improved security, a better organized HNP, and a greater Diaspora presence marked Haiti's 2008 Carnival celebrations. With the approval of the EAC, Embassy officers were permitted to attend Carnival events for the first time in 5 years. The organizational skill the GOH and private gr [...] | 2008-02-12 17:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE232 | PRESSURE MOUNTING ON HAITI GOVERNMENT OVER COST OF LIVING [...] Summary: After the security situation largely stabilized in the course of 2007, inflation, poverty and joblessness have moved to the political forefront in Haiti. President Preval and Prime Minister Alexis are facing escalating political pressure over the rising cost of living and persistent [...] | 2008-02-15 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE233 | FEBRUARY 11 REPATRIATION OF 90 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] On February 11, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 90 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On February 4, the USCG intercepted a fast boat carrying 17 Haitian, 1 Chinese and 3 Jamaican migrants 11.5 nautical miles east of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Three Baha [...] | 2008-02-15 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE235 | FEBRUARY 11 REPATRIATION OF 90 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] On February 11, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 90 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On February 4, the USCG intercepted a fast boat carrying 17 Haitian, 1 Chinese and 3 Jamaican migrants 11.5 nautical miles east of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Three Baha [...] | 2008-02-15 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE237 | EVOLVING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN CITE SOLEIL [...] (C) Summary: Embassy has witnessed increasing presence of apparent gang youth in Cite Soleil that could pose a security threat to Embassy activities in that area, including HSI, as well as undermine the security improvements resulting from MINUSTAH's intervention in late 2006-early 2007. Embass [...] | 2008-02-15 18:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE240 | HAITIAN RESPONSE: PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Renald Clerisme February 15 and delivered reftel demarche. Clerisme took note of the US concerns and indicated that any decision on recognizing Kosovo's independence would be made at the Presidential level. He stated that he would be [...] | 2008-02-15 19:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE276 | HAITI: PCI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] Per reftel criteria, Haiti possesses only one critical dependency relevant to the United States: the Haitian side of the Windward Passage, an 80 km-wide strait between the northwest corner of Haiti and the eastern tip of Cuba, which connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and which [...] | 2008-02-20 17:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PREL ECON ETTC EAID EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE286 | HAITI STILL UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNMIK HA YI KV EU |
08PORTAUPRINCE293 | LAVALAS PARTISANS PLAN ANTI-GOVERNMENT [...] (C) A Fanmi Lavalas Senate candidate reports Lavalas is planning anti-government protests on February 29, the four-year anniversary of Aristide's departure from Haiti. Organizers say they will assure the GOH the marches will be peaceful. The chosen protest theme of government inaction against [...] | 2008-02-22 13:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE320 | PRIME MINISTER JACQUES EDOUARD ALEXIS RECEIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies has convoked the Prime Minister to answer questions February 28 on his government's policies to combat the rising cost of living and allegations of corruption. The session could end in several ways, to include: a vote of no confidence that brings down th [...] | 2008-02-26 19:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE321 | FANMI LAVALAS: FOUR REGIONAL CONGRESSES HELD, SIX [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 20:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE335 | REACTIONS TO INTERPELLATION OF PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU)Summary: The interpellation of Prime Minister (PM) Jacques Edouard Alexis by the House of Deputies on February 28 has strongly divided public opinion. Elite opinion is warning of the politically destabilizing effect a vote of no confidence. The informal sector and peasant groups, the h [...] | 2008-02-28 19:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE344 | PRIME MINISTER SURVIVES VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) The Chamber of Deputies voted on February 28 to keep Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis in office. Of the 84 Deputies present, 63 voted "confidence," 8 "no-confidence" and 13 abstained. Fifteen Deputie [...] | 2008-02-29 19:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE37 | HAITI MONTHLY: FEBRUARY, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN HA PGOV PHUM PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE374 | HAITI MONTHLY: FEBRUARY, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) LAVALAS PARTISANS MARCH ON 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARISTIDE DEPARTURE A crowd of seve [...] | 2008-03-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | HA PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN |
08PORTAUPRINCE377 | NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Pierre-Louis Opont was installed as new Director General of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) March 6. He appears closer to President Preval than his predecessor. He has no experience managing elections, but has a better relationship with the CEP councilors, which may help produce [...] | 2008-03-07 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE38 | PREVAL ON INDEPENDENCE DAY: "PATIENCE, PLEASE" [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (U) President Rene Preval's annual January 1 Independence Day speech calling for patience and unity has met with a mixed reaction, some welcoming his recognition of the threat of unemploym [...] | 2008-01-08 19:54:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE394 | WHA DAS KIRSTEN MADISON MEETING WITH HAITIAN PRIME [...] (C) WHA DAS Kirsten Madison assured Haitian Prime Minister Alexis that the U.S. commitment to Haiti remains strong and was bolstered by a regional effort that brought in several Latin American nations. She emphasized that Haiti has come a long way and we want to preserve and build on what has [...] | 2008-03-10 18:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE399 | GOH CHILDREN'S SHELTER WELL RUN, POLITICS ASIDE [...] Summary. A large GOH children,s shelter near Port-au-Prince, once run by Jean Bertrand Aristide before he became President, is now managed by Brother Armand Franklin, a reputed Aristide ally, and is doing well with the help of international assistance. The shelter, the largest GOH instituti [...] | 2008-03-11 18:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE404 | POSTCARD FROM ST. MARC [...] Summary: The Haitian National Police (HNP) says the security situation in St. Marc, located in the Artibonite Department, is stable. However, the HNP admits that violent crime arising from land disputes as well as violence against women are widespread and threaten security and stability in th [...] | 2008-03-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE425 | AMBASSADOR VISIT TO CAP HAITIEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited Cap Haitien February 26-27 to find political, economic, and international security interlocutors relatively upbeat. The Chilean MINUSTAH battalion believes security is improving, the previously suspicious mayor of the city is eagerly courting U.S. assistance, and [...] | 2008-03-17 16:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA ECON |
08PORTAUPRINCE430 | G/TIP PROGRAM: FIRST MONITORING REPORT [...] Summary: The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) awarded the Pan-American Development Foundation (PADF) a USD 250,850 grant to support an anti-trafficking program in Haiti from September 30, 2007 through October 1, 2008. Due to extensive staff turnover at PADF's Haiti [...] | 2008-03-18 12:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | BR KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE447 | DUAL CITIZENSHIP MANHUNT HITS SENATORS, MINISTERS; [...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent businessman and Senate Vice-President Rudolph Henri Boulos resigned from the Senate on March 18 following the Senate's consideration of a report by the Senate Commission of Inquiry on Nationality. The report, confirming that Senators Boulos and Ultimo Compere held Ame [...] | 2008-03-19 19:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE453 | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ISSUES REPORT ON MISHANDLING [...] (SBU) Summary: The new treasurer of the Chamber of Deputies, Cholzer Chancy, made public a report on irregularities in the bookkeeping of the lower house of Parliament. The report highlights several instances of overspending as well as overdue payments to employees and vendors. The Chamber [...] | 2008-03-20 17:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE457 | FIGHTING CORRUPTION AND DELAYS AT HAITI'S PORTS -- [...] (U) Haitian officials deny recent media reports that port and customs officials are turning a blind eye to food spoilage at the Cap Haitien port in the northern region. They say the reports overlook efforts to counter corruption and contraband trafficking (especially drugs),modernize port and [...] | 2008-03-20 17:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE510 | CUBA COURTS MARC BAZIN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Marc Bazin volunteered to Embassy his account of a one-week early-March visit to Cuba that he and a handful of his political party colleagues undertook as guests of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. Bazin believes that the departure of Fidel Castr [...] | 2008-03-28 17:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON HA CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE520 | SENATOR BOULOS RETRACTS RESIGNATION; DUAL [...] (SBU) Senate Vice Presdent Rudolph Boulos withdrew his resignation fro the Senate in a March 19 letter to the Presiden of that body, one day after he walked out of theSenate session that labeled him and another Senato a dual national and hence not a legal member ofthat body. Claiming to still [...] | 2008-04-01 18:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE521 | HAITI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DUAL USE TRANSFERS [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points March 31 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Azad Belfort. Belfort told Econoff Haiti supports U.N. Security Council Resolution 1803 and will do what it can to support its implementation. Belfort appeared generally famil [...] | 2008-04-01 19:10:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM NSG PREL PGOV MNUC HA IR |
08PORTAUPRINCE523 | POSTCARD FROM OUANAMINTHE [...] (U) Summary: The border town of Ouanaminthe thrives on legal and illegal trade with the Dominican Republic (DR) -- even as it continues to lack basic government services such as water, electricity, and telephones. Residents and local public officials openly criticize and sabotage GOH activit [...] | 2008-04-02 11:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD DR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE528 | SHOOTING IN HAITI'S CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified--please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies suffered more damage to its reputation April 1 when Deputy Joseph Mercier Isidor (RDNP-Jeremie, Grand'Anse) shot a parliamentary staff member during an argument with a fell [...] | 2008-04-03 15:53:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE531 | HAITI MONTHLY: MARCH, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) PARLIAMENT BEGINS DEBATE ON ARREST AND DETENTION REFORM: The justice com [...] | 2008-04-03 19:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA PREL PGOV KJUS ECON |
08PORTAUPRINCE532 | COST OF LIVING INCREASES IGNITE PROTESTS IN LES [...] (SBU) Summary: Mounting frustration toward the government for its failure to sufficiently address the rapid cost of living increases throughout Haiti ignited violent protests in Les Cayes April 3. Peaceful protests in Gonavives were also reported. Apparently organized protestors blocked ro [...] | 2008-04-03 21:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE536 | UNREST IN LES CAYES: MINUSTAH OFFICER FATALLY [...] (C) MINUSTAH sources reported that at approximately 0700 local April 4, MINUSTAH military contingents, while clearing roadblocks erected overnight by protesters, came under attack by rioters throwing rocks. This occured in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes, site of rioting yesterday, Apri [...] | 2008-04-04 17:53:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE537 | HAITI ELECTIONS: MORE ASSURANCES BUT FEW CONCRETE [...] (C) Summary: President Preval at the end of March again reassured the international community of the GOH's commitment to hold Senate elections. The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced to donors an increase of USD 2 million in the projected cost of elections, but has still not prese [...] | 2008-04-04 18:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE542 | HAITI-ATF ETRACE MOU FOLLOW-UP: US-CARICOM [...] Poloff discussed proposed eTRACE MOU per reftel with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) officer on March 11. ATF officer (and POC for ATF's assessment team that visited Haiti October 2007) informed Poloff that ATF does not/not recommend and is unable to support Haiti's participati [...] | 2008-04-04 19:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PARM PREL TD XL |
08PORTAUPRINCE544 | COST OF LIVING PROTESTS CONTINUE A SECOND DAY WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MINUSTAH and Haitian government sources report April 4 that protests in Les Cayes are continuing for a second day at reduced but still potent levels. They warn that there is a strong possibility these demonstrations will last throughout the weekend. There have been no further [...] | 2008-04-04 20:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA ECON CASC ASEC |
08PORTAUPRINCE549 | EMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE, CORE EMERGENCY ACTION [...] (U) On April 07, 2008, Post's core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened by Ambassador Janet A. Sanderson. EAC discussed protests and demonstrations occurring in Les Cayes and Gonaive last week, as well as in the Port-au-Prince area today. 2. (U) Protests and demonstrations have [...] | 2008-04-07 19:26:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC HA PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE55 | PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL FEELING ITS WAY [...] (SBU) In an introductory call on the newly-appointed Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) January 9, Ambassador found the councilors tentatively defining their role, eager to partner with the U.S. and the international community, and anxious to receive U.S. and international assistance for Hait [...] | 2008-01-11 15:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE551 | COST OF LIVING PROTESTS CONTINUE IN LES CAYES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Sporadic protests over the rising cost of living have resumed in Les Cayes and Port au Prince, after the situation in Les Cayes had calmed over the weekend. MINUSTAH sources report a crowd of at least 1,000 protesters re-convened in Les Cayes the morning of April 7. Port au Pri [...] | 2008-04-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA ECON PHUM |
08PORTAUPRINCE553 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HAITIAN PRISON CONDITIONS [...] Summary: Ambassador Sanderson met with HNP Director of Prison Administration Celestin on April 4. They discussed current prison conditions, plans for facility construction and renovation, staffing gaps, USG assistance and the major problems facing the Haitian corrections system. He is appr [...] | 2008-04-08 18:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE577 | HAITI LOOKS FOR NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) President Preval is following the constitutional process and consulting with the Presidents of both chambers of parliament and with political parties, to choose a new Prime Minister and cabinet. Multiple embassy sources agree that the new PM must stand above the parties, and be a politica [...] | 2008-04-18 18:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE583 | TEN DAYS IN APRIL: HAITI'S FOOD RIOTS [...] (C) Summary: April 3-12, 2008 saw the most serious civil unrest Haiti has experienced since 2005. The violence had organization behind it, both criminal and political, although absolute numbers of demonstrators were small compared to the country's population. Embassy believes that pro-Aristi [...] | 2008-04-22 19:30:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON HA PHUM ASEC |
08PORTAUPRINCE585 | SCENESETTER FOR HIGH LEVEL MISSION TO HAITI: [...] (SBU) We are very much looking forward to your trip here tomorrow as the U.S. representative in the High Level Mission to Haiti. The players are beginning to line up: in addition to the OAS Secretary General, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the European Union will be sending officials. I [...] | 2008-04-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE589 | HAITIAN POLITICAL PARTIES: FORM AN INCLUSIVE NEW [...] (C) Summary: Political parties complain they were largely ignored by President Preval during the demonstrations of April 3 to 12. Despite many of these parties being represented in the Alexis government, nearly all parties supported the vote that dismissed it, arguing that the mass demonstra [...] | 2008-04-24 17:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE607 | PREVAL NOMINATES CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINISTER, [...] (SBU) Summary: Following weeks of consultations with political parties and the private sector, President Preval nominated Ericq Pierre on April 27 to replace Jacques-Edouard Alexis as Prime Minister. Preval notified the presidents of both houses of parliament April 27 of his choice and will f [...] | 2008-04-28 19:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE623 | CONGRESSMAN MEEK MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PREVAL [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL) discussed with President Preval April 21 the U.S. government's commitment to Haiti's development and his commitment to advocate for HOPE II legislation. Preval desc [...] | 2008-04-29 18:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE625 | HAITI MONTHLY: APRIL 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (C) FANMI LAVALAS CLAIMS POLITICAL MARGINALIZATION: Fanmi Lavalas (FL) Senator Rudy Heriveaux (West) on April 23 voiced the party's frustration at their continuous [...] | 2008-04-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA PREL PGOV ECON |
08PORTAUPRINCE642 | REACTIONS TO ERICQ PIERRE'S NOMINATION AS PRIME [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Ericq Pierre has begun reaching out to parliament to enhance his chances of confirmation. Public and private reactions to Ericq Pierre's nomination as Prime Minister have been mixed. His approval by the Parliament is likely but not certain. The focus of politi [...] | 2008-05-02 19:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE644 | HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE RESPONSE TO RECENT CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of civil unrest that led to looting and vandalism, the Haitian National Police (HNP) is looking at lessons learned and planning for future such events. The HNP response to the crisis in April revealed progress made in developing a professional police force but a [...] | 2008-05-03 15:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE647 | HAITI TO ATTEND PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OUTREACH [...] (U) Econoff discussed May 2 the upcoming PSI Outreach Workshop with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Azad Belfort. Embassy provided Belfor contact information, the workshop agenda and logistical information needed to register Haiti as a participant. 2. ( [...] | 2008-05-05 16:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE650 | HAITI: NPT PREPCOM RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 18:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE677 | HAITI ATTENDING PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 18:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE684 | HAITI AND US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 18:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE686 | HAITI: BANKERS AND ECONOMISTS SPEAK OUT ON FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Bankers and economists, including some in the government, question the viability of President Rene Preval's rice subsidy proposal presented in response to recent food riots. Economists and bankers consulted agree an immediate response that targets food needs of the poor is war [...] | 2008-05-09 17:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EAGR ETRD HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE700 | HAITI: PRIVATE SECTOR INITIAL RESPONSE TO VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Haiti's business community is slowly recovering from the shell-shock of the April rioting. The property damage they suffered was minor compared to the psychological blow. They see these disorders as a major setback in Haiti's stabilization. Some are asking whether Haiti can recover and [...] | 2008-05-13 18:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON HA EAGR |
08PORTAUPRINCE701 | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES REJECTS ERICQ PIERRE'S [...] (C) The Chamber of Deputies on May 12 rejected President Preval's nominee for Prime Minister, Ericq Pierre. The Senate had endorsed him May 7. Since both houses of parliament must vote to approve, Pierre's confirmation has definitively failed, and the President now must start the selection a [...] | 2008-05-13 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE709 | HIGH LEVEL INTERNATIONAL MISSION TO HAITI [...] (C) A High-Level International Mission to Haiti April 24-25 that included WHA A/S Shannon told political leaders that the international community continues to stand by Haiti after the recent rioting, but that Haitian leaders must strive for improved consensus across party lines and branches [...] | 2008-05-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EAGR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE723 | EMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) To support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, post will place ref A op-ed in one of the leading Haitian dailies, under Ambassador's signature. 3. (SBU) Post will also brief an up-and-coming jour [...] | 2008-05-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE73 | GOVERNMENTS ON HISPANIOLA DESIRE COOPERATION ON [...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. A regional consultative meeting on travel document fraud, sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),brought together representatives of five Caribbean countries to discuss [...] | 2008-01-15 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA CVIS SMIG |
08PORTAUPRINCE737 | ERICQ PIERRE SAYS CORRUPTION BEHIND CHAMBER OF [...] (SBU) Ex-Prime Minister Designate Ericq Pierre declared publicly May 15 that he had run up against demands for cash, ministerial positions, and pork barrel projects in exchange for parliamentary support for his confirmation. He implied that his refusal to entertain these demands, as well as l [...] | 2008-05-19 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE762 | CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT -- HAITI [...] (C) This message is a response to reftel request for information concerning Haiti in the framework of exploring options among CARICOM countries for expanded U.S. support for Caribbean regional security capacities. USG Assistance to the Haitian National Police ------------------------------- [...] | 2008-05-27 17:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER XL MASS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE763 | PREVAL NAMES BOB MANUEL PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE [...] (SBU) President Preval on May 25 named his close political adviser Robert Manuel as Prime Minister-designate. Manuel is part of Preval's inner circle, and a consummate behind-the-scenes political operative. He was Secretary of State for Public Security during part of Preval's first term, an [...] | 2008-05-27 17:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE764 | PREVAL NAMES BOB MANUEL PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE - [...] (U) This message contains bio data in para 8 omitted in ref a. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) President Preval on May 25 named his close political adviser Robert Manuel as Prime Minister-designate. Manuel is part of Preval's inner circle, and a consummate behind-the-scenes political operati [...] | 2008-05-27 18:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE767 | HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Haiti values the assistance it receives from Cuba and does not criticize the country publicly or privately. Cuba's provision of doctors in hard-to-reach areas of the country is seen positively by large sectors of the Haitian public. After the April food riot [...] | 2008-05-28 13:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE783 | ELECTORAL LAW PASSES PARLIAMENT; SENATE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The possible date for elections for one-third of the Senate continues to slip farther into the future. Expanding CEP election budget projections now exceed pledged donor financing by USD 4 million. The CEP has rejected donor pleas to trim the election budget and continues to in [...] | 2008-05-30 20:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE793 | MANUEL CONFIRMATION AS PM HINGES ON LESPWA-PREVAL [...] (C) Summary: President Preval on May 29 convoked a special session of Parliament, primarily to consider Robert Manuel's candidacy for the office of Prime Minister. Manuel himself has been reaching out to parliamentarians, political party leadership and civil society leaders. He is hopeful, [...] | 2008-06-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE795 | PRESIDENT LULA REITERATES BRASILIA'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian President Ignacio Lula da Silva visited Haiti for seven hours on May 28. meeting at length with President Preval and other senior Haitian officials. He reiterated his nation's support for Haiti and announced that it would build a major dam for the generation of hydroele [...] | 2008-06-02 21:04:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON HA BR |
08PORTAUPRINCE8 | DECEMBER 29 REPATRIATION OF 32 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE805 | HAITI MONTHLY: MAY, 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (C) CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT LAMENTS ERICQ PIERRE REJECTION. In a May 14 meeting with Poloff, Chamber of Deputies President Eric Jean-Jacques expressed disma [...] | 2008-06-03 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE814 | ROBERT MANUEL CONFIRMATION PROCESS: COUNTING THE [...] (C) Summary: The ratification of Robert Manuel as Prime Minister increasingly depends on Chamber of Deputies' majority bloc, the Coalition of Progressive Parliamentarians (CPP). President Preval's political party, Leswpa, is an integral part of this bloc. Preval held the first in a series [...] | 2008-06-04 17:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE821 | ANTI-KIDNAPPING MARCH PEACEFUL, BUT PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Private sector and civil society groups carried out a peaceful demonstration June 4 to draw attention to the gravity of security problems, in particular the recent spate of kidnappings in the capital. The rate of kidnappings has continued to rise since early 2008, and pressure i [...] | 2008-06-06 14:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE865 | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES REJECTS SECOND PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) A large majority in the Chamber of Deputies on June 12 voted down President Preval's second candidate for Prime Minister, Robert Manuel. Deputies cited constitutional grounds of eligibility based on his recent six-year absence from Haiti. This was at best a pretext: the ad hoc 53-memb [...] | 2008-06-13 17:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE874 | HAITI: SUBSIDIZING OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: It became public June 7 that the Government of Haiti (GoH) has subsidized fuel through tax relief for oil importers, and has also set price ceilings at the pump, since the end of March. Government economists and the local IMF Resident Representative worry that this policy is [...] | 2008-06-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE88 | ELECTORAL COUNCIL DIRECTOR GENERAL SAYS HE IS [...] (C) Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Director General Jacques Bernard is worried over Executive branch interference in the affairs of the Council, about a revision of the CEP by-laws that would erode his authority, and over perceived threats to his personal security. He says that without a [...] | 2008-01-17 16:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE886 | GOH RESPONSE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN REPORT OF SEXUAL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points June 13 with Ministry of Women's Affairs Director General Myriam Merlet. She commented that the Save the Children report, while informative, did not go far enough in analyz [...] | 2008-06-18 13:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KPKO KWMN UNSC PHUM KCRM |
08PORTAUPRINCE888 | HAITI: UPDATE TO NAMES, TITLES, CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post provides updated contact information for leading Government of Haiti officials listed below. Post notes that Prime Minister Alexis was voted out of office April 12 and now leads a caretaker government. [...] | 2008-06-18 14:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE895 | HAITI: AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN HAITI [...] Acting Minister of Agriculture Joanas Gue announced June 11 that 11 positive cases representing four outbreaks of the H5N2 avian influenza virus were identified in four areas of Haiti. Gue attributed the cause of the outbreak in at least one area to fighting cocks that originated in the Dominic [...] | 2008-06-19 17:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EFLU ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL HA DR |
08PORTAUPRINCE898 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ELECTORAL COUNCIL, EMPHASIZES [...] (C) Summary: Provisional Electoral Council President Frantz-Gerard Verret's unilateral cancellation of a June 4 elections roundtable reinforced misgivings among international donors that the CEP, and President Preval, are reluctant to move forward with Senate elections. The Ambassador subse [...] | 2008-06-20 16:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE90 | PM ALEXIS: 2008 IS "HAITI'S PIVOTAL YEAR" [...] (C) Summary. In meeting January 16, Prime Minister Alexis termed 2008 Haiti's "pivotal year." His priorities for the period will be education and grassroots development. The PM has launched the PIC program, aimed at bringing project assistance to the communal level and is seeking USG support [...] | 2008-01-17 17:04:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE908 | INL/CIV DEPUTY DIRECTOR VISIT JUNE 9-12 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY. INL/CIV Deputy Director Angelic Young visited NAS Haiti June 9-12 to confer on current programs and future plans and to visit project sites. She visited the National Police Academy and Cite Sole [...] | 2008-06-23 14:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PHUM PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE91 | PREVAL STATE OF THE UNION: STATE MODERNIZATION AND [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In his constitutionally-mandated speech at the opening of the new parliamentary session January 14, President Preval defined his vision for Haiti over the coming years as 1) security, justice, an [...] | 2008-01-17 17:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SNAR KCOR ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE913 | MICHELE PIERRE-LOUIS: PREVAL'S THIRD PRIME [...] (C) Two weeks after Parliament's rejection of Robert Manuel, President Preval on June 23 announced his third Prime Minister designee, Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis. As was the case with his previous two nominees, Pierre-Louis is a close personal associate of Preval. She is a former business [...] | 2008-06-25 18:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE934 | NEW PARLIAMENTARY GROUPING CHALLENGES PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: An ad hoc grouping of deputies from diverse political parties calling itself the ''Cooperative of Progressive Parliamentarians'' (CPP) is emerging as the majority bloc in the Chamber of Deputies and a foil to President Preval. Born of opposition to stale, corrupt leadership in [...] | 2008-06-27 11:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE936 | HAITI ANNOUNCES GAS PRICE HIKES [...] (U) The Haitian government announced June 25 price increases in petroleum products (gasoline, diesel and kerosene) of 10 to 18 percent, effective June 26. Unleaded gasoline (91 octane) and super-unleaded gasoline (95 octane) will rise to the equivalent of USD 6.00 per gallon (up 10 percent) a [...] | 2008-06-27 14:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE954 | THIRD PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMATION PROCESS JUST [...] (C) Summary: Haiti,s legislature is just getting down to the confirmation process for President Preval,s third nominee for Prime Minister, Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis. In the first vote, which determines whether she fulfills constitutional eligibility requirements, the Senate appears ready [...] | 2008-07-01 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE959 | GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS - HAITI NEEDS MORE [...] (SBU) The Government of Haiti requires additional engagement with the Embassy before it can understand the benefits of the Global Maritime Partnership Initiative (GMP). The GOH has consented to future meetings with Embassy officials on the issue. Embassy will make clear GMP linkages to previ [...] | 2008-07-02 18:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS |
08PORTAUPRINCE973 | WHA/PDAS KELLY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PREVAL [...] (C) Summary: WHA PDAS Kelly urged Haitian President Preval to join the trend in the hemisphere toward strengthened democratic institutions and open markets, and to move beyond the current political impasse and get a new government confirmed. The President retorted that Haiti could not advan [...] | 2008-07-08 17:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTLOUIS127 | MAURITIUS TO CONSIDER PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE [...] Post delivered reftel A demarche to First Secretary of Multilateral Affairs, Rabindranath Sawmy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation, on April 22. Sawmy admitted having no prior knowledge of the subject of Prisoners of Conscience, but quickly gained understanding d [...] | 2008-04-23 10:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL |
08PORTLOUIS155 | MAURITIUS WILL NOT BUDGE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) On May 8, DCM met with Anand Neewoor, the Mauritian Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and the senior MFA representative since last month's dismissal of the Foreign Affairs Minister, to push for GOM immediate recognition of Kosovo. Neewoor stated that the GOM had not changed its most [...] | 2008-05-09 08:25:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV MP |
08PORTLOUIS189 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME [...] (C) On June 2, 2008, Ambassador Cabrera paid a courtesy call on Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as notetaker. The relaxed and pleasant hour and a half discussion touched on a wide variety of topics, including U.S. elections, Kosovo, and Mauritian U.N. voting records. The two ag [...] | 2008-06-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MP |
08PORTLOUIS192 | MAURITIUS: SOME POSITIVE INPUT RE SWING ELECTION [...] Post delivered demarche to Mrs. Bineshwaree K. Napaul, Second Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 29. Napaul assured that all points of the demarche were understood and currently being considered by the Mauritian delegation, and added that she does not foresee any impediments [...] | 2008-06-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG AORC MP |
08PORTLOUIS207 | MAURITIUS SENDING 20 OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Mauritius has agreed to send fifteen additional election observers for the June 27 presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe. This moves their election observer numbers up from five to 20. The observers will arrive in two to three tranches beginning immediatel [...] | 2008-06-16 10:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ZI MP |
08PORTLOUIS210 | MAURITIUS: MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT AMBASSADOR SWING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG AORC MP |
08PORTLOUIS224 | UK, AUSTRALIA AND US EMBASSIES JOINTLY DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 24 June, DCM met with the High Commissioners of Australia and the UK to demarche the Mauritian Prime Minister regarding Zimbabwe. The joint demarche was somewhat disappointing, with the Prime Minister agreeing to take only modest actions with regard to Zimbabwe. Specifically, [...] | 2008-06-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI MP |
08PORTLOUIS280 | MAURITIUS STANCE ON ZIMBABWE TALKS [...] (SBU) On August 1, Ambassador Cabrera, accompanied by DCM as notetaker, delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Anund Neewoor. Neewoor acknowledged the demarche points and suggested that the framework for talks between Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and the opposition Movement for [...] | 2008-08-01 09:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SADC ZI MP |
08PORTLOUIS298 | GEORGIA: MAURITIUS UNDECIDED BUT MIGHT ACT AS PART [...] (C) On 25 August, DCM delivered ref points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Cure, the GOM has no considered position on the Georgia/Russia conflict. The GOM, while generally sympathetic to Georgia, would [...] | 2008-08-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG MP |
08PORTLOUIS299 | UNSCRS 1747 AND 1803: MAURITIUS AUTHORITIES ALERTED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 13:07:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN MP |
08PORTLOUIS303 | GEORGIA: MAURITIUS STILL UNDECIDED [...] (C) On August 28, Polchief delivered ref A points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure noted that he is "trying for a position" within the Ministry, in case the support of Mauritian diplomats elsewhere is solicited. " [...] | 2008-09-02 10:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU MP |
08PORTLOUIS304 | KOSOVO: LOGJAM CONTINUES [...] (C) On August 28, Polchief made ref A points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure referred obliquely to his government's current lack of support for U.S. positions regarding Kosovo (see refs B to E),including on the [...] | 2008-09-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA KV MP |
08PORTLOUIS308 | MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF [...] (SBU) On September 5, Ambassador Cabrera took advantage of a meeting with Mauritian Foreign Secretary Anund Neewoor to raise ref A and other Department provided points on Georgia. Neewoor responded that the GOM official position would be to "support the territorial integrity of Georgia." He ad [...] | 2008-09-08 11:37:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU MP |
08PORTLOUIS310 | MAURITIUS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE VOTES ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref demarche to Mr. Rabindranath Sawmy, First Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation on September 10. POLOFF noted Mauritius' low voting coincidence with USG in the UN, and presented human rights as the area of voting that has th [...] | 2008-09-12 09:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN MP |
08PORTLOUIS325 | MAURITIUS ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE STILL UP IN [...] ESTOFF delivered ref Avian Flu demarche and nonpaper to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agro Industry, and Health. In one follow-up conversation, Acting Permanent Secretary V. Gondeea of the Ministry of Agro Industry confirmed that an invitation to the Avian Flu Conference has been receive [...] | 2008-09-23 14:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MP |
08PORTLOUIS329 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES UN VOTING AND DIEGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 18 meeting between Ambassador Cesar Cabrera and Prime Minister Ramgoolam (with POLOFF as note taker),Ramgoolam noted that to better reflect the true relationship between the U.S. and Mauritius he would like to increase UN voting coincidence between the two countries [...] | 2008-09-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PTER UK MP |
08PORTLOUIS331 | PRIME MINISTER DETAILS MOTIVES FOR CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 12, the Prime Minister publicly announced both a long-expected cabinet reshuffle and the re-appointment of the current president to another five-year mandate. The recent cabinet reshuffle is the first reshuffle executed solely by prime ministerial initiative. In a m [...] | 2008-09-26 09:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MP |
08PORTLOUIS358 | MAURITIUS GIVES POSITIVE REACTION TO AFRICOM [...] On October 8, Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs U.S. Desk Officer, Sameem Gaffar. Gaffar took note of the demarche points and said that he does not see this change affecting the positive military-to-military relationship between USG and Mauritius. 2. On Octobe [...] | 2008-10-10 10:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL MP |
08PORTLOUIS365 | OCTOBER 2 LETTER TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH FROM SEYCHELLES' PRESIDENT JAMES A. MICHEL [...] (SBU) On October 20, Post received an original signed letter and official diplomatic note -- postmarked and dated on October 14 -- from President James A. Michel addressed to President George W. Bush. The letter is a Government of Seychelles request for USG assistance during the early stage of [...] | 2008-10-20 09:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON RFIN SE |
08PORTLOUIS381 | PARADISE LOST: HOW CORRUPTION BANKRUPTED SEYCHELLES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) An overall lack of transparency and corruption throughout the ranks are behind the Seychelles' recent international appeal for help after a chronic lack of foreign exchange, loan defaults, drastic inflation, and an excessive debt burden of 175 percent of GDP effectively left the [...] | 2008-11-07 07:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV SE |
08PORTLOUIS384 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA FROM [...] On November 5, Post received a congratulatory letter from the President of the Republic of Mauritius, The Right Honorable Sir Aneerood Jugnauth, G.C.S.K.,K.C.M.G, Q.C, addressed to President-Elect Barack Obama. Post will send the official signed document to the Department. 2. Following is [...] | 2008-11-10 11:00:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP MP |
08PORTLOUIS386 | NOVEMBER 5 DIPNOTE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA [...] On November 5, Post received a faxed copy of Diplomatic Note Number: 72/2008 from President James A. Michel addressed to President-Elect Barack Obama, conveying a congratulatory message. As soon as it is received, Post will deliver the official signed document to the Department. 2. Followin [...] | 2008-11-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP SE |
08PORTLOUIS388 | PORT LOUIS: U.S. ELECTION PROGRAMS BOOST MISSION'S [...] Nearly 11,000 miles separate Mauritius from the United States, but distance did not dampen the fascination of Mauritians with U.S. Elections 2008. Responding to the keen interest of its contacts and the Mauritian population at large in the U.S. Presidential Elections, Mission Port Louis organi [...] | 2008-11-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP |
08PORTLOUIS390 | QUARTERLY MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Cabrera discussed a wide variety of issues during a quarterly meeting with Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as note taker During the pleasant and positive hour of discussions, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe, spoke of U.S. elections, touched on issues rel [...] | 2008-11-12 09:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD KREC ZI MP |
08PORTLOUIS391 | CORRUPTION CASE OPENS UP PARLIAMENT SEAT AND BY-ELECTIONS [...] (U) On November 5, the UK Privy Council, which constitutionally is the highest appellate court with authority in Mauritius, unanimously upheld a Mauritius Supreme Court judgment, whereby Member of Parliament (MP) and former Minister of Health, Ashok Kumar Jugnauth, was found guilty of electoral [...] | 2008-11-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MP |
08PORTLOUIS400 | MAURITIUS UNMOVED BY ARGUMENTS THAT UNGA RESOLUTIONS CARRY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS LE SY MP |
08PORTLOUIS402 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SEYCHELLES: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 12:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS LE SY SE |
08PORTLOUIS403 | DEMARCHE FAVORABLY RECEIVED: MAURITIUS TO CONTINUE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 12:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA MP |
08PORTLOUIS430 | POSITIVE IMPACT OF ADMIRAL GREENE VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: From 10-12 November, Rear Admiral Philip Greene visited key Mauritian policy and defense leaders for discussions on Africa Command and U.S. military engagement in Africa, and to inaugurate the new Automated Identification System (AIS) provided to Mauritius by the USG. Ambassador C [...] | 2008-12-09 08:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS KPKO PTER PREF MP |
08PORTLOUIS437 | SOMALIA UNPKO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On 10 December, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and First Secretary Martine Young Kim Fat. Ambassador Cure paid close attention to the points on a possible security vacuum in Somalia, noting Mauritius' grow [...] | 2008-12-12 07:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SO MP |
08PORTLOUIS443 | MAURITIUS LIKELY TO BACK USG POSITION ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 11:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SO MP |
08PORTMORESBY221 | IRAN AND SOLOMON ISLANDS INITIATE DIPLOMATIC CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran and Solomon Islands have embarked on a series of Foreign Minister-level meetings that could lead to the establishment of formal diplomatic ties. Beginning with an initial September meeting on the margins of the UNGA, the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister journeyed to Tehran in [...] | 2008-11-04 07:43:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR BP |
08PORTMORESBY222 | CORRECTED COPY: PAPUA NEW GUINEA SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port Moresby looks forward to welcoming you to Papua New Guinea (PNG). Your visit presents an opportunity to follow up on the success of Pacific Partnership 2008 and to review where the PNG's potential engagement in international PKO. Though it is increasing ties to Asi [...] | 2008-11-05 06:31:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PP |
08PORTMORESBY241 | BAINIMARAMA MEETS ONE-ON-ONE WITH SOMARE [...] (C) Summary: On December 5, the second anniversary of the coup in Fiji, Interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama met one-on-one with Prime Minister and Grand Chief Michael Somare in Port Moresby. According to Foreign Minister Abal, Somare impressed upon Bainimarama the Pacific Islands Forum p [...] | 2008-12-05 07:51:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PP FJ |
08PORTOFSPAIN106 | COP PARTY PLANS TO STAY VIABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran February 27 in a discussion that focused on the opposition leader's efforts to keep his party relevant despite it failing to secure seats in last November's parliamentary vote. Dookeran, who has been under s [...] | 2008-03-03 16:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN111 | NEW BARBADOS PM DISCUSSES FISH, CSME, REGIONAL TRANSPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Prime Ministers of Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago used their February 20 meeting in Port of Spain to reverse perceptions that bilateral relations have deteriorated in recent years, making optimistic statements about resolving their fisheries dispute, holding dialogue on the CA [...] | 2008-03-06 11:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIS EPET ETRD BB TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN115 | DEPORTEE ISSUE CONTINUES IN THE NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fed by Parliamentary bickering involving opposition attacks on the government's crime record, and media sensationalism, the deportee issue is experiencing one of its period upswings. The Embassy, through an op-ed piece from the Ambassador has pushed back, seeking to introduce s [...] | 2008-03-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PREL PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN117 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOREIGN MINISTER PAULA [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has made a positive impression on the diplomatic community. Given her lack of international experience, though, she is still learning her position and the extent of her influence inside the government is unclear. The FM is friendly to the [...] | 2008-03-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN119 | CHEVRON UPBEAT ON TRINIDAD PROSPECTS, CROSS-BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Chevron executives want the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Minister of Energy to reach out to his Venezuelan counterpart to revitalize negotiations on cross-border natural gas. While T&T is the "demandeur", Venezuela also needs the cross-border gas - to create jobs - and it [...] | 2008-03-07 19:21:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECIN PREL VZ TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN121 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Trinidad and Tobago's relations with Cuba are a mixture of pragmatism and pan-Caribbean solidarity. Along with a number of other Caribbean states, it has had diplomatic ties with Cuba since 1972. Although Fidel enjoys a positive image among the minority of Trinis who reflect on [...] | 2008-03-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN126 | KOCH NITROGEN INTERESTED IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MARKET AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Business Development Advisor for Koch Nitrogen expressed interest in further business opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago, citing the stable economic and political environment as attractive. By contrast, the Koch representative exp [...] | 2008-03-11 21:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV PREL VZ CO TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN127 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following assessment of fiscal transparency in Trinidad and Tobago. 2. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) publishes revenue and expenditure information each year in presenting its annual budget to Parliament. Current projections as well as pri [...] | 2008-03-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN128 | T&T ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 office call, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Energy Minister Conrad Enill welcomed U.S. engagement on energy infrastructure protection and U.S. Embassy suggestions on legislation to improve law enforcement, while also softly echoing past messages that T&T does not want to [...] | 2008-03-12 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EAGR PREL KCRM VZ XA TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN144 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your April 5-9 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...] | 2008-03-25 20:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET SENV PGOV PTER TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN170 | CARICOM'S CRIME MEETING LEADS TO DEPORTEE AND REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning hosted an April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government meeting on crime and security in Port of Spain. Among agreed initiatives were to increase maritime and airspace security cooperation, explore the creation of a regional rapid deployment force, develop a Caribb [...] | 2008-04-10 15:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PREF PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN208 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...] | 2008-05-07 19:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET PGOV PTER ASEC OVIP TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN232 | GOTT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL CRIMES BEST PRACTICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port of Spain hosted a successful financial crime workshop, led by the Department of Justice with support from Treasury and the UK Serious Organized Crime Office, to facilitate the drafting of a handbook of best practices by Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) offic [...] | 2008-05-21 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN PREL PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN233 | T&T RESPONSE TO ICAO AVIATION SECURITY PANEL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN237 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? This can include demonstrations of support for and solidarity with the Cuban people connected to the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, for which we have [...] | 2008-05-28 16:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN249 | CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (C) Summary: The GOTT is heavily focused on security concerns, both for domestic and regional reasons. It sees itself as under attack by criminal elements running guns and drugs from South America and is dealing with an explosion of murders -- many gang related. From its perspective, the G [...] | 2008-06-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MASS PREL PTER TD XL |
08PORTOFSPAIN253 | Secretary of Energy's visit to Trinidad reinforces [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretary of Energy reinforced the US-T&T relationship by drawing attention to bilateral LNG trade and commending T&T for its open market and regional leadership. At the same time, he flagged U.S. energy company concerns tha [...] | 2008-06-10 18:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL ENRG EIND EINV CARICOM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN265 | T&T UPDATES USOAS AMBASSADOR ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOTT Ministers and the National Summit Coordinator welcomed the visit of USOAS Ambassador Hector Morales to consult on preparations for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, April 2009 in Port of Spain. T&T aims to unveil the initial draft Summit declaration in mid-July, with text [...] | 2008-06-17 17:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN276 | CARICOM HOLDS MILITARY COMMANDERS MULTINATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up the April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government security meeting, the GOTT hosted in Port of Spain a June 13-14 "Caribbean Community Inaugural Technical Meeting of Military Commanders." A working-level USG interagency team from State, DoD, DHS and SouthCom participated. [...] | 2008-06-24 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS KCRM PREF PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN286 | T&T SUMMIT COORDINATOR DISCUSSES SOA PREPARATIONS WITH PDAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: T&T will soon share its draft Summit declaration and seeks a 10-14 day turnaround for U.S. comments. The draft will be unveiled in Washington on/about July 24, with negotiations proceeding in September (Barbados),October (Jamaica),November (possibly Bahamas) and December (pos [...] | 2008-06-30 20:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN287 | WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee 2. (SBU) Both interlocutors agreed Summit of the Americas coordination 3. (SBU) WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Sco Chinese Visit ------------- 4. (SBU) The FM arrived about 30 minutes [...] | 2008-07-01 11:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN288 | WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on June 25 to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The FM briefed Kelly on the visit of a large PRC delegation, discussing a $400 million aluminum smelter loan the GOTT was receiving and China's role in helping T&T rea [...] | 2008-07-01 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN289 | PM MANNING MEETS WITH U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue's June 26 courtesy call on Prime Minister Patrick Manner, the PM opined that the Caribbean was neglected by Washington. Highlighting the important role Trinidad plays in U.S. energy security, Manning lamented that the U.S. ha [...] | 2008-07-01 13:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET ECIN ENRG TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN290 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-01 16:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN291 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] | 2008-07-01 18:18:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN292 | THE OTHER SUMMIT: PRIME MINISTER MANNING OFFICIALY LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning officially launched on June 30 the process that will lead to Port of Spain hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November 2009. In speaking of CHOGM, Manning posited that food security and energy prices would be central focus of th [...] | 2008-07-01 18:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN295 | REMOVAL OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FROM GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, on June 30 the Ambassador contacted Minister of Foreign Affairs Paula Gopee-Scoon and Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Lenny Saith to inform them of the impending White House announcement that Trinidad and Tobago is graduating from the Generalized System of Pref [...] | 2008-07-02 19:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN297 | GSP GRADUATION SETS OFF TRADE TALK DISCUSSIONS AT ANNUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: News of Trinidad and Tobago's GSP graduation led to a trade discussion among CARICOM leaders gathered in Antigua in early July, according to Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The leaders' consensus was the region needs to negotiate now a more "predictable" trade relationship [...] | 2008-07-07 17:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN314 | 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY:HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] (SBU) The MFA informed us July 16 that no decisions have yet been made on who will attend the UNGA. A discussion with the Prime Minister's Special Assistant returned a similar response, including that no decision on the PM's travel has yet been made. 2. (SBU) Comment: In 2007, the MFA [...] | 2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN315 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN318 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] | 2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN322 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] | 2008-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN323 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN336 | T&T Trade Ministry Gauging U.S. Interest in Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials from T&T's Ministry of Trade and Industry reiterated their government's interest in exploring possibilities for a more "sustainable" framework for bilateral trade after 2010. They do not expect CARICOM as a whole will be prepared to negotiate in the near term, [...] | 2008-07-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN343 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO JULY POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (SBU) Much like Washington, the pace in Trinidad and Tobago slows a bit in July and August, due to vacations and school being out. Parliament also will be out of session for August, the lower House already on leave with the Senate to finish its work this week. Despite the somewhat slower pac [...] | 2008-07-29 18:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN355 | GHANA PRESIDENT CELEBRATES EMANCIPATION DAY IN T&T [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor visited Port of Spain July 31-August 1 to participate in Trinidad and Tobago's Emancipation Day events. The GOTT laid out the red carpet, with Prime Minister Manning, Foreign Affairs Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon and the bulk of the rest of th [...] | 2008-08-05 18:52:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN362 | DEFENSE MINISTERIALS OF THE AMERICAS - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) The GOTT delegation to the September DMA in Banff, Alberta will be led by National Security Minister Martin Joseph. Joseph will be accompanied by Chief of Defense Staff Brigadier General Edmund Dillon, Washington D.C. Defense Attache Lt. Col Anthony Phillips-Spencer, High Commissioner to [...] | 2008-08-07 15:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MARR MOPS PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN369 | FOUR MORE EXTRADITED FOR MAHARAJ'S KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Summary: Four persons wanted in the 2005 kidnapping for ransom and murder of dual national (U.S./Trinidad) Balram "Balo" Maharaj were extradited to Washington, D.C. on August 4. Of the 15 originally arrested in the case, only three remain in T&T. The gruesome kidnapping and murder of " [...] | 2008-08-11 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN377 | CLOSER TIES UNDER DISCUSSION AS REGIONAL LEADERS MEET [...] (U) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Stevenson King of St. Lucia and President Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana joined Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada and Prime Minister Patrick Manning in Port of Spain August 14 to discuss regional issues. Durin [...] | 2008-08-15 19:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN378 | CLOSER TIES UNDER DISCUSSION AS REGIONAL LEADERS MEET [...] (U) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Stevenson King of St. Lucia and President Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana joined Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada and Prime Minister Patrick Manning in Port of Spain August 14 to discuss regional issues. Durin [...] | 2008-08-15 19:16:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN387 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: THE JOINT DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 17:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN388 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: THE JOINT DECLARATION [...] (SBU) An MFA source passed us the "Joint Declaration on Collaboration towards the achievement of the Single Economy and Political Integration among Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" signed August 14 in Port of Spain (text in para four). [...] | 2008-08-26 17:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN395 | GUIDANCE ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA: [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on the Kosovo IJC resolution on August 29. The Minister listened attentively to the points and said that she would need to speak with others in the GOTT and consider the issue further. We will be following up with the Ministry [...] | 2008-08-29 18:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNGA KVIR TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN397 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: "CONVERGING SOVEREIGNTIES" [...] (C) Summary: The details of what Caribbean political integration would look like remain vague, based on a reading of the closely-held draft study referred to by regional leaders when they met here on August 14. The study is still in draft form, being rewritten, not fully coherent and quite [...] | 2008-09-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN412 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister September 10 for a wide-ranging conversation that touched upon South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Serbia's request to seek a ruling from the International Court of Justice on Kosovo, UNGA Third Committee priorities, and allowing U.S. Air Marshal [...] | 2008-09-15 11:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA |
08PORTOFSPAIN443 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your mid-October visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Your trip is an opportunity to heighten bilateral and regional security cooperation, building on last June's Technical Meeting of Military Commanders, Defense Ministerial of the Americas conversations, a [...] | 2008-09-30 13:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER ASEC ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN447 | THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...] | 2008-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN448 | THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...] | 2008-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN474 | DOD DEPUTY SECRETARY ENGLAND AND USSOUTHCOM MILITARY DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and SouthCom Military Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Glenn Spears visited Trinidad and Tobago October 14-15. They held several meetings, highlighted by a lengthy second day session with the Prime Minister. Agreement was reached t [...] | 2008-10-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS SNAR KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN48 | PM MANNING ON VENEZUELA; INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning agreed in principle to co-host a Caribbean Basin Energy Infrastructure Security Conference, but said it would not be feasible to hold the event until late April or May. It was his strong preference to invite Venezuela; to do otherwise would be "har [...] | 2008-01-22 19:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ECIN ENRG MARR VE TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN499 | GOTT SEEKS US APPROVAL WITH LEGISLATION ON CHILD [...] (U) With the October 15 proclamation of Trinidad and Tobago's new International Child Abduction Act, 2008, the GOTT believes that they are now fully compliant with The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and will seek international approval of their ascension [...] | 2008-11-10 11:08:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA CACS TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN5 | PM MANNING REITERATES TT'S POSITION ON PETROCARIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Patrick Manning reiterated January 2 that Trinidad and Tobago is unlikely to become fully involved in PetroCaribe, and continues to prefer the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). This was in resp [...] | 2008-01-04 18:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL VE TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN535 | AMBASSADORS TO THE CARIBBEAN DISCUSS HIV/AIDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Seventh Annual Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, eight U.S. Ambassadors discussed the future of U.S. regional assistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Focusing on the Partnership Compacts envisaged under PEPFAR II legislation, the Ambassadors as [...] | 2008-11-24 17:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID PREL OVIP TBIO KPAO TD XL |
08PORTOFSPAIN546 | A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES: THE TRINIDAD ECONOMY AS REFLECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While not completely scientific, information provided in visa interviews opens a window on the local economy. Recognizing the limitations of such information, but also its worth, the Embassy conducted a study involving 218 randomly chosen visa applicants. The data revealed incom [...] | 2008-12-01 17:32:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON CVIS TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN560 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is not aware of any GOTT initiatives promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Has the host country made public statements or [...] | 2008-12-09 18:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN565 | FOREIGN MINISTER MUSES ABOUT CUBA ATTENDING THE [...] (U) Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, in a December 9 press interview (done by phone from Barbados),related that the just-concluded Cuba-CARICOM summit held in Havana had agreed the USG should lift its "trade embargo" on Cuba. She added, without specificity, that this "general consensus" w [...] | 2008-12-10 15:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN577 | PM MANNING REPORTEDLY HAS SUCCESSFUL SURGERY IN CUBA [...] On December 17, Prime Minister Patrick Manning underwent a two-hour surgery at the Cimeq Hospital in Havana to remove a malignant tumor from his left kidney (ref). According to a press release from the Prime Minister's office, Manning's surgery was "very successful." Doctors will perform a p [...] | 2008-12-18 17:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN585 | POST'S RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT [...] Per request, Post conducted a post-shipment check on license 050088569 for the export of cannons to Trinidad & Tobago. The Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) has not provided an official statement regarding the cannons. However, according to reasonable speculation, the UK company, MSI [...] | 2008-12-22 18:09:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN6 | PM MANNING REITERATES TT'S POSITION ON PETROCARIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Patrick Manning reiterated January 2 that Trinidad and Tobago is unlikely to become fully involved in PetroCaribe, and continues to prefer the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). This was in resp [...] | 2008-01-04 19:08:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL VE TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN73 | PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Post carried out reftel demarche February 11 with MFA Permanent Secretary (Vice Foreign Minister equivalent) Edwina Leacock. Along with the other ref points, we stressed the importance of early recognition as a way of helping stabilize southeast Europe. The PermSec listened closely to [...] | 2008-02-11 17:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN87 | U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE: [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon February 20 on recognizing Kosovo. The FM was upbeat on the possibility of Trinidad and Tobago recognizing Kosovo in the very near future. The Minister noted she would be tied up for much of the remaining week, but promised to [...] | 2008-02-21 14:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN88 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: GOVERNMENT TAKES CASTRO'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Foreign Ministry noted in an official February 19 statement that the resignation of Fidel Castro would not affect the cordial relations between TT and Cuba. The communique noted Cuban assistance to Trinidad and "saluted" Castro, but was measured in tone. Speaking on Februa [...] | 2008-02-21 14:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CU TD |
08PRAGUE103 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Kenya, Chad and Burma. She indicated [...] | 2008-02-15 16:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN BM EZ XG SR CD PGOV PREL UNMIK |
08PRAGUE104 | CZECHS CONCUR - ABKHAZIA IS NOT KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 16:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GG RU YI EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE109 | KOSOVO: CZECHS WILL RECOGNIZE AFTER EU MAJORITY [...] (C) The Czech Republic has said they will recognize Kosovo, but not immediately. Following the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers on February 18, Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, announced that "we will acknowledge Kosovo, as soon as a majority of other European countries do and as soon as [...] | 2008-02-19 15:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN UNMIK YI EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE112 | CZECH REPUBLIC: ALL CONFLICTED ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: It is difficult to imagine how the Czech Republic will meet its future electricity demand AND new EU CO2 emissions cuts without expanding its nuclear power plants. At the same time, nuclear energy is arguably the one issue that could cause the Green Party to walk and [...] | 2008-02-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE113 | CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A TAINTED VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, Czech President Vaclav Klaus was reelected for second five-year term on February 15. The drama surrounding this second election was no longer about whether the voting should be open or secret, but about an absent Green Party deputy and a Social Democrat (CSSD) deput [...] | 2008-02-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE118 | SCENESETTER FOR CZECH PM TOPOLANEK'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Topolanek's visit next week to Washington will be a key milestone for the Czech leader, who is a convinced and committed Atlanticist with a firm belief in strong ties with the United States. He is coming to Washington with the goal of demonstrating -- especially to his domest [...] | 2008-02-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ OVIP |
08PRAGUE125 | CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON CASTRO'S [...] (SBU) Czech MFA officials in the Department of the Americas and the Department of Human Rights and Transition Policy, confirmed and thanked Embassy officials for our points on the current situation in Cuba. On February 19, the Czech MFA released a statement (similar to Secretary Rice's subseq [...] | 2008-02-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE126 | PRAGUE - U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION MEETS KEY [...] (U) Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL),the Co-Chairman and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, respectively, led a congressional delegation to Prague from February 18-20. The delegation, which also included Congresswoman Louise McIntosh-Slaughter (D [...] | 2008-02-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV OSCE PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE132 | CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ (C-RE8-00009) [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic has maintained troops in Iraq since 2003, and its support will continue at a reduced level through 2008. While no final decision has been made on 2009, the Foreign Ministry would like to see a small number of Czech troops remain in Iraq so long as the NATO Trai [...] | 2008-02-27 16:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EAID EUN KDEM MARR NATO PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE138 | CUBA: CZECHS SHARE US POSITION ON EU COMMISSIONER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE139 | CZECH CHAIRMAN OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON [...] (C) Summary: Jan Hamacek, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Czech Parliament, recently shared with us views on a broad range of topics, including missile defense (MD),Afghanistan, relations with the Topolanek government, and contacts with countries like Iran and Russia. On M [...] | 2008-02-29 12:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ MARR |
08PRAGUE16 | TUSK VISIT TO PRAGUE: NO CHANGE IN CZECH POSITION [...] (C/NF) Summary: The January 10 meeting of the Czech and Polish PMs appears not to have resulted in any significant change in the Czech approach to missile defense (MD) negotiations. PM Topolanek stated during a joint press conference with Tusk that the Czech side still intends to conclude neg [...] | 2008-01-11 11:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL PGOV PL EZ |
08PRAGUE162 | EU GAERC: CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Anna Sykova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the March 10-11 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Afghanistan, Syria and Zimbabwe. While Sykova [...] | 2008-03-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SY ZI SR |
08PRAGUE17 | CZECHS ON TRACK FOR MARCH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government is moving forward with sustained enthusiasm and great attention to detail in advance of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team's (PRT's) March deployment to Logar, Afghanistan. This January and February the Czechs have several training programs planned for [...] | 2008-01-11 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE175 | CZECHS PLAN TO SUPPORT EU STATEMENT ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
08PRAGUE195 | CZECH REPUBLIC: FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel request, Post has reviewed the records of the below named Czech military unit and personnel and found no derogatory information. a) Name of Unit ) 601 Special Forces Group, Czech Ministry of Defense, Prostejov, Czech Republic. b) 601 Special Force Group Commander ) Colonel Milan [...] | 2008-03-21 06:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL EZ PM |
08PRAGUE202 | CHILD ABDUCTION: NEW CENTRAL AUTHORITY DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] CG met March 19, 2008, with the new head of the Czech Office for International Legal Protection of Children (the Czech Central Authority or CCA),Lenka Pavlova. Pavlova was previously a lawyer in private general practice with a focus on family law. She said she applied for her present positi [...] | 2008-03-25 06:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CMGT PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE206 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 28-29 [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Slavomir Goga and Magdalena Janesova, Desk Officers in the MFA's Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss Czech views prior to the March 28-29 Gymnich. They were supportive of the USG positions in reftel. Both officials confirmed that Foreign [...] | 2008-03-28 11:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE207 | PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT ON CFE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 11:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR CG MD EZ |
08PRAGUE208 | CZECH REPUBLIC: MISSILE DEFENSE RATIFICATION END [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ RU PL |
08PRAGUE22 | CZECH REPUBLIC: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE NON-PAPER [...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Security Policy Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova January 15. Smigolova emphasized the political importance of the Strategic Dialogue to highlight how the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) deepen [...] | 2008-01-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE223 | CZECHS STRETCHED BY AFGHANISTAN AND UNLIKELY TO DO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 13:16:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF IZ EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE224 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ALLIES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK EZ |
08PRAGUE226 | RUSSIAN VIEWS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ RU |
08PRAGUE230 | Czech Schengen Accession Limits Amcit Travel [...] SUMMARY: The Czech Republic's December 21, 2007 entrance into the Schengen zone has drastically limited European travel for Americans with long-term Czech visas. Living legally in the country but without true residency, these "D" visa holders use up their allowed 90 days in the Schengen zone [...] | 2008-04-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL CMGT CASC EZ |
08PRAGUE234 | CZECH INTEL COMMITTEE APPROVES NEGOTIATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS PREL PTER EZ |
08PRAGUE239 | PRAGUE - INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY [...] Approximately 50 people including Embassy Political Officer attended an art exhibition held in Prague on April 8 to commemorate International Roma Day (Ref. A). The outdoor exhibit was sponsored by the Dzeno Group, a Czech-based Roma organization with regional presence. The exhibit featured [...] | 2008-04-15 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO APER PHUM PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE241 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SEVENTH VISIT OF THE STATUS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 08:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE246 | CUBA: CZECHS PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON SOFTENING [...] (SBU) Summary: During her April 15 visit to Prague, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison engaged a wide range of Czech officials, parliamentarians, NGOs, and think tanks on Cuba. The Czech perspective on how to promote democratic change in Cuba dovetails closely with USG policy on Cu [...] | 2008-04-21 12:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE256 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO NIAG 8023 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM IR EZ |
08PRAGUE257 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Katerina Sequensova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the April 29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on the Balkans, Zimbabwe and Burma. Although Iran h [...] | 2008-04-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE258 | CZECH REPUBLIC: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Czech Republic, like the rest of Europe, is experiencing a significant rise in food prices but at a higher rate than the average reported by the EU-27, and this phenomenon is contributing to the country's record inflation level of 7.5%. Czech nominal crops output pric [...] | 2008-04-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE261 | CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS ENDORSE MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 19-20 congress of the Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL) endorsed missile defense but also highlighted the party's internal divisions and a leadership crisis that may speed the party's ongoing political decline. The congress was probably [...] | 2008-04-28 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE264 | CZECH REPUBLIC: EIGHTH VISIT OF THE STATUS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE274 | CZECHS NOT COMPETING FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHCR EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE277 | CZECH PLANNING FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE [...] (SBU) The Czechs are actively engaged in advancing human rights in Cuba throughout the year, and particularly on significant dates such as UN Human Rights Day or to mark the March 18, 2003 anniversary of the arrest of Cuban journalists. Following WHA DAS Kirsten Madison's April visit to Pragu [...] | 2008-05-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE284 | CZECH RATIFICATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: While no final decision has been made, it appears increasingly likely that Czech ratification of the missile defense (MD) agreements will not occur until after the regional and Senate elections this fall. This reflects the reality that we have not yet been able to work out an ag [...] | 2008-05-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE289 | EMBASSY PRAGUE - OUTREACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] The Czech Republic is rightly proud of its record as a country actively engaged in promoting democracy and human rights, particularly in oppressed societies such as Cuba, Belarus, Burma and countries in the Middle East, which greatly facilitates Embassy Prague's collaborative engagement regard [...] | 2008-05-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE290 | SOMALI PIRACY UN RESOLUTION RAISED WITH CZECHS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE303 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NATO INTEROPERABILITY CONCERNS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN EZ |
08PRAGUE306 | CZECH REPUBLIC PUBLICLY PRAISES ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) On May 14 the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on the recent violence in Lebanon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic condemns the attempts to solve the constitutional crisis in Lebanon in a violent way and appeals to all parties concer [...] | 2008-05-19 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LE SY IR EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE312 | CZECH REPUBLIC RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (U) The Czech government, meeting in a cabinet session on May 21, officially recognized Kosovo. The Czech MFA released the following statement on May 21: The Czech Republic has recognized independence of Kosovo Following the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Government expr [...] | 2008-05-22 12:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE322 | CZECH GOVERNMENT LOSING MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Topolanek coalition is struggling on a number of fronts to maintain momentum and advance a few key priorities before the summer parliamentary recess and the fall regional and senate elections. Tensions appear to be growing between and within the three parties that make up th [...] | 2008-05-27 15:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE328 | CZECH COMMENTS ON DRAFT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) Emboff spoke with Czech MFA Department of the Americas official, Jan Buben, who is coordinating the Czech positions and comments on the draft U.S.-EU summit declaration. With reference to the specific elements (Latin America and Missile Defense) highlighted in Ref A, Buben reiterated the C [...] | 2008-05-30 16:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ CU PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE339 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez visited Prague on June 3. His program included meetings with PM Topolanek, FM Schwarzenberg, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hovorka, and a group of NGOs and other activists on Cuban issues. In addition to Cuba, discussion focused on missile [...] | 2008-06-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL MARR ENGR NATO PHUM CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE341 | CZECHS COMMENTS ON STATE OF PLAY WITHIN EU ON CUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech officials, while maintaining their strong commitment to advancing democratic change in Cuba as well as the spotlight on political prisoners and human rights issues on the island, face ever mounting pressure from within the EU to support elimination of the "June Measures." [...] | 2008-06-09 06:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE346 | CZECHS NON-COMMITAL ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE347 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SOFA AND TAXES, THE FINAL HURDLE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Graber met with Prime Minister Topolonek, the Finance Minister, and key Czech SOFA negotiators on the tax status of U.S. contractors and their employees on June 9. Topolanek faces a number of political challenges that could threaten the survival of his coalition and is [...] | 2008-06-10 16:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ MARR MASS |
08PRAGUE350 | CZECHS ATTENDING JUNE 23 CONFERENCE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 09:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE36 | CZECH REPUBLIC DECLINES REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY [...] (S) Econoff met with Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Unit Pavel Klucky January 22 for response to the December 11 demarche requesting temporary storage of Iraqi uranium in the Czech Republic (Refs A & B). Despite wide inter-agency support for th [...] | 2008-01-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON ENRG EZ |
08PRAGUE364 | CZECHS TO DECIDE ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL AFTER [...] (SBU) Czech Ministry of Interior official, Pavla Fridrichova, will travel to Geneva tomorrow, June 17, to represent the GOCR at the June 18 election for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Fridrichova stated that the Czechs have decided to wait until they h [...] | 2008-06-16 09:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE367 | CZECHS ASKS FOR USG SUPPORT ON ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia Matt Bryza's June 13 visit to Prague illuminated the Czech position on key oil pipelines in the region and secured Czech support for both restraining (in the immediate term) and supporting (in the medium and long term) [...] | 2008-06-17 10:05:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE37 | CZECHS TWEAK THEIR MISSILE DEFENSE GAMEPLAN [...] (C) Summary: There are signs that the Czech approach to missile defense has shifted slightly in recent days, partly as a result of the Jan 17 Security Council meeting, partly in response to changes in Poland. For the most part these are not major shifts but simply adjustments to the Czech time [...] | 2008-01-24 14:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL NATO PL EZ |
08PRAGUE38 | CZECHS ARGUE AGAINST UNHRC RESOLUTION, BUT EU [...] (C) Embassy officials raised USG concerns about the UN Human Rights Council special session on Gaza with the Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy office on the morning of January 24. This afternoon Czech Deputy Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Martin Bocek, informed Embo [...] | 2008-01-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EZ EUN GZ IS |
08PRAGUE381 | OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING: EMBASSY PRAGUE INPUT [...] (U) Post is providing the following points in response to Reftel request for information on host government's record on matters of basic freedoms and human rights for this fall's HDIM Conference: 2. (SBU) The Czech Republic has a strong record of promoting human rights and basic freedoms [...] | 2008-06-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM OSCE PREL |
08PRAGUE384 | CZECH THINKING ON UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY - PART II [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12-13 State EUR/ERA Office Director Bill Lucas met with a variety of Czech officials preparing for the January 2009 Czech EU Presidency. Czech officials covered the waterfront - from their very broad vision of what they hope to accomplish by next June, to the specifics o [...] | 2008-06-20 17:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE401 | DASD GETZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 2008, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Colleen Getz visited Prague for meetings with Czech MoD and MFA officials to discuss ongoing and future Czech contributions to coalitions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The meeting provided a good opportunity to review the [...] | 2008-06-26 06:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO AF EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE407 | CZECH RATIFICATION PROCESS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Looking ahead to this fall and the planned Czech ratification of the Missile Defense (MD) agreements, we offer the following summary of the Czech parliament,s ratification process. The Czech parliament will hold three separate MD-related votes: BMDA, SOFA, and a resolution ap [...] | 2008-06-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR MASS PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE416 | CZECH SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Czech MFA desk officer for Kosovo, Josef Zrzavecky, who just returned from the International Steering Group meeting in Kosovo, informed Emboff that the GOCR plans to actively engage at the July 11 European Commission-sponsored donors conference in Brussels on July 11. The Czechs plan to [...] | 2008-07-01 14:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI KPKO KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE418 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...] | 2008-07-01 17:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE419 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...] | 2008-07-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE420 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...] | 2008-07-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE442 | CZECH PARTICIPATION AT UNGA - NOT FINALIZED [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Deputy Director of the UN Department, David Cervenka, informed EmbOff that Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg will attend the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). The MFA is still awaiting confirmation regarding the participation of Head of Government, Prime Minister Mirek Topol [...] | 2008-07-10 15:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE447 | CZECH GOVERNMENT CALM ABOUT SHARP DROP IN RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Czech officials confirmed press reports that Russian crude oil deliveries to the Czech Republic via Druzhba pipeline have dropped sharply since early July for allegedly technical reasons. Czech press speculated that Russia was using oil to retaliate against the Czechs [...] | 2008-07-15 09:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RU EZ |
08PRAGUE45 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, who serves in the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) issues. Of note were her comments on the EU's approach to Serbia/Kosovo, the E [...] | 2008-01-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE455 | GOCR TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE EVENT; [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, stated that the GOCR is willing to support the July 24 prisoners of conscience event. She noted that this proposed event was discussed at the EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) meeting July 8 (see below) and [...] | 2008-07-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE46 | PM TOPOLANEK'S YEAR OF PAINFUL VICTORIES [...] (C) Summary: Czech PM Topolanek's government marked its first year in office on January 19. Topolanek described the past year as one of "painful victories," an assessment that is right on the mark. Topolanek, who is governing with an evenly split parliament, has managed to advance his reform [...] | 2008-01-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE460 | CZECH REPUBLIC AND MISSILE DEFENSE: BUILDING UPON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Secretary Rice's visit to the Czech Republic and the signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) on July 8 was a major success. Her discussions with the Czech Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Parliamentarians, especially skeptical Green and oppositio [...] | 2008-07-17 11:31:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE471 | CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Ambassador Graber met on July 23 with DPM Alexandr Vondra to deliver reftel proposal on concluding the SOFA negotiations. PM Topolanek was unable to participate in the meeting due to an ongoing marathon cabinet session, which will be the government's last before a 3-week summer break. Am [...] | 2008-07-23 16:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ PARM MNUC |
08PRAGUE486 | CZECH REPUBLIC NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 16:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO IZ EZ |
08PRAGUE487 | CZECH REPUBLIC: AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY FORCE SIZE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF EZ |
08PRAGUE488 | CZECH RESPONSE ON OSCE DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha. Dlouha noted that the Czechs are prepared for and engaged in the upcoming OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Emboff also raised the reftel [...] | 2008-07-29 07:08:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EZ KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL |
08PRAGUE491 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON NATO-EU CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 07:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE499 | CZECH JUSTICE SYSTEM: INCOMPLETE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: Almost 19 years after the Velvet Revolution, the Czech Republic's Communist past continues to hamper its justice system . A lack of transparency, lengthy legal proceedings, dependence on the executive branch, and a considerable number of "old regime" judges are all problems that [...] | 2008-07-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ KDEM KJUS PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE5 | CZECHS - WORKING WITHIN EU TO RECOGNIZE FORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-03 13:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KMPI LE SY EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE509 | UPCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - FACING TREATY [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Prime Minister Topolanek finds himself with little room to maneuver on ratification of the EU Lisbon treaty. Countervailing pressures from his own Civic Democratic Party (ODS),President Klaus, his coalition government, the domestic opposition, and the EU have left Topola [...] | 2008-08-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE516 | MISSILE DEFENSE: USG ENGAGEMENT DURING CZECH [...] See action request in Paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite the delay in concluding the SOFA, we still expect that the Topolanek government will send the package of missile defense (MD) agreements to the parliament for ratification before the end of 2008. Success in the Czech [...] | 2008-08-04 12:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR NATO PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE524 | PRAGUE COMMENTS ON KARADZIC, SERBIA AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Czech MFA Department of South and South East Europe official, Josef Zrzavecky, noted that the GOCR has been surprised by the speed at which the EU has taken up the potential lifting of the travel restrictions for the Karadzic family. Zrzavecky opined that the EU is likely to support a bla [...] | 2008-08-06 13:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETTC ICTY BK EZ EUN KAWC |
08PRAGUE527 | MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH MOD'S NONPAPER ON THE U.S. [...] (C) On August 6, Czech SOFA Negotiator Ivan Dvorak called the Defense Attache and informed him that MOD would deliver a written response to the proposal Ambassador Graber presented to Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra on July 23 (refs A and B). Para 2 contains the text of the Czech MOD's nonpaper tha [...] | 2008-08-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE528 | CZECHS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT NEO-NAZI HATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25, Emboffs delivered Ref. C demarche to Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha. Dlouha noted concerns raised by several domestic and international NGOs with the Czech MFA about neo-Nazi content, which is allowed on U.S.-hosted websites [...] | 2008-08-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE546 | CZECHS AGREE TO TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON ELIMINATING [...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Russian crude oil deliveries still have not returned to normal as of August 15, with estimates of the shortfall for August ranging between 10 to nearly 30 percent. Nevertheless, Czech officials continue to downplay the significance of the [...] | 2008-08-15 17:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ |
08PRAGUE547 | CZECHS AGREE TO TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON ELIMINATING [...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Russian crude oil deliveries still have not returned to normal as of August 15, with estimates of the shortfall for August ranging between 10 to nearly 30 percent. Nevertheless, Czech officials continue to downplay the significance of the [...] | 2008-08-16 15:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ |
08PRAGUE551 | CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS CREATING NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AORC ETTC EZ |
08PRAGUE574 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel non-paper and demarche August 21 to Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Head Karel Korynta and FAU expert Jaromir Neuzil. We also shared the non-paper August 22 with Pavel Klucky, Director of the MFA Non-Proliferation Office. There was no substantive response. Graber [...] | 2008-08-22 15:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN EZ |
08PRAGUE576 | CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR GRABER'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 22 meeting with Czech Deputy Defense Minister Bartak, Ambassador delivered ref A talking points in response to the Czech Ministry of Defense's August 6 non-paper (ref B). Bartak said the GOCR accepts in principle U.S. proposals for tax exemptions in the SOFA. Bartak [...] | 2008-08-22 16:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE584 | CZECHS AGAINST A KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA PREL UN KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE586 | CZECHS WILL NOT ATTEND MONROVIA DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: No one from the Czech Republic will attend the Monrovia Development Ministers Meeting due to other priorities, including preparations for the upcoming Czech EU presidency. The GOCR concentrates its assistance on ten long-term priority countries -- including Iraq and Afghanist [...] | 2008-08-29 06:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EZ EU |
08PRAGUE592 | CZECHS SUPPORT GEORGIA AND TAKE TOUGH LINE ON [...] Summary: The GOCR has strongly condemned Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and shares the USG perspective on support for Georgia, especially its territorial integrity. The Czechs have pressed for strong statements in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the EU General Affairs [...] | 2008-08-29 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE RU GG EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE601 | CZECH REPUBLIC: US-CZECH SUPPLEMENTAL SOFA DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EZ MARR MASS |
08PRAGUE604 | CZECH GREEN PARTY CONGRESS: BURSIK HANGS ON AS [...] (C) Summary: On September 5-7, an extraordinary congress of the Czech Green Party featured a battle over the party leadership and over the overall direction of the party. Current party chair Martin Bursik was reelected and succeeded in having his opponents removed from the party leadership. Ho [...] | 2008-09-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ ECON EFIN |
08PRAGUE612 | ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO NATO TRAINING MISSION - [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor delivered ref a demarche on September 18 to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova. Kuchynova-Smigolova said the Czech Republic is considering transferring to NTM-I at least some of its approximately 17 military personnel currently d [...] | 2008-09-19 07:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EZ |
08PRAGUE614 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OFAC [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Ministry of Finance, Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) on September 12 and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, America's Desk on September 15. On September 17, FAU Director Karel Korynta reported that his office had found no records of any of t [...] | 2008-09-19 07:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN SNAR KCRM PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE615 | CZECHS DISAPPOINTED USG UNGA PRIORITIES DO NOT [...] (C) Summary: Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy Gabriela Dlouha thanked us for sharing USG priorities on country specific resolutions as well as thematic items. She noted that the GOCR welcomed our planned efforts on Iran, Burma, and North Korea, although she registered disap [...] | 2008-09-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA UN EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE620 | ADDRESSING AFGHAN CONCERNS FOLLOWING SHINDAND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-19 14:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF EZ |
08PRAGUE621 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. AMBASSADORS TO BOLIVIA AND [...] (C) Political/Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche September 19 to Czech MFA American States Department Deputy Director Veronika Bajgarova 2. (C) Bajgarova said Venezuela has recently attempted to intensify diplomatic dialogue with the Czech Republic. The incoming Czech ambassado [...] | 2008-09-19 15:17:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM BL VE EZ |
08PRAGUE622 | CZECHS WILL NOT ATTEND EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) On August 29, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Export Licensing Administration Office. On September 19, the Ministry officially informed us that no one from the Ministry will attend the conference. Graber [...] | 2008-09-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE623 | THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND A RESURGENT RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ |
08PRAGUE624 | CZECHS WILL ATTEND THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) On September 18,2008 Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),United Nations Department's Deputy Director David Cervenka. On September 22, the Ministry informed us that the Czech Delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Jan Kohout will attend the C [...] | 2008-09-22 17:58:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA EZ |
08PRAGUE628 | CZECH MISSILE DEFENSE VOTE: 101 VOTES STILL IN [...] (C) Summary: The bizarre blackmail scandal roiling Czech PM Topolanek,s Civic Democratic Party (ODS) does not currently threaten support for missile defense legislation, nor does it currently seem likely to bring down the Czech government, although the margins of support for both remain narr [...] | 2008-09-24 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE631 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO RU EZ MARR |
08PRAGUE632 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO NOVEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 15:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC EZ |
08PRAGUE633 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 15:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS EZ |
08PRAGUE635 | BRIEF CZECH FM MEETING WITH IRANIAN FM AT UNGA [...] (C) According to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, the September 24 meeting at UNGA between Czech FM Schwarzenberg and Iranian FM Mottaki focused only, and unsuccessfully, on the issue of formal bilateral diplomatic relations. Kuchynova-Smigolova, wh [...] | 2008-09-29 14:52:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ IR |
08PRAGUE637 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SOLICITING POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche September 30 to MFA South and South East Europe Officer Josef Zrzavecky and MFA Development Officer Jana Korbelova. Zrzavecky confirmed that the Czechs pledged four million Euros over four years at the July 11 Kosovo Donors' Conference (one million per year). [...] | 2008-10-01 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE640 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF EZ |
08PRAGUE643 | CZECHS PLAN TO ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-06 10:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL UN KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE653 | CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT APPROVES MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF EZ MARR PREL MASS |
08PRAGUE654 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the October 13 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). While the Czechs positively view recent developments in Georgia, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Zimba [...] | 2008-10-10 20:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM ZI BO GG |
08PRAGUE663 | SCENESETTER FOR USDP EDELMAN'S VISIT TO CZECH [...] (C) Under Secretary Edelman, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you again to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership. The year since your last visit has seen tremendous progress on Missile Defense, with the Ballistic Missile [...] | 2008-10-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE666 | CZECH REPUBLIC: PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech voters turned out in record numbers in the October 17-18 regional and senate elections to deal PM Topolanek and his coalition partners a stunning defeat. PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS) lost control over 12 out of the 13 regional governor's seats which were con [...] | 2008-10-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE667 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DAS MERKEL DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) David Merkel held day-long discussions October 10 in Prague on relations with Russia, energy security, relations with the countries of the former Soviet Union, and Russia,s relations with NATO. He met with MFA Political Director Martin Po [...] | 2008-10-20 15:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ NATO RU |
08PRAGUE668 | SCENESETTER FOR CZECH PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech Prime Minister Topolanek's October 29 White House meeting will come a day after his visit to Afghanistan, where he plans to celebrate with Czech troops the 90th anniversary of his country's founding. This will be Topolanek's second Washington trip this year, and it promises [...] | 2008-10-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE674 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Chertoff, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which has received a significant boost from the President's announcement of the Czech Republic's entry into [...] | 2008-10-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE676 | CZECH REPUBLIC - FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, Post has reviewed the records of the below named Czech military personnel and found no derogatory information. -Czech Air Force Brigadier General Emil PUPIS, Defense Attache, Czech Embassy, Washington, D.C., DOB: February 27, 1955. 2. BG Pupis plans to attend the Fourth Annual [...] | 2008-10-23 15:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ PGOV PHUM PM PREL |
08PRAGUE681 | CZECH PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS ANOTHER DEFEAT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the October 24-25 second round of Senate elections, Czech voters dealt another blow to PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS),which was still reeling from the defeat it suffered in the October 17-18 regional elections. In the 27 Senate races, ODS managed to hold onto o [...] | 2008-10-27 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE683 | CZECH REPUBLIC: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic has so far escaped the worst of the global financial crisis. The conservative Czech banks remain relatively healthy, with significant capital and liquidity, despite disruptions to the interbank lending and government bond markets. The global crisis is, howeve [...] | 2008-10-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE688 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NATO ACCESSION OF ALBANIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL KTIA HR AL EZ |
08PRAGUE689 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:49:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM EZ |
08PRAGUE691 | CZECH SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BOSNIA [...] (SBU) Czech National Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Pavel Svitil commented that the Czechs share our concerns regarding the deteriorating situation in Bosnia. While Bosnia is on the agenda for the November 10 GAERC, the Czechs plan to revisit this topic, a key Czech [...] | 2008-10-31 16:25:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BK EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE696 | USDP EDELMAN,S 21 OCTOBER MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 08:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EZ NATO EPET ENER MARR EU |
08PRAGUE704 | CZECH REPUBLIC: PROSPECTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Czech government took its first steps toward ratifying the two missile defense (MD) agreements, the BMDA and SOFA. In both chambers of the parliament, however, these initial steps were thwarted by 1) the new political reality brought about by the October regi [...] | 2008-11-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE708 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S OCTOBER 27 VISIT TO THE CZECH [...] (C) Summary: During his October 27 visit to Prague, DHS Secretary Chertoff met with embattled PM Topolanek, DPM Vondra, Interior Minister Langer, and FM Schwarzenberg. Czech officials were grateful for the advent of the Visa Waiver program (VWP) and had no regrets about having confronted the [...] | 2008-11-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PGOV PREL EUN EZ |
08PRAGUE72 | REFORMS AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE PUT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States has enjoyed excellent cooperation with Czech legal authorities, as demonstrated, for example, by last year's extradition of terror suspect Oussama Kassir to stand trial in the United States. However, mass resignations of experienced police officers in response [...] | 2008-02-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE ASEC EZ |
08PRAGUE722 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL TRGY EZ NR IR |
08PRAGUE727 | THE TROUBLEMAKERS PREPARE TO ASSUME THE EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While both proud and abashed to be known as the "troublemakers" for speaking their mind and occasionally standing alone among the EU member states, the Czech government over the last several months has worked hard to change this perception to one of a serious and responsible E [...] | 2008-11-21 12:54:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE729 | SE GRAY DISCUSSES SOUTHERN CORRIDOR, TEC IN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray stressed the importance of getting Caspian gas to Europe and the value of continuing the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) during a November 7-11 visit to Prague to discuss energy and the upcoming Czech EU Presidency. The C [...] | 2008-11-24 16:25:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL PGOV EU EZ |
08PRAGUE73 | CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Department Director of Middle East and North Africa, Josef Rychtar, confirmed that the GOCR shares our perspective on the need for a special tribunal for Lebanon into the assassination of Rafik Hariri, as well as GOCR support for the cause of Syrian dissidents. He also sp [...] | 2008-02-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV EZ LE SY EUN |
08PRAGUE737 | CZECH PM TOPOLANEK'S CIVIC DEMOCRATS AT A [...] (C) SUMMARY: In one week, the ruling Civic Democratic Party (ODS) will meet to debate its future direction and elect new leadership. The domestic political scene, which was in turmoil following the opposition's sweeping victories in the October regional and senate elections, has become more [...] | 2008-11-28 15:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE738 | MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH SENATE APPROVES MD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 27, the Czech Senate debated and approved the U.S.-Czech Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The nearly five-hour debate brought no new arguments, and the opposition failed to push through motions for a constitutional [...] | 2008-11-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE739 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO LEVERAGING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 12:17:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN EZ |
08PRAGUE74 | FIFTH VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Jackson McDonald and an interagency delegation met with representatives of the Czech Government in Prague to continue negotiations on a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on January 27-30 and on the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement on Janua [...] | 2008-02-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE755 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the December 8-9 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakista [...] | 2008-12-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZL IS |
08PRAGUE758 | CZECH PM TOPOLANEK REELECTED CIVIC DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 5-7 Civic Democratic Party (ODS) congress reelected PM Mirek Topolanek as chairman, but with less than overwhelming support. Topolanek's victory was overshadowed by President Vaclav Klaus, the party's founder, who formally relinquished his title of ODS honorary chai [...] | 2008-12-09 06:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE77 | STATUS OF CZECH ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Although Czech efforts to upgrade their diplomatic relations with Iran (in advance of the Czech 2009 EU Presidency and on a similar footing with other EU members) met with setbacks last year (ref A and B),the Czech MFA continues to pursue the effort. The GOCR cannot anticipate T [...] | 2008-02-06 17:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KTFN IZ EZ |
08PRAGUE773 | CODEL MURTHA VISIT TO CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Representative John Murtha's November 25 trip to the Czech Republic focused on missile defense (MD). DFM Tomas Pojar outlined the reasons the Czech government favors MD and prospects for ratification in the Czech parliament. Murtha discussed alternatives to interceptors in Pola [...] | 2008-12-15 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE779 | DEFIANT OPPOSITION LEADER BLOCKING CZECH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Graber, together with the UK, Dutch, and Polish ambassadors to the Czech Republic, called on Czech opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek December 17 to underscore Allied concern over an impasse in the Czech parliament regarding the Czech overseas troo [...] | 2008-12-17 16:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV AF EZ |
08PRAGUE78 | CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: PROFESSOR VERSUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Current Czech President Vaclav Klaus remains the favorite to win the February 8 presidential election in the parliament. However, the success of his challenger, Czech-American economics professor Jan Svejnar, in attracting public attention has shaken the Czech political scene. [...] | 2008-02-07 06:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE788 | CODEL TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 18 MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 18 trip to Prague, Representatives Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) met with Czech FM Schwarzenberg, DFM Pojar and DPM Vondra. Representative Tauscher stressed linking a possible radar site in the Czech Republic to short and medium range missile [...] | 2008-12-19 14:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR PREL PGOV NATO RS PL EZ |
08PRAGUE792 | STANDOFF CONTINUES AS CZECH PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff on Czech troop deployments to Afghanistan and other foreign missions between PM Mirek Topolanek and main opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek continued on December 19, when parliament's lower house failed to approve a resolution authorizi [...] | 2008-12-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV EUN NATO AF EZ |
08PRAGUE794 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 09:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE798 | CZECH REPUBLIC: HOLOCAUST ERA ASSETS CONFERENCE IN JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Top Czech officials are urging attendance at the highest possible level by the United States and 46 other invited countries at the June 26-30 2009 Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets (HEA). The Czechs see the conference as a follow up to the 1998 Washington Conference and [...] | 2008-12-23 13:00:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EZ KNAR SCUL |
08PRAGUE802 | CZECHS PREFER WAITING FOR BETTER UNESCO D-G [...] (C) Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Department officer Milan Kunar commented that the Czechs have serious reservations about Egypt's anticipated candidate for UNESCO Director-General, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni. Like the USG, the GOCR does not believe he is the right person for the jo [...] | 2008-12-23 13:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE803 | REPRESENTATIVE WEXLER'S MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 4 trip to Prague, Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) met with DFM Tomas Pojar, DPM Alexandr Vondra, and opposition MP Jan Hamacek. Pojar and Vondra urged continued Congressional support for missile defense (MD). Representative Wexler expressed appreciation f [...] | 2008-12-23 15:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE808 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 14:53:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NATO MOPS PREL CZ |
08PRAGUE809 | CZECH COMMENTS ON GAS DISPUTES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs spoke with Czech Ambassador at large for Energy Security Vaclav Bartuska as well as additional MFA officials regarding potential gas supply disruptions between Russia and Ukraine. While the Czechs have considered and discussed a number of possible scenarios with their EU [...] | 2008-12-30 16:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ENRG EPET UP |
08PRAGUE82 | CZECHS AGREE TO TEXT OF DHS SECURITY MOU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL CMGT EZ EUR |
08PRAGUE83 | CZECHS INTERESTED IN JOINING KOSOVO STEERING GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Officers met February 8 with Czech MFA Political Director, Martin Povejsil, who confirmed Czech interest in participating in the International Steering Group (ISG). With their upcoming January 2009 EU Presidency and their substantial military involvement in KFOR, the Czech [...] | 2008-02-08 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE84 | UPDATE ON EVE OF CZECH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, the Czechs will send the first of their troops to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Logar, Afghanistan. With the exception of a few remaining issues (see paragraph 4),the Czech PRT continues to be on track for a successful deployment by mid-Ma [...] | 2008-02-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE88 | CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: NO ONE WINS, AND NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech parliament failed on February 8-9 to elect a president. Both candidates, current Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Czech-American economist Jan Svejnar, did not have sufficient support to be elected in the three rounds of the election. The only party that can claim it [...] | 2008-02-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE92 | KOSOVO/CZECH REPUBLIC - RECOGNITION LIKELY IN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek told Ambassador that the Czechs are focused on Kosovo and the government will recognize independence. But he repeated what we have heard at the working level: the Czechs are not likely to be in the first round. Topolanek str [...] | 2008-02-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EZ EUN |
08PRAIA105 | CODEL FRANK ON-POINT WITH GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE [...] Summary: During two one-day visits during the week of March 24, Congressman Barney Frank and seven accompanying Members of Congress met with local and senior officials, conveying continued USG interest in and support for Cape Verde. Despite unfortunate Sunday afternoon timing, the GOCV schedu [...] | 2008-04-02 18:25:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL EAID MARR CV |
08PRAIA118 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Legal Advisor Ms. Neusa Marques on April 22. While she noted the importance of the declaration, she was not able to commit GOCV to co-sponsorship. Post will forward any further GOCV reply upon receipt. PIERCE [...] | 2008-04-25 12:15:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL |
08PRAIA132 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON SOMALI PIRACY [...] (U) On May 06, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Neusa Marques, Legal Advisor to the Director General of External Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Marques accepted the demarche, and stated that the GOCV appreciates the importance of maritime security issues. However, they are un [...] | 2008-05-07 14:47:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO CV |
08PRAIA147 | CAPE VERDE RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:32:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU CV |
08PRAIA187 | DETERMINED TO COMBAT ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS, CAPE VERDE REFUSES [...] SUMMARY: On July 2, the GoCV and the Transition Support Group (TSG) for Cape Verde's -- a group of about two dozen bilateral and multilateral donors that coordinate efforts to smooth Cape Verde's graduation from the UN's list of Least Developed Countries (LDC) to that of Developing Countries [...] | 2008-07-09 13:52:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON ECIN EFIN ENRG CV |
08PRAIA188 | CAPE VERDE SEEKS HELP AS IT STANDS UP ITS INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) On June 30, Charge met with Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Antonio Nascimento, to discuss his recent participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program on transnational crime. Nascimento has also been quietly tasked with assuming the lead on standing up Cape Verde's ne [...] | 2008-07-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL SNAR OEXC CV |
08PRAIA203 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR CV |
08PRAIA214 | CAPE VERDE: POST ENDORSES FY2008 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL [...] ( C) Post fully endorses the FY2008 proposal for Section 1206 funding for Cape Verde that was submitted by the Defense Institute for International Legal Studies. The funding is aimed at promoting (1) the observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and (2) respect for le [...] | 2008-08-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL CV |
08PRAIA244 | CAPE VERDE DEMARCHED ON USG UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post delivered USG priorities for United Nations General Assembly Third Committee 2008 on Human Rights to the Prime Minister of Cape Verde and the Acting Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Ambassador presented reftel points to Prime Minister Jose Mar [...] | 2008-09-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN CV |
08PRAIA265 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' TRIP TO CAPE VERDE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) Welcome to the Republic of Cape Verde, one of Africa's success stories. It is an island nation, approximately the size of Rhode Island, located in the north Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles due west of Senegal off Africa's west coast. Cape Verde has a population of 450,000 people sp [...] | 2008-10-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON MARR OTRA ASEC CV |
08PRAIA283 | CAPE VERDEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Cape Verdean Parliament passed a motion of confidence by a margin of 41 to 25, supported by votes exclusively from the governing African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). The two opposition parties, Movement for Democracy (MpD) and Cape Verdean Independent a [...] | 2008-12-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOC PREL PT CV |
08PRETORIA100 | MBEKI TO VISIT ZIMBABWE IN EFFORT TO CONCLUDE SADC [...] (C) South African President Thabo Mbeki will visit Zimbabwe January 17-18 in an effort to conclude the SADC political facilitation, according to Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Treasurer Roy Bennett and U.K. diplomats. Mbeki met with the key negotiators for the MDC and ZANU-PF in Pretori [...] | 2008-01-16 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1000 | MBEKI AND ADVISORS REVEAL BIAS AGAINST MDC (AND [...] (C) British diplomat Marianne Young (protect) told PolOff on 09 May that President Mbeki's chief strategist, Joel Netshitenzhe, has bought Mugabe's argument that the MDC is a western puppet "hook, line, and sinker." Young had just returned from a meeting with an unnamed source in the presiden [...] | 2008-05-09 15:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1006 | MDC ANNOUNCES THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN RUN-OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 10 May, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced that the MDC would participate in a run-off and that it must be held no later than 24 May. However, MDC participation is on the condition that SADC peacekeepers be allowed in to monitor the run-off, international election observe [...] | 2008-05-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1061 | POLICE UNABLE TO CONTROL XENOPHOBIC AND ETHNIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Though South Africans have perpetrated sporadic, but infrequent xenophobic attacks throughout the country in recent years, the frequency and intensity of the attacks in the past several weeks against not only foreigners, but also those of different South African ethnicities, ha [...] | 2008-05-19 18:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC PREF PHUM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1074 | MDC BENNETT CATALOGUES PARTY CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett (strictly protect) on 19 May shared his frustrations about MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's decision not to return to Harare, saying he does not believe the threats are credible. He also said the political violence in Zimbabwe is escalating and that the c [...] | 2008-05-21 12:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1122 | (S) IRANIAN COMPANY INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM [...] (S) DepPolCouns presented Ref A points to DFA Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink on 27 May. Combrink expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to act on it "immediately". He agreed to provide informal feedback to DepPolCouns, if at all [...] | 2008-05-27 17:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE SF IR |
08PRETORIA1155 | PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT LOOKS FOR MEANS TO EXPAND [...] (C) PolOff met with Murumba Werunga, Secretary General of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP),on 29 May to discuss their plans to send an expanded election observation team back to Zimbabwe to monitor the 27 June run-off election. Werunga said that an advance team will go out 05 June to work on [...] | 2008-05-30 16:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI |
08PRETORIA1165 | THE SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SABC): BACK TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) dominates broadcast media in South Africa, reaching 78% of radio listeners and 74% of TV viewers daily. It is currently engulfed in a battle for political control between the supporters of current South African President Thabo Mbe [...] | 2008-06-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CVIS PTER PHUM KPAO KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA1204 | MDC LOSING HOPE IN SADC [...] (C) On 04 June, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's foreign policy and security advisor Stuart Doran told PolOff that the MDC is losing hope that SADC as a collective, or even a majority of SADC countries, will take any public stance against the current regime in Zimbabwe, the ongoing violence, or [...] | 2008-06-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA122 | CODEL JOHNSON VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, JANUARY 9-12, 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Infrastructure Chairman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) led a nine-member congressional delegation of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (including one member from the Energy and Commerce Committee) on a fact-finding mission to [...] | 2008-01-18 13:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP EAIR PGOV PINR PREL SENV SF |
08PRETORIA1276 | JOINT DECLARATION: GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). Prior to this session, representatives of the Republic of Burundi and the Palipehutu-FNL released a Joint Declaration upon their arrival on June 8, 2008. Text follows. [...] | 2008-06-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1283 | REVISED PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO FURTHER THE BURUNDI [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). Prior to this session, The SAG distributed a revised program of action to further the Burundi peace process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Revised programme of acti [...] | 2008-06-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1310 | SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION MONITORS FEWER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa has increased its election monitoring team by only ten members, bringing the total to 70 observers. An advance team of 20 observers left on 9 June, while the remaining 50 are meant to depart on 20 June. However, SAG's DFA is considering a proposal by the Institute f [...] | 2008-06-13 16:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1328 | SAG/UN PUSHING IDEA OF ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT OF [...] (C) On 17 June Sydney Masamvu debriefed PolOff on his 16 June talk with UN Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs Haile Menkerios. Masamvu said Menkerios requested to speak with him before departing for Zimbabwe, and that overall he was very encouraged by Menkerios' outlook, namely his ack [...] | 2008-06-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1339 | SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG DECLARATION [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). After this session, the SAG distributed the Magaliesburg Declaration on the Burundi Peace Process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Magaliesburg Declaration on the Bur [...] | 2008-06-19 14:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1340 | SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG COMMUNIQUE - [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). After this session, the SAG distributed the Magaliesburg Communique on the Burundi Peace Process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Magaliesburg Communique on the Burun [...] | 2008-06-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1358 | ANC PLANS TO MEDIATE ZIMBABWE CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met on 23 June with Mo Shaik, one of ANC President Jacob Zuma's advisors, to discuss the ANC's plans to mediate the Zimbabwe crisis, which essentially rehashes Mbeki's current proposals for a government of national unity. Shaik said in no uncertain terms that the ANC will [...] | 2008-06-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1388 | SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO RENEW [...] (SBU) Econ OMS Larry Johnson presented reftel draft text to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Llia du Buisson on June 26, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Counselor B [...] | 2008-06-26 13:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC SF |
08PRETORIA139 | EXILED ZIMBABWEANS NCUBE AND MASIYIWA INTRIGUED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The emergence of a "united front" or "third way" opposition force led by former ZANU-PF minister Simba Makoni, if it became reality, would be a positive development for Zimbabwean politics, according to exiled businessmen Trevor Ncube and Strive Masiyiwa. Publisher Ncube enthusi [...] | 2008-01-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1392 | SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI [...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) The second meeting of Special Envoys on Burundi was held in Magaliesberg, South Africa June 9-10, 2008. The SAG Minister of Safety and Security, Charles Nqakula, hosted this meeting along with the SAG [...] | 2008-06-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1396 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S JULY 1-6 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only seven months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...] | 2008-06-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT PREL PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA1397 | UNHCR / SAG CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR ANTICIPATED [...] UNHCR Regional Representative Mr. Sanda Kimbimbi briefed PolOffs on the UNHCR's Contingency Plan for potential mass refugee flows from Zimbabwe after the June 27 runoff election. The Plan provides for refugee camp sites in South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, and Zambia to shelter up to 285,0 [...] | 2008-06-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF |
08PRETORIA1428 | YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS IDENTIFIED FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION [...] (SBU) Post identified the following five young Muslim entrepreneurs and leaders in South Africa for the Maktoum Foundation Entrepreneurs Conference as tasked in reftel: - Nazmeera Moola. Moola is Head of Macro Strategy at Macquarie First South. She was selected South African Economist of th [...] | 2008-07-01 10:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1431 | ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 SANCTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Econ OMS Larry Johnson presented reftel demarche to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Llia du Buisson on July 1, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Counselor Bruce [...] | 2008-07-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC SF |
08PRETORIA1460 | GERMANY ABORTS PROBE INTO SOUTH AFRICAN ARMS DEAL [...] (U) The following message is based on local press reports detailing events in Germany of great interest to the South African public. German prosecutors aborted their probe into a decade-old arms deal between the South African Navy and German arms manufacturer, ThyssenKrupp. Despite repeated [...] | 2008-07-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | GM KCRM MARR PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1462 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ANC PRESIDENT ZUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a cordial July 2 meeting with the Ambassador, a confident ANC President Jacob Zuma said he shared U.S. concerns about the deteriorating political and economic situation in Zimbabwe, but supported President Mbeki's approach toward the crisis. Like Mbeki, Zuma claimed that [...] | 2008-07-07 14:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC OVIP SF |
08PRETORIA1463 | ILLICIT ARMS DEALS CONTINUE TO HAUNT ZUMA [...] (U) Press reports indicate the legal saga of ANC President Jacob Zuma and his illicit arms deals with former financial adviser Schabir Shaik continues. While Germany dropped its probe into ThyssenKrupp, a German arms manufacturer, and its deal in the late 1990s involving ANC President Zuma (re [...] | 2008-07-07 14:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS MP PGOV PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1467 | PAHAD OUTLINES SAG CONCERNS ABOUT UNSC ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) At his July 4 public press conference, DepForMin Aziz Pahad expressed opposition to the USG-proposed UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe (refs A & B) and outlined current South African Government (SAG) thinking on Zimbabwe policy. Repeating familiar SAG arguments, Pahad: -- claimed that the "h [...] | 2008-07-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ZI SF |
08PRETORIA152 | MDC FORMATIONS AGREE ON ELECTORAL PACT, [...] (C) The two formations of the Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),led by Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, agreed to form an electoral SIPDIS pact during January 19-20 meetings in Johannesburg. IDASA Executive Director Paul Graham and Deputy Ivor Jenkins brief [...] | 2008-01-24 05:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1549 | SOUTH AFRICA DEBATES IMMIGRATION & BORDER POLICY [...] In the aftermath of recent xenophobic violence, public debates (reftel) highlighted unresolved problems and wide divisions on immigration policy and border management. Stoked by alarmist media reports, South African society often misperceived foreign migrants as a burden or threat rather than [...] | 2008-07-16 07:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF |
08PRETORIA1560 | (C) SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS SOFT IRAN NAM STATEMENT [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said that the drafting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit statement on Iran's nuclear program will be a "very difficult process." Iran has [...] | 2008-07-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC TRGY IAEA PREL IR |
08PRETORIA1561 | SAG NOTES POSSIBLE PROBLEMATIC AREAS IN INDIAN [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said that the South African Government (SAG) was "studying" the proposed India Safeguards Agreement, but strongly hinted that the SAG is inclined to sup [...] | 2008-07-16 14:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC SF |
08PRETORIA1570 | MUGABE BIOGRAPHER SAYS MBEKI MEDIATION WILL FAIL; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mugabe biographer Heidi Holland doubts that the Zimbabwean leader is serious about the South African-led talks. Mugabe will continue to "run rings" around South African President Mbeki, as he has done for years. She fears a vengeful Mugabe is intent on destroying the Zimbabwean [...] | 2008-07-17 15:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PINR SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1572 | MUGABE BIOGRAPHER SAYS MBEKI MEDIATION WILL FAIL; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mugabe biographer Heidi Holland doubts that the Zimbabwean leader is serious about the South African-led talks. Mugabe will continue to "run rings" around South African President Mbeki, as he has done for years. She fears a vengeful Mugabe is intent on destroying the Zimbabwean [...] | 2008-07-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1592 | PRESIDENT MBEKI TO CONTINUE AS SOLE MEDIATOR ON [...] (U) On 18 July, President Mbeki briefed AU Chairperson Jean Ping, UN Special Representative Haile Menkerios, and SADC Organ on Defence Politics and Security Special Representative George Chikoti on the SADC-mandated mediation process in Zimbabwe. According to a public statement by the Preside [...] | 2008-07-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1618 | IRANIAN COMPANY EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE SF IR |
08PRETORIA1619 | UNHCR MOVES SAG FORWARD ON ASSISTING ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Press statements by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) called attention to Zimbabweans fleeing to South Africa in growing numbers, some in whole family units and some with injuries from violence. UNHCR renewed appeals to the SAG to suspend deportations, give access [...] | 2008-07-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF |
08PRETORIA1632 | MASIYIWA FLOATS MDC-ZANU-PF POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. South African businessman and unofficial MDC advisor Strive Masiyiwa told Harare PolEconChief and Pretoria PolOffs July 24 that he believed a power sharing agreement would be signed between ZANU-PF and the MDC within two weeks. Masiyiwa has drafted a proposed agreement under wh [...] | 2008-07-25 12:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1659 | ZIMBABWE MEDIATION REACHES IMPASSE [...] (C) On 28 July, talks to reach a power-sharing agreement between President Robert Mugabe and MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai reached a stalemate after both sides presented drastically different proposals. According to numerous Embassy contacts, Mugabe's negotiators were under instruction to off [...] | 2008-07-29 13:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1661 | ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE: AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES NEED TO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the ongoing Zimbabwe political talks to DepForMin Sue van der Merwe on July 28. He underscored that the outcome of any negotiation must respect the will of the Zimbabwean people, which we believe does not include President Mugabe retaining a positio [...] | 2008-07-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1662 | UNMEE DEMARCHE: SOUTH AFRICA PLEASED WITH UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO BPTS ET ER SF |
08PRETORIA1682 | SOUTH AFRICAN ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 15:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SF |
08PRETORIA169 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MO SHAIK [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met Mo Shaik, advisor to ANC President Jacob Zuma, on 24 January to discuss Zuma's win last month and where the Zuma camp is headed over the next year. Not surprisingly, Shaik viewed Zuma's victory as a "triumph for democracy," but complained that President Mbeki was a so [...] | 2008-01-25 15:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1740 | SWEDEN SHARES USG CONCERNS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Swedish diplomat Jon Ecklund (protect) on 6 August shared his government's concerns that fundamental issues will not/not be addressed in a unity government agreement brokered by President Mbeki between MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe. He specifically mentioned that [...] | 2008-08-07 13:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1782 | IRI DOUBTFUL THAT MDC WILL MEET ITS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 8 August, PolOff met with IRI Zimbabwe Country Director Djordje Todorovic to gather his impressions of the MDC since moving to South Africa in March. He admitted that he had difficulty getting started, but that MDC members are much more responsive to him now, though he is oft [...] | 2008-08-13 09:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1795 | UN ENVOY MENKERIOS NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) French diplomat Irchad Razaaly (protect) told PolOff he met on 8 August with UN Special Envoy Haile Menkerios, who did not seem optimistic about the effectiveness or longevity of a power-sharing agreement between MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Mugabe. Menkerios complained that [...] | 2008-08-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1810 | CODEL BERMAN CALLS ON OFFICIALS AND VISITS PEPFAR [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Berman completed an extensive visit to South Africa, July 1-6, 2008. In Cape Town, the delegation visited the Port of Cape Town to learn about trade and port security issues and met with a major supermarket chain CEO to hear about his pioneering efforts to promote black [...] | 2008-08-15 07:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD OVIP SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1831 | SAG DEFENDS ZIMBABWE POLICY IN CODEL BERMAN MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 3, 2008, DepForMin Aziz Pahad thanked CODEL Berman for visiting South Africa and expressed appreciation for congressional funding to combat HIV/AIDS and support for legislation removing anti-apartheid activists from the U.S. terrorist list. During a lively and at times [...] | 2008-08-18 13:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1832 | CODEL BERMAN MEETS ZIMBABWEAN OPPOSITION IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: CODEL Berman met in Johannesburg on July 3 exile members of the Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change. They were told that: the June 27 run off was a farce; Mugabe's presidential claim was illegitimate; and a Transitional Authority -- not a Government of National [...] | 2008-08-18 13:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP ZA SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1847 | SADC SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH NO ZIMBABWE RESOLUTION [...] (C) Against a backdrop of high expectations, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ended its 28th annual Heads of State and Government Summit in Sandton, South Africa on 17 August with barely a mention of the Zimbabwe crisis. Both the outgoing and incoming SADC Organ on Politics, D [...] | 2008-08-19 06:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SADC SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1890 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITITES AND [...] Deputy Econ Counselor Bruce Neuling delivered reftel nonpaper to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Ilia du Buisson on August 20, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Counselor [...] | 2008-08-25 12:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP NMNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08PRETORIA1900 | IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL: SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (S) Summary: South African authorities notified us that, based on reftel advisory, South African firm Columbus Stainless (pty) Ltd. had withdrawn from an agent-arranged transaction with Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group. Columbus also assured the SAG that it would take additional measures [...] | 2008-08-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | IR MTCRE PARM PREL SF |
08PRETORIA192 | PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2008 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund includes two activities to be held in South Africa. This proposal was developed among EST/Econ, PAS, and USDA/FAS. Additionally, we considered GSA and NGO representatives input to establish this propos [...] | 2008-01-30 06:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
08PRETORIA2144 | SAG SERVICES FALLING SHORT IN SOUTH AFRICA'S [...] Challenges the SAG faces in extending social services to the rural poor were evident on a recent visit to the tiny township of Tigane, in the mostly rural Northwest Province, to observe a community forum between local social workers and government officials. Discussion centered on provision o [...] | 2008-09-29 12:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA2165 | SAG ALMOST READY TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 08:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF |
08PRETORIA2174 | SOUTH AFRICA: XENOPHOBIA VICTIMS FACE EVICTION [...] (U) At Camp Akasia sheltering foreigners displaced by xenophobic attacks in May, the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) dispatched a private security crew to confiscate army tents from residents, leaving hundreds of men, women, and children without shelter. The action was deplored by UNHCR [...] | 2008-10-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2217 | LAPTOPS IN LIMPOPO: INTERNET COMES TO A SOUTH [...] MIT Media Labs' "One Laptop Per Child" initiative has arrived in South Africa, bringing portable computers and internet access to an initial few hundred school children in deprived communities of Soweto, Durban, and Limpopo. U.S. college students from Indiana University raised $60,000 to buy [...] | 2008-10-09 10:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SF |
08PRETORIA2219 | EXPANDING PUBLIC SERVICES TO SOUTH AFRICA'S RURAL [...] In a continuing series of USG-funded dialogues between rural communities and local government representatives (reftel),SAG officials briefed poor rural women of Limpopo Province on their rights to SAG assistance and on the mechanisms for accessing public services. Officials listed an array [...] | 2008-10-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2249 | IOM SURVEY: HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSIDE SOUTH AFRICA [...] A survey of internal trafficking in persons (TIP) due for release on October 29 reveals that TIP is a nationwide problem in South Africa, with domestic as well as cross-border victims. Funded by USAID under the auspices of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),the survey indica [...] | 2008-10-15 08:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2259 | SAG WELCOMES BILATERAL RIGHTS DIALOGUE FOR EARLY [...] DFA Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Pitso Montwedi thanked Washington for its response (Ref A) to his inquiry (Ref B) regarding the scheduling of the next USG-SAG annual human rights consultations. Montwedi understood the USG could not fit the meetings into 2008, and [...] | 2008-10-16 12:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2310 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-22 09:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA2316 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008 [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, less than two months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President un [...] | 2008-10-22 14:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA234 | AQ KHAN TRIAL: DANIEL GEIGES PLEADS GUILTY [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Swiss citizen Daniel Geiges was convicted in the Pretoria High Court of unlawful manufacture of components for illicit gas centrifuge uranium enrichment plants intended for Libya and Pakistan and for associated export control violations on 05 February. This mes [...] | 2008-02-05 14:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF |
08PRETORIA2379 | UNHCR REVIEWS ASSISTANCE TO XENOPHOBIA IDP'S [...] On October 23, UNHCR Regional Representative Sanda Kimbimbi reviewed UNHCR's support to the SAG in protection of foreign victims of xenophobic attacks. After alerting officials and police to signs of coming violence, UNHCR negotiated for registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs),l [...] | 2008-10-30 10:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PREF PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2395 | WJEI IN SOUTH AFRICA (2) - ANNEXURES [...] This cable provides annexures to reftel cable, "WJEI IN SOUTH AFRICA: BUILDING ON SUCCESS." --------------------------------------------- --------------- IV. "FINAL PROGRAM DESIGN" --------------------------------------------- --------------- 2. Per the format requested by [...] | 2008-10-31 15:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2446 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Deputy Economic Counselor Bruce Neuling delivered reftel demarche to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Ilia du Buisson on October 28, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy [...] | 2008-11-05 16:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM SF |
08PRETORIA2454 | TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: SAG GAINING MOMENTUM [...] To combat trafficking in persons (TIP),South Africa is active across multiple fronts -- from legislation and prosecution, to training and development of response procedures, to victims' support and public awareness campaigns. While passage of a draft anti-TIP law remains the key hurdle to m [...] | 2008-11-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KTIP PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2456 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP SF |
08PRETORIA2462 | SOUTH AFRICAN RESPONSE TO FATF GUIDELINES ON IRAN [...] (C) Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Financial Intelligence Centre Senior Manager (Legal and Policy) Pieter Smit on November 6. Smit said that the FATF guidance of October 17, 2008, dealing with UNSCR 1803, would be circulated to South African financial regulators (incl [...] | 2008-11-07 07:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SF |
08PRETORIA2464 | DIPLOMATS IN SOUTH AFRICA TALK ZUMA AND ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: On November 4, 2008, Ambassador Bost briefed Chiefs of Missions (COM) to South Africa on African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma's October 20-25 trip to the U.S. (report septel). The COMs discussed who was making South African Government (SAG) policy on Zimbabwe now an [...] | 2008-11-07 09:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SF ZANU ZM |
08PRETORIA2466 | AMBASSADOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Bost hosted members of the Pretoria diplomatic corps to discuss African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma's recent visit to the U.S. and the latest developments on Zimbabwe power-sharing talks (report septel). The Ambassador briefed on Zuma's official meeting [...] | 2008-11-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CG EAID KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SF |
08PRETORIA2474 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 15:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP SF |
08PRETORIA250 | SAG NEGOTIATOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BURUNDI PEACE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolCouns and PolOff on 4 February met with SAG Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo, to discuss recent developments concerning the possible resumption of peace talks between the CNDD-FDD government and the Palipehutu-FNL after a six month stalemate. Tho [...] | 2008-02-07 11:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BY SF |
08PRETORIA2513 | READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From September 15 - 19, Dr. Chris Wozniak, Biotechnology Special Assistant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),was in South Africa under the auspices of the State/EB agricultural biotechnology outreach program to make presentations on the U.S. coordinated framework and risk ana [...] | 2008-11-14 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
08PRETORIA2546 | ZIMBABWE FEATURED AT SOUTH AFRICAN CABINET MEETING [...] On November 19, 2008 the South African Government's (SAG) cabinet discussed Zimbabwe and other issues. The SAG released a statement on November 20. Text related to Zimbabwe follows: 2. Begin text: Cabinet is extremely concerned about the political impasse that is creating a humanitarian c [...] | 2008-11-20 15:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM |
08PRETORIA2621 | SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTS MAURITANIA'S ELECTED [...] (C) Summary: On December 1, 2008 Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) North Africa division Chief Director Ambassador Ebrahim Saley, Director Ambassador Delarey Van Tonder and Deputy Director Lara Swart told Poloff that South Africa recognizes and supports democratically elected President Sidi [...] | 2008-12-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MR AU |
08PRETORIA2653 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08PRETORIA2677 | ZIMBABWEAN EXODUS STRAINS SAG BORDER RESOURCES [...] On December 5-6, U.S. and U.K poloffs together with senior CDC and DFID officers traveled to Musina, near the Zimbabwe border. The trip aimed to take stock of growing migrant flows, observe the SAG's capacity to process and protect vulnerable migrants, and assess SAG efforts to contain a rec [...] | 2008-12-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2691 | FOLLOW-UP ON AFRICAN UNION SOMALIA FORCE [...] (SBU) On December 9, poloff met with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Chief Director of East Africa division Graham Maitland to discuss the USG's willingness to provide logistical, training and equipment support to military units that are committed by South Africa to deploy to the African U [...] | 2008-12-10 17:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL SO AU ZU SF |
08PRETORIA2707 | READOUT OF MADAGASCAR AND MOZAMBIQUE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] SUMMARY: From August 20 - 27, 2008, Dr. C.S. Prakash, Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics, Tuskegee University, and Dr. Martin Lema, Advisor to the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture and Professor of Biotechnology, Quilmes University, travelled to Madagascar and Mozambique to lead two agricul [...] | 2008-12-12 12:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
08PRETORIA2714 | DEMARCHE DELIVERY: ILLICIT DIAMOND ACTIVITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and econoff delivered demarche (reftel) to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials and diamond industry leaders on illicit diamond activity in Zimbabwe. Although this activity threatens the local diamond industry, it appears the South African Government (SAG) has tak [...] | 2008-12-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC EMIN ZI SF |
08PRETORIA2716 | SOUTH AFRICA FEELING THE HEAT ON ZIMBABWE CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: South African leaders have recently stepped up their level of activity and pronouncements on the Zimbabwe political and humanitarian crises. Former President Thabo Mbeki's facilitation team, without Mbeki, remain engaged with the political parties, pressing for the quick establish [...] | 2008-12-15 16:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM |
08PRETORIA2718 | MAURITANIAN DELEGATION IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: On December 9, 2008 Deputy Chief of Mission Helen La Lime met with the National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD) delegation from Mauritania led by National Assembly Speaker Messaoud Ould Boulkheir. Boulkheir explained the urgent need for action against the military junta [...] | 2008-12-17 10:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MR AU SF |
08PRETORIA279 | GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL [...] (U) Summary: During his January 25 visit to Pretoria, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul emphasized that PEPFAR represents a transformation in donor aid from a donor/recipient mode to an equal partnership with host countries. He also highlighted the importance of prevention, part [...] | 2008-02-11 13:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV PREL SF SOCI |
08PRETORIA280 | GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL [...] (U) Summary: During his January 25 visit to Pretoria, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul emphasized that PEPFAR represents a transformation in donor aid from a donor/recipient mode to an equal partnership with host countries. He also highlighted the importance of prevention, part [...] | 2008-02-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV PREL SF SOCI |
08PRETORIA323 | DEFUELING THE DRC RESEARCH REACTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG PREL AORC KNNP IAEA CG SF |
08PRETORIA327 | NOTIFICATION RE AUTHORIZATION TO ENGAGE NRO [...] (SBU) DCM provided reftel notification to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director General Abdul Minty by telephone at 21:50 local (14:50 EST) on 14 February. Minty had no substantive reaction, but expressed appreciation for the information and noted he had seen the CNN coverage of [...] | 2008-02-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA PREL MARR SF |
08PRETORIA348 | MDC TREASURER BENNETT SAYS PARTY WILL "SHOCK THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Treasurer Roy Bennett claimed that support for the MDC is growing and that the party will "shock the world" in the March 29 presidential and parliamentary elections. Bennett says he has raised "significant" funds for the party in recent weeks [...] | 2008-02-21 09:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA352 | NOTIFICATION RE ENGAGEMENT OF NRO SATELLITE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 13:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA PREL MARR SF |
08PRETORIA375 | ANGLICAN CHURCH AND IDASA TO SEND 'UNOFFICIAL' [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both the Anglican Church and South African think-tank Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) will send unofficial observers to monitor the March 29 Zimbabwean elections. The Church will send an initial team of 10 trained observers to assess the election environment, fol [...] | 2008-02-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA38 | MDC'S BENNETT HOPEFUL ON ANC CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MDC is hopeful that the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President will lead to changes in South Africa's policy toward Zimbabwe, according to MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently met with South African Community Party (SACP) leader Blade Nzimande, a [...] | 2008-01-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA407 | SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO FORMIN DLAMINI-ZUMA ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 09:22:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IR SF |
08PRETORIA418 | ZIMBABWEAN EXILES NCUBE AND MASIYIWA UPBEAT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent exiled Zimbabwean businessmen Trevor Ncube and Strive Masiyiwa agreed that the upcoming March 29 elections offered opportunities for political change in Zimbabwe, but differed on the electoral prospects for independent presidential candidate Simba Makoni. Ncube, a stro [...] | 2008-02-28 16:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA419 | ZIMBABWEAN EXILES NCUBE AND MASIYIWA UPBEAT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent exiled Zimbabwean businessmen Trevor Ncube and Strive Masiyiwa agreed that the upcoming March 29 elections offered opportunities for political change in Zimbabwe, but differed on the electoral prospects for independent presidential candidate Simba Makoni. Ncube, a stro [...] | 2008-02-28 17:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA420 | SOUTH AFRICA DISCUSSING UNSCR ON FDLR [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Director, United Nations (Political) Directorate Simon Cardy told PolOff February 28 that South Africa is discussing internally the idea of a UNSCR on the FDLR (ref A). The French Embassy delivered a demarche on the same issue February 27, and provided [...] | 2008-02-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC CG RW SF |
08PRETORIA421 | DEMARCHE ON SOMALI PIRACY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC SO SF |
08PRETORIA428 | SOUTH AFRICA OUTLINES NEW BURUNDI PEACE PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a February 22-23 South African Government (SAG)-sponsored seminar, Facilitator Charles Nqakula and Special Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo outlined SAG plans to reinvigorate its Burundi mediation through creation of a "Political Directorate" that would include the Government of Buru [...] | 2008-02-29 17:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA440 | WESTINGHOUSE STILL IN THE GAME AFTER SARKOZY SPLASH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: French President Nicholas Sarkozy led a senior commercial delegation on his state visit to South Africa February 28-29. He succeeded in catalyzing a media campaign of announcements of French cooperation and deals focused on the troubled energy sector, thereby seeking to advanc [...] | 2008-03-04 10:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP PREL KNNP SF FR |
08PRETORIA448 | VAN ECK SAYS FNL-SAG TIES IMPROVED, PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Relations between the South African Facilitation and the Burundi rebel movement the Palipehutu-FNL are improved, albeit fragile, according to South African-based Burundi analyst and informal FNL advisor Jan van Eck. Although the FNL is the only rebel group outside the peace proc [...] | 2008-03-05 09:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SF BY |
08PRETORIA454 | SADC-PF DENIED ACCREDIDATION TO OBSERVE ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) The Government of Zimbabwe has refused to accredit the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) as observers for the March 29 Zimbabwe elections. In an 04 March letter to Pretoria-based regional USAID Director, SADC-PF Secretary General Kasuka Mutukwa reported that the Government of Zimbabwe [...] | 2008-03-05 14:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA455 | NUCLEAR JSCNEC MEETING POSTPONED AGAIN - HOPE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Chief Director: Nuclear informed Embassy that the bilateral Joint Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy Cooperation (JSCNEC) planned for June in South Africa would unfortunately have to be postponed because of the overwhelming distrac [...] | 2008-03-05 16:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP SF |
08PRETORIA475 | MAMABOLO SAYS FNL AND GOB ON BOARD WITH PEACE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Burundi (GOB) and the Palipehutu-FNL (FNL) fully endorse the South African "Programme of Action" to conclude the FNL peace process in 2008, according to DFA Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo, who just returned from meetings in Dar es Salaam and Buju [...] | 2008-03-07 13:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
08PRETORIA482 | ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS: SOUTH AFRICA TO SEND 50 [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa will deploy approximately 50 election observers to Zimbabwe as part of the SADC delegation. Angola, as chair of the SADC Troika, will lead the SADC delegation, which the South African Government hopes will include at least 100 regional observers. Ambassador Kingsle [...] | 2008-03-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA516 | SARKOZY AND MBEKI DISCUSS IRAN, MIDDLE EAST, G-8 [...] (C) During their February 28 meeting in Cape Town, French President Sarkozy and South African President Mbeki discussed the Iranian nuclear issue, the Middle East peace process, the situation in Darfur, and the "democratization" of international institutions, specifically the expansion of the [...] | 2008-03-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF FR |
08PRETORIA520 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY SENATOR RICHARD [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...] | 2008-03-13 10:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF |
08PRETORIA548 | SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTS FINAL PEACE EFFORT IN COMOROS [...] (C) South Africa is involved in "one final effort" to resolve the Anjouan issue peacefully, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Chief Director Graham Maitland. Maitland confirmed to PolOff March 14 that South Africa had received a letter from Anjouan's Colonel Bacar promising to hold e [...] | 2008-03-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU SF CN FR |
08PRETORIA584 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSMAN BARNEY [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...] | 2008-03-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF GH CV |
08PRETORIA604 | (S/NF) MASIYIWA PREDICTS MDC VICTORY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will win the March 29 election, predicted respected Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa (strictly protect). The only question is the extent of ZANU-PF rigging and whether this might force a second round presidential poll. Masiyiwa downplayed th [...] | 2008-03-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA606 | SOUTH AFRICA OBSERVER HEAD SAYS SADC IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) The goal of the SADC election observation delegation is to "assist the Zimbabweans" to ensure the holding of "credible elections," according to the head of the South African component of the SADC delegation, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo. In press briefings on March 13 and 19, Mamabolo s [...] | 2008-03-20 15:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA633 | FEW ZIMBABWEANS RETURNING HOME TO VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Only a small number of Zimbabweans living in South Africa will return to Zimbabwe to vote in the March 29 election, according to Mathula Lusinga, a Zimbabwean exile community activist and head of a DFID-funded project on diaspora voting. The reasons vary: many Zimbabweans live [...] | 2008-03-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA638 | SOUTH AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE TRADE ON THE RISE [...] (U) Summary: Economic ties between South Africa and Mozambique continue to strengthen. Trade between the countries has grown 65 percent since 2004 and the trade relationship is heavily in South Africa's favor. South Africa has been the largest foreign investor in Mozambique for more than a de [...] | 2008-03-28 07:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EPET ENRG PREL MZ SA |
08PRETORIA639 | HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TAKE WAIT AND SEE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 27 March, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held its last Interagency Contingency Planning meeting on Zimbabwe before the 29 March election. Everyone in the room agreed that a spontaneous mass exodus of Zimbabweans into neighboring countries is the least likel [...] | 2008-03-28 10:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL ZI SF EAID |
08PRETORIA642 | MASIYIWA ALLY LOBBYING ZUMA TO BE TOUGH ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma reportedly said that the ANC is "fed up" with President Mugabe, according to Embassy contact and Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Masiyiwa told Ambassador McGee (speaking by conference call),PolCounselor and PolOff that one of M [...] | 2008-03-28 13:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA643 | CALL FOR PROSECUTION OF ZIMBABWE POLICE FOR CRIMES [...] (SBU) The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has publicly called on the South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to investigate and prosecute Zimbabwean security officials for crimes against humanity. According to Nicole Fritz, Executive Director of SALC, South Africa's Implem [...] | 2008-03-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SF ZI |
08PRETORIA666 | SOUTH AFRICA WATCHING ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS CLOSELY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 15:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA729 | ZUMA ADVISOR TRIES TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS ON [...] (C) On 08 April, ANC President Zuma advisor Mo Shaik told PolOff that the international community should not expect ANC President Jacob Zuma to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis. When PolOff mentioned that the extensive media coverage surrounding MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's 07 April meeting with [...] | 2008-04-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA740 | SAG OFFICIAL FAVORS TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT IN [...] (C) DFA's Great Lakes Special Envoy Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo, who headed South Africa's SADC election observation team in Zimbabwe, expressed frustration to PolCouns and PolOff on 08 April about the current Zimbabwe crisis. He started the conversation with the admission that "it looks bad [...] | 2008-04-09 12:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA744 | AUSTRALIAN ASSESSMENT OF ZIMBABWE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Acting Australian High Commissioner Jane Lambert (protect) on 08 April called PolOff to share the points she planned to make to her Foreign Minister, who was expected to call later that afternoon for a Zimbabwe update. Lambert said she would emphasize that her contact within the MDC told [...] | 2008-04-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA771 | ZUMA WARNS OF CRISIS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) On 10 April, ANC President Jacob Zuma addressed the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry's annual dinner. While not the focus of his remarks, Zuma specifically took up the issue of Zimbabwe. Laughing incredulously at one point, he said "all things we never thought of are happening in Z [...] | 2008-04-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SF ZI |
08PRETORIA775 | BURUNDI PEACE PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) DFA Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Kingsley Mamabolo, expressed frustration to PolCouns and PolOff on 8 April about Burundi's stalled peace process. Only a month ago, Mamabolo was upbeat about negotiations, believing the FNL was serious about the peace process (reftel). Mamabolo now a [...] | 2008-04-14 12:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
08PRETORIA782 | NO NEW FUNDING FOR SOUTH AFRICA/CONGO BINATIONAL [...] (U) Amid concerns that South Africa has not lived up to its promises to fund projects agreed to during past binational commissions, President Mbeki on 2-3 April hosted Congolese President Kabila in Pretoria for the 5th South Africa-DRC Bi-National Commission. Press reports note that the two c [...] | 2008-04-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID SF CG |
08PRETORIA799 | FNL FEELS SHUT OUT [...] (C) On 10 April, FNL-insider Jan Van Eck expressed concern to PolOff about stalled negotiations between the FNL rebels, the SAG, and the GoB, describing the entire Burundi facilitiation process as "hostile." Van Eck, who said he talks to the FNL by phone almost everyday, said that the good wi [...] | 2008-04-15 16:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
08PRETORIA812 | MDC UNDECIDED ABOUT RUNOFF [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC advisor Kathi Walters (strictly protect) told PolOff on 15 April that MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai is still in Johannesburg, having received death threats. She does not believe Tsvangirai is afraid to go back, but could not say if or when he was going to return. Today, Tsvan [...] | 2008-04-16 15:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA820 | AMBASSADOR REQUEST TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ZIMBABWEAN [...] (C) As you may be aware, there is currently a Chinese vessel outside the port of Durban carrying six containers of small arms ammunition, mortar ammunition, and mortar tubes. The containers are consigned to the Zimbabwean Air Force. I understand that technically the shipment is legal. Accordi [...] | 2008-04-17 15:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA821 | EUROPE COURTS ZUMA [...] (C) According to press reports, ANC President Jacob Zuma will travel to London, Paris, and Berlin during the last week of April. A French diplomat told PolOff on 11 April that Zuma was originally invited to France by the French equivalent of South Africa's Business Council, but will now also [...] | 2008-04-18 05:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF UK DE |
08PRETORIA840 | PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR R&D [...] Action Request in paragraph 5. 2. The Embassy has received diplomatic note FA3/D8 dated April 17, 2008 from the DFA with a proposed change to one paragraph in the IP Annex for the draft US - SA Agreement on Cooperation in R&D in Nuclear Energy. The text of the diplomatic note is as follo [...] | 2008-04-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL SF |
08PRETORIA921 | MDC LEADERSHIP GROWING DISCONNECTED FROM HOME [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Advisor Kathi Walther (protect) on 30 April revealed to PolOff that the Johannesburg-based MDC leadership does not have a concrete plan for moving ahead, is growing alienated from MDC members in Harare, and is suffering from serious cash flow problems. The MDC leadership beli [...] | 2008-05-02 10:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA934 | OECD ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: OECD Deputy Secretary General Thelma Askey briefed the Pretoria contact group on April 25 on OECD Enhanced Engagement with South Africa, one of five designated target countries with the possibility of leading ultimately to membership. South Africa has expressed strong interest [...] | 2008-05-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | OECD ECON EINV PREL SF |
08PRETORIA950 | MISSION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA951 | SAG SENDS TEAM TO INVESTIGATE VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) PolOff received identical readouts from Swedish and Irish diplomats who visited DFA Director: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Tanzania Edward Xolisa Makaya separately on 06 May regarding the SAG's current position on Zimbabwe. Both diplomats said that they were told that the SA [...] | 2008-05-06 16:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA966 | MDC LEADER ALLEGEDLY RETURNING TO HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY. After traveling for most of the past month, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai will finally return to Harare on 10 May to address the nation, lay out signposts, and start a "victory/campaign" tour, according to Institute for Democracy in South Africa analyst Sydney Masamvu and a British [...] | 2008-05-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KHUM ZI |
08PRETORIA983 | PEER REVIEW MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ross Herbert met with PolOffs to discuss his new book, "The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM): Lessons from the Pioneers," which examines APRM's pitfalls and yet to be unleashed potential, nearly six years after its formal adoption. The APRM's intent of fostering good gover [...] | 2008-05-09 08:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM AU SF |
08PRETORIA997 | MDC LEADERSHIP DELAYS RETURN TO HARARE AMIDST [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's return to Harare will now be delayed until at least Sunday 11 May due to increased security concerns for not only Tsvangirai, but also MDC Spokesperson Tendai Biti. At least one SAG official, however, doubts that Tsvangirai will return anytime soon [...] | 2008-05-09 15:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRISTINA130 | KOSOVO: STRPCE STABLE FOR NOW, BUT TENSION MAY BE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Serb KPS in Strpce remain on the job primarily out of fear that Albanian police would take over if they leave the force. Strpce's civil servants are also staying at work for similar reasons. Despite this, tension is still evident, along with the number of demonstrators at the [...] | 2008-03-12 17:51:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA154 | KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY PASSES AHTISAARI LAWS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the four weeks since the February 17 declaration of independence, the Government of Kosovo and the Kosovo Assembly continue to demonstrate their commitment to the Ahtisaari Plan. The Assembly has passed 19 Ahtisaari-related laws and the Constitutional Commission has wrapped [...] | 2008-03-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KV |
08PRISTINA166 | KOSOVO: COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FINDS ALTERNATE ROUTES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to several of Kosovo,s border crossings and customs clearance terminals highlighted functional customs operations and a steady stream of commercial traffic. Customs officials on site reported a general increase in commercial traffic for 2008, with a portion of this incr [...] | 2008-03-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA167 | CODEL PRICE CONGRATULATES KOSOVO ON ITS [...] (U) Summary: On March 15 Representative David Price (D-NC) led seven members of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) on a one-day visit to Pristina, the first congressional delegation to visit Kosovo since its February 17 declaration of independence. the visit reinforced with the [...] | 2008-03-26 13:11:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP KV |
08PRISTINA200 | KOSOVO: SOUTHERN MODERATES FIND VOICE AS BELGRADE [...] (C) Summary. Political differences in Belgrade between Serbian President Boris Tadic's Democratic Serbia (DS) and Prime Minster Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) are beginning to have an effect upon Kosovo Serbs in the enclaves south of the Ibar River. Many are beginning to voice [...] | 2008-04-22 16:59:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA225 | KOSOVO: SOUTHERN MODERATES FIND VOICE AS BELGRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 16:59:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA240 | KOSOVO: SERBS ENTHUSIASTIC BUT STILL CONFUSED [...] (C) Summary. Across the political spectrum, Kosovo Serbs are looking forward to the upcoming May 11 Serbian elections, despite the uncertainty surrounding the outcome. Nationalist parties are better-organized and have more support among Kosovo Serbs than the "pro-European" bloc. Nevertheles [...] | 2008-05-09 17:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA243 | KOSOVO: AVOIDING CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE GAPS IF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 15, Kosovo's constitution will enter into force. In principle, authorities currently exercised by UNMIK should be transferred to relevant Kosovo Government institutions, though the discussion of UNMIK "reconfiguration" continues and the nature of the actual transition re [...] | 2008-05-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA258 | KOSOVO: ISG CONVENES IN PRISTINA FOR THE FIRST [...] (C) Summary: The International Steering Group for Kosovo, presided over by International Civilian Representative (ICR) Pieter Feith, met in Kosovo for the first time to express support for Kosovo's government in light of the impending coming-into-force of Kosovo's new constitution on June 15 [...] | 2008-05-23 13:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV |
08PRISTINA274 | KOSOVO: PASSAGE OF AHTISAARI LAWS NEARLY COMPLETED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo has made solid progress in passing the required Ahtisaari legislation, with the Assembly having pushed through 26 laws and the remaining five set to reach the Assembly the week of June 2. Important laws and regulations, not technically part of Ahtisaari but necessary for [...] | 2008-06-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK KDEM |
08PRISTINA276 | KOSOVO: SERBS CONTINUE TO LEAVE KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the political parties in Belgrade continue to maneuver to form the next government, Serbian Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic is still pursuing the twin goals of strengthening parallel institutions and compelling Serbs to leave Kosovo institutions. Regarding the first g [...] | 2008-06-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA307 | KOSOVO: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PARTICIPATION IN EULEX [...] (U) Charge delivered reftel points on U.S. participation in the European Union's Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) to EU Planning Team Head Roy Reeve on June 13. Reeve acknowledged our concerns and promised to relay them to his colleagues in Pristina and Brussels. We will follow up. YAZD [...] | 2008-06-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI KS |
08PRISTINA312 | KOSOVO: CODEL ENGEL WELCOMES NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) led a a delegation to Kosovo June 13-16 to mark the entry into force of Kosovo's new constitution on June 15. Accompanying him on the trip was Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH),who visited Kosovo for the first time, and a prominent group of Kosovar-American bus [...] | 2008-06-20 14:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV PINR EAID KV |
08PRISTINA320 | KOSOVO: TREASURY DAS ASSESSES TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Larry McDonald visited Kosovo from June 1-4 to assess Treasury,s in-country resident advisor program. In meetings with government counterparts within the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF),DAS McDonald reaffirmed Treasury,s co [...] | 2008-06-24 09:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA348 | KOSOVO: HANDOVER PLANNING FOR THE POLICE MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with European Union Planning Team (EUPT) Head Roy Reeve on June 27 to discuss the evolution of plans for UNMIK's handover to the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX). Reeve noted that the UN's instruction cable of June 24 to UNMIK enabled handover planning to move forward. He [...] | 2008-07-05 11:12:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA354 | KOSOVO: JULY 11 DONORS CONFERENCE A MILESTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) will host a donors conference in Brussels on July 11 to mobilize funding for Kosovo's continued development in the wake of independence. The Government of Kosovo (GOK) will need 1.5 billion dollars over three years in donor support to address existin [...] | 2008-07-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA359 | KOSOVO: INTER-ETHNIC INCIDENTS SPRING UP; ALL [...] (C) Summary. The formation of a pro-European government coalition in Belgrade has already sparked hope among some in the Kosovo Serb community that things may change for the better. Moderates among the Kosovo Serbs plan to lobby Serbian President Tadic to formulate a policy towards Kosovo w [...] | 2008-07-09 11:21:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA36 | KOSOVO: COM ADVISES FINANCE MINISTER SHALA ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 15 meeting with new Minister of Economy and Finance Ahmet Shala, COM emphasized the importance of demonstrating government support for the Kosovo Serb community through implementation of meaningful projects in minority areas, with real budgetary resources behind the [...] | 2008-01-23 12:27:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA360 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF KOSOVO PRESIDENT AND [...] (C) Mr. President, Madame Secretary: It has been a difficult but in many ways successful five months since Kosovo declared its independence on February 17. Though we spent much time planning for the possibility of large-scale population flows after the declaration and took precautions lest [...] | 2008-07-09 11:36:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA388 | KOSOVO: DONORS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Donors Conference held in Brussels on July 11 garnered 1.2 billion euro to support Kosovo's socio-economic development and gave the Kosovo Government a high-profile opportunity to tell its story, informing donors about progress made since independence and of its futur [...] | 2008-07-21 16:32:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA393 | KOSOVO: DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND UN [...] (C) Summary: Due to many factors over the past several months, the pace of Serb returns to Kosovo has slowed. There have also been growing problems between Kosovo Minister of Returns Boban Stankovic, an ethnic Serb, and the UN agencies chiefly responsible for returns in Kosovo -- the UN Dev [...] | 2008-07-25 10:11:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL UNMIK PREF KV |
08PRISTINA395 | KOSOVO: OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER DISCUSSES KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USG Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ambassador Sada Cumber visited with political and Islamic community leaders in Kosovo July 23-24. Cumber discussed opportunities for raising the profile of the Kosovo recognition issue in the Islamic world, and [...] | 2008-07-28 13:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK YI KV |
08PRISTINA399 | ROLLING OUT THE KOSOVO PASSPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. On July 29 the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) plans to issue the first Republic of Kosovo passport. Contrary to UNMIK's stated plans in February about its readiness to assist Kosovo in this task (reftel [...] | 2008-07-29 16:40:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS PREL PGOV KV |
08PRISTINA400 | KOSOVO: SERBIAN GOVERNMENT APPROACH IN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: From the Kosovo vantage point, and despite the good signals sent by Belgrade on ICTY and other matters, the new Serbian government policy towards Kosovo appears unchanged from that of the previous Kostunica administration. Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic has endorse [...] | 2008-07-30 16:47:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA431 | KOSOVO: THE WAY FORWARD ON TRANSITION TO KOSOVO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's privatization process, once highlighted as an UNMIK economic success story, has ground to a halt. Nearly two months after the country's new Privatization Agency of Kosovo (PAK) was to assume the work of the Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA),an UNMIK entity, UNMIK still does no [...] | 2008-08-19 10:51:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA453 | KOSOVO: EULEX DEPLOYMENT MOVES FORWARD, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite prior delays, EULEX is now proceeding with the operational aspects of deployment with reasonable efficiency and speed. On August 18, EULEX signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNMIK that expedites the transfer of physical assets to EULEX. EULEX expects contrib [...] | 2008-08-25 17:25:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA46 | KOSOVO: BELGRADE AND NORTHERN HARDLINERS RATCHET [...] (C) SUMMARY. Indications are growing that Belgrade and the hard-line Kosovo Serb leadership in the north are increasing the pace of plans to expand and strengthen parallel government structures for Kosovo Serbs in the event of Kosovo's independence. Although UNMIK appointed Serbs to the mun [...] | 2008-01-29 16:58:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA471 | KOSOVO: BORDER DEMARCATION WITH MACEDONIA ON TRACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Civilian Office (ICO) briefed Poloff September 8 on the Kosovo-Macedonia border demarcation process, saying that three of four sectors along the border are complete, and they expect all primary marking stones to be in place by September 19. Laying secondary sto [...] | 2008-09-09 16:38:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL KV MK |
08PRISTINA472 | KOSOVO: CHALLENGES OF PROPERTY AGENCY TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following its transition from UNMIK to Kosovo Government/ICO stewardship, the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) faces a challenge to its continued effectiveness. Unless the Serbian government agrees to cooperate with the refashioned KPA, the KPA will run out of property disputes to a [...] | 2008-09-09 16:48:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA497 | KOSOVO: EUR DAS JONES ATTENDS ISG, DELIVERS [...] (C) Summary. In a two-day visit to Kosovo September 10-12, EUR DAS Stuart Jones made the rounds of Government and key international organizations and represented the U.S. at the International Steering Group (ISG) meeting of the International Civilian Office (ICO). In general, the meetings we [...] | 2008-09-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV |
08PRISTINA515 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY GATES TO KOSOVO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: It has been a difficult but in many ways successful seven months since Kosovo declared its independence on February 17. Though we spent much time planning for the possibility of large-scale population flows after the declaration and took precautions lest the independence [...] | 2008-09-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA517 | BATTLING CORRUPTION AND IPR VIOLATIONS: KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the endemic battle to prevent corruption in Kosovo, one notable effort stands out. Kosovo,s Independent Media Commission (IMC) recently took an unusually pro-active initiative to stop cable providers from broadcasting unlicensed television content. The IMC has struggled to i [...] | 2008-09-27 09:48:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA56 | KOSOVO: DEMARCHE TO KOSOVO LEADERSHIP DELIVERED [...] (C) COM delivered reftel A points in a series of meetings with President Sejdiu, Prime Minister Thaci, Finance Minister Ahmet Shala, and other Kosovo interlocutors, including opposition figures, Kosovo Protection Corps leaders, and minority (Serb as well as non-Serb) representatives, as appro [...] | 2008-02-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA561 | KOSOVO: KEK PRIVATIZATION REQUIRES RELIABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Kosovo (GOK) has publicly announced its commitment to move forward with privatization of the distribution functions of the country's public electric utility, the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK). While the pledge to privatize is both significant and necessary, t [...] | 2008-11-06 09:13:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA582 | KOSOVO: VISIT OF EUR A/S FRIED NOVEMBER 17-18 [...] (C) Summary. Over the course of two days in Pristina November 17-18, 2008, EUR A/S Daniel Fried engaged the Government of Kosovo (GOK) leadership on establishing conditions for the full deployment of the EU's rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX). Discussions were difficult and held in a te [...] | 2008-11-24 07:13:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV |
08PRISTINA584 | KOSOVO: KOSOVO SECURITY INSTITUTIONS MOVE FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Kosovo, in cooperation with NATO advisors, is making progress developing its security institutions in line with the Ahtisaari Plan, and the new Kosovo Security Force is on schedule to be established January 5, 2009. Work continues on implementing the North Atlantic Council's [...] | 2008-11-24 15:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA592 | KOSOVO: MINISTRY AGREES TO CONTINUED USE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 16:41:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA608 | EULEX DEPLOYMENT: FIRST DAYS CALM CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following weeks of angst and recrimination over the UN/Belgrade "six-point" document, EULEX deployed throughout Kosovo on December 9 without incident. EULEX had 1,054 civilian police officers on the ground as of the first day, of which 84 officers were assigned to replace UNM [...] | 2008-12-11 06:28:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KVPR |
08PRISTINA63 | KOSOVO PREPARES FOR POST-STATUS SERBIAN EMBARGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo is preparing for the economic consequences of an independence declaration, including the likelihood that Serbia will close the border and implement an economic embargo. Government officials and local businesses are actively engaging their colleagues and international coun [...] | 2008-02-08 18:13:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA630 | KOSOVO: SERBS ACCEPT EULEX, COMMENT ON GOS POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kosovo Serbs have followed the Serbian Government's lead in accepting the deployment and presence of the EU-led rule of law mission (EULEX) in Kosovo. Initial reaction to EULEX's deployment among moderate Serb leaders has been generally positive; many have already met or intend [...] | 2008-12-22 06:42:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA639 | KOSOVO: PROMOTING REFORM AND RATIONALITY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For many Kosovars, the declaration of independence in February was a sign that tough economic times were coming to and end, leading to more development, more jobs and more benefits for all. Nearly a year after independence, Kosovars are still waiting for and expecting signific [...] | 2008-12-24 14:00:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA646 | KOSOVO: EULEX DEPLOYMENT GOING WELL ENOUGH, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Since December 9, the beginning date of its mission, EULEX continues to deploy throughout Kosovo without meeting any significant protest or resistance. As of December 22, EULEX had 1,241 police officers on the ground, of which 23 were posted in north Mitrovica, plus two strength [...] | 2008-12-30 10:40:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA74 | KOSOVO: POST-STATUS TRAVEL DOCUMENTS FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USOP is working with UNMIK and Kosovo's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to ensure Kosovo's citizens can travel freely into and out of Kosovo post-independence. UNMIK has developed a plan to transfer responsibility for issuing travel documents to the Kosovo Government that shoul [...] | 2008-02-15 16:59:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SMIG KV |
08PRISTINA75 | KOSOVO: SOUTHERN SERBS TENSE, NORTHERNERS DEFIANT [...] (C) Summary. Tension remains high among Kosovo Serbs in the southern enclaves during the lead-up to independence, despite efforts by both Kosovo authorities and KFOR to reassure them regarding security. In the north, hardline leaders Marko Jaksic and Milan Ivanovic are continuing their viru [...] | 2008-02-15 18:52:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA77 | KOSOVO ASSEMBLY DECLARES INDEPENDENCE, ADOPTS NEW [...] (U) The Kosovo Assembly adopted a declaration of independence at 1550 local time on February 17, followed by the adoption of a new national flag. The vote on the declaration was 109 to zero; the 11 absent deputies were all Kosovo Serbs, who did not participate in the session. Most internati [...] | 2008-02-17 17:18:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA81 | KOSOVO: SOUTHERN SERBS ANGRY, APPREHENSIVE, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an effort to maintain relationships and relieve anxiety in the wake of Kosovo's February 17 declaration of independence, we met with several moderate Kosovo Serb contacts from south of the Ibar during the week of February 18-22. We were not surprised to find them angry and n [...] | 2008-02-25 10:55:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA85 | KOSOVO: NEW SERBIAN CUSTOMS POLICY HARDENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After violent demonstrations temporarily closed two border crossings along the Kosovo-Serbia border last week, UNMIK Customs officers have yet to return to these crossings (Gates 1 and D31) in northern Kosovo. International police have returned to duty at these gates but logistic [...] | 2008-02-26 18:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA99 | KOSOVO: SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH MODERATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's hardline church leader Bishop Artemije Radosavljevic has responded to independence by ordering his clergy to break off contact with any organization or person supporting independence, including the Kosovo government and foreign diplomats. He has also deemed invalid the [...] | 2008-03-05 17:01:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK |
08QUITO1020 | ECUADOR TO FOLLOW COLOMBIA, PERU IN EU BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. At a meeting of the Andean Community (CAN) October 14, members agreed to a final effort to continue jointly negotiating an association agreement with the EU in spite of strongly divergent positions. However, the EU has said it won't agree to Bolivia's request for wholesale exce [...] | 2008-10-28 21:28:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EC |
08QUITO1027 | PRESIDENTS CORREA AND GARCIA RENEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: A decade of peace between Ecuador and Peru has not met all expectations, but the two governments appear committed to raising the stakes in terms of attention and investment. Presidents Rafael Correa and Alan Garcia and their cabinets met on October 25 in Machala, Ecuador, to mark [...] | 2008-10-31 12:47:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD SMIG EC PE |
08QUITO1035 | CHAVEZ VISIT TO ECUADOR: WILL ACTIONS FOLLOW? [...] (C) Summary: On October 28, Venezuelan President Chavez met with President Correa in the town of Puyo in eastern Ecuador to strengthen relations and sign ten bilateral agreements on topics ranging from energy to electronic currency. As usual, it remains unclear how much of the rhetoric will [...] | 2008-11-05 14:52:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EC |
08QUITO1042 | GOE'S HEIGHTENED RHETORIC RENEWS TENSIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: The GOE again directed harsh words against the Colombian government in late October. President Correa threatened to restrict Colombian citizens' entries into Ecuador, file another international lawsuit against Colombia, and reiterated that Bogota was to blame for the lack of bila [...] | 2008-11-06 21:53:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EC PE |
08QUITO1043 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCGOVERN [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes CODEL McGovern to Ecuador on November 8-13. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks, and changes as Ecuador prepares for national and local elections in 2009 following approval of a new constitution. While we do not agree with the Correa government o [...] | 2008-11-07 17:37:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO |
08QUITO1045 | ECUADOR RESPONSE: 1ST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered text of the revised Compliance Resolution to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 28 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 4. Puma reiterated that the GOE maintains its position of supporting non-proliferation c [...] | 2008-11-10 20:14:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNGA CDG EC |
08QUITO1046 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR'S ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered text of UNSCR 1835 and Ref A and B points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 28 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 4. Puma reiterated that the GOE maintains its position of supporting the UN Security Coun [...] | 2008-11-10 20:14:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN MNUC PARM KNNP IR EC |
08QUITO1063 | ECUADOR'S ENUNCIATES ZERO TOLERANCE ALONG NORTHERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Correa administration is enunciating a policy of "zero tolerance" and has issued strong warnings that it will use force against "illegal armed forces" or incursions by Colombian security units along its northern border. The warnings to the FARC have been public and vigor [...] | 2008-11-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PTER EC CO |
08QUITO1064 | ECUADOR ENUNCIATES ZERO TOLERANCE ALONG NORTHERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Correa administration is enunciating a policy of "zero tolerance" and has issued strong warnings that it will use force against "illegal armed forces" or incursions by Colombian security units along its northern border. The warnings to the FARC have been public and vigor [...] | 2008-11-15 16:10:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PTER EC CO |
08QUITO1066 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered non-papers on Iran, Burma and the DPRK (Ref A) to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 12 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 14. Puma stated that Ecuador's policy had not changed (Ref B),that Ecuador strong [...] | 2008-11-17 21:53:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA EC |
08QUITO1067 | GOE INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: A GOE commission to review the Ecuadorian intelligence services, the March 1 attack by Colombian forces in Ecuador, and foreign influences in Ecuador released its findings on October 30. The commission recommended that an Intelligence Secretariat be established under the Preside [...] | 2008-11-18 12:37:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR MARR MASS MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO1081 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS CHRIS MCMULLEN, DAA TULLY [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes DAS McMullen, Deputy Assistant Administrator Tully, and the U.S. delegation of the Bilateral Dialogue on November 24. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks, and changes as Ecuador prepares for national and local elections in 2009 following approval [...] | 2008-11-19 19:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID MASS MOPS SNAR PTER OVIP EC |
08QUITO1086 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE - OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel non-paper and oral points to Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 21. Puma stated that as far as she was aware, Ecuador's policy regarding its voting on UNGA resolutions with regards to Israel had not changed. Ecuador voted in favor of al [...] | 2008-11-21 22:42:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY EC |
08QUITO1091 | CONGRESSMAN MCGOVERN VISITS ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman James McGovern traveled in Ecuador from November 13 to 18, to visit sites at issue in the Chevron-Texaco oil pollution case, and Ecuadorian border communities affected by refugees and other aspects of the violence in Colombia. Congressman McGovern met with Government [...] | 2008-11-25 21:42:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP PHUM SNAR PTER MOPS MCAP ENRG EPET EC CO |
08QUITO1100 | ECUADOR IMPLEMENTS TRAVEL DOC REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Mission Ecuador has coordinated a joint strategy with our Chinese counterparts for delivering demarches to the GOE on its visa policies, specifically the lack of control over "tourists", and working with Ecuadorian authorities to improve their controls (Ref A). Both the U.S. an [...] | 2008-11-28 21:31:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV ASEC CMGT KCRM KFRD KTIP EC |
08QUITO1109 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - 1ST COMMITTEE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel non-paper and oral points to Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 25, but was unable reach the Directorate's Chief of Staff Marisol Nieto until December 1 (Director General has been traveling). Nieto said that Ecuador strongly supports non-proliferation, arm [...] | 2008-12-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC UNGA EC |
08QUITO1126 | CAN-EU TALKS - ECUADOR WILL NEGOTIATE BILATERALLY [...] (U) Summary. Following the breakup of association agreement talks between the Andean Community (CAN) and the EU, Foreign Minister Salvador announced that Ecuador would negotiate bilaterally with the EU, following Colombia and Peru. President Correa criticized the announcement, but evidently [...] | 2008-12-05 19:36:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EC |
08QUITO1127 | TRAVEL DOCUMENT REQUIREMENT FOR CHINESE: A [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the GOE signed an MOU with China on November 20 to implement a new travel document policy for Chinese tourists traveling to Ecuador, to be effective on December 1, the policy had not been implemented as of December 5. Until it receives clear instructions from the GOE [...] | 2008-12-05 22:28:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL PGOV ASEC CMGT KCRM KFRD KTIP EC |
08QUITO1128 | LAUNCH OF U.S.-ECUADOR BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary: A U.S. delegation led by WHA DAS Christopher McMullen met with Ecuadorian officials in Quito November 24 to launch the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Dialogue, a forum to address issues of interest to both sides and to highlight and build on existing cooperation and positive engagement ( [...] | 2008-12-08 16:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EINV ECON KJUS SNAR SMIG EC |
08QUITO1145 | NEW FOREIGN MINISTER FANDER FALCONI [...] (C) Summary: Fander Falconi, who previously headed the National Planning and Development Secretariat and plays a prominent role in President Correa,s PAIS political movement, was sworn in as Ecuador,s new Foreign Minister on December 15. In post,s few interactions with him, he has not appea [...] | 2008-12-15 22:43:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EC |
08QUITO1155 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNGA VOTE ON IRAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma stated that to her knowledge, despite President Correa,s visit to Iran on De [...] | 2008-12-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV UNGA EC |
08QUITO1156 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNESCO DIRECTOR [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma stated that the MFA had not yet decided who it would support, and would only [...] | 2008-12-19 17:14:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNESCO EC |
08QUITO1157 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UN CONDITIONS OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma promised to pass the information to Ecuador's UN delegation. Noting that Ec [...] | 2008-12-19 17:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA EC |
08QUITO1161 | EMBASSY QUITO'S MANTA FOL RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary: To coordinate the USG's withdrawal from the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) effectively, Embassy Quito proposes a timeline for specific withdrawal milestones and a detailed list of the Embassy's recommendations on the disposition of FOL assets. The manner in which the USG [...] | 2008-12-19 21:28:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS SNAR EC |
08QUITO1162 | CORREA'S POLEMICAL VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa's December 5-9 visit to Iran, the first by an Ecuadorian president, resulted in 12 agreements and a $40 million line-of-credit. Our assessment is that GOE actions defy the spirit, but not the letter, of UN Security Council sanction resolutions. During the [...] | 2008-12-19 22:21:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MASS EC IR |
08QUITO1179 | ECUADOR: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Embassy submits the narrative in paragraphs 2-7 for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism: 2. (U) Ecuador's greatest counterterrorism and security challenge remained the presence of Colombian narcotics and insurgent/terrorist groups in the northern border region. In order to evade Colom [...] | 2008-12-22 21:24:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL EC CO |
08QUITO1183 | GOE REQUESTS MEETING TO COORDINATE HANDOVER OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received an official memorandum from the Minister of Defense, Javier Ponce, on December 23 asking to meet with Embassy officials on January 14, 2009. The stated purpose of the meeting is to review terms of the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) agreement and to establi [...] | 2008-12-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC |
08QUITO1184 | GOE REQUESTS MEETING TO COORDINATE HANDOVER OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received an official memorandum from the Minister of Defense, Javier Ponce, on December 23 asking to meet with Embassy officials on January 14, 2009. The stated purpose of the meeting is to review terms of the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) agreement and to establi [...] | 2008-12-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC |
08QUITO134 | Measuring Transformational Diplomacy in Ecuador: Poll Shows [...] Summary: A national poll commissioned by Embassy Quito and conducted in five Ecuadorian cities Jan. 10-14, 2008 shows an improved overall image of the U.S. among Ecuadorian publics, with regional variations that point to opportunities for additional transformational diplomacy (TD) efforts to i [...] | 2008-02-12 19:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS KPAO |
08QUITO138 | GOE RESPONSE TO DNI MCCONNELL'S TESTIMONY [...] (C) The GOE took issue with Director of National Intelligence McConnell's testimony of February 7 in a diplomatic note dated February 8. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that President Correa was personally upset when he read press accounts citing the testimony and report, and had i [...] | 2008-02-13 21:24:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EC |
08QUITO158 | CODEL ENGEL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging, cordial meeting, President Correa received Codel Engel the morning of February 18. Codel members stressed their desire to renew Andean trade preferences and the importance of continued US-Ecuadorian cooperation on counter-narcotics initiatives. Correa highli [...] | 2008-02-20 17:42:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD PREL SNAR YI EC |
08QUITO164 | PETROBRAS THREATENED WITH CONTRACT CANCELLATION [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Solicitor General recommended that Petrobras's contract be cancelled for transferring shares of its holding to a Japanese company without government authorization (very similar charges as those that led to the cancellation of Occidental's contract in 2006). The Brazili [...] | 2008-02-21 19:25:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC |
08QUITO190 | ECUADOR DEMARCH RESPONSE: SOMALIA AND PIRACY [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 27. Puma noted that she was aware of the issues regarding piracy and Somalia, but that Ecuador had not yet developed a position on possible courses of action. 2. (SBU) PolOff stress [...] | 2008-02-27 21:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO EC SO |
08QUITO196 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Assembly Debates Law of the Sea, Tax [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Assembly Debates Law of the Sea ------------------------------- 2. (U) On February 21 Jaime Barberis, Under Secretary for Sovereignty of the Ministry o [...] | 2008-02-28 19:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHSA EFIN EPET PREL EC |
08QUITO215 | ECUADOR REACTION TO COLOMBIAN OPERATION AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Although the Correa administration's reaction to the news of the Colombian military's operation against the FARC in Ecuadorian territory was initially cautious, the GOE's position increasingly hardened after learning that the operation was not a "hot pursuit" scenario but planne [...] | 2008-03-03 23:14:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO216 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA ON [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on March 3, President Correa expressed outrage at President Uribe for bombing his country, saying he expected the international community to condemn unprovoked aggression. He said the GOE had no relationship with the FARC, and accepted the Ambassador [...] | 2008-03-03 23:28:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS EC CO PE BR VE NU |
08QUITO219 | ECUADORIANS SUPPORT CORREA BUT WANT FARC OUT [...] (SBU) Summary. A day after President Correa announced that Ecuador cut diplomatic relations with Colombia, the Constituent Assembly suspended its normal business to discuss the Colombian incursion. The Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution condemning the Colombian incursion. The text i [...] | 2008-03-04 21:11:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO221 | RESOLUTION ON COLOMBIAN INCURSION PASSED BY [...] (SBU) With a vote of 116 assembly members present, the Constituent Assembly unanimously passed a resolution (Reftel) on March 4 condemning the Colombian incursion on March 1 as violation of national sovereignty and an act of aggression that constitutes a threat to all of Latin America in regi [...] | 2008-03-05 21:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO228 | ECUADORIAN TROOP MOVEMENTS, FARC CAPTURES, FOL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ecuador's Fourth Division Army Commander Narvaez confirmed on March 4 that he had modestly increased border zone deployments but was operating fairly normally, and that the Division's primary mission was still to pursue the FARC. Five suspected FARC insurgents were captured near [...] | 2008-03-07 22:35:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL MOPS PTER EC CO MX SP |
08QUITO232 | ECUADOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT 2008 [...] The Government of Ecuador is recipient of U.S. assistance monies under the FY2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. The following is a narrative on fiscal transparency in Ecuador, as requested in reftel. The Government of Ecuador publishes budget data, which is reasonably transparent [...] | 2008-03-11 10:47:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PREL EC |
08QUITO247 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on March 12, President Correa made clear that he wanted to continue working with the United States, including in Ecuador's northern border region. He again vehemently denied an inappropriate relationship with the FARC, saying that would not be in his [...] | 2008-03-12 20:58:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE |
08QUITO248 | FOR CORREA, DISPUTE WITH COLOMBIA NOT OVER [...] (C) Summary. The GOE plans to re-establish relations with Colombia by the end of March, although XXXXXXXXXXX noted "it will be difficult to restore trust." Correa made his most anti-U.S. statements to date on March 8, criticizing U.S. support for Colombia and U.S. media dominance. On the ot [...] | 2008-03-12 21:17:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MARR EC CO VE MX |
08QUITO251 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on March 12, President Correa made clear that he wanted to continue working with the United States, including in Ecuador's northern border region. He again vehemently denied an inappropriate relationship with the FARC, saying that would not be in his [...] | 2008-03-13 18:38:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE |
08QUITO263 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER SANDOVAL [...] (C) Summary: During a positive March 13 meeting with Defense Minister Sandoval, the Ambassador emphasized that we value our relationships with both Colombia and Ecuador and want to continue supporting GOE efforts on the Northern Border. Sandoval recognized how inadequate his resources were [...] | 2008-03-14 19:24:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO264 | ECUADOR: GOE OFFICIALS URGE COOPERATION WHILE [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings and phone calls, MFA and MOD officials have sought to maintain positive bilateral relations with the U.S. as well as to communicate GOE efforts against the FARC (see also reftels). The GOE also launched a media campaign to deny and counter continued accu [...] | 2008-03-14 21:02:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER PGOV EC CO SP |
08QUITO288 | ECUADORIAN CASUALTY IN ATTACK COMPLICATES [...] (C) Summary: The GOC confirmation of an Ecuadorian casualty in the March 1 attack has raised bilateral tensions again between Ecuador and Colombia, and will likely delay any formal re-establishment of diplomatic relations. As the Correa administration continues its hard line with Colombia, [...] | 2008-03-26 10:22:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EC CO |
08QUITO297 | SFRC STAFFDEL CARL MEACHAM VISIT TO QUITO [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Carl Meacham, during a visit to Quito on March 19, focused on the March 1 attack on a FARC camp in Ecuador and on Ecuador-Colombia relations. Meacham met separately with officials of the Ministries of F [...] | 2008-03-28 10:22:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE |
08QUITO312 | ECUADOR TAKES COLOMBIA TO ICJ ON SPRAYING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador filed suit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague on March 31, seeking a decision by the ICJ that Colombian spraying violated Ecuador's sovereignty and requiring Colombia to refrain from further aerial spraying and pay reparations to Ecuadorians for all [...] | 2008-04-02 18:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PHUM ICJ EC CO |
08QUITO327 | AMBASSADOR RESPONDS TO CORREA'S HARSH CRITICISM OF [...] (SBU) President Rafael Correa, in an April 4 television interview in Loja and again in his April 5 weekly radio address, stated that the GOE would take severe measures to address what he termed Ecuador's intelligence services' failure to provide him complete, timely and accurate information. [...] | 2008-04-08 19:23:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO330 | ECUADOR MILITARY MOBILIZES TO NORTHERN BORDER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite the break in diplomatic relations with Colombia which has suspended bilateral cooperation with the GOC, the Ecuadorian military has not reduced the intensity of its operations against the FARC near the northern border, which it began in November 2007. To the contrary [...] | 2008-04-09 18:11:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MCAP MASS PTER PREL EC CO |
08QUITO331 | CORREA REPLACES DEFENSE MINISTER WITH CLOSE AIDE [...] (C) Summary: The GOE announced Minister of Defense (MOD) Wellington Sandoval's resignation April 9, after accusations by President Correa of U.S. infiltration of Ecuador's intelligence agencies. Javier Ponce Cevallos, the Personal Secretary to the President, was sworn in as MOD in the same [...] | 2008-04-09 19:28:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
08QUITO353 | AMBASSADOR HAS POSITIVE MEETING WITH NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with new Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce on April 18, their first meeting in his new role as MOD. Atmospherics were positive. Ponce said he favored completing a diplomatic note exchange to provide protections for temporary duty U.S. military personnel [...] | 2008-04-18 19:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS KTIA OVIP EC |
08QUITO357 | FRESH EXCHANGE OF ACCUSATIONS PROLONG TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric regarding the Colombian attack during his April 11-12 visit to Mexico set off another round of accusations between the GOE and GOC. This latest stand-off appears to have again polarized Ecuador and Colombia's positions, prompting another visit by OAS [...] | 2008-04-22 16:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC EC CO |
08QUITO358 | GOE REVIEWS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Defense Javier Ponce declared on April 12 that the Defense Ministry will review cooperation with the USG to avoid adverse influence, while Ecuadorian military officials continued to privately communicate the need for continued cooperation. Recent changes in lead [...] | 2008-04-22 16:56:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR MASS SNAR EC |
08QUITO365 | MINING REFORM: SEARCHING FOR A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [...] (C) Summary: The Constituent Assembly approved a measure cancelling thousands of largely unused mining concessions. Concessions that have been explored but not yet in operation will be frozen for six months until a new mining law is finalized. Small mining concessions and mines that are al [...] | 2008-04-24 14:02:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EINV ENRG EPET ECON PREL SENV EC |
08QUITO371 | ECUADORIAN VIEW ON PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche on the United States - European Union declaration on Prisoners of Conscience (reftel) and presented draft declaration language to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Human Rights Augusto Saa April 24. Saa said that the Ministry was previously unaw [...] | 2008-04-24 21:55:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV EC |
08QUITO395 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) See Action Request in Para. 4. 2. (C) In February, although President Correa indicated that Ecuador would recognize Kosovo, Vice Foreign Minister Jose Valencia told the DCM that the GOE wanted to work within a Latin American consensus position and was attempting to consult with region [...] | 2008-04-30 23:06:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK EC KV YI |
08QUITO396 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on April 30 to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, who had been previously unavailable due to travel and her participation in the EU-Andean Community negotiations. 2. (C) Puma said that she was unaware of the Israeli Air Force m [...] | 2008-04-30 23:11:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL EC |
08QUITO397 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points and U.S. proposed papers to the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on April 23, 2008. We received a response on April 30 from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, who had been previously unavailable due to travel and her partici [...] | 2008-05-05 12:38:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP MNUC PREL NPT IAEA EC ENRG |
08QUITO416 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - ECUADOR [...] (U) This is a response cable to State 39410 (ref A),detailing the impact of rising food and agricultural commodity prices in Ecuador. 2. Summary: Price increases in food products contributed to 62% of 2007 inflation in Ecuador, due to increasing global prices for commodities and Ecuador [...] | 2008-05-09 16:30:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL EC |
08QUITO430 | ECUADOR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) The DCM, together with Spanish Minister Counselor Javier Triana Jimenez and Russian First Secretary Alexander Bochanov, delivered reftel demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA Multilateral Affairs Under Secretary Emilio Izquierdo on May 12. The group provid [...] | 2008-05-14 19:52:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KGIC PARM PREL EC |
08QUITO433 | CORREA ADMINISTRATION COUNTEROFFENSIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: In the lead-up to the May 15 release of the Interpol report on the seized FARC computers, the Correa government is trying to strengthen its position through accusations against Colombia and the United States, a European trip aimed at garnering support for Ecuador's stance, and an angry [...] | 2008-05-15 12:38:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EC CO SP FR BE NU |
08QUITO442 | CORREA ADOPTS USAID-DESIGNED PROGRAM TO PROMOTE ECUADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: At the close of a two hour meeting with President Rafael Correa on May 9, Correa adopted USAID's proposed production and investment promotion program. The program is market-driven, private sector oriented, and designed to improve Ecuador's competitiveness in world markets. At t [...] | 2008-05-16 19:49:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV PREL EC |
08QUITO48 | AGREEMENT WITH ECUADOR ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR [...] (SBU) On January 16, PolChief and MilGroup Commander delivered proposed text of diplomatic note and talking points from Reftel in a meeting with MFA Under Secretary of Sovereignty Affairs Jaime Barberis, MFA Legal Advisor Gonzalo Salvador, and MOD Chief of Ministerial Cabinet COL Galo Cruz. [...] | 2008-01-15 18:40:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL EC |
08QUITO488 | SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER VISIT TO QUITO [...] (C) Please accept a warm welcome on your first visit to Ecuador on June 9-12. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks and change as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its Constituent Assembly. It is also a time of significant change in military leadership. [...] | 2008-06-04 23:34:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO |
08QUITO497 | PRESIDENT CORREA'S RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR ON MANTA [...] (C) Acting on interagency instructions contained in Ref A, the Ambassador raised the future of the U.S. Forward Operating Location (FOL) in Manta with President Correa on the margins of a farewell luncheon June 4. She said the USG understands that the GOE does not support renewing the exist [...] | 2008-06-05 21:28:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS EC |
08QUITO498 | FM TELLS CODEL DODD THAT ECUADOR WANTS PEACE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Christopher Dodd and Representative Xavier Becerra visited Ecuador May 30-31 and met with four senior cabinet ministers. Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador described in detail Ecuador's discontent with Colombia's violation of its border on March 1, but stressed that E [...] | 2008-06-05 21:52:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EC |
08QUITO499 | CORREA FAREWELL LUNCHEON FOR AMBASSADOR [...] (C) President Correa hosted a June 4 farewell luncheon for the Ambassador at Carondelet Palace. Correa's wife and two of their three children participated, as did the Ambassador's family. Relaxed and informal, Correa expressed his thanks to the Ambassador for her friendship for him and for [...] | 2008-06-05 23:23:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EC CO |
08QUITO504 | FINAL AGREEMENT WITH ECUADOR ON STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) Following the meeting with GOE officials on January 9, 2008, and providing the modified text in draft format as per Refs A and C, Post has engaged the GOE on numerous occasions to stress the importance of completion of the exchange of diplomatic notes. Bureaucratic hurdles, multiple chan [...] | 2008-06-06 21:18:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US EC |
08QUITO52 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: RESOLVING KOSOVO'S [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel points to MFA Under Secretary of Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo SIPDIS Mino and Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma Puma on January 11. Ambassador Izquierdo said that they were not closely following the situation regarding K [...] | 2008-01-16 20:06:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK YI EC |
08QUITO53 | SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF MEETING WITH ECUADORIAN MOD [...] (C) Please accept my thanks for receiving Dr. Wellington Sandoval, the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense, during the Minister's January 23-26 visit to the U.S. Minister Sandoval's visit comes at a time of opportunities and risks as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its [...] | 2008-01-16 20:49:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO VE |
08QUITO553 | ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS' FIRST VISIT TO QUITO AS [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Stavridis made his first visit as SouthCom Commander to Quito June 9-12. Along with the Ambassador, Military Group Commander and Acting DATT, he met with the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce, the Chief of Defense (CHOD) General Fabian Varela and then joi [...] | 2008-06-20 17:53:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MASS MARR EC |
08QUITO578 | ECUADOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) PolOff met on June 27 with Marisol Nieto, MFA Acting Director General of Multilateral Affairs, during which poloff asked about the GOE's decision regarding Kosovo's independence. 2. (C) Nieto said that the GOE's official position is to not recognize Kosovo's independence. No formal [...] | 2008-06-30 14:25:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL UNAUS UNMIK EC |
08QUITO672 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETINGS WITH CORREA, OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had farewell meetings with President Correa, VP Moreno, and Government Minister Bustamante; attended a farewell event FM Salvador hosted in her honor; and received a farewell visit from Armed Forces Commander General Varela. She urged the GOE to return to the private sec [...] | 2008-07-21 22:39:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR MASS ENRG EINV EC |
08QUITO683 | NEW REFINERY WITH CHAVEZ A PIE IN THE SKY? [...] (C) Summary: Almost a year after Venezuelan and Ecuadorian state oil companies PDVSA and Petroecuador signed an MOU to jointly build a new refinery on Ecuador's coast, Chavez and Correa met July 15 to finalize agreement on the project. Still no mention has been made of financing for the $6 b [...] | 2008-07-25 12:58:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EINV PREL EC |
08QUITO694 | ECUADOR GIVES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO TERMINATE [...] (SBU) The Embassy received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2008, at 6:36pm notifying of the GOE's decision to terminate the Agreement of Cooperation on the Manta Forwarding Operating Location (FOL). Minutes before the MFA sent the [...] | 2008-07-30 21:30:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL EC |
08QUITO696 | MFA MEETING ON BILATERAL DIALOGUE WITH ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: USG and Ecuadorian officials met July 18 to discuss potential agenda items for a Bilateral Dialogue between Ecuador and the United States. The Dialogue would address issues of interest to both sides, proposing information exchange, cooperation, and technical assistance in area [...] | 2008-07-30 22:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PREL EC |
08QUITO70 | UNASUR STRUCTURE AND CARTAGENA MEETINGS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are planning meetings of their delegates, foreign ministers and heads of state in Cartegena on January 26-28, but as of January 14 no countries had confirmed attendance. The purpose of these meetings is to approve a draft [...] | 2008-01-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AORC EC CO BR XM XR |
08QUITO723 | FIRST TAKE ON ECUADOR'S TERMINATION OF MANTA FOL [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Jose Valencia and Under Secretary of Sovereignty Affairs Jaime Barberis met with Charge and PolCouns on July 29 to formally hand over a diplomatic note canceling the Manta FOL agreement (Ref A). The Charge expressed disappointment over the manner in which [...] | 2008-08-06 12:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC |
08QUITO724 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS [...] This cable is in response to State 77167 asking Post to identify key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in the Arab and Muslim communities of Ecuador for a potential Arab/Muslim Annual Regional Entrepreneurs Conference (AREC). After consultation with a number of sections and agenc [...] | 2008-08-06 13:46:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL EC |
08QUITO75 | ECUADOR: CORREA'S TAKE ON TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY [...] (C) Summary. While Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa espouses many principles of "21st Century Socialism" and occasionally uses the term, he has thus far been moderate in attempting to translate the ideas into concrete reality. Correa has pursued certain socialist ideas in the areas of Lati [...] | 2008-01-23 10:35:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL EC |
08QUITO754 | Ecuador Buys in (Literally) to USAID Northern Border [...] (U) Summary: Security Minister Larrea confirmed that the GOE will match USAID funding for USAID's Northern Border Municipal Program. Larrea pledged $6 million dollars for Plan Ecuador to match USAID's investment, and will work through USAID's contractor, the International Organization for Mi [...] | 2008-08-15 18:58:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PGOV EC |
08QUITO773 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6, and followed up with Puma on August 18. Puma confirmed that President Correa would not attend, and that Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador would represent Ecuador at the UNGA. [...] | 2008-08-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC |
08QUITO774 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CUBA AND EU'S HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points from reftels to MFA Director General of Human Rights Augusto Saa on July 30 and with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. 2. (C) Saa was brief in his response, saying that Ecuador maintains a policy of non-interventionism in the [...] | 2008-08-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EUN EC CU |
08QUITO775 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points (Refs A and B) to Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 8. Puma said that the GOE had not changed its policy (Refs C and D) that it will not publicly declare a position either for or against Kosovo's independence. However, she added that [...] | 2008-08-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KPKO UNMIK KV SR EC |
08QUITO776 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on July 14 to the MFA's Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs and followed up with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 8. Puma said that the GOE was pleased that the India IAEA Safeguards Agreement had been approved, that [...] | 2008-08-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC EC |
08QUITO778 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PSI [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) workshop summary (Ref A) and copy of letter (Ref B) to MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. Puma had been unaware of the workshop. She expressed gratitude to the USG for organizing it, and asked [...] | 2008-08-22 12:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP EC |
08QUITO783 | ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA AT LEAST BACK TO TALKING [...] (C) Summary: After putting their dialogue in the deep freeze earlier this summer, Ecuador-Colombia relations are now thawing a bit as ministerial level contact resumed with an August 15 meeting between the two foreign ministers on the margins of the presidential inauguration in Paraguay. The [...] | 2008-08-22 22:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AORC MOPS EC CO |
08QUITO787 | ECUADOR ON CAN-EU TALKS AND ITS NEIGHBORS' FTAS [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador supported an Andean Community (CAN) waiver so that Peru could implement its free trade agreement with the U.S. after President Correa determined that Ecuador would not impede its neighbors' FTAs. Ecuador is frustrated with Bolivia's intransigence in the CAN, both its opp [...] | 2008-08-25 21:41:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR ECON PREL PGOV EC |
08QUITO790 | ECUADORIAN COMMENTS ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DRAFT [...] (SBU) Emboffs met with Emilio Izquierdo, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, to seek an Ecuadorian reaction to the draft Summit of the Americas declaration, per reftel. Izquierdo said the Government of Ecuador is still reviewing the draft declaration, but said th [...] | 2008-08-26 19:29:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSUM ECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV EC |
08QUITO811 | AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH COORDINATING MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador had a one hour courtesy call with Coordinating Minister for Production, Susana Cabeza de Vaca, on August 26, 2008. In their wide-ranging discussion, Cabeza de Vaca shared with the Ambassador her programmatic priorities, challenges, and interesting insights into [...] | 2008-09-03 15:27:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAID PREL SENV EC |
08QUITO834 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In her first official meeting with Minister of Government and Police Fernando Bustamante on September 2, the Ambassador stressed the concerns and risks posed by Ecuador's visa free policy, and asked the Minister's assistance in ensuring that the counternarcotics letter of agreem [...] | 2008-09-08 13:33:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR EC |
08QUITO836 | COORDINATING MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY PAEZ [...] (C) Summary. In his September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policy Pedro Paez suggested areas to enhance U.S.-Ecuador economic cooperation and asserted that he is a believer in the market and the private sector. Reflecting his leftist orientation, he adde [...] | 2008-09-08 20:47:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PREL EC |
08QUITO851 | SENATOR BOND AND ACTING FM VALENCIA ON COLOMBIA, [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ecuador,s acting Foreign Minister, Senator Bond (R-MO) urged that a mechanism be found to continue counternarcotics flights by USG civilian agencies after the U.S. Forward Operating Location in Manta closes in 2009. He stressed the USG interest in military, [...] | 2008-09-10 15:15:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SNAR PTER MARR PINR ETRD ECON ENRG EC |
08QUITO877 | FOLLOW-UP ON ECUADOR'S ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) PolOff met with MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5 to confirm which GOE officials would attend UNGA (Ref A). Puma said that President Rafael Correa would not be traveling to the U.S., that he was staying in Ecuador due to events leading up to Ecuador' [...] | 2008-09-11 20:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC |
08QUITO878 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma reiterated the GOE's non-interventionist mantra, saying that the GOE's position on human rights issues was that they should be handled exclusively by the UN Human Rights Council, [...] | 2008-09-11 20:17:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA EC |
08QUITO879 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - KOSOVO ICG RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5, emphasizing that Kosovo independence is a political issue, not a legal question, and therefore should be decided by political institutions, not by the courts. 2. (C) Puma quickly a [...] | 2008-09-11 20:21:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA UN KV EC |
08QUITO880 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] (C) PolOff delivered points from reftels to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma reiterated her regular mantra that the GOE was particularly sensitive to issues of sovereignty. She noted that the GOE would not make a public commitment for or against Ru [...] | 2008-09-11 20:25:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KPKO GG RU EC |
08QUITO892 | ECUADOR RESPONSE: SECRETARY'S WOMEN LEADERS' [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the Secretary's invitation (Ref B) to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma said that Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador is planning to travel to UNGA on September 21 and to return to Quito on September 24, due to events leading [...] | 2008-09-19 20:07:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN UNGA EC |
08QUITO906 | AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce on September 17. The discussion was cordial and frank, and Ponce seemed interested in maintaining a positive working relationship. However, Minister Ponce expressed a desire to ensure that bilateral [...] | 2008-09-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC |
08QUITO942 | ECUADOR: STRONG MAJORITY APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Preliminary results show that almost 64% of Ecuadorians voted in favor of the new constitution in the September 28 referendum, a solid win for President Correa. Although there was criticism of fairness of the campaign (Ref A),the voting process was largely peaceful and free of fr [...] | 2008-09-30 00:03:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
08QUITO956 | ECUADOR HOSTING ANDEAN PRESIDENTIAL MEETING; URIBE [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador will host a meeting of Andean Community presidents on October 14 to try to forge a common Andean position on negotiating a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU). However, if Bolivia blocks consensus (which Ecuador expects),Ecuador will join Colombia and Per [...] | 2008-10-02 22:10:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL EC CO |
08QUITO963 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (SBU) In a ceremony that went off script and dropped protocol several times, the Ambassador presented credentials to President Correa on October 2. Correa seemed genuinely welcoming as he received her with smiles and a hug followed by repeated apologies for not having received her earlier. Co [...] | 2008-10-03 20:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MASS ECIN EC |
08QUITO984 | ECONOMIC PROVISIONS IN THE NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. The economic provisions of the new constitution allow for significant state control over the economy. However, they do not necessarily signal a new economic policy direction for the Correa Administration, as a number of provisions have parallels in the 1998 constitution, and in [...] | 2008-10-14 20:24:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EPET EMIN EFIN PREL EC |
08QUITO99 | ECUADOR: 2007 TRENDS IN COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) Summary. Under the Correa administration, the GOE has taken a tougher stance on combating narcotrafficking by implementing new policies and programs and by increasing its police and military operations. Ecuador's border regions, especially in the North, remain vulnerable to the transit [...] | 2008-01-31 21:42:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PREL MOPS EC |
08QUITO996 | ODEBRECHT AND PETROBRAS - ECUADOR MOVES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: President Correa raised the rhetoric level against two big Brazilian companies, and went further with the construction firm Odebrecht, cancelling its projects in Ecuador and its employees' visas. Correa also pressed Petrobras to quickly renegotiate its contract or face expulsio [...] | 2008-10-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL EINV ECON EC BR |
08RABAT1005 | CORRECTED COPY: MOROCCO PROVIDES DETAILED [...] (S//NF) Summary: In response to a U.S. request, the Government of Morocco (GOM) recently provided detailed information, via diplomatic note to Embassy Rabat, on the backgrounds of two Moroccan citizens currently being held in the U.S. detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the note, the GOM [...] | 2008-10-20 07:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KCRM MO |
08RABAT1023 | MOROCCO SUPPORTS GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-24 13:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MO |
08RABAT1031 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS'S NOVEMBER 13- [...] (SBU) Representative Lewis, we welcome you and your delegation to Morocco, our oldest and closest ally in the region. You will find a country that is "on the move," through a range of social, economic and political reforms aimed at making government more responsive to citizen concerns and en [...] | 2008-10-27 17:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON ETRD PREL PTER PGOV MO |
08RABAT1036 | MOROCCO SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) On October 28 Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane concerning the proposed U.S. draft resolution on "Compliance With Non-proliferation, Arms Limitation and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments". Farhane said the GOM would likely suppor [...] | 2008-10-28 15:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM UNGA CDG PREL MO |
08RABAT1050 | MOROCCO PROVIDED SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER 2008 PARIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 14:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL MO |
08RABAT1059 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS U.S. REQUESTS ON UPCOMING UN [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche on November 7 to Chief of Service of the Principal Bodies of the United Nations Redoune Houssaini regarding Morocco's actions on the upcoming UN Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Redoune was p [...] | 2008-11-07 15:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MO |
08RABAT1063 | MOROCCO: DELIVERY OF 2009 INDICATOR SCORECARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Counselor and MCC Country Director delivered advance copies of Morocco's 2009 indicator scorecard in November 5 meetings with Minister of Economic and General Affairs Nizar Baraka and Primature Secretary-General Mohamed Hajoui, and then subsequently with officials at th [...] | 2008-11-10 12:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL ECON KMCA MCC |
08RABAT1086 | MOROCCO: NO OBJECTION TO BURKINA FASO IN TSCTP, [...] (C) Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for African Affairs Abdellatif Bendahane was briefed on reftel October 29, concerning Burkino Faso and the TSCTP. Bendahane had no objections to the inclusion of Burkino Faso into the TSCTP, and was encouraging on that score. He has since und [...] | 2008-11-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MARR ECOWAS MO UV |
08RABAT1091 | MOROCCO: MFA CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. TRANSITION [...] (C//NF) An Egyptian Embassy colleague told Poloff on November 21 that the Egyptian Ambassador in Rabat was convoked on November 13 by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) then-Secretary General Omar Hillale. Hillale asked Cairo to issue a declaration publicly supporting the Government of Moroc [...] | 2008-11-21 19:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBTS EG WI MO |
08RABAT1094 | MOROCCO WILL CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR UN RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC UNGA MO |
08RABAT1095 | MOROCCO WILL STAND WITH ARAB LEAGUE AND OIC ON [...] (C) Poloff met with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane on November 21 and attempted to persuade him to influence Morocco's UN delegation in NY to vote against, abstain, or absent themselves when the anticipated biased resolutions against Isra [...] | 2008-11-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PA IS LE SY UNGA MO |
08RABAT1100 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS [...] (SBU) Representative Hastings, my staff and I warmly welcome your visit. As you are aware, Morocco is a member of the OSCE Mediterranean Partnership and has hosted OSCE meetings in Rabat, but there is potential for more engagement. Morocco has given us exemplary cooperation in the struggle [...] | 2008-11-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS KDEM AG WI MO |
08RABAT1101 | MOROCCO DOWNPLAYS NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General Mohammed Azeroual told Polcouns November 23 that Morocco did not believe that the Cairo Ministerial would accomplish anything, and Morocco would be represented only by its Ambassador. The PLO is history and Fatah is weak and aging, he said. Any solution woul [...] | 2008-11-25 18:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG AL MO |
08RABAT1122 | MOROCCO'S "ADVANCED STATUS:" A ROADMAP TO AN [...] (C) Summary: The European Union's attribution of "advanced status" to Morocco reflects the close relationship between the Cherifien Kingdom and its European partners, but is likely to change little in the short run in relations between the two parties. European diplomats are careful to stress [...] | 2008-12-05 15:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MO |
08RABAT1124 | MOROCCO RECEIVES GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 17:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PTER PREL KGIC |
08RABAT1125 | MOROCCO FINALIZING SEISMIC AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed our need to sign the bilateral seismic agreement with Morocco by the end of the year via diplomatic note on December 5. In addition, PolCouns met with MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita who informed PolCouns that the GOM is seized with the matter and is working dilgentl [...] | 2008-12-05 17:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO |
08RABAT1134 | BOYCOTT LEADER PROPOSES NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: Younes Mjahed, head of the Moroccan press union, told Information Attache (IO) that as a result of the recent U.S. election, he was prepared to rethink his organization's years-long boycott of USG activities. He reported that the Government of Morocco (GOM) had been stonewalling [...] | 2008-12-08 16:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP PGOV PREL PTER MO |
08RABAT1136 | MOROCCO AND EID AL ADHA: CAN'T AFFORD TO BE POOR [...] (SBU) Working class and poor Moroccans are expressing an almost existential angst about the political and economic state of the country resulting from worry over the price of sheep for this year's Eid Al Adha (feast of the sacrifice). One man said that Morocco was a country in which people "c [...] | 2008-12-08 18:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KISL MO |
08RABAT114 | AMU SECRETARY GENERAL'S FEBRUARY 1 LETTER TO U/S BURNS [...] On February 6, the Embassy received the following letter in English from Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Secretary General Habib Benyahia to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns: Begin text. Arab Maghreb Union Rabat February 1, 2008 His Excellency R. Nicholas Burns Under Secretary of [...] | 2008-02-06 15:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL ECIN PTER MO |
08RABAT1140 | TSANGVIRAI IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Morgan Tsangvirai was in Morocco at the end of November-early December. Tsangvirai received a prize for promotion of democracy on November 29 in Tangier at the first Med Days 2008 Conference. The Conference was organized by a NGO, Amadeus, which is run by the son of the Foreign Minist [...] | 2008-12-12 07:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MO ZI |
08RABAT1145 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS U.S. PROPOSAL ON UN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 14:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA MO |
08RABAT1150 | MOROCCO: KING WITHDRAWS RESERVATIONS TO UN WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In what is being hailed as an important symbolic step, King Mohammed VI announced in a December 10 speech that Morocco will lift its remaining and outdated reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The objections covered co [...] | 2008-12-12 18:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN MO |
08RABAT1154 | HARSTON ASSESSES MINURSO AND THE WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: MINURSO Head of Mission Julian Harston briefed the P-5 plus Spain on December 12. Harston believed that Morocco is finally ready to assent to Ambassador Christopher Ross' appointment as the UN Secretary General's (UNSYG's) Personal Envoy for Western Sahara. Harston believes th [...] | 2008-12-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PHUM PBTS UN WI MO |
08RABAT116 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF S/CT AMB. DAILEY AND [...] (S/NF) The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats, including joint efforts to shut down the foreign fighter pipeline. Your meetings with the Interior Minister, the Foreign Minister, and the Chief of Morocco's external intelligence service will [...] | 2008-02-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO |
08RABAT1161 | Special Media Reaction: Election of Barack Obama [...] Summary: Reflecting broad Moroccan interest in the U.S. presidential elections, the Moroccan press has been filled with reporting and commentary on the election of Barack Obama as America's 44th president. Commentators variously aver that Obama's leadership will be to Morocco's benefit, detr [...] | 2008-12-17 09:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO |
08RABAT1168 | MOROCCO HEARS MULTIPLE REQUESTS TO STAY ABSENT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 17:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MO |
08RABAT117 | MOROCCO ON THE SITUATION IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) On February 5, Embassy conveyed reftel Note Verbale on the Lebanese political crisis to Mohammed Azeroual, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs and the Foreign Minister's point-man on Middle East and Islamic Affairs. 2. (C) Responding in detail to the points in the Note Verba [...] | 2008-02-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EINV EFIN MO LE SY |
08RABAT1177 | MOROCCO SUBMITS TRANSLATED COPIES OF SEISMIC [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs sent to the U.S. Embassy December 19 final draft copies of the English, French, and Arabic translations of the Agreement Between The Government Of The United States Of America And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Morocc [...] | 2008-12-19 18:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO |
08RABAT1181 | MOROCCO HOSTS MEPI LDF ALUMNI CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The second annual Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) Alumni Meeting took place in Marrakech, Morocco December 15-17. The DCM opened the event that brought together 28 LDF alumni from 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) r [...] | 2008-12-22 16:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPMI XF MO |
08RABAT1183 | MOROCCO RECEIVES JOINT DUTCH, RUSSIAN, AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Dutch DCM Frank Keurhorst delivered his country's invitation requesting Morocco's participation in the 5th Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane on December 22. Keurhorst del [...] | 2008-12-22 18:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC NL RS MO |
08RABAT1191 | MOROCCO UNDERSTANDS U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UNESCO [...] (C) Poloff relayed U.S. concerns regarding the potential candidacy of Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni for the position of UNESCO Director-General to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Section of Candidatures and Contributions for the United Nations and International Organizations Ms. R [...] | 2008-12-24 07:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO MO |
08RABAT1194 | MOROCCO: REP. HASTINGS ENGAGES PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Representative Alcee Hastings encouraged members of the Morocco's lower house of parliament to press the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCEPA) to allow greater [...] | 2008-12-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP PGOV WI AG MO |
08RABAT1196 | SEDUCED BY THE UNITED STATES [...] (SBU) Summary: Describing a sea change in their opinions about the United States, on December 19 eight Moroccan women political leaders talked about how they were "seduced" by the U.S. political system and our top leadership during their election visit to the U.S. Several women who held negat [...] | 2008-12-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMPI OEXC XF MO |
08RABAT1198 | MOROCCO: REP. HASTINGS AGREES WITH MFA SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Representative Alcee Hastings encouraged Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Secretary General Youssef Amrani to enhance Moroccan participation in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu [...] | 2008-12-24 17:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP ETRD OSCE MO |
08RABAT1199 | VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FIRED FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 19:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SP MO |
08RABAT1201 | AGADIR PROTEST DEATHS: TRAGIC BUT NOT DELIBERATE [...] (C//NF) Based on information obtained during EmbOff's visit, it appears that a tragic accident, and not a premeditated act, led to the deaths of two Sahrawi (Western Saharan) students during a December 1 protest in the Moroccan city of Agadir. Separate statements from a Sahrawi participant i [...] | 2008-12-30 12:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS WI AG MO |
08RABAT121 | MOI BENMOUSSA TELLS AMBASSADOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley's call on Interior Minster Chakib Benmoussa February 5 turned frosty over the human rights situation in Western Sahara. Benmoussa thanked the USG for support for the Moroccan peace effort and its autonomy plan. He praised the Embassy/GOM human rights dialogue, [...] | 2008-02-07 16:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ASEC MO |
08RABAT141 | DEMARCHING MOROCCO ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray urged support for the upcoming independence for Kosovo February 8, during a meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri otherwise devoted to S/CT Dailey's call for support on foreign fighters going to Iraq (septel). FM Fassi Fihri declined to offer a f [...] | 2008-02-14 14:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV UNMIK UN YI MO |
08RABAT148 | MOROCCO SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION AGAINST OSLO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 19:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MOPS PARM PREL MO |
08RABAT150 | EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: S/CT Amb. Dell Dailey and NEA DAS Gray visited Morocco February 7-8 to discuss enhancing security cooperation and especially countering the flow of Moroccan foreign fighters into Iraq. Amb. Dailey asked the highest level of concerned GOM officials to assert pressure on Syria [...] | 2008-02-19 09:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EAIR PINR PREL OVIP MO |
08RABAT151 | DAS GRAY URGES MOROCCAN SUPPORT FOR UNIFIL AND [...] (C) Summary: DAS Gray urged Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri to increase Moroccan support for Lebanon during a meeting February 8, otherwise devoted to S/CT Dailey's call for support on foreign fighters going to Iraq (septel). He pressed for a contribution to the Hariri tribunal and ask [...] | 2008-02-19 10:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS LE MO |
08RABAT152 | MOROCCAN FM SPEAKS WELL OF VAN WALSUM TO S/CT [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri was cautiously positive on the Western Sahara peace process during a February 8 meeting with S/CT Dailey and NEA DAS Gray. Fassi Fihri was upbeat on Van Walsum, who recently told him he hoped for a solution based on non-independence, [...] | 2008-02-19 12:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS UN MO |
08RABAT153 | MOROCCO ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT HCOC ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 17:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA |
08RABAT155 | THE AMBASSADOR'S VISITS TO ZAGORA AND AGADIR [...] Summary: During January 24-25 visits to the provinces of Zagora and Agadir, the Ambassador called on ranking local officials, met with local civil society leaders, and visited a range of USG-funded projects. The Ambassador and Embassy team found in Zagora a rural and remote province beset by [...] | 2008-02-19 17:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SCUL KPAO KMCA PREL MO |
08RABAT156 | S/CT AMB. DAILEY AND DAS GRAY DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting in Rabat, Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Habib SIPDIS Benyahia told S/CT Amb. Dailey and DAS Gray he was working to address the terror threat by advancing regional cooperation and development in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Be [...] | 2008-02-19 18:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECIN MO XA |
08RABAT157 | DAS PATTON VISITS MOROCCO [...] (U) Summary: DAS Kent Patton and MEPI Regional Director Peter Mulrean visited Casablanca and Rabat January 16-19 to discuss post's democracy reform activities, introduce the new Democracy Working Group program, and meet with Moroccan contacts from both the government and civil society. Patto [...] | 2008-02-19 18:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KMPI ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI MO |
08RABAT158 | MOROCCO PRESS FREEDOM: DAS PATTON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: During his January 16-19 visit to Morocco, DAS Kent Patton discussed Morocco's media environment and press freedom with local stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds. Embassy officials stressed that passage of a revised press code eliminating prison sentences remained a ke [...] | 2008-02-19 18:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO EAID KMPI KDEM PREL MO |
08RABAT16 | MOROCCO BACKS EFFORTS TO PRESS SYRIA ON LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: On January 7, the MFA's Co-Political Director passed us a message that Morocco was supporting efforts to break the political deadlock in Lebanon and had urged the Saudis to turn up the heat on the Asad regime. MFA Director-General Mohammed Azeroual said Morocco believed "enough [...] | 2008-01-08 11:51:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO LE |
08RABAT170 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) Ambassador Welch, the Moroccans will roll out the red carpet for you, including an audience with King Mohammed VI in Marrakech, as well as expected meetings with Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri and Intelligence Chief Mansouri. They are delighted you are visiting them before Algiers and will [...] | 2008-02-22 17:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO |
08RABAT171 | MOROCCO: TERRORIST NETWORK DISRUPTED BUT MANY [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan authorities arrested 32 persons including several minor Islamist politicians in mid-February and reported seizing a significant quantity of weapons, from what they called the Belliraj terror network, after its leader, the Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belliraj. In televis [...] | 2008-02-22 19:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS PREL KISL MO |
08RABAT183 | PRESS COVERAGE OF NEA A/S WELCH'S VISIT [...] NEA A/S Welch's remarks to the press following his meeting with King Mohammed VI generated substantial positive local broadcast and print media coverage. Semi-private "2M" and government-run "SNRT" television both ran lengthy lead stories during their prime-time French- and Arabic-language ne [...] | 2008-02-28 07:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OVIP MO |
08RABAT185 | NEA A/S WELCH,S MEETINGS WITH KING MOHAMMED VI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Mohammed VI received NEA A/S Welch for an hour on February 25. The wide-ranging exchange of views focused on bilateral cooperation, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iran, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mauritania, Syria, Algeria and Western Sahara. In most respects, the audience mirro [...] | 2008-02-28 16:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MO |
08RABAT193 | MOROCCAN FM TO SYRIANS - "WHO WILL REPRESENT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri (TFF) bluntly expressed Morocco's dissatisfaction with the political impasse in Lebanon during Syrian Foreign Minister Mouallem's visit to Marrakech on February 26, according to Director-General Mohammed Azeroual, point-man on Arab and Islamic affairs. A [...] | 2008-03-03 11:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO SY LE XF |
08RABAT194 | NEA A/S WELCH AND DIRECTOR GENERAL MANSOURI REVIEW [...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 25, Director General for Studies and Documentation (DGED) Mohamed Yassine Mansouri (the Moroccan equivalent of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) and NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and his party had a cordial and frank two-hour exchange on regional i [...] | 2008-03-03 11:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL PINS OVIP MO |
08RABAT195 | MOROCCANS SIMMERING OVER GAZA SITUATION [...] (SBU) The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on March 1 a strong and relatively unusual condemnation of the Israeli government for the IDF's military operations in Gaza. The official Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) agency reported that the MFA "strongly denounced the 'horrible acts committe [...] | 2008-03-03 11:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC MO IS PA |
08RABAT20 | AMBASSADOR,S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 3, on the eve of his departure for the next round on UN-sponsored talks on Western Sahara, Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri expressed his frustration with Algeria's unwillingness to move beyond the status quo to resolve the issue and truly cooperate on economic and securi [...] | 2008-01-09 06:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EAID KMCA KPAL MO |
08RABAT235 | FM FASSI FIHRI REPORTS THE ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 7 meeting with visiting Ambassador Swing, otherwise devoted to thanking Morocco for its support in his quest to lead the International Organisation for Migration (IOM),Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri shared some impressions of the Cairo Arab League Ministerial, [...] | 2008-03-13 10:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL LE MO |
08RABAT236 | FM FASSI FIHRI STRESSES GOM CONCERN OVER POLISARIO [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri called in the Ambassadors of the five UNSC Permanent Members March 7 to formally table a complaint about Polisario activity in the trans-berm area of the Western Sahara. He acknowledged that Moroccan complaints about t [...] | 2008-03-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS WI MO |
08RABAT246 | MOROCCO: CONCERNS OVER MANHASSET AND HAPPINESS [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff (CoS) Nasser Bourita told Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and PolCouns that the Government of Morocco (GOM) was concerned over the direction of the Manhasset negotiations. Although he did not make a direct request, Bourita appeared to intima [...] | 2008-03-18 11:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PBTS WI MO |
08RABAT253 | MOROCCO: AGENDA FOR THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS' MEETING [...] (U) Polcons delivered reftel agenda to Arab Maghreb Union Political Advisor Zouhier Merchaoui who will attend the meeting in Washington on April 9, 2008. (Note: Merchaoui will also attend the Africa Defense Policy Dialogue to be held in Washington the last week of March End Note.) 2. (U) S [...] | 2008-03-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PINS PREL PTER MO |
08RABAT262 | MOROCCO SEEKS CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND SEAPORT SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 8. 2. (SBU) On March 24, Econoff met with Nouredine Moujahid, Chief of Staff for International Cooperation, Ministry of Interior, to discuss new dates for a consultation visit to Washington by Moroccan border security officials. Moujahid propo [...] | 2008-03-25 08:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL KSTC MO |
08RABAT272 | MOROCCAN MFA OFFICIAL CITES RISK OF UNDERMINING [...] (C) A senior MFA official told Polcouns March 26 that Morocco was still uncertain about its attendance at the Arab Summit and that this would be discussed by Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri, at that time enroute to Damascus, with his peers. Reminded of USG concerns about attendance at the summit [...] | 2008-03-28 09:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL LE MO |
08RABAT28 | MOROCCO WILL SUPPORT U.S. COMMITTEE AGAINST RACIAL [...] (C) In a Diplomatic Note dated January 8, the Government of Morocco notified the Embassy that it will support the candidacy of Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper for membership on the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination during January 17 elections in New York. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-01-11 17:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA MO |
08RABAT29 | MOROCCO: CODEL MARTINEZ MEETS WITH GOM OFFICIALS. [...] (C) On January 5, CODEL Martinez met Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi and Speaker of the House-equivalent Mustapha Mansouri among other Moroccan officials. Interlocutors thanked the delegation for U.S. support for the Moroccan Western Sahara proposal and criticized Algeria and the POLISARIO. T [...] | 2008-01-14 08:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP MOPS PREL SENV MO |
08RABAT314 | MOROCCO OPTIMISTIC ON PROSPECT OF SIGNING ON TO [...] (SBU) On April 3, 2008, Poloff extended ref invitation to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane for the Government of Morocco (GOM) to attend the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) May 28-29 event in Washington D.C. Farhane said that he would [...] | 2008-04-10 15:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP MO |
08RABAT321 | MOROCCO: CODEL BOEHNER'S VISIT - PARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE AND MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Both parliamentarians and executive branch officials warmly welcomed CODEL Boehner during a March 27-30 visit to Morocco. Representative Boehner,s counterpart, Chamber of Deputies Second Vice President Baha from the Islamic-oriented Justice and Development Party (PJD),was very [...] | 2008-04-14 10:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP JOHN PREL PGOV EAID SY MO JOHN BOEHNER |
08RABAT324 | MOROCCO TO SEND EMBASSY OFFICER TO GI PLANNING [...] (SBU) On April 14, 2008, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane informed Embassy Poloff that the Government of Morocco intends to send an officer from its Embassy in Paris to the Exercise Planning Group meeting for the Global Initiative for C [...] | 2008-04-14 15:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC FR MO |
08RABAT33 | LIBYAN MEMBERSHIP IN THE TRANS-SAHARA [...] (C) DCM raised reftel query on the inclusion of Libya in the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) with MFA Director General for Bilateral Affairs (P-equiv) Youssef Amrani, on January 14, and conveyed talking points. DCM stressed the importance of a regional approach to defeat ter [...] | 2008-01-14 17:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PREL XA XF MO |
08RABAT342 | MOROCCO STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 13:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI MO |
08RABAT344 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL MO |
08RABAT371 | FILLON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS MOROCCO-FRANCE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: French Prime Minister Francois Fillon's April 17-18 visit to Morocco for the 9th meeting of heads of government of the two countries brought signature of a range of contracts, particularly in the field of transport, but little else of note. Fillon was accompanied by an extensive [...] | 2008-04-25 15:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MO FR |
08RABAT378 | BRIEFING MOROCCO ON THE U.S. VIEW ON THE WAY [...] (C) Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri expressed his country's deep appreciation for support from the Department and Washington generally, when briefed by Ambassador telephonically on our plans for an explanation of vote in New York and of reaching out to the Polisario. 2. (C) Co [...] | 2008-04-29 12:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS UNSC AG WI MO |
08RABAT38 | NEXT WEEK'S 5 PLUS 5 AND EU-AMU MEETINGS IN RABAT [...] (C) MFA Director General for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani (P-level) confirmed to DCM and PolCouns on January 14 that Morocco would be hosting the 5 plus 5 and AMU/EU meetings next week. The Foreign Ministers of the 5 plus 5 (France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Malta, plus the 5 AMU states [...] | 2008-01-16 08:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU ZM MO |
08RABAT389 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS US PRIORITIES AT NPT PREPATORY [...] (SBU) On April 30, 2008, Poloff presented U.S. priorities for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) prepatory conference (PrepCom) on April 28 and May 9, 2008 in Geneva (ref A) to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane, in the form of non-pape [...] | 2008-04-30 15:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL MNUC PARM NPT IAEA KNNP MO |
08RABAT390 | MOROCCO SIGNALS DESIRE FOR CLOSER SECURITY TIES TO [...] (C) Summary: Senior Moroccan military and diplomatic officials indicate that they would give serious consideration to the Status of Forces Agreement, but needed to review the U.S. draft. Morocco,s Inspector General of the Armed Forces (CHOD) General Bennani recently pledged to sign the Acqui [...] | 2008-04-30 17:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS MCAP MO |
08RABAT392 | MFA POL/MIL CHIEF: AFRICA OPPOSES AFRICOM PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Military Affairs Chief Karim Halim recently criticized U.S. military plans for an AFRICOM presence in Africa, underscoring that the vast majority of African countries considered any U.S. military presence in Africa to be a provocation. [...] | 2008-05-01 07:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS MO |
08RABAT4 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit, the third by a congressional delegation in the New Year, following visits by delegations headed by Senators Martinez and Harkin, will help to underscore the importance the United States accords to our r [...] | 2008-01-03 16:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON EAID PGOV PREL SENV MO |
08RABAT401 | TANGIER MEETING SEES HIGHEST LEVEL ALGERIAN VISIT [...] (C) The April 27 North African Political Parties Conference in Tangier, attended by both Moroccan Prime Minister El-Fassi and Algerian Prime Minister Belkhadem was the highest-level contact in years between the feuding North African neighbors. It was hailed as a potential landmark both by Alg [...] | 2008-05-07 12:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN MO AL XA |
08RABAT413 | ADVANCING THE PRESIDENTQS FREEDOM AGENDA IN [...] Summary: To further the PresidentQs Freedom Agenda (Ref A),the Ambassador, DCM and other Mission officers have met with a variety of activists and interlocutors to highlight the importance of continued democratic and human rights reforms in strengthening MoroccoQs position as a moderate, de [...] | 2008-05-09 10:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM EAID PREL MO |
08RABAT415 | MOROCCO RENEWS AND BROADENS ALGERIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Feeling good about progress in New York, Morocco renewed its call for better relations with Algeria on May 5, broadening its standing appeal to open the closed border in a quest for comprehensive normalization. MFA Chief of Staff Bourita confirmed Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri ca [...] | 2008-05-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS AG MO |
08RABAT417 | MOROCCO RENEWS AND BROADENS ALGERIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Feeling good about progress in New York, Morocco renewed its call for better relations with Algeria on May 5, broadening its standing appeal to open the closed border in a quest for comprehensive normalization. MFA Chief of Staff Bourita confirmed Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri ca [...] | 2008-05-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS AG MO |
08RABAT420 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS U.S. REQUEST FOR SHAPING OSLO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 18:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN MO |
08RABAT425 | MOROCCAN NAVY ACCUSED OF DELIBERATELY DROWNING 30 SUB-SAHARAN [...] (C) Summary: According to survivors, two hours after an early morning clandestine launch from the northern town of El Hoceima, either Moroccan Navy or security force officials deliberately stabbed holes in a zodiac carrying more than 70 illegal sub-Saharan migrants, leaving more than 30 dead. [...] | 2008-05-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08RABAT441 | MOROCCO - INTEGRATING BORDER SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Countering terrorism remains Post's number one mission objective. As such, we coordinate a multitude of security related events that are programmed and administered through a host of departments, agencies, and bureaus. In addition to USG programs, we have beco [...] | 2008-05-16 17:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PTER PARM PREL KSTC MO |
08RABAT443 | SENIOR GOM OFFICIAL: AMERICA SHOULD CHANGE ITS [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with National War College students and faculty, Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of Bilateral Relations Youssef Amrani identified the poor perception of the United States in the region as the U.S. government's greatest foreign policy challen [...] | 2008-05-16 17:56:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWBG IS IZ MO |
08RABAT458 | GOM BRIEFED ON CUBAN SOLIDARITY DAY [...] (SBU) Fouad Yazourh, Director of American (Western Hemisphere) Affairs at the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs met Polcouns on May 16 and received a summary of USG interest in Cuban Solidarity Day. Yazourh stated that the Moroccan Government has had no diplomatic relations with the Cuban [...] | 2008-05-20 11:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU MO |
08RABAT461 | U/S BURNS' LETTER TO ARAB MAGHREB UNION [...] On May 19, Poloff delivered reftel letter, covered by a transmittal letter signed by Ambassador Riley, to Zoheir Merchaoui, AMU Counselor for Political and Information Affairs. Merchaoui received the text with enthusiasm. Taking note of the proposal to convene all AMU member state Foreign Min [...] | 2008-05-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PTER ECON SOCI SMIG XI MO MR LY |
08RABAT463 | KINGDOM OF MOROCCO FORMALLY ACCEPTS AND ENDORSES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 17:29:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP MO |
08RABAT469 | GOM REACHES OUT TO ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION [...] (S) Summary: A senior Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs official told us the Government of Morocco (GOM) has quietly reached out to the Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. On May 16, the Director for African Affairs Abdellatif Bendahane (strictly protect) told us the Minister of [...] | 2008-05-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM ZI SF MO |
08RABAT475 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GIIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 15:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER KGIC PREL MO |
08RABAT478 | SECRETARY GENERAL HILALE CONFIRMS MOROCCAN [...] (SBU) Moroccan Foreign Ministry Secretary General Omar Hilale sent a letter to Undersecretary of State John Rood on May 19 underscoring Morocco's endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative. It asks that we alert the GOM as to when we will announce this and looks forward to his atte [...] | 2008-05-22 11:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP MO |
08RABAT489 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO [...] (C) Summary: General Ward, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Since your last visit in February 2007, our governments have become even closer. Continuing close military-to-military cooperation, with a flourishing training/exercise program, was highlighted by Morocco,s agreeme [...] | 2008-05-23 18:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | OVIP WARD WILLIAM MARR PREL PTER MO |
08RABAT495 | MOROCCAN EFFORTS TO STOP THE FLOW OF FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Mission has followed up with appropriate Moroccan officials regarding the flow of foreign fighters (FF) to Iraq (Ref A) and determined that the Moroccan security services are actively engaged in preventing FF from leaving the country. Morocco is well aware that the USG c [...] | 2008-05-30 13:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PTER EAIR PREL MO |
08RABAT496 | ALGERIAN AMBASSDOR BELIEVES MOROCCO,S [...] (C) Summary: During a two-hour exchange the Algerian Ambassador declined to identify what he referred to as many specific issues that prevent good relations between Algeria and Morocco. He opined, however, that the Moroccan proposal to re-open the border was designed to curry favor with the [...] | 2008-05-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PBTS AG MO |
08RABAT512 | MOROCCAN RELATIONS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco is very much an African country. Its foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan African countries, like its worldwide foreign policy, is dominated by a single issue: promoting its sovereignty over Western Sahara. The Western Sahara issue, in parallel with the broader rivalry bet [...] | 2008-06-03 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL EAID PREF KPKO XA MO |
08RABAT524 | MOROCCO: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 4, the Ambassador telephoned Minister of Social Development, Families, and Solidarity Nouzha Skalli, who was traveling, of Morocco's new status as a Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Tier 2 country. The Ambassador also shared basic recommendations and promised to follow up with conc [...] | 2008-06-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PGOV KCRM KPAO KWMN MO |
08RABAT53 | DEMARCHING MOROCCO ON IOM ELECTION [...] (C) Although Morocco is not a member of the African Union, PolCouns delivered demarche in favor of Bill Swing to MFA chief of staff and IO director Nasser Bourita January 18. PolCouns stressed the IOM membership's decision on term limits, even though this had not been made formally part of its [...] | 2008-01-18 17:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO SMIG PREF PREL |
08RABAT532 | NUDGING THE ARAB MAGHREB UNION OUT OF A RUT [...] (C) Summary: The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU),which links Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in an effort to promote regional cooperation and economic integration, has to date been a largely stagnant organization with relatively little to show for its 19 years of existence. AMU Sec [...] | 2008-06-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ECIN MO XA |
08RABAT538 | MOROCCO: NO ASAD VISIT, MORE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR [...] (C) In a June 10 meeting with poloffs, Amb. Mohammed Azeroual, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for Multilateral Affairs said there was currently no indication that Syrian President Bashar Asad would be visiting Morocco. He noted that as of June 10, Asad was in Tripoli, along with [...] | 2008-06-10 17:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE |
08RABAT539 | MOROCCO SUPPORTS IRAQI RECONCILIATION, BUT WARY OF [...] (C) Amb. Mohammed Azeroual, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for Multilateral Affairs (and the MFA's point man on the Arab and Islamic World) clarified Morocco's policy on Iraq during a June 10 meeting with Polcouns. "Our policy is to support stability and reconciliation in Iraq," [...] | 2008-06-10 17:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO IZ |
08RABAT540 | MOROCCAN ISLAMISTS SUPPORT IRAQI "RESISTANCE" [...] (C) Summary: Some leaders of Morocco's (Islamist) Justice and Development Party (PJD),which won the popular vote and the second largest number of seats in the fall 2007 parliamentary elections, strongly support Iraqi "resistance against occupation," which is "legitimate" and distinct from act [...] | 2008-06-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KISL MOPS MO IZ |
08RABAT548 | MOJ OFFICIAL BEMOANS RISE OF EXTREMISM IN MOROCCAN [...] (C) Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Director of Penal Affairs and Pardons and Director of the Prosecution Service M'hammed Abdenebaoui (protect) expressed concern over growing societal intolerance and religious rigidity in Morocco. A pious Muslim, he complained that extremism, exported by Saudi Ar [...] | 2008-06-13 07:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS PREL KISL MO |
08RABAT56 | READOUT OF JOINT DEMARCHE WITH RUSSIA TO MOROCCO [...] (C) On January 18, Polcouns and Russian Embassy Minister Counselor Mikhail Golovanov delivered ref joint demarche to Moroccan MFA Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane regarding our request to have Morocco invite several countries as observers to Global Initiative for Combating Nucl [...] | 2008-01-18 20:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KGIC PARMS PREL AU MO |
08RABAT568 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS PRESSING IRAN ON P5+1 PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR MO |
08RABAT572 | MOROCCO REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL UNESCO MO |
08RABAT573 | MOROCCO REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UNESCO DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SCUL UNESCO MO |
08RABAT574 | CORRECTED COPY: MOROCCO REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 16:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA MO |
08RABAT579 | MOROCCO: FOLLOW UP ON THE 2007 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) The Country Report on Human Rights Practices has become an increasingly useful tool for promoting improvement in Morocco. Since the release of the Morocco and Western Sahara human rights reports on March 11, the Government of Morocco (GOM),human rights organizations and other diplomats [...] | 2008-06-23 14:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM MO |
08RABAT58 | CONVICTION OF ANSAR AL-MEHDI CELL MEMBERS [...] (SBU) In a month long trial, 50 out of 51 defendants in the sensational Answar al-Mehdi terror cell case were convicted on January 4 in Morocco's terrorism court in Sale and sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to 25 years. The alleged mastermind Hassan al-Khattab and the group's second [...] | 2008-01-22 07:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PINS AL MO |
08RABAT60 | MOROCCAN REACTIONS TO THE POTUS MIDDLE EAST TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Coverage in the Moroccan media of President Bush's trip to the Middle East was almost entirely, even studiously, factual and based largely on wire service articles. One opinion column in a mass market Arabic daily was stingingly critical. A January 14 visit to Morocco by King A [...] | 2008-01-22 17:51:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO |
08RABAT612 | KOSOVO: NO CHANGE IN MOROCCAN POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 11:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK KV MO |
08RABAT623 | FREEDOM OF PRESS IN MOROCCO: BATTERED BUT NOT [...] (C) A rash of incidents over the past month have taken a toll on Morocco,s reputation for relative press freedom. These incidents have included several cases of police harassment or abuse of journalists, Government of Morocco (GOM) efforts to restrict the operations of foreign news agencies i [...] | 2008-07-03 17:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI PREL MO |
08RABAT632 | MOROCCO NOT AN ARABSAT MEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 16:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF AL MO |
08RABAT648 | MOROCCAN SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (C) Summary: Morocco continues to provide assistance to the Palestinian Administration (PA) and people, and has offered for the first time to provide security training. MFA Director General for Multilateral (Arab and Islamic) Affairs Azaroual told PolCouns July 7 that this is not yet funded, [...] | 2008-07-14 14:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG KCRM IS MO |
08RABAT651 | MOROCCO IN AFRICA: FM REACHES OUT ON SAHARA [...] (C) Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Taib Fassi-Fihri's spent early summer lobbying Sub-Saharan African countries, mostly on Western Sahara. From 19 to 23 June, the minister visited four Sub Saharan countries and he worked the corridors of the African Union,s (AU) summit meeting in Sharm [...] | 2008-07-14 17:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XA AG CD CM KE MP MR ML NI SF MO |
08RABAT66 | WESTERN SAHARA: ACTIVIST DESCRIBES HOPE AND [...] (C) Pro-independence Sahrawi human rights activist Brahim Dahane (strictly protect) told us there is a sense among Sahrawis, even in separatist circles, that something potentially positive is coming out of the Manhasset process. He hotly disputed Government of Morocco (GOM) attempts to like [...] | 2008-01-23 16:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO |
08RABAT662 | MOROCCO LIKELY TO SUPPORT INDIA'S SAFEGUARD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 16:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC IN MO |
08RABAT678 | PJD PICKS A NEW, MORE HARDLINE, LEADER [...] (C) In an upset with potentially major implications, the PJD (Party of Justice and Development),Morocco's main Islamist opposition party, elected Abdelilah Benkirane as party leader at its national Congress July 20. Benkirane was the candidate of the "hardline" elements of the party, but has [...] | 2008-07-21 18:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MO |
08RABAT681 | ZAPATERO FINALLY MEETS WITH KING:GOOD FRIENDS [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met with King Mohammad VI on July 11. The purpose of the meeting was to reinforce the strong relations that already exist between the two countries, primarily highlighting cooperation in the areas of economics, security, and immigrati [...] | 2008-07-22 17:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMIG SP MO |
08RABAT683 | MOROCCO: STRENGTHENED RIGHTS DIALOGUE AND A TOUCH [...] (C) Senior Moroccan Interior and Foreign Affairs officials praised, with some reservations, the Department's 2007 Human Rights Report and the Government of Morocco (GOM)/Embassy dialogue that informs it. They agreed to a schedule and framework to govern the next cycle of discussion and asked [...] | 2008-07-22 19:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO |
08RABAT684 | CORRECTED COPY: STRENGTHENED RIGHTS DIALOGUE AND A [...] (C) Senior Moroccan Interior and Foreign Affairs officials praised, with some reservations, the Department's 2007 Human Rights Report and the Government of Morocco (GOM)/Embassy dialogue that informs it. They agreed to a schedule and framework to govern the next cycle of discussion and asked [...] | 2008-07-22 19:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO |
08RABAT688 | NEW PJD LEADER MOVES QUICKLY TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary: New PJD leader Abdelilah Benkirane moved quickly to reassure the nation, in a July 23 press conference, that he will not radicalize the Justice and Development Party (PJD) party. He said his agenda was economic not religious. Outside observers note his election as leader of th [...] | 2008-07-24 15:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MO |
08RABAT70 | CORRECTED COPY:WESTERN SAHARA: ACTIVIST DESCRIBES [...] (C) Pro-independence Sahrawi human rights activist Brahim Dahane (strictly protect) told us there is a sense among Sahrawis, even in separatist circles, that something potentially positive is coming out of the Manhasset process. He hotly disputed Government of Morocco (GOM) attempts to like [...] | 2008-01-23 17:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO |
08RABAT71 | WESTERN SAHARA: BRINKSMANSHIP OVER CIVILIAN MARCH [...] (C) On January 16, a pro-Moroccan NGO announced plans to lead civilians on a march to Tifarity, the "capital" of the trans-berm buffer zone, on January 27. On January 23, the same NGO announced a postponement for logistical reasons. The Government of Morocco (GOM) has encouraged the march but [...] | 2008-01-23 17:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO |
08RABAT710 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REYES [...] (SBU) Representative Reyes, we are looking forward to your and your delegation's visit to Morocco. The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats. Your meetings with Moroccan officials will afford good opportunities to shore up our strong bilate [...] | 2008-07-31 16:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO |
08RABAT711 | DEMOCRACY IN TRANSITION: MOROCCAN YOUTH SPEAKS OUT [...] (U) Summary: Educated Moroccan youths are concerned about Parliamentary dysfunction, constitutional imbalances, and corruption among elected officials. During a conference attended by young academics and opinionmakers, debate focused on problems related to the mismanagement of public resources [...] | 2008-08-01 11:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL MO |
08RABAT718 | NAM MINISTERIAL: SNOOZING DINOSAUR MUTTERS IN ITS [...] (C/NF) Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita (strictly protect) said that Iran "did not get most of what it wanted" on the issue of its nuclear and missile programs during the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial in Tehran. He expressed happiness with the more Morocco-friendly [...] | 2008-08-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP WI ZI AG ZP ZR MO |
08RABAT719 | NAM MINISTERIAL: SNOOZING DINOSAUR MUTTERS IN ITS [...] (C/NF) Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita (strictly protect) said that Iran "did not get most of what it wanted" on the issue of its nuclear and missile programs during the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial in Tehran. He expressed happiness with the more Morocco-friendly [...] | 2008-08-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP WI ZI AG ZP ZR MO |
08RABAT727 | MOROCCO'S MILITARY: ADEQUATE, MODERNIZING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are modernizing but remain weighed down by long-standing problems. King Mohammed VI, who in 1999 inherited a military in need of professionalization, has implemented some needed reforms, but much remains to be done. Civilian control, if as [...] | 2008-08-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MARR MASS PGOV PREL PTER KCOR KPKO MO |
08RABAT735 | MOROCCO: THE AMBASSADOR'S CHAT WITH A KEY ROYAL [...] (C) Abdelaziz Belfkih, Counselor to King Mohammed VI on education, energy and agriculture issues, told the Ambassador that concern over energy and fuel supplies remains a high priority for the Kingdom, but mitigating strategies are hampered by Morocco's complicated relationship with Algeria. [...] | 2008-08-07 13:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM ENRG PGOV PINR PREL KMCA MO |
08RABAT736 | MOROCCO CONCERNED BUT CAUTIOUS IN RESPONSE TO COUP [...] (C) On August 7, A/PolCouns met with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Nassar Bourita to express the United States' strong condemnation of the August 6 coup in Mauritania and to request that the Government of Morocco (GOM) issue a statement condemning it. Bourita replied tha [...] | 2008-08-07 14:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MO MR |
08RABAT739 | WESTERN SAHARA: UNHCR MANEUVERING AROUND A [...] (C) Summary: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Western Sahara Operations Director Sergio Calle-Noreno (protect) said that he had received an agreement in principle from the Government of Morocco (GOM),the Polisario, and Algeria in May to attend a conference in Geneva in J [...] | 2008-08-08 13:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PBTS UNHCR PREL KHDP WI AG MO |
08RABAT741 | CORRECTED: WESTERN SAHARA: UNHCR MANEUVERING [...] (C) Summary: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Western Sahara Operations Director Sergio Calle-Noreno (protect) said that he had received an agreement in principle from the Government of Morocco (GOM),the Polisario, and Algeria in May to attend a conference in Geneva in J [...] | 2008-08-10 16:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PBTS UNHCR PREL KHDP WI AG MO |
08RABAT746 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Representative Thompson, we are looking forward to your and your delegation's visit to Morocco. The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats and to discuss border security issues. Your meetings with Moroccan officials will afford good opp [...] | 2008-08-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO |
08RABAT753 | MOROCCO: FLOATING NEW PEACEKEEPING INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) is exploring the possibility of increasing its peacekeeping profile by creating a UN-sponsored regional training center and/or augmenting its own ability to carry out peacekeeping operations. It is soliciting preliminary international reaction to [...] | 2008-08-12 15:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MCAP KPKO KUNR MO |
08RABAT786 | MOROCCO SUPPORTIVE OF QUICK RESOLUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-22 16:29:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL RU GG MO |
08RABAT797 | SUPPORTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT ON [...] (U) Polloff delivered REF A demarche on August 26 regarding support for the UN Security Council statement condemning the Mauritania Coup to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Division of International Organizations Ahmed Faouzi. Faouzi said that Morocco is monitoring the situa [...] | 2008-08-26 17:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL MO |
08RABAT798 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 18:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO |
08RABAT819 | MOROCCO: MOJ READY TO SET DATE FOR MLAT [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Secretary General Mohammed Lididi said that discussions leading toward a renegotiation of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) currently in force between the Government of Morocco (GOM) and the USG are a "high priority" for his ministry. Although [...] | 2008-09-02 15:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | CJAN PREL KJUS KCRM MO |
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