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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00STATE228772OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF MID-LEVEL GENERALIST AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST VACANCIES, NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31,2001. (COMBINED WINTER 2000 - SUMMER 2001 CYCLE).
[...] No summary [...]
2000-12-01 20:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
00STATE229054JUNIOR OFFICER (SUMMER AND NOW) OPEN
[...] THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF UNASSIGNED OVERSEAS FO-04 AND FO-05 ADMINISTRATIVE, CONSULAR, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, INTERFUNCTIONAL AND ROTATIONAL VACANCIES AVAILABLE THROUGH APRIL 2002. IT INCLUDES POSITIONS REQUIRING SIX MONTHS OR MORE OF LANGUAGE TRAINING (FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICERS),AS WELL [...]
2000-12-01 23:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
02KATHMANDU2044NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) In October 23 meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Donald Camp and the SIPDIS Ambassador, newly appointed Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya both stressed that the change in government will not affect Nepal's inclin [...]
2002-10-25 11:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PINR NP IN LICC
02ROME1963 FAO LOCUST CONTROL EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] U.S. MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH FAO LOCUST EXPERTS ON APRIL 17 TO DISCUSS FAO LOCUST CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. FAO PROVIDED A STATUS REPORT ON LOCUST CONTROL BY PROVINCE AND DISCUSSED CONCERNS OVER PRESSURES, IN CERTAIN AREAS OF AFGHANISTAN, FOR FAO AND COOPERATING PARTNERS TO [...]
2002-04-22 04:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC FAO UN
02VATICAN3823FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN ON MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA:
[...] SUMMARY: (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD CHARGE JULY 25 THAT THE HOLY SEE REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A POLITICAL SOLUTION, AND VIEWS THE JULY 22 ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA AS EVIDENCE OF SHARON'S PREFERENCE FOR A MILITARY SOL [...]
2002-08-02 14:09:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIS PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF RS VT VTIS
03BRUSSELS3243CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2003
[...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 9. 2. Summary. In a productive June 9-10 meeting in Athens, the members of the Central Dublin Group reviewed regional reports from Central Asia (Italy),Eastern Europe (Germany),Southwest Asia (UK) and Southeast Asia and China (Australia). [...]
2003-06-23 16:13:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03ZAGREB799DRUZHBADRIA AND CPOT PIPELINES -- CROATIA MOVING
[...] (SBU) THE DRUZHBADRIA PIPELINE PROJECT IS ONE POSSIBLE ROUTE TO BRING RUSSIAN OIL TO WESTERN MARKETS, SOMETHING WHICH WOULD ENHANCE GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY BY INCREASING DIVERSIFICATION OF OIL SUPPLIES. THE CROATIAN PRESS HAS SOUGHT TO PORTRAY CROATIA AS A NEW PLAYER IN WORLD OIL POLITICS. H [...]
2003-04-11 08:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET SENV HR
04ANKARA4273TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 16-31, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles not published in English is provided through unofficial local FSN translation or otherwise noted sources. 2. (U) Published July 28, 20 [...]
2004-08-02 08:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04ANKARA4580TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...]
2004-08-16 08:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04BRUSSELS666US-EU COEST CONSULTATIONS PART 1: CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 9 in Brussels, EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe -- accompanied by EUR/ACE Deputy Dan Rosenblum and EUR/ERA Director Kathy Allegrone -- discussed US-EU cooperation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus with the EU's COEST Troika. This cable covers the Central Asia portion of the [...]
2004-02-13 15:39:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KZ KG TI TX UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05ALMATY1130 KAZAKHSTAN'S MEDIA COVERAGE OF KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From the start of the revolt in southern Kyrgyzstan, international media speculated on how events there might affect their rich neighbor in the north. Many international media relied on the Interfax wire service in their reporting, although Interfax sometimes posted uncorrobor [...]
2005-03-28 04:03:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY1203KAZAKHSTANI OIL PATCH: KYRGYZ TULIPS WON'T GROW
[...] (C) Summary: The Kazakhstani oil patch, both expats and locals, neither foresee nor seek a Kazakhstani repeat of the Kyrgyz "Tulip Revolution." They cite the following reasons: - Kazakhstani economy is dynamic and growing. Despite rural poverty, many average citizens have a seat at the table; [...]
2005-03-31 06:37:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALENRG KR KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY1391KAZAKHSTAN: SAAKASHVILI AND NAZARBAYEV MEET IN
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili made a state visit to Astana March 30-April 1. Presidents Nazarbayev and Saakashvili met at Nazarbayev's new residence in Astana, conducted a joint press conference and talked alone for two unscheduled hours following the state dinner for S [...]
2005-04-11 08:33:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KZ GG POLITICAL
05ALMATY1434CHINESE DEMAND CASPIAN OFFSHORE BLOC FOR GAS
[...] (C) Summary: The Director of the Kazakhstani Institute of Oil and Gas (KIOG),Serik Burkitbayev, reported that China is demanding an offshore Caspian bloc as quid-pro-quo for support of a natural gas pipeline to China. That pipeline, to be built in stages, will initially transport Turkmen and [...]
2005-04-12 11:59:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALENRG CH KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY1522 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Andrew Offenbacher, incoming EXBS Advisor to Kazakhstan, arrived at Post Almaty on March 10. Richard Morrissey, outgoing EXBS Advisor, departed for the United States on March 17. The new EXBS advisor spent his first week at post meeting embassy staff, attending orientations and learning abo [...]
2005-04-15 12:03:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
05ALMATY1860 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] None. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS CONDUCTED Â [...]
2005-05-16 08:34:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
05ALMATY1932KAZAKHSTAN: EFFORTS TO OVERTURN BAN ON JET FUEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the April 19 ban on export of jet fuel from Kazakhstan, post has contacted every relevant ministry and agency in the GOK to request it be lifted. Beginning with an April 22 letter to Prime Minister Akhmetov, who signed the decree, Embassy has approached the Ministries of Fore [...]
2005-05-20 11:45:00US Office AlmatySECRET//NOFORNKZ MOPS PREL POLITICAL
05ALMATY24KAZAKHSTAN: DEATH OF PROMINENT BANKER SPARKS RUMORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The December 19 death of Bank TuranAlem (BTA) president Erzhan Tatishev in a hunting accident has put the local rumor mill into high gear. Despite calming words from representatives of the bank, the second largest in Kazakhstan, the accident has received a great deal of media a [...]
2005-01-04 07:46:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PHUM KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL
05ALMATY3301KAZAZKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev unofficially kicked off his reelection campaign in a September 1 speech to the fall session of parliament. The President gave a glowing review of social goals he set out in his February address to the nation. His overall theme, stability [...]
2005-09-13 10:56:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3376 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Anne Cummings is now the Action Officer for EXBS Kazakhstan. Thank you to Joanna Gabryszewski for all her good work on the EXBS Kazakhstan program. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS CONDUCTED Â [...]
2005-09-20 10:27:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
05ALMATY3447KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDDUP,
[...] (U) This is the second in a series of weekly election roundups, in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. --------------------------------- Would-be Candidates for President ------------------------------- [...]
2005-09-26 15:18:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3451KAZAKHSTAN: A/S FRIED,S MEETINGS WITH KAZAKHSTANI
[...] (C) Summary: During meetings with Kazakhstani opposition presidential candidates, A/S Fried heard several common themes about Kazakhstan's differences from its neighboring countries, the importance of strengthening its western orientation, the need for political reform, and the toll that corr [...]
2005-10-04 06:39:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY4038 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] In September, a U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) team conducted talks with the Government of Kazakhstan on finalizing the language of the Second Line of Defense (SLD) program's Implementing Arrangement. The most recent revision of the arrangement [...]
2005-11-10 02:17:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
05ALMATY4285KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP,
[...] (U) This is the eleventh and final in a series of weekly election roundups in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. Candidates Wrap Up Election Campaigns ------------------------------------- 2. (U) On [...]
2005-12-02 10:59:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KZ
05ALMATY4386 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS Advisor Offenbacher will travel to the United States on December 10 for training (December 12-16),consultations (January 9-13),vacation, and to sign a new contract. He hopes to be able to return to return to post by mid-January. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD A. S [...]
2005-12-13 12:15:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
05ALMATY914 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN EXBS MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE -
[...] Summary: The EXBS staff: On January 27 - 28, 2005, Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP),contractors for State Department Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance Program (EXBS),presented an Industry Outreach Compliance Workshop at the Almaty Hyatt Hotel to seventeen partici [...]
2005-03-09 07:34:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
05ANKARA1726ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-24 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1747TURKISH RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Bilateral Affairs U/S Uzumcu contacted charge on the morning of March 25 and informed him that the GOT is evacuating Turkish citizen "women and children" from Bishkek. The Turks will send an aircraft to Bishkek this afternoon; ETA is 2030-2100 Bi [...]
2005-03-25 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG TU
05ANKARA1755ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-25 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1773ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-28 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1802ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-29 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2155ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-15 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2645ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-06 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3104ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-02 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4252ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-22 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05DUSHANBE1776TAJIKISTAN: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - BILATERAL INFORMATION
[...] (U) Request for guidance. See para five below. 2. (C) In November 2003, President Rahmonov told the Ambassador he wanted to be able to broadcast a wider variety of news and opinion on Tajik State TV than simply Russia-generated material. The Embassy offered access to VOA-TV Russian-langu [...]
2005-11-04 11:41:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1814TAJIKISTAN: IMAGINED REPORT TO MOSCOW BY THE RUSSIAN
[...] (C) The following is an Embassy Dushanbe exercise to imagine a report that Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov might submit to the Kremlin. It draws on Post's observations of the last 18 months, Russian and regional media reports, and other reporting. This cable should be read as a compan [...]
2005-11-14 08:13:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM RS TI
05DUSHANBE1966TAJIKISTAN'S VIEWS OF US FORCE POSTURE (C-RE5-00249)
[...] (S) Post's DATT and DCM polled their colleagues informally on the questions below. The following answers should be seen as the Tajik government's current mood on these hypothetical questions. When and if negotiations were to start, outside pressures and local politics would influence the rh [...]
2005-12-08 09:31:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPINR MARR PREL AJ PL RO TI
05GENEVA1850UZEBK SITUATION: LETTER FROM HIGH COMMISSIONER
[...] (U) As per ref a, Mission received two letters from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres addressed to Secretary Rice. Ref a letter, dated July 27, dealt briefly with the situation of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan. The July 28 letter reproduced below goes into furthe [...]
2005-08-04 09:01:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF RICE CONDOLEEZZA UNHCR
05GENEVA2093UNHCR BRIEFS ON UZBEK REFUGEES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) briefed members of the diplomatic community on September 6 regarding developments surrounding the 429 Uzbek asylum seekers currently in Timisoara, Romania and the 15 who remain in detention in Osh, Ky [...]
2005-09-06 13:41:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KG UZ RO UNHCR
05GENEVA2713UZBEK REFUGEES IN KYRGYZSTAN AND ROMANIA
[...] (U) Summary: On 26 October, Ambassador received a letter from Anne Willem Biljeveld, Director of the Division of External Relations at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),providing an update on the status of the refugees who fled Uzbekistan in May 2005. Paragraph 4 repe [...]
2005-11-08 06:38:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KG UZ RO UNHCR
05LJUBLJANA194URGENT DEMARCHE ON OSCE ROLE IN KYRGYZSTAN -
[...] (SBU) COM spoke March 30 with Foreign Minister Rupel shortly before Rupel,s departure for Bishkek, using reftel talking points to urge him to find a continuous senior OSCE presence on the ground in Kyrgyzstan. Ambassador emphasized that the Secretary had asked him to call and noted that we w [...]
2005-03-30 05:23:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PGOV PREL KG SI
05PARIS167PARIS CLUB -- DECEMBER 2004 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the December 14, 2004 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Staff represented the Secretariat since Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin suffered an SIPDIS unexpected medical [...]
2005-01-10 16:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS7109 USUNESCO: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY
[...] The following is an action request. 2. The UNESCO cultural diversity convention was brought before the General Conference cultural commission on Oct. 17. USDEL proposed a set of amendments that were voted down by large margins. The commission then voted by 151 to 2 with 2 abstentions to r [...]
2005-10-18 11:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL SCUL FR UNESCO
05STATE183800REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 5 - 6. 2. (C) Background. There are 22 Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity under USG control at Guantanamo. DoD has determined that 15 of the 22 are no longer of intelligence/law enforcement value, and have been approved for release. [...]
2005-10-04 00:12:00Secretary of StateSECRETMOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR
05VIENNA2211BORDER MANAGEMENT: AUSTRIA HOSTS FOURTH MEETING ON
[...] Summary. On June 6-7 2005, in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria, the Austrian Ministry of Interior (MOI) hosted the fourth meeting of the Central Asian Border Service Initiatives Group (CABSI),a component of the European Commission's border management program for Central Asia (BOMCA). Representative [...]
2005-06-30 10:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR PBTS PREF ETTC KCRM AU ECRM
05WARSAW3447 OSCE: HDIM OPENING FOCUSES ON OSCE REFORM
[...] Summary: The opening session of the 2005 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting gave participants a chance to set out their views of the OSCE, against the backdrop of reform discussions ongoing in Vienna. Poland, the U.S., and Kyrgyzstan voiced strong support for OSCE's human rights work and [...]
2005-09-23 09:45:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PL OSCE
05YEREVAN585ARMENIA PRESS REACTION: KYRGYZSTAN
[...] Colored by Russian President Putin's concurrent visit (March 24-25),public comments in Armenia about the situation in Kyrgyzstan reject speculation that a similar situation exists in Armenia. Some politicians chalked up the change in Bishkek to "Western interference." Even the opposition, [...]
2005-04-04 12:11:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OPRC PREL KG AM RU
06ALMATY1042KAZAKHSTAN: GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV SHARES HIS VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 17 meeting with the DCM, Galymzhan Zhakiyanov alleged that Kazakhstani authorities had purposely infected him with hepatitis during his imprisonment. He also claimed that the former head of the penitentiary system had been fired because he refused to carry out an ord [...]
2006-03-24 09:24:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR KZ
06ALMATY1153CORRUPTION, KAZAKHSTANI STYLE: "ROTTING FROM THE HEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption is rife in Kazakhstan, affecting all sectors from education to health care. Kazakhstani perceptions of the impact and acceptability of the various forms of corruption are nuanced. While they are decidedly critical of the large- scale corruption found at the top levels [...]
2006-04-03 01:43:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON KDEM EINV KPAO PGOV KZ
06ALMATY1287 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS Almaty continues its spring cleaning in preparation for the June 26 move to Astana. 2. The Almaty EXBS office initiated the CAJE process for a second LES position--an EXBS Program Assistant--and expects to have the new employee on board by June. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REP [...]
2006-04-12 01:34:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY1646A/S BOUCHER AND ADB REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 meeting, Craig Steffensen of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) briefed A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard on the projects the ADB is working on in Central and South Asia. One of the problems for regional development and integration, according to Steffensen, [...]
2006-05-10 01:29:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECONOMIC
06ALMATY1664 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] The paper shredder at the Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program office has been working overtime of late. May 2006 will be the office's last full month in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" of Almaty and over the last weekend in June EXBS Kazakhstan will relocate h [...]
2006-05-11 01:07:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY1722KAZAKHSTAN: COUNTERING ATTEMPTS TO USE THE
[...] (C) On May 12, Astana PO delivered reftel points to Serzhan Abdykarimov, Office Director of the North America's Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Abdykarimov expected that Kazakhstan would object to any anti-U.S. or anti-Western language in negotiations for this year's Shanghai Coo [...]
2006-05-16 01:53:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KZ
06ALMATY2059 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] This is the office's final dispatch from Almaty. EXBS Kazakhstan will move to the Embassy Branch Office (EBO) in Astana the last weekend in June. EXBS Program staff continues to make preparations for the move to the EBO, as well as for the subsequent move to the New Embassy Compound, which is [...]
2006-06-12 07:51:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY2419 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS TDY Advisor Kevin Cummings' arrival on June 26 coincided with the EXBS Program office's first day at the Embassy Branch Office in Astana. Mr. Cummings will provide support to the office until mid-July, at which time a second TDY advisor is expected to arrive to assist the office through [...]
2006-07-08 01:01:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY2885 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program TDY Advisor Kevin Cummings assisted Advisor Offenbacher during the office's initial three weeks in Astana. Mr. Cummings departed Kazakhstan the third week of July. EXBS TDY Advisor Larry Adkins arrived in Astana on July 24 to provide [...]
2006-08-11 07:47:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY3211 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] EXBS TDY Advisor Larry Adkins continued to assist the EXBS office in Astana throughout the month of August. Gulnara Abildaeva, EXBS Program Coordinator, took annual leave for much of the month. 2. September will likely be the EXBS program office's final month in its present interi [...]
2006-09-13 01:07:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ALMATY324 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Inter-State Bank in Russia and Kazakhstan -- EBRD is Among [...]
2006-01-30 07:19:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY546 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS program Advisor Offenbacher was in the United States for training and annual leave for much of the month of December. He also spent the first half of January in the US on leave and consultations. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS CONDUCT [...]
2006-02-10 08:37:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ EXBS
06ALMATY924 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS Almaty devoted a substantial amount of time this month to preparing for the delivery of three boats and organizing an event to celebrate their arrival to the Caspian (additional information below in section D). 2. EXBS Kazakhstan's move to Astana is rapidly approaching. The offic [...]
2006-03-13 02:19:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ASHGABAT1250TURKMENISTAN MEDIA IGNORES ALL MAJOR POST NEWS IN NOVEMBER
[...] (U) Turkmenistan's state media coverage of post events in November included uncharacteristic omission of three significant news items: the November 10 opening of the Altyn Asyr border crossing checkpoint, a change in U.S. non-immigrant visa application policy and the November 21 Peace Corps d [...]
2006-12-08 08:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT295GOTX HEARS NO EVIL/SEES NO EVIL ON TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) During her February 21-22 visit to Ashgabat, G/TIP Officer Megan Hall met with representatives of the Human Rights Committee of the Mejilis, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and the State Service for the Registration of Foreigners (SSRF) to learn about the GOTX's perspective on TIP. No [...]
2006-03-17 09:14:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KWMN SMIG TX
06ASHGABAT313DIP CORPS JOINS HANDS, RIDES A LOVE TRAIN TO THE
[...] (C) On March 17, Conoff, along with most of Ashgabat's diplomatic corps, traveled by train to the town of Ichoguz, halfway between Ashgabat and Dashoguz to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the new $2 billion Ashgabat-Garagum-Dashoguz rail line. While the event itself was nothing s [...]
2006-03-23 09:20:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT439GOTX DRAFTING STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD INTO ARMY
[...] (C) The GOTX has ordered male Turkmenistani citizens of Kazakh ethnicity studying in Kazakhstan to return home for military service, according to information from a Kazakh Diaspora contact. The contact provided Post with a copy of a letter sent by the Turkmen Embassy in Astana to South Kazakh [...]
2006-04-26 08:38:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KZ RS UP TX
06ASTANA569 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] The Kazakhstan EXBS Program office completed its move across town from the interim Embassy Branch Office to the New Embassy Compound in October and is now fully operational, with brand-new computers and a beautiful new office space. 2. Andrew Offenbacher concluded his tenure with the EXBS P [...]
2006-11-14 02:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ASTANA78 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Advisor Larry Adkins concluded his temporary duty assignment with EXBS Astana on October 2. Larry's numerous and invaluable contributions to the EXBS office during his two-month-plus sojourn in Kazakhstan are highly appreciated. [...]
2006-10-13 11:55:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06ASTANA781 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Michael Seguin, new Kazakhstan EXBS Advisor, completed turnover of the EXBS program office from outgoing Advisor Andrew Offenbacher. A thorough review of program priorities, the diplomatic landscape in Kazakhstan and appropriate posture to take with government agencies, and initiatives, was di [...]
2006-12-07 01:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
06BAKU240RUSSIA CONVENES G-8 MEETING ON COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: While participants at a Russian-chaired G-8 meeting on counter-terrorism issues agreed that Azerbaijan was a strong partner in the global war on terrorism, the meeting rapidly devolved into a discussion on Azerbaijan's reform record. Western countries argued that greater ref [...]
2006-02-16 07:42:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV KISL RU AJ
06BEIJING11932AFM LI HUI PREVIEWS SCO SUMMIT, COMMENTS ON U.S.
[...] The Chinese Government is currently investigating reports received from the U.S. Embassy on increased risks to U.S. citizens in China and will do its utmost to safeguard diplomatic personnel and facilities, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao stated during a special June 12 press briefing on the Ju [...]
2006-06-12 11:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PINL ASEC CH KG KZ
06BISHKEK1195A/S BOUCHER'S MEETINGS IN BISHKEK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with a range of Kyrgyz Government officials, parliamentary deputies, business and civil society leaders, and American implementing partners during his August 10-11 visit to Bishkek. A/S Boucher used the [...]
2006-08-16 06:05:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
06BISHKEK1196BOUCHER AND BAKIYEV: BOTH PLEDGING TO MOVE FORWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 11 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Affairs Richard Boucher, SIPDIS President Bakiyev turned straight to investment issues, urging U.S. involvement in major hydro-electric projects. Surprising everyone with an about-face, Bakiyev said that the [...]
2006-08-16 06:37:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL ENRG EINV MARR KG
06BISHKEK1224YOUTH LEADER CLAIMS HE'S NOT TO BLAME FOR PNGS
[...] (C) On August 17, PolOff met with Alisher Mamasaliyev, a member of the Forum of Young Politicians and former member of the youth movement Kel-Kel. Mamasaliyev stated that the purpose of his visit was to inform the Embassy that the SNB called him in on August 16 to repeat its request that he d [...]
2006-08-22 07:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR KG
06BISHKEK1262SADYKJAN KAMALOV SPEAKS OUT ON HIS LATE BROTHER
[...] (SBU) Former Mufti of Kyrgyzstan Sadykjan Kamalov broke his silence on the death of his brother Muhammadrafiq Kamalov during an interview on August 23 with a reporter from RFE/RL's local affiliate Radio Azattyk. Kamalov emphasized his brother's belief in supporting the government and public [...]
2006-08-28 10:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TERR KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1268KYRGYZ-UZBEK RELATIONS CONTINUING TO THAW
[...] SUMMARY: Continuing the trend of the past two months (Ref C),Kyrgyz-Uzbek relations appear to be slowly warming. Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov reported progress from his August 24-25 trip to Tashkent in the areas of visa reform and border delimitation, and he was hopeful that Uzbekistan would [...]
2006-08-29 11:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG UZ KG
06BISHKEK1296DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CENTAL ASIA NUCLEAR WEAPON
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche September 1 to Muratbek Baikhodjoyev, Head of the MFA's Department for International Organizations and Security. Baikhodjoyev said he would pass the points to the Foreign Minister, but pointed out that the CANWFZ signing was set for September 8. While t [...]
2006-09-07 09:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR KNNP PARM PREL KG UN
06BISHKEK1297REPORT OF THE BISHKEK EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 6, 2006 to review the disappearance of Major Jill Metzger, assigned to Manas Airbase. Present at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, AID, DAO, PAS, CONS, MGT, RLA, GSO and Base Representative [...]
2006-09-07 09:55:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC MARR KG PINR
06BISHKEK1299DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION
[...] (U) On September 1, PolOff met with MFA Head of the International Organizations Department Baikhodjoyev and delivered reftel demarche urging the Kyrgyz to support Michael Matheson's candidacy for the International Law Commission and providing a copy of Mr. Matheson's bio. Baikhodjoyev promis [...]
2006-09-08 10:45:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KG
06BISHKEK1300INVITATION TO KAZAKH PRESENTATION FORWARDED
[...] (U) On September 1, PolOff met with Kuban Kabaev, Head of the MFA's Division of International Economic Organizations, to inquire about the makeup of the planned Kyrgyz delegation to the IMU and World Bank meetings in Singapore in mid-September and to pass along reftel invitation. Kabaev was [...]
2006-09-08 10:46:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECIN KG
06BISHKEK1302KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARIAN TEKEBAYEV ARRESTED FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Speaker of Parliament and outspoken government critic Omurbek Tekebayev was arrested September 5 at the Warsaw airport. He was allegedly carrying in his luggage a matryoshka doll filled with heroin. When the story broke in Kyrgyzstan the afternoon of September 7, opposi [...]
2006-09-08 11:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1303KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ATTENDS SEPTEMBER 11 CEREMOPNY AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev led the Kyrgyz Government delegation to the September 11 ceremony at the Manas Air Base. Bakiyev said that it was symbolic that his first visit to the Base should come on such a momentous day, and he re-affirmed Kyrgyzstan's commitment to the war on terrorism [...]
2006-09-11 11:43:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1305TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' NOMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 08:42:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC KG
06BISHKEK1307INFORMATION RESPONSE FOR INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL
[...] (U) The following information, provided by USAID Bishkek, represents existing programs that contribute to the goals of Internet freedom. Funding levels listed are for the Information Technology (IT) components only. ECONOMIC GROWTH --------------- A. Project Name: Commercial Law Proje [...]
2006-09-12 10:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EAID PHUM KG
06BISHKEK1309UPDATE: 61ST UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND
[...] (U) Per Ref B request, the information below regarding UNGA attendance was provided by the Kyrgyz MFA on September 12. A: ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE ------------------------------ -- President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has not stated his intention to attend the 61st UN General Assembly. -- H [...]
2006-09-12 11:45:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA KG
06BISHKEK1310TEKEBAYEV RETURNS TO KYRGYZSTAN; SECURITY SERVICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition MP Omurbek Tekebayev returned to Kyrgyzstan early September 12, after Polish authorities dropped all charges against him for carrying narcotics, as he appeared to have been framed (Ref B). At a morning rally in front of Parliament, Tekebayev accused the Kyrgyz Govern [...]
2006-09-12 13:27:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1311PRESS COVERAGE OF 9/11 EVENTS
[...] (U) Local press provided wide coverage of the ceremony at Manas Air Base commemorating the 5th anniversary of the September 11 attacks (see reftel). Because of the participation of President Bakiyev, Prime Minister Kulov, Speaker of Parliament Sulanov, and Azreti Mufti Jumanov coverage of th [...]
2006-09-13 02:38:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1316"MATRYOSHKAGATE" FALL-OUT: EVERBODY WANTS TO JOIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since opposition MP Omurbek Tekebayev was cleared of drug smuggling charges in Poland and returned to Kyrgyzstan, the "Matryoshkagate" scandal has been the talk of the town -- and of Parliament. Looking relaxed and confident -- and clearly enjoying his role as a national hero -- [...]
2006-09-14 12:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1329KYRGYZ INVESTIGATE REFUGEE ABDUCTIONS; UNHCR
[...] (C) On September 14, Post contacted the Procurator General's Office for an update on the investigation into the reported abductions in mid-August of four asylum seekers from Osh. Procurator General Kambarli Kongantiyev had promised Ambassador on August 24 that there would be an investigation [...]
2006-09-15 10:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1333KYRGYZSTAN OPPOSITION RALLY LESS THAN EXPECTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 17 in the southern Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan's opposition staged a "Kurultai," or "people's congress," bringing together representatives from various political parties, NGO groups, and the government. A crowd of approximately 1500 heard numerous speeches, most of [...]
2006-09-18 12:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1354OMBUDSMAN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST KYRGYZ-UZBEK SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 15 the Ambassador met with Ombudsman Tursunbai Bakir-uulu to discuss Kyrgyzstan's failing refugee regime, recent crackdowns on alleged extremists in the south, and Kyrgyz-Uzbek relations. Stating that the situation in the south seemed to be getting worse, Bakir-uulu [...]
2006-09-21 11:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1373KYRGYZ TRIAL OF ALLEGED AKRAMIA MEMBERS BEGINS
[...] (SBU) The Kyrgyz trial of Gulmira Maksudova, registered Uzbek refugee and daughter of Akramia founder, Akram Yuldashev, and three other alleged Akramia members (two Kyrgyz and one Uzbek national),started September 27 in Osh. The four were taken into custody on July 19, charged with illegally [...]
2006-09-27 12:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1383KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OUTLINES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kyrgyz President Bakiyev presented his national development strategy to the assembled parliament, diplomatic corps and other dignitaries on September 28. Speaking in Kyrgyz, he stressed the need for all branches and levels of government to work together to attract foreign inv [...]
2006-09-28 12:05:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EINV KG
06BISHKEK1384KYRGYZ COURT ACQUITS, RELEASES ALLEGED AKRAMIA
[...] (C) Two days after the Kyrgyz trial of Gulmira Maksudova and three other alleged Akramia members began, UNHCR was able to confirm, on September 29, that Maksudova and Jamshed Kadirov (also an Uzbek national) were surprisingly acquitted of all charges after both agreed to pay a 5,000 som (appro [...]
2006-09-29 10:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1407Local Media Reaction to Incident at Manas Airport
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reaction to the September 26 incident involving a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker and a Kyrgyz Airlines TU-135 has largely been restrained, by local standards. Some outlets have played up the fact that the Kyrgyz plane involved in the accident occasionally transports Presi [...]
2006-10-03 07:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1409KYRGYZ UPDATE ON MAKSUDOVA, YULDASHEVA RESETTLEMENT
[...] (C) UNHCR reps in Bishkek have told us that following the release from custody of her daughter Gulmira Maksudova on September 29 (Ref A),Yogdoroy Yuldasheva has re-appealed to UNHCR to assist in resettling her other daughter, 14-year-old Muyassaroy Yuldasheva, first to Germany under the guard [...]
2006-10-03 12:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1416KYRGYZ MEDIA MOGUL ALEXANDER KIM ON THE CURRENT
[...] (C) Summary: On September 27, Alexander Kim, Kyrgyzstan's leading pro-government media mogul, spoke with the Ambassador on Kyrgyzstan's political leadership, recent scandals, and the state of relations with the United States. Kim described President Bakiyev as a leader easily influenced by pre [...]
2006-10-05 10:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1417AN IFTAR IN OSH: A TRIP TO SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28-29, the Ambassador traveled to Osh, Kyrgyzstan's second city, and met with government officials, NGO and political party representatives, and journalists. The Ambassador toured the newly renovated Drug Control Agency regional headquarters, and she met with part [...]
2006-10-05 14:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1418AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-06 03:02:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
06BISHKEK1423KYRGYZ OPPOSITION CALLS FOR DEMONSTRATION, AGAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 29, the "For Reforms" opposition movement announced it would organize a mass demonstration beginning on November 2 to demand the resignation of President Bakiyev and Prime Minister Kulov, unless the government meets a growing list of opposition demands, including con [...]
2006-10-06 09:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1428KYRGYZ INTERIOR MINISTER APPOINTED SNB CHAIRMAN,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, Kyrgyzstan's Interior Minister, Major-General Murat Sutalinov, was named to be the new Chairman of the National Security Service (SNB). Osmonaly Gurunov, Head of MVD's Department for Combating Extremism and Illegal Migration, was named to be the new Interior Minis [...]
2006-10-11 03:04:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KG
06BISHKEK1430KYRGYZ PROCURATOR GENERAL RESPONDS BUT PROVIDES NO
[...] (SBU) In response to the Ambassador's request for information regarding five missing Uzbek asylum seekers (ref b),the Kyrgyz Procurator General's office wrote to us on October 10 that law enforcement officials in Osh were continuing to investigate the cases, but there was no new information r [...]
2006-10-11 08:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1431KYRGYZ EXPRESS CONCERN OVER DPRK NUCLEAR TEST
[...] (C) On October 6, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Deputy FM Sarbayev. Charge underscored the need for Kyrgyzstan to issue a public statement of concern regarding North Korea,s intention to conduct a nuclear test, especially in light of Kyrgyzstan's support for a Central Asian Nuclear We [...]
2006-10-11 10:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN KCRM
06BISHKEK1450BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM
[...] SUMMARY: Your visit offers an opportunity to move our democracy and civil society agenda forward. Following the downturn in our relations this summer, and building on A/S Boucher's August visit, the Kyrgyz are now indicating they may have gone too far, and want to repair relations. Moving a [...]
2006-10-13 11:02:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1451STRAIGHT TALK FROM LOCAL KYRGYZ IN NARYN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 5-6 trip to the coldest region in Kyrgyzstan, Country Desk Officer and Poloff met with various NGO representatives and Naryn government officials about the current state of the region's economy and civil society. Local government officials were candid in voic [...]
2006-10-13 12:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD PHUM KG
06BISHKEK1454KYRGYZ REFUGEE REGIME REMAINS ON EDGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 12 and 13, visiting PRM Officer and Poloff met with Kyrgyz Government officials, international organization representatives, and NGOs in Bishkek and Osh to discuss the refugee situation in Kyrgyzstan. Following recent extraditions and reported abductions (refs a and b [...]
2006-10-16 11:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1458AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 09:23:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
06BISHKEK1463POINTS ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-18 06:07:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM PGOV KG
06BISHKEK1487KYRGYZSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETING WITH FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Ambassador Yovanovitch met with Foreign Minister Alimbek Jekshenkulov October 17 in Bishkek. DAS Feigenbaum stressed our multi-dimensional commitment to Central Asia and to Kyrgyzstan. He said that a difficult period over the summer had raised questi [...]
2006-10-23 06:10:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KG
06BISHKEK1489DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES ENERGY PRIVATIZATION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Having just returned from meetings with the Venice Commission on constitutional reform, Speaker of Parliament Marat Sultanov was eager to meet with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum to discuss U.S.-Kyrgyz relations, the energy sector, and draft constitutions. The candid discussions reveale [...]
2006-10-23 08:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KG
06BISHKEK1490SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETING WITH AUCA IN BISHKEK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Feigenbaum and the Ambassador met with American University of Central Asia (AUCA) President Hurwitz and Vice President Beshimov on October 18 to discuss the state of AUCA and relations between the University and the Minister of Education. Though the disagreement regarding [...]
2006-10-23 08:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1496SCA DAS Feigenbaum Visit to Kyrgyzstan: Muslim
[...] (U) SCA DAS Feigenbaum and the Ambassador welcomed the Chief Mufti of Kyrgyzstan, his deputy, the Human Rights Ombudsman, and a group of 40 representatives of civil and religious society to the October 17 dinner in Bishkek. This year, Embassy Bishkek held two Iftaar dinners, one in the north [...]
2006-10-25 02:18:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SCUL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1506KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MOVING AHEAD WITH NOVEMBER 2
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz opposition, led by the "For Reforms" movement, is moving ahead with plans for a mass rally against the government in Bishkek on November 2. Opposition leaders say that they will protest in front of the Kyrgyz White House for an "indefinite" period, until President Baki [...]
2006-10-26 13:49:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1516OCTOBER 25 NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH TALKS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 25, 2006, the Nuclear Smuggling Outreach Delegation met a Kyrgyz Republic delegation representing eight agencies and ministries to continue the discussions begun in May 2006 on improving the Kyrgyz Republic's capabilities to combat nuclear smuggling. The two delegati [...]
2006-10-27 11:00:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KG KNNP PREL
06BISHKEK1517KYRGYZSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Ambassador Yovanovitch met former Trade Minister Almaz Atambayev and MP Omurbek Tekebayev October 17 to discuss their plans for a mass protest against the government on November 2. Atambayev and Tekebayev, leaders of the "For Reforms" opposition movem [...]
2006-10-27 11:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KG
06BISHKEK1518DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES ISSUES OF STABILITY IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 and 20, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum, together with Ambassador SIPDIS Yovanovitch, traveled to southern Kyrgyzstan to discuss issues of social and political stability, as well as the impending demonstration on November 2, with local government o [...]
2006-10-28 07:19:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1521DAS FEIGENBAUM'S ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS WITH CIVIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 17 and 18, DAS Evan Feigenbaum held separate roundtable discussions with political analysts, democracy NGO leaders, economic development NGO leaders. Participants offered a range of views about what would happen as a result of planned opposition protests on November 2 [...]
2006-10-30 09:49:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KG
06BISHKEK1532KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OFFERS TO MEET OPPOSITION AHEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz opposition is moving ahead with plans for a mass demonstration against the government on November 2, but there are some indications that a compromise may still be possible. President Bakiyev and all the members of his government appeared in Parliament October 30 in an [...]
2006-10-30 12:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1535SOUTHERNERS UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN BISHKEK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While traveling in Osh October 26-28 for a USAID-supported agricultural exposition and PAS-funded American rodeo event, the Ambassador met with religious leaders, political activists and university students about the overall situation in southern Kyrgyzstan and their opinions abou [...]
2006-10-31 10:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KG
06BISHKEK1537STALLED CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AT CORE OF KYRGYZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Stalled constitutional reform is at the center of the bitter dispute between President Bakiyev, the Parliament, civil society, and the political opposition. The constitutional reform process began in April 2005, when the interim government and its supporters agreed that a new co [...]
2006-11-01 05:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1548BAKIYEV AND KYRGYZ OPPOSITION CLOSER TO AGREEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to opposition leaders, in a series of meetings October 31 to discuss the opposition's demands for reforms, President Bakiyev and the Kyrgyz opposition reached provisional agreement on the broad form of a new constitution, and President Bakiyev may present a draft along t [...]
2006-11-01 13:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1551KYRGYZ NOVEMBER 2 PROTEST UNDERWAY; SITUATION CALM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The situation in Bishkek is changing minute-by-minute, as the opposition mounts a protest in the central Ala-too Square, and meetings between the government and opposition continue. As of 1630 local, there was a crowd of at least 5000 on the square. Opposition MPs, who had addr [...]
2006-11-02 11:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1554KYRGYZSTAN PROTEST UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Parliament on November 3, Prime Minister Kulov said that the government had received a taped conversation of opposition leaders planning to seize government buildings and regional administrations. State Secretary Madumarov claimed the tape "made obvious" that SIPDIS there [...]
2006-11-03 11:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1565MEDIA COVERAGE OF KYRGYZ PROTESTS PREDICTABLE,
[...] (C) Summary: The majority of media outlets in Kyrgyzstan are either government-owned or pro-government in content. News coverage of the protests have largely painted the protesters in a negative light. However, one new, small independent TV station has sided with the opposition and is providi [...]
2006-11-06 11:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1566KYRGYZSTAN PROTEST INTENSIFIES FOLLOWING QUIET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a relatively quiet weekend, the anti-government protest appears to be growing in intensity. As of 1600 local on November 6, a crowd of over 3000 protesters has pushed up against the fence of the Kyrgyz White House, while a group of opposition leaders is reportedly insid [...]
2006-11-06 11:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1568AES AND KYRGYZSTAN SIGN MEMORANDUM ON ELECTRIC
[...] (U) In a brief November 6 signing ceremony attended by the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Felix Kulov and AES Silk Road President Dale Perry initialed a memorandum of understanding regarding the construction of 500 kilovolt electric transmission lines linking Kyrgyzstan to both Kazakhstan [...]
2006-11-07 10:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL KG
06BISHKEK157011/8/06 EAC MEETING REGARDING DEMONSTRATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 8. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, EXBS, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, and Manas Air Force Base representatives. [...]
2006-11-08 12:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL
06BISHKEK1571KYRGYZSTAN PROTEST "DE-ESCALATING"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on November 7, opposition and pro-government parliamentarians reached agreement on a draft of a new constitution that reportedly strengthens the role of the parliament. This latest draft follows the submission of proposed amendments to the constitution by President Bakiyev [...]
2006-11-08 13:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG
06BISHKEK1586PARLIAMENT PASSES, PRESIDENT SIGNS NEW KYRGYZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on November 8, the Kyrgyz Parliament adopted a new constitution that appears to limit the powers of the president and to increase the role of the parliament. On November 9, President Bakiyev signed the new constitution into effect, although under the terms of the agreement bo [...]
2006-11-09 12:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG
06BISHKEK1587A SNAPSHOT OF THE NEW KYRGYZ CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 9, President Bakiyev signed into law a new constitution, which is effective immediately. The text, which is based on an amended version of the existing constitution, was passed around midnight on Nov. 8 by the Kyrgyz parliament. The result of a compromise [...]
2006-11-09 12:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1588KYRGYZ WELCOME REGIONAL ELECTRICITY INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: During the October 30-31 visit of SCA Senior Advisor Robert Deutsch and SCA RAO Leo Gallagher to Bishkek, Kyrgyz officials expressed support for developing infrastructure to export electricity, reform of the power sector and foreign investment in the Kyrgyz energy sector. However [...]
2006-11-13 03:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL KG
06BISHKEK1589TRADE AND SECURITY ISSUES REVIEWED AT KYRGYZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 and 20, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum visited three border posts along the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border: two closed crossings in the city of Karasuu and one in Osh, which is being reconstructed but remains open. The lack of Uzbek-Kyrgyz information-sharing across their border in [...]
2006-11-13 03:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1602EAC MEETING RE ABDUCTION OF USAID OFFICER'S SPOUSE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 13. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, U.S. Treasury Representative, and Manas Air Forc [...]
2006-11-14 02:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
06BISHKEK1604KYRGYZSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL
[...] (U) No report was published for Kyrgyzstan in last year's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. This is a new report for Kyrgyzstan. Embassy point of contact for this report is Resident Legal Advisor Irfan Saeed, e-mail: SaeedIA@stat [...]
2006-11-14 11:00:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN PGOV KG
06BISHKEK1621BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting late on November 16. In attendance were AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, RLS, and RSO. Peace Corps and CLO were subsequently briefed by DCM. 2. (C) Ambassador said that the meeting was called to discuss new d [...]
2006-11-16 13:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
06BISHKEK1643BATTLE BEGINS OVER NEW KYRGYZ CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz government, opposition, and civil society leaders are still assessing the impact of the new constitution adopted November 9, and the political maneuvering over its implementation is well underway even though the official text has yet to be published. Reactions to the new [...]
2006-11-20 12:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG
06BISHKEK1644Off the Record, Journalists Predict Political Games to
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an off the record session with four of the most well-connected journalists in Bishkek, the Ambassador had a wide-ranging discussion on the state of post-protest Kyrgyzstan. The general opinion was that while the new constitution had provided both sides a face-saving compromise [...]
2006-11-21 06:12:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1692KYRGYZ HIPC DEBATE BECOMES POLITICAL HOT POTATO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival this week of a World Bank team to Bishkek for 2-3 weeks of technical consultations has focused political and media attention on the HIPC initiative. According to a World Bank insider, Kyrgyz object to energy reforms proposed under the HIPC program, specifically reg [...]
2006-11-30 11:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1705POLITICS REMAIN CONTENTIOUS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Three weeks have passed since President Bakiyev and the opposition reached a compromise on a new constitution. The presidential administration continues to translate the document from Russian to Kyrgyz, and we expect that a final version will be published in early December. In [...]
2006-12-01 12:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1706KYRGYZ PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING NDI, IRI, AND IFES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Procurator General's office separately summoned the National Democratic Institute (NDI),International Republican Institute (IRI) and IFES on November 15, 24, and 27, respectively, to discuss their programs, activities, funding, and relation with USAID. IRI and IFES were cal [...]
2006-12-01 13:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1710PM KULOV: CAUTIOUSLY MOVING FORWARD IN A NEW ERA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Prime Minister Kulov November 30 to discuss a range of issues. Kulov called the new constitution "flawed" and said that the president emerged as the "big winner." He expressed little faith in the political opposition, saying they were disunited and corrupt. [...]
2006-12-05 05:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MARR ASEC KG
06BISHKEK1722SHOOTING INCIDENT AT MANAS AIRBASE, KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (U) This is an Action Cable; see paras 11-14 below. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: On the afternoon of December 6, A KYRGYZ NATIONAL was SHOT AND KILLED BY a U.S. AIR FORCE SECURITY AIRMAN WHILE MAKING a routine FUEL DELIVERY at Manas Coalition Airbase in Kyrgyzstan. According to the airman, the [...]
2006-12-06 14:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS PGOV KG
06BISHKEK1723ACTION REQUEST RECOMMENDING RESUMPTION OF
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request; see para 8 below. 2. (C) On November 16, 2006, the USAID office in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic temporarily suspended operations due to a perceived security threat. The perceived threat centered around the recovery of a stolen diplomatic vehicle that reap [...]
2006-12-06 15:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
06BISHKEK1726KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER ON POLITICS, ECONOMY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 1 meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov discussed the current political, economic and security situation; the Procurator General's probe into the National Democratic Institute (NDI),International Republican Institute (IRI) and IFES;, and Kyrgyz- [...]
2006-12-07 10:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KG
06BISHKEK1730BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON RECOMMENDATION TO REOPEN
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting the morning of December 6. In attendance were AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, PAS, MGT, DAO, CONS, CLO, Peace Corps, USAID, MED, RSL, Manas Airbase, and RSO. Also attending was USAID Regional Deputy Director Delaney from Almaty. 2. (C) The Bishk [...]
2006-12-07 11:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL
06BISHKEK1732AIRBASE DIP NOTE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4 below. 2. (C) On December 7, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the shooting death of a Kyrgyz citizen at Manas Air Base. The note "demands" that the U.S. revoke the diplomatic immunity of the U [...]
2006-12-07 12:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1733PRESIDENT CALLS IN AMBASSADOR OVER 12/6 SHOOTING
[...] (C) Summary. On December 7, President Bakiyev called in the Ambassador to discuss the December 6 shooting incident at the Manas Air Force Base. He requested that the U.S. keep the Airman who shot the Kyrgyz national in the country until the end of the investigation and that no constraints [...]
2006-12-07 13:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
06BISHKEK1736KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER ON SHOOTING AT AIR BASE:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov called in the Ambassador late on December 8 to discuss the shooting incident at the Manas Air Base (Ref B). Jekshenkulov gave the Ambassador two diplomatic notes: one requesting cooperation in the investigation, and the second proposing the establi [...]
2006-12-11 03:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1737KYRGYZ MEDIA: WHO'S PULLING THE STRINGS AND WHY
[...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Internet news agencies, broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Kyrgyz media and political scene have become closely intertwined [...]
2006-12-11 04:35:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1741A TALE OF CORRUPTION IN THE KYRGYZ PRIVATIZATION
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Parliament Speaker Alymbekov revealed to Ambassador aspects of a murky privatization deal for the Kyrgyz tin and tungsten company "ShPU." According to Alymbekov, the government inexplicably selected the lower of two bids for "ShPU," rejecting a much higher bid from a U.S. [...]
2006-12-11 10:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ECON EINV EMIN KG
06BISHKEK1742WEB-BASED NEWS MEDIA IN KYRGYZSTAN: KYRGYZ NEWS IN
[...] (U) This is the second in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From the far corners of the republic, an increasing number of Kyrgyz citizens have access to ne [...]
2006-12-12 05:04:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1744 A PRIMER TO POLITICAL PARTIES OF KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kyrgyzstan's new constitution envisions an increasingly important role for political parties in the parliament and in forming the government. Under the new constitution, half of the 90 seats in the new parliament will be elected by party list, and the majority party (among thos [...]
2006-12-12 10:57:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1750KYRGYZ PLEDGE TO JOIN HIPC INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: World Bank-led discussions with a Kyrgyz negotiating team headed by PM Kulov yielded an agreement December 9 on Kyrgyzstan's accession to the HIPC initiative. The Kyrgyz Government has yet to make any public announcement about the agreement, but the World Bank country manager bel [...]
2006-12-12 13:59:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1751RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS AT USAID OFFICE IN OSH,
[...] (C) On 13 December 2006, USAID OSH office director Zach Shelton informed RSO that all three MVD guards are now armed. The pre-conditions set by the EAC in REFTEL Bishkek 1723 for resuming operations at the Osh USAID office have been met. 2. (C) In State 196694, the Department stated tha [...]
2006-12-13 10:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL PTER
06BISHKEK1752KYRGYZ BROADCAST MEDIA: THE INFLUENTIAL AIRWAVES
[...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Kyrgyz National TV (KTR) and an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Clearly all parties in the political spectrum of Kyrgyzstan see broadcast media as the most powe [...]
2006-12-13 10:58:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1753KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON AIRBASE SHOOTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 12, Ambassador met with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ermek Ibragimov regarding the way ahead on the Manas air base shooting incident. He agreed that the incident had become an internal political issue, making it harder to contain. He raised questions about [...]
2006-12-13 11:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OSCE MARR KG
06BISHKEK1762KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON MANAS AIR BASE INCIDENTS
[...] (C) Summary. Speaking privately, Deputy FM Sarbayev told DCM that U.S. delay in responding to the diplomatic notes on the Manas shooting incident is creating a growing political problem for the GOKG that damages U.S. interests and that could jeopardize the continued operation of the base. [...]
2006-12-14 12:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
06BISHKEK1763KYRGYZ STATE TV: LURING THE DINOSAUR TOWARD
[...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with the final cable offering an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With access to the nearly every household in Kyrgyzstan, the State Television and Radio Company (KTR) is by far the dominant m [...]
2006-12-14 13:42:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL SCUL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1767SETTLING ACCOUNTS: OPPOSITION, NGO'S FEELING THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is mounting evidence that the Kyrgyz Government is targeting key opposition figures in retribution for their roles in the early November anti-government demonstrations. While President Bakiyev told Parliament December 4 that rally participants would not be persecuted, he a [...]
2006-12-15 11:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1772MANAS SHOOTING INCIDENT: KYRGYZ WELCOME U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Separately, on December 18, Ambassador met with First Deputy Foreign Minister Taalay Kydyrov, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Staff Medet Sadyrkulov and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ermek Ibragimov to deliver the USG responses to Kyrgyz Government diplomatic notes concern [...]
2006-12-19 03:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
06BISHKEK1775A KYRGYZ LINK TO RUSSIAN BANKER'S DEATH?
[...] (C) In a conversation with emboff concerning Kyrgyz Central Bank operations (septel),former Kyrgyz Central Bank governor Ulan Sarbanov linked information he provided Russian Central Bank First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov in September during a meeting in Poland to Kozlov,s subsequent murder [...]
2006-12-19 04:12:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN KCOR KCRM KG
06BISHKEK1782KYRGYZ GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF IPR PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's IPR agency chief Roman Omorov recently claimed that the number of confiscations of pirated audio/video products in 2006 should nearly double the 20,000 pirated items confiscated in 2005. Based on analyses by Omorov's staff, nearly 80% of items seized by police for [...]
2006-12-19 09:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON EINV KG
06BISHKEK1783KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ON LIVE TV: REVOKE IMMUNITY FOR
[...] (C) Responding to a question during a live call-in show on national television December 18, President Bakiyev said that the diplomatic status accorded U.S. soldiers at the Manas Air Base should be revoked. Referring to the December 6 security incident at Manas Air Base in which a U.S. servicem [...]
2006-12-19 09:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1784KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT RESIGNS; PLOY TO FORCE NEW
[...] (U) At an emergency cabinet meeting on December 19, all 14 members of the Kyrgyz government offered to resign. Prime Minister Felix Kulov said he also would submit a letter of resignation to the president. The reason given was that the resignations would create conditions to put the new cons [...]
2006-12-19 12:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1787MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS FOLLOWING KYRGYZ
[...] (C) In the immediate aftermath of the surprise resignations of Prime Minister Kulov and other members of the government December 19, one thing has not changed: the government. The Prime Minister and all of the ministers are continuing in their positions as "acting" ministers, and this may co [...]
2006-12-20 12:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1788MANAS AIR BASE SHOOTING AND KRYGYZ CULTURE
[...] (C) I and my staff deeply appreciate the extensive State-DOD coordination in recent days regarding the December 6 shooting incident at Manas Air Base, as well as on accelerating release of the AIB report on the September aircraft collision. Both issues have, unfortunately, raised questions [...]
2006-12-21 02:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL PGOV MARR KG
06BISHKEK1789KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL
[...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...]
2006-12-21 02:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1790KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL
[...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...]
2006-12-21 02:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG
06BISHKEK1792KYRGYZ BUNDLE GAS, POWER AND WATER WITH UZBEKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz-Uzbek negotiators agreed on a $100 per thousand cubic meter rate for Uzbek natural gas for 2007, nearly doubling the current price. In response, the Kyrgyz government announced a 44% hike in natural gas rates for consumers to absorb the price increase. In a related deal [...]
2006-12-21 07:12:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL KG
06BISHKEK1795PROGRESS FOR KYRGYZ HAJJ PILGRIMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The first planeload of Kyrgyz pilgrims has taken off for Mecca, but the mismanagement of the last Hajj is still fresh in the minds of the Muslim community throughout Kyrgyzstan, with some calling for the Chief Mufti and state officials to resign. Following the January 2006 Ha [...]
2006-12-21 11:07:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF KISL PHUM SOCI KG
06BISHKEK1807NEW -- YES, YET ANOTHER -- KYRGYZ CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) Summary: The surprise resignation of the Kyrgyz government December 19 has provoked a constitutional impasse, and President Bakiyev is apparently attempting to use the crisis to regain powers that he lost under the new constitution adopted November 9. Parliament is considering a draft of [...]
2006-12-22 12:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK1812KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT FAILS TO ADOPT NEW CONSTITUTION;
[...] (U) The Kyrgyz Parliament narrowly failed to pass a proposed new constitution in a secret ballot on December 25. The draft received 46 votes; it needed 50 to pass. Prominent opposition MPs Omurbek Tekebayev and Azimbek Beknazarov refused to vote. Supporters of the measure said they would con [...]
2006-12-26 10:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK1826KYRGYZ MANEUVERING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
[...] (SBU) The political maneuvering continues in Bishkek following the parliament's narrow failure to adopt a new constitution December 25 (reftel). While pro-presidential MPs vowed to put forward new amendments to the constitution, some members of the opposition For Reforms movement threatened r [...]
2006-12-28 13:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
06BISHKEK385KYRGYZ JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE (OR THE LACK THEREOF)
[...] (SBU) Summary: The issue of judicial independence in the Kyrgyz Republic continues to be problematic, with the judiciary little more than a tool of the executive branch. Even with the ouster of President Akayev in March 2005 and the guarded optimism that judicial reforms might follow, little [...]
2006-03-23 05:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS PGOV KMDR KG
06BISHKEK419KYRGYZ MOB FIGURE MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced that it had approved the candidate registration of notorious mob figure Ryspek Akmatbayev, who is seeking to run for parliament. The CEC decision clears the way for Akmatbayev to run for the seat left vacant when hi [...]
2006-03-27 10:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK435BUSINESS AS USUAL - KYRGYZ PRIVATE SECTOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although corruption seemed to subside immediately after the March, 2005 overthrow of the Akayev government, local and foreign businesspeople now complain that government corruption is the same as under Akayev, or in some cases worse. Many blame below subsistence-level governmen [...]
2006-03-30 11:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKCOR PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ECON KG
06BISHKEK436CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION REVOKES REGISTRATION
[...] (SBU) On March 30, the Central Election Commission voted 10-0 to revoke the candidate registration of notorious mob boss Ryspek Akmatbayev. Akmatbayev is running for parliament from the Issykul Oblast city of Balikchy. The CEC decision comes only nine days after its March 21 decision to appr [...]
2006-03-30 11:44:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KCOR PREL KDEM KG
06BISHKEK457BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) Ambassador Boucher, thank you for your willingness to come to Bishkek. Your visit comes as Kyrgyzstan still struggles to make sense of last year's Tulip Revolution. Although the government declared March 24 a national holiday ) "People's Revolution Day" ) and staged a Soviet-style milita [...]
2006-04-05 12:33:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KCOR KCRM EINV KG
06BISHKEK460AMBASSADOR'S TRIP, STATEMENT TOUCH A RAW NERVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 6 meeting with Ambassador Yovanovitch, a clearly uncomfortable Deputy Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbaev said that Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov had asked him to express concern over the "deep resonance" left by the Ambassador's recent trip to southern Kyrgyzstan. [...]
2006-04-06 14:05:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG
06BISHKEK496COUP OR DEMONSTRATION? OPPOSITION MAKING BIG
[...] (C) On April 12, President of the local NGO Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society Edil Baisalov detailed to PolOff plans for a major demonstration in Bishkek on April 29. According to Baisalov, at an April 12 meeting of the demonstration's main organizers, opposition parliamentarians re [...]
2006-04-14 02:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KG
06BISHKEK502VISIT OF SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER TO BISHKEK
[...] (C) During a series of meetings on April 11, SCA Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher urged the Kyrgyz Government to move forward on constitutional reform and said that the U.S. is eager to begin the next round of negotiations on Manas Coalition Airbase. He also expressed concern over the Apr [...]
2006-04-17 08:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KCOR EAID ECON KG
06BISHKEK503CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION REFUSING TO CERTIFY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 10, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Tuigunaly Abdraimov announced that the CEC would not certify organized crime kingpin Ryspek Akmatbayev as the winner of the April 9 parliamentary by-election pending the outcome of Akmatbayev's impending re-trial for three [...]
2006-04-17 10:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCRM KCOR KG
06BISHKEK504GOVERNMENT STICKING TO PARTY LINE ON BAISALOV
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings with Ambassador Yovanovitch to discuss the April 12 attack on civil society leader Edil Baisalov, government officials largely stuck to the party line, calling the assault "an unfortunate incident" [...]
2006-04-17 10:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KCOR KG
06BISHKEK532MFA PUBLICLY LASHES OUT AT AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On April 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a sharply worded statement, rebuking Ambassador Yovanovitch for comments she made in support of Kyrgyzstan's participation in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative during an April 15 interview w [...]
2006-04-19 12:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG
06BISHKEK625TOUGH TALK AMID HOPES FOR LAST MINUTE COMPROMISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tensions seemed to ease somewhat one day before the large opposition demonstration planned for April 29 in Central Bishkek. Chief organizer Almaz Atambayev told PolOff on April 28 that he hoped for 20,000 people at the demonstration, but most Embassy contacts believe 4000-6000 a [...]
2006-04-28 12:22:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KG
06BISHKEK642UNHCR PREPARED TO RESETTLE FINAL FOUR UZBEK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 18, UNHCR Bishkek Chief Carlos Zaccagnini told PolOff that France had agreed to accept the accused drug dealer who is one of four Uzbek refugees remaining in Kyrgyzstan. Zaccagnini said the decision to accept this refugee means that all four of the Uzbek refugees that h [...]
2006-05-02 11:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PHUM UZ KG
06BISHKEK648BAKIYEV REJECTS MINISTERS' OFFER TO RESIGN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 2, sixteen ministers submitted their resignations to President Bakiyev, which Bakiyev refused to accept. The offers to resign came after the Parliament on April 28 passed non-binding no-confidence votes against thirteen ministers (Parliament approved of the work of only t [...]
2006-05-03 12:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KG
06BISHKEK674MAJOR GOVERNMENT SHAKEUP: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10, the government announced a major personnel shakeup. As part of the reshuffling, National Security Service (SNB) Chairman Tashtemir Aitbayev as well as the Minister of Agriculture were dismissed, and State Secretary Dastan Sarygulov resigned. Both Vice Prime SIPDIS [...]
2006-05-10 14:12:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR KG
06BISHKEK701CRIME FIGURE WITH SUSPECTED TIES TO GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to press reports and the Interior Ministry (MVD),notorious mob figure and parliamentary candidate Ryspek Akmatbayev (reftels a and b) was killed by unknown persons on May 10 approximately 12 kilometers outside of Bishkek. According to the MVD, Akmatbayev was shot 28 [...]
2006-05-11 12:01:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KCRM ASEC KG
06BISHKEK766LITTLE TENSION IN RUN-UP TO MAY 27 OPPOSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Four days before the large opposition demonstration planned for May 27 in central Bishkek, tensions are noticeably lower than in the run-up to the April 29 opposition protest (reftel). Opposition leaders have in recent days backed away from an earlier vow to call for President [...]
2006-05-23 12:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PREL ASEC KG
06BISHKEK778BISHKEK PROPOSAL - 2006 AMBASSADORS' FUND FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post is pleased to propose PRM support through the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for UNHCR efforts to mark World Refugee Day on June 20, particularly two cultural programs as well as an information campaign designed to highlight the rights of refugees and focus attention on th [...]
2006-05-26 09:41:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF KG
06BISHKEK779ALL SIDES PREDICTING A PEACEFUL MAY 27
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One day before the May 27 opposition demonstration in central Bishkek (reftel),both government and opposition contacts continue to predict a violence-free demonstration. One protest organizer told the Embassy on May 26 that the opposition is expecting 30,000 demonstrators to [...]
2006-05-26 10:11:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PREL ASEC KG
06BISHKEK796LARGE OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATION ENDS PEACEFULLY ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to Embassy observer estimates, between 12,000 and 20,000 opposition protesters demonstrated peacefully on Bishkek's main square on May 27 for approximately 3 hours. Official Kyrgyz estimates put the size of the crowd at 15,000-20,000, while protest organizers told the [...]
2006-05-30 11:26:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PREL ASEC KG
06BISHKEK867SUPREME COURT DENIES ASYLUM TO FINAL UZBEK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 13, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of a lower court to deny refugee status to the last of the remaining four Uzbek refugees who have been in detention since summer 2005. The court decision brings to an end the asylum seekers' lengthy legal battle to remain in Kyr [...]
2006-06-13 09:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PHUM UZ RU KG
06BRUSSELS1128CENTRAL ASIA: LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ADD SUBSTANCE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are both trying to add "more substance" to their respective relationships with the EU by broaching the idea of extending the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) to their countries. Kyrgyzstan plans to propose a draft Action Plan, similar to those the EU n [...]
2006-04-03 09:55:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZK EAID ENRG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS731EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA,
[...] (C) Summary: In U.S.-EU COEST Troika consultations on Caucasus and Central Asia on February 23, EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed with EU officials how to change the dynamic of discussions on South Ossetia. Echoing an EU Presidency statement on February 21, EU representatives agreed that the inte [...]
2006-03-06 08:00:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG AM AJ TX KZ TI KG USEU BRUSSELS
06DUSHANBE1436RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT
[...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]
2006-07-27 17:17:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1439REFLECTIONS ON THREE YEARS IN TAJIKISTAN
[...] (C) Three years ago, before I arrived in Dushanbe, I noticed wryly that nearly every reporting cable from the Post seemed to include the descriptive phrase, "Tajikistan, destroyed by civil war~." Greatly harmed and set back? Yes. Destroyed? No. Especially not the spirit of the nation and p [...]
2006-07-28 08:16:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID AMGT KPAO KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE1440RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT
[...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]
2006-07-28 09:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE2019DUSHANBE ELECTRICITY CONFERENCE PRODUCES MEMORANDUM OF
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan moved three steps closer to establishing a regional transmission system and electricity market at the Second Central and South Asia regional electricity market conference. During the October 26-28 conference in Dushanbe, [...]
2006-11-03 07:07:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALECIN PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF KG PK
06DUSHANBE576CORRUPTION, TAJIK STYLE: "WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE AIR
[...] (SBU) During EmbOff's March visit to southwestern agrarian Farkhar district, Mahmadali Hakimov, head of "Zamin," a successful conglomerate with businesses in farming, textiles, construction, banking, and hotels, philosophized about the high price of doing business in Tajikistan. "We pay for e [...]
2006-03-30 12:27:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI TI
06KABUL5508EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable -
[...] (SBU) During this reporting period, EXBS Advisor worked with international donors and the Afghan Engineering District (AED) to de-conflict, provide input, and review status of the Border Crossing Points (BCPs) infrastructure projects. A timeline of infrastructure projects has been provided by t [...]
2006-11-15 11:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF
06KIEV477UKRAINE: MFA OFFICIAL ON OSCE REFORM, PROJECT
[...] (C) Summary: MFA OSCE Department Counselor Volodymyr Tolkach expressed to us January 18 the Ukrainian government's support for OSCE reform. OSCE reform should include some provision that ensures a single country cannot block an OSCE decision. At the same time, Tolkach argued, there should be [...]
2006-02-03 15:18:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE
06KYIV457612/15 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ukrainian Rada (parliament) this week adopted another WTO-related law, on scrap metal and steel, bringing the total number of adopted laws to 19 out of the 21 considered necessary for accession. Local media, however, fueled by some GOU officials, are erroneously reporting th [...]
2006-12-15 12:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV464812/22 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukrainian WTO negotiators held consultations with Working Party members in Geneva on December 18. The GOU is anxious for feedback on its recently passed legislation, although anticipates having to make some additional legislative fixes to ensure WTO conformity. A law on biotec [...]
2006-12-22 11:00:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06LONDON7623(C) CENTRAL ASIA: SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met in London October 23 with officials of the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID),to exchange views on policy and programs in Central Asia. Key policy points: - Both countries seek to bol [...]
2006-10-26 16:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON EAID ZK KZ KG TI TX UZ
06MADRID1459SPAIN PRESSES KYRGYZSTAN ON MANAS AIRFIELD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 16:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL SP AF KG
06MINSK763EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 21, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. --------- Elections --------- 2. United Opposition Forces Preparing for Early Local Elections On July 18, Belarusian Popular Front Deputy Chairman Viktor Ivashkevich announced that, despite the government's tentati [...]
2006-07-21 13:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MOSCOW1043UZBEKS REFUSED ASYLUM IN RUSSIA
[...] (C) The Russian Federal Migration Service has refused to grant asylum to 13 Uzbeks whom the Government of Uzbekistan wants extradited for alleged connections to the uprising in Andijon last May. The group's lawyer, at the urging of UNHCR, has appealed that decision to Russian courts and will [...]
2006-02-02 14:10:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL RS
06MOSCOW12139GOR DOWNPLAYS PROSPECT OF VIOLENCE IN BISHKEK
[...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, Maksim Peshkov, Director, First CIS Department (Central Asia),attributed Kyrgyzstan's current turmoil to the failure of the Bakiyev-Kulov "tandem" to achieve political and economic stability. He said that Bakiyev, representing the South, and Kulov, the North, co [...]
2006-10-31 14:22:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG RS
06MOSCOW12371MOSCOW'S REACTION TO BISHKEK VIOLENCE: "ANOTHER
[...] (C) The GOR has reacted cautiously to events in Bishkek. After the news of the November 7 violence reached Moscow, DFM Denisov told the Ambassador that the GOR was keeping a close watch on the situation and urging calm. Director of the MFA's First CIS Department (Central Asia) Maksim Peshkov t [...]
2006-11-08 16:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG RS
06MOSCOW9415DFM KARASIN ON UPCOMING RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS
[...] (C) Summary: After DFM Karasin briefed Friends of Georgia Chiefs of Mission August 28 (Septel),he met with Ambassador Burns bilaterally. They discussed upcoming travel and visits. Karasin favors an end October-early November date for his own meetings in Washington. Karasin briefed on Russ [...]
2006-08-28 14:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MD UP BO RS
06OSLO665NORWAY WILL HELP URGE KYRGYZ ON MANAS AIRFIELD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 12:27:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL AF NO
06SEOUL4285SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S CONSULTATIONS ON CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (C) Visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum on December 11 inaugurated a U.S.-Korea consultation on Central Asia. Feigenbaum reviewed with ROKG officials U.S. objectives in the region, including enlisting less traditional partners, such as Korea, to help promote economic libe [...]
2006-12-15 09:23:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD KS UZ KZ
06SKOPJE500MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON MANAS AIRFIELD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 13:11:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALKG MARR MOPS PREL AF MK
06TASHKENT693UNHCR OFFICE MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOU has still not responded to UNDP's proposal to assume some of UNHCR's responsibilities after its closure. UNHCR headquarters has told its office to begin closing down on April 11 if the GOU has still not responded by then. UNHCR's Protection Officer told Poloff that the GO [...]
2006-04-07 14:04:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UZ
06TASHKENT728UNHCR OFFICE CLOSES; UNDP ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 12:55:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT800UNDP ESTABLISHES REFUGEE SUPPORT UNIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 03:10:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT902(S) MAFIA BOSS FIXES GOU TENDERS AND JOBS \
[...] (S) Summary: A well connected Embassy contact described a \ mafia chieftain's role in helping businessmen to secure GOU \ tenders and job applicants to "buy" government jobs. Crime \ boss Salim Abduvaliyev puts bidders for tenders in touch with \ an Iranian businessman holding British citizenship [...]
2006-05-05 12:59:00Embassy TashkentSECRETKCRM PGOV ECON PREL PINR UZ
06THEHAGUE1186NETHERLANDS/KYRGYZSTAN: RESPONSE ON MANAS AIRFIELD
[...] (C) The GONL supports USG access to Manas airbase, and in principle, might be willing to approach the Government of Kyrgyzstan to express support for continued U.S. access. MFA Senior Advisor for Central Asia Tanja Roling told Polmiloff May 24 that the Dutch MOD has acknowledged it would be " [...]
2006-05-24 16:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL AF KG NL
06TOKYO7164U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART TWO,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan Feigenbaum and a team of State and USAID officials continued their full-day U.S.-Japan consultations on Central Asia with interagency meetings on foreign assistance and project finance. MOFA International Coop [...]
2006-12-28 01:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH RU ZK JA
07ANKARA142TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, December 2006
[...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on December 28. Internal developments affecting Turkey's national security and the PKK terrorist organization topped the agenda. Recent developments in Iraq and the Iraq Study Group's report were discussed and Turkey's relat [...]
2007-01-24 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL AJ KG GR YI TS PK IS TU
07ASHGABAT1015TURKMENISTAN: WORLD BANK CAUTIOUSLY LOOKING AT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The World Bank's Bishkek-based Country Manager for Turkmenistan, Roger Robinson, told the Charge September 24 that he was in Ashgabat to look for ways the World Bank can re-engage with the Government of Turkmenistan. In re [...]
2007-09-24 11:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EFIN IBRD TX
07ASHGABAT1050TURKMENISTAN FOREIGN MINISTER: GIVE US MORE TIME
[...] (S) Charge met with Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov September 28 for a read-out of President Berdimuhamedov's September 23-27 visit to New York (septel). At the end of the meeting, Charge asked Meredov to dismiss his notetaker, as is normal practice for this issue, and raised the U.S. strong [...]
2007-10-01 05:58:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC TX
07ASHGABAT1068TURKMENISTAN'S MARY PROVINCE: FARMERS PRO PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Farmers in Mary expressed their disgruntlement with the government cotton-growing and state-controlled purchasing system, and argued that farming private land would make farmers more prosperous, during a recent post visit to the province. Turkish factories appear to be provid [...]
2007-10-03 12:10:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCISZX KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1149TURKMENISTAN'S EVOLVING FACE OF NEUTRALITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Eight months into his term in office, Berdimuhamedov's diplomatic activity and public statements this year have begun to reveal a redesigned version of Turkmenistan's longstanding policy of "permanent neutrality" that may well assure the country's security and independence, whil [...]
2007-10-24 10:58:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TX
07ASHGABAT177PRE-ELECTIONS MEETINGS IN TURKMENABAT: THE SAME, YET
[...] (SBU) On January 23, Charge d'Affaires a.i. Jennifer Brush, ConOff, and PolEcon LES visited Turkmenabat, the capital of Lebap Welayat (Province),to observe activity in the lead-up to Turkmenistan's first multi-candidate presidential elections. During her courtesy call with local officials, t [...]
2007-02-09 13:25:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON
07ASHGABAT563FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MEREDOV TELLS
[...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov told DAS Romanowski his government wanted to energize its relationship with the United States. While he refrained from making any commitments, and instead referred DAS Romanowski to the Ministry of Education, he listened attentively to he [...]
2007-06-06 11:16:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TX US
07ASHGABAT600TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMMEDOV REACHES OUT TO
[...] (C) Since his February 11 inauguration, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov has engaged in an unprecedented level of international engagement, a significant departure from the practices of his xenophobe predecessor. Since his May 11-12 meetings with Russia's President Vladimi [...]
2007-06-18 11:00:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT717 JUNE EDUCATION FAIRS DRAW THE BRAVE AND MOTIVATED --
[...] (SBU) Throughout June post co-sponsored a series of successful education fairs in Ashgabat and with each region's American Corners. The fairs, organized principally by implementing partner, American Councils (ACCELS),were successful despite almost no support, but also with no interference, f [...]
2007-07-20 08:53:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT895AHMEDINEJAD'S VISIT TO ASHGABAT YIELDS MOSTLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following on the heels of President Berdimuhamedov's official visit to Tehran two months ago, Iranian President Ahmadinejad made an official visit to Ashgabat August 14-15 on his way to the Shanghai Organization Summit in Bishkek. Although Iranian ministers arriving in Turkmen [...]
2007-08-28 13:30:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG EPET ETRD IR TX
07ASHGABAT896TURKMENISTAN DOES NOT SEEK SCO MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) During an August 28 meeting with Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov (other issues septels),Charge asked if Turkmenistan seeks to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),noting President Berdimuhamedov had attended the August 16 SCO Summit in Bishkek -- a first for Turkmenistan. [...]
2007-08-29 08:19:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS CH ZK TX
07ASHGABAT971TURKMENISTAN: LIFE AIN'T EASY IN TURKMENBASHY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a September 11 visit to the Caspian Sea port city, Turkmenbashy, Charge met at a cafe with three FLEX and one IVLP alumni. Although one of the oldest cities in Turkmenistan, founded in the mid-19th century during th [...]
2007-09-14 11:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SOCI TX
07ASTANA1262 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (APRIL
[...] TDY EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins departed post on April 26. The Embassy welcomed TDY EXBS Advisor Kevin Cummings assigned to post from April 24 to May 24, as the second in a series of temporary advisors who will manage the office until the next TDY EXBS Advisor arrives. On May 2, it was announced [...]
2007-05-11 06:03:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA1544KAZAKHSTAN PREPARING FOR GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] (U) Summary: On May 25, SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ambassador Ronald Neumann briefed key government and business officials on the current situation in Afghanistan with the aim of encouraging greater Kazakhstani involvement in reconstruction and stabilization efforts. The K [...]
2007-06-06 05:09:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF KZ
07ASTANA1709KAZAKHSTAN: SCO HAS NO PLANS TO USE THE BISHKEK
[...] (S) On June 15, Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to Yerlan Shamishev, Chief of the SCO Security Section in the Asian Cooperation Department of the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shamishev assured Poloff that as of the present time, the SC [...]
2007-06-20 00:14:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KZ
07ASTANA1910 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] TDY EXBS Jim Kelly departed post on June 21. 2. Small Boat Operations Course in Aktau, July 9-20. The EXBS office has received a cable requesting our cooperation and assistance in preparing for an advance Safe Boat Operations Course for Kazakhstan Maritime Border Guards in Aktau, Kazakh [...]
2007-07-16 00:18:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA2101 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] TDY EXBS Jim Kelly departed post on June 21. 2. Small Boat Operations Course in Aktau, July 9-20. The EXBS office has received a cable requesting our cooperation and assistance in preparing for an advance Safe Boat Operations Course for Kazakhstan Maritime Border Guards in Aktau, Kazakh [...]
2007-08-03 08:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA2414 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (AUGUST
[...] On August 14 we received a letter from the Border Guard office in Uralsk Region to change the installation location of two of the four shelters scheduled for delivery in August-September time period. After numerous discussions with Border Guard as to Border Guard Headquarters concurrence with t [...]
2007-09-07 05:44:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA3186EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Permanent EXBS Advisor Robert Colbert arrived at post on October 4, 2007. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS CONDUCTED Â [...]
2007-11-26 05:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA333 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Aktau Safe-Boat meeting. EXBS, INL, and OMC will meet with the Kazakhstani Border Guard leadership in Aktau February 4-7. The meeting is to establish a clear way-forward on a number of ongoing issues associated with the Spring 2006 EXBS donation of the three Safe-Boats. Topics include mainte [...]
2007-02-07 08:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA3351EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (NOVEMBER
[...] A site assessment of the Kurmangazy vehicle and pedestrian border crossing with Russia was conducted on November 1, 2007. This border site, which is located on the right bank of the Kigash River in the Kurmangazinsk District of Atyrau Providence, consists of a newly constructed vehicle and ped [...]
2007-12-21 02:25:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA653 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS Advisor Mike Seguin departs post on March 15, due to receipt of military orders to Active Duty. Embassy welcomes on board TDY EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins assigned to post from March 7 to April 26, 2007, as the first of a series of temporary advisors who will manage the office until a [...]
2007-03-14 00:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA892 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MARCH
[...] EXBS Advisor Mike Seguin departed post on March 15, due to receipt of military orders to Active Duty. TDY EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins arrived at post on March 7, 2007 and will depart on April 26, 2007. 2. Industry-Government Relations Forum II. The EXBS office has received a cable requ [...]
2007-04-09 07:18:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA94 EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Kazakhstan's Customs Control Committee Chairman Askar Shakirov's proposed visit and draft itinerary to the United States under the Volunteer Visitor Program (VVP) has been approved in concept by DOS Public Affairs. Jeff Hartshorn suggested exploring the possibility of changing the visit from t [...]
2007-01-11 08:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07BEIJING1895BISHKEK IN AUGUST: SHANGHAI COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 04:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KG ZK RU CH
07BEIJING3060SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION SUMMIT
[...] (C) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretariat political staff member Li Yan confirmed to poloff May 8 that invitations for the August 15-16, 2007 summit meeting of SCO heads of state in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan have not yet been issued. Separately, Chinese Foreign Ministry Deputy Director [...]
2007-05-08 09:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF ZK KG CH
07BEIJING3274OBSERVERS MAY BE INVITED TO SHANGHAI COOPERATION
[...] (C) Observers from the defense attache corps in Moscow, including from the United States, will probably be invited to observe this summer's "Peace Mission 2007" military exercise conducted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Russia, MFA Director General for Eurasia Chen Guoping to [...]
2007-05-16 07:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL RU ZK CH
07BEIJING4357JUNE 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES,
[...] Key points at the June 28 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA noticed reports of DPRK missile launches yesterday and the Chinese and Japanese Foreign Ministers discussed the Korean nuclear issue over the phone this morning. -- China is actively engaged in Iraq reconstruction and efforts [...]
2007-06-28 09:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KS KN JA IZ VT SP CH
07BEIJING5186MFA PROVIDES "TRANSPARENCY" ON SCO SUMMIT AND
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Officials called in the DCM to tell him the SCO Summit will cover economic development, counterterrorism (CT) and regional stability, with joint military exercises in Urumqi, China and Chelyabinsk, Russia to follow. The SCO heads of state, along with the Presidents of Afghani [...]
2007-08-08 10:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR ZK XD CH
07BEIJING5496CHINA TERMS SCO SUMMIT "GREAT SUCCESS"
[...] (C) MFA Department of West Asian and North African Affairs Director General Song Aiguo told the DCM on August 18 that the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek laid the basis for future expansion. The SCO members (Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and [...]
2007-08-20 08:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR CH RS ZK IR
07BEIJING5497PRC PRESIDENT TELLS IRANIAN COUNTERPART TO WORK
[...] (C) Chinese President Hu Jintao told Iranian President Ahmadinejad that Iran should "answer all the concerns of the international community" over its nuclear program. According to MFA Department of West Asian and North African Affairs Director General Song Aiguo, President Hu, in an August 15 [...]
2007-08-20 08:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC PARM IR CH ZK
07BEIJING5608AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM YANG ON IRAN, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Pressed to work more effectively with the United States on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions and destabilizing behavior, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told the Ambassador that China shares U.S. goals vis- a-vis Iran and has pressed Iran to "take stock of the current situation" and "adopt fle [...]
2007-08-27 09:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP ETRD MARR MNUC CH TW IR KN
07BEIJING5776CHINESE CENTAL ASIA WATCHERS UPBEAT ON RESULTS OF
[...] (C) Summary: Three Chinese observers of Central Asian affairs lauded the mid-August Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, citing counter-terrorism cooperation, military exercises, trade and energy. The scholars told us China is increasingly looking to its SCO partners for resources [...]
2007-09-04 08:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS
07BEIJING5898XINJIANG POLICE: ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM THREATENS
[...] (C) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) visited Urumqi, Kashi and China's border with Kyrgyzstan during an August 29-31 trip to the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Public Security Bureau officials simultaneously touted the success of anti-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang w [...]
2007-09-09 22:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER OREP SNAR PREL PRGOV TI PK KG AF CH
07BEIJING6253CHINA/SCO ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - FEWER SPEECHES,
[...] (SBU) A September 2007 forum on economic cooperation among members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) had far fewer and lower ranking speakers than the previous year. The SCO Secretary General highlighted China's leading role in deepening friendship, cooperation and mutual economi [...]
2007-09-24 03:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN ETRD PREL PTER CH ZK
07BEIJING6403SCO SECRETARIAT, PRC SCHOLARS DISAGREE ON SCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Asian staff at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) secretariat and Chinese scholars offered clashing views on the SCO's mission, reflecting differences between China and other member states. Umad Azizov, an Uzbek at the SCO Secretariat, stressed the SCO's role in [...]
2007-09-28 14:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS
07BEIJING6938PRC-ISRAEL: FM LIVNI PRESSES BEIJING TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Israeli Embassy readout, visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni stressed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that efforts to achieve international consensus on the way forward with Iran have weakened existing sanctions against the [...]
2007-11-01 09:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR IS
07BERLIN244JANUARY 23 MEETING OF G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) met January 23 in Berlin under the German Presidency. The Chair informed partners that the next meeting, February 27-28, would focus on the mid-term review of the 10-year Global Partnership (GP) program, with the International Atom [...]
2007-02-07 10:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BISHKEK100KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REFLECT ON PARTIES,
[...] (C) Summary: During conversations with the Ambassador and visiting Central Asian Affairs Office Director Pamela Spratlen, Kyrgyz government officials defended the December 30 version of the constitution that restored numerous powers to the president. Presidential advisors stressed the need f [...]
2007-02-01 06:01:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1001KYRGYZ SEEK AUGUST MEETING ON BASE ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Security Council Secretary Tokon Mamytov called in Ambassador August 8 to discuss issues related to the Manas Air Base. Ambassador delivered a copy of Ref A diplomatic note proposing to convene a meeting, with the participation of a Defense Department official, in early S [...]
2007-08-08 13:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1015KYRGYZ STAND READY FOR SCO SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following months of intense preparation, Kyrgyz officials claim they are ready for the 7th annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on August 16. The Kyrgyz Government has worked feverishly to ensure all logistical and functional aspects of the summit -- from paving roa [...]
2007-08-10 08:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK102SADYRKULOV: ROSY OUTLOOK FOR KYRGYZSTAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: During a lengthy conversation with Ambassador, First Deputy Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov predicted his own influence would increase and that Kyrgyzstan would push forward on reforms and improved relations with the west. Ambassador emphasized the importance of resolving the legal iss [...]
2007-02-02 02:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KG
07BISHKEK104AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 04:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK1048SCO SUMMIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC, SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek August 16 emphasized security and economic cooperation. The formal session produced no surprises, the set speeches were unexceptional, and the summit was mostly free from the anti-American rhetoric of p [...]
2007-08-17 10:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1068AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-24 06:53:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK1070AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 04:17:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK1081KYRGYZ RECEIVE US CANDIDACY FOR ICRC STANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 07:50:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC KG
07BISHKEK1082KYRGYZ RECEIVE US CANDIDACY FOR ICAO COUNCIL POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 07:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR AORC ICAO KG
07BISHKEK1083KYRGYZ RECEIVE IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 07:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG KG
07BISHKEK1084KYRGYZ RECEIVE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 07:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA KG
07BISHKEK1087RISING BREAD PRICES SPUR KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT ACTION
[...] (C) Summary: Amidst a 20-40% increase in bread prices due in part to a three-fold increase in the price of imported Kazakh wheat, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Atambayev and other senior officials have criticized bakers for raising bread prices. However, PM Atambeyev's government has moved beyond p [...]
2007-08-29 14:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1092BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON AUGUST 27 SCHOOL
[...] (C) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 27 August 2007 to discuss whether security conditions at post warrant continued use of USG assets to transport post dependent children to school. Present were the DCM, RSO, DAO, CON, MGT, PAS, [...]
2007-08-30 09:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
07BISHKEK1101AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 09:38:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK113EMBASSY BISHKEK BFIF PROPOSALS
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Bishkek hereby submits two proposals for the use of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) resources in 2007. Details of the two proposals are outlined below. 2. The first proposal is entitled "Outreach to Kyrgyz Businessmen." Justification: Embassy [...]
2007-02-02 08:57:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD KG
07BISHKEK1136PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE: EMBASSY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Embassy has actively supported Kyrgyzstan's burgeoning democracy, and has taken great strides to promote human rights and civil liberties through direct, public engagement with government officials and civil society, NGOs, and religious groups. U.S.-funded projects have also [...]
2007-09-12 13:27:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1137KYRGYZ INSIDERS PROMISE "BIG EVENTS" THIS FALL:
[...] (C) Summary: After a relatively quiet summer, with attention focused on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek and vacations at Lake Issyk Kul, presidential insiders are predicting "big events" for the fall. Constitutional reform, and the question whether to adopt the amendm [...]
2007-09-13 12:19:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1148KYRGYZ RECEIVE OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION POINTS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered revised reftel points September 14 to Nuran Niyazaliyev, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International Organizations and Security Affairs. Niyazaliyev listened with interest, but noted that the Kyrgyz government might not send a delegation to the Warsaw Human [...]
2007-09-14 11:52:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ECON OSCE KG
07BISHKEK1154Media Reaction: the Sixth Anniversary of the September 11
[...] (SBU) Summary: The sixth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy garnered substantial coverage in the local media. Much of the coverage repeated or supported conspiracy theories printed in Russian media, which is widely-read in Kyrgyzstan. Most of the coverage was critical of U.S. policy po [...]
2007-09-17 10:06:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
07BISHKEK1155"MAXIMIZING" BUSINESS IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: A prominent ex-pat businessman, Giorgio Fiacconi, has reportedly been forced to sell his Kyrgyz Credit Bank (KCB) to a close business associate of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's son, Maxim. The associate, Latvian businessman Valery Belokon, has also acquired the failed "I [...]
2007-09-18 09:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV KCOR ECON EINV PINR KG
07BISHKEK1158KYRGYZ MP BAIBOLOV DETAILS CONFUSION, ANXIETY
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador September 18, opposition MP Kubatbek Baibolov detailed the confusion and anxiety in parliament following the Constitutional Court's September 14 decision to invalidate the November and December 2006 constitutions (reftel). Baibolov predicted furt [...]
2007-09-18 12:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK11682007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
[...] (U) On September 17, poloff delivered the 2007 International Religious Freedom report for the Kyrgyz Republic to Erkin Atabekov, human rights officer in the International Organizations and Security Department of the MFA. Poloff also informed Atabekov that a Russian translation of the report w [...]
2007-09-19 10:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1170KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SETS REFERENDUM ON NEW
[...] (C) Summary: In a nationwide address September 19, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced a national referendum for October 21 on two questions: a new version of the constitution, and a new election code. Bakiyev said that under his constitutional draft, the parliament would be electe [...]
2007-09-19 12:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1173KYRGYZ FEEL INFLATIONARY AND FINANCIAL PRESSURES
[...] (SBU) Summary: With "official" monthly food price inflation of 2.3%, hoarding and rapid price inflation are affecting an increasing array of foodstuffs in Kyrgyz markets. Meanwhile, the Kyrgyz Central Bank has pumped the equivalent of over $150 million into the local currency market to curb [...]
2007-09-21 12:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1178U.S. BUSINESS SEMINAR DRAWS KYRGYZ ENTREPRENEURS
[...] (U) Summary: The Embassy-hosted "Doing Business with the USA" seminar attracted approximately 220 people for a discussion on developing business relations with U.S. firms and ways to compete for U.S. government contracts at Manas air base and in Afghanistan. More than 90% of the companies we [...]
2007-09-25 04:57:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1183FY07 BFIF REPORTING FROM EMBASSY BISHKEK
[...] Per reftel A request, Embassy Bishkek hereby submits the following report regarding the use of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) resources in 2007 in the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. The total amount of BFIF support provided for use by Embassy Bishkek was $3,100.00. The total amount spe [...]
2007-09-25 12:47:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EINV AFIN ADPM KG
07BISHKEK1184EARLY KYRGYZ REACTIONS TO NEW CONSTITUTION DRAFT
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan will hold a national referendum October 21 on a "new edition" of the constitution. The draft text, which was released to the public September 20, calls for parliament to be elected entirely by party lists and appears to strengthen presidential control over the parliam [...]
2007-09-25 12:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1187KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER KARABAYEV'S TRIP TO THE
[...] (C) Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev will travel to Washington and New York between September 26 and October 3. This is his first trip to the United States since becoming foreign minister in February 2007, and the first high-level visit since President Bakiyev and former Foreign Minister [...]
2007-09-26 12:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK120KYRGYZ REPLY TO MERCURY MINING QUERY
[...] In response to an Embassy inquiry into official Kyrgyz attitudes to controls on mercury production, the Kyrgyz MFA responded via Diplomatic Note 011-14/79 dated January 25, 2007 with answers to five questions derived from reftel. The translated questions and answers are repeated below: A) [...]
2007-02-05 12:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN SENV KG
07BISHKEK1200NEGLECT, POLITICAL ISOLATION AND HOPE IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to the eastern Kyrgyz cities of Naryn and Balykchy September 19-21, met with government officials, civil society activists, NGO representatives and educators, and found infrastructural neglect, political isolation, and high unemployment, but hope for the future. [...]
2007-09-28 10:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1201KYRGYZSTAN: NEXT STEPS ON MANAS AIR BASE ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kyrgyz have repeatedly requested a U.S. response to their June diplomatic note, which requested changes to the protocol covering payment for access to the base, as well as information on the disposition of the case regarding the December 2006 shooting incident. We underst [...]
2007-09-28 10:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK124KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARIANS WARN OF NEGATIVE AIR BASE
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz parliamentarians have told us that the December 6 base shooting and other recent incidents have led to a decline in parliament's perceptions of the U.S. Manas air base, and continued negative public reaction to the shooting could have an impact on U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. T [...]
2007-02-06 11:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK125MANAGING KYRGYZ CRITICISM OF MANAS AIR BASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz domestic political turmoil in December and January over a new constitution and government has shifted public and political attention away from Manas Air Base. This welcome hiatus may prove temporary, however, once the new government is in place. Looking ahead, we see sev [...]
2007-02-06 11:59:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK126NEW KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE APPROVED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliament approved a new government structure February 6. The new structure, proposed by Prime Minister Azim Isabekov, comprises 14 ministries, 5 committees, and 12 state agencies, including a new Ministry of Industry, Energy and Fuel Resources. The new structure marks a slight [...]
2007-02-06 14:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1270VIEWS FROM SOUTH ON THE REFERENDUM AND POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary. On a two-day visit to the southern capitals of Jalalabad and Osh (other issues reported septel),the Ambassador met with the governors of both oblasts, NGOs, and political party representatives, who shared their views on the presidential decree announcing an October 21 national [...]
2007-10-10 07:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK128HCOC: ENCOURAGING KYRGYZSTAN TO SUBSCRIBE
[...] (SBU) In December 2006, the Kyrgyz MFA contacted post to inquire how to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). Post informed the ministry at that time that Kyrgyzstan could subscribe by sending a note verbale to the Government of Austria. 2. [...]
2007-02-07 08:05:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA KG
07BISHKEK1280Embassy Events Marking Ramadan and Orozo Ait
[...] (SBU) On September 25, the Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner for local religious leaders and members of the diplomatic corps and interfaith community. Over forty guests joined Embassy staff for this event. In her remarks, the Ambassador emphasized the positive spirit of cooperation between th [...]
2007-10-15 10:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO SCUL KG
07BISHKEK1285RISING PRICES AND TIGHTER BORDERS, BUT CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary. During a visit to the southern capitals of Jalalabad and Osh, the Ambassador presided over a U.S.-funded border checkpoint opening, met with students, civic leaders, political parties, and NGOs, honored local religious leaders with an Iftar dinner, and visited the largest hydropow [...]
2007-10-15 11:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1288 BISHKEK LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM chaired the Embassy's Law Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) meeting on September 19. In addition to reports from Bishkek-based officers, the meeting included presentations by the regional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officer and the regional FBI Legal Attache. The [...]
2007-10-17 02:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1296KYRGYZSTAN REFERENDUM IS "JUST POLITICS"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan will hold a nationwide referendum on a new constitution and new electoral code on October 21, despite a recommendation from the parliament that the vote be postponed. The proposed constitution closely resembles the recently annulled December 2006 constitution, but i [...]
2007-10-18 11:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1298EMBASSY BISHKEK'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its nomination for the 2008 Secretary's Woman of Courage Award. We nominate Ms. Cholpon Idinovna SIPDIS Djakupova, a well known fearless human rights activist and outspoken defender of the rights of refugees. Ms. Djakupova heads the NGO legal clinic 'Adilet' w [...]
2007-10-19 11:19:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PHUM PREL KG
07BISHKEK1304BAKIYEV DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT AFTER NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission announced that, based on preliminary results, 75% of eligible voters approved a new constitution and electoral code in the October 21 referendum. The CEC claimed that nationwide turnout was over 80%, but local observers disputed that fi [...]
2007-10-23 12:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1319BISHKEK EAC MEETING RE SECURITY PROCEDURES FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador Yovanovitch chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee on October 22, 2007, to discuss Security for the 232nd USMC Birthday Ball. Present were the DCM, RSO, DAO, CON, MGT, PAS, POL/ECON, POL/RA, RLA, SAO, INL, MED, CLO, Peace Corp, and Manas AB Commander. MSG Detachm [...]
2007-10-25 09:49:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
07BISHKEK1320ETHNIC UZBEK JOURNALIST SLAIN IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Outspoken ethnic Uzbek/Kyrgyz national journalist Alisher Saipov was shot and killed outside his office in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, early evening October 24. Saipov was editor-in-chief of the Uzbek-language newspaper, Siyosat (Politics),and he served as a stringer for Voice of America [...]
2007-10-25 11:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1328Kyrgyz Consular Update: US Contractors, Kazakhstan and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On October 10, Kyrgyz MFA Consular Affairs Director Beshymbiev told Con Chief there is legislation pending before the Kyrgyz and Kazakh parliaments that would allow bearers of valid Kyrgyz visas to enter Kazakhstan without obtaining a Kazakh visa. Beshymbiev a [...]
2007-10-29 11:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC KG KZ CVIS PGOV PREL
07BISHKEK1333DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WALKER CANDIDACY FOR UN
[...] (U) Embassy delivered reftel points in support of David Walker's candidacy for the United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee to the Kyrgyz MFA October 31. Embassy also requested the Ministry to instruct its UN delegation to support Mr. Walker. Any substantive response will be repor [...]
2007-10-31 11:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UN UNGA KG
07BISHKEK1334WELCOMING KYRGYZSTAN AS A PSI PARTICIPANT
[...] (U) Embassy delivered reftel non-paper welcoming Kyrgyzstan as a PSI participant to the Kyrgyz MFA on October 31. 2. (U) Embassy appreciates the Department's assistance in providing the Russian translation of the detailed non-paper. YOVANOVITCH [...]
2007-10-31 12:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KG
07BISHKEK1335LETTER TO AMBASSADOR FROM WIDOW OF KYRGYZ TRUCK
[...] (SBU) This cable forwards the text of the fifth letter to the Ambassador from Mrs. Ivanova, the widow of the Kyrgyz truck driver who was shot on December 6, 2006 by a U.S. airman at Manas Air Base. The letter includes a long litany of alleged unfulfilled commitments by the U.S. side to coope [...]
2007-10-31 13:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1337KYRGYZ INVESTIGATION INTO SAIPOV KILLING CONTINUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz law enforcement investigation continues into the October 24 killing of journalist Alisher Saipov. The two most popular theories place blame either on the Uzbek security services or on Islamic extremist organizations Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) or the Islamic Movement of Uzbek [...]
2007-11-01 11:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1339POOR KYRGYZ OBLAST HIT HARD BY GROWING INFLATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24 ) 26, Ambassador Yovanovitch visited Naryn Oblast. Everyone she met, from local government representatives in Naryn City to farmers in remote villages, reported that the economic situation in the oblast is dire. The region, already poor, has been especially hard [...]
2007-11-02 12:12:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1340UPCOMING KYRGYZ ELECTIONS AND THE RECENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's October 24 - 26th trip to Naryn Oblast provided an opportunity to measure the political pulse of ordinary Kyrgyz citizens, local politicians, opposition and pro-government parties, and NGO representatives in one of Kyrgyzstan's poorest provinces. Residents of Nary [...]
2007-11-02 12:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1342KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER 16
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan will hold parliamentary elections December 16. Under the new constitution, the parliament will consist of 90 seats elected on a proportional basis by party list. The new electoral code establishes thresholds of 5% of all eligible voters as well as 0.5% of voters in [...]
2007-11-02 13:02:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1354KYRGYZ REJECT PRESSURE ON UKRAINE WTO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Summary: A Kyrgyz MFA official asked visiting SCA Senior Advisor Robert Deutsch November 8 to relay Bishkek's readiness for "constructive" talks with Kyiv over Ukraine's WTO accession to Washington, but argued against continued "politicization" and "third party political pressure" with res [...]
2007-11-13 12:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PREL KTIA ECON KG
07BISHKEK1363FATF IRAN STATEMENT DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ
[...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel points and guidance on November 6 to Ulan Danikeev, First Deputy Chairman of the Financial Intelligence Service of the Kyrgyz Republic. Although Kyrgyzstan is not a member of FATF, Danikeev welcomed the information about the FATF statement. Danikeev said [...]
2007-11-15 08:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC ECON KG
07BISHKEK1366KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: A GUIDE TO THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan will hold early parliamentary elections on December 16. For the first time, election to parliament will be solely on a proportional basis by party list. The new electoral code sets an extremely high threshold for a party to enter parliament: 5% of all registered v [...]
2007-11-15 10:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1367KYRGYZ FEEDBACK ON PAST AND FUTURE TIFA MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Kyrgyz MFA official pledged to begin preparations within the Kyrgyz government for next summer's U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meeting. While endorsing greater private sector activity under TIFA, he lamented that Kyrgyz firms were not prepared to [...]
2007-11-15 10:59:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL KG
07BISHKEK1368RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: To the extent it exists here, resource nationalism in the Kyrgyz Republic has focused on gold mining operations. Political grievances over the Canadian-run Kumtor gold mine concession have generated demands for greater Kyrgyz ownership, additional tax assessments, environmental [...]
2007-11-15 11:56:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV EMIN KG
07BISHKEK1371KYRGYZSTAN: 2007-2008 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] (U) No report was published for the Kyrgyz Republic in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. Embassy point of contact for this report is Resident Legal Advisor Irfan Saeed, e-mail: SaeedIA@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Follow i [...]
2007-11-16 06:57:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGOV KG
07BISHKEK1383KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR RESULTS OF IVANOV
[...] (SBU) On November 19, post received a diplomatic note from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the results of the U.S. investigation into the December 6, 2006 killing of Kyrgyz citizen Alexander Ivanov by an airman from Manas Airbase. Unofficial translation of the Note follows at [...]
2007-11-21 09:44:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1384AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-23 06:03:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK1395KYRGYZ ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: While Kyrgyz Energy Minister Chudinov and other officials embrace Kyrgyz electricity exports to South Asia under the CASAREM umbrella, supply issues, particularly involving Tajikistan, color the discussion of how much electricity may be available for export. Other Kyrgyz offici [...]
2007-11-26 11:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL KG
07BISHKEK1399KYRGYZ AIR CONTROLLERS STAGE ONE-HOUR STRIKE
[...] (C) On November 26, Kyrgyz air control personnel at Manas airport conducted a one-hour work stoppage aimed at coalition aircraft operating out of Manas Air Base, which is collocated at the airport. Air Base officials, who were aware in advance of the proposed strike, had redirected aircraft [...]
2007-11-27 12:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK140SOME KYRGYZ CABINET APPOINTMENTS MADE
[...] (SBU) On February 7 President Bakiyev appointed several cabinet ministers, including the First Vice Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minster. When all appointments have been made, the Prime Minister will then have the option to enact parliament's recommendation to put each of the ministries, com [...]
2007-02-07 11:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1400KYRGYZ STATE TV CHANGES DIRECTORS, BUT NOT
[...] (C) Summary. Promised reforms of the Kyrgyz State Television and Radio Corporation (KTR) have ground to a halt in advance of the December 16 parliamentary elections. Acting General Director Melis Eshimkanov said that his primary problems were dealing with bloated staffing, but acknowledged t [...]
2007-11-28 11:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAO KG
07BISHKEK1401KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OUSTS PM ATAMBAYEV AHEAD OF
[...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Kyrgyz President Bakiyev dismissed Acting Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev. The post will likely remain vacant until after the December 16 parliamentary elections. The move came the day after Jalalabad oblast governor Iskender Aidaraliyev's appointment as fir [...]
2007-11-28 11:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1402KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGNING BEGINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The official campaign period for Kyrgyzstan's early parliamentary elections opened November 26 with billboards, media ads, and public events. On November 25, the Central Election Commission (CEC) completed the registrations of 12 parties to appear on the ballot; 10 parties were [...]
2007-11-28 13:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1419OUSTED PRIME MINISTER COMMENTS ON KYRGYZ ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev told Charge November 30 that President Bakiyev, by using state resources to support the pro-presidential Ak Jol party in the parliamentary election campaign, was repeating the mistakes of former President Akayev in the 2005 elections. Atambay [...]
2007-11-30 13:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
07BISHKEK142MORE KYRGYZ CABINET APPOINTMENTS MADE;
[...] (SBU) A number of new cabinet-level appointments were made February 8, including the ministers of Foreign Affairs; Finance; and Industry, Energy and Fuel Resources. The February 8 appointments include: -- Ednan Karabayev, former Deputy Rector of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, was app [...]
2007-02-08 13:01:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALTAGS
07BISHKEK1421KYRGYZ FM PUSHES FOR GREATER COOPERATION WITH U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting Central Asia Office Director Spratlen and Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Karabayev November 20 in Bishkek. Spratlen stressed the importance of the upcoming parliamentary elections as an indicator of the direction of Kyrgyzstan's political reform, and she discussed [...]
2007-12-03 07:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1424KYRGYZ OFFICIALS CALL IN INTERNATIONAL REPS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Kyrgyz administration officials called a meeting November 30 with some of the diplomatic and donor community to discuss the upcoming parliamentary elections. Attending the meeting were representatives from the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republi [...]
2007-12-03 12:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1425KYRGYZ PARTY LEADERS AND OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 19-20 visit to Bishkek, Central Asia Officer Director Pamela Spratlen met with political party leaders, the head of the Central Election Commission, civil society activists, and other leading analysts. Discussion centered on the December 16 parliamentary electi [...]
2007-12-04 04:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK143IMF/WB "NOT OPTIMISTIC" AS KYRGYZ HIPC DECISION
[...] (C) Summary: World Bank and IMF representatives in Kyrgyzstan have requested that Kyrgyz authorities recommit, in writing, to the December HIPC agreement by late February or risk the loss of all debt relief envisioned under HIPC. PM Isabekov's "step by step" parliamentary strategy on HIPC, de [...]
2007-02-08 14:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PREL KG
07BISHKEK1441KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: BALLOT SCANDAL ERUPTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) decided to cancel Edil Baisalov's registration as a Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) candidate in the December 16 parliamentary elections. Baisalov had posted a picture of a ballot on his personal blog, and [...]
2007-12-05 14:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
07BISHKEK1442AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 04:07:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK1460KYRGYZ ANNOUNCE ARREST IN SAIPOV INVESTIGATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 5, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) announced the arrest of the owner of the gun used in the October 24 murder of prominent journalist Alisher Saipov (Ref B). The MVD also released the photographs of two additional suspects in the shooting. The MVD is r [...]
2007-12-08 04:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1461ELECTION EVE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst the political wrangling preceding the December 16 Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, there have been significant economic and financial developments in the Kyrgyz Republic during the past year. Despite strong economic growth in 2007, increasing inflation and the falling v [...]
2007-12-10 13:23:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1462EMBASSY BISHKEK'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 08:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN KG
07BISHKEK1478KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: CHARGES OF INTIMIDATION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the vote scheduled for December 16, accusations of the misuse of administrative resources, intimidation of government opponents, and continued controversy over the 0.5% regional threshold dominate the last days of the campaign. Government employees have been pressured to jo [...]
2007-12-12 13:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1485DELIVERY OF NIE ON IRAN TO KYRGYZ OFFICIALS
[...] (C) During a meeting with Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev on December 13, Ambassador delivered two non-papers regarding the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program (ref C). During discussions of key points, FM Karabayev stated that the ministry "publicly and privately [...]
2007-12-13 12:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM PREL IR KG
07BISHKEK1486KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: OPPOSITION CONTINUES TO CRY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahead of the December 16 parliamentary elections, senior government officials acknowledge the use of administrative resources to support the pro-presidential Ak Jol party, but attribute excesses against the opposition to over-zealous local officials. The controversial 0.5% regio [...]
2007-12-13 13:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK1504KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: IT'S NOT JUST THE VOTES CAST;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections won't be decided entirely by the votes cast on December 16. The heavy use of administrative resources virtually assures that President Bakiyev's Ak Jol party will take the vast majority of the seats, and a disproportionate regional threshold m [...]
2007-12-14 15:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1505KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS SHOW AK JOL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results showing that the pro-presidential Ak Jol party received enough votes to pass the nationwide and regional thresholds in the December 16 parliamentary elections. The opposition Ata Meken passed the nati [...]
2007-12-18 02:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1508DELIVERY OF PSI NON-PAPER TO KYRGYZ OFFICIALS
[...] (U) On December 11, Ambassador delivered reftel non-paper to Minister of Foreign Affairs Ednan Karabayev. Karabayev thanked Ambassador for the information. YOVANOVITCH [...]
2007-12-18 10:22:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL XX KG
07BISHKEK1509KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: SUPREME COURT CANCELS REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Supreme Court annulled the Central Election Commission's (CEC) interpretation of the 0.5% regional threshold December 18. The CEC had previously based the 0.5% threshold on the national voter list, meaning a party needed to gather 13,500 votes in each of the seven obl [...]
2007-12-18 13:12:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1513KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]
2007-12-20 11:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1514KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]
2007-12-20 11:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1515KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]
2007-12-20 11:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1516KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: MISCOUNTING THE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the relatively peaceful conduct of the Kyrgyz parliamentary vote on December 16, the Embassy's 14 teams of observers noted widespread irregularities and vote total manipulations. Observers in Osh and Jalalabad oblasts recorded numerous instances of unchallenged repeat [...]
2007-12-20 11:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1518KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: 2007 CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR
[...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek,s child labor update for the Kyrgyz Republic for subsequent inclusion in the 2007 Trade and Development Act Report. Feedback below is tied to the specific questions outlined in reftel. Section A: Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child l [...]
2007-12-21 05:37:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1520EMBASSY BISHKEK'S SERIES OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE 16 DAYS FREE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Working in conjunction with Post's Mentor Program for Women Leaders and Peace Corps, Embassy Bishkek organized a series of events around the country, including the cities of Bishkek, Osh and Naryn to commemorate the 16 days free of violence against women that run from November 25 [...]
2007-12-21 07:20:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKG KWMN PHUM PREL
07BISHKEK1521MEETING OF THE BISHKEK EAC
[...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission, Lee Litzenberger, chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 21, 2007, to evaluate the security posture for the Holiday Season. Present were the DCM, RSO, DAO, CON, MGT, POL/ECON, POL/RA, AID, CLO, MSG DET COM. 2. (SB [...]
2007-12-21 07:48:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
07BISHKEK1525KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: PARLIAMENT OPENS WHILE
[...] (C) Summary: With Central Election Commission election results showing opposition party Ata Meken not passing the 0.5% vote threshold in Osh city, the pro-presidential Ak Jol party collected 71 out of 90 seats in the new Kyrgyz parliament. The Social Democrats and Communists, which polled s [...]
2007-12-21 12:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI PINR KG
07BISHKEK1534GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 11:53:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PARM PREL PTER KG
07BISHKEK1535GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 11:53:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PARM PREL PTER KG
07BISHKEK1538NEW KYRGYZ PM AND PARLIAMENT START WORK, WHILE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Energy Minister and Bakiyev loyalist Igor Chudinov assumed the prime ministerial post December 24 and indicated a new cabinet would be in place by year's end. In parliament, ex-State Secretary Adakhan Madumarov was elected speaker, and the pro-presidential Ak Jol party obt [...]
2007-12-26 12:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1539ADDITIONAL KYRGYZ FM GREETING TO SECRETARY RICE
[...] On December 20, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry sent another diplomatic note to the Embassy with a separate English-language message of greetings from acting Foreign Minister Karabayev to Secretary Rice. Begin text of the message (as supplied in English by the MFA) and addressed to Secretary Ric [...]
2007-12-27 05:40:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL KG
07BISHKEK154BIO OF NEW KYRGYZ FM KARABAYEV
[...] (SBU) Ednan Oskonovich Karabayev, Kyrgyzstan's new Foreign Minister, was appointed February 8 after spending thirteen years at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University as Vice Rector. No stranger to the MFA, FM Karabayev held the same position from 1992-1994, under former President Askar Akayev. [...]
2007-02-09 12:02:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
07BISHKEK1542AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 03:19:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK1543NEW KYRGYZ CABINET SIGNALS LITTLE CHANGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev signed a decree installing the new Cabinet under Prime Minister Chudinov December 27. The new Cabinet's structure and composition are consistent with previous PM Atambayev's Cabinet, with many holdovers and only a few new names. The positioning of experience [...]
2007-12-28 07:49:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1548KYRGYZ FM WARY AS OPPOSITION EXHAUSTS ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev acknowledged "problems" with the December 16 parliamentary elections, but reasoned that an Ak Jol-dominated parliament would inspire real debate with the government. To correct electoral code proble [...]
2007-12-31 08:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK155THE GLITTER OF KYRGYZ GOLD TAXES CANADIAN MINE
[...] (C) Summary: The Canadian-run Kumtor gold mine in eastern Kyrgyzstan, which generates 4-6% of Kyrgyz GDP, is expected to double its 2006 production of 303,000 ounces by 2008. Despite the rosy projections, Kumtor Operating Company (KOC) President Andrew Lewis told Embassy that a less friendly [...]
2007-02-09 12:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON EINV KG
07BISHKEK181KYRGYZSTAN'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to nominate an outstanding Kyrgyz candidate for the IWOC Award. Ms. Bubusara Ryskulova is a well-known promoter of women's rights in the Kyrgyz Republic. She has tirelessly worked in the area of women issues for the last 10 years. First among her many accomplishments wo [...]
2007-02-15 08:20:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KG
07BISHKEK183CHARGE DEMARCHES KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT ON POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary. On February 15, Charge demarched Minister of Interior and Deputy FM regarding information that Kyrgyz investigators into the December 6 shooting incident were under political pressure to charge the U.S. Airman with intentional homicide, notwithstanding the facts of the case. Bot [...]
2007-02-15 11:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK184FORMER PM KULOV THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Felix Kulov told an overflow crowd of press, diplomats, and supporters February 14 that he was joining the political opposition. Saying that he could not remain a "passive observer," Kulov vowed to "unite and lead" the forces that want "radical, positive cha [...]
2007-02-15 14:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK194KYRGYZ REJECT HIPC, SEEK ALTERNATIVES
[...] (C) Summary: Reversing its initial decision in December, the Kyrgyz government and President Bakiyev February 20 rejected participation in the HIPC debt relief initiative. President Bakiyev subsequently tasked the government with finding alternative ways to pay off Kyrgyzstan's $2 billion for [...]
2007-02-21 12:12:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PREL KG
07BISHKEK196KYRGYZ OPPOSITION'S NEW "UNITED FRONT"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz opposition has formed a new alliance, calling for the removal of President Bakiyev and for "real" constitutional reform. Led by former Prime Minister Felix Kulov, the "United Front for Kyrgyzstan's Decent Future" has attracted many -- but not all -- opposition leaders. [...]
2007-02-22 09:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK199KYRGYZ SPEAKER VIEWS U.S. VISIT AS USEFUL, AGAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met with Speaker of Parliament Marat Sultanov on February 14 to discuss the Speaker's recent visit to the United States (Ref A) and reported statements about renegotiating the Manas Airbase agreement; the status of the parliament's December resolution concerning the base; [...]
2007-02-23 13:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK2KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT ADOPTS NEW CONSTITUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 30, the Kyrgyz Parliament, under pressure from President Bakiyev, voted to adopt a new constitution. This new constitution reportedly would restore to the president powers lost in the November 2006 constitution, including control over law enforcement agencies and t [...]
2007-01-03 12:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK200AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 13:39:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK212007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ
[...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime with a broad base of commercial laws. Unf [...]
2007-01-16 08:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
07BISHKEK210KYRGYZ DOWNPLAY EXPECTED IMPACT OF NEW RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: With an estimated 500,000 Kyrgyz working in Russia, sending back an estimated half billion dollars a year in remittances, Russia's new restrictions on foreign labor and outdoor markets (Ref A) have prompted concern here about a possible sudden return of labor migrants and reductio [...]
2007-02-28 08:52:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SOCI KG
07BISHKEK216ROADS, MINES AND IRANIANS SURFACE AT KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: Recently appointed Issyk Kul Governor Kydykbek Isayev presided over an investment conference which focused particular attention on mineral deposits in the eastern Sary Jazz region. The conference also touted development opportunities in tourism, agriculture and energy -- as well [...]
2007-02-28 11:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELTN IR KG
07BISHKEK222AMBASSADOR COMPLAINS TO KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met February 28 with Kyrgyz Ombudsman for Human Rights Tursunbay Bakir uulu to protest the Ombudsman's "inspections" of U.S. Government-funded assistance implementers. Bakir uluu claimed it was "within his right" to investigate all foreign-funded organizations for pot [...]
2007-03-05 02:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK227NEW KYRGYZ FM KARABAYEV MORE POSITIVE ON U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Ambassador's introductory meeting with new Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev on February 26, Karabayev said he was looking forward to a productive relationship, and suggested establishing a regular schedule of meetings with the Ambassador. He said that his top priorities were [...]
2007-03-05 11:49:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK228KYRGYZ UNITED FRONT MOVES FORWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Felix Kulov said during a March 5 press conference that the opposition United Front that he founded following his ouster from office would campaign throughout the country to push for early presidential elections. Kulov argued that people had voted in 2005 f [...]
2007-03-05 12:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK229NEW KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an introductory meeting March 1, new Kyrgyz Prime Minister Azim Isabekov told the Ambassador that he looked forward to continued cooperation with the United States, particularly on economic development issues. Isabekov said that the government's priorities would be to push [...]
2007-03-05 12:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK238AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 08:43:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK239KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES "PILLARS OF FOCUS"
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed new Foreign Minister Karabayev March 5 on the range of interagency U.S. assistance programs in Kyrgyzstan. Karabayev said he thought U.S. assistance was "in tune" with Kyrgyzstan's priorities, and he expressed interest in increased collaboration. Karabayev th [...]
2007-03-07 08:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK24BUS COLLISION AND MUFTI ALLEGATIONS TOP KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: A tragic bus accident, which claimed the lives of twenty-two Kyrgyz Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, clouded the conclusion of what many Kyrgyz had considered to be a successful year for the Hajj. Kyrgyz Muftiate and State Agency for Religious Affairs representatives consoled relat [...]
2007-01-16 13:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF KISL PHUM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK240FM KARABAYEV URGES FASTER RESOLUTION OF BASE ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 5 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Karabayev urged the U.S. to move forward to solve base issues, such as the December shooting incident and the September collision. Karabayev seemed interested in assisting the U.S. in countering the negative publicity and [...]
2007-03-07 08:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD PHUM KG
07BISHKEK255AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 11:52:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK258KYRGYZ MP BAIBOLOV URGES GREATER EFFORTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 28, the Ambassador met with opposition Member of Parliament Kubatbek Baibolov to discuss the current political situation, Kyrgyzstan's leadership, and the new constitution. Baibolov harshly criticized President Bakiyev and his administration, saying they lacked the wi [...]
2007-03-13 10:49:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK259KYRGYZ OFFICIALS URGE DELAY IN AIRMAN'S DEPARTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION RECOMMENDATION. In a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Deputy National Security Adviser Oruzov warned of very strong negative reaction if the service member involved in the December 6 shooting incident departs Kyrgyzstan without coordination with the Kyrgyz g [...]
2007-03-13 13:19:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK26EMBASSY BISHKEK RESPONSE TO TOBACCO ACTIVITY
[...] Post has searched available records dating back to January 2004 for any tobacco-related documentation described in reftel. Post located one item, described in paragraph 2. 2. On October 13, 2005, the Ambassador sent a letter to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, reg [...]
2007-01-18 04:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ATRD ECON KG
07BISHKEK262KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER URGENTLY REQUESTS DELAY IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev urgently requested that the U.S. delay the departure from Kyrgyzstan of the service member involved in the December 2006 shooting incident at the Manas Airbase. Karabayev presented a diplomatic note (un [...]
2007-03-14 14:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK264MEDIA REACTION: AIR BASE SHOOTING INCIDENT UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 06:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG
07BISHKEK268DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 12:06:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA KG
07BISHKEK27BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 11, 2007 to develop an earthquake preparedness plan. Present were the AMB, DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, USAID, CONS, DAO, MGT, MSG, PAS, and LEG. 2. (SBU) In response to recent earthquake activity l [...]
2007-01-18 05:26:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL
07BISHKEK270CONCERN "THE GENERALS" COULD SPARK CONFLICT IN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met March 12 with "Adilet" Legal Clinic director and "Za Reformi" member Cholpon Jakupova to discuss the United Front and Felix Kulov's campaign to oust President Bakiyev. Jakupova has not joined the United Front herself, but said she agreed with many of its grievances [...]
2007-03-16 09:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK284KYRGYZ ANALYSTS PREDICT POLITICAL STANDOFF TO BE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador, two leading Kyrgyz political analysts predicted that the current standoff between the government and Felix Kulov's United Front would be resolved ahead of street protests planned for April 11. Former Foreign Minister Murat Imanaliye [...]
2007-03-19 13:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK291LETTER FROM KYRGYZ FM TO SECRETARY
[...] (U) Post received by diplomatic note a letter from Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev to the Secretary expressing thanks for recent correspondence (reftel). Post's unofficial translation follows. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Her Excellency Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State of the [...]
2007-03-20 09:55:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC KG
07BISHKEK30EMPOWERED KYRGYZ PRESIDENT NOMINATES KULOV AS PM;
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz President Bakiyev signed into law constitutional changes January 15 which restore many powers stripped from him in the November 9 Constitution. Specifically, the revised constitution restores presidential authority over judges and provincial governors. Opposition to the c [...]
2007-01-18 13:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK316GOING FOR THE KYRGYZ GOLD -- WILL USENOV TAKE THE
[...] (C) Summary: First Deputy Prime Minister Usenov has continued to consolidate control over Kyrgyz economic and business activity since the new cabinet was named in February. He led the (successful) campaign against the HIPC initiative, and he has advocated ousting the IMF and the World Bank a [...]
2007-03-23 10:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON EFIN PREL KG
07BISHKEK332GKNB CHAIRMAN SUTALINOV CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE
[...] (C) At the March 21 Novrooz celebration, GKNB Chairman Sutalinov approached Ambassador to register his concerns that the April demonstrations could turn violent and to enlist Ambassador's support to moderate the actions of the opposition. He also expressed hope that the U.S.-Kyrgyz bilatera [...]
2007-03-26 09:45:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPREL PGOV PINR MARR KG
07BISHKEK334BAKIYEV CHALLENGES OPPOSITION TO WORK WITH HIM ON
[...] (SBU) On March 24, the Kyrgyz Government convoked the leadership of the country to celebrate the second anniversary of the 2005 "revolution." In contrast to last year's public event on Ala Too Square that included a military display and helicopter flyovers, this year's ceremony was by invitat [...]
2007-03-26 10:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK335NOVROOZ: AN EXCUSE TO DRINK AND CELEBRATE SOVIET
[...] (C) The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry and resident embassies that celebrate Novrooz invited the diplomatic community to a lengthy lunch and cultural program to celebrate spring on March 21. The words that followed were no doubt heavily influenced by the vodka, which flowed freely, but were no les [...]
2007-03-26 10:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK338KYRGYZ RECEIVE CASH COURIER INQUIRY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 03:30:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KG
07BISHKEK340MFA LAYS NEXT STEPS ON SHOOTING INCIDENT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 27, Ambassador delivered ref A diplomatic note denying Kyrgyz request to extradite Airman Hatfield in connection with the December 6 shooting incident at Manas Air Base. First Deputy Foreign Minister Kydyrev was expecting this response and laid out his views on next st [...]
2007-03-28 07:49:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK343BAKIYEV FIRES USENOV, TAKES OTHER STEPS TOWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a dramatic move March 28, President Bakiyev fired powerful and controversial First Deputy Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov, four other cabinet members, and two agency heads. The firings follow a series of moves by Bakiyev to reach out to the broader opposition, as Felix Kulov's [...]
2007-03-28 10:10:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK347KYRGYZ PM ISABEKOV RESIGNS; ATAMBAYEV ASKED TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 28, President Bakiyev reversed Prime Minister Isabekov's decision earlier that day to fire five cabinet ministers. On March 29, Isabekov resigned, and Bakiyev named opposition figure Almaz Atambayev as Acting Prime Minister, with the instruction to form a "coalition cab [...]
2007-03-29 12:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK350PROFILE OF NEW KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER ALMAZ
[...] (SBU) Summary: A northern native with a background in business, new Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev is a former parliamentarian who has previously harbored presidential ambitions. His People's Congress of Kyrgyzstan was an active player in the March 2005 revolution. Atambayev worked a [...]
2007-03-30 13:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KG
07BISHKEK351NEW KYRGYZ PM CONFIRMED; WILL NAME CABINET MONDAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliament overwhelmingly confirmed opposition leader Almaz Atambayev as prime minister March 30. Atambayev offered to serve as a "bridge" between the opposition and government, and he said he would propose the new cabinet by April 2. Several opposition leaders have already sai [...]
2007-03-30 13:59:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK354NOTICE OF IRAN'S DIO DESIGNATION UNDER E.O. 13382
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 03:07:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM KN IR KG
07BISHKEK362MOST KYRGYZ CABINET APPOINTMENTS MADE; OPPOSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following his March 30 confirmation, Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev announced that he would consult with all political forces -- including the opposition -- to select a new "coalition" cabinet. He then quickly reappointed the foreign minister and the power ministers. He also ann [...]
2007-04-03 12:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK363KYRGYZ PROPOSE DISCUSSIONS ON AIR BASE ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Karabayev informed the Ambassador April 3 that the Kyrgyz government proposes to hold discussions with the U.S. to resolve outstanding issues connected to the operation of the Manas Air Base, including environmental concerns and questions about leased land. Karab [...]
2007-04-03 12:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK364INFORMATION REGARDING ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 13:13:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC KG
07BISHKEK365KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION RELAY VIEWS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Ambassador April 3, the prime minister's chief of staff Medet Sadyrkulov and opposition MP Kubatbek Baibolov gave differing assessments of the impact of the appointment of Almaz Atambayev as prime minister. Sadyrkulov said that Atambayev would be ab [...]
2007-04-03 13:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK37NEW LAW BANS FOREIGN TRADERS IN KYRGYZ MARKETS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new Kyrgyz labor law bans foreign nationals from selling goods in the open-air markets. Coming on the heels of a similar restriction in Russia, the measure is scheduled to take effect on April 1. The State Committee on Migration and Employment claims the measure is an attemp [...]
2007-01-22 02:38:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KG
07BISHKEK373BAKIYEV-DOLE: POSITIVE MEETING ON RELATIONSHIIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 4, Senator Robert Dole held a positive meeting with President Bakiyev and Foreign Minister Karabayev. Bakiyev said that he understands the importance of the Manas Air Base, but the outstanding questions, such as compensation, the September collision, the December 6 sh [...]
2007-04-05 10:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR KG
07BISHKEK374KULOV EXPECTS TO PREVAIL; "PROMISES" NON-VIOLENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 4, Ambassador met with United Front leader and former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Feliks Kulov. Kulov said that his goal is to build a system in which no one individual has unlimited power, as is currently the case. For this, constitutional reform is necessary, and it needs t [...]
2007-04-05 11:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK375KYRGYZSTAN: LEGALIZING POLYGAMY: A REAL THREAT?
[...] (C) Summary: While the issue of polygamy in Kyrgyzstan has been raised before, t(e topic is now being actively debated in Kyrg9z society as a result of Parliament's recent consideration and rejection of a bill to decriminalize the practice. The wide-spread debate of this issue shows how the KY [...]
2007-04-05 13:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK376KYRGYZ OPPOSITION: PRESIDENT MUST TALK TO US
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings April 5, opposition MPs Omurbek Tekebayev and Omurbek Babanov stressed that President Bakiyev's direct involvement in public negotiations was necessary to resolve the current political standoff. Tekebayev believed that a compromise could be reached only after [...]
2007-04-06 01:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALTAGS
07BISHKEK377KYRGYZSTAN PREPARING FOR SCO SUMMIT IN AUGUST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12, below. 2. (C) Summary. Kyrgyzstan is preparing to host the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Bishkek in August. President Bakiyev has said that the summit is Kyrgyzstan's top foreign policy priority, an [...]
2007-04-06 07:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK383BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON PLANNED DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 9, 2007 to discuss action plans for the anti-government demonstrations scheduled to start in out-lying regions of Kyrgyzstan on April 9 and in Bishkek April 11. Present were: INL, RSO, LEG, POL/ECON, PO [...]
2007-04-09 11:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
07BISHKEK384KYRGYZ PM ATAMBAYEV ON INTERNAL POLITICAL CRISIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 6, the Ambassador met with newly appointed Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev, who said that the opposition had boxed itself into a corner by demanding the President's resignation, and it was difficult to see a face-saving way forward. Atambayev sharply criticized both fo [...]
2007-04-09 12:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK385GKNB REPORTS CONCERNS ON RUSSIAN SUPPORT FOR KULOV
[...] (C) On April 6, Ambassador met with GKNB Chairman Murat Sutalinov, who said that the Russians are supporting Kulov in exchange for Kulov selling out Manas Air Force Base when he comes to power. He also provided detail on Kulov's alleged ties to organized crime. The Kyrgyz are clearly worri [...]
2007-04-09 12:22:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK386KYRGYZ OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATIONS BEGIN; POSSIBLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Felix Kulov's United Front continues to move forward with plans for an open-ended anti-government demonstration in Bishkek starting on April 11. In several northern regions of the country, smaller demonstrations were staged on April 9, and in Bishkek, over 100 United Front suppo [...]
2007-04-09 13:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK389KYRGYZSTAN ON THE EVE OF DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For the fourth time in a year, Bishkek is bracing for a mass opposition rally on the central Ala-Too Square. Felix Kulov's United Front, with the support of the For Reforms movement, plans to begin the demonstration on the afternoon of April 11 and continue until President Bakiye [...]
2007-04-10 12:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK390KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON IRAN, SCO SUMMIT, INTERNAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 13:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR IR AF KG
07BISHKEK391KUMTOR RAISES THE STAKES IN KYRGYZ GOLD DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary: Kumtor Operating Company (KOC),the Canadian operator of the Kumtor gold mine, is holding open the possibility of fresh negotiations with the Atambayev-led government, following the government's rejection of a deal KOC negotiated with former First Deputy Prime Minister Usenov th [...]
2007-04-10 13:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV PREL KG
07BISHKEK396KYRGYZ DEMONSTRATIONS: TWO COMPETING VIEWS FROM
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting separately with the Ambassador April 11, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament provided widely varying analyses of the opposition-led demonstrations beginning today in Bishkek. Speaker Sultanov told the Ambassador he thought the protests would be peaceful, and ther [...]
2007-04-11 12:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK397KYRGYZ OPPOSITION BEGINS MASS DEMONSTRATION
[...] (SBU) The opposition United Front began its mass protest on Bishkek's central Ala-Too Square. Throughout the day, United Front and other party workers erected over 30 yurts and dozens of tents on the square. As of 17:00 local, the crowd had grown to approximately 4-5,000 demonstrators. Much [...]
2007-04-11 12:43:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KG
07BISHKEK405KYRGYZ DEMONSTRATION CONTINUES; PARLIAMENT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a quiet night at Bishkek's central Ala-Too Square, the opposition United Front and For Reforms movements continued their "non-stop" protest on April 12, with the rally program beginning somewhat after the advertised start time of 16:00 local. Speaker of Parliament Su [...]
2007-04-12 11:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KG
07BISHKEK413SCENESETTER FOR DAS FEIGENBAUM'S VISIT TO BISHKEK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at an unsettled time in Kyrgyzstan. To this point (mid-day April 13),the "non-stop" anti-Bakiyev protest called by former Prime Minister Kulov has failed to gain momentum. The demonstration is not over, however, and there is still a risk that a misstep or a pr [...]
2007-04-13 14:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK419SPANISH FM MORATINOS OFFERS OSCE AS MEDIATOR IN
[...] (C) OSCE Chairman in Office and Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos paid a four-hour visit to Kyrgyzstan on April 13, meeting separately with President Bakiyev and former Prime Minister and opposition United Front Leader Kulov. According to OSCE Ambassador Mueller, Moratinos told both men tha [...]
2007-04-16 12:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK423SENIOR KYRGYZ INTEREST IN ORIENTATION TRIP TO
[...] (U) This is an action requesQ see para. 9 below. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Kyrgyz First Deputy Minister of Defense Oruzbaev informed DATT April 13 that the Kyrgyz government had authorized cabinet level officials to visit Afghanistan, as had been discussed during prior visits of senior U.S. milita [...]
2007-04-17 09:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK426KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF: RELATIONS WILL
[...] (C) Summary. SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum discussed the current political situation, prospects for Kyrgyzstan's Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Country Program, and the state of bilateral relations on April 17 with newly-appointed Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov. Sad [...]
2007-04-18 03:35:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK427DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum arrived April 15 to an unsettled political situation in Kyrgyzstan. United Front leader Felix Kulov has vowed publicly to press on with street demonstrations until President Bakiyev resigns, even though the demonstrations have failed to gain momentum. In [...]
2007-04-18 03:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK434ONE WEEK ON, KYRGYZ DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the end of the seventh day of anti-presidential demonstrations, opposition leaders struggle to gather momentum and the necessary turnout of demonstrators to succeed in their goals to remove President Bakiyev and achieve constitutional reforms. An increase in frustration and [...]
2007-04-19 00:58:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KG
07BISHKEK435DOWNBEAT INSIDER DOUBTS EASY RESOLUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met April 17 with MP Omurbek Babanov, who was skeptical about President Bakiyev's ability to settle the current political standoff and predicted that north-south divisions could be exacerbated as a result. Babanov was more confident in PM Almaz Atambayev's [...]
2007-04-19 10:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK436BAISALOV WEIGHING OFFER TO JOIN PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Late on April 18, opposition member Edil Baisalov told SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum that Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov had asked him to join the Bakiyev administration as his deputy. According to Baisalov, Sadyrkulov told him that he would be the only deputy chief of staff, he w [...]
2007-04-19 10:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK437DOWNBEAT INSIDER DOUBTS EASY RESOLUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met April 17 with MP Omurbek Babanov, who was skeptical about President Bakiyev's ability to settle the current political standoff and predicted that north-south divisions could be exacerbated as a result. Babanov was more confident in PM Almaz Atambayev's [...]
2007-04-19 10:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK449KULOV: SOME FLEXIBILITY, BUT NO CLEAR PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met April 17 with former Prime Minister and leader of the United Front Felix Kulov. Kulov claimed that the main goal of the "non-stop" demonstration was constitutional reform, and because President Bakiyev was stalling on reforms, the demonstrators demand [...]
2007-04-20 04:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK450DINNER WITH COMMENTATORS, ACTIVISTS MIRRORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a raucous dinner meeting April 18 with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum, emotions were high as local commentators and activists expressed varying viewpoints on the current political situation in Kyrgyzstan. While some advocated immediate regime change, others strongly believed ref [...]
2007-04-20 06:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK452BISHKEK EAC MEETING REGARDING ON-GOING
[...] (U) Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 20, 2007 to review demonstration-related events of the past few days and make security plans for the coming weekend. Present were: AMB, DCM, RSO, Pol/RA, RSL, DAO, Pol/Econ, PAO, MED, MGT, Peace Corps [...]
2007-04-20 10:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
07BISHKEK454KYRGYZ OPPOSITION-LED DEMONSTRATION ENDS WITH A
[...] (SBU) Late in the evening on April 19, the anti-government demonstration in Bishkek came to a halt when Ministry of Interior (MVD) forces cleared the area around the Kyrgyz White House and Ala-Too square. The action followed an apparent attempt by a small group of protesters to storm the Whit [...]
2007-04-20 11:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK46PRIME MINISTERIAL BATTLE: A VIEW FROM THE KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Ambassador and visiting Central Asia Desk Director Pamela Spratlen met with Deputy Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov on January 23. Sadyrkulov said that he expected that on January 25 the Parliament would hold a secret vote on whether to accept the recommendation of the Parliamentary Commit [...]
2007-01-24 01:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK468BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Post EXBS and SAO staff have completed thorough inspections of all night vision goggles (NVGs) transferred by the USG to the Kyrgyz Government, including those transferred under the licenses listed in Ref B. Post conducted inspections at the Ministries of Defense (MOD) and Interior (MVD [...]
2007-04-23 12:23:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PREL ETTC KOMC KG
07BISHKEK47ANNUAL REVIEW OF STATE-DOD MOU ON SECURITY-ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, on January 22, 2007 the DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review the Memorandum of Agreement Between COMS and COCOMS on Security of DOD Elements and Personnel in Foreign Areas and Additional Annex A Review. Present were: DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, C [...]
2007-01-24 06:00:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASIG CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL AODE AMGT ASEC
07BISHKEK479SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETING WITH KYYRGYZ ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 19 meeting with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum, recently-nominated Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Islan Ryskulov said he sought improved dialogue and cooperation with the United States. He asked for assistance moving forward on U.S. funding for the Kyrgyz Threshold C [...]
2007-04-24 11:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID KG
07BISHKEK480BISHKEK CALM, BUT ACCUSATIONS FLY OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The center of Bishkek has remained calm since the anti-government demonstration ended abruptly the night of April 19 (reftel),and demonstrators have not returned to Ala-Too Square. The opposition and the government have accused each other of provoking the confrontation that led [...]
2007-04-24 11:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK485KYRGYZ DEFENSE MININISTER ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) On April 19, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum met with Defense Minister Isakov and Deputy Defense Minister Oruzbayev for a warm and open discussion. Isakov repeated assurances (reftel) that Kyrgyzstan understood the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and had made a political de [...]
2007-04-25 11:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK486KYRGYZ OPPOSITION RUNNING SCARED AND CHANGING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While Bishkek seems calm since the anti-government demonstration ended last week, the underlying problems between the government and opposition have not been resolved, but just postponed for another day. Opposition leaders fear that President Bakiyev and his closest advisors bel [...]
2007-04-25 12:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK487GRIM ASSESSMENT PROVIDED BY INFLUENTIAL KYRGYZ MP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A meeting between opposition MP Kubatbek Baibolov and SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum April 19 revealed that Baibolov, at least, has little hope for a near-term solution to Kyrgyzstan's political instability. Baibolov said that the struggle for power and resources between rival clans re [...]
2007-04-26 02:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK488MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY EVAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reaction to DAS Evan Feigenbaum,s visit of April 15-20 was primarily neutral, matter of fact reporting with some elements of general suspicion and conspiracy theory thrown in, as is generally the case in local media. Both print and electronic media covered his visit [...]
2007-04-26 04:52:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPAO KG
07BISHKEK490DAS FEIGENBAUM AND FM KARABAYEV LAY GROUNDWORK FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his April 15-19 visit to Bishkek, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met twice, over five hours, with Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev for open and wide-ranging discussions. While many other meetings during the visit were dominated by the fast-changing domestic political situation, [...]
2007-04-27 06:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MARR AF KG
07BISHKEK492KYRGYZ OPPOSITION CLAIMS HARASSMENT FOLLOWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 26, the Kyrgyz Prosecutor General brought criminal charges against United Front leaders Omurbek Suvanaliyev and Omurbek Abdrakhmanov for "mass disorder" associated with the opposition's April 11-19 demonstration. Suvanaliyev and Abdrakhmanov, along with United Front you [...]
2007-04-27 12:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK50KULOV OUT AS KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER?
[...] (C) Summary. According to several well-placed Kyrgyz and other officials, it appears increasingly likely that Acting PM Felix Kulov's candidacy will be voted down in Parliament on a procedural point that will effectively ease Kulov out of office. The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee th [...]
2007-01-24 14:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK514KYRGYZ RESPONSE TO CASH COURIER INQUIRY
[...] (U) In response to Post's March 16 request for information regarding cash courier regulations (Ref B),the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note April 11 that stated the Kyrgyz Republic takes necessary efforts to prevent the illegal movement of cash or other financial instr [...]
2007-05-03 06:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KG
07BISHKEK518OPPOSITION LEADERS RELEASED; BY-ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on April 27, United Front leaders Omurbek Abdrahmanov, Omurbek Suvanaliyev, and United Front youth leader Adilet Aitikeev were released from custody. The three had been held by the state security service (GKNB) since April 23 in connection with the opposition's April 11-19 [...]
2007-05-03 13:22:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK520KYRGYZ PM PARTICIPATES IN US EMBASSY WORLD PRESS FREEDOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In honor of World Press Freedom Day, Post hosted an event at the recently raided Freedom House Printing Press. The Ambassador, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Alamaz Atambayev, and Kyrgyz Media Representative Shamaral Maychiev gave short remarks regarding the importance of a free press in [...]
2007-05-04 09:12:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO KG
07BISHKEK521REFORM-MINDED PM LOOKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT OF
[...] (C) On April 30, Ambassador met with Prime Minister Atambayev. Atambayev noted that the President and those around him are "euphoric they have won (against the opposition following the April demonstrations)," but said he would work with the President to make sure that there is no persecutio [...]
2007-05-04 10:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK522KAZAKH PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV BRINGS HOPE, CRITICISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The abbreviated April 26-27 visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was portrayed as a success by the Kyrgyz government, with both governments signing a number of bilateral agreements and discussing the possibility of creating bilateral and multilateral unions. However, [...]
2007-05-04 12:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK526EMBASSY BISHKEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OSCE EXTRA
[...] Embassy Bishkek would like to endorse the following extrabudgetary proposals: 2. High Priority: -- Preparation of Guidebook for Controlled Deliveries (no project number): The issue of controlled deliveries is a hot topic in Central Asia, and is the most discussed aspect of any regional [...]
2007-05-08 11:55:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN EAID ECON KCRM KJUS OSCE PHUM PREL
07BISHKEK527EMBASSY BISHKEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OSCE EXTRA
[...] Embassy Bishkek would like to endorse the following extrabudgetary proposals: 2. High Priority: -- Preparation of Guidebook for Controlled Deliveries (no project number): The issue of controlled deliveries is a hot topic in Central Asia, and is the most discussed aspect of any regional [...]
2007-05-08 12:07:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN EAID ECON KCRM KJUS OSCE PHUM PREL
07BISHKEK528KYRGYZ PEDESTRIAN DEATH FOCUSES ATTENTION ON U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Late on May 7, a Kyrgyz pedestrian was struck and killed by a Kyrgyz automobile in a hit-and-run accident near Manas airport. A car carrying an Amcit contractor at the U.S. air base was also damaged apparently when the pedestrian's body hit the vehicle after being struck by the [...]
2007-05-08 12:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR CASC KG
07BISHKEK538KYRGYZ FEEDBACK ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION
[...] (C) Emboff raised reftel issues with Kyrgyz MFA representative Erkin Atabekov May 10. Atabekov said the MFA had not yet consulted with its New York mission to discuss the election, and seemed unaware of reftel A point that Kyrgyzstan is "not eligible" to vote in the election. However, he adde [...]
2007-05-10 11:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPHUM RPEL UNHRC KG
07BISHKEK539KYRGYZ RECEIVE OSCE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
[...] Poloff passed reftel points to the MFA Department of International Organizations and Security Affairs on May 10. Post will report any substantive response from the MFA separately. YOVANOVITCH [...]
2007-05-11 07:08:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN KG
07BISHKEK542DECENTRALIZATION SUCCESSES IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] Summary: Since 1998 USAID has been helping Kyrgyz cities to become more transparent and accountable to their citizens and more effective leaders with skills in municipal property management, financial management, and service delivery. As a result, local leaders have accomplished many firsts, [...]
2007-05-11 10:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV KMDR KG
07BISHKEK543KYRGYZ RESPONSE REGARDING TRAVEL OF UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 11:28:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP PARM KG
07BISHKEK544KYRGYZSTAN, MANAS AIR BASE AND THE SCO SUMMIT:
[...] (C) Summary. With the August 16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishek only three months away, we need to move to closure now on two contentious incidents -- an aircraft collision and a shooting -- that have undermined public and political support for continued operation o [...]
2007-05-11 11:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK545KYRGYZ RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 11:48:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO KG
07BISHKEK549KYRGYZ POLITICAL ROUNDUP: PRESSURE ON BASE
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz political developments this week focused on Manas Airbase, as well as parliamentary candidate Bermet Akayeva and opposition leader Felix Kulov. On the base, PM Atambayev said "steps would be taken" to review the Manas Airbase agreement in response to calls for further gove [...]
2007-05-11 13:07:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK555DEJA VU: KYRYGZ WANT GREATER COMPENSATION FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10 and 11, Ambassador held separate meetings with National Security Council Secretary Mamytov and Deputy Defense Minister Oruzbayev who urged the USG to bring outstanding base issues to a close. They also indicated that the GOKG will shortly seek to reopen the compensatio [...]
2007-05-14 11:02:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK560KYRGYZ INVESTIGATE APRIL EVENTS
[...] (C) Summary: United Front leader Omurbek Suvanaliyev is due in court this week to face claims for damage caused during the April protests in Bishkek. Former Prime Minister Kulov, in a conversation with the Ambassador, absolved himself of any mistakes or responsibility for the April events. [...]
2007-05-15 13:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK583KYRGYZ REQUEST FUNDING FOR PARTICIPANTS OF NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel information to Talaibek Adjikulov from the Department of International Organizations and Security Affairs at the MFA. Adjikulov said that Kyrgyzstan will consider sending representatives to the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group meeting. How [...]
2007-05-17 11:09:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC ENRG PARM KNNP KG
07BISHKEK584(S) KYRGYZ PM ATAMBAYEV ALLEGES HE WAS POISONED
[...] (S) SUMMARY. On May 17, Ambassador met with Prime Minister Atambayev, who claimed he was poisoned on May 11. He fingered a number of possible culprits, but former PM Kulov was at the top of the list. Atambayev had visibly lost weight, was slurring his words and did not have his usual energ [...]
2007-05-17 12:29:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPREL PGOV MARR KG
07BISHKEK587KYRGYZ RECEPTIVE TO UNSCR 1747 POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 08:19:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR KG
07BISHKEK597KYRGYZ POLICYMAKERS FOCUS ON MANAS AIRBASE
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting, the Manas Airbase commander handed Alexander Ivanov's widow a goodwill check to compensate her for her loss. Mrs. Ivanova and her lawyer queried about "moral damages" and complained about the amount and intent of the payment. Ivanova later spoke at a press [...]
2007-05-21 12:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG
07BISHKEK598OBSERVATIONS OF KYRGYZ GENERAL PROSECUTOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 8, Ambassador Yovanovitch met General Prosecutor Elmurza Satybaldiyev to discuss a base-related road accident and other issues. The Ambassador briefed Satybaldiyev on training opportunities for his staff and the Millennium Challenge Account. Satybaldiyev, who is rumored [...]
2007-05-21 13:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK602KYRGYZ RECEIVE POINTS ON RUSSIAN DRAFT OF AN OSCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 10:55:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL KTIA PGOV KG
07BISHKEK609KYRGYZ EXPRESS INTEREST IN FIBER OPTICS CONFERENCE
[...] Kyrgyz Minister of Transport and Communications Sulaimanov, Kyrgyz Telecom President Mambetaliev and "Government Communications" State Company Director Beyshekenov all expressed interest in reftel's proposed fiber optics conference. We have also received positive feedback from the Communicat [...]
2007-05-23 12:19:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN EFIN ECPS EINV ETRD EAID KG
07BISHKEK614KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT AND PRESS TARGET MANAS AIRBASE
[...] (C) Summary: During a packed parliamentary committee session May 23, MPs criticized the Prosecutor General's office for its handling of the Hatfield case and called for the ouster of the U.S. military from Manas Airbase. Interest in extension renewals for the base's operations as well as tax [...]
2007-05-24 14:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK626AMBASSADOR NEUMANN BRIEFS POLITICAL HEAVY HITTERS
[...] (C) Summary: In an effort to reaffirm the importance of Manas Airbase operations, SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ambassador Neumann briefed key government officials on military activity and reconstruction efforts currently underway in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Atambayev sum [...]
2007-05-25 12:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG
07BISHKEK627MANAS: KYRGYZ TRY TO TONE DOWN THE VOLUME, BUT NOT
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Kydyrov's May 25 conversation with the Ambassador revealed what is likely to be the main Kyrgyz talking point during the visit of Secretary Gates: renegotiation of the base agreement. The SIPDIS Ambassador disabused Kydyrov of the notion that an "administ [...]
2007-05-25 14:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PREL KG
07BISHKEK63ANALYSTS OFFER GRIM VIEW OF KYRGYZ POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and visiting Central Asia Office Director Spratlen met January 23 with four leading Bishkek think tank directors and political analysts to discuss the current political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan, as well as the state of U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. The analysts described a Kyrgy [...]
2007-01-25 12:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK631KYRGYZSTAN PASSES 2007 BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary: On May 2, President Bakiyev signed Kyrgyzstan's 2007 budget. The 2007 budget projects a 12% increase in expenditures over the 2006 budget, with expenditures reaching $842 million. The government plans to cover the projected $105 million deficit by issuing treasury bills and se [...]
2007-05-29 11:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KG
07BISHKEK632KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT MAKES AN APPARENT ABOUT FACE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Three parliamentarians told the Ambassador on May 28 that the parliament likely would postpone any plenary debate or resolution on the Manas Airbase until the fall. For now, the parliamentary committees that considered base issues during a heated May 23 session (Ref C) will refer [...]
2007-05-29 13:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK633KYRGYZ CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REVIEWING ATAMBAYEV
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite parliamentary criticism that the Constitutional Court is purposefully slowing the review of PM Atambayev's draft constitution, Constitutional Chairperson Cholpon Bayekova has assured us that the review process is underway, and could be finalized well before the fall. She [...]
2007-05-30 06:07:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK634KYRGYZ CIVIL SOCIETY SPLIT, BUT SEEKS COHESION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A widening schism has formed in the Kyrgyz NGO community, according to two of its main activists. Seeking to reunify, civil society leaders are reaching out to others -- including the EU, OSCE, and the U.S. -- for help, and both activists said they considered U.S. action in Kyrgy [...]
2007-05-30 06:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK64KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN KULOV AGAIN; BAKIYEV
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For the second time in a week, the Kyrgyz Parliament today voted down the nomination of Felix Kulov to the post of Prime Minister. President Bakiyev has said he will not nominate Kulov a third time, but will consult tomorrow morning with leaders in Parliament about a new candida [...]
2007-01-26 02:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK664(C) KYRGYZ PM TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT IN TURKEY
[...] (C) In a May 31 meeting, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev thanked the Ambassador for the previous offer of medical tests to determine if he had been poisoned (reftel). He confirmed that he is receiving daily blood transfusions, and has decided to travel to Turkey soon for treatment. 2 [...]
2007-06-01 13:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK665SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) We warmly welcome you to Kyrgyzstan June 7 to 11. Your visit comes at an important time for the bilateral relationship. The series of high-level visits -- Secretary of Defense Gates on June 5, your visit, and then CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon later in June -- will demonstrate to the K [...]
2007-06-01 13:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK67INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF KYRGYZSTAN
[...] This is in response to the REFTEL action request. During the last two years of dramatic political and social changes in Kyrgyzstan, both the composition and membership of the government have changed. Currently, there is an extremely low number of women represented in the government bodies or [...]
2007-01-26 08:07:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KG
07BISHKEK670KYRGYZ PROTEST AGAINST BASE, AS LAWMAKERS SEEK
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On June 2, 35-40 demonstrators gathered in front of the Embassy to protest Manas Airbase's continued presence in Kyrgyzstan. Led by the "Movement for the Withdrawal of the U.S. Air Force Base," the demonst [...]
2007-06-04 13:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK684NO KNOWN U.S.-KYRGYZ INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 09:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
07BISHKEK707BAKIYEV TELLS BOUCHER BASE IS BILATERAL ISSUE
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, President Bakiyev said that U.S.-Kyrgyz cooperation had been "mutually beneficial" on the political, economic, and security fronts, but there were unresolved problems with Manas Air [...]
2007-06-11 11:10:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR EINV KG
07BISHKEK719AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-13 02:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK724CORRUPTION, ENERGY AND RULE OF LAW HEADLINE KYRGYZ
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Bakiyev and Prime Minister Atambayev emphasized the rule of law, the battle against corruption and enhancing the business environment in a day-long discussion of the Kyrgyz Country Development Strategy (CDS) with the international donor community May 31. Bakiyev also [...]
2007-06-14 03:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PREL PHUM KG
07BISHKEK726NEW KYRGYZ AMBASSADORS: OPPOSITION CRITIC TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev has offered the post of ambassador to Switzerland to his one-time critic, MP Melis Eshimkanov. Eshimkanov told us he had decided to accept the position in exchange for the president's promise to drop charges related to Eshimkanov's role in anti-government demon [...]
2007-06-14 08:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK730AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-15 08:20:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK737KYRGYZ PUSH FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE FINANCING,
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 7-11 visit to Bishkek, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher met with senior Kyrgyz government officials, parliamentary deputies, civil society representatives, and business leaders. Prime Minister Atambayev was upbeat about the bilateral r [...]
2007-06-18 10:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV MARR KG
07BISHKEK79BAKIYEV NOMINATES AG MINISTER AS NEXT PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, following consultations with Speaker Marat Sultanov and parliamentary leaders, President Bakiyev nominated Acting Minister of Agriculture Azim Isabekov as Prime Minister. Isabekov is seen as loyal to Bakiyev, without strong personal ambitions. Several MPs, includ [...]
2007-01-26 13:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
07BISHKEK798KYRGYZSTAN'S PROJECT FOR AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR
[...] Embassy Bishkek requests from PRM $3,000 under the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees FY 2007 to purchase winter clothing for refugee children and educational materials for the schools they attend. While Post was not an addressee of Ref A announcement of the FY 2007 program, Post participated in [...]
2007-06-20 11:23:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF KG
07BISHKEK80HIPC INITIATIVE VICTIM OF KYRGYZ PM SHUFFLE
[...] (C) Summary: In response to President Bakiyev's January 26 nomination of a new prime ministerial candidate to replace him, Acting Prime Minister Felix Kulov "revoked" his name from the letter committing Kyrgyzstan to the HIPC initiative. The IMF is still hopeful that the agreement can be salv [...]
2007-01-26 13:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PREL KG
07BISHKEK81AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO KARAKOL: ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 16 and 17, the Ambassador traveled to Karakol, at the eastern edge of Lake Issyk Kul in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, to open an American Corner at the Issyk Kul Oblast library. The center will provide increased access to news and information about the United States and [...]
2007-01-26 14:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KG
07BISHKEK816KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CHANGE BASE FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 22, the Kyrgyz government delivered a draft protocol on changes and additions to the July 2006 Protocol of Intentions covering U.S. payment to the Kyrgyz government for access to and use of Manas Airbase. The Kyrgyz proposal includes additional payments and a [...]
2007-06-25 13:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK821INDEPENDENCE DAY CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM KYRGYZ
[...] Post received the following Independence Day congratulatory letter from Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev to the Secretary. The original letter will be pouched to SCA/CEN. 2. BEGIN TEXT: The Kyrgyz Republic Minister of Foreign Affairs Dear Madam Secretary of State, It is a [...]
2007-06-26 06:56:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK830MODERATE KYRGYZ ANALYSIS OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with AKIpress that was picked up by other media outlets, political commentator Valentin Bogatyrev analyzed growing anti-American sentiment and opposition to the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. He said there were base-related reasons for the concerns, but that cer [...]
2007-06-26 11:58:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KPAO KG
07BISHKEK832KYRGYZ REFORMS: UNDER THE RADAR, BUT HAVING AN
[...] (C) Summary: Against a backdrop of domestic political wrangling, changes in government personnel, and heated debate over the presence of the Manas Airbase, important reforms are beginning to reshape Kyrgyzstan's economy, business environment, criminal justice system, and media. While these [...]
2007-06-27 03:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KCOR KMCA KG
07BISHKEK833TRAVELS TO BATKEN AND BEYOND
[...] (C) Summary: During a four-day trip to southern Kyrgyzstan, the Ambassador visited the remote Batken Oblast, which is almost completely surrounded by Tajikistan, on the edge of the Ferghana Valley. Batken has several Uzbek and Tajik enclaves located within its borders, and mining (mercury and [...]
2007-06-27 04:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK834KYRGYZ ATTENDANCE AT TIFA MEETING
[...] (U) The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry notified the Embassy June 26 by diplomatic note that Ambassador Jeenbek Kulubayev, Director of the Foreign Ministry's International Economic Cooperation Department, will represent Kyrgyzstan at the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA [...]
2007-06-27 07:17:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL KG
07BISHKEK859AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 02:05:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK86LOOING AHEAD AT U.S.-KYRGYZ RELATIONS IN 2007
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction. Looking back on 2006, U.S.-Kyrgyz relations suffered a series of body-blows, including the unprecedented expulsion of two U.S. diplomats and a series of unfortunate incidents related to the Manas airbase that have undermined the U.S. image as a beneficial partner. [...]
2007-01-29 12:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK87KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS NEW PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) Following a two hour confirmation hearing on January 29, Parliament confirmed former Agriculture Minister Azim Isabekov as Prime Minister by a vote of 57 to 4. Isabekov will officially take office once his confirmation has been approved by President Bakiyev, which should happen immediatel [...]
2007-01-29 13:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK88KYRGYZ CANDIDATE FOR TIR BOARD
[...] The Kyrgyz MFA has sent us a diplomatic note requesting support for the Kyrgyz government's candidate, Turkmen Bootaev, for a seat on the TIR Executive Board. (Note: TIR is an international road transport convention operational mostly in Europe under the aegis of the United Nations to which [...]
2007-01-30 06:01:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDELTN KTIA PREL KG
07BISHKEK881INDEPENDENCE DAY CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM
[...] Post received the following Independence Day congratulatory letter from Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to President Bush. The letter notes the importance of joint efforts against international terrorism, and the development of economic relations between Kyrgyzstan and the United States. [...]
2007-07-06 06:16:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK894INTERIM RESPONSE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ-PROPOSED
[...] (C) Charge delivered Ref A response to Kyrgyz-proposed changes to the Manas Air Base Protocol to Deputy Foreign Minister Sarbayev on July 10. Charge noted that this was an interim response, and he expected to receive additional information later. 2. (C) Sarbayev thanked Charge for the resp [...]
2007-07-10 13:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK906KYRGYZ NSC DEPUTY ON BASE-RELATED ISSUES
[...] (C) On July 12, Charge provided an all-encompassing review of USG assistance programs to Kyrgyzstan for FY07 to Major General Alik Mamyrkulov, Chief Inspector for the National Security Council (NSC). Charge gave detailed explanations of numerous State Department and USAID programs in the field [...]
2007-07-13 07:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG
07BISHKEK907KYRGYZ NGO FORUM FOCUSES ON INTERNAL, GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over 150 Kyrgyz NGOs from throughout the country convened July 10-11 to discuss constitutional, economic, ecological, and social reform; corruption; the future of political party development; and the role of civil society in relation to the Kyrgyz Government's Country Developme [...]
2007-07-13 07:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK908KYRGYZ MFA CONFIDENT ABOUT SCO SUMMIT PREPARATIONS
[...] (C) In a July 10 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Sarbayev told Charge that preparations for the August 16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek were moving quickly, and that following the July 9 meeting of SCO foreign ministers, summit documents were nearly ready. Sarbayev said [...]
2007-07-13 08:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK909ENGAGING THE KYRGYZ ON MANAS AIR BASE
[...] (C) Summary: On June 22, the Kyrgyz government proposed changes to the July 2006 Protocol of Intentions covering payment for access to, and use of, Manas Air Base. The Kyrgyz proposal includes a request for $18 million for upgrades to their air traffic control system at Manas, as well as a r [...]
2007-07-13 09:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
07BISHKEK911EXTRANCHECK: PSV AT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS - LICENSE
[...] State Economic and Commercial Officer Gregory Winstead conducted post-shipment verification (PSV) at the Institute of Physics Environmental Laboratory in Bishkek on July 12, 2007. 2. Post met with laboratory director Ivan Vasiliev for approximately 45 minutes. Vasiliev verified that onl [...]
2007-07-16 05:52:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC KG
07BISHKEK925KYRGYZ REBUFF IRAN OVER SCO SUMMIT
[...] (C) Deputy FM Sarbayev requested an urgent meeting with Charge July 17, to provide a readout of his just completed trip to Tehran in advance of the August 16 SCO summit in Bishkek, which Iranian President Ahmadinejad will attend as an SCO observer. He opened by saying he wanted to "set the [...]
2007-07-17 13:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR KG
07BISHKEK945EU ENVOY MOREL PASSES MESSAGE TO KYRGYZ FM ON IRAN
[...] (C) On July 19, EU Special Envoy for Central Asia Pierre Morel provided Charge a readout of his meeting that day with Kyrgyz FM Karabayev. With Karabayev, Morel said his main message was about Iran. Morel told Karabayev he understood that Kyrgyzstan and the other Central Asian countries wan [...]
2007-07-20 07:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN IR KG
07BISHKEK946RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN KYRGYZSTAN: CLAMPING DOWN OR
[...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the State Agency for Religious Affairs (SARA),Toigonbek Kalmatov, told the press July 12 that Kyrgyzstan needed "tougher" legislation to combat religious extremism, and SARA was working on "five draft laws." Kalmatov claimed that over 400 religious organizations, in [...]
2007-07-20 11:35:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KIRF KG
07BISHKEK949GAUGING INFLUENCE IN THE KYRGYZ CENTRAL BANK
[...] (C) Summary: While Kyrgyz Central Bank Chairman Marat Alapayev maintains a low profile, Parliament Speaker (and former Central Bank chief) Marat Sultanov has recently backed three allies for positions on the Central Bank's nine-member Board of Governors. Four other Central Bank governors, r [...]
2007-07-23 11:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PREL ECON PINR KG
07BISHKEK954KYRGYZ RATIFICATION OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 11:18:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL KG
07BISHKEK955INTERIM RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION ON 62ND UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 11:21:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA KG
07BISHKEK958THE ROOTS OF ISLAMIC BANKING IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's EcoBank has launched a pilot project to introduce Islamic banking instruments in the country. The driving force behind the project is EcoBank's main shareholder, Shamil Murtazaliev, who also serves as Kyrgyzstan's representative to the Islamic Development Bank. Whi [...]
2007-07-25 12:56:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN KISL PGOV KG
07BISHKEK966SURGE IN ELECTRICITY POWER PLAYS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Summary: With President Bakiyev expected to sign legislation opening the unfinished Kambarata hydroelectric stations to foreign investment soon, Minister of Energy Chudinov is seeking outside advice in implementing new legislation and related reforms in the electricity sector. U.S. firm [...]
2007-07-27 07:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL KG
07BISHKEK968BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON JULY 30 DEMONSTRATION AT
[...] (C) Charge chaired an EAC meeting at 09:00 am on July 30 to discuss precautions for a possible demonstration at the Embassy. In attendance were RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, DATT, MGMT, CONS, USAID, MSG, RLEA, MED, and Peace Corps. At 11:00 am on July 30, a small demonstration supporting the U.S. a [...]
2007-07-30 09:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR KG
07BISHKEK972SMALL PRO-U.S. DEMONSTRATION AT EMBASSY LEADS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A small, unsanctioned demonstration took place in front of the Embassy the morning of July 30. Approximately 15-20 demonstrators carried signs in support of the U.S. airbase in Kyrgyzstan. After demonstration organizer Tursun Islamov presented two letters to the Embassy, the p [...]
2007-07-31 11:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC CASC PINR KG
07BISHKEK973AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 04:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
07BISHKEK975AMBASSADOR'S CONCURRENCE ON SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 11:39:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS KTIA PREL PTER KG
07BISHKEK98FIGHT OVER U.S. LED TO IBRAGIMOV,S RESIGNATION
[...] (C) On January 30, Ambassador met with the President's former Foreign Policy Advisor Ermek Ibragimov, who unexpectedly resigned on January 23. Ibragimov said the press report that the President had "released him from his position in connection with an appointment to another position" was in [...]
2007-01-31 12:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KG
07BISHKEK984VIEWS FROM BISHKEK ON UKRAINIAN-KYRGYZ WTO TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: A Ukrainian memorandum proposing $14 million in humanitarian and technical assistance to cover an outstanding $27 million Ukrainian debt to Kyrgyzstan may not unlock obstacles preventing the conclusion of bilateral negotiations relating to Ukraine's WTO accession. The Ukrainian [...]
2007-08-03 07:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PREL KTIA ECON KG
07BISHKEK996SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]
2007-08-07 09:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV KG
07BISHKEK997SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]
2007-08-07 09:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV KG
07BISHKEK999SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]
2007-08-07 09:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV KG
07DUSHANBE1155TAJIKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S
[...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes Assistant Secretary Boucher and Senior Advisor Caitlin Hayden to Dushanbe for the Assistant Secretary's third visit to Tajikistan. SIPDIS 2. (U) By now, you have received two reftels describing the current environment in Tajikistan. Ref B contains some ge [...]
2007-08-14 12:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON TI
07DUSHANBE1253BRIDGE OPENING SPURS DISCUSSION OF FURTHER COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: "This new bridge is as important for us as oxygen," Tajik President Emomali Rahmon told Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who led the U.S. presidential delegation to the opening of the new U.S.-funded bridge linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Pyanj River. Rahmon [...]
2007-09-04 03:57:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID ECIN ELTN TI AF
07DUSHANBE1285TAJIK COMPLACENCY WORRIES INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
[...] Summary. The Tajik government's relaxation of monetary and fiscal policy worried International Monetary Fund Mission Chief Carlos Pinerua at a quarterly briefing for donors on the Tajik economy Sept 4. Locally, the real estate, construction, and consumer markets continue to expand rapidly. [...]
2007-09-07 15:38:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE1731EMBASSY DUSHANBE,S RULE OF LAW PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Dushanbe,s rule of law priorities have become more sophisticated as we learn the depth to which reforms are necessary. An inter-agency advisory team recently visited Tajikistan to assess the criminal justice sector, and the team will soon provide recommendations on prog [...]
2007-12-06 06:37:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE1735EMBASSY DUSHANBE,S RULE OF LAW PROGRAM
[...] (U) This cable is being retransmitted to correct the classification from Confidential to Sensitive But Unclassified. SIPDIS 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Dushanbe,s rule of law priorities have become more sophisticated as we learn the depth to which reforms are necessary. An inter-agency ad [...]
2007-12-07 07:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PGOV PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE501TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN, KYRGYZSTAN, CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zaripov, following his trip to Astana March 27-29 for the EU Troika meetings with Central Asian Foreign Ministers, met Ambassador April 3 to discuss a full range of bilateral and regional issues: Iran: Tajikistan supports UN Security Council Resolution 1747, [...]
2007-04-03 12:25:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV PHUM KDEM ENRG EAID TI IR KZ RS
07DUSHANBE690PROVING WHY SABIT IS "SPECIAL" IN TAJIKISTAN
[...] (U) Summary: We may be neighbors, but we aren't well connected. This theme underscored a Central Asian Transportation Infrastructure Conference May 7, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce along with Embassy Dushanbe, to highlight the Special American Business Internship Training prog [...]
2007-05-10 11:11:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN TI AF KG UZ KZ
07DUSHANBE886SETTING THE SCENE FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND'S JUNE
[...] (C) Executive Summary. Embassy Dushanbe welcomes you on your first trip to Tajikistan. This will be an important step in forging personal relationships with key Tajik leaders. We enjoy friendly relations with this small but strategic country on the Afghan border. In addition to DoD and CENT [...]
2007-06-13 09:46:00Embassy DushanbeSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EAID TI
07DUSHANBE933AMBASSADOR' S MEETING WITH HYDRO-POWERED FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Foreign Minister Zarifi June 20 to discuss a laundry list of outstanding issues, including the upcoming completion of the Nizhniy Pyanzh bridge, our demarches on Afghan refugees (Ref A) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's upcoming summit (Ref B),and the [...]
2007-06-21 11:32:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV EAID KDEM TI AF IR
07KABUL1909AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. ON SHANGHAI COOPERATION
[...] (C) A/PolCouns delivered reftel points to FM Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor Davood Moradian June 9. Moradian assured us the GOA was completely in agreement with U.S. points and supported U.S. goals for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),including continued U.S. and allied access to [...]
2007-06-10 10:54:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF RS CH
07KABUL2099KYRGYZ OFFICIALS SEE MANAS IMPACT ON WAR IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador hosted Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and a six member delegation of Kyrgyz senior officials to Afghanistan June 13-14 to allow them to better understand the importance of Manas Air Base in supporting coalition military and reconstruction efforts. The delegation me [...]
2007-07-01 12:07:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL AF KG
07KABUL2300GOA ADDITIONS TO UN1267 LIST NOT IMMINENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOA remains willing to cooperate with the UN 1267 Committee by updating biographic information and responding to specific requests to add names to the 1267 list, but expresses frustration with the Committee's inability to delist individuals, particularly Uruzgan Governor Monib. O [...]
2007-07-17 15:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UNSC AF
07KABUL3908 Central Asia-to-South Asia Regional Energy Market
[...] Summary. The four countries working to create an electricity transmission corridor between Central and South Asia took a major step forward in their Third Ministerial Conference in Kabul, November 14-16, 2007. Representatives agreed on the scope and preliminary technical definition of the p [...]
2007-11-26 01:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDENGR ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KYIV2392UKRAINE'S WTO NEGOTIATOR WANTS TO WRAP UP
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 17 meeting, Ukraine's lead WTO negotiator Valeriy Pyatnytskiy complained that talks with Kyrgyzstan on a WTO bilateral agreement had stalled. Kyrgyzstan had rejected Ukraine's most recent proposal, and Pyatnytskiy believed that "one or more third parties" were [...]
2007-09-18 04:38:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO KG UP
07KYIV2824UKRAINE SIGNS BILATERAL WTO AGREEMENT WITH KYRGYZSTAN,
[...] Summary: Ukraine signed a WTO bilateral agreement with Kyrgyzstan on November 14, removing the major hurdle to accession. The GOU agreed to pay $27.3 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Kyrgyzstan in order to secure the deal. Meanwhile, the GOU reports that it has also signed an agree [...]
2007-11-15 13:56:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV3312/9 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE: KYRGYZ BILAT
[...] (C) Summary: Ukraine must sign one more bilateral Market Access Agreement, with Kyrgyzstan, as part of its accession to the WTO. Erkin Mamkulov, Kyrgyz Ambassador to Ukraine, told us that resolution of USD 27 million worth of debt, owed by Ukraine to Kyrgyzstan, is the critical remaining issue [...]
2007-02-09 15:55:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP KG
07KYIV688UKRAINE: 3/23 WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine has received comments regarding recently passed WTO-related legislation from members of its WTO Working Party and is working hard to respond to these comments quickly. Legislative drafting on issues of importance to the USG, such as IPR, biotechnology, and VAT on agricu [...]
2007-03-23 15:41:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07MOSCOW1105CSTO: RUSSIA'S COUNTER TO NATO
[...] (C) Summary. Russian observers see the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as a potential counter to NATO influence, particularly in Central Asia. The reintegration of Uzbekistan into the organization in 2006 gave it a much-needed shot in the arm. CSTO leaders, while wary of NATO [...]
2007-03-14 14:58:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMARR PINR PREL MCAP MOPS NATO RS
07MOSCOW2205DFM LOSYUKOV ON THE SCO, SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Losyukov promised "no surprises" at the Bishkek Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit--no membership enlargement, nor any demand for U.S. base withdrawal from the region. He predicted an SCO proposal for engagement in Afghanistan, [...]
2007-05-14 03:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN IR AF RS
07MOSCOW2682SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION SUMMIT: RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary. The GOR is planning "no surprises" at the August Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Bishkek summit, according to the MFA's SCO Coordinator. Russia's goal in Bishkek is to enhance the SCO's activity in the economic sphere. Moscow judges that the SCO is not ready for enlarg [...]
2007-06-06 11:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON SNAR RS
07MOSCOW3978SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION SUMMIT: RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary. Russian officials tell us they expect "no surprises" at the August 16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Bishkek. According to the MFA's SCO coordinator, Russia will seek to use the Summit to focus on improving the functioning of the SCO, especially in setting pr [...]
2007-08-14 16:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON SNAR RS
07MOSCOW3996"PEACE MISSION 2007": SHANGHAI COOPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 9-17 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) anti-terrorist exercise -- Peace Mission 2007 -- is the largest in the history of the SCO. Approximately 6,500 troops are participating, the bulk from Russia and China. SCO Heads of State, including Chinese President Hu, ar [...]
2007-08-15 11:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER RS CH
07MOSCOW4141"PEACE MISSION 2007": SCO MILITARY LINKS GROWING,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Experts told us that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Peace Mission 2007 anti-terrorist exercises, while deemed a success by many Russians, do not necessarily point to increased integration among SCO member states. The 6,500 soldiers involved in the exercises repor [...]
2007-08-24 02:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER RS CH
07MOSCOW4544DFM LOSYUKOV ON SIX-PARTY TALKS, AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) Summary. In a September 12 meeting with Ambassador DFM Losyukov expressed satisfaction that the Six-Party Talks had made progress toward the ultimate goal-- the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. He believes the Six-Party Beijing Plenary is likely to start on September 19, and wi [...]
2007-09-17 04:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP ECON KN IR AF IN RS
07MOSCOW5098RUSSIAN MILITARY AID TO AFGHANISTAN INTENDED TO
[...] (C) Summary: On October 22, Head of the MFA Afghanistan Desk Yuriy Khokhlov said that the GOR's proposed Afghan military assistance program is intended to compliment and not compete with NATO support for the Afghan government and its anti-Taliban efforts. The Russian and Afghan governments h [...]
2007-10-22 14:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS NATO AF RS
07MOSCOW5899RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The pragmatic pursuit of economic growth and political stability, and a determined effort to avoid "interfering" with each other's domestic political developments have brought an improvement in ties between Russia and China. The conclusion of two "national years" created a stro [...]
2007-12-20 15:24:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG CH RS
07NEWDELHI3905SCO SUMMIT: INDIA "WATCHING AND WAITING" ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Eurasia Sandeep Arya and Under Secretary L. Savithri told PolOff Aug. 23 that the Government SIPDIS of India (GOI) was not interested in seeking full membe [...]
2007-08-27 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ENRG MARR CH KZ KG TX TI UZ
07PARIS2516GOF: KAKAHK 2009 OSCE BID AND MORE ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA's Central Asia desk officer told us June 11 that the GOF's relationship with Central Asia was changing, but not dramatically. The key element: Central Asia policy would no longer depend on Chirac's personal relationship with Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev. France was [...]
2007-06-12 13:12:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO OSCE ZK EU GM FR
07SHANGHAI529SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ON SCO, RUSSIA, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Summary: In a lunch discussion with DPO on August 20, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Academic Pan Guang noted Russia's increased interest in energy coordination at the recent SCO Summit in Bishkek and asserted that this represented a slight shift in Russian policy towards the SC [...]
2007-08-22 07:13:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG CH RS TI TX UZ KZ IR KN
07STATE126089DEMARCHE REQUEST - OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will be conducting its Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 24 through October 5 in Warsaw. The HDIM is an annual review of participating States, implementation of their OSCE commitments to human rights and fundamental freedo [...]
2007-09-07 21:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ECON OSCE
07STATE147334INAUGURAL U.S.-KYRGYZ COMPREHENSIVE POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. On September 27, the United States and Kyrgyzstan inaugurated an interagency "Comprehensive Policy Dialogue." In over three hours of discussion with U.S. officials responsible for Central Asia representing seven agencies, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev reviewed security [...]
2007-10-22 23:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG
07STATE156455COASI: US-EU DISCUSSION ON EAST ASIA, OCTOBER 22,
[...] (S) European Union senior officials met with EAP counterparts for biannual consultations on Asia on October 22, 2007, in Washington. A/S Hill opened with an overview of the Six-Party Talks process, highlighting the roles of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Both sides shared views on [...]
2007-11-14 22:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL XB
07TASHKENT1061HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH PERSEVERES DESPITE DIFFICULTIES
[...] (C) Summary: During a week-long visit to Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Europe and Central Asia Division Executive Director Holly Cartner met with Charge and Acting DCM on June  [...]
2007-06-05 03:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1095CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST THREE DEUTSCHE WELLE
[...] (C) Summary: German Poloff Uwe Berndt confirmed a June 5 Ferghana.ru report that the Tashkent City General Prosecutor's Office dropped charges against three Deutsche Welle correspondents: Yuri Chernogayev, Sayyora Rozikulova and Obid Shabanov. The three were charged with working without a lic [...]
2007-06-08 07:15:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV GM UZ
07TASHKENT1167DEUTSHCE WELLE REPORTERS AMNESTIED?
[...] (C) Summary: Post reported on June 8 that the Tashkent General Prosecutor's Office dropped charges of working without a license against three Deutsche Welle correspondents. However, other sources announced that the three journalists were amnestied. A German Embassy representative insisted th [...]
2007-06-21 12:00:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV GM UZ
07TASHKENT1414NO BIBLES IN TASHKENT BOOKSTORES
[...] (C) Summary: On July 20, Poloff met with the Executive Director of the Uzbekistan Bible Society, who explained that his organization currently faces its most difficult environment since opening in 1993. Since July 2006, the Bible Society has only been able to officially import 500 books in [...]
2007-08-02 11:22:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF UZ TX
07TASHKENT1448ICRC PLANS TO DEMARCHE KARIMOV
[...] (C) Summary: On August 8, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation for Central Asia Head told poloff that ICRC has received no response from the Government on restarting its prison monitoring program since their last abortive attempt in May and is now considering del [...]
2007-08-09 12:37:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ICRC UZ TI
07TASHKENT1494AFGHAN REFUGEES THREATENED (AGAIN) WITH DEPORTATION
[...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative on August 10 to discuss renewed threats by the Government to deport Afghan refugees from Uzbekistan. Charge shared with Akcura a copy of a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Af [...]
2007-08-15 10:49:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL AF UZ TI
07TASHKENT1664UNHCR TO REASSESS REFUGEES AS PRESSURE MOUNTS
[...] (C) Summary: DCM met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Fikret Akcura on September 17 to discuss the status of Afghan refugees. DCM conveyed that all DHS interviews have been completed but any new candidates put forth by UNHCR and any successful appeals wi [...]
2007-09-19 10:22:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL AF TI UZ
07TASHKENT1761ESTABLISHED CONTACT TO SEEK ASYLUM IN BISHKEK
[...] (C) At an Embassy event on October 9, dissident academic and human rights contact Tashpulat Yuldashev told poloff that he planned to flee Uzbekistan in the next few days and seek political asylum with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bishkek. He requested that polo [...]
2007-10-12 00:10:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV UZ KG
07TASHKENT1811UMIDA NIYAZOVA OFFERED HRW JOB IN BISHKEK
[...] (C) During an Embassy function on October 18, former Human Rights Watch (HRW) local staffer and journalist Umida Niyazova told poloff that she supported post's nomination of her for the Secretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage (septel). Niyazova, who was sentenced to [...]
2007-10-19 11:44:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1827TASHKENT "KREMLINOLOGY": UZBEK OFFICIAL MEDIA SHOW
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's official media has shown a very troubled, aged President Karimov at the October summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO),CIS, and EURASEC in Dushanbe. This differs dramatically from previous coverage, which has generally shown an upbeat, more you [...]
2007-10-23 10:50:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS UZ
07TASHKENT1853(C) MY WAY OR NO WAY: UZBEKISTAN GETS DEFENSIVE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Karimov,s speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Bishkek on August 16 was the clearest and most official statement of Uzbekistan,s position on the use of transboundary waters of Central Asia. In an effort to legally justify its position, on S [...]
2007-10-25 09:37:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALKENV ETRD ENRG PREL TBIO ZK UZ
07TASHKENT1887GOU RESPONSE TO SAIPOV SLAYING
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan (belatedly) condemns the murder of VOA stringer Alisher Saipov, and claims the Kyrgyz government has not yet asked for Uzbek assistance in the investigation. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met October 30 with MFA First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov, who delivered [...]
2007-10-30 13:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KG UZ
07TASHKENT1889ERK LEADER DESCRIBES RELATIONSHIP WITH SLAIN
[...] (C) Summary: On October 26, Erk political opposition party leader Atanazar Arif described to poloff Erk's relationship with journalist Alisher Saipov, who was murdered on October 24 in Osh, Kyrgyzstan (ref C). According to Arif, Saipov was not an official member of Erk, but had long standing [...]
2007-10-30 14:51:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KG UZ
07TASHKENT1896UZBEK MEDIA ACCUSES U.S. OF SAIPOV MURDER
[...] (C) On October 29, Uzbek state-run television in Namangan Province broadcast a program describing murdered journalist Alisher Saipov in terms much the same as those used by the MFA in its October 30 diplomatic note (ref A). Saipov was accused of being a tool of foreign (including western) in [...]
2007-10-31 11:33:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT1950KYRGYZ AND PAKISTANI AMBASSADORS ON RECENT SCO
[...] (C) Summary. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conducted its sixth annual meeting of Prime Ministers in Tashkent on November 2. The Ambassador visited his Pakistani and Kyrgyz counterparts this week to get a readout of the proceedings. Pakistan, which has observer status, is an as [...]
2007-11-08 10:41:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PGOV PK KG UZ
07TASHKENT1952GERMAN LEGAL EXPERT OFFERS JUDICIAL REFORM PROJECT
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff met on November 7 with Klaus Schmitz, outgoing legal expert from the German Association for Technical Cooperation (GTZ),which is completing a two year EU-funded rule of law project in Uzbekistan. The project achieved some positive results, especially in providing busines [...]
2007-11-09 07:34:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID UZ
07TASHKENT2029RESOURCE NATIONALISM: GRAB WHAT YOU CAN \
[...] (C) The natural resources sector is strictly controlled by \ the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU). Its equipment and \ infrastructure is antiquated and, out of economic necessity, \ it relies on foreign firms to help extract and export \ resources. Foreign firms operate in joint ventures with \ sta [...]
2007-11-26 07:50:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EPET PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT2176PROSECUTOR DEMANDED PAYMENT FROM DEPUTY HOKIM,
[...] (C) Summary: On December 21, poloff met with Gulnora Muradova, the wife of fugitive journalist Shukhrat Muradov and acting Deputy Hokim of Tashkent's Sergeli district. Muradova admitted that her husband was involved in a kickback scheme at the "Na Postu" newspaper, but argued that he was less [...]
2007-12-27 12:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM PGOV PINR PREF SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT237SHINY RED GAS STATIONS -- ZEROMAX MAXES OUT THE \
[...] (C) Summary: Zeromax, a Swiss-registered company linked \ to President Karimov's daughter, Gulnora Karimova, has made a \ strong mark in the gasoline service sector through its \ opening of over ten modern, full-service stations under the \ name UzGazOil. UzGazOil appears to have a monopoly on \ [...]
2007-02-13 06:01:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT276DOWN AND OUT IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY
[...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to all three Uzbek provinces of the Ferghana Valley, Poloff visited bazaars, schools, and hospitals, meeting a wide range of market traders and local government officials. Men were conspicuously absent from the bazaars, with most working abroad or fearing arres [...]
2007-02-16 12:28:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSOCI ECON ELAB KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM EAID UZ
07TASHKENT277DOWN AND OUT IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY
[...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to all three Uzbek provinces of the Ferghana Valley, Poloff visited bazaars, schools, and hospitals, meeting a wide range of market traders and local government officials. Men were conspicuously absent from the bazaars, with most working abroad or fearing arres [...]
2007-02-17 03:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSOCI ECON ELAB KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM EAID UZ
07TASHKENT296UMIDA NIYAZOVA AND UZBEKISTAN'S WAR ON HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek government's noose is slowly tightening around Human Rights Watch. Authorities arrested the organization's local translator, Umida Niyazova, on charges of illegal border crossing and smuggling, and have reportedly questioned her about the human rights activities of the [...]
2007-02-21 12:02:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT355(C) UZBEK FM MISSES OPPORTUNITY IN MEETING WTIH
[...] (C) Summary: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum's March 2 meeting with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov did not live up to expectations. Over three days of meetings with senior Uzbek officials, Feigenbaum had proposed that the Government take concrete steps to improve relations and offered specific sugge [...]
2007-03-05 06:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EU AF UZ
07TASHKENT792ADDITIONAL DEUTSCHE WELLE REPORTERS FACING
[...] (C) Summary: The Tashkent City Prosecutor's Office has charged a second Deutsche Welle reporter, Yuri Chernogayev, with working without a license. This follows the prosecution of Deutsche Welle stringer Natalya Bushuyeva on the same charge, and for concealing her income. According to a German [...]
2007-04-17 11:04:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV GM UZ
07TASHKENT804UZBEKISTAN'S CASE AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
[...] (C) Summary: Human Rights Watch local staffer Umida Niyazova's trial was to begin on April 19, but at the scheduled start time, the judge abruptly postponed the case for "further study." Niyazova's indictment contains copious detail of alleged illegal border crossing and smuggling, but very l [...]
2007-04-19 12:03:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
07TOKYO3792TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SHANGHAI COOPERATION
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top items in Friday morning national papers included worldwide stock-market plunges and the scorching heat wave sweeping Japan. 2. "SCO reinforces unity to check US." The business- oriented Nikkei reported from Bishkek, Kyrgyz (8/17): "The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation [...]
2007-08-17 02:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5539KYRGYZ PRESIDENT PAYS LOW-KEY VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev paid a low-key visit to Tokyo November 14-16 during which he met with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the Emperor, and Minister of Administrative Reform Yoshimi Watanabe, whose father, former Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe, was the first senior l [...]
2007-12-13 01:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KY JA
08ANKARA1532ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-25 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA199TURKEY CONSIDERING REQUEST TO INSPECT SYRIA BOUND
[...] (S) We delivered reftel paper to MFA Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun, and Head of Department for Aviation Affairs Hamit Olcay on February 4. Both Gun and Olcay expressed appreciation for the advanced notification and the detailed information regar [...]
2008-02-04 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC TU IR KN
08ANKARA263TURKEY WILL CONDITION OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR AIR
[...] (S) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Elif Ulgen on February 11. Given the likelihood that the cargo contained in this flight may be in violation of UNSCR 1718, Ulgen said the MFA had decided to require an inspection of the aircraft and carg [...]
2008-02-12 15:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC EAIR TU IR KN
08ANKARA418TURKEY CONFIRMS AIR KORYO OVERFLIGHT REQUESTED AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC EAIR TU IR KN
08ANKARA630TURKEY/TURKMENISTAN: BILATERAL TIES INCH AHEAD ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite media reports to the contrary, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov discussed energy matters in some detail with President Gul and PM Erdogan during his March 24-25 visit to Turkey, MFA Central Asia Department Head Sule Gurel and Energy Department Head Berris Ekinci told us [...]
2008-04-03 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ENRG TU TX
08ASHGABAT1009SCO SUMMIT IN DUSHANBE: TURKMENISTAN WILL NOT
[...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy delivered non-paper to Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 1 regarding the August Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe. Deputy Premier/Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov told the Charge August 4 that Presi [...]
2008-08-04 10:40:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AFIN TX
08ASHGABAT1424TURKMENISTAN: UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY CENTER HEAD
[...] (C) UN Preventive Diplomacy Center head Miroslav Jenca briefed us on his most recent consultations in the region, including his trips to Tashkent and Dushanbe. He said the Uzbeks raised their 6 plus 3 proposal on Afghanistan with him. The Uzbeks strongly advocated for the involvement of the [...]
2008-10-31 12:31:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL TX
08ASHGABAT396 TURKMENISTAN: GOOD TONE IN MEETING WITH EDUCATION
[...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge's March 25 meeting with Minster of Education Muhammetgeldi Annaamanov, although cordial and cooperative in tone, did not result in any breakthroughs for education cooperation. Although there was ampl [...]
2008-03-28 13:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT433 TURKMENISTAN: UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RELIGION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion will visit Turkmenistan in mid-September, according to OHCHR Regional Representative Matilda Bogner. The current revision of the law by a U.S. expert, funded by USAID, may provide an opportunity to bring the law up to internationa [...]
2008-04-07 11:30:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF TX
08ASHGABAT472 EC TROIKA IN TURKMENISTAN: THE HEADLINE WAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 9-10 EU Troika-Central Asia Ministerial added to Turkmenistan's international and regional credentials. The media headline from the event was Turkmenistan guarantees at least 10 bcm/y natural gas for Europe/Nabucco, although it took a while for media commentators to r [...]
2008-04-15 11:24:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID EPET KG KZ TI TX UZ EU
08ASHGABAT726 TURKMENISTAN: RADIO LIBERTY REPORTERS FACING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Four RFE/RL reporters are attempting to travel out of Turkmenistan for training and meetings. One of the reporters was already prevented from leaving for training on April 24, but all believe they might be barred from traveling between now and June 15. Post delivered points to [...]
2008-06-06 12:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT807 TURKMENISTAN: SENIOR RFE/RL REPORTER CONFIRMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reporter Halmurat Gylychdurdiyev has confirmed recent reports that a Turkmen contributor to the Azatlyk radio program has been arrested and tortured by the MNB. Sazak Durdymuradov, a school teacher for 35 years, focused his contributions [...]
2008-06-27 11:59:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TX
08ASHGABAT855 TURKMENISTAN: UNODC'S CASPIAN SEA INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The First Caspian Sea Initiative meeting, held in Ashgabat on June 24-26, gave Caspian littoral states a good opportunity to discuss the counternarcotics challenges their countries face. While the attendance of a [...]
2008-07-09 10:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SNAR IR TX
08ASTANA1021EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MAY
[...] Kazakhstan will conduct an operational-tactical exercise "Atom-Antiterror- 2008" in Almaty on June 6 under the auspices of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. This exercise is targeted to improve interaction between state bodies in order to prevent and localize a possible terror [...]
2008-06-02 09:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1263EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JUNE
[...] On June 23, 2008, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),in cooperation with the Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee, commissioned the first eight sites outfitted with radiation detection equipment completed under a joint project. The radiation detection s [...]
2008-07-15 02:23:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1361 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 6 - JULY 19,
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. - New Transfer Pricing Law Signed - Kazakhstan-Russia Cooperation on Financial Supervision - Kyrgyzstan to Receive Kazakhstani Wheat - New Head of ABN AMRO Bank Kazakhstan [...]
2008-07-28 09:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA1440EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JULY
[...] On July 28, 2008, Kazakhstani Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko participated in a six day working visit to the United States at the invitation of the Arizona National Guard. He is studying the U.S. system of emergency response measures and risk management techniques. On July 31, [...]
2008-08-08 11:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1805EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (AUGUST
[...] On August 7, 2008, a U.S. Senate delegation lead by Nevada Senator (and Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid visited Kazakhstan as part of a multi-country trip. Other senators making the trip included Jeff Bingaman (D-NM),Bill Nelson (D-FL),Johnny Isakson (R-GA),and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). 2 [...]
2008-09-17 08:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2086 KAZAKHSTAN: AES SUCCESS TEMPERED BY CONCERNS OVER PRICE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 9, AES Country Manager Mike Jonagan briefed the Ambassador on the history of AES's investments in Kazakhstan's power sector, outlined a proposed solution to pending anti-monopoly charges, and expressed [...]
2008-10-22 04:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV ENRG KG KZ
08ASTANA2147KAZAKHSTAN: FM TAZHIN REAFFIRMS MADRID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Tazhin: -- reaffirmed Kazakhstan's commitment to fulfilling its Madrid commitments; -- made a case for building a more mature bilateral relationship by noting his government's desire to be released from the [...]
2008-10-30 11:02:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD KDEM KNNP IZ AF KZ
08ASTANA2156 CENTRAL ASIAN LEADERS REACH AGREEMENT ON WATER AND ENERGY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The presidents of the five Central Asian states overcame their disagreements and signed an agreement in Bishkek on October 10 to share water and energy resources this winter. One expert sees Gazprom's influence beh [...]
2008-10-31 09:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV TX TI KG UZ KZ
08ASTANA2181 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE
[...] On September 22-23, the EXBS Advisor to Kazakhstan traveled to Washington, DC, for consultations with personnel from the Department of State's Office of Export Control Cooperation, the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction Policy and Defense Threat Reduction Agency, [...]
2008-11-05 11:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2283 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, October 26 -
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- State to Purchase Shares of Top Banks -- ArcelorMittal-Temirtau: Mandatory Leave Rescinded -- Will Democrats Grant Rapid Accession to the WTO? -- New Flight From Almaty [...]
2008-11-20 08:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA2352KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The fundamental strategic aim of the U.S. Mission is a stable, secure, democratic and prosperous Kazakhstan. The strategic partnership between the United States and Kazakhstan for border security is based on our common security interests including bolstering Central Asian sovere [...]
2008-11-26 02:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC SNAR KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2403 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) From November 10-14, the ninth session of the Kazakhstan-Russian demarcation commission took place in Almaty. Discussed at this session was the determination of locations for the installation of border markers. The 6,846 kilometer border between Kazakhstan and Russia is the longest co [...]
2008-12-05 09:45:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
08ASTANA2404 HIV OUTBREAKS AMONG CHILDREN HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR REFORM
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent outbreaks of HIV and AIDS among children in three countries of Central Asia point to dangerous and unnecessary medical procedures being performed throughout the region. A recent assessment conducted by USA [...]
2008-12-05 10:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID SOCI KG TI TX UZ KZ
08ASTANA2437 KAZAKHSTAN: UN TRANSBOUNDARY WATER CONFERENCE DISCUSSES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Trans-boundary Water Conference took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on November 17-18. The key element of the Conference was the presentation of a water management project developed by the German Agency for Te [...]
2008-12-09 11:35:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV ENRG KZ
08ASTANA2447 KAZAKHSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, the text of Part II of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. The INCSR currently covers only the first n [...]
2008-12-10 14:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN KCRM KCOR SNAR KZ
08ASTANA2567 KAZAKHSTAN: WATER RESOURCE COMMITTEE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Agriculture Water Resource Committee Deputy Chairman Amirkhan Kenshimov highlighted the recent political agreement by the five Central Asian presidents on water use and energy delivery for the winter of [...]
2008-12-30 10:16:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ENRG SENV KZ
08ASTANA284EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JANUARY
[...] Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, Republican leader of the Foreign Relations Committee, visited Kazakhstan on January 10-11, 2008, to discuss energy cooperation, as well as Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program implementation. Subsequent to this trip, Senator Lugar introduced legislatio [...]
2008-02-08 02:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA437EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (FEBRUARY
[...] U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Kazakhstan from February 9-11, 2008. On February 11, 2008, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and discussed Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship, energy issues, and re [...]
2008-03-07 03:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA54EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (DECEMBER 2007)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-11 12:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA66SENATOR LUGAR MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN
[...] (C) Summary: During his January 9-11 visit to Astana Senator Richard Lugar discussed energy, non-proliferation, regional security, and economic cooperation issues in a series of meetings with high-ranking officials. Kazakhstani officials praised Senator Lugar for his long support of Kazakhsta [...]
2008-01-14 11:34:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET ENRG KZ
08ASTANA691EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MARCH
[...] President Bush nominated Richard E. Hoagland to be U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan. Mr. Hoagland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as Charge d' Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan. Prior to this, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan. Earlier in his [...]
2008-04-09 11:25:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA888EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (APRIL
[...] Gulnara Abildaeva, Program Coordinator/Manager for the EXBS program in Kazakhstan has been named the "Astana Foreign Service National (FSN) of the Year for 2008". This award is given in recognition of the high standards of performance and value to the U.S. Government through special contribut [...]
2008-05-08 11:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08BISHKEK1000OSH TRIP: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION REPS DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with representatives of international organizations and donor agencies based in southern Kyrgyzstan during her trip to Osh on September 16-17. The group expressed serious concern about the energy crisis, and also about corruption, social discord, and the fail [...]
2008-10-02 07:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KG
08BISHKEK1002KYRGYZSTAN UNDER "ENORMOUS PRESSURE" FROM RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov told the Ambassador October 2 that Kyrgyzstan was under "enormous pressure" from Russia to close Manas Air Base. Sadyrkulov claimed that Russia had cut a deal with Uzbekistan, by which Uzbekistan would push to close the base during the Octob [...]
2008-10-02 09:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1015KYRGYZSTAN: MORE TALK ABOUT MANAS IN RUN-UP TO
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Karabayev offered some assurance about the continued presence of Manas Air Base; he said the Kyrgyz government was working to manage the issue at the CIS Summit and would not close Manas Air Base "to please someone [...]
2008-10-03 12:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1016KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO BUSINESS
[...] (C) Summary: In the past month, the Ambassador has met American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) members to gauge local business conditions. Some AmCham members suspect that the recent greater scrutiny of foreign companies is an attempt to "squeeze" more funds from their operations. On a positi [...]
2008-10-03 12:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALBEXP BTIO ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK1017KYRGYZ ELECTION BODY'S MISSING HEAD
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz opposition leaders on September 26 held a press conference to announce the resignation of Central Election Commission (CEC) head Klara Kabilova. They released a videotaped statement by Kabilova in which she claimed that President Bakiyev's son Maxim had threatened her o [...]
2008-10-03 13:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK1021 Libel Suits Chill Free Speech in Kyrgyzstan
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A successful libel suit by President Bakiyev's nephew against two independent newspapers has opened a veritable flood gate to additional criminal and civil suits against newspapers. The suits, which can result in awards of one million soms (over $28,000) in moral damages, are o [...]
2008-10-06 09:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
08BISHKEK1023KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY MARCH - AUGUST 2008
[...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic of five million people, is a country in transition, struggling with the aftereffects of years of communist misrule and its recent autocratic regime. Corruption pervades almost all aspects of life and business in the Kyrgyz Republic. E [...]
2008-10-07 01:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG
08BISHKEK1026KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY MARCH - AUGUST 2008
[...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic of five million people, is a country in transition, struggling with the aftereffects of years of communist misrule and its recent autocratic regime. Corruption pervades almost all aspects of life and business in the Kyrgyz Republic. E [...]
2008-10-07 05:21:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG
08BISHKEK1030AMBASSADOR GFOELLER PROVIDES ALERT TO DISASTER IN
[...] Summary and Action Request: Ambassador Tatiana Gfoeller provides an alert to a humanitarian disaster in the Osh Oblast located in southern Kyrgyz Republic following an earthquake on October 5, 2008. The Ambassador and the Regional Mission believe that it appears likely that USG assistance w [...]
2008-10-07 11:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KG
08BISHKEK1031FRENCH CHARGE: KYRGYZSTAN IN RUSSIAN SPHERE OF
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 6 courtesy call, French Charge Jean-Pierre Godart told the Ambassador that he believed the Russians would help Kyrgyzstan through this winter's challenges. In Godart's view, Kyrgyzstan is in the Russian sphere of influence, and for that reason, it is foolish to dem [...]
2008-10-07 11:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1034 CENTRAL ASIA'S FIRST REGIONAL FRAUD CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 1-2, 2008, Embassy Bishkek hosted the first Central Asian regional anti-fraud conference at Lake Issyk Kul. With fourteen participants from posts in Central Asia and representatives from USCIS Moscow, the conference was a great success as it highlighted the commonalit [...]
2008-10-08 09:49:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG
08BISHKEK1037AMBASSADOR GFOELLER DECLARES DISASTER IN OSH
[...] Summary and Action Request: Ambassador Tatiana Gfoeller declares a humanitarian disaster in the Osh Oblast located in southern Kyrgyz Republic following an earthquake on October 5, 2008. The Ambassador and the Regional Mission request that DCHA/OFDA immediately commit USD 50,000 to purchase b [...]
2008-10-08 11:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KG
08BISHKEK1038A/S KRAMER TALKS HUMAN RIGHTS WITH KYRGYZ FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 3 meeting with Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor David Kramer discussed human rights developments and legislative initiatives recently passed or awaiting parliamentary approvals. The Foreign Minister pro [...]
2008-10-09 01:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1039A/S KRAMER DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 3-4 visit to Kyrgyzstan, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor David Kramer reviewed human rights developments and legislative initiatives with the Kyrgyz government and civil society representatives. During meetings with A/S Kramer, the Omb [...]
2008-10-09 01:22:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK104 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR KYRGYZSTAN
[...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime with a broad base of commercial laws. Unfortunately, these laws are not implemented consistently. Fo [...]
2008-01-31 02:17:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR KG
08BISHKEK1045AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO KYRGYZ PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gfoeller presented her credentials to President Bakiyev on October 14 in a ceremony at the Kyrgyz White House full of military precision, pomp, and circumstance. Other Ambassadors participating in the presentation ceremony were from Argentina, Finland, Japan, Mala [...]
2008-10-14 10:06:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KG
08BISHKEK1048RESULTS OF BISHKEK CIS SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Kyrgyzstan views the CIS Summit, and the first-ever summit of the five Central Asian heads of state, as unqualified successes. The question of recognizing Ossetia and Abkhazia was apparently not discussed, but Foreign Minister Karabayev announced that it woul [...]
2008-10-15 08:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1052KYRGYZ LOCAL ELECTIONS FOLLOW A FAMILIAR PATH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on an Embassy review of available results from the October 5 local elections, it appears that pro-presidential Ak Jol loyalists have swept the Bishkek City Council. The Central Election Commission's refusal to accredit any international observers meant that Embassy teams [...]
2008-10-16 09:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1053BOUCHER AND BAKIYEV REASSURE EACH OTHER ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary. In an hour long meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher, Kyrgyz President Bakiyev stated his commitment to working with the United States and others to fight terrorism and narcotics in Afghanistan and reaffirmed his country's multi-vector forei [...]
2008-10-17 15:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PINR KG
08BISHKEK1059KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) On the margins of the Embassy-hosted American Chamber of Commerce's Members Day reception on October 21, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev, the guest speaker, approached the Ambassador. He commented that it was extremely helpful to have had the Secretary call President Bakiyev on Septem [...]
2008-10-22 05:05:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1063UPDATE ON EARTHQUAKE IN OSH OBLAST, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
[...] SUMMARY: On October 8, 2008 Ambassador declared a humanitarian disaster in the Osh oblast located in southern Kyrgyz Republic following an earthquake on October 5, 2008. Post worked closely with the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the donor community to meet the immediate needs of the af [...]
2008-10-23 11:16:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KG
08BISHKEK1082EMBASSY BISHKEK NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] (SBU) Gazbubu Babayarova serves as a Research Associate and Bride Kidnapping Project Coordinator within Social Research Center (SRC) at the American University in Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A former victim of bride kidnapping or "ala kachuu", Babayarova has spent the last four years [...]
2008-10-27 11:35:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KG
08BISHKEK1091KYRGYZSTAN FEARS GLOBAL FINANCIAL CONTAGION
[...] (C) Summary: According to an IMF source, Kyrgyz Central Bank officials fear that a Russian financial crisis could trigger a run on Kyrgyz banks with extensive international exposure. The Kyrgyz government is trying to determine appropriate steps to mitigate the impact of the global financial [...]
2008-10-29 04:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK1092(C) KOREAN AMBASSADOR IN KYRGYZSTAN FAVORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 16 courtesy call on the Ambassador, the new South Korean ambassador to Kyrgyzstan outlined his two objectives: 1) protecting Korea's Christian missionaries in Kyrgyzstan, and 2) promoting Korean economic investment. Ambassador Kim said he viewed Ambassador Ha-Jo [...]
2008-10-29 05:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KS KG
08BISHKEK1094KYRGYZ OFFICIAL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON ISSUK KUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 22 discussion with the Ambassador, Issyk Kul region officials outlined desires for increased tourism, expressed optimistic plans for a shorter road link to southern Kazakhstan and described needed investment at Tamchi Airport. Local schools will be shuttered for [...]
2008-10-29 11:48:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1095CANDID DISCUSSION WITH PRINCE ANDREW ON THE KYRGYZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 28, the Ambassador participated in a two-hour brunch to brief HRH the Duke of York ahead of his meetings with the Kyrgyz Prime Minister and other high-level officials. She was the only non-subject of the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth invited to participate by the Britis [...]
2008-10-29 12:07:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KG
08BISHKEK1100SECURING KYRGYZ SUPPORT FOR MANAS AIRBASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Thanks in large part to the Secretary's and Assistant Secretary Boucher's direct outreach to Kyrgyz President Bakiyev before and after the October 9 CIS summit, Manas Air Base appears safe for now. We have apparently dodged a bullet this time, with the Kyrgyz successfully resi [...]
2008-10-31 10:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1116OSCE BRIEFS BISHKEK AMBASSADORS; PROMISES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andrew Tesoriere, chief of the Bishkek OSCE Center, convened an October 15 meeting of OSCE member state Ambassadors to outline OSCE goals and programs, which he claimed arose from Kyrgyz requests. Key among these activities is OSCE's ongoing police reform program, where cooper [...]
2008-11-03 10:55:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KG OSCE
08BISHKEK1117Christian Missionary Foundation Opens New American
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Mercy Christian Foundation, a legally registered Christian organization active in the northern Kyrgyz city of Tokmok, has partnered with some of the original founders of the American University of Central Asia and has opened an American Professional Institute in the city. W [...]
2008-11-04 03:07:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PHUM KPAO KG
08BISHKEK1124SNAPSHOT OF A KYRGYZ RESORT TOWN
[...] (U) Summary: During a stop in Cholpon Ata, the main tourist town on Lake Issyk Kul's northern shore, the Ambassador visited the Ruh Ordo religious park and the local petroglyphs. Accommodations in the region range from Soviet-era relics to modern (and pricey) developments, which attract Kyr [...]
2008-11-04 11:00:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK113KYRGYZ OPPOSITION, CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS SIGNAL
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz opposition leaders continue to express differing opinions on how best to oppose what they see as the increasing authoritarianism of the Bakiyev government. Former MP and Ata Meken party leader Omurbek Tekebayev said he would focus on party building; public protests would [...]
2008-01-31 11:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK1132TURKS COUNSEL KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER ON INVESTMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic briefed the Ambassador November 5 on Kyrgyz Prime Minister Chudinov's recent visit to Turkey. While not making any explicit promises regarding Chudinov's request for $60 million in bilateral debt forgiveness, the Turkish Ambassador [...]
2008-11-06 10:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV KG
08BISHKEK1133Embassy Election Events a Hit with Kyrgyz Elites and
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Bishkek hosted sx public events November 5 to mark the U.S. presidential elections. The events took place at the Chief of Mission's Residence (CMR); the American Corners in Jalalabad, Kant, and Karakol; and the American Centers in Bishkek and Osh. Prominent opposition p [...]
2008-11-06 11:02:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
08BISHKEK1134KYRGYZ DEPUTY GOVERNOR BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Issyk Kul Oblast Deputy Governor Alishbayev briefed the Ambassador October 23 about the Oblast's agricultural, mining and industrial sectors. The Oblast's greatest potential, however, appears to be further development of its tourism sector. While air links are limited, inter [...]
2008-11-06 11:40:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1135KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ON RELIGION,
[...] (C) Summary: After years of debate and numerous revisions, the Kyrgyz Parliament passed a controversial law on religion on November 6. The law has been forwarded to the president for signature. Minority Christian leaders continued to raise concerns about the restrictions and lamented that t [...]
2008-11-06 11:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG
08BISHKEK1136SPEAK INTO MY SAMOVAR: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR EAGER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over tea in the Ambassador's office, Russian Ambassador Valentin Vlasov shared his frustration that the Kyrgyz often perceive Russia and America as antagonists in the region playing a renewed version of the Great Game. In some cases, he thought this was the better to "milk" eac [...]
2008-11-06 11:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK114KYRGYZ RESPOND TO TIFA LETTER
[...] Per Ref A request, Embassy relayed Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Shaun Donnelly's letter to Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Economic Cooperation Department head Jeenbek Kulubayev, who represented Kyrgyzstan at the 2007 U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framewo [...]
2008-01-31 12:58:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL KG
08BISHKEK1144KYRGYZSTAN: KARAKOL MAYOR PRAISES INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The mayor of Karakol, capital of Issyk Kul oblast, praised NGO and international assistance projects to the Ambassador October 23, but also identified infrastructural shortcomings, particularly in the transportation sector, which challenge the region's aim to develop its touri [...]
2008-11-10 10:30:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1165KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS ISSYK KUL CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings October 23 in Karakol, the Ambassador fielded questions about the U.S. political system, learned about civil society programs and fundraising activities, and obtained insights into efforts to improve primary healthcare in Issyk Kul oblast. Representatives of t [...]
2008-11-14 07:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1173KYRGYZSTAN: VIEWS FROM ISSYK KUL'S SOUTH SHORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: An Issyk Kul regional chief briefed the Ambassador October 24 on the shift of his region's economic foundation largely to agricultural and livestock pursuits. While the Soviet Union's collapse took its toll on major industrial and tourist facilities, the chief expressed hope t [...]
2008-11-18 03:15:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1174KYRGYZ RELIANT ON FRAYING WINTER POWER PATCHWORK
[...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz Republic will be relying on a patchwork of external support, strained infrastructure, and good fortune to keep the lights on this winter. A Russian-brokered plan to ensure winter supplies of electricity in the Kyrgyz Republic is fraying as proposed imports of Kazakh [...]
2008-11-18 03:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1178AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH KYRGYZ SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) On November 19, Ambassador made an introductory call on Speaker of Parliament, Aitibai Tagayev. Tagayev defended the recently passed, restrictive law on religion (ref B),saying that the law had been adopted "with the interests of the Kyrgyz citizens in mind." Tagayev also lauded passage [...]
2008-11-21 08:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK118TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT-
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-04 03:59:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC KG
08BISHKEK1182KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR SEE EYE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Prime Minister Chudinov discussed bilateral issues during a warm first meeting on November 20. Chudinov expressed deep appreciation for USAID's assistance, in particular the planned provision of back-up generators to hospitals for the winter. Chudinov advised tha [...]
2008-11-21 11:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON MARR KG
08BISHKEK1184KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES FOR CLOSER
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 21 meeting, the Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister Karabayev on U.S. assistance efforts to help Kyrgyzstan meet food and energy needs this winter. She raised concerns that the new law on religion, as passed by Parliament, would restrict religious freedom; she ur [...]
2008-11-25 10:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CASC KIRF MARR KG
08BISHKEK1185ETHNIC TENSIONS AND GROWING FUNDAMENTALISM IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A trip by EmbOff to the southern Kyrgyz city of Jalalabad, the third largest in the country, to promote the U.S. elections shed light on several worrying issues. An eager crowd of students gathered at Jalalabad State University's (JSU) American Center for an Embassy-hosted electi [...]
2008-11-26 04:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KG
08BISHKEK1186RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA SCORES POINTS AT KYRGYZ STUDENT
[...] (C) A conference on U.S. policy in Central Asia showed the success of Russian mass media domination in convincing Kyrgyz students that Russia is their friend and savior, and America only wants to weaken and exploit them. The conference was organized on November 13 by President Boris Yeltsin Ky [...]
2008-11-26 05:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKPAO PGOV PREL SCUL KG
08BISHKEK1190KYRGYZ MAY BE CLOSE TO AGREEMENT WITH CANADIAN-RUN
[...] (C) Summary: A senior Kumtor Operating Company (KOC) official advised Embassy November 20 that agreement is Qar over a revised mining concession for the Kumtor gold mine. KOC, which contributes nearly 10% of central government tax revenue, has not yet determined whether to proceed with arbit [...]
2008-11-26 10:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PREL EINV KG
08BISHKEK12AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 04:26:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
08BISHKEK1200NO MORE COFFEE: NEW KYRGYZ ENERGY MINISTER BACKS
[...] (C) Summary: As concerns mount over winter electricity supplies, President Bakiyev replaced Energy Minister Saparbek Balkibekov November 25 with electricity sector veteran Ilias Davidov. Immediately after assuming his post, Davidov called for more stringent cuts in power consumption in order [...]
2008-12-01 10:05:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL SOCI PINR KG
08BISHKEK1201KYRGYZ OPPOSITION KURULTAI FAVORS NEGOTIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's political opposition staged a kurultai, or traditional public meeting, on November 29 in Bishkek. While all of the speakers criticized the government and President Bakiyev, there was a clear division between more moderate elements who called for negotiation with th [...]
2008-12-01 13:59:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1206KYRGYZSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] (U) No report was published for the Kyrgyz Republic in the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Econ Chief Robert Burgess, email: burgessrg@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Follow is Em [...]
2008-12-03 02:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGOV KG
08BISHKEK1208AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev met with the Ambassador on November 25 at MOD headquarters for her introductory office call. This was the first opportunity for them to meet face-to-face and discuss the current situation as it relates to U.S./Kyrgyz military cooperation. The m [...]
2008-12-03 08:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1209ANALYZING CHINESE TRADERS IN KYRGYZ MARKETS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A university survey of traders at two Chinese-dominated markets identified a "lack of market competition" as a main reason for Chinese "migration" to the Kyrgyz Republic. Despite large increases in visa and work permit costs, Chinese entrepreneurs continue to trade in bazaars [...]
2008-12-03 10:06:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1215NO OFFICIAL KYRGYZ INTEREST IN NUCLEAR POWER
[...] In response to reftel inquiry, Post is not aware of any official Kyrgyz interest in developing nuclear power. No nuclear power facilities exist in the Kyrgyz Republic. There has been some academic discussion of the topic; however, Post has not learned of any consideration of this option amon [...]
2008-12-09 09:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO KG
08BISHKEK1217KYRGYZ CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS
[...] (C) Summary: The new Kyrgyz civil aviation director briefed the Charge December 2 about civil aviation shortcomings and the likelihood that the Kyrgyz Republic would fail a scheduled April 20 ICAO audit. The director said his personnel needed aviation safety training, and suggested that ICA [...]
2008-12-10 05:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEAIR MARR PREL KG
08BISHKEK1222KYRGYZ TV PULLS RFE/RL OFF THE AIR, AVOIDS EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz National Television and Radio Company (KTR) suspended broadcasting of RFE/RL radio and television programming on October 8, ostensibly due to non-payment by the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). However, IBB has since confirmed that its electronic funds transfer r [...]
2008-12-10 08:44:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
08BISHKEK124GOING FORWARD WITH KYRGYZSTAN'S THRESHOLD COUNTRY
[...] (C) Following is a letter from Ambassador Yovanovitch to Millennium Challenge Corporation Chief Executive Officer Ambassador John Danilovich. Begin text: Ambassador Danilovich, As you take up the question of whether to proceed with Kyrgyzstan's MCA Threshold Program, I wanted to take th [...]
2008-02-05 02:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KG
08BISHKEK1253Request for Consular Associate Designation for Adriana
[...] Post would like to request a consular associate designation for the below U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (EFM): A. Personal Information: Name: Adriana Sanchez Prater Date of Birth: September 5, 1973 Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico Social Security Number: 630 94 6201 Naturaliz [...]
2008-12-17 06:21:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT AMGT
08BISHKEK1254KYRGYZ STATE TELEVISION AND RADIO REFUSES TO
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL),along with A/PAO, met December 15 with Kyrgyz officials to try to get RFE/RL's Kyrgyz-language service ("Azattyk") back on Kyrgyz State Television and Radio ("KTR"). Th [...]
2008-12-17 10:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KG
08BISHKEK1266KYRGYZ ADMINISTRATION REFUTES MEDIA REPORTS OF
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge December 19, Kyrgyz Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov refuted as "disinformation" an Agence France-Presse story that the Kyrgyz government was preparing to demand withdrawal of the Manas Air Base. Ryskulov said that the United States and Kyrgy [...]
2008-12-18 12:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
08BISHKEK1273CHARGE ENGAGES KYRGYZ WHITE HOUSE OVER RFE/RL
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 18 meeting with the Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov, Charge raised concerns over the suspension of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz-language programming by Kyrgyz state television and radio (KTR). Ryskulov was somewhat optimistic that RFE/RL and KTR could reach agree [...]
2008-12-23 02:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KG
08BISHKEK1279KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MEMBERS ARRESTED FOR PETITIONING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-24 07:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKG PGOV PHUM PREL
08BISHKEK1282NO KYRGYZ APPROVAL YET FOR MANAS AIRBASE PARKING
[...] (C) Summary. Following months of discussion between Manas Air Base and Manas International Airport, Airport authorities now support a proposed $37 million infrastructure project to build three new parking aprons and a hot cargo pad for use by coalition aircraft at Manas Air Base. Though ne [...]
2008-12-30 05:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
08BISHKEK143CHRISTIAN LEADERS FEAR PROPOSED GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Minority Christian groups are concerned that changes proposed in a draft Law on Religious Freedom would restrict their ability to operate in Kyrgyzstan. Among the changes, the draft law would require each church to have 200 members to be eligible to register; current registration [...]
2008-02-07 12:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG
08BISHKEK151Kyrgyzstan Proposals for Trafficking in Persons
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post solicited anti-trafficking in persons project proposals from local organizations. Post received three proposals. Per reftel instructions, the complete project proposals have been forwarded via e-mail to G/TIP. 2. Post has reviewed the following project prop [...]
2008-02-12 10:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KG
08BISHKEK154KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ MFA
[...] (C) On February 11, A/DCM delivered Ref A points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Director Kanat Tursunkulov. Tursunkulov said he would pass on our points to officials in the Ministry, and would inform us of any substantive reaction or change in position. In January, Foreign [...]
2008-02-12 12:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV KG
08BISHKEK173OPPOSITION: GRIM OUTLOOK FOR KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz opposition figures continue to express a grim outlook for the country's immediate future. Former MP Azimbek Beknazarov sees revolution the only way forward. He claims to have support for his "revolutionary committee" and thinks there could be demonstrations in the spring. [...]
2008-02-19 10:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK176KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ
[...] (C) On February 20, A/DCM delivered Ref A points on the United States' recognition of Kosovo independence to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Counselor Askhat Ryskulov. Ryskulov thanked him for the points, and he added that the government would consider our points as it developed [...]
2008-02-20 12:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV KG
08BISHKEK178AT FIRST GLANCE, NEW MVD MINISTER IMPRESSES
[...] (C) On February 12, Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Interior Moldomusa Kongantiyev. She was accompanied by RSO Shane Ronish and Senior Advisor for Law Enforcement Affairs Bob Delcore. 2. (C) The Minister said that his priorities are reforming the MVD, so that emphasis is [...]
2008-02-20 13:10:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK187KYRGYZ NGO LEADERS: PRESSURE, BUT OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings over the past month, NGO and youth leaders described a civil society that is reeling from relentless government pressure and intimidation. They agreed that the Bakiyev government has effectively consolidated political power through the falsified parliamen [...]
2008-02-25 10:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KG
08BISHKEK192 KYRGYZSTAN: STATUS OF BERLIN DECLARATION ON TUBERCULOSIS
[...] (U) Reftel requested a report on the status of implementation of the World Health Organization's Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. The Berlin Declaration, which was signed October 22, 2007, contains specific commitments for combating the disease. 2. (U) Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the [...]
2008-02-27 07:37:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TBIO WHO KG
08BISHKEK195KYRGYZ MINISTER OUTLINES ENERGY SECTOR PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Minister Energy Balkibekov told the Ambassador and USAID Country Representative February 12 that the government expects to adopt by this summer a new tariff policy that would provide for annual increases to electricity, heating, and hot water rates. He said the government [...]
2008-02-28 03:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ENRG KG
08BISHKEK198KYRGYZ OFFICIALS DEFEND PROPOSED CHANGES TO
[...] (C) Summary: At a February 20 roundtable discussion on religious issues, Kyrgyz government officials said that a proposed Law on Religious Freedom was necessary to prevent religious conflict and combat the spread of extremism. Representatives from the Muftiate, the Russian Orthodox Church, an [...]
2008-02-28 11:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG
08BISHKEK199IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian FM Mottaki paid an official visit to Kyrgyzstan February 21-22, and met with President Bakiyev, PM Chudinov, Speaker of Parliament Madumarov, FM Karabayev, and Finance Minister Kalimbetova. Discussions included the expansion of economic and commercial ties, Iran's nuclear [...]
2008-02-28 12:10:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK211KYRGYZSTAN 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2008 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2008-02-29 11:38:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
08BISHKEK221KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ON PRIVATE TRIP TO GERMANY
[...] (C) Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is taking a previously unannounced trip to Germany. The presidential press service described the trip as a "short-term vacation" from March 3 to 16. However, an MFA official told us "unofficially" that Bakiyev would not return to Kyrgyzstan before the e [...]
2008-03-04 11:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK222UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche and non-paper to Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Ednan Karabayev March 4. Karabayev said that he would study the points and that Kyrgyzstan would comply with any obligations under the resolution. Karabayev noted that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki' [...]
2008-03-04 12:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM KG
08BISHKEK223KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT SEEKS INFORMATION ON KYRGYZ
[...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador February 6, Justice Minister Marat Kaiypov asked if the USG could confirm whether any Kyrgyz citizens are currently being held in U.S. military detention facilities, such as Guantanamo. Kaiypo [...]
2008-03-05 11:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MARR PTER KG
08BISHKEK226OIC POINTS DELIVERED TO KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered Ref A points on the appointment of Sada Cumber as U.S. Special Representative to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to MFA Western Countries Department Counselor Askhat Ryskulov on March 5. Ryskulov thanked us for the points and said he would pass the informa [...]
2008-03-06 09:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL OIC SMIG KG
08BISHKEK235SCENESETTER FOR A/DAS SPRATLEN'S MARCH 14-19 VISIT
[...] (C) In addition to meetings with government officials, opposition politicians, and civil society leaders, your March 14 to 19 visit to Kyrgyzstan will be marked by two key events: the second meeting of the Comprehensive Policy Dialogue and the signing of Kyrgyzstan's Millennium Challenge Acco [...]
2008-03-10 13:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK256KYRGYZ PRESIDENT UNDERGOES HIP SURGERY
[...] (C) On March 13, presidential advisor Valentin Bogatyryov confirmed to the Ambassador that Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev traveled to Weisbaden, Germany on March 3 to undergo hip surgery. He said that surgeons operated on one of Bakiyev's hips on March 4, and that the second hip, also requ [...]
2008-03-14 09:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK274DELIVERY OF PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY INVITATION
[...] (U) Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Pamela Spratlen delivered reftel invitation from Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security John Rood to Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev during the March 18 bilateral talks. Post will follow up with the foreign ministry for the Kyr [...]
2008-03-19 11:43:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL KG
08BISHKEK275EMBASSY BISHKEK COVERAGE OF ENERGY ISSUES
[...] Embassy Bishkek is providing answers to reftel questions (repeated below) regarding coverage of energy issues: A. Which section or sections of the Embassy handle energy matters? What is the total number of staff in this section or sections? The Embassy's Political/Economic Section covers [...]
2008-03-19 12:37:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD KG
08BISHKEK276KYRGYZ FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
[...] In response to reftel request, Embassy provides the following summary regarding Kyrgyz budgetary transparency. 2. The Kyrgyz Republic's budget is publicly released, and is available on the Ministry of Finance's website and in a regular edition of the state-run regulatory digest. 3. Gr [...]
2008-03-19 12:46:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL KG
08BISHKEK279PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF SADRYKULOV: FROM
[...] (C) On March 17, Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov invited Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Pamela Spratlen, Ambassador and DCM to dinner at 12 Chimneys, a restaurant in the mountains outside of Bishkek. The evening provided some insight into Sadyrkulov, perhaps the most powerfu [...]
2008-03-25 05:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK280A/DAS SPRATLEN'S CONSULTATIONS WITH KYRGYZ FM
[...] (C) Summary: On March 18, A/DAS Pamela Spratlen met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev for the second U.S.-Kyrgyz Comprehensive Policy Dialogue. The three-hour meeting included a serious exchange on democracy and election issues, as well as discussion of other political issues, sec [...]
2008-03-25 08:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BISHKEK281U.S., KYRGYZSTAN SIGN MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] (C) Summary: A/DAS Pamela Spratlen led the U.S. delegation at a low-key March 14 signing of Kyrgyzstan's Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Country Program assistance agreement. Spratlen subsequently met with senior Kyrgyz government officials responsible for the program to discuss U.S. [...]
2008-03-25 09:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KDEM KG
08BISHKEK282A/DAS SPRATLEN'S MARCH 14-19 VISIT TO BISHKEK:
[...] (U) During a busy March 14-19 visit to Bishkek, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Pamela Spratlen led the second Comprehensive Policy Dialogue with Foreign Minister Karabayev (Ref A),and she witnessed the signing of Kyrgyzstan's Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Country Program assistanc [...]
2008-03-25 09:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK283KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S "VACATION" TRIGGERS RAMPANT
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz President Bakiyev's extended absence from the country, reportedly for a "short vacation" in Germany, fueled speculation that Bakiyev was seriously ill or had died. While several officials have told the press that they had spoken to Bakiyev on the phone, Kyrgyz media have [...]
2008-03-25 12:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK288KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) Summary: On March 13, Ambassador met with political consultant and Presidential advisor Valentin Bogatyrev for a wide-ranging discussion on economic reform, politics and the President's health (ref A). Bogatyrev described an economic reform process that is lagging and incompetent decisi [...]
2008-03-26 10:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK290KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM COMMENTS ON PRESIDENT BAKIYEV'S
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See para 8 below. 2. (C) Summary. Kyrgyz Deputy FM Ibragimov told Ambassador and DCM on March 26 that Presidential insiders have told him nothing serious is wrong with President Bakiyev. Ibragimov also said he was involved in making flight arr [...]
2008-03-26 11:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KG
08BISHKEK293EMBASSY BISHKEK RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (C/NF) Recommendation 1: Embassy Bishkek should continue to coordinate with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to ensure near term installation of locally fabricated mantraps for the vehicle entrances to the embassy compound. (Action: Embassy Bishkek, in coordination with OBO) Ma [...]
2008-03-27 09:02:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC ASIG AISG
08BISHKEK295KYRGYZSTAN'S "PUBLIC PARLIAMENT": DISTRACTION OR
[...] (C) Summary: In defiant response to the December parliamentary elections, Kyrgyz opposition and civil society groups have established a "public parliament," with the stated purpose of discussing alternative views on issues of "social concern." With two public meetings to date, the public par [...]
2008-03-27 10:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK3A SKETCH OF THE NEW, PRO-PRESIDENTIAL KYRGYZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's new parliament, the first ever elected on the basis of party lists, includes 23 women, a number of influential business leaders, some suspected organized crime figures, and a former ambassador to the United States. Although the party list requirements ensured female [...]
2008-01-03 07:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK303KYRGYZ PRESIDENT BAKIYEV RETURNS TO BISHKEK
[...] (SBU) An ambulatory President Kurmanbek Bakiyev returned to Kyrgyzstan the evening of March 28, after a 25-day "vacation" in Germany. Bakiyev walked off the plane and spoke to reporters, dispelling rumors that he was seriously ill (or dead). Without being specific, Bakiyev said that doctors [...]
2008-03-31 12:05:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK312NEW KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN SETS THE RIGHT TONE ON HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met March 28 with newly appointed Ombudsman Tursunbek Akun. They discussed a number of human rights issues, including bride kidnapping, public demonstration restrictions, and a proposed religion law that, if enacted, could limit the number of legally registered re [...]
2008-04-02 03:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK317BRIDE KIDNAPPING: A GROWING PROBLEM IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador gathered influential NGO leaders, government officials, and members of parliament to discuss the best course of action to put an end to the practice of bride kidnapping. Local media and NGOs report that bride kidnapping, though illegal, is on the rise in Kyrgyzsta [...]
2008-04-02 11:35:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KG
08BISHKEK320FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO. 200706444
[...] (SBU) Post's search of records produced no/no material relevant to reftel request. Post conducted this search in early December 2007 and communicated the finding of no responsive material to the SCA Bureau on December 10, 2007. LITZENBERGER [...]
2008-04-03 08:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAINF KG
08BISHKEK328NEW KYRGYZ 2008 BUDGET ADOPTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed the 2008 Kyrgyz budget into law March 17. The 2008 budget projects a 25% increase in revenues and 19% rise in expenditures over 2007 budget levels, with revenues reaching approximately $1.1 billion and expenditures reaching almost $1.2 [...]
2008-04-07 08:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK333 Former Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov Engages in Some
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 1 press interview that became an exercise in revisionist history, former Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov claimed that he had had "no influence" over the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats in July 2006 (Ref A). He took credit for saving the bilateral relationship and for K [...]
2008-04-08 04:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK35DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ MFA SUPPORTING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-10 08:18:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA KG
08BISHKEK353 Kyrgyz Government Requests Results of Shooting
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On April 8, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note requesting that the Embassy provide the results of the U.S. investigation into the December 2006 shooting of Kyrgyz citizen Alexander Ivano [...]
2008-04-09 09:04:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK358 KYRGYZ OPPOSITION LEADERS PREVIEW KURULTAI
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition leaders Jekshenkulov and Sariyev outlined separately for Charge the agenda and possible outcome of the April 12 "kurultai," or people's assembly. Both predicted a quiet event, with a peaceful discussion of Kyrgyzstan's current political and economic dilemmas. The kur [...]
2008-04-11 02:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK359 CONFLICT OVER WATER HIGHLIGHTS KYRGYZ-TAJIK BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: On March 27, approximately 150 Tajiks reportedly crossed the border into Batken oblast to try to open a dam and restore the flow of water to their fields. While local officials resolved the immediate dispute, the incident highlights continuing tensions over access to water and bor [...]
2008-04-11 09:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK369Follow-Up on Arrest Case of Fuad Peygumbari
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-15 08:47:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KG
08BISHKEK37AMBASSADOR YOVANOVICH DECLARES DISASTER IN OSH
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: AMBASSADOR MARIE YOVANOVICH DECLARES A HUMANITARIAN DISASTER IN THE OSH OBLAST LOCATED IN SOUTHERN KYRGYZ REPUBLIC FOLLOWING AN EARTHQUAKE ON DECEMBER 26, 2007, AND THREE ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKES ON JANUARY 1, 2008. THE AMBASSADOR AND THE REGIONAL MISSION REQUEST TH [...]
2008-01-10 11:49:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KG
08BISHKEK373 KYRGYZ OPPOSITION KURULTAI CALLS FOR UNITY, CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The April 12 kurultai, or "people's gathering," delivered few surprises, as presentations focused on the government's "poor" performance since the March 2005 "revolution." Issues of concern included rising unemployment, the "illegal" October 2007 constitutional referendum and D [...]
2008-04-15 10:20:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KG
08BISHKEK374 FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS AMERICAN ACTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Karabayev called in the Ambassador April 15 to complain about three USG-sponsored individuals, whose activities in Kyrgyzstan allegedly are damaging U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. Karabayev also complained about the Ambassador's March 26 speech on freedom of assembly an [...]
2008-04-15 12:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG
08BISHKEK38Local Kyrgyz Election Coverage Far From Fair and Balanced
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Embassy's election monitoring program, a Democracy Commission grant was awarded to a local NGO to study the use of broadcast and print media in the run-up to the December 21 parliamentary elections. The results were unsurprising. The results confirm the trend ove [...]
2008-01-11 08:41:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
08BISHKEK385KYRGYZ BANKING CONSOLIDATION RAISES FLAGS
[...] (S) Summary: The past year has witnessed at least two Kyrgyz banks, Kyrgyz Credit Bank and Kyrgyzpromstroibank (KPSB),fall into a network of businesses allegedly controlled by President Bakiyev's son, Maxim. The Kyrgyz central bank actively participated in shifting ownership of KPSB to ass [...]
2008-04-18 10:36:00Embassy BishkekSECRETEFIN ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK386EMBASSY CAUTIONS AGAINST OPIC ROLE IN KYRGYZ BANK
[...] (C) Summary: Asia Universal Bank (AUB) is seeking $10 million in Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) financing to expand its retail lending activities in the Kyrgyz Republic. AUB's request comes as AUB claims to be implementing anti-money laundering (AML) procedures, following it [...]
2008-04-18 10:48:00Embassy BishkekSECRETEFIN ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK39AMBASSADOR DELIVERS KOSOVO POINTS TO KYRGYZ
[...] (C) On January 11, Ambassador delivered reftel points on resolving Kosovo's status to Foreign Minister Karabayev. During a lengthy discussion, Karabayev said that the status of Kosovo was a delicate and complicated question. Karabayev noted that he had been impressed with Under Secretary Burns [...]
2008-01-11 11:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK UNAUS YI EU KG
08BISHKEK392Kyrgyz Women Debate Merits of Legalized Prostitution
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Women's Political Discussion Club, which wields increasing influence in Kyrgyz politics, held a heated discussion on prostitution in Kyrgyzstan and plans to raise the issue in Parliament. Widely reported as an effort to "legalize" prostitution, it is, in fact, an effort to ra [...]
2008-04-22 05:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PREF KG
08BISHKEK394KYRGYZ RECEIVE INFORMATION ON GIIP MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 09:52:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC PARM PREL KG
08BISHKEK3951540 COMMITTEE POINTS PASSED TO KYRGYZ MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 09:55:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP KG
08BISHKEK403KYRGYZ RECEIVE EBRD-TURKEY MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 11:22:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PREL KG
08BISHKEK405KYRGYZ POSITIVE ON BAKIYEV-NAZARBAYEV SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: President Bakiyev's April 17-18 visit with Kazakh President Nazarbayev yielded what the Kyrgyz have called "successful" results: a renewal of wheat exports to Kyrgyzstan; resolution of Kyrgyz-Kazakh border demarcation issues; plans for energy sector cooperation; a bilateral visa- [...]
2008-04-25 09:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK409KYRGYZ RECEIVE NPT PREP COMMITTEE PAPERS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 10:58:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA KG
08BISHKEK422Kyrgyz Media Reaction on Shooting of Russian Officer Based
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Sunday, April 20th, there was an altercation between Russian servicemen and Kyrgyz traffic police outside Bishkek. As a result, Kyrgyz traffic police shot a Russian officer based at the Russian air base in Kant, who was severely injured, losing a rib and his spleen. While the [...]
2008-04-30 10:56:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
08BISHKEK427KYRGYZ RECEIVE ADDITIONAL NPT PREP COMMITTEE PAPERS
[...] (U) Poloff sent reftel non-paper to the MFA Department of International Organizations and Security Affairs' Melis Mamadaliev on May 2. Mamadaliev agreed to forward information to GOKG representatives currently attending the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) for the 2010 [...]
2008-05-02 11:28:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA KG
08BISHKEK428RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Republic, a net food importer with limited arable land, saw 28% food price inflation in 2007 and is likely to see its wheat import bill double to $142 million in 2008. With wheat a major staple of the Kyrgyz diet, Kyrgyz officials have announced a 45,000 hectare exp [...]
2008-05-02 12:40:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK432KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL PARTY EXUDES CONFIDENCE, AS
[...] (C) Summary: The pro-presidential Ak Jol party's April 29 party conference emphasized party discipline and active participation from its members. According to a Kyrgyz White House insider, President Bakiyev is growing increasingly confident of his control of the Kyrgyz political scene. The [...]
2008-05-06 11:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK442BAKIYEV PROVIDES GLOWING ASSESSMENT OF KYRGYZ
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph seven. 2. (C) Summary: President Bakiyev's Constitution Day speech May 5 celebrated the accomplishments of last October's revisions to the frequently amended 1993 constitution. Bakiyev pointed to increased political stability and attention to hum [...]
2008-05-08 10:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK443KYRGYZ FM RACHETS DOWN CONCERN OVER AMERICANS'
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy contacted the three USG-sponsored American citizens, whose activities FM Karabayev complained to the Ambassador on April 15, were damaging to U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. While the two Americans based in the southern city of Osh delved into the sensitive issue of the ethn [...]
2008-05-08 12:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG
08BISHKEK444ENCROACHING TAJIKS, HIDDEN KYRGYZ ON THE BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: During a three-day Embassy visit to Kyrgyzstan's southwestern Batken Oblast, Embassy interlocutors envisioned continued border conflicts with their Tajik neighbors. Kyrgyz officials and observers cited demarcation delays, Tajik encroachment onto Kyrgyz land or into disputed terr [...]
2008-05-08 12:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK466MANAS AIR BASE SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: INFORMING
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See paragraph five below. 2. (C) Via diplomatic note and a personal demarche by Foreign Minister Karabayev, the Kyrgyz have recently raised officially their concern that the U.S. has still not provided the results of its investigation into the [...]
2008-05-13 10:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK477KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARIAN, LOCAL NEWSPAPER QUESTION
[...] (SBU) Communist MP Iskhak Masaliyev publicly renewed his opposition to the existence of the Manas Coalition Airbase. During a May 12 session of Parliament's Committee on Defense, Security, and Law Enforcement, Masaliyev urged committee members to consider the question of the "expediency of dep [...]
2008-05-14 11:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK478KYRGYZSTAN - NOTES FROM THE SOUTH
[...] (U) Summary: On April 29, 2008, Ambassador Yovanovitch traveled to Osh, Kyrgyzstan and met with representatives from the Osh Governor's Office, members of local political parties, and the Kyrgyz Drug Control Agency's Southern Command. Water shortages, rolling black-outs, rising prices and cor [...]
2008-05-15 06:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KCRM KCOR SNAR KG
08BISHKEK499KYRGYZ SEND MIXED SIGNALS ON U.S. OFFER TO BUILD
[...] (C) Summary. Kyrgyz National Security Council Secretary Mamytov informed the Ambassador on May 13 that the Kyrgyz government had decided against the U.S. proposal to invest approximately $30 million to construct a strategic ramp at Manas Airport for the use of coalition aircraft. Prior to [...]
2008-05-16 11:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK5A PROFILE OF NEW KYRGYZ PM IGOR CHUDINOV
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz President Bakiyev's December 24 appointment of Igor Chudinov as the new Kyrgyz prime minister marks the apex of Chudinov's rapid ascent from relative political obscurity. After years as a communist functionary and businessman, Chudinov secured the top position at the Kyrg [...]
2008-01-04 08:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK500AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-19 02:22:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
08BISHKEK501WATER AND ELECTRICITY WOES SHOCK KYRGYZ INTO ACTION
[...] (C) Summary: Water shortfalls in the Kyrgyz hydroelectric cascade have resulted in power blackouts throughout the country as well as irrigation shortages for downstream farmers. While Kyrgyz officials advocate multilateral solutions to regional water issues, President Bakiyev ventured to Ta [...]
2008-05-19 04:22:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK504KYRGYZ RETURN ASYLUM SEEKER TO UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: UNHCR confirmed that Kyrgyz authorities extradited Erkin Halikov, an Uzbek citizen, back to Uzbekistan on May 14 at the request of the Uzbek government. Halikov, who was in prison in Kyrgyzstan, had sought asylum seeker status, but Kyrgyz officials refused to register him, saying [...]
2008-05-19 10:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KG
08BISHKEK525UNSCR 1803 60-DAY REPORT DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 08:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC KG
08BISHKEK530A RAMP TOO FAR? KYRGYZ OFFER SOME INSIGHTS INTO
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 23 meeting, Kyrgyz Security Council Deputy Secretary informed Charge that the Kyrgyz decision to disapprove the U.S. proposal to invest $30 million to construct a strategic parking ramp at Manas Airport for use by coalition forces was final, and the decision had been ta [...]
2008-05-23 11:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK531RFE/RL UZBEK-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS FROM KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post met with local Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) representatives to investigate reported shut down of RFE/RL's Uzbek-language radio broadcasts from Kyrgyzstan. Broadcasts in the UKV frequencies have apparently been stopped since April 30; local representatives specula [...]
2008-05-23 13:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKPAO PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK540AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 04:10:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
08BISHKEK545KYRGYZ SPEAKER RUNS AFOUL OF PRESIDENT, PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Madumarov's $1 million proposal to refurbish parliament drew harsh criticism from the Kyrgyz White House and from members of his own Ak Jol party as wasteful and unnecessary. Madumarov lashed out in response, publicly criticizing Presidential Chief of Staff [...]
2008-05-28 12:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK546SHUFFLES IN KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT BRING NO NEW FACES
[...] (C) Summary: In the past week, President Bakiyev has shuffled personnel in several key positions, including at the Ministry of Defense. Following the May 20 forced early retirement of First Deputy Minister of Defense Oruzbayev (Ref B),Bakiyev named Minister of Defense Isakov as Secretary of [...]
2008-05-28 12:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK555KYRGYZSTAN'S PROJECT FOR JULIA V. TAFT FUND FOR
[...] Embassy Bishkek requests from PRM $8,000 under the Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees FY 2008 to purchase furniture, toys, and medical equipment for Bishkek's refugee reception center. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. In 2006-2007, the UNHCR office in Bishkek implemented a project, co-funded by [...]
2008-05-30 10:45:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID KG
08BISHKEK556KYRGYZ FEEDBACK ON TIFA MEETING
[...] Embassy relayed draft agenda and other reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Economic Cooperation Department Chief Batyrkan Syrgabayev May 27. Syrgabayev informed Embassy in an earlier May 15 meeting that the Kyrgyz Republic would be represented at the "ministerial level" [...]
2008-05-30 11:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL KG
08BISHKEK557EBRD FEEDBACK REFLECTS POLITICIZED KYRGYZ BANKING
[...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz central bank has postponed for six months any decision on ProCredit Bank's license application. ProCredit Bank, which operates in 22 countries, has EBRD backing for its plan to open in Kyrgyzstan. The EBRD resident representative told us that the central bank provid [...]
2008-05-30 11:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK566NO KNOWN U.S.-KYRGYZ INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-02 05:07:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK573KYRGYZSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AIR KORYO
[...] (S) On June 2, Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel points thanking Kyrgyzstan for its cooperation regarding an Air Koryo flight of proliferation concern to MFA Western Countries Director Kanat Tursunkulov. Tursunkulov said he would pass the message to other concerned government officials, and he [...]
2008-06-05 05:45:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KG
08BISHKEK576KYRGYZSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IOM ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Western Countries Director Kanat Tursunkulov on June 2. Tursunkulov noted that Ministry had our previous demarches in support of Ambassador Swing's candidacy, and he said that the Ministry would consider our latest points. 2. (SBU) On June [...]
2008-06-05 10:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREF PREL SMIG KG
08BISHKEK586U.S. RAMP PROPOSAL FOR MANAS AIR BASE STILL ALIVE
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Security Council Chairman, Presidential Chief of Staff, and Presidential Economic Advisor, Ambassador pressed the issue of the U.S. proposal to invest $30 million in Manas Airport to build a ramp for coalition aircraft. All [...]
2008-06-09 10:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK588KYRGYZ AND CANADIANS REACH IMPASSE OVER KUMTOR
[...] (C) Summary: Canadian companies Cameco and Centerra Gold have apparently reached an impasse with the Kyrgyz government over a new comprehensive framework agreement for the Kumtor gold mine. The parties entered into the agreement in August 2007, but the Kyrgyz parliament delayed ratification [...]
2008-06-09 12:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PREL KG
08BISHKEK593THE PERFECT STORM: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY CRISIS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Economic woes -- including food price spikes, currency appreciation, low water levels, decreased electricity output, and high natural gas import costs -- have pushed the Kyrgyz government to take increasingly desperate measures. With the specter of government coffers emptying l [...]
2008-06-10 12:12:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV SOCI KG
08BISHKEK594AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 04:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
08BISHKEK595AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 08:15:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
08BISHKEK596AMBASSADOR DEPARTED POST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 08:15:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
08BISHKEK597KYRGYZ POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLINED FOR VISITING
[...] (C) Summary: During meetings with a visiting INR analyst, opposition members, journalists, and former government officials presented a negative assessment of Kyrgyzstan's democratic development. Interlocutors highlighted the increasing control of President Bakiyev and his family over politic [...]
2008-06-11 11:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK602KYRGYZSTAN: RESPONSE TO SYSTEMIC FORCED OR
[...] In response to reftel request, Post met with local non-governmental organizations, the local UNICEF and International Labor Organization (ILO) offices, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, and trade unions to seek information concerning forced labor and/or exploitative child la [...]
2008-06-12 09:19:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KG
08BISHKEK603KYRGYZ NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. CODEX CANDIDATE
[...] The Kyrgyz MFA replied to Embassy's request (based on reftel) for support of Dr. Karen Hulebak's candidacy for the Codex Alimentarius Commission by Diplomatic Note 011-11/2231 dated June 2, 2008. According to the note, the Kyrgyz side will give "due consideration" to our request and inform us [...]
2008-06-12 09:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO KG
08BISHKEK604DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KYRGYZ EXTRADITION OF UZBEK
[...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to Askhat Ryskuklov, Counselor in the Western Countries Department of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A/DCM expressed serious concern over the May 14 extradition to Uzbekistan of Erkin Holikov, an Uzbek asylum seeker who was in prison in [...]
2008-06-12 10:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KG
08BISHKEK608 IIP Speaker Fierman Wins Over Kyrgyz Audience
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Dr. William Fierman, Director of Indiana University's Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center and Professor of Central Asian Studies, participated in an IIP Speaker Program in Kyrgyzstan June 1 - 8, 2008. During his visit, he met with over 200 professors, students, jour [...]
2008-06-13 07:09:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL KG
08BISHKEK614KYRGYZSTAN HONORS AUTHOR CHINGIZ AITMATOV WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Kyrgyzstan held its first-ever state funeral on June 14 in honor of author and statesman Chingiz Aitmatov, who died in Germany on June 11 at age 79. Aitmatov's fame extended across the then-Soviet space and the Turkic world, and delegations representing both regions eulogized th [...]
2008-06-17 03:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK627SCENESETTER FOR DAS KROL'S JUNE 19-22 VISIT TO
[...] (U) Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the June 19-22 visit to Kyrgyzstan of Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol. This visit will offer the opportunity to meet some of the key decision makers in the government, as well as representatives from the political opposition and civil society. Followi [...]
2008-06-18 12:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BISHKEK63MFA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR KYRGYZSTAN'S MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from the Kyrgyz MFA January 14 seeking an agreement of reciprocal support, whereby Kyrgyzstan would support Pierre-Richard Prosper for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination "on the understanding that the Government of the United Stat [...]
2008-01-17 11:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA KG
08BISHKEK64EMBASSY BISHKEK BFIF PROPOSALS
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Bishkek hereby submits two proposals for the use of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) resources in 2008. Details of the two proposals are outlined below. 2. The first proposal is entitled "Facilitating Kyrgyz Attendance at InfoComm 2008." Justi [...]
2008-01-17 11:47:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD KG
08BISHKEK647AMBASSDOR'S RETURN TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-23 09:23:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
08BISHKEK654KYRGYZ VIOLATIONS OF VISA RECIPROCITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, post has received reports from U.S. citizens of the increasing difficulties in obtaining Kyrgyz visas. At a June 16 meeting with the head of the Consular Department of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy was informed that foreigners may only r [...]
2008-06-24 04:44:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD KREC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK655KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER TO THE SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) During a June 20 meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary Krol, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov delivered a letter addressed to the Secretary requesting assistance for food security. The letter notes the "sharp rise" in food prices and the need to provide targeted assistance [...]
2008-06-24 11:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK667MUTED KYRGYZ REACTION TO FUEL JETTISONING INCIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. On June 21, a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from Manas Coalition Airbase experienced an in-flight emergency that resulted in the jettisoning of fuel prior to returning to Manas for a safe landing. Approximately 54,000 pounds of fuel was dumped at an altitude of over 21,000 feet [...]
2008-06-26 10:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK668KYRGYZ BUSINESS CLIMATE CHALLENGES GOLD AND STEEL
[...] (C) Summary: The Canadian operators of the Kumtor gold mine continue to face serious difficulties. Negotiations with the government over a new framework agreement are stalled (Ref A),and a Kyrgyz court entered a $2.6 million judgment against Kumtor Operating Company (KOC) for a land tax le [...]
2008-06-27 04:27:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PREL KG
08BISHKEK669KYRGYZ AUTHORITIES RAID NORWEGIAN HELSINKI
[...] (SBU) On June 9, Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) officers conducted a raid on the Bishkek office of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC). The MVD questioned head of the office, Ivar Dale, about the organization's activities in Kyrgyzstan and threatened to deport him. (Note: The NH [...]
2008-06-27 05:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK670SCO ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: CONFERENCE SHORT ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A June 11-12 conference in Kyrgyzstan examined the possible role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Afghanistan's security and development. Afghan speakers described a bleak situation in the country and called for more foreign aid to focus on fighting terrorism [...]
2008-06-27 07:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON AF KG
08BISHKEK676SOCIAL DEMOCRATS CRITICAL ON POLITICAL CLIMATE
[...] (C) Summary: In a farewell meeting with Ambassador June 26, ex-Prime Minister and Social Democratic Party (SDPK) leader Almaz Atambayev and SDPK MPs Bakyt Beshimov and Roza Otunbayeva offered a negative assessment of Kyrgyzstan's economic and political climate and were particularly critical o [...]
2008-06-30 12:23:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK679DAS KROL'S MEETINGS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (U) Summary: During a June 19-22 visit to Kyrgyzstan, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with Security Council Secretary Isakov, Prime Minister Chudinov, Presidential Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov, and Foreign Minister Karabayev. Krol also held roundtable discussions with political oppos [...]
2008-07-01 12:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BISHKEK680KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT TURNS TO "EXPERTS" FOR ACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: Faced with rising inflation, a growing budget shortfall, and possible energy shortages, the Kyrgyz government has formed three "experts" groups to develop plans for preventing an economic crisis in the country. According to an administration advisor, government ministries are not [...]
2008-07-01 12:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KG
08BISHKEK686KYRGYZ FM'S INDEPENDENCE DAY GREETING TO SECRETARY
[...] The Kyrgyz MFA sent Embassy a diplomatic note with a message addressed to Secretary Rice from Foreign Minister Karabaev on the occasion of the U.S. Independence Day holiday. 2. The text of the English-language message follows: Your Excellency, Let me express to you my sincere congrat [...]
2008-07-02 12:37:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KG
08BISHKEK687REPORT OF MISTREATMENT OF FUAD PEYGUMBARI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 04:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KG
08BISHKEK699KYRGYZ MINISTER SEES OUTSIDERS AIDING ELECTRICITY
[...] (C) Summary: With reservoirs at the main hydroelectric network far below last year's levels, Kyrgyz authorities have instituted forced blackouts to conserve water and reduce electricity consumption. Energy Minister Balkibekov has confirmed plans to privatize the Bishkek thermal plant, the S [...]
2008-07-03 10:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK709AMBASSADOR RAISES DEMOCRACY, RAMP IN FAREWELL CALL
[...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's farewell call on President Bakiyev, she urged reconsideration of the U.S. proposal to build a parking ramp at Manas Airport; noted the need for continued democratic and economic reforms, including the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Threshold Country Prog [...]
2008-07-07 09:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK71KYRGYZ OPPOSITION HOLDS JOINT MEETING; GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Several Kyrgyz opposition parties and civil society groups held a joint meeting January 14 under the "For Justice" banner. Ex-Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov moderated the discussion, and various speakers sharply criticized the government for the conduct of the December parliamenta [...]
2008-01-18 12:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK710AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW KYRGYZ SPEAKER
[...] (C) On July 1, Ambassador and DCM met with the new Speaker of Parliament, Aitibai Tagayev. Tagayev, an MP from the Ak Jol party, was a relative unknown in Kyrgyz politics prior to being selected to replace Adahkan Madumarov, who was ousted as Speaker on May 29 (reftel). During the brief meeti [...]
2008-07-07 12:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK712AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RAMP AND ENERGY ISSUES WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 7 farewell call, Prime Minister Chudinov expressed surprise to learn that President Bakiyev had delegated the Manas Airbase ramp project decision to him. After digesting this news, Chudinov surmised that the ramp project was no longer just a proposal [...]
2008-07-09 04:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ENRG ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK715FORMER DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER ORUZBAYEV ON
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador recently met with former Deputy Defense Minister Oruzbayev, who confirmed that his forced resignation was due to his chairmanship of the government commission established to review the proposed parking ramp project at the Manas Air Force Base. He also provided a [...]
2008-07-10 10:52:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK719KYRGYZ INTERESTED IN GLOBAL PEACEKEEPING
[...] (U) The Kyrgyz MFA sent Embassy a diplomatic note, dated June 27, 2008, requesting that the Kyrgyz Republic be considered eligible to participate in the Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI). The Kyrgyz government had earlier asked for information about GPOI, and on May 16 the Amba [...]
2008-07-14 03:02:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK720FINAL DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR MARIE L. YOVANOVITCH
[...] (U) Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch departed post for the final time on July 14, 2008 at approximately 0320 local time. This marks the end of the Ambassador's tour of duty at U.S. Embassy Bishkek. 2. (SBU) The following is Ambassador Yovanovitch's travel itinerary should it become n [...]
2008-07-14 04:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT KG
08BISHKEK721AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL ISSUES AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: President Bakiyev's Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov informed the Ambassador July 11 of his new focus on economic and energy issues, and welcomed the recent visit of U.S. energy firm AES. He pledged to push for a rapid (positive) decision on the proposed Manas Airbase ramp proje [...]
2008-07-14 05:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ENRG ECON KG
08BISHKEK724AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CABLE: REFLECTIONS ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since its independence over 16 years ago, Kyrgyzstan has been hailed for the relative openness of its political discourse, and the March 2005 "Tulip Revolution" raised hopes of greater reform. In the past three years, however, I have seen real political and economic reform put o [...]
2008-07-14 11:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK730KYRGYZ PM WELCOMES U.S. ENERGY FIRM AES
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting AES representatives reported a positive July 8 meeting with PM Chudinov, who encouraged AES interest in three major Bishkek-based energy sector assets. Any AES proposal would envision significant investment in return for a minority stake in the enterprises, and a long-t [...]
2008-07-16 03:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KG
08BISHKEK742 Kyrgyz Visitor Group Returns from U.S. BaQTour with
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Four Kyrgyz officials returned from an International Visitor Program tour of Air Force bases in the U.S. convinced that hosting a base offers benefits for a community, but eager to increase such benefits in Kyrgyzstan. In separate meetings with Embassy and Manas Airbase leadershi [...]
2008-07-18 10:22:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO SCUL PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK743 Kyrgyz Education Roundtable Identifies Worrying Trends
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Yovanovitch participated in a roundtable discussion of education systems with Russian television host Vladimir Posner on May 28 at the American University of Central Asia. The group, which included Kyrgyz officials, did not agree on one best model for Kyrgyzstan. Some [...]
2008-07-18 10:22:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO SCUL PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK747Kyrgyz Media Embed in Afghanistan Counters Misinformation
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Four Kyrgyz journalists were embedded June 21-27 in Afghanistan to allow them better to understand Coalition military and reconstruction efforts and the critical role of Manas Air Base in supporting those efforts. The journalists, who spent time at Bagram Air Base and a Provincia [...]
2008-07-21 07:28:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK748KYRGYZSTAN B1/B2 VALIDATION STUDY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Bishkek conducted its first validation study of B1/B2 visa issuances. By combining results from DHS's Advanced Targeting System (ATS),Arrival Departure Information System (ADIS),and follow-up telephone calls, post examined 100% of B1/B2 issuances from May 1, 2007 - Sep [...]
2008-07-21 07:28:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD KG
08BISHKEK750 Country Team Assessment for 1206 Case B8-B-UDY Night
[...] (SBU) REASON FOR ARTICLE OR SERVICE: The Special Operations Unit 52806 based in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan has been designated by the Ministry of Defense to perform the function of a rapid reaction force in the event of terrorist or other threats in southern Kyrgyz Republic. The unit must be capable [...]
2008-07-22 10:40:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK755(S) KYRGYZ INFORMED OF FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION
[...] (S) On July 24, PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Officer Amanat Ishimov. Ishimov said he would convey the information to the relevant government bodies. LITZENBERGER NNNN End Cable Text [...]
2008-07-24 07:58:00Embassy BishkekSECRETMNUC PARM PREL KG
08BISHKEK760BISHKEK MAYOR TARGETS HYATT WITH WATER CUTS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Bishkek municipal employees, working with a police escort, tore down large sections of the security fence surrounding the Hyatt Regency Bishkek on July 24. City officials had earlier cut off water to the hotel in an attempt to pressure the Hyatt over land leases and "public acc [...]
2008-07-24 12:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK766CHARGE PROTESTS BISHKEK MAYOR'S ACTIONS AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: Charge called on presidential foreign policy advisor Islan Ryskulov July 25 to protest the actions of the City of Bishkek against the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Charge pointed out that the city's unilateral actions to shut off the hotel's water supply and tear down the hotel's perimete [...]
2008-07-25 12:59:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV KIDE OPIC KG
08BISHKEK773KYRGYZ PRESIDENT CRITICIZES MINISTERS OVER PRICE
[...] (SBU) During a July 24 government meeting, President Bakiyev berated cabinet ministers and government officials for poor performance in dealing with price increases and the lack of preparations for the coming winter. Bakiyev complained that too much time was spent "studying problems" rather t [...]
2008-07-30 08:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK784SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID'S AUGUST 4-6 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the August 4-6 visit of CODEL Reid to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is an important ally of the United States, hosting the Manas Coalition Air Base, which serves as a crucial logistical hub for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The U.S.-Kyrgy [...]
2008-07-31 13:47:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OVIP OTRA KG
08BISHKEK793KYRGYZSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW GLOBAL
[...] (U) Poloff passed reftel demarche to the MFA Department for Western Countries Attache Amanat Ishimov on July 30. Ishimov said he would pass the information to appropriate staff in the Department for International Organizations. Post will report any substantive response separately. LITZENBERGER [...]
2008-08-04 06:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP KG
08BISHKEK796 UPDATE ON ARREST CASE OF FUAD PEYGUMBARI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-05 04:26:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KG
08BISHKEK820TFGG01: Reactions in Kyrgyz Media to the Crisis in Georgia
[...] (SBU) Summary: Most Kyrgyz newspapers continue in a sporadic summer publishing schedule, and only a few analysts have spoken out on the events in Georgia. Television media is overwhelmingly dominated by reports based on information from Russian sources. Internet forums are overflowing with mi [...]
2008-08-12 10:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO KG
08BISHKEK824TFGG01: KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON GEORGIA CRISIS, CIS
[...] (C) On August 13, Kyrgyz Deputy Foreign Minister Ibraimov provided his ministry's views on the conflict in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan's effort, as CIS chair, to mediate. Ibraimov explained that the CIS operates primarily in the cultural and humanitarian sphere, and has very little authority to a [...]
2008-08-13 11:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK836CODEL REID'S MEETINGS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Summary: CODEL Reid met with President Bakiyev for an hour on August 5. Senator Reid and the other senators thanked Bakiyev for Kyrgyzstan's support for the Manas Coalition Air Base, and they urged Bakiyev to make renewed efforts on democratic and economic reform. Senator Reid warned th [...]
2008-08-15 11:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON OVIP OTRA KG
08BISHKEK86KYRGYZ BANK STRUCK BY GOVERNMENT CASH CALL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In late December, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (NBKR) took operational control of Kyrgyzpromstroybank (KPSB) after KPSB reportedly failed to meet a demand by the Kyrgyz Social Fund to withdraw its funds. The Social Fund had approximately $56 million in deposits at [...]
2008-01-25 13:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECON KG
08BISHKEK861KYRGYZ SECURITY COUNCIL: WHERE'S OUR $150 MILLION?
[...] (C) Charge met August 21 with Kyrgyz Security Council Deputy Secretary Amangeldi Bakirov and Chief Inspector Alik Mamyrkulov to discuss U.S. assistance and spending in Kyrgyzstan. Bakirov had asked for a detailed accounting of U.S. assistance in 2008. Mamyrkulov insisted that the United Stat [...]
2008-08-21 11:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR EAID KG
08BISHKEK874INVESTIGATION OF FATAL KYRGYZ BOEING 737 CRASH
[...] (U) Summary: On August 24, an Iranian Aseman Airlines flight crashed outside of Bishkek killing 65 of the 90 people on board. The plane, a Boeing 737, was leased from a Kyrgyz company, Itek Air, and was operated by a Kyrgyz crew. The majority of the passengers (and victims) were Kyrgyz and [...]
2008-08-26 10:45:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK875WILL TALKS BREAK THE BISHKEK HYATT IMPASSE?
[...] (C) Summary: Following the late July destruction by Bishkek municipal employees of the security fence guarding the Hyatt Regency's front perimeter, Bishkek Mayor Tuleyev has focused his attention on squeezing higher land rent from the Hyatt before agreeing to a resolution of the fence disput [...]
2008-08-26 10:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK886DEMARCHES ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] (C) Over the past week, Charge has engaged repeatedly with senior Kyrgyz officials to discuss the Russia-Georgia conflict and Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Charge delivered points during separate meetings with Deputy Foreign Minister Ermek Ibraimov, MFA Western Countries [...]
2008-08-28 10:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK892AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON KYRGYZ FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered copies of her credentials to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev during a brief introductory meeting September 2. Ambassador stressed that she hoped to strengthen the bilateral relationship in areas of shared values and interests, including security cooperatio [...]
2008-09-02 11:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK895AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KYRGYZ FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential foreign policy advisor Ryskulov warmly welcomed the Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan during a September 3 introductory meeting. He told the Ambassador that while the September 5 Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) meeting in Moscow would discuss the situation in [...]
2008-09-03 11:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG MARR KG
08BISHKEK896 FINAL UPDATE ON ARREST CASE OF FUAD PEYGUMBARI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 02:09:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KG
08BISHKEK897 KYRGYZ LOCAL ELECTIONS SET FOR OCTOBER, BUT RULES STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyzstan will hold local elections on October 5, with voters choosing local councils (keneshes) in Bishkek, 21 other cities, 40 districts, and 428 villages. Thirty-one local keneshes, including that of Osh, have terms remaining and will not hold elections. The deadline for c [...]
2008-09-04 08:17:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KG
08BISHKEK898ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER LTG DEMPSEY MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 2-4 visit to Bishkek, acting CENTCOM Commander Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey met separately with Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibraimov to discuss ongoing U.S.-Kyrgyz military cooperation, Manas Air Base and its role [...]
2008-09-05 05:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALMASS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK907KYRGYZ REPUBLIC POWERS DOWN FOR WINTER
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Energy Minister Balkibekov briefed the Ambassador September 8 on the three government priorities for avoiding energy shortfalls this winter: 1) savings through cuts in electricity consumption; 2) improving production capacity; and 3) importing electricity. The Minister r [...]
2008-09-09 10:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK911AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TURKISH COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary: On September 8, Ambassador made an introductory call on Serpil Alpman, Turkey's Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic. The envoys discussed a range of issues, including which embassy would serve as the next NATO Contact Point Embassy, Kyrgyz government pressure against foreign unive [...]
2008-09-10 06:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK914UZBEK AMBASSADOR ON TERRORISM AND U.S. SUPPORT IN
[...] (C) During a courtesy call on September 8 with Ziyadulla Pulathojaev, Uzbek Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Ambassador and her counterpart discussed the Uzbek influence in southern Kyrgyzstan and the importance of ensuring stability throughout Central Asia. Pulathojaev explained that the Ferghana V [...]
2008-09-11 07:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK924AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH RUSSIAN ENVOY
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Russian Ambassador Valentin Vlasov, which turned into an hour and a half-long conversation ranging from Chechnya to the Russian Embassy's sports trophies. While Vlasov attacked the U.S. position on Georgia from both common and uncommon [...]
2008-09-12 07:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK930Environmental Specialist Plants Seeds of Consciousness in
[...] (SBU) Summary: IIP Speaker Jaime Lozano, Los Angeles Environmental Specialist with over twenty years experience in solid waste management, raised awareness of the solid waste disposal challenges facing Kyrgyzstan. He met with students, academicians, NGO's, and local authorities in the capital [...]
2008-09-12 11:01:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
08BISHKEK931KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO
[...] (C) Poloff conveyed reftel points to Askhat Ryskulov, Counselor in the MFA's Western Countries Department on September 12. Ryskulov listened carefully, and agreed to consult with his colleagues and convey his government's views to us next week. GFOELLER [...]
2008-09-12 11:02:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UN UNGA KV KG
08BISHKEK932UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE POINTS DELIVERED TO KYRGYZSTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 11:07:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM UN KG
08BISHKEK933KYRGYZ AGRICULTURE MINISTER POSITIVE ON FOOD SUPPLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 10 meeting, Kyrgyz Agriculture Minister Nogoyev assured the Ambassador that government officials had taken steps to secure food supplies this winter, but did express concern about the impact of continued electricity cuts. Nogoyev welcomed the extension of two U [...]
2008-09-15 04:43:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK937KYRGYZ MINISTER PROVIDES ECONOMIC TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Minister of Economic Development and Trade Japarov sketched a rosy image of Kyrgyz economic conditions and assured the Ambassador, in a September 12 meeting, that the Kyrgyz government would be able to manage food and energy concerns for the upcoming winter. Japarov conf [...]
2008-09-16 05:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EINV PGOV KG
08BISHKEK938AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER FM IMANALIYEV
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 11 with former Foreign Minister Muratbek Imanaliyev to discuss Kyrgyzstan's foreign policy. Imanaliyev claimed to be confident that Kyrgyzstan would continue its multi-vectoral foreign policy, but acknowledged that everything would have to be re-calcul [...]
2008-09-16 06:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK94Kyrgyzstan Hosts TIP Roundtable for CIS Countries
[...] (U) Summary: On December 13-14, 2007, the Kyrgyz State Committee on Migration and Employment with the OSCE hosted a regional round table entitled "Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Central Asia: State Policies, Dynamics and Ways Forward." Participants included representatives from both N [...]
2008-01-29 09:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SMIG KWMN PGOV PREL PHUM KG XH ZK ZJ
08BISHKEK943AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GKNB CHAIRMAN SUTALINOV
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held an introductory meeting September 15 with GKNB Chairman Sutalinov. Sutalinov said he welcomed continued cooperation with the United States in the fight against terrorism, and he expressed appreciation for recent training provided by a U.S. military team. Sutalino [...]
2008-09-18 06:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS KG
08BISHKEK948AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH KYRGYZ MINISTER OF EDUCATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 12, the Ambassador met with Kyrgyz Minister of Education Boldjurova. Boldjurova expressed pride in the steps made over the years to improve the level of education in Kyrgyzstan, but acknowledged that there should be a renewed focus on improving teacher quality. Th [...]
2008-09-19 07:10:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPAO KG
08BISHKEK953OSH TRIP: AMBASSADOR VISITS RUSSIAN ORTHODOX
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's visit to the Russian Orthodox Church in Osh, Father Victor Reemghen spoke of the church's relationship with the local administration, the hierarchical structure of the church, and the stability of the parish community. One of ten Russian Orthodox churches [...]
2008-09-19 10:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
08BISHKEK954AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FREEDOM OF SPEECH WITH KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 15 with Kyrgyz State Television and Radio Company (KTR) Director Eshimkanov to discuss the state of the media and the prospects for the development of public television. Eshimkanov claimed credit for recent reforms and restructuring at KTR, but expressed [...]
2008-09-22 06:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KG
08BISHKEK956OSH TRIP: SOUTHERN KYRGYZ UNIVERSITY GREETS
[...] (SBU) During a September 16-17 visit to the southern city of Osh, Ambassador visited Osh State University. She found a school in good physical shape, eager for international cooperation, but tarred by allegations of corruption. First Vice-Rector Turdumamat Kadyrov gave the Ambassador a tour o [...]
2008-09-22 10:12:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV SCUL KG
08BISHKEK958OSH TRIP: MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TELLS
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 16-17 trip to the southern Osh Oblast, Ambassador met with Minister of Emergency Situations Kamchibek Tashiyev. Tashiyev expressed his concern that the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) was severely underfunded and in desperate need of additional resources [...]
2008-09-23 03:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID KG
08BISHKEK963 Kyrgyz Press and Public Opinion Still Overwhelmingly
[...] (SBU) Summary: Forty days after the beginning of the Georgian conflict, opinions on the conflict in the Kyrgyz media are resoundingly pro-Russian. Reader reactions to an Embassy op-ed indicate that the U.S. version of events has little support. On the contrary, the events in Georgia appear to [...]
2008-09-23 09:55:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
08BISHKEK966OSH TRIP: IFTAR MEETING REVEALS WORRIES ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of her trip to the southern city of Osh during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner for religious and civic leaders on September 16. The evening was intended to introduce her to the Muslim community in the south, though secular leaders an [...]
2008-09-24 08:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKPAO PGOV PREL KIRF KG
08BISHKEK968OSH TRIP: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OSH CITY MAYOR
[...] (C) Summary: On September 17, Ambassador met with Jumadyl Isakov, Mayor of Osh City since 2005, to discuss foreign investment, preparations for the upcoming winter, local elections, Hizb ut-Tahrir, and problems with the Uzbeks. According to an official census, the population of Osh is approxim [...]
2008-09-24 10:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK970KYRGYZ OPPOSITION PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary. Leading Kyrgyz opposition parties are actively contesting the October 5 local council elections, especially in Bishkek, but several party leaders told us that they do not expect to win more than a few seats. Opposition parties complained of administrative pressure and other obs [...]
2008-09-25 08:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK973IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA Board of Governors on September 25 to Askhat Ryskulov, Counselor in the MFA's Western Countries Department. Ryskulov said he would convey our points to his superiors at the Ministry and inform us of any substantive response. GFOELLER [...]
2008-09-25 13:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC KG
08BISHKEK974UNGA COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the UNGA First Committee Compliance Resolution on September 25 to Askhat Ryskulov, Counselor in the MFA's Western Countries Department. Ryskulov had no immediate reply, but agreed to inform us of any substantive response from the Foreign Ministry. GF [...]
2008-09-25 13:08:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPARM CDG PREL UNGA KG
08BISHKEK986OSH TRIP: VISITS TO USAID PROJECTS REVEAL IMPACT
[...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador visited three USAID projects as part of her trip to the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh on September 16-17. The stops at a bakery, a seamstress's shop and a center for the visually impaired showed the trouble caused by electricity shortages in a region already beset by [...]
2008-09-26 08:52:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID KG
08BISHKEK989AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KYRGYZ MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held an introductory meeting September 19 with Minister of Internal Affairs Kongantiyev. The Ambassador asked Kongantiyev why the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) had removed police protection from the Embassy and Marine House; Kongantiyev feigned ignorance and reques [...]
2008-09-26 09:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC MARR KG
08BISHKEK992AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KYRGYZ PROSECUTOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 23 with Prosecutor General Satybaldiyev to discuss the status of the "criminal investigation" connected to the August 4 seizure of weapons and equipment from a U.S. military training team. Satybaldiyev said that he had asked the Kyrgyz Parliament for an o [...]
2008-09-26 10:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK993KYRGYZ CHIEF OF STAFF TELLS AMBASSADOR HE'LL
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held an introductory meeting with Presidential Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov September 23. The Ambassador briefed Sadyrkulov on her meeting with the Prosecutor General earlier in the day and the apparent escalation of the weapons case (Ref A). Sadyrkulov assured the Amba [...]
2008-09-26 10:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK994OSH TRIP: MEMBERS OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: On September 17, representatives of Osh Oblast's business community met with Ambassador to convey their concerns about the overall business climate in the south. The participants discussed a range of topics, including efforts to prepare for the upcoming winter, the difficulties o [...]
2008-09-29 04:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK996KYRGYZ ANALYST CRITICIZES USG'S MUSLIM OUTREACH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A local expert on Islam, Kadyr Malikov,wrote an article sharply critical of U.S. Muslim outreach in Kyrgyzstan. Malikov charged that U.S. outreach -- educational programs, Iftar dinners, exchange visitor trips -- was designed to promote religious extremism and possibly to incite [...]
2008-09-30 04:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKG KIRF KPAO PGOV PREL
08BISHKEK998KYRGYZSTAN: TEARS AT THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S IFTAR
[...] (C) Summary: Things got off to a tense start at the Dip Corps Iftar hosted September 29 by Foreign Minister Karabayev over Russian bullying on Georgia. Improbably, however, the evening then dissolved into a lachrymose fest of nostalgia for the Soviet Union. END SUMMARY. TENSION AT TABLE N [...]
2008-09-30 08:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK999TROUBLE BREWING AT KYRGYZ MINISTRY OF FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: In an apparently unprecedented move, President Bakiyev summoned Minister of Finance Kalimbetiva, her staff, and international donor representatives to a September 25 meeting at the Kyrgyz White House. Bakiyev expressed disappointment at the slow pace of financial management ref [...]
2008-09-30 10:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PINR SOCI KG
08DUSHANBE1402RAHMON HOLDS FORTH - DAS KROL'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a two and half hour meeting on November 11, Rahmon urged greater U.S. attention to Afghanistan and the problem of narcotics trafficking, and said the global financial crisis was affecting Tajikistan because of lower prices for aluminum and cotton. While claiming Tajikistan was [...]
2008-11-19 03:09:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI
08DUSHANBE1523GROWING INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONAL ISLAM IN TAJIKISTAN - WHAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 11 and 12, EmbOffs accompanied William Trigg, USAID's Regional Society and State Advisor based in Bishkek, to meetings with Muslim clerics, government officials, and researchers in Dushanbe. During Trigg's visit, interlocutors said the Government of Tajikistan had li [...]
2008-12-18 04:04:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI
08DUSHANBE527TAJIK OFFICIAL SEES NO CALL FOR ALARM IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 15, PolOff met with Mirzosharif Islomodinov, Isfara's parliamentary representative, to discuss border issues raised in reftels. Islomodinov did not think that the conflicts over water would amount to serious tension between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and he was confide [...]
2008-04-16 09:50:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TI KG
08DUSHANBE774TOURISM IN TAJIKISTAN: COME EXPERIENCE OUR BEAUTIFUL
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Tajikistan has the essential attributes to compete for international tourism, but an unfriendly visa policy and lack of international air connections shut out foreign visitors and their ready cash, according to [...]
2008-06-11 07:26:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KPAO CVIS CASC TI
08DUSHANBE8952008 U.S.-CENTRAL ASIA TIFA COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourth meeting of the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council, held June 17-18 in Dushanbe was marked by strong participation by the private sector and by Afghan observers. However, representatives from the TIFA members themselves failed to [...]
2008-07-08 08:57:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD USTR ECON PREL AF KG KZ TI TX UZ
08GENEVA526ACTING A/S BRIAN HOOK MEETS A RANGE OF OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a June 26-27 visit to Geneva, Acting A/S Brian Hook met with officials from a range of international organizations. With the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Hook brainstormed about innovative fundraising for international organizations. Officials from the O [...]
2008-07-10 12:22:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNHRC
08MAPUTO1235RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR OPEN TO COOPERATING ON HEALTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a follow-up to reftel meeting, the Charge met with Russian Ambassador to Mozambique and Swaziland Igor V. Popov on November 25 at the Russian Embassy. The meeting dealt with generalities of our respective bilateral relationships with Mozambique, but also provided an opportu [...]
2008-12-09 17:10:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID RU MZ
08MOSCOW2048U.S.-RUSSIA COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP:
[...] (C) Summary. At the June 19-20 meeting of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG),both sides agreed to exchange a list of follow-up items (reftel A). This cable presents Post's contributions to Washington's thinking on CTWG next steps. Post and MFA officials discussed th [...]
2008-07-18 12:11:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PTER PGOV AF RS
08MOSCOW520ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Russia is ready to do more to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan - a key area of overlapping Russian, U.S. and NATO interests. Absent concerted U.S. effort, however, Russian attempts to constructively engage with the Karzai government likely will continue to founde [...]
2008-02-26 15:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL MASS RU AF
08MOSCOW561CIS INFORMAL SUMMIT: MEDVEDEV AND KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary. The uncertainty of Kosovo and the lure of meeting heir apparent Dmitriy Medvedev brought all 12 CIS leaders to Moscow for the February 21-22 CIS Informal Summit. While the MFA pitched a new seriousness in its approach to the CIS, Putin used the summit to introduce Medvedev and [...]
2008-02-29 07:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RS
08PARIS735AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE)
[...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...]
2008-04-17 16:41:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR
08SECTION01GF02BISHIEK21 Libel S5iT3 Chill Fre% Sp%ech in KyR%yzStan
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-06 09:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAK IC PGOV
08STATE102147OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE HEAD OF
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 25, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Tesoriere, welcome to the Permanent Council and thank you for your comprehensive report on the situation in Kyrgyzstan a [...]
2008-09-24 17:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKG PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV
08STATE105291(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON CENTRAL
[...] (C) In the runup to the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, INR/B prepared 20 biographic reports on Central Asian officials for use by senior-level policymakers. INR/B relied heavily on posts' reporting in pulling together these biographic reports. INR/B also would like to thank posts [...]
2008-10-02 14:05:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KG KZ TI TX UZ
08STATE106151BOUCHER AND NOROV: PRAGMATIC STEPS FORWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher, and Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister, Vladimir Norov, met September 27 on the margins of the UN General Assembly and discussed: overland supply to Afghanistan, human rights, religious freedom, the Red Cross, counter nar [...]
2008-10-03 18:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PHUM KDEM PMAR PK AF UZ
08STATE110354OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DEPORTATION
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 16, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins Norway and the EU in expressing its concern about recent actions taken by Kyrgyz authorities agains [...]
2008-10-15 22:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
08STATE111267DAS KROL'S CONVERSATION WITH MIROSLAW JENCA OF THE UN CENTER FOR PREVENTATIVE DIPLOMACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 15 telephone conversation with SCA DAS George Krol, Miroslaw Jenca, Director of the UN Center for Preventative Diplomacy in Ashgabat, noted the leaders of the five Central Asian states who met separately during the recent CIS summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan had manag [...]
2008-10-17 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG KSUM UN TX UZ TI KZ KG EPET
08STATE123458OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISIONS ON THE EXTENSION
[...] Post is authorized to join consensus on the extension of the following mandates, to be renewed through December 31, 2008: -Presence in Albania, PC.DD/36/08 -Mission to Bosnia & Herzegovina, PC.DD/37/08 -Mission to Montenegro, PC.DD/39/08 -Mission to Serbia, C.DD/40/07 -Spillover Monitor M [...]
2008-11-20 22:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON OSCE PREL
08STATE39173INTERRUPTION IN CLASSIFIED ACCESS FOR BISHKEK,
[...] (SBU) Embassy Bishkek unexpectedly lost access to the classified network on Monday, April 14. Any classified electronic mail sent on April 14 or later may not reach the intended addressee. Department requests that all posts refrain from sending classified email messages to Embassy Bishkek at [...]
2008-04-14 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ACOA AMTC ANET
08STATE44254RESPONSE TO KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT QUESTION ON
[...] (SBU) In response to the information sought by Kyrgyz Minister of Justice Kaiypov regarding Kyrgyz citizen Abdubakh Abdykanov, born October 17, 1958 (as reported in reftel),Department authorizes post to provide a response by diplomatic note that includes the following text. 2. (SBU) (Begin [...]
2008-04-25 20:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KG
08STATE54978LEAHY VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 22, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officer listed below: POGIBA, YURI, COL Unit: Special Forces Alpha Unit, State Committee on National Security, Kyrgyz Re [...]
2008-05-22 17:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KG
08STATE55851JUNE 16-18 TIFA MEETINGS - DRAFT AGENDA
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7, 8 and 9. 2. The US-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement is our main vehicle for engaging the Central Asian countries on trade issues. In reftel B we asked posts to deliver a letter from USTR on planning for this year,s T [...]
2008-05-23 21:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON PREL TI
08STATE55891JUNE 16-18 TIFA MEETINGS - DRAFT AGENDA
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7, 8 and 9. 2. The US-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement is our main vehicle for engaging the Central Asian countries on trade issues. In reftel B we asked posts to deliver a letter from USTR on planning for this year,s T [...]
2008-05-24 01:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON PREL TI
08STATE56778AIR KORYO FLIGHT: THANKING TURKEY, CENTRAL ASIAN
[...] (S//REL Recipients) ACTION REQUEST: Posts are requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials and thank them for their cooperation regarding an Air Koryo flight that was scheduled to transit Central Asian and Turkish airspace en route from North Korea to Syria. The aircraft was [...]
2008-05-28 13:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC
08STATE73514OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON NORWEGIAN
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 10, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins Norway in expressing its deep concern about recent actions taken by Kyrgyz authorities against the Nor [...]
2008-07-09 17:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
08STATE76294OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG concerns on host government [...]
2008-07-16 15:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PREL PHUM KDEM
08TASHKENT1052UZBEKISTAN: WATER CRISIS DELAYED BUT NOT AVERTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In Uzbekistan the drought of 2008 has not produced the dire consequences that were predicted. In a wide range of meetings with Uzbek officials, we were told that the shortage was predicted in time and that adequate conservation measures were taken. The cotton harvest is predi [...]
2008-09-12 07:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON ENRG KTIA PGOV SENV SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1072UZBEKISTAN: GULNORA KARIMOVA'S GENEVA U.N. \
[...] (C) Embassy contacts and press reporting have recently \ indicated that President Karimov's oldest daughter, Gulnora \ Karimova, has been appointed as Uzbekistan's permanent \ representative to the United Nations Mission in Geneva, \ though the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk had not \ co [...]
2008-09-18 08:53:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR UZ
08TASHKENT113SECURITY SERVICE POWER-BROKERS LIMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Reftel A discussed the keen interest of the counter-narcotics-focused Sensitive Investigative Unit in resuming active cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. However, it is still uncertain whether the Government of Uzbekistan would issue long-term visas to U.S. [...]
2008-01-29 04:23:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PGOV KCRM KCOR PINR SNAR UZ
08TASHKENT1133UZBEK MFA DENIES COLLUSION WITH RUSSIA ON MANAS
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Uzbek MFA Americas Department Director Takhir Mamadjanov on October 3 to urge the Government of Uzbekistan not to allow the future of Manas Air Base to be questioned during the upcoming CIS Summit. Ambassador underscored the importance of Manas to Coalition operations [...]
2008-10-03 13:00:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR UZ
08TASHKENT1154UZBEK FM URGES STEP BY STEP APPROACH ON
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbek FM Norov called in Ambassador on October 8 to discuss the way forward on Afghanistan transit. Norov said that the upcoming fact-finding visit led by RADM Harnitchek should focus strictly on commercial and technical issues, leaving political discussions and ministerial-level [...]
2008-10-08 13:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PGOV ECON UZ
08TASHKENT1167TASHKENT TIDBITS OCTOBER 14, 2008
[...] (U) This is the first edition a new weekly product from Embassy Tashkent intended to provide a space for a broader range of noteworthy developments from Uzbekistan that may not ordinarily be the subject of front channel reporting. Uzbek FM Extols Virtues of Economic Model ------------------- [...]
2008-10-14 10:31:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UZ
08TASHKENT12YUSUF JUMAEV AND SON BOBUR ARRESTED; HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: Independent websites and human rights contacts reported that dissident poet Yusuf Jumaev and his son Bobur were arrested on December 17 by National Security Service (NSS) officers in Tashkent. Meanwhile, Jumaev's son Mashrab remains in pre-trial detention in Bukhara, where he is [...]
2008-01-04 11:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT1306UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN REFUGEES STILL ENDURE
[...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) office in Tashkent reports that Afghan refugees with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mandate status in Uzbekistan continue to face harassment and occasional deportation at the hands of authorities. According to U [...]
2008-11-13 11:47:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF TI UZ
08TASHKENT139RADIATION DETECTION UPDATE: GOVERNMENT OF
[...] (C) On January 30 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note to Post with additional information related to the November seizure of a railcar carrying radioactive material. Post has e-mailed copies of the enclosures to the Uzbekistan Desk Officer, Brian Roraff (202-647-6765). [...]
2008-02-01 11:29:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR KZ KG UZ
08TASHKENT1463Tashkent Tidbits December 15, 2008
[...] (SBU) Recently, a member of the Ezgulik human rights group's Syrdarya province branch observed that his organization has received a response from law enforcement officials regarding complaint letters they had sent over an incident in October when a police officer threatened and hit Ezgulik memb [...]
2008-12-15 12:35:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT153GULNORA KARIMOVA APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER OF \
[...] (C) On February 4, the independent Uzmetronom website \ reported that Gulnora Karimova, President Karimov's eldest \ daughter, was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs \ for Cultural Issues. The article also reported that on \ February 1, President Karimov signed decree PP-787, creating \ [...]
2008-02-04 13:32:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SCUL UZ
08TASHKENT174SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Norland and Emboffs met with the Executive Committee of the Regional Antiterrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on January 31. Executive Committee officials provided a rundown on the structure, responsibilities, and key officials of th [...]
2008-02-08 07:51:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PTER SNAR PGOV PBTS PINR SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT238ISRAEL GETS COLD SHOULDER FROM UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: On February 19 the Ambassador met with his Israeli counterpart Ami Mehl and Gary Koren, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Eurasia Department, Division for Central Europe and Eurasia. Koren noted that, for unknown reasons, the Israel-Uzbekistan bilateral rel [...]
2008-02-21 13:41:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL ASEC ELTN MASS EG IR IS XF UZ
08TASHKENT363UZBEKISTAN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL APPROACH TO
[...] (C) Summary: A broad array of senior representatives from various governments, international organizations, and donor agencies participated in a March 12 conference in Tashkent dedicated to problems associated with the Aral Sea. Several drivers appear to underpin Uzbekistan's decision to host [...]
2008-03-25 12:04:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSENV EAGR EAID KTIA PREL UZ
08TASHKENT446UZBEKISTAN: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, Ambassador, and DCM met with Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Murat Ataev. Like FM Norov (septel) and Parliamentarian Tashmukhamedova (septel),Ataev greeted the U.S. side warmly and announced that the GOU's Ministries and the NSC are ready fo [...]
2008-04-16 07:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC ELTN KISL PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08TASHKENT485CARICC READY TO MOVE FORWARD AS PILOT PHASE NEARS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia hosted a briefing by Barsultan Sarsekov, Director of the Central Asian Regional Information Coordination Center for Combating Ilicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Sub [...]
2008-04-24 12:25:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM ASEC PREL UZ
08TASHKENT49THIRD STRIKE FOR FORMER DEFENSE OFFICIAL ERKIN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 14, the independent Ferghana.ru website posted an open letter from the wife of Erkin Musaev, a former Uzbek Ministry of Defense and UNDP official who was sentenced to a total of 20 years' imprisonment in 2006 and 2007 for espionage and corruption in three separate trials [...]
2008-01-15 11:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM MASS PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT507FORENSIC LABORATORY PROJECT IMPROVES CAPACITY AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: An ongoing project to upgrade the Main Forensic Laboratory of the Ministry of Health, funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) with implementing support from the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICI [...]
2008-04-29 11:48:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PHUM PREL KCOR KCRM UZ
08TASHKENT546UZBEKISTAN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REFLECTS
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, on April 29-30. The event illustrates Uzbekistan's continuing concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan as well as growing regional interes [...]
2008-05-13 11:52:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PGOV
08TASHKENT580INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TIP WORKSHOP IN TASHKENT SETS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored a major international anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) workshop on May 14-15 in Tashkent. Visiting American participants included a Congression [...]
2008-05-21 09:42:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT604UZBEKISTAN: ASSISTANCE TO WATER EXPERTS COULD
[...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Ambassador met with representatives of the Scientific Information Center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC) to discuss regional water management policy. The water experts indicated that the demand for water in Central Asia has increased in recen [...]
2008-05-30 09:53:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSENV EAGR EAID KTIA PREL UZ
08TASHKENT609FORMER OPPOSITIONIST SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS'
[...] (C) Summary: The grandson of a prominent oppositionist was recently sentenced to four years' imprisonment for assaulting two individuals with a knife, but we do not believe that he was targeted because of his previous involvement in opposition politics. On May 23, the independent Harakat.net [...]
2008-05-30 13:21:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT720UZBEKISTAN: EU DIPLOMATS NOT KEEN ON THIRD
[...] (C) Summary: On June 16, poloff hosted another session of a periodic roundtable on human rights issues with Human Rights Watch director Igor Vorontsov and counterparts from the British, French, German, and Czech Embassies. During the meeting, the EU diplomats expressed skepticism about attemp [...]
2008-06-24 06:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT763UZBEKISTAN/SCO: OFFICIAL DESCRIBES SCO'S
[...] (C) Bakhram Auanassov, a Senior Expert from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Regional Antiterrorist Structure (RATS),recently provided Poloff with a speech on the SCO's role in Central Asian security. He had intended to give the speech during the Tashkent-hosted international co [...]
2008-07-01 10:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ASEC KTIA PINR PINS PTER UZ
08TASHKENT928UZBEKISTAN: OPPOSITION LEADER FORCIBLY DEPORTED TO
[...] (C) On August 12, Birlik opposition party General Secretary Vasila Inoyatova (who is also head of the Ezgulik human rights group) reported to poloff that Birlik Deputy Chairman Pulat Akhunov, who returned to Uzbekistan from exile in Sweden in March 2007 to renew his passport (reftel),was forc [...]
2008-08-12 12:21:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL KG UZ
08USNATO423VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Central Asian and Afghan participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on November 17-28. No USG trainers will be pa [...]
2008-11-12 10:17:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR TX RS AF KG KZ TI UZ
08USUNNEWYORK1163UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR CENTRAL ASIA SRSG
[...] (SBU) Head of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventative Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Ambassador Miroslav Jenca delivered a well-received statement on December 10 to the Security Council on UNRCCA activities and outlined plans for the future. In response to questions from [...]
2008-12-11 23:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKRAD PREL ENRG SENV ZK AF
08USUNNEWYORK868KYRGYZ UN MISSION RENTAL ARREARS
[...] Action Request. See Para 3. 2. Landlord Vornado Realty Trust informed USUN that the Permanent Mission of t he Kyrgyz Republic to the UN is currently in arrears of $45,130.85 for rent and related monthly charges for its offices at 866 UN Plaza, Suite 477, NY, NY. The Kyrgyz Mission has a his [...]
2008-09-26 23:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP KG
09ANKARA1592TURKIC COUNCIL ESTABLISHED; KAZAKHSTAN THE PRIZE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has renewed its effort to consolidate its influence among the Turkic countries to its east with a new approach toward its neighbors. Two recent developments point to the initial success of this new posture. During the October 2-3 Turkic Summit in Nakhcivan, Turkey join [...]
2009-11-05 11:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG AJ ZK TU
09ANKARA889TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 11:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ASHGABAT100 TURKMENISTAN: BURNISHING BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S REGIONAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A December 2008 article written by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attributed the positive outcome of the October 2008 Bishkek Summit to President Berdimuhamedov's initiative and resourcefulness and portrayed Turk [...]
2009-01-22 05:32:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR ECON PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1007TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with Charge, Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev provided his commentary on the Turkmenistan section of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. While acknowledging that more needs to done to fight TIP, he took issue with the report's failure to recognize the [...]
2009-08-10 12:40:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP PHUM SOCI SCUL TX
09ASHGABAT1017TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES OF UN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 11, Fedor Klimtchouk, the Deputy Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA),briefed poloff on the Center's priorities, recent activities and plans for upcoming action. The Center has four priorities: fighting transborder crime, i [...]
2009-08-12 12:57:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UN ENRG ZK AF TX
09ASHGABAT1049TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO DENY EXIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOTX continues to create roadblocks for students traveling to Kyrgyzstan, including students of the American University in Central Asia (AUCA). The Minister of Education told parents and AUCA students on August 18 that the decision to not permit students to study in Turkmenis [...]
2009-08-19 11:49:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT1106MINISTER OF EDUCATION UNHELPFUL ON STUDENTS EXIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 31, CDA Richard Miles met with Minister of Education, Gulshat Mammedova, to discuss the ongoing imbroglio with students attempting to study at the American University in Central Asia (AUCA). The Minister was unhelpful and stuck to the now tired excuses of trying to pr [...]
2009-09-01 13:04:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1146TURKMEN GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON STUDY ABROAD
[...] (C) At the September 8 Tajik Independence Day reception, diplomats from other embassies commented that the Turkmen government had blocked Turkmen students from leaving Turkmenistan for studies in their countries. The German Charge d'Affaires noted that four of eight students that had been aw [...]
2009-09-09 13:19:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1147TURKMENISTAN:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met September 10 with Kyrgyz Ambassador Ashyrov to discuss the issue of students denied exit to study abroad. This problem has affected those wishing to study in Kyrgyzstan more than any other group of students, because more Turkmen study in Kyrgyzstan than in any other si [...]
2009-09-10 13:02:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI SCUL EAIR TX
09ASHGABAT1148TURKMENISTAN: KYRGYZ AMBASSADOR ON DENIAL OF EXIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met September 10 with Kyrgyz Ambassador Ashyrov to discuss the issue of students denied exit to study abroad. This problem has affected those wishing to study in Kyrgyzstan more than any other group of students, because more Turkmen study in Kyrgyzstan than in any other si [...]
2009-09-10 13:03:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI SCUL EAIR TX
09ASHGABAT1228AUCA STUDENTS WAITING AND WORRYING IN TURKMENABAT
[...] (C) On September 22, poloff met informally with six American University of Central Asia (AUCA) students during a drop-in visit to the American Corner in Turkmenabat, the capital of Lebap Province in eastern Turkmenistan. The students were recipients of scholarships from the Open Society Insti [...]
2009-09-28 09:27:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT1244TURKMENISTAN REFUSES INCOMING GROUP OF PEACE CORPS
[...] (C) Post received a diplomatic note September 29, stating that the incoming group of 50 new Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) should arrive fall 2010 rather than October 2, as had been planned. Earlier the same day, the Acting Peace Corps Country Director had received a call from MFA, saying that [...]
2009-09-29 14:19:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SCUL TX
09ASHGABAT1277 TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHT SEPTEMBER POST EVENTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During September, the Turkmen media provided generally accurate and positive coverage of Embassy activities. TV, print and radio outlets covered Embassy participation in the International Education Fair, the ceremony honoring the National Library with the award of an AFCP (Ambas [...]
2009-10-08 12:22:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT1354GOTX RATCHETS UP PRESSURE OF TASP STUDENTS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past two days, several students from the Turkmen American Scholarship Program (TASP) have reported increased pressure from the GOTX. The students, after being denied exit first to the American University in Central Asia (AUCA) and then to the American University in Bulga [...]
2009-10-23 14:07:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT1422TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER HOPES TO EXPAND BUSINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Oil and gas service giant Schlumberger has been operating in Turkmenistan since 1999. The company maintains excellent business ties with state-owned oil concern Turkmennebit, and has plans to partner with the state-owned gas company Turkmengaz in the near future. Company represe [...]
2009-11-05 14:28:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1485TURKMENISTAN: UN REGIONAL CENTER OUTLINES MOST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting in Ashgabat with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, the Head of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, talked about electricity and water resource problems, the conflict in Afghanistan, and border security. [...]
2009-11-20 15:29:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALENRG PBTS PREL OSCE UN AF TX ZK
09ASHGABAT1487TURKMENISTAN: OSCE CENTER CHIEF DESCRIBES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Ashgabat OSCE Center briefed DAS George Krol about OSCE programs and prospects in Turkmenistan. The number of projects i expanding, including several new fields, but it seems the Turkmen are merely checking a box by holding the events, with no tangible results. [...]
2009-11-20 15:30:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV OSCE TX
09ASHGABAT1500TURKMENISTAN: DAS KROL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss a variety of issues of bilateral interest, including Afghanistan, the Peace Corps, the former students at the American University of Central Asia, humanitarian overfligh [...]
2009-11-24 09:22:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI PHUM ECON ENRG TX
09ASHGABAT155TURKMENISTAN: UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although it has experienced its share of growing pains, the Ashgabat-based UN Preventive Diplomacy Center is playing an increasing role in promoting regional cooperation on a variety of issues shared by all the Central Asian states. Its director has made huge strides in gett [...]
2009-01-30 14:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ENRG UN TX
09ASHGABAT1671TURKMENISTAN: NEARING END OF STUDENT SAGA?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 09:57:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TX
09ASHGABAT335 TURKMENISTAN: MICROFINANCE APPEARS INCREASINGLY POSSIBLE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27, Turkmenistan's first-ever conference on microfinance was organized in Ashgabat by the UN Development Program (UNDP). Titled "Microfinance - A Tool to Enhance Private Sector Development in Turkmenis [...]
2009-03-13 15:17:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID TX
09ASHGABAT497CENTRAL ASIAN WATER DISPUTES HEATING UP; PROSPECTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 16, Miroslav Jenca, the Head of Office of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, briefed Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher about the Center's work and conditions in the region. According to Jenca, t [...]
2009-04-20 05:51:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UN ENRG ZK AF TX
09ASHGABAT649 TURKMENISTAN: NGO FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED FACES
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The local NGO "Dayanch" provides moral support and technical assistance to visually impaired and blind people by publishing audio books and organizing reading sessions for them. Despite its affiliation with the [...]
2009-05-26 08:46:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KDEM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT772TURKMENISTAN: BERDIYEVS CONTINUE TO SEEK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following up on recent information that the Berdiyevs were under virtual house arrest, with security police not allowing them to leave and forbidding visitors, Political Oifficer made an unannounced visit to the Berdiyev's home on June 19. There was no sign of security official [...]
2009-06-19 12:20:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT938TURKMEN STUDENTS PREVENTED FROM EXITING COUNTRY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Institute of Education, an office within the Ministry of Education, must now approve the foreign post-high school study of all Turkmen students. This new requirement is in direct opposition to President Berdimuhamedov's stated goals of increasing foreign education possibi [...]
2009-07-28 11:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL SOCI TX
09ASTANA1015SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL: VIEWS FROM CENTRAL ASIA
[...] SUMMARY. The Summer Work and Travel (SWT) programs of Central Asia are all tiny compared to our neighbor to the north. Nonetheless, the countries of Central Asia each have interesting insights into the program. There are few commonalities among SWT experiences in the region, which is not surpr [...]
2009-06-15 08:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD KZ KG TJ UZ TX
09ASTANA1041 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS FY 2009 PROGRAM PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 11:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1171 KAZAKHSTAN: DRUG AND CRIME UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Drug seizures in Kazakhstan increased by 75% during the first quarter of 2009 while drug-related crimes dropped almost 2%. Prime Minister Masimov criticized law enforcement efforts to combat drug trafficking and called for the establishment of an interagency unit to arrest governmen [...]
2009-07-13 09:06:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KZ
09ASTANA1178 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JUNE 2009)
[...] On June 2, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) umbrella agreement, officially known as the Amendment to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Destruction of Silo Launchers of Intercontine [...]
2009-07-13 10:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1328 KAZAKHSTAN PRAISES BILATERL RELATIONSHIP, SAYS "LOGISTICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev opened an August 3 meeting with the Ambassador with an unusually long introduction with the media present in which he stressed that U.S.-Kazakhstan relations are a top priority for President Nazarbayev and detailed the full spectrum of bilateral c [...]
2009-08-04 11:39:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MARR KNNP AF KZ
09ASTANA1373 POWERING AFGHANISTAN: CONSIDERING THE CONTRIBUTION OF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Reliable, affordable electricity is vitally important to Afghanistan's economic growth, prosperity, and stability. Donors are investing substantial resources in Afghanistan to build a power transmission and distr [...]
2009-08-11 06:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV ECON EAID EINV KZ AF ZK
09ASTANA1376 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JULY 2009)
[...] The Export Control and Related Border Security Program (EXBS) was successful in nominating three Kazakhstani Customs Officers, Ermek Smagulov, Marat Kabdushev, and Abzal Shogelbaev, for participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in Washington D.C., from August 24 to S [...]
2009-08-12 06:43:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1402 KAZAKHSTAN: "ALMA-ATA INFO" EDITOR LOSES TWO COURT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 13, Kazakhstan's Supreme Court ruled against "Alma-Ata Info" newspaper and upheld a lower court's ruling that suspended the newspaper for three months for publishing allegedly classified documents. This [...]
2009-08-17 09:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1416 KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Minister of Defense Dzhaksybekov discussed: -- further Kazakhstani assistance in Afghanistan, including staff officers for ISAF HQ in Kabul, noncombatant trainers and instructors for the Explosive Ord [...]
2009-08-19 04:18:00Embassy AstanaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE AF KZ
09ASTANA1514 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (AUGUST 2009)
[...] Two Kazakhstani Customs Officers, Lieutenant Colonel Marat Kabdushev, and Lieutenant Colonel Abzal Shogelbaev, are participating in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) from August 24 until September 16. 2. In response to a diplomatic note, Dr. Gulnara Eligbayeva, Kazakhstan [...]
2009-09-11 10:02:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1620 KAZAKHSTAN: NEW POWER LINE INCREASES ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 17, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev attended a ceremony in the northern Kazakhstan city of Ekibastuz to mark the completion of the country's second north-south power transmission line. The [...]
2009-09-25 06:09:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ
09ASTANA1809 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (SEPTEMBER
[...] September 1-10, EXBS Advisor Paul Shott processed into Embassy Astana and conducted office turnover with departing EXBS Advisor Robert Colbert. 2. September 15, EXBS Advisor and administrative assistant met with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Customs Control Committee. The Chairma [...]
2009-10-07 00:54:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1891 KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIAL DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, the DCM met Motoo Konishi, the World Bank's Regional Representative for Central Asia, who described his surprisingly positive views on each Central Asian country's economic situation, the potential i [...]
2009-10-20 05:18:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EAGR ECIN EINV KZ
09ASTANA199 KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JANUARY 17-30
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION PARTIES: NO OPTION BUT TO BOYCOTT 2. National Social Democratic Party (NSDP) head Zharmakhan Tuyakbay, Azat Party Gen [...]
2009-02-03 10:16:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB KDEM KZ
09ASTANA2003 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (OCTOBER
[...] October 8, EXBS Advisor had his initial meeting with Border Guard leadership. The Deputy Chairman was unavailable so the meeting was chaired by Admiral Kenzhebergen Abikeyev, Commander of the Kazakhstan Maritime Border Guards. Admiral Abikeyev welcomed the advisor and thanked him for all the [...]
2009-11-12 08:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA2127 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (NOVEMBER
[...] November 2-10, EXBS Advisor was TDY to Embassy Yerevan to conduct meetings and briefings for Fred Carter, the newly arrived EXBS Advisor to Armenia. 2. November 12, EXBS office received a Diplomatic Note from the MFA advising EXBS that the Border Guards would not be able to meet with EXBS [...]
2009-12-07 09:40:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA2196KAZAKHSTAN: 2009-2010 INCSR PART 1, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL
[...] In response to reftel, the text of Part 1 of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Kazakhstan follows in paragraphs 2-67. SUMMARY 2. Kazakhstan is primarily a transit country for drug trafficking and is located on the northern route from Afghanistan. According [...]
2009-12-22 10:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM KCOR KZ
09ASTANA248 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JANUARY
[...] (SBU) On January 23-26, Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev paid an official visit to India. During this visit, Kazakhstan's national nuclear energy company Kazatomprom (KAP) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL),run by India's State Department of Atomic Energy, signed a me [...]
2009-02-11 10:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA253 KAZAKHSTAN SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL APPROACH ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Khairat Sarybay February 11 to seek Kazakhstan's views on Kyrgyzstan's announced decision to close Manas Air Base and Russia's intentions in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Noting that Russia is Kazakhstan's strategic a [...]
2009-02-12 05:16:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR AF KG KZ
09ASTANA348KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR DENIES ANY CHINESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping told the Ambassador on February 24 that he expects China will agree to participate in the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) for commercial shipment of non-lethal supplies to Afghanistan. He described China's principal objective in [...]
2009-02-25 08:18:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR CH AF RS KG UP KZ
09ASTANA426 KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Defense, General-Lieutenant Bulat Sembinov, accompanied by Embassy Astana's defense attache, travelled via Manas at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Kabul, Afghanistan, February 23-25. In Kabul he met with Commander International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF) [...]
2009-03-10 03:05:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR AF KZ
09ASTANA432 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR
[...] (SBU) During February 2-13, the BN-350 Program team traveled to Aktau to conduct a Canister Requalification Meeting and to discuss multilateral transport operations for BN-350 spent fuel project. 2. (SBU) During February 11-13, the Second Line of Defense Program held its quarterly meeting wi [...]
2009-03-11 07:43:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA494 KAZAKHSTAN: NATO REP FOR CENTRAL ASIA BRIEFS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons told NATO Ambassadors in Astana on March 18 that the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum is administratively on track for June 24-25 in Astana, even though Kazakhstani officials made [...]
2009-03-19 09:43:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA52 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (DECEMBER
[...] Starting January 1, a new, simplified customs control procedure has been implemented that is designed to reduce administrative barriers for imports and exports. The list of documents required at the border has been shortened, and processing times reduced. Kazakhstani customs officials will now [...]
2009-01-12 01:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA540ALMATY AND ASTANA FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The following sections correspond to questions in Ref A. --------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS --------------------- 3. (U) Kazakhstan is a single consular district with two consular offices, Embassy Astana and Embass [...]
2009-03-26 04:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KZ
09ASTANA597NEW TIMES REQUIRE NEW METHODS FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) As the Obama Administration moves to implement the policy objectives determined by the Afghanistan-Pakistan strategic review, and also works on the U.S.-Russia relationship, it would be useful to reconsider public diplomac [...]
2009-04-06 11:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PROP PINR KPAO RS ZK
09ASTANA628 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (MARCH 2009)
[...] In May, the Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee plans to make a presentation at the World Customs Organization (WCO) meeting in Norway regarding an effort to obtain designation of Kazakhstan as a regional WCO training center and get WCO capacity building assistance in creating a regional custo [...]
2009-04-13 11:27:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA771 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (APRIL 2009)
[...] On April 27, Kazakhstan tightened epidemiological control at all airports, seaports, and land border crossings in response to reports of cases of H1N1 influenza virus in other countries. Kazakhstan has prohibited the importation of pork products from certain countries and is using the Fever Sc [...]
2009-05-05 08:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA927 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (MAY 2009)
[...] On May 22, the proposed visit of the Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee Chairman Kozy-Korpesh Karbuzov to the U.S. was postponed until the fall, in order to organize a fully coordinated program that will be successful in advancing the broad goals of mutual cooperation. On May 23, Kazakhstan [...]
2009-06-01 10:15:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09BAKU864AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a regular series that will summarize economic and commercial issues in Azerbaijan. In this issue: The GOAJ is still pushing for the Trans-Eurasian Information Superhighway (para 2); the ILO says child labor is shifting from cotton to "the worst" sectors ( [...]
2009-11-02 11:47:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND EAIR KCOR TINT KIPR AJ TU AE
09BISHKEK1006PRESIDENT BAKIYEV VISITS MANAS TRANSIT CENTER AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11, President Bakiyev visited the Transit Center to participate in a memorial ceremony. A happy and healthy-looking President gave a short speech lauding the new Transit Center, a symbol of Kyrgyzstan's continued willingness to contribute to international efforts in [...]
2009-09-11 12:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
09BISHKEK1025KYRGYZSTAN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tulun Turgunbayev of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Turgunbayev thanked Poloff for the information and agreed to inform us of any substantive response about resolutions that the Kyrgyz Republic plans t [...]
2009-09-15 10:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1033AMBASSADOR MEETS HEAD OF THE UN CENTRE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy for Central Asia. Jenca reported that Foreign Minister Sarbayev had told him that President Bakiyev and Uzbek Pre [...]
2009-09-15 10:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1038KYRGYZSTAN: CHILD LABOR REPORT POINTS DELIVERED
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points on the Department of Labor's Child Labor Report and List of Goods Produced by Child Labor to Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Labor Acting Head of the Department of Labor and Social Partnership, Gulmira Kasymaliyeva, and Chief Specialist and Child Labor Coordinator Vera S [...]
2009-09-17 01:09:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON AID PREL KG
09BISHKEK1055KYRGYZSTAN: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of our points but had no substantive comment. Given Kyrgyz policy toward Afghanistan and the current state of play on the issue, we would not expect Kyrgyzstan to make any unh [...]
2009-09-18 04:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF KG
09BISHKEK1056KRYGYZSTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of the points but made no substantive comment. Ambassador will follow up with the Foreign Minister. GFOELLER [...]
2009-09-18 04:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC KG
09BISHKEK1057KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARIANS VISIT TRANSIT CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 15, the Manas Transit Center hosted a delegation of Kyrgyz Parliamentarians and other officials for a briefing and tour of Center facilities. The delegation, led by Vice Speaker Isabekov, pressed for more contracts to be awarded to Kyrgyz firms, especially those [...]
2009-09-18 04:20:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK1058AMBASSADOR REVIEWS U.S. TRIP WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 17, Ambassador Gfoeller met with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov to discuss his upcoming visit to the U.S. Chudinov told the Ambassador that Kyrgyzstan would like to strengthen its economic and commercial relationship with the U.S. The Ambassador gave Chudinov [...]
2009-09-18 04:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK1060KYRGYZSTAN: EMBASSY HOSTS IFTAR DINNER
[...] (SBU) On September 17, Grand Mufti Murataaly Aji Jumanov presided over an Embassy-hosted Iftar dinner attended by leaders of the Muslim and non-Muslim communities. The Mufti expressed his gratitude to the Embassy for organizing the event that brought leaders of different religious communities [...]
2009-09-18 10:19:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1061LOSING PARADISE: KYRGYZ BIOSPHERE RESERVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Sary Chelek Biosphere Reserve in Jalalabad Oblast, once home to a number of species found only in the Central Asian mountains. Hunting, fishing, and grazing are officially prohibited, but years of official indifference have resulted in a biosphere reserve [...]
2009-09-18 10:55:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV KG
09BISHKEK1065LUNCH WITH MAX: SOUP TO NUTS
[...] (S) Summary: In a wide-ranging lunch, Maxim Bakiyev, son of President Bakiyev, and Kyrgyz FM Sarbaev argued that the $20 million Economic Development Fund needs to be a new kind of assistance, targeted strategically toward the development of the country and its integration into the world econom [...]
2009-09-22 11:24:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1067POLITICAL OPPOSITION LEADER WARNS OF GROWING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 14, Embassy met with the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK),Almazbek Atambayev, to discuss the current political environment and plans for the opposition following the July presidential election. Atambayev, a former Prime Minister under Presid [...]
2009-09-23 11:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1074KYRGYZSTAN: EMBASSY BISHKEK CONCURS WITH 1206
[...] (SBU) Embassy strongly endorses the 1206 proposal submitted by the Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Bishkek to U.S. Central Command on September 23. The proposal to train and equip the Batken Infantry Battalion for deployment to Afghanistan, and to refurbish Kyrgyzstan's cargo aircraft to [...]
2009-09-25 10:02:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1076KYRGYZSTAN: SECRETARIAT GROWING IN INFLUENCE
[...] (C) On September 23 at an Embassy-hosted function, former BBC correspondent and current speechwriter for President Bakiyev, Sultan Jumagulov, told EmbOffs that the Presidential Secretariat will soon become a key institution in defining the Kyrgyz Government's domestic and foreign policy. The [...]
2009-09-28 09:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG KPAO
09BISHKEK1079KRYGYZSTAN: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 06:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALIR KG KNNP MNUC PARM
09BISHKEK108WHAT DOES BAKIYEV REALLY WANT FOR THE BASE? MAYBE
[...] (C) Summary. Initial conversations with Embassy contacts have provided a plausible context to President Bakiyev's decision to close Manas. Piecing together information from different sources, our initial analysis is that Bakiyev's actions have been driven by the need to secure a war chest [...]
2009-02-05 11:23:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK1080THE PROBLEM OF STATELESSNESS IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 22, UNHCR and the Kyrgyz government co-hosted a high-level steering meeting to highlight the problem of statelessness in Kyrgyzstan and adopted a concluding statement with concrete objectives. UNHCR also released a report detailing the results of a survey conducted [...]
2009-10-01 08:19:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1081KYRGYZ ROUNDTABLE ON RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE
[...] (SBU) On September 29, the Alliance of Civic Organizations "It's Time for My Choice!" organized a roundtable discussion entitled, "Peaceful Demonstrations Before and After Elections. What to Do Next?" Among more than 60 participants were members of the opposition, civil society leaders, human [...]
2009-10-01 08:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1082OPPOSITION LEADER WANTS HELP FROM U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Roza Otunbayeva, a former Foreign Minister and current Member of Parliament for the Social Democrat Party, met with the Charge on September 25. Otunbayeva criticized the U.S., the OSCE, and other Western countries for their silence as the Presidential election was stolen and oppo [...]
2009-10-01 08:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1085KYRGYZSTAN: GOVERNMENT FACES 2010 BUDGET DEFICIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An International Monetary Fund Mission visiting Kyrgyzstan reported that the stimulus provided by international assistance and a good harvest should help keep economic growth slightly positive in 2009. They were cautiously optimistic that Kyrgyzstan's economy would grow by abou [...]
2009-10-05 04:20:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK109FORMER KYRGYZ OFFICIALS PLAN "NEW OPPOSITION"
[...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told us that she, former Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov, and other "like-minded individuals," both in and out of government, planned to form a "new opposition." Ibraimova said that despite fearing for her safety since she was dismissed in mid-Ja [...]
2009-02-05 11:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK110Media Reaction to Kyrgyz President's Announced Intent to
[...] (SBU) Summary: Most media reaction has been broadly supportive of President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement of his intention to close Manas Air Base. Some internet news services and independent newspapers have carried interviews with opposition politicians critical of the proposal. Interne [...]
2009-02-06 06:28:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR KPAO KG
09BISHKEK1114KYRGYZSTAN: POLITICAL "REFORMS" ON THE WAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge discussed with the Head of the President's Secretariat, Oksana Malevanaya, plans to "reform" the government. Malevanaya indicated that changes in the structure of the government have been finalized and will soon be announced. The Secretariat will increase its control over [...]
2009-10-09 03:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1115KYRGYZ HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST BRIEFLY DETAINED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Poloff met with Aziza Abdurasulova (protect),head of human rights organization Kylym Shamy, to discuss her brief detainment by Moscow airport authorities after they allegedly found small arms ammunition in her bag. Abdurasulova asserted that the contraband was p [...]
2009-10-09 04:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1116KYRGYZSTAN: P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN GENEVA
[...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Talay Aijigitov, head of the International Security Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aijigitov thanked Poloffs for the information and agreed to inform us of any substantive response. MEMMOTT [...]
2009-10-09 10:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM KG
09BISHKEK1117KYRGYZ OPPOSITION: IS THERE LIFE AFTER THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After July,s flawed presidential election, the political opposition in Kyrgyzstan appears unable to promote a unified and coherent response to the government of President Bakiyev. The main political opposition leaders are discouraged at prospects for democracy in the country, and [...]
2009-10-13 02:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1125FRENCH AND SPANISH LEAVE MANAS TRANSIT CENTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Within a couple of days of each other, both the French and Spanish contingents vacated the Manas Transit Center due to their inability to conclude agreements with the Government of Kyrgyzstan extending authorization for the presence of their military personnel. With the loss of t [...]
2009-10-14 10:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1126ADOPTIONS: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MPS
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Members of Parliament Gulnara Derbisheva and Damira Niiazalieva on October 13 to discuss proposed revisions to the Kyrgyz Family code which would lead to the lifting of the country's moratorium on international adoptions. The MPs suggested that a new draft law c [...]
2009-10-15 01:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS KFRD KOCI PREL KG
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