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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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| 00STATE228765 | OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 20 [...] | 2000-12-01 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER |
| 00STATE228767 | OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR OFFICE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 [...] | 2000-12-01 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER |
| 00STATE228772 | OPEN 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 20:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER |
| 00STATE229013 | OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF FS-01 GENERALIST AND [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR FS-01 POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH APRIL AND NOVEMBER 2001 TEDS MAY ALSO BID [...] | 2000-12-01 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER |
| 00STATE229054 | JUNIOR 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 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER |
| 00THEHAGUE1950 | DUTCH CONFIRM EU PLANS FOR MINISTERIAL TROIKA [...] No summary [...] | 2000-06-28 11:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO NL OSCE EUN |
| 01ABUJA2347 | JOS CONFLICT ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Summary. A team of officials from the U.S., U.K. and Netherlands diplomatic missions in Abuja drove to Jos on Friday, September 14, to meet with their nationals and to assess the situation there following the ethnic and religious conflict that began on September 7. It appears that over [...] | 2001-09-19 17:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREF CASC MOPS KIRF KISL EAID NI |
| 02ANKARA8089 | TURKS LUKEWARM ABOUT LUKASHENKO'S ATTENDANCE AT [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-08 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO TU NATO |
| 02HANOI2622 | NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...] | 2002-10-30 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM |
| 03ACCRA468 | ACCRA TALKS CONTINUE ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary. Talks between signatories to the Marcoussis Accords broke up at 4 a.m. March 7 without reaching final agreement on the composition of the new government. Allocation of ministerial portfolios continued to be the sticking point, with mechanisms to attribute the Defense and Inte [...] | 2003-03-07 12:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 03ACCRA598 | NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION - ENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) continues the balancing act of assembling a historical record of human rights abuses while avoiding politically charged proceedings. It faced its most difficult public proceedings yet when the independent journalist Kwaku Baako deviate [...] | 2003-03-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 03ACCRA632 | RULING PARTY WINS FOURTH BY-ELECTION IN A ROW [...] (U) On March 25 the Ruling NPP party won its fourth consecutive by-election since assuming power in January of 2001, handily defeating the leading opposition candidate of the NDC, and two small party candidates. By a vote of 12,220 to 4,929 for the NDC (with 3,705 for the PNC candidate and 24 [...] | 2003-03-31 15:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 03ACCRA689 | RULING NPP NOTCHES WIN NUMBER FIVE [...] (U) Thirteen days after its convincing by-election win in Navrongo (reftel),President Kufuor's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) won by a similarly large margin in the Gomoa East by-election March 8. The NPP candidate received 11,380 votes to the NDC's 5,356 (a minor party candidate received [...] | 2003-04-09 17:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 03ANKARA6499 | MFA DEPUTY U/S TUYGAN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S Tuygan told Ambassador October 16 that the GOT was grateful for the US assistance before and after the recent bombing in front of the Turkish embassy in Baghdad. Tuygan agreed that it was important for the US and Turkey to manage and "get right" the issue of a possible Turk [...] | 2003-10-17 10:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC AF AR |
| 03ANKARA7354 | DAS PASCOE'S NOVEMBER 21 TRIP TO ANKARA [...] (S) Summary: EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe visited Turkey on November 21 for a series of meetings with MFA officials. In all his meetings, Pascoe urged MFA officials to think about the period leading up to the NATO Summit as a critical opportunity to showcase Turkey's achievements before the December [...] | 2003-12-01 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | AJ AM GG PGOV PREL TU |
| 03HANOI1043 | MONITORING VISIT TO KY SON PHASE II PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Much to the relief of district officials and following extensive delays, the UNODC-funded Ky Son Phase II is up and running. Agriculture and livestock models -- the focus of the USG assistance to this project -- are being implemented in a number of communes dispersed around [...] | 2003-04-29 05:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV EAID LA VM UNODC CNARC |
| 03KUWAIT3360 | NO BELARUS VISIT FOR KUWAITI SPORTS MINISTER [...] (C) Per Ref. A, the Ambassador briefed FonMin U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah on the background of Belarusian Sports Minister Yuri Sivakov during their July 27 meeting (other topics septel). 2. (C) Al-Jarallah said he could not confirm that Sivakov had extended any invitation to Sheikh Fahd Al-Jaber [...] | 2003-07-27 15:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KU BO |
| 03ROME2137 | GOI AGREES ON NEED TO COORDINATE "STEP BY [...] (C) MFA RUSSIA OFFICE DIRECTOR ROSA ANNA CONIGLIO SAID THAT POINTS REFTEL, WHICH POLOFF ORIGINALLY DELIVERED MAY 6, WERE USED AS FOOD FOR THOUGHT AT THE EU COEST MEETING (AT 25) IN BRUSSELS THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHE SAID THAT ALL EU MEMBERS AND ASPIRANTS AGREED - THE US "STEP BY STEP" AND EU B [...] | 2003-05-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU BO OSCE |
| 03ROME4230 | ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - THE WAY AHEAD ON BELARUS [...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 16, MFA NIS DESK OFFICER LORENZO ORTONA CONFIRMED TO POLOFF THAT THE DRAFT US-EU STATEMENT ON BELARUS WE PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENCY WAS DISCUSSED AT THE SEPTEMBER 12 PSC IN BRUSSELS. ORTONA SAID THAT WHILE ITALY AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES AGREED WITH THE SUBSTANCE OF THE DRAF [...] | 2003-09-17 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO IT EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE2573 | MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO DE HOOP SCHEFFER, [...] (C) Summary: In Paris October 2, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs held separate discussions with the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, urging the two sides to quickly arrange meetings between the two presidents and announcing their desire to visit the region soon after the Azeri elections. [...] | 2003-10-07 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM AJ PARM NL RU OSCE EUN |
| 03ZAGREB799 | DRUZHBADRIA 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 08:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET SENV HR |
| 04ACCRA1199 | SUGGESTED POINTS FOR POWELL/KUFUOR MEETING [...] (C) Mission proposes the following points for use by Secretary Powell in his June 11 meeting with President SIPDIS Kufuor. We recommend a supportive message, which acknowledges the Kufuor government's leading role in working toward peace in the sub-region, particularly Cote d'Ivoire and [...] | 2004-06-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GH |
| 04ACCRA1382 | THREE MURDERED JUDGES HONORED; OPPOSITION STAYS [...] (SBU) On June 28, the Ghanaian Government honored the memory of three judges murdered in 1982, in the turbulent early years of former President Rawlings' PNDC military government. President Kufuor unveiled busts of the three executed jurists before a solemn audience of Ghana's social and poli [...] | 2004-06-30 08:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR GH |
| 04ACCRA1412 | GHANA NOT KEEN ON RECEIVING ABDI MOHAMMED [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-07 08:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA1484 | GHANA ON ICJ OPINION AND ARAB GROUP RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-15 11:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ICJ UNGA |
| 04ACCRA1500 | LABOR UNIONS IN GHANA NOT LIKELY TO RAISE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-19 13:28:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GH ILO |
| 04ACCRA1509 | GENERAL CHARLES WALD CALLS ON PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (SBU) Summary. General Charles Wald, Deputy EUCOM Commander, accompanied by Ambassador Yates and the Wald delegation, called on President Kufuor July 16. Wald offered congratulations on Ghana's MCA selection, offered to assist with GAF mobility problems, praised Ghana's ECOWAS leadership, a [...] | 2004-07-19 18:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1524 | ACCRA III IS ON (FOR NOW) [...] (C) On July 21, in a briefing for the diplomatic corps, Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo formally announced the holding of the Accra III peace talks July 29-30. Akufo-Addo listed presidents Mbeki, Obasanjo, Bongo, Toure, Kerekou and Kufuor as attendees, as well as Prime Minister Sama of Togo, [...] | 2004-07-21 17:15:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1539 | CUBA TERRORISM RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-23 12:41:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA1556 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON ACCRA III AND LIBERIA TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Yates met with Foreign Minister Akufo-Addo July 27, and spoke on the upcoming Accra III peace talks on Cote d'Ivoire, and the convocation of Liberian signatories to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of last summer. The minister's comments focused largely on the mecha [...] | 2004-07-27 17:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PAREL ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1560 | CHAMBAS ON ACCRA III, LIBERIA, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary. According to ECOWAS Executive Secretary Ibn Chambas, the Accra III talks will focus on four main points: return of dismissed ministers, resumption of the government of "national unity", passage of LMA legislation, and DDR. Legislation will be the most difficult issue, with Articl [...] | 2004-07-28 12:28:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1591 | ACCRA III: AGREEMENT REACHED ON COTE D'IVOIRE; [...] (SBU) Ivoirien parties reached late-night agreement July 30 to revive the Linas-Marcoussis Accords (LMA). The Agreement sets forth four main components: use of presidential powers to revise eligibility for the presidency; a new DDR timetable; delegation of powers to the prime minister; and re [...] | 2004-08-02 11:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA239 | GHANA CTAG MEETING [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Ambassador Yates convened a CTAG meeting on February 2 in Accra. In attendance on the donor side were the G-8 ambassadors or charge d'affaires in Accra, plus the EU and Swiss Ambassadors (the Spanish Ambassador was invited but out of country). National Security C [...] | 2004-02-06 13:09:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2551 | WAGP INVESTMENT COMPLETED FOLLOWING LAST MINUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 17 and 20 the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) and West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) shareholders completed the final requirements for taking Final Investment Decision (FID). Most investors (excluding Togo and Benin) deposited their financial contributions int [...] | 2004-12-23 20:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA256 | ELECTIONS V: TO BE OR NOT TO BE - SMALL PARTIES [...] (SBU) Ghana has two large political parties, two small parties, and 6 tiny mom-and-pop operations that exist mainly on paper. Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) hopes to cull moribund also-rans from the ranks of registered parties for the December national elections. Some of these parties d [...] | 2004-02-09 16:19:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 04ANKARA4563 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 04ANKARA4580 | TIP 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 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA5002 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15- [...] (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 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...] | 2004-09-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA6865 | TIP: GOT PUSHING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS [...] (U) During a visit to Ankara led by US Embassy Chisinau in November (septel),a Moldovan anti-TIP government delegation heard high-handed criticism from Turkish interlocutors about Moldova's failure to respond to a GOT-proposed anti-TIP protocol (para 3). The draft protocol, according to MFA D [...] | 2004-12-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 04ANKARA7044 | DEC. 12 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) In policy discussions with the Turkish General Staff during the Dec. 12 meeting of the Caucasus Working Group, DASD James MacDougall urged Turkey to consider how we might change our approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. The TGS representatives believed the Minsk Group had failed [...] | 2004-12-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS |
| 04BRATISLAVA1050 | SLOVAK THOUGHTS ON UPCOMING GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM hosted lunch 11/15 for the MFA's "CFSP" team: Acting Director of the Division for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, COREPER Director Anna Turinicova, and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. They discussed the latest thinking on the China arms embargo, Turkish accession, and Cuba [...] | 2004-11-19 14:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO EUN |
| 04BRUSSELS1162 | U.S.-EU DISCUSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At U.S.-EU COEST consultations on March 16, EUR DAS Steven Pifer and EU interlocutors agreed that Russian progress on democracy and human rights and cooperation with the U.S. and EU in the former Soviet space were central to building a better strategic relationship with Russia. E [...] | 2004-03-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP BO MD EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1623 | EU REACTION TO POTENTIAL POSITIVE STEPS FOR BELARUS [...] (C) Mission passed ref a points April 15 to Carl Hartzell, East Europe and Caucasus specialist of the Council's Policy Unit. Hartzell reviewed them briefly, and said they seemed reasonable, and in fact went further than the EU was thinking at this time. The EU was also looking at steps to inc [...] | 2004-04-15 16:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2091 | U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU hosted a U.S. delegation headed by USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes for the biannual U.S.-EU "COSCE" consultations on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on May 7. Key findings were: --U.S.-EU Coordination within OSCE: cooperation between t [...] | 2004-05-14 10:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3224 | EU MAY ACT TO BAN BELARUSIAN SPORTS MINISTER FROM [...] (C) Summary. The EU is looking seriously at steps it can take to ban Belarusian Sports Minister Sivakov from the Olympic games. Greece supports a ban, but wants to approach the International Olympic Committee first, as visas are issued along with IOC credentials, and Sivakov is likely to a [...] | 2004-07-30 07:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KOLY PHUM PREL GR BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3227 | EU CONSIDERS VISA BAN ON 21 TRANSNISTRIAN [...] (SBU) On July 29, EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors agreed to consider imposing a visa ban on 21 Transnistrian officials connected to the recent closing of Moldovan schools in Transnistria. EU staff are preparing the paperwork to impose the ban; the PSC will review the is [...] | 2004-07-30 07:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3782 | U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 1 EUR DAS Laura Kennedy held semi-annual consultations with the EU on Caucasus and Central Asia (COEST). Caucasus discussions concentrated on establishing a political process to resolve the South Ossetia conflict (Kennedy met separately on South Ossetia with Heikki [...] | 2004-09-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID GG AM AJ KZ KG TI TX UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3881 | EUR DAS TEFFT REVIEWS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with EU officials on September 10, EUR DAS Tefft discussed recent events in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. EU officials viewed the Beslan attack as a failure of Putin's Chechnya policy, expected him to respond by doing more of the same, and predicted cooler [...] | 2004-09-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DJIBOUTI1292 | REDESIGNATION OF REST AND RECUPERATION FOR [...] (U) POST RESPONSES TO REFTEL, KEYED TO ELEVEN FACTORS LISTED IN 3 FAH-1 H3721.2-1, FOLLOW: A. CLIMATE: DJIBOUTI REMAINS ONE OF THE HOTTEST PLACES ON THE PLANET WHERE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARE VIRTUALLY CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TAXING PHYSICALLY AND IMPOSES KEY [...] | 2004-10-07 07:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER DJ |
| 04HELSINKI1132 | E-PINE: FINLAND COMMITS TO SEND OBSERVERS TO [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Pol Chief and Poloff demarched Tuula Yrjola, the desk officer for Ukraine, and Terhi Hakala, Director on the Unit for East Europe and Central Asia, about the need for additional election observers in Ukraine during upcoming elections. Poloffs noted the interest [...] | 2004-09-01 11:19:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | KNEI PGOV PREL PHUM FI OSCE |
| 04ROME4444 | ITALIAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 22 GAERC [...] (C) EU CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo said that ministers would have an extended discussion of Middle East issues over lunch on November 22, including a wide-ranging exchange of views on how the EU should enhance its role in the Quartet post-Arafat. Italy's views on the content of the Council s [...] | 2004-11-19 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IT EUN |
| 04VILNIUS1499 | CSBM BILATERALS GIVE LITHUANIA ADDITIONAL TOOL TO [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania has developed bilateral Confidence and Security Building Measure (CSBM) agreements in accordance with the 1999 Vienna Document of OSCE and CFE requirements with Russia, Belarus and its Nordic neighbors. For Lithuania, the bilateral agreements enhance military transparenc [...] | 2004-12-09 09:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MOPS LH |
| 04YEREVAN1369 | REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESS [...] SUMMARY: All mass media widely covered Ambassador John Ordway's press conference held on June 17. Almost all TV and newspaper reports were accurate and factual. The majority of the newspapers quoted the Ambassador without any comments. All the newspapers noted that there will be the final p [...] | 2004-06-21 08:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM |
| 04YEREVAN1520 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM PRESIDENT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs transmitted a letter from President Robert Kocharian to President Bush congratulating him on the occasion of the 228th anniversary of the independence of the United States. 3. (SBU) The [...] | 2004-07-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AM |
| 04YEREVAN1822 | MINIKES IN YEREVAN: ENGAGE WITH THE OSCE [...] (SBU) In a series of intense meetings with nearly all of Armenia's top-level leaders, USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes called for Armenia to engage with the OSCE to make sure the organization suits the country's needs, and not to carp from the sidelines, eroding OSCE basic principles. Mini [...] | 2004-08-18 08:48:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
| 04YEREVAN1972 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT [...] (C) On September 4, 2004, Ambassador Evans presented his letters of credence to President Robert Kocharian. The Ambassador conveyed warm best wishes from President Bush, and explained how U.S. goals for the South Caucasus -- enhancing security and stability, strengthening democratic institutio [...] | 2004-09-08 10:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KMCA ECON AM |
| 04YEREVAN2092 | ARMENIA'S MOD SUPPORTS BROADER, DEEPER DEFENSE [...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador on September 20, Armenia's Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan stated that Armenia highly valued its developing defense relationship with the U.S., stood ready to cooperate on an upcoming Defense Assessment and was preparing troops for deployment to Ir [...] | 2004-09-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM AM |
| 04YEREVAN2156 | REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESS [...] SUMMARY: All mass media widely covered the first press conference of Ambassador John Evans held on September 15. Virtually all TV stations commented on the unique format of the press conference (the heads of all the sections of the U.S. mission in Armenia were present). All TV stations show [...] | 2004-09-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM |
| 04YEREVAN2348 | EUR DAS KENNEDY'S OCTOBER 14 - 17 VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (C) Armenia plans to follow through with its commitment to deploy non-combat troops to Iraq. The issue is a political hot potato, however, and the GOAM hopes the USG will help keep the issue out of public view while it works to obtain the parliamentary approval required for deployment. This [...] | 2004-10-22 07:19:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR AM |
| 04YEREVAN2517 | ARMENIAN DEFMIN SOLID ON IRAQ CONTINGENT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-22 13:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | AM IZ MARR MOPS PREL |
| 04YEREVAN2533 | OSKANIAN SAYS "AZERBAIJAN IS MAKING A [...] During a joint press conference with visiting Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Margherita Boniver November 23, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian commented that "Azerbaijan is making a mistake by initiating the discussion of the situation in the occupied territories issue at the UN, and after a [...] | 2004-11-24 13:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AJ AM UNGA |
| 04YEREVAN462 | "POLITICAL MURDER" ROCKS THE ARMENIAN BODY POLITIC [...] (SBU) The GOAM, parliamentarians, and NGOs agree across the board in calling the February 19 murder of Armenian Lieutenant Gurgen Margarian by an Azerbaijani officer at NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) English training program in Budapest a "political murder," and have been widely quoted in th [...] | 2004-02-25 03:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ AM |
| 04YEREVAN505 | GOAM CALLS ON USG TO RECONSIDER FY 2005 FMF [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Ruben Shugarian demarched DCM February 26 regarding expected differences in FY 2005 military assistance levels for Azerbaijan and Armenia. Shugarian delivered an eleven- point non-paper that called on t [...] | 2004-02-27 12:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PARM AJ AM |
| 04YEREVAN739 | REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESS [...] SUMMARY: All mass media widely covered the March 26 press conference held by Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage at the Presidential Palace in Yerevan after his meeting with President Kocharian. Among forty invited representatives of mass media, ten represented foreign media outlets. [...] | 2004-03-29 01:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM |
| 04YEREVAN830 | REAFFIRMING TIES WITH ARMENIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's visit to Armenia galvanized U.S.-Armenia relations as he met with Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian and President Kocharian in back-to-back meetings March 26. The meeting with Oskanian clearly set the agenda for the subsequent discussion with [...] | 2004-04-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM TU AJ AM OVIP RICHARD ARMITAGE |
| 05ACCRA2548 | POLICE EXCESSES IN CRACKDOWN AT KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, RefCoords from Accra and Abidjan and AF/W Desk Officer for Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire visited Krisan refugee camp in Ghana's Western Region to investigate reports that police had beaten camp residents from November 8 - 11. Emboffs saw first-hand scars on the forehea [...] | 2005-12-15 11:33:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM CASC GH |
| 05ALMATY24 | KAZAKHSTAN: 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 07:46:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PHUM KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL |
| 05ANKARA2076 | SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S Tuygan comes to Washington with the GOT continuing to talk about a strategic partnership but with bilateral relations troubled by an absence of clarity on Turkish direction and intent. Ruling AKP officials publicly deny any bilateral problems or blame them on U. [...] | 2005-04-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS ECON MARR PHUM TU |
| 05ANKARA2317 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-23 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA2600 | DAS KENNEDY MAY 3 MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA DIRGEN [...] (C) Summary: Continuing their strategic dialogue begun in February in Washington, EUR DAS Kennedy met May 3 with Turkish MFA DG for Central Asia and the Caucasus Akinci. FM Gul travels to Kyrgyzstan May 5 and will encourage the Kyrgyz to avoid violence and prioritize their assistance request [...] | 2005-05-05 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU KG UZ AJ GG |
| 05ANKARA2663 | DAS KENNEDY URGES TURKEY TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (C) Summary: During her May 2-3 visit to Turkey, DAS Kennedy urged Turkish MFA officials, National Security Council Secretary General Alpogan, and parliamentarians to seize the opportunity for dialogue presented by the exchange of letters between PM Erdogan and President Kocharian. MFA Cauc [...] | 2005-05-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM TU |
| 05ANKARA325 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 05ANKARA3490 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by The Messenger, Georgia's Englis [...] | 2005-06-20 06:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA6554 | TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Monday, October 17 [...] | 2005-11-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ANKARA6846 | NOV. 8 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) During Nov. 8 Caucasus Working Group discussions, the U.S. and Turkey shared assessments of the strategic situation in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The U.S. side briefed on the Caspian Guard program, and urged the Turks to participate in the upgrade of Nasosnaya Airbase in Azerbaijan, t [...] | 2005-11-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS |
| 05BRATISLAVA804 | SLOVAKIA: BELARUS IS DETERIORATING, NEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 30, DCM and Poloff (notetaker) delivered reftel demarche to Stefan Rozkopal, MFA Director for CIS and Balkan Peninsula Countries. Rozkopal, who had met the day before with two opposition politicians from Minsk, offered Slovakia's support for democratization effor [...] | 2005-10-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KDEM PGOV LO BO |
| 05BRATISLAVA861 | SLOVAKIA'S VIEWS OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS [...] (C) Charge discussed Deputies Committee decisions on policy toward Belarus (ref A) with MFA Director for CIS and Balkans Stefan Rozkopal Oct. 21. Rozkopal provided a preliminary reaction to some of the points, but said the GOS hoped to have a clearer picture of the situation and how to inf [...] | 2005-10-24 06:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO LO EUN |
| 05BRATISLAVA924 | SLOVAKS DISCUSS BELARUS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of recent meetings we have engaged our Slovak interlocutors in both the GOS and NGO community about democracy promotion efforts and strategy in Belarus, and spoken with several visiting Belarusian opposition figures about Slovak and EU engagement in the country. [...] | 2005-11-18 16:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ETRD PREL SOCI PINR BO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA979 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 12, 2005 [...] (C) SMK MP Laszlo Nagy told Poloff on December 7 that the SMK party continues to develop venues through which to promote democracy in Belarus. Having signed agreements with opposition parties in Minsk already, Nagy said that he has met with the Minister of Education to begin discussions of [...] | 2005-12-12 14:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR ETRD SOCI BO LO |
| 05BRUSSELS1226 | U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes, EU officials said: --in light of growing Russian intransigence on democracy issues, the EU is preparing a strategy on how to respond to the Russian challenge in OSCE; --Russia is blocking democracy promotion in the Counc [...] | 2005-03-24 07:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM OSCE EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05CANBERRA341 | NPT ENVOY AMBASSADOR SANDERS CONSULTS ON NPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During February 10 consultations at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra on preparations for the May 2005 Review Conference (RevCon) on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT),Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of th [...] | 2005-02-22 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC PARM AS IR IAEA |
| 05GENEVA1404 | JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON GROUND [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-021. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3-6 below are the letters on the ground transportation understanding that were signed and exchanged between the Russian Federation and the United States, and the Russian Federation and Belarus, at the final meeting of the first part of JC [...] | 2005-06-08 05:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1771 | UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS: GENEVA MEETINGS WITH UNHCR, [...] (C) Summary. US Mission Geneva Refugee and Migration Affairs (RMA) Counselor and Refugee Officer met with UNHCR staff representing the Bureaus for Central Asia, Europe, and Protection July 20 to press for details on the status of efforts and plans to relocate 455 Uzbek asylum seekers from Kyr [...] | 2005-07-21 13:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KG PREF PREL UZ UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2599 | REPORT ON BELARUS ACCESSION TO THE WTO - INFORMAL [...] Summary. At the close of Belarus' last WTO Working Party (WP) meeting in May 2005, the WP Chair was unable to confirm support among WTO Members to hold another WP meeting for Belarus this year, so it was decided that informal consultations would be held on Monday, October 24. These consultat [...] | 2005-10-26 12:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BO WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2654 | COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. An October 10 meeting in Geneva marked the end of the decade-long CIS Conference Process, originally created to address problems of refugees and displaced persons -- as well as statelessness -- arising out of the break up of the Soviet Union. Although a final conference statemen [...] | 2005-11-01 13:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM SMIG XG CIS |
| 05HELSINKI1146 | FINLAND SUPPORTIVE OF COORDINATED U.S-EU EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: The GOF welcomes U.S. efforts to coordinate a robust Belarus strategy with EU partners. It views a strong message to Lukashenko as desirable and welcomes democracy promotion and outreach to civil society. However, the GOF cautions that the U.S. and EU must commit for the long-ter [...] | 2005-10-27 12:52:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID BO FI PROG EUN |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY1091 | CENTRAL VIETNAM'S TALE OF TWO PROVINCES: POLITICS, [...] (SBU): The Consul General led a team to Danang and Quang Nam provinces October 4-7 to broaden U.S. engagement in central Vietnam and to promote U.S. economic, human rights and religious freedom interests. The style and substance of our interaction with the province's two Party Secretaries and [...] | 2005-10-20 10:54:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM PINR VM DPOL HUMANR RELFREE |
| 05ISTANBUL1867 | TURKEY-ARMENIA: TRACK TWO ON TRACK? [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Armenian "Track Two" efforts continue to chip away at old attitudes. A New Jersey-based Armenian Orthodox Church official was pleased with his reception in Ankara during a recent visit, and plans to organize tours to Turkey with diaspora Armenians next year. "Alternati [...] | 2005-10-27 11:49:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM |
| 05ISTANBUL329 | MUNICIPALITY TO FUND ISTANBUL TIP SHELTER, BUT [...] Summary and comment: In recent Istanbul meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP),G/TIP officer Jennifer Donnelly discussed the upcoming TIP report and Turkey's Tier 2 watch list placement with Istanbul prosecutors, municipal and governorate officials and the leading Turkish NGO on TIP issues. [...] | 2005-02-28 14:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU BO MD PHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ISTANBUL38 | ISTANBUL POLICE ON TIP AND MURDER OF BELARUSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27, poloff met with Osman Kaplan, Deputy Director of the Foreigners Unit of the Istanbul Police Department, to follow up on trafficking in persons issues raised during the visit of a Moldavan anti-TIP government delegation (ref B) and the murder of a Belarusian woman [...] | 2005-01-11 07:37:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU BO MD KCRM PGOV KJUS |
| 05LJUBLJANA628 | RUPEL ON TRANSNISTRIAN ELECTIONS, SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) After meeting with Minsk Group Co-Chairs on Karabakh (septel),Slovenian FM and OSCE CIO Dmitrij Rupel pulled aside Ambassador Steven Mann for a private talk on Transnistria. He said that he had spoken with Ukrainian FM Tarasyuk a few days previously and Tarasyuk had talked up the Ukrai [...] | 2005-08-31 04:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD SI |
| 05LJUBLJANA629 | OSCE CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO RUPEL [...] (C) Summary: Minsk Group Co-Chairs briefed OSCE CIO Rupel on the eve of his Caucasus trip. The Co-Chairs advised that progress on Karabakh would be on hold until after the November Azerbaijan elections. They encouraged the CIO to probe with Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev for candid readou [...] | 2005-08-31 05:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SI |
| 05LJUBLJANA882 | OSCE: U/S BURNS BILATERAL MEETING WITH CIO [...] (U) Summary. Meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial, U/S Burns and Slovene Foreign Minister and Chairman in Office of the OSCE Dimitrij Rupel discussed Slovenia's cooperation in and contribution to international peacekeeping missions; the Government of Slovenia's (GOS) recent politi [...] | 2005-12-27 07:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS SI |
| 05MADRID3667 | VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY STATES THAT THE SPANISH POLICE HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AS SUSPECTED ISLAMIC EXTREMIS [...] | 2005-10-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL BOUCHAIB KAKA |
| 05MANAMA1674 | EUR A/S FRIED MEETS WITH DANISH STATE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Meeting Held on November 12, 2005, 15:30, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Fried Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Denmark State Secretary Carsten Staur Tomas Christensen, Middle East Department Director 3. (C) Summary. Following t [...] | 2005-11-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI BA EG DE |
| 05MINSK1006 | POLICE DISRUPT U.S. DIPLOMAT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Gomel Police officers disrupted a meeting between NGOs and two Emboffs on August 24 and prevented the latter from leaving for 40 minutes. Poloff presented his dipcard to police officers and was held until two more police and an immigration officer arrived. The immigration officer [...] | 2005-08-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1013 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 24, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ Authorities Annul Two Weekly Papers' Registration 2. On August 22, Minsk authorities deregistered Denpress (i.e. the company that produces the independent we [...] | 2005-08-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1022 | Resuscitating the Soviet Idelogical Machine [...] (U) Summary: Under Presiden Lukashenko, Belarus has adopted an "official Belrusian ideology," which in many respects is remiiscent of that promulgated under communism. The oficial ideology is to be taught in schools, univrsities and workplaces, through the media and th Orthodox Church. Belar [...] | 2005-08-31 10:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHU ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1023 | Press Accuses Marines of Smuggling, Romance [...] (C) Summary: The independent, but pro-Lukashenko, weekly newspaper Obozrevatel ("Observer") ran a story August 26 accusing Embassy Minsk's Marine Security Guards and other Emboffs of smuggling campaign literature into Belarus for the opposition in 2001. The paper admits this article is in res [...] | 2005-08-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1026 | MFA RESPONDS TO DIP NOTE ON DETAINED U.S. DIPLOMAT [...] (U) On August 31 Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials called in CDA to discuss the results of the MFA's investigation into the August 23 detention of Poloff and LES political assistant in Gomel (reftel). Pavel Pustovoi and Alexander Strigelsky of the MFA Americas Desk reported police in Gome [...] | 2005-09-01 05:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1040 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 31, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Parliamentarians Extremely Critical of USG Response to Hurricane Katrina On September 1, Chairman of the Commission for [...] | 2005-09-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1041 | Georgian Activists Released and Have Left [...] (C) Summary: On September 2, two detained Georgians won their court appeal, were released, and immediately left Belarus for Kiev. The Kmara activists were arrested in Minsk on August 24 for invalid documents and then sentenced to 15 days for insulting their cellmate. With help from a Belarus [...] | 2005-09-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG BO |
| 05MINSK1052 | Lukashenko Continues His Slander Campaign [...] Summary: President Lukashenko continues to slander the U.S. and the Belarusian opposition via the state- controlled media on a daily basis. In recent speeches he has accused the U.S. and the West of trying to destabilize Belarus using the country's ethnic Poles as pawns and training revoluti [...] | 2005-09-06 12:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1054 | IISEPS in Trouble Again [...] (SBU) On September 2 Oleg Manaev, head of the deregistered polling agency IISEPS, discussed IISEPS' latest troubles with the authorities with Poloff. Belarus' Supreme Court revoked IISEPS' registration in April (reftel). Maneav subsequently registered IISEPS in Lithuania. In July, the Minist [...] | 2005-09-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1055 | Media Polling: Most Watch, Distrust State News [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2 the head of the IISEPS polling service provided polling results for a June poll ISEPS conducted on media access in Belarus. The poll found that a minority of Belarusians have access to satellite TV or the internet, and that over 80% watch Belarusian state televis [...] | 2005-09-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1062 | Regional Opposition Malaise [...] (C) Summary: In the past month Poloffs visited three mid-sized Belarusian cities, each an hour or two from Minsk, to the west, northeast and southeast. In each we found a shrinking and demoralized opposition struggling to stay alive. Most were at a loss as to how to promote themselves to the [...] | 2005-09-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1074 | BELARUS WILL NOT FULFILL ILO RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The deadline for Belarus to fulfill ILO recommendations on labor rights is approaching, but Belarus has yet to make any improvements. The ILO representative in Minsk admitted that technically, the GOB has made some "progress", but in reality, these recommendations are not realiz [...] | 2005-09-08 11:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1075 | "Privatization Not For Slavs" [...] (C) Summary: On August 19, Lukashenko opined that Slavs are not mentally ready for privatization and, therefore, private farms have no future in Belarus. According to Lukashenko, the state collective is the best option and must be preserved. The president's statements drew sharp criticism fr [...] | 2005-09-08 11:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1079 | Would You Go on Holiday in Belarus? [...] (U) Summary: President Lukashenko decided this year that tourism in Belarus must increase, and the GOB issued a number of new laws to ensure that it does. Lukashenko also wants stricter enforcement of hunting legislation. Agro and eco tourism are slowly taking off in rural regions, but thos [...] | 2005-09-08 13:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1086 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SET TO BE IN EARLY SUMMER [...] Summary: The chair of the Central Election Committee (CEC) announced on August 30 that the 2006 presidential election would be held no later than July 20. The chair of the CEC explained the basic rules for an election campaign while not trying to hide her pro-Lukashenko attitude. She predic [...] | 2005-09-12 05:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1090 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 7, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Belarusian Trafficker Extradited from Spain On September 2, Spanish police arrested and extradited a Belarusian woman suspected of involvement in an inte [...] | 2005-09-12 10:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1099 | Lukashenko to Help Opposition [...] (C) Summary: Lukashenko recently announced he would assist the opposition in finding a venue for their convention inside Belarus. This statement came after all venues in the country already rejected the opposition's application. The 10+'s organizer, Aleksandr Bukhvostov, has been in contact [...] | 2005-09-13 14:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1106 | The Few, The Timid, The Youth Groups [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with a series of non-partisan youth NGOs to determine young peoples' attitudes to the present and future of Belarus. All of the youth organization leaders criticized GOB policies regarding youth and democracy. They also painted a dismal picture of the situation for [...] | 2005-09-15 07:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO CH |
| 05MINSK1107 | Tourism Part II: An Examination of Agrotourism [...] Summary: (U) The GOB has a two-part program for tourism: to increase tourism within Belarus by Belarusians and to increase the number of foreign tourists to Belarus. On September 3 and 4, Emboffs set off to test the tourism waters, starting with an overnight at an agrotourism farm. They also [...] | 2005-09-15 07:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1126 | Unexpectedly Active Opposition in Southwest [...] (C) Summary: September 12 was the tenth anniversary of the Belarusian military shooting down a hot air balloon and killing the two American pilots. Emboffs and local residents visited the crash site. While in the region, Emboffs also visited local civil society leaders in three nearby small [...] | 2005-09-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC BO |
| 05MINSK1129 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 14, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Opposition Congress Secures Location, But Wants More Following Lukashenko's instruction to Minsk city officials to assist the opposition 10+ coalition [...] | 2005-09-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1145 | Trade with Russia Falls under New VAT Rules [...] Summary: In January Belarus and Russia switched the way VAT on bilateral trade is paid. President Lukashenko and other GOB officials constantly state this change benefited Belarus, and bilateral trade has increased. However, the GOB's own statistics show a 8.9 percent drop in commerce with Be [...] | 2005-09-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1146 | Who's Taking over Djem Bank? [...] Summary: Since late July the GOB has been exerting heavy pressure on foreign owned Djem Bank. The National Bank of Belarus admitted it misused the law to take control of the bank. It then revoked a number of Djem's licenses, demanding the bank return USD 16.5 million it loaned abroad to Belar [...] | 2005-09-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1148 | Beaten Zubr Hospitalized [...] (SBU) Summary: Nikita Sasim, one of the Zubr youth group's coordinators, was punched several times by OMON riot police as they dispersed a protest September 16. He went to the hospital that evening and was diagnosed with a concussion. He will remain in hospital until September 22. Zubr claim [...] | 2005-09-20 14:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO PGOV |
| 05MINSK1155 | Chernobyl Report Met with Criticism by Some [...] (C) Summary: The Chernobyl Forum, comprised of several UN organizations, recently released its report on the consequences of the Chernobyl accident 20 years later. The report predicts much lower deaths and health effects than previously predicted and calls earlier assessments "exaggerated an [...] | 2005-09-22 10:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV MNUC SENV TBIO TRGY BO |
| 05MINSK1159 | Minsk Wants Bilateral WTO Negotiations [...] (U) Summary: Econoff met September 13 with MFA representatives Anton Kudasov, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Foreign Trade, and Sergey Gulevich, Deputy Head of the Division of Foreign Trade Policy, to discuss Belarus' accession to the World Trade Organization. Kudasov argued strongly fo [...] | 2005-09-23 05:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECIN WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1163 | Bombing in Vitebsk [...] At 2217 hours on September 22 a small bomb detonated inside a discotheque at 35A Lenin Street in Vitebsk, north-eastern Belarus. Approximately 40 people were injured, three or four of them are considered to be in serious but not life-threatening condition. There were no fatalities and no Americ [...] | 2005-09-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO |
| 05MINSK1164 | MOJ: Any Political Organization Must Register [...] (U) On September 19 Minister of Justice Viktor Golovanov signed a "postanovlenie" (ruling, or ordinance) regulating the political activities of Belarusians. Specifically, the ruling demands that, "Before conducting any events of a political character or forming any blocs of political parties, [...] | 2005-09-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1165 | Flaws in Single Candidate Process [...] (C) Summary: The independent election observation NGO Partnership recently released a report on the conduct of the opposition 10+ coalition's single candidate process. Partnership documented numerous instances of harassment by the regime, but also pointed out failings by the oppositiQ, such as [...] | 2005-09-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1167 | Protestant Churches Pressured [...] (SBU) Summary: The New Life Church has employed numerous techniques to protest the GOB's denial of its re- registration, but thus far without success. The latest meeting between the church and the GOB has proven unfruitful and neither side will yield its position; thus a cooperative resolutio [...] | 2005-09-26 08:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF BO |
| 05MINSK1169 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 23, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. GOB Customs Service "Stays Outside Politics" On September 16, the State Customs Committee announced that the GOB has not ordered the Belarusian customs [...] | 2005-09-27 05:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1177 | Largest Private Bank Offers Foreign Policy Advice [...] (SBU) Summary: The chairman of the Austrian holding company that owns Priorbank, the largest and most internationally recognized private bank in Belarus, recently stated his company has been seeking a change in EU policy vis-Q-vis Belarus. Dr. Herbert Stepic, the Chairman of Raiffeisen Inter [...] | 2005-09-28 10:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1192 | New Poll - Lukashenko Already Winning [...] (U) Summary: NOVAK released the results of its August - September survey and presented an analysis to Pol Chief on September 27. Lukashenko's rating jumped 5 percentage points while the leading opposition contenders' ratings remained below one percent. However, the percentage of those who di [...] | 2005-09-29 13:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1193 | Narodnaya Volya Hits Rock Bottom [...] (SBU) Summary: A district court froze independent newspaper Narodnaya Volya's bank account and assets on September 27. The court also demanded it pay BYR 100 million damages awarded to a government official in a June lawsuit. With its account frozen and little time to collect the needed sum, [...] | 2005-09-30 05:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1194 | Single Opposition Candidate Convention Almost A [...] (C) Summary: The 10+ coalition leaders are frantically making the final preparations for the single candidate convention, which will take place in Minsk October 1-2. The approximately 900 delegates will select one of the four candidates to be the single candidate on the second day of the con [...] | 2005-09-30 10:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1199 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 30, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Hail to Luka Youth! President Lukashenko signed a presidential edict on September 24 restoring the Soviet era name, Lenin Komsomol of Belarus, to the [...] | 2005-09-30 13:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1205 | Opposition Chooses Single Candidate [...] (C) Summary: The 10+ coalition, by far Belarus' largest opposition group, held its Congress of Democratic Forces in Minsk October 1 and 2 and narrowly chose Aleksandr Milinkevich to be its single candidate to challenge President Lukashenko in the July 2006 elections. This congress was the cul [...] | 2005-10-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1227 | "BELARUS' ELECTION MORE DEMOCRATIC THAN THOSE IN [...] (C) Summary: In an October 5 meeting, Head of the Central Election Committee (CEC) Ludmilla Yermoshina and her deputy explained to Pol Chief the processes of choosing an election date and registering presidential candidates. The election will be no later than July 20 and campaigning will begin [...] | 2005-10-07 10:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1231 | New IISEPS Poll: Lukashenko Will Win, [...] Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on September 30. Similar to other polls, IISEPS confirmed that Lukashenko enjoys a large lead over his opposition and is trusted by the majority. However, many of the respondents indicated it was ti [...] | 2005-10-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1232 | BELARUS: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES [...] (C) The Lukashenko regime is engaged in a clear and comprehensive effort to continue and deepen Lukashenko's dictatorial rule over Belarus. The regime has created a climate of fear in the country and is attempting to eliminate any possibility for democratic change through an aggressive anti- [...] | 2005-10-07 10:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR EAID PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1235 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 6, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Fines, Fines and More Fines On September 30, a Belarusian court ordered the nation wide independent weekly newspaper BDG Delovaya Gazeta to pay BYR 50 m [...] | 2005-10-11 08:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1236 | Who is Alexander Milinkevich? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress of Democratic Forces of Belarus nominated physics professor, former deputy mayor of Grodno and NGO activist Alexander Milinkevich to run in the 2006 presidential elections against current president Aleksandr Lukashenko. A cultured, quiet man with Western exposure, [...] | 2005-10-11 11:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1262 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 13, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church Fined Again On October 7, a Minsk court fined New Life Church administrator Vasily Yurevich BYR 4,350,000 [USD 2,000] for organizing ill [...] | 2005-10-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1271 | INTERVIEW WITH LUKASHENKO'S WIFE [...] (U) Summary: An independent newspaper interviewed President Lukashenko's separated wife, Galina, on September 29. His wife spoke of how the two met and their short time living together as husband and wife. Galina claimed she and Lukashenko are still legally married and that it was her deci [...] | 2005-10-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1274 | No UNESCO Demarche [...] Post believes that delivering the reftel letter and talking points would be counterproductive and provides the GOB more ammunition for its anti-U.S. propaganda campaign. Post does not expect the GOB to support the U.S. position. 2. On October 13, Belarusian state television featured a short [...] | 2005-10-18 07:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL UNESCO BO |
| 05MINSK1284 | CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS DISCUSS IMPACT OF [...] (C) Summary: Since the October 2 nomination of Aleksandr Milinkevich by the democratic congress, Emboffs have conducted a series of meetings with civil society leaders and political analysts to assess the significance of the democratic congress and of Milinkevich's presidential bid. Most obs [...] | 2005-10-21 11:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1286 | China Q Belarus Relations: Politically Strong, [...] (C) Summary: On October 14 the newly arrived Chinese Ambassador candidly discussed Chinese-Belarusian relations. He asserted his main task is to increase Belarusian Q Chinese economic ties to balance the strong political ties between Minsk and Beijing. He complained that this would be an impo [...] | 2005-10-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON BO CH |
| 05MINSK1289 | NSG-India Demarche Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-24 05:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP BO |
| 05MINSK1291 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Approximately 100,000 Belarusians Unite in Solidarity Campaign On October 16, the "Free Belarus" Coalition, including Nikita Sasim, journalist Irina Kha [...] | 2005-10-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1292 | Mystery Surrounds Death of Independent Journalist [...] (C) Summary: On October 18, Vasily Grodnikov, contributor to the independent daily Narodnaya Volya (NV),was found dead in his apartment with an injury caused by a blow to the head with a blunt object. It remains unclear whether or not he was murdered, even though the forensic results have be [...] | 2005-10-24 08:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1305 | Importing Barley A "Treasonous" Act [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB has been trying to promote domestic beer production since 2003. Though Belarusian beer is cheap and sold in half-liter or larger bottles, the low quality of the barley used in brewing has resulted in even worse tasting beer and the industry's loss in competitiveness on [...] | 2005-10-26 11:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1312 | Belarus Unlikely to Help Pakistan with Mi-17 Parts [...] On October 27, Emboffs delivered reftel information to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS). Deputy MChS Minister Boris Baringolts said it was doubtful Belarus could supply the needed parts as his ministry had difficulty keeping its own h [...] | 2005-10-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV PK PREF NATO MASS BO |
| 05MINSK1316 | MILINKEVICH APPEALS TO US AMBASSADOR FOR [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, Aleksandr Milinkevich discussed with Ambassador his campaign activities following the October 1-2 democratic congress (ref A). He was relatively pleased with his efforts to pull together a unified campaign team, and was cautiously optimistic he and his team could [...] | 2005-10-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1317 | NO PROTECTION FROM TRIPLE JEOPARDY IN BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: On October 11, the Supreme Economic Court (SEC) announced it would retry for the third time the tax authority's case against the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC) for failure to pay back taxes on a European Union (EU) grant. Despite two court decisions in the past eighteen mont [...] | 2005-10-28 11:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1323 | Minsk Expects Big Profit from Kyoto Protocol [...] (U) Summary: On September 23, Econoff met with Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Aleksandr Apatskiy to discuss Belarus' plans after acceding to the Kyoto Protocol, and its plans in general to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. President Lukashenko signed the Kyoto Protocol into law in August, [...] | 2005-10-31 06:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ETRD ECON PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1324 | Belarus Cozies Up to Iran [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months Belarus and Iran have greatly increased their contacts and friendly rhetoric, including an invitation for Belarusians to work on the Iranian nuclear program and improve trade ties. Belarusian factories are being founded in Iran, and Iranian businessmen are sear [...] | 2005-10-31 08:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD BO IR |
| 05MINSK1327 | Embassy Officers Encounter Problems In Slutsk [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, poloffs visited the southern town of Slutsk to view the GOB's large-scale, harvest- related renovation of the city and to meet with various government, opposition, and social leaders. State media reporters and regional authorities harassed poloffs and interfered in [...] | 2005-10-31 12:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1328 | MFA Arms Control Raises Old Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14, Ambassador Krol met with MFA Arms Control and International Security Director Alexander Baichorov before Baichorov's trip to the U.S. to participate in the UN First Committee. Baichorov provided the Ambassador with information on a proposed First Committee Resol [...] | 2005-10-31 13:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC BO |
| 05MINSK1330 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 28, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Authorities Cancel Youth Forum, Youth Leaders Detained On October 22, authorities prevented a meeting of 85 leaders of youth organization from all the r [...] | 2005-10-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1342 | MILINKEVICH TEAM OUTLINES CAMPAIGN STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief recently met with 10+ presidential nominee Aleksandr Milinkevich and several leaders of his team to discuss their plans to bring about democratic change around the time of the 2006 presidential elections. The strategy, though still in its elementary [...] | 2005-11-01 13:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1343 | Election Observers Arrested, Convicted [...] (SBU) Summary: Minsk police on October 29 raided a conference held by Belarus' largest election observation group Partnership and detained 60 participants. Most were released after documentation checks but four senior members were charged and convicted of organizing an illegal gathering. Th [...] | 2005-11-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1347 | Belarus and Russia to Unite? Not this Year [...] (C) Summary: Reportedly on November 15, Presidents Putin and Lukashenko are scheduled to review the latest draft of the Constitutional Act on the Belarus-Russia union (although rumors now circulate that this could be postponed to December). The draft has not been made public, and is reportedl [...] | 2005-11-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1348 | FREEDMON TO TRAVEL FREELY IN THEORY ONLY [...] Summary: In the past month, the GOB has taken a series of steps - including detentions at airports and borders, seizures at customs, travel bans, and refusals to issue exit travel permits - to prevent opposition leaders and activists from traveling abroad freely. The GOB's actions indicate a [...] | 2005-11-03 07:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1352 | Grodno Trip A Success, Attracts Attention [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs visited 10+ opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's hometown of Grodno on October 25. Due to the usual government harassment, the independent press has become largely internet based and hopes Western countries will continue with plans to broadcast radio news to Belar [...] | 2005-11-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1355 | Minsk Fails to Defend Confiscation Record [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, State Customs Committee (SCC) officials attempted to defend their government's confiscation practices to Econoff. Their main arguments were that the SCC used to confiscate much more, even though current levels remain high, and that confiscations `were not their id [...] | 2005-11-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1359 | Belarus Reneges on SA/LW Destruction; De-mining on Track [...] (SBU) Summary: Minsk previously asked the OSCE for help securing stockpiles of excess Small Arms and Light Weapons (SA/LW),and in their destruction. Several OSCE missions, following the UK's lead, were ready to contribute. Now, however, Minsk has withdrawn its offer to destroy excess SA/LW, [...] | 2005-11-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV MASS OSCE NATO BO |
| 05MINSK1363 | Extreme Extremist Law Passes First Reading [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26 Belarus' parliament passed the first reading of a bill to combat extremism. The bill specifically mentions political parties, NGOs, mass media, and religious organizations as potential sources of extremism. A senior BKGB officer introduced the law to parliament, a [...] | 2005-11-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1365 | Ambassador's Trip to Mozyr [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Emboffs visited the southeastern Belarusian city of Mozyr November 3 and 4. Ambassador met with the head of Mozyr refinery and toured the facility (septel),opened the Embassy's tenth American corner in a local library, gave interviews to local print and broadcast media, [...] | 2005-11-09 12:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1381 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 10, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Den Newspaper Sees Its Final Day On November 4, the Minsk City Economic Court upheld the decision to annul Denpress' registration for failure to operate [...] | 2005-11-15 07:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1383 | Re-Nationalization of Industry Continues [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel describes how the GOB has been using the Golden Share to nationalize a number of companies. Over the summer the GOB invoked the Golden Share to take temporary control of several firms. The GOB then ordered these companies to issue large numbers of severely undervalued sh [...] | 2005-11-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1384 | Belarusian TV Accuses U.S. Diplomats of Revolutionary [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' national television channel aired exposes on November 4 and 13 accusing U.S. intelligence agencies of using NGOs and the human rights/democracy campaign as covers for spreading revolutions around the world. The hosts of the two programs proposed that Emboffs were partic [...] | 2005-11-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1387 | Free Press Cut from State Distribution Network [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 4 and 11, Belarusian state postal service provider RUP Belpochta announced it would remove four independent newspapers from the list of periodicals available for subscription in 2006. On November 9, the Ministry of Information issued a warning to the editor of "Zhod [...] | 2005-11-16 08:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1391 | Mozyr Refinery Highly Profitable [...] (SBU) Summary: Belarus has two oil refineries, in Mozyr and Novopolotsk. The GOB owns the Novopolotsk refinery and 43% of the Mozyr refinery, but is trying to take ownership of another 12% from an employee association. The Mozyr Oil Refinery (MOR) can refine 10 million tons of oil per year. [...] | 2005-11-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1393 | Minsk Obstinate on WTO [...] At a November 11 press conference, Belarus' MFA lashed out at the European Union, United States and Australia for "politicizing" Belarus' WTO membership. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhnevich, who led the Belarusian delegation at the October 24 informal consultations in Geneva (ref B),told the p [...] | 2005-11-16 14:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1404 | GOB: "We're Peaceful, Friendly" [...] Summary and comment: In recent weeks Belarusian state owned television has aired several hostile and tendentious "news" programs accusing U.S. diplomats of espionage, orchestrating the political opposition, and trying to destabilize Belarus. State owned newspapers have carried similar stories [...] | 2005-11-21 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI BO |
| 05MINSK1405 | Lukashenko Forming an Obedient Electorate Ahead of the [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the beginning of September, Lukashenko has stepped up populist efforts to buy the people's support for his election. At the same time, he has intensified his campaign to liquidate opposition forces within the media, youth, and workforce in order to prevent what he portray [...] | 2005-11-22 06:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1406 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 18, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. State Distribution Lists Cuts Eleven Independent Newspapers On November 15, Belarusian state postal service provider RUP Belpochta removed six more inde [...] | 2005-11-22 07:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1409 | INDEPENDENT POLLS FALL UNDER GOB CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12, the GOB announced that all independent polling institutions must receive accreditation by a special panel of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences. The resolution enumerates several requirements the pollsters must meet in order to receive accreditation, wh [...] | 2005-11-22 11:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1410 | Empty Victory for Narodnaya Volya [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 17, the Minsk City Economic Court ordered the state-run publishing house, Krasnaya Zvezda (KZ),to begin publishing the independent newspaper Narodnaya Volya (NV) again after KZ broke its contract with the paper. However, it is unlikely KZ will actually print any is [...] | 2005-11-22 11:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1419 | Day of Solidarity Numbers Don't Add Up [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, opposition activists hosted the second "Day of Solidarity" with those who have been persecuted by the GOB. While the organizers reported extremely high levels of participation, embassy observations suggest their numbers were inflated. End summary. 2. (U) On [...] | 2005-11-23 07:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1422 | MFA Begs for WTO Help [...] (SBU) Summary: One week after publicly lambasting the U.S. for "blocking" Belarus' WTO application for political reasons, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhnevich summoned Ambassador to complain about the USG position and ask for assistance in moving forward. Ambassador replied it was the GOB, not US [...] | 2005-11-23 10:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1425 | GOB Forum Warns Against Investing in Belarus [...] Summary: On November 17 Econoff and Econasst attended an investment conference in Mogilev, eastern Belarus, hosted by local authorities. In traditional fashion, about half the speakers called for foreign and domestic investment to Mogilev. However, the rest of the speakers presented reasons n [...] | 2005-11-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV BO |
| 05MINSK1432 | Avian and Pandemic Influenza Information from [...] This is a response to ref A action request. All information is from Emboff meetings (ref B) with Belarusian Ministry of Health (MoH) officials, public briefings, and press statements. A Plan for Avian Influenza -------------------------- 2. The GOB has a preparedness plan/strategy for [...] | 2005-11-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1433 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 25, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church's Building is NOT a Cow Barn On November 17, the New Life Church filed its third application for registration at the address of the forme [...] | 2005-11-25 13:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1436 | Security Advisory Opinion (FEDULOV, YURIY) [...] (S) Summary: Post requests guidance regarding the visa application of Yuri Nikolaevich Fedulov. Mr. Fedulov is applying for a visa in order to attend NATO working group conferences and to visit family. The previous Defense Attache and the previous Consular Officer at Embassy Minsk had seriou [...] | 2005-11-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | CVIS FEDULOV YURIY PINR PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1437 | Three Years In Jail for Discrediting Belarus [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' lower house of Parliament on November 25 approved in first reading amendments to the criminal code that would make it a criminal offense to participate in demonstrations or give "false" information to foreign entities and international organizations. Though still requiri [...] | 2005-11-30 14:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1444 | Human Rights Day 2005 Plans [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1445 | Belarus: Energy Round-up [...] Summary: Post provides a number of energy topics of interest that were not otherwise reported. Natural gas issues will be reported separately. Included are: --Belarus Buys Russian Electricity, Not Ukrainian --Belarus Offers to Process, Rather than Ship, Kazakh Crude --GOB Wants More Russia [...] | 2005-12-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1452 | MOTOVELO WORKERS GO ON STRIKE [...] (C) Summary: Workers at a Minsk motorcycle plant went on strike on November 25 demanding the factory pay their October wages. After blocking a large highway for one and a half hours, the factory administration finally agreed to pay the wages by November 30. While on a regional trip, an angry [...] | 2005-12-02 12:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1458 | Belarus: Libertad Act [...] Summary: The GOB strongly supports the Castro government, publicly opposes the U.S. embargo on Cuba, has no interest in promoting democracy, the protection of human rights or free market reform, and is building economic ties with Cuba. Minsk and Havana in fact became sister cities in November. [...] | 2005-12-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU |
| 05MINSK1462 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 02, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Stricter Laws on Discrediting Belarus On December 25, the lower house of PQliament overwhelmingly approved the first reading of amendments to Belarus' cr [...] | 2005-12-05 11:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1464 | LUKASHENKO STANDS ON HIS SOAPBOX FOR RUSSIAN [...] Summary: President Lukashenko spoke at a November 23 press conference with approximately 100 visiting Russian reporters from provincial media outlets. With his characteristically bizarre statements, Lukashenko criticized the Russians for stalling the creation of the union state, not helping B [...] | 2005-12-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1485 | GOB Seeks Meeting with U.S. Delegation During WTO [...] Following up on Ambassador's November 21 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich (reftel),the MFA on December 8 delivered a letter to Ambassador requesting the Embassy's assistance in arranging a meeting with a senior member of the U.S. delegation at the December 13-18 WTO M [...] | 2005-12-09 13:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR ECON BO CH |
| 05MINSK1487 | INCSR Part I from Belarus [...] I. Summary. Belarus continues to grow in importance as a transit country for drugs. Local drug use and drug-related crime rates continue to increase. Belarus does not produce drugs for export, though it may be a source of precursor chemicals. With the help of other nations and organizations, B [...] | 2005-12-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1488 | DAS Kramer Meets with Civil Society Leaders [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with civil society leaders who SIPDIS called for increased support to independent media, including radio broadcasts and, above all, print media. The amendments to the criminal code (approvedbyboth hmbers of Prliamen [...] | 2005-12-09 14:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1494 | Future of Minsk Forum in Doubt [...] (C) The German Embassy in Minsk hosted the eighth annual Minsk Forum November 24-26. This forum is meant to bring together Belarusian and German policy leaders and NGOs to discuss politics, economics and social issues. This year seven Bundestag members attended, as well as several German and [...] | 2005-12-13 13:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1495 | EUR DAS Kramer Discusses Campaign Strategy with [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, EUR DAS David Kramer met with single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's campaign team. Milinkevich was out in the regions on his campaign trips. Campaign manager Sergey Kalyakin and his deputies described the negative effects the government- supported i [...] | 2005-12-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1498 | Russian Embassy Explains Slow Russia-Belarus Integration [...] Summary: While speaking to investment forum participants in Mogilev on November 17 (reftel),Trade Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Minsk Evgeniy Novozhilov explained why he believed economic integration of Belarus and Russia, as envisaged in the union state, has been slow. He blamed Belaru [...] | 2005-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1499 | Lukashenko to Rule Economy [...] (U) Summary: In recent months President Lukashenko has issued several presidential decrees that put vast powers over the economy into his hands. Most egregiously, Decree 520 specifically gives Lukashenko expansive authorities, and baldly states that any legislation that contradicts the decree [...] | 2005-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1507 | Presidential Elections To Take Place In March 2006 [...] (C) Summary: On December 16, the Belarusian Parliament in a suddenly announced extraordinary session unanimously approved March 19, 2006, as the date for holding presidential elections. Rumors about holding the elections in March started to circulate in November, although Belarusian election o [...] | 2005-12-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1518 | Belarus: MTCR Info Passed [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-20 13:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BO |
| 05MINSK1524 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. --------- Elections --------- 2. "Ambassador's Residence is Opposition's Meetinghouse" - State TV On December 17, Post held its annual children's holiday party for U.S. Embassy staff at Ambassad [...] | 2005-12-21 10:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1525 | WORLD BANK IN BELARUS: FUTURE ENGAGEMENT RESTS ON [...] SUMMARY: Increasing GOB impediments to the provision of foreign assistance and further resistance to outside advice call into question the future of World Bank operations in Belarus. The Bank is pinning its hopes on realization of a proposed $50 million project in energy conservation and gas [...] | 2005-12-22 07:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ENRG SENV UNDP BO |
| 05MINSK1527 | Partnership Prepared to Observe Elections [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, 2005, Poloffs met with civil initiative Partnership deputy director Enira Bronitskaya to inquire about the possibility of Partnership monitoring the March 2006 presidential elections. Partnership plans to observe the electoral process, including the signature verif [...] | 2005-12-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1528 | World Bank Rep Skeptical of Belarus' Continued [...] (C) Summary: World Bank Permanent Representative Vladimir Voronin discussed with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief the general state of the Belarusian economy, stressing the opportunity for Belarus to make badly needed economic reforms is now. Referring to the World Bank's recently published economic a [...] | 2005-12-22 12:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1547 | Women's Issues Working Group Launches Networking [...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. On November 30, DCM hosted a reception for twenty Belarusian women leaders from all spheres in society Q political, civil, and business - to provide prominent and active women from all regions in Belarus with an opportunity to network and share i [...] | 2005-12-29 07:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
| 05MINSK1549 | Russia Gives the Gift of Cheap Gas [...] Summary: At a time when Gazprom is abrogating its supply contracts with other countries and raising gas prices for the recently democratic (Ukraine, Georgia),Belarus remains on the Gazprom gravy train for another year. On December 27, Gazprom and Beltransgaz (Belarus' domestic gas monopoly) s [...] | 2005-12-29 07:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1555 | Presidential Hopefuls Begin Signature Collection [...] (C) Summary: The Central Electoral Committee (CEC) on December 27 registered all eight candidates for the March presidential elections and their "groups of support." The potential candidates include President Lukashenko, pro- Lukashenko MP Sergey Gaidukevich, 10+ coalition candidate Aleksand [...] | 2005-12-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1556 | Even Bureaucrats Want Change: Elite Poll Shows [...] (C) Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service Oleg Manaev (protect) delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on December 21. The two groups surveyed - thirty business leaders and thirty senior government officials Q responded similarly on most questions about the upcoming presiden [...] | 2005-12-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1558 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 28, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ No Protection from Triple Jeopardy in Belarus 2. On December 20, the Supreme Economic Court (SEC) overturned its own previous ruling and decided that the Belarusian Helsinki [...] | 2005-12-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1561 | Minsk Election Weekly II (December 24-30) [...] This is the second in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. -------------- The Candidates -------------- All Eight Potential Candidates Registered, Now it Gets Hard 2. The Central Election [...] | 2005-12-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK757 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 6, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Restricted Political Parties On June 29, the Belarusian Parliament amended a law further restricting political parties by [...] | 2005-07-13 05:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK759 | RIOT POLICE PUNCHES WIDOW OF MISSING REPORTER [...] (U) Summary: On July 7, Svetlana Zavadskaya, widow of missing Russian cameraman Dmitry Zavadsky, and other supporters demonstrated on October Square to mark the fifth anniversary of Zavadsky's disappearance. Soon after the demonstration began, OMON riot police attempted to push the crowd off [...] | 2005-07-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK760 | New SD Leader Meets Ambassador, Tries to Sell [...] (C) Summary: On July 7, new social democrat leader Aleksandr Kozulin called on Ambassador Krol to give his view of the political opposition in Belarus. Kozulin spent most of the meeting slamming the rest of the opposition for their waste of foreign monies and inability to build their parties. [...] | 2005-07-13 07:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
| 05MINSK780 | INTERNATIONAL CHERNOBYL REHABILITATION PROGRAM: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-15 05:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC SENV UNDP BO |
| 05MINSK790 | Lukashenko Tightens Control over Donations [...] Summary: On July 1 President Lukashenko issued edict 300, "On the Provision and Use of Donations." The document puts legal bounds on who can provide and receive donations in Belarus and for what purposes. It further restricts the provision of material support to any opposition political and pu [...] | 2005-07-19 13:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
| 05MINSK792 | Roma Update: Belarus [...] Summary: On July 5, the DCM met with Belarusian Roma leader Oleg Kozlovskiy. Kozlovskiy requested a meeting with the Embassy in order to share recent developments within the Roma community, while also reiterating continued concerns and problems. Belarusian authorities generally ignore the Ro [...] | 2005-07-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK793 | Lukashenko Has No Friends Or Money [...] Summary: Famous Russian journalist Oleg Poptsov recently interviewed President Lukashenko on the Russian TV channel "Tsentr". Poptsov, previously known for his pro-democratic stance, surprisingly agreed with Lukashenko on most topics and portrayed Lukashenko as an honorable president. Lukas [...] | 2005-07-20 08:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK794 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 13, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- Â [...] | 2005-07-20 08:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK810 | Polling Shows Street Name Fury [...] Summary: According to the NOVAK opinion polling for June, 42.3 percent of Belarusians would vote for President Aleksandr Lukashenko, down 0.1 percent since April. The opposition candidate posing the greatest threat to Lukashenko, UCP leader Anatoli Lebedko, would receive 1.0 percent of the v [...] | 2005-07-22 10:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK825 | NGO SAFETY NET SEVERED [...] Summary: On July 1, President Lukashenko signed edict 302, which significantly tightens the creation and limits the activities of funds, i.e. non-profit organizations without membership established for the advancement of social, cultural, educational and other purposes. Before the edict was sig [...] | 2005-07-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
| 05MINSK826 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Students to Serve State On July 19, the Gomel Regional Soviet adopted a 2005- 2007 program to engage youths in ideology, [...] | 2005-07-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK838 | QELECTION FRAUD, OPPRESSION, AND JOB LOSS IN MOLODECHNO [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK851 | THE BANKING SECTOR, BELARUSIAN STYLE [...] Summary: The banking system in Belarus is characterized by its underdevelopment, lack of foreign competition, and constant government interference. The Belarusian economy still relies primarily on cash as a settlement instrument. Cash outside the banking sector is the preferred method of paym [...] | 2005-07-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR BTIU PGOV AFIN BO |
| 05MINSK859 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 27, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. No Election Observation On July 21, Secretary of the Central Elections Commission Nikolai Lozovik stated the Belarus does [...] | 2005-07-29 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK870 | Farming In Belarus Still A Risky Business [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited a "privatized" collective farm on July 7 to assess the progress made since the previous visit in July 2004. Financial loss, alcoholism, theft, laziness, and government interference remain big problems. The infrastructure has improved little while more money needs [...] | 2005-08-01 10:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK904 | Russia's Missing Ambassador and the Sorry State of [...] (C) Summary: Russia's newly appointed Ambassador to Belarus, and former Saratov governor, Dmitriy Ayatskov's arrival to assume his post has been delayed "indefinitely." Minsk has linked this delay to indelicate remarks Ayatskov made critical of Lukashenko, although the Russian MFA claims he re [...] | 2005-08-04 13:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK922 | Belarus IPR Update [...] (SBU) Summary: A Belarusian state agency "protects" musicians' copyrights by collecting royalties on their behalf from all Belarusian restaurants, radio stations, clubs and bars. This agency recently muscled in on the local cable TV market, with the effect of stopping payments to many foreign [...] | 2005-08-05 13:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BO |
| 05MINSK923 | The "Best" Harvest Ever [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2005 harvest campaign is in full swing in Belarus and, like in years past, Lukashenko expects an unattainable yield. During his annual conference on the "battle for the harvest", Lukashenko rattled off his demands and listened to exceptional progress reports from nervous a [...] | 2005-08-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK939 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 03, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Statkevich Begins Sentence On July 29, opposition politician Nikolai Statkevich arrived in Baranovichi to serve his two-year restricted freedom sentence [...] | 2005-08-12 05:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK941 | BANDAZHEVSKY RELEASED [...] Summary: Chernobyl researcher and doctor of radiology Yuri Bandazhevsky was released on August 5 after serving six years of chimia (supervised labor in a rural area),but he will remain on probation for another five months. Many viewed Bandazhevsky's trial and eight- year sentence for briber [...] | 2005-08-12 06:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK951 | President Signs TIP Edict [...] Summary: On August 8 President Lukashenko signed the edict `On Preventing the Effects of TIP', which defines the status of trafficking victims and mandates measures to provide protection and medical care and to guarantee social security to these victims. The edict is another important step by [...] | 2005-08-16 07:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK956 | Minsk's Deepening Relations with China [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' relationship with China continues to strengthen. China has invested and plans to invest millions of dollars in Belarusian companies while Belarus is contemplating opening a bank in China. Both countries have exchanged military delegations and have signed military accord [...] | 2005-08-16 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO CH |
| 05MINSK984 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 17, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Kyoto Protocol On August 15, Belarus joined the Kyoto Protocol. At the upcoming November meeting of participating countrie [...] | 2005-08-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK992 | Few Protest German Radio Plans [...] (SBU) Summary: Deutsche Welle recently won a bid to broadcast 30 minutes of radio news to Belarus daily. However, their announcement proved controversial because DW plans to broadcast in the Russian language. Belarus' nationalist opposition protested loudly in local and international press, b [...] | 2005-08-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI BO |
| 05PRAGUE356 | (C) US NAVY POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN MISSILES [...] (C) Poloff was shown March 10 the request for an export license filed by the Czech firm that is working to provide an initial shipment of 23 Russian-made sea-skimming missiles (KH-31) to the US Navy. The application showed the name and address of the firm in Minsk that was supplying the missiles, b [...] | 2005-03-10 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ BO RS UP |
| 05ROME3547 | ITALIANS SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. On October 24 Poloff met with Antonino Cascio, Deputy Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs of the Italian MFA to deliver reftel points. Cascio stated that Italy and the EU share the USG opinion that pressure must be stepped up on the Lukashenko regime in advance of [...] | 2005-10-24 15:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO IT EUN |
| 05VATICAN400 | ORTHODOX AND CATHOLICS PURSUE CULTURAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Holy See officials have told us recently they are encouraged by "small signs" of progress in Orthodo 2.(SBU) Holy See Country Director for Russia Monsignor Julio Murat told us that he has seen an increasing openness on the part of some Orthodox to the Vatican in recent months on cultura [...] | 2005-02-07 08:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI VT RU |
| 05VIENNA3762 | EUR A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Austrian interlocutors, EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried outlined the strategic agenda for U.S. engagement with the Austrian EU Presidency. Most of our work concerns areas outside the EU. One key is the "frontiers of freedom" in Europe in an area analag [...] | 2005-11-29 14:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU |
| 05VILNIUS1076 | LITHUANIA TRIES TO EXPLAIN AWAY [...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis accepted U.S. and EU Presidency criticism of recent Lithuanian machinations regarding Belarus October 7. His top policy deputy acknowledged that Lithuania was "damaged" by the meeting earlier this week between the Lithuanian and Belarusian [...] | 2005-10-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1093 | CODEL KOLBE AND BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The congressional delegation led by Congressman Jim Kolbe expressed unwavering commitment to a diverse group of Belarusian opposition leaders and pledged its continued support for democratic change in Belarus. Two U.S. NGOs, the International Republican Institute and the Nation [...] | 2005-10-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1121 | YOUR VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, you will arrive in Lithuania this weekend with our relations with this small but steadfast ally at their best level yet. Lithuania supports and participates in every major U.S. foreign policy initiative. Its Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chagcharan, Afghanistan -- whi [...] | 2005-10-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LH |
| 05VILNIUS1161 | GOL SUPPORTS USG POLICY ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: The GOL is refocusing its efforts to promote democracy in Belarus after fielding criticism from the USG and EU for overstepping the bounds of the agreed non-engagement policy. GOL foreign policy decision-makers admit that the Prime Minister's October 4 meeting with Belarusian PM [...] | 2005-10-29 07:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH |
| 05VILNIUS1240 | GOL SEEKS TO PLAY THE RUSSIAN CARD WITH LUKASHENKO [...] (C) Summary: The GOL believes that a joint USG-EU mission to Belarus to deliver a strong message to the regime is doomed to fail if the Government of Russia does not also participate. The MFA argues that any trip to Minsk by a high-level USG official should include a stop in Moscow aimed at [...] | 2005-11-23 15:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO RS LH |
| 05VILNIUS395 | YOUR VILNIUS VISIT: REWARDING THE LOYAL AND [...] (C) Your bilateral program in Vilnius during the NATO Ministerial will score important advances in keeping this loyal ally in Iraq and Afghanistan, highlight our joint efforts for a democratic Belarus, and set the stage for a successful U.S.-Baltic summit in Riga next month. It will also hel [...] | 2005-04-13 14:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP LH |
| 05VILNIUS732 | GOL EAGER TO DEAL QUIETLY WITH DETAINED BELARUSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOL officials are focused on managing the detention by Lithuanian authorities of a Belarusian employee of a USAID contractor on charges of money smuggling. The courier was arrested as she attempted to leave Lithuania for Belarus with US$25,000, well over the limit set by Lithuan [...] | 2005-07-13 12:35:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS751 | WHEELS GRIND IN DETAINED BELARUSIAN COURIER CASE [...] (C) The GOL is keen to resolve the case of a Belarusian courier detained while carrying undeclared cash for an NGO in a manner consistent with its laws, while not undermining its own support for democratic change in Belarus. The GOL is focused on two challenges: resolution of the case, and d [...] | 2005-07-20 11:00:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS888 | MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION WILLING TO TAKE HARD [...] (C) Minister of Transportation and Communication Petras Cesna, meeting with the Ambassador on August 25, emphasized his eagerness to see increased US investment in Lithuania, thanked the Ambassador for the close cooperation between his Ministry and the USG, and showed a willingness to consider [...] | 2005-08-29 11:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LH BO |
| 05WARSAW2598 | ENGAGING THE IRAQ COALITION: NO CHANGE IN POLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland plans to reduce its military contingent in Iraq by roughly 300 for its fifth rotation that will begin in mid-July 2005, leaving approximately 1,400 Polish troops in the Multinational Division Center South (MND-CS). These troops will increasingly focus on training missions [...] | 2005-06-17 13:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL IZ PL |
| 05WARSAW3044 | IRAQ-POLAND: JONES-SMITH CONSULTATIONS WITH GOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Richard Jones Senior Adviser to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Policy (S/I) led an interagency delegation to Warsaw July 28-29 to consult with senior GOP officials and encourage continued substantial Polish participation in the Iraq Coalition and the Multi-Nati [...] | 2005-08-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR PL IZ |
| 05WARSAW3387 | POLAND WEIGHS UKRAINIAN ROLE IN ADDRESSING [...] (C) Polish officials confirmed to us September 16 that they are likely to respond positively to a Ukrainian proposal to host a meeting at the NSA-equivalent level between Poland and Belarus. Slawomir Kaminski, a deputy director in Polish National Security Adviser Jerzy Bahr's office, explained [...] | 2005-09-16 11:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV BO UP PL |
| 05WARSAW3608 | SURROGATE MUD-SLINGING BACKFIRES ON KACZYNSKI [...] (C) The presidential campaign of Law and Justice (PiS) candidate Lech Kaczynski seems to have suffered a blow when a surrogate's false attack on Civic Platform (PO) rival Donald Tusk backfired. PiS's self-described "bull terrier," Jacek Kurski charged publicly that Tusk's grandfather voluntee [...] | 2005-10-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
| 05WARSAW3613 | POLAND: U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS [...] (C) We shared reftel (A) demarche points with Polish MFA officials October 12 and 13, highlighting the results of our policy review and our determination to coordinate closely with partners in support of Belarusian democracy. Polish officials indicated that Poland shares the broad outlines of [...] | 2005-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BO PL |
| 05WARSAW4020 | LAW AND JUSTICE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Governing Law and Justice (PiS) officials are pursuing a strategy of dividing and conquering right-wing and nationalist Polish parties, and pondering whether to call early elections -- perhaps as soon as early 2006 -- to strengthen their position. The main opposition, PiS's woul [...] | 2005-12-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
| 05YEREVAN1529 | ARMENIAN MFA PROPOSES A2 VISA FOR NKR REP [...] SUMMARY: The issue of travel documents and visas for representatives of the "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" (NKR) to travel to the United States remains controversial. While it has been USG policy that it is useful for the NKR to have a voice in Washington, any recognition of the independence of [...] | 2005-08-24 09:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL AM |
| 05YEREVAN1717 | DETAILS OF SHOOTING INCIDENT ON LINE OF CONTACT [...] (C) The September 20 shooting incident on the line of contact seemed clearly directed to disrupt N-K negotiations and will certainly be raised at the OSCE Permanent Council. While there is no way to determine which side fired, the round -- which impacted about 20 meters from an international [...] | 2005-09-23 11:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MASS AJ AM OSCE |
| 05YEREVAN2008 | CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS'S VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Congressman Alcee Hastings (President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly) visited Armenia November 7-9 as the country was preparing for a constitutional referendum on November 27 and already looking ahead to parliamentary elections in 2007 and presidential elections in 2008. During meeti [...] | 2005-11-16 05:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AJ AM |
| 05YEREVAN216 | ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATES [...] On February 2, the embassy received text of a congratulatory letter for Secretary Rice from Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian. The original was forwarded via pouch to EUR/CACEN. 2. Begin text: January 31, 2005 Dear Dr. Rice, Allow me to extend my warmest congratulations on your a [...] | 2005-02-07 12:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC AM |
| 05YEREVAN2182 | CURIOUS TIMING OF GOAM PRESS RELEASE ON [...] (C) The GOAM distributed a press release on December 15 denouncing what it called "barbarous" vandalism of Armenian cultural monuments by Azeri soldiers in the Nakhichevan region along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border. The statement, citing reports by Armenian priests, claimed that 100 Azerbaija [...] | 2005-12-16 12:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AM AJ |
| 05YEREVAN287 | RUSSIAN FM LAVROV: ARMENIA'S PLACE IS BY RUSSIA'S [...] (C) Armenia and Russia are "old friends, reliable allies and strategic partners" declared Russian FM Sergey Lavrov on February 17. The GOAM and Russia broke no new ground during the FM's high-profile visit to Yerevan February 16-17, but used the occasion to cement their existing strong relati [...] | 2005-02-18 10:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG AJ AM RU |
| 05YEREVAN435 | ARMENIA'S TENTATIVE STEPS TOWARDS NATO [...] (C) Armenia is making steady progress in preparing its NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) and plans to have a document ready for presentation to the Alliance on April 7. Armenia's plans for its developing relationship with NATO do not include membership, but it is exploring ways [...] | 2005-03-11 07:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM NATO |
| 05YEREVAN500 | PUTIN'S UPCOMING VISIT TO ARMENIA: CEMENTING TIES [...] (C) Russian president Vladimir Putin will visit Yerevan March 24 to 25 on what the Russian Embassy describes as a "working visit." He will make only a few stops during his roughly 24-hour visit, and Russian diplomats told us to expect "no surprises." While the visit may be routine from Mosco [...] | 2005-03-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG AM RU |
| 05YEREVAN517 | ARMENIAN DEFMIN ON POW'S, CEASE-FIRE VIOLATIONS [...] (C) Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian told the Ambassador that Azerbaijan was to blame for the recent increase in cease-fire violations on the line of contact with Azerbaijan. If the International Community was now concerned about the effect of violations on the negotiation process, t [...] | 2005-03-23 12:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR AM AJ |
| 05YEREVAN553 | LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ARMENIAN FM OSKANIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of hearings today in the Armenian National Assembly on Nagorno-Karabagh (SEPTEL),Foreign Minister Oskanian passed the following letter to embassy representatives of Minsk Group co-Chairs, addressed to Ministers. The letter raises concerns about the possibility o [...] | 2005-03-29 12:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | AJ AM PARM PBTS PREL |
| 05YEREVAN583 | HEARINGS ON N-K OPEN NEW SPACE FOR PUBLIC DEBATE [...] (C) Public hearings on Nagorno-Karabakh hosted by Armenia's National Assembly March 29-30 continue to dominate local political discussions and appear to have opened a new space for public debate on the issue. Reports by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian and pro [...] | 2005-04-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS AJ TU AM |
| 05YEREVAN593 | GENERAL WALD'S MARCH 30-31 VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (C) In meetings with President Kocharian, MOD Sargsian and CHOD Harutiunyan, EUCOM's General Charles Wald acknowledged steps Armenia had taken in the past year to open the way for a closer defense relationship with the U.S. General Wald assured President Kocharian that peace and stability in [...] | 2005-04-05 11:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR AM |
| 05YEREVAN997 | FM OSKANIAN ON ARMENIA'S CURRENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) On June 2, FM Oskanian briefed Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions resident in Yerevan. He characterized the May 17 Warsaw meeting of Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev as "positive," with a critical step forward, but rejected Azerbaijan's assertion that Armenia had agreed to return all "occupied [...] | 2005-06-07 11:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV PHUM |
| 06ABIDJAN227 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ILO-UNHCR TO PUBLISH REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ILO and UNHCR will publish a report on the exploitation of refugee and displaced children in Cote d'Ivoire almost two years after its completion. ILO-UNHCR identified labor and sexual exploitation as the two main forms of exploitation for refugee and displaced children in Cot [...] | 2006-03-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL EAID SOCI IV |
| 06ABIDJAN723 | UNHCR CLOSES TABOU TRANSIT CENTER [...] SUMMARY: RefCoord traveled to Tabou, Cote d'Ivoire, on June 27-30 to meet with UNHCR officials regarding their repatriation efforts and the pending closure of the Tabou Transit Center (TC). RefCoord also traveled to several surrounding villages and met with refugee representatives. Although [...] | 2006-07-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL IV |
| 06ACCRA357 | NECESSITY FOR RETAINING ECONOMIC POSITION [...] Post provides the following justification for retaining the "one-time fill" FO-04 Economic Section Entry Level Officer position (Position No. 20004008). This position is essential to meeting the increasing demands on this Embassy for economic analysis and reporting, investor-advocacy, support [...] | 2006-02-09 12:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AMGT APER GH |
| 06ALMATY2545 | KAZAKHSTAN: PROGRESS ON UZBEK REFUGEE CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstani authorities granted UNHCR access to Uzbek refugee Gabdurafikh Temirbayev on July 11. UNHCR reports that Temirbayev is in good physical and mental condition. The GOK has also said that it will permit a joint review by the UNHCR and the Almaty procuracy of documentati [...] | 2006-07-13 15:21:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF UZ KZ |
| 06ALMATY761 | KNB HEAD STEPS DOWN FOLLOWING ARRESTS IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 22, two days after the arrest of five KNB officers in the Sarsenbaiuly murder case (reftel),Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev accepted the resignation of Committee of National Security (KNB) Chairman Nartai Dutbayev. According to press reports, KNB Vice Cha [...] | 2006-02-25 10:05:00 | US Office Almaty | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KZ POLITICAL |
| 06ANKARA1666 | TURKEY/BELARUS: TURKEY KEEPING A LOW PROFILE ON [...] (C) We shared ref b points concerning our talks with EU member states on responding to Belarus elections with MFA Commonwealth of Independent States Department Head Meltem Buyukkarakas on March 28. We asked if Turkey has considered making public statements concerning the fraudulent elections [...] | 2006-03-29 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS BO TU |
| 06ANKARA273 | EUCOM DCDR DISCUSSES IRAN, CAUCASUS, BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: EUCOM Deputy Commander Gen Charles Wald emphasized the risk to Turkey of Iran's WMD program on January 17 in separate sessions with Turkey's CHOD and Deputy CHOD as well as at a roundtable with TGS staff chaired by DCHOD GEN Isik Kosaner. In all meetings, TGS officials acknowled [...] | 2006-01-24 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM TU IR ZJ ZL |
| 06ANKARA3203 | SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 4 VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (S) Your visit to Turkey comes at an important moment. Foremost on our immediate agenda is ensuring Turkey's sustained support for Secretary Rice's May 31 announcement that we will join EU-3 talks if Iran suspends enrichment and reprocessing. Turkish officials will be interested in hearing U. [...] | 2006-06-02 08:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA5515 | TURKEY/ARMENIA: ARMENIA LOSING OUT ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA DDG for Caucasus and Central Asia Huseyin Avni Karslioglu told us September 14 that given Turkey's concrete efforts to improve economic and trade ties with the Caucasus and Central Asia via pipeline, road and railroad links, Armenia is starting to lose out economically [...] | 2006-09-21 07:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 06ASTANA668 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a November 25 meeting with Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev in Astana, the Ambassador proposed policy discussions on the permanent disposition of BN-350 spent fuel, expressed disappointment at Kazakhstan's voting record in the Third Committee, and offered expanded trainin [...] | 2006-11-27 04:24:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PARM PHUM PREL PTER AF KZ |
| 06ASTANA889 | Kazakhstan: Economy Minister Comments on Tengiz Brawl [...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Economy Minister Musin identified the inadequacy of Kazakh workers' wages as a key contributor to the recent "Tengiz brawl." Even though an oil company might allocate funds for a decent wage, Musin explained, by the time a contractor [...] | 2006-12-20 03:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ENRG EPET KZ |
| 06ASTANA899 | KAZAKHSTAN: SAMRUK'S NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN DEALS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 8, Sir Richard Harry Evans, the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Samruk State Holding Company, discussed with the Ambassador his uphill battle in establishing proper corporate oversight over the Samruk companies, working with the GOK, and plan [...] | 2006-12-20 11:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ENRG EAIR ETRD EPET KZ |
| 06BAKU1001 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's July 7 introductory call, Minister of Defense General-Colonel Safar Abiyev stressed that the U.S.-Azerbaijani relationship is both strategic and special and that U.S. assistance has allowed Azerbaijan to integrate closer with the West. The Minister was p [...] | 2006-07-11 13:39:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS PINR AM AJ |
| 06BAKU1153 | EUROPEAN ACTION PLAN FOR AZERBAIJAN MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: German and Finnish diplomats separately confirmed that Azerbaijan has completed its European Action Plan (EAP). Previous hold-ups over EAP language regarding Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and Azerbaijan's August 2005 commercial flight to Northern Cyprus have been resolved [...] | 2006-08-04 11:34:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PBTS AJ |
| 06BAKU1164 | AZERBAIJANI PUBLIC BEGINS TO DEBATE MINSK GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the weeks since the OSCE Minsk Group core principles for a settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict have become public, reaction in Azerbaijan has shifted from official protestations of surprise and knee-jerk sloganeering to a more nuanced discussion of the merit [...] | 2006-08-08 10:58:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ |
| 06BAKU1194 | AZERBAIJANI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SEEKS CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: In an August 8 meeting with Poloff, prominent Azerbaijani human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva said that she found Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arkadi Gukasyan to be open to a civil society dialogue between the Karabakhi and Azerbaijani communities. Abdullayeva led a delegation of re [...] | 2006-08-11 13:17:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ |
| 06BAKU1279 | IDP COMMUNITY SPEAKS OUT ON N-K NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 24, Poloff met with an IDP community that lives in abandoned train cars just outside the southern Azerbaijani city of Imishli. Although one man insisted that the only way to settle the N-K conflict is through war, most members of the community remain hopeful that a peace [...] | 2006-08-29 12:39:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PBTS PHUM KDEM AM AJ |
| 06BAKU1410 | OSD DASD MACDOUGALL'S SEPTEMBER 15 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Abiyev affirmed the importance of close cooperation with the US and NATO in a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James MacDougall. MacDougall raised the importance of Azerbaijan formally notifying NATO ab [...] | 2006-09-27 08:17:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KZ AJ |
| 06BAKU1425 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR /CARC CONFLICTS ADVISOR JOHN [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/CARC John Crosby to travel to Baku 1-2 October 2006, to support the OSCE Minsk Group's U.S. Co-Chair negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh. Control officer will be Political Officer Jeff Bennett. Mr. Bennett can be reached at the Em [...] | 2006-09-29 09:10:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AJ |
| 06BAKU1426 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza to travel to Baku 2-3 October 2006, for meetings with the Minsk Group co-chair counterparts.. Control officer will be Political Officer Jeff Bennett. Mr. Bennett can be reached at the [...] | 2006-09-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AJ |
| 06BAKU1433 | FINNISH AMBASSADOR TERHI HAKALA DISCUSSES THE EU'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finnish Ambassador Terhi Hakala met with the Ambassador on September 22 to discuss Azerbaijan's European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan. The EU Commission has approved the plan, and the EU Troika will visit Baku on October 3. Hakala said negotiating the agreement was some [...] | 2006-10-03 05:41:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG PBTS AR AZ |
| 06BAKU1501 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) Summary. In a September 27 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Hassanov reiterated the GOAJ commitment to improving the conditions of Azerbaijan's IDP population. Hassanov said that he has transformed the GOAJ relationship with the international donor commun [...] | 2006-10-16 04:55:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PBTS MARR SNAR AJ |
| 06BAKU1525 | DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV RAISES REGIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Matthew Bryza met with Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev on October 2 to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and regional security issues. Abiyev said the GOAJ advocates a peaceful resolution to the NK conflict, but there has been no concrete results in ending [...] | 2006-10-19 12:23:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS MARR AJ AM IR RS GG |
| 06BAKU1579 | CORRECTED COPY: FRENCH LAW ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Parliament's draft law criminalizing denial of the Armenian "genocide" has triggered a heated reaction from the Azerbaijani public, including several atempted protests at the French Embassy. Azerbaijan's parliament criticized the draft law, stating that it cast doubt on [...] | 2006-10-30 13:27:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ AM FR |
| 06BAKU1582 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES U.S.-AJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting with a visiting German Marshall Fund delegation that included six Congressional staff, President Aliyev applauded U.S.-Azerbaijani relations as "developing very successfully" across many areas, and "entering a new phase." Underscoring that Azerbaijan is a [...] | 2006-10-31 13:13:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ETRD ECON GG RU IR AJ |
| 06BAKU1674 | PARTY LEADERS AND POLITICAL ANALYSTS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 7 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, a group of party leaders, Members of Parliament (MPs) and political analysts discussed the political situation in Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Leaders of the opposition parties shared their concerns about democracy [...] | 2006-11-17 10:01:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ |
| 06BAKU170 | MINOR PROTESTS MARK MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS VISIT AS [...] (SBU) The Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) once again was up to its usual tactics during the visit of the three OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs January 31-February 1. Ambassador Steven Mann, US Special Negotiator for the conflict and Minsk Group Co-Chair, was met at the airport by two noisy a [...] | 2006-02-06 07:27:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM ASEC KPAO PREL PGOV AJ |
| 06BAKU1708 | GOAJ QUERIES ON USG STATEMENT REGARDING DECEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Several senior GOAJ officials - most recently Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov -- have asked us whether the U.S. intends to issue a statement rejecting the constitutional referendum scheduled to be held December 10 in the so- [...] | 2006-11-24 13:09:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO AM AJ |
| 06BAKU1710 | AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON ENERGY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a late October 2006 meeting, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov reiterated that Azerbaijan seeks a step-by-step solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and wants Armenia to share in the economic integration and prosperity of the south Caucasus. Mammadyarov characterized Russia [...] | 2006-11-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV UNGA EAID ENRG AM UAM IR AJ |
| 06BAKU1719 | POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 30 - November 1 trip to Azerbaijan's southern regions, the Ambassador met with a broad range of contacts, including representatives from local government, civil society, and a variety of businesses. The southern regions are experiencing some growth and investmen [...] | 2006-11-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO ECON ETRD AJ |
| 06BAKU1721 | PRESIDENT ALIYEV SEEKS BILATERAL "PERMANENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on November 23 (see septel for discussion of energy issues),President Aliyev, recalling his discussion with U.S. government officials in Istanbul last July about an intensified bilater [...] | 2006-11-28 06:20:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL PGOV AJ |
| 06BAKU1729 | AZERBAIJAN IN MUTED SHOCK OVER CLOSURE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijani society remains in a state of muted disbelief following the GOAJ's surprise decision to close independent ANS Television and evict several independent media outlets from their downtown offices. The Coordination Council Union of Public Interest Organizations, an umbrell [...] | 2006-11-28 14:42:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC AJ |
| 06BAKU1754 | AZERBAIJAN: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR ON PM NOGHAIDELI [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan the November 30 visit of PM Noghaideli to Baku was "very positive," and highlighted Georgia's and Azerbaijan's shared strategic vision on energy security and on seeking European markets for Caspian energy. In the meeting between [...] | 2006-12-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG AJ PREL PGOV |
| 06BAKU1771 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON UPCOMING GAS [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see Paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told the Ambassador on December 5 that he expected the December 8 Trilateral meeting of Energy Ministers in Tbilisi to "clarify" whether Turkey was willing to help Georgia with its winter gas problems. He said Azerbaijan [...] | 2006-12-05 15:44:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG GA PGOV PREL TU AJ |
| 06BAKU1791 | DOD DAS MACDOUGALL'S DECEMBER 7 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Department of Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary James MacDougall and the Ambassador--accompanied by SIPDIS Major General Harry Wyatt of the Oklahoma National Guard and EUCOM Brigadier General Melvin Spiese--met with Defense Minister Safar Abiyev on December 7 to discuss bilate [...] | 2006-12-08 14:03:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PBTS PHUM AJ IR |
| 06BAKU277 | AZERBAIJANI PUBLIC DISMISSES N-K TALKS AS "TOILET [...] (SBU) Public reaction following the unsuccessful presidential talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict February 10-11 in Rambouillet, France, has been predictable. While the international press had billed the talks as having the possibility for a break-through, most Azerbaijanis remained cynica [...] | 2006-02-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV AJ |
| 06BAKU342 | KHOJALI TRAGEDY: PATRIOTISM, GRIEF, AND A PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's commemoration of the Khojali Massacre (a 1992 attack by Armenian forces that resulted in the death of a reported 613 civilians) contained a decidedly political message this year, with pointed outreach to the international community and a disturbing uptick in anti-Arme [...] | 2006-03-03 13:56:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV KCRM SOCI AM AJ |
| 06BAKU452 | SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 29 US-AZERBAIJAN [...] (S) Summary: The March 29 political-military consultations are an important opportunity to broaden our strong security relationship. Strategically located in the heart of the Greater Middle East, Azerbaijan provides excellent cooperation on security issues and looks for opportunities to do [...] | 2006-03-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MARR MASS MOPS PBTS AJ |
| 06BAKU455 | UPDATE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH: CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS [...] (U) Militant rhetoric on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during the past week followed reports of ceasefire violations and an announcement that three soldiers were convicted of treason for collusion with Armenia. Meanwhile President Aliyev called on the Armenians to accept the useful suggestions [...] | 2006-03-23 13:17:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS ASEC AJ |
| 06BAKU529 | AZERBAIJAN'S DEPUTY SPEAKER INTRANSIGENT ON [...] (C) On March 30 PolEcon Counselor called on First Deputy Speaker Ziyafat Asgarov to discuss plans for parliamentary reform and his legislative priorities. However, Asgarov chose to devote the meeting to a lengthy soliloquy on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and why the international community h [...] | 2006-04-06 06:03:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PINR MARR AJ |
| 06BAKU536 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE'S APRIL 12-14 VISIT TO [...] (U) Chairman Kolbe, I warmly welcome you and Congressman Garrett to Baku next week. This visit will be a superb opportunity to deliver a strong message of support for political and economic reform, and to enhance further our strong security cooperation with Azerbaijan. Your visit comes at a p [...] | 2006-04-07 09:22:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEN ECON EAID MARR AJ |
| 06BAKU605 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's April 18 farewell call, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev pledged that the May 13 parliamentary rerun elections would be transparent and free. To that end, Mehdiyev said he had warned the ExComs in regions where rerun elections will take place tha [...] | 2006-04-19 13:40:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS KDEM AM RU AJ |
| 06BAKU607 | EC VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN HEAVY ON NEIGHBORHOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his April 7 visit to Baku, EC RELEX Deputy Director-General Fotiadis discussed mainly European Neighborhood Program issues and some energy issues. Sticking points for adoption of Azerbaijan's draft ENP plan appear to be language on regional cooperation, lingering Cypriot [...] | 2006-04-20 03:21:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG AJ GG AM CY EU |
| 06BAKU858 | EUR DAS BRYZA AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev June 6 to discuss Azerbaijan's growing role as energy supplier, its regional relations and Nagorno-Karabakh. Aliyev expressed strong and unambiguous support for the U.S. "Southern Corridor" Strategy to help Europe di [...] | 2006-06-12 12:42:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AJ AM |
| 06BAKU992 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 4 introductory call, Prime Minister Rasizade urged the U.S. to consider the root causes of terrorism. The Ambassador responded that U.S. policy focuses on eliminating terrorism by giving people hope in the future, and urged Azerbaijan, as Chair of the [...] | 2006-07-11 08:01:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON KISL IR AJ |
| 06BAKU993 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: During her July 7 introductory call on Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, the Ambassador reviewed U.S. priorities for the bilateral relationship -- global security, energy security, and political and economic reform -- emphasizing that continued reform is essential for [...] | 2006-07-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM AM AJ |
| 06BERLIN1025 | DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S MEETING IN [...] (C) (Summary) During his visit to Berlin on April 11, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with Rolf Nikel, Deputy Director General for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy, and Global Issues at the Chancellery, and Rolf Welberts, Office Director for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and [...] | 2006-04-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN GM BO |
| 06BERLIN3354 | DAS KRAMER'S VISIT TO BERLIN, NOVEMBER 17 [...] (C) (Summary) National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, MFA Political Director Michael Schaefer, and other senior German officials discussed Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus in meetings with DAS Kramer who visited Berlin on November 17. Schaefer and Heusgen argued that we s [...] | 2006-11-22 16:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM RU UP MD GG |
| 06BISHKEK1196 | BOUCHER 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 06:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PGOV PREL ENRG EINV MARR KG |
| 06BISHKEK1750 | KYRGYZ 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 13:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KG |
| 06BRATISLAVA180 | BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION TELLS BRATISLAVA THE [...] (SBU) At a March 3 briefing hosted jointly at the MFA by State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova and German Marshall Fund's Pavol Demes, Belarusian opposition figures Andrei Sannikov and Oleg Manaev told representatives from the Canadian, U.S., and EU embassies that the Lukashenko r [...] | 2006-03-03 16:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI LO BO |
| 06BRATISLAVA234 | SLOVAKIA FRUSTRATED WITH EU RESPONSE TO BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 24 event on "next steps in Belarus" hosted by the British Ambassador to Slovakia and featuring presentations by representatives from both the Slovak MFA and NGO community, highlighted Slovakia's disappointment in the lack of a clear, timely EU response to Belarus' March [...] | 2006-03-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA235 | SLOVAKIA CONDEMNS MILITIA ACTION AGAINST [...] Slovakia released the following statement condemning the attack on and arrest of Belarusian protesters on March 24. The original statement can be found in Slovak at www.mzv.sk . BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic condemns the attack of uni [...] | 2006-03-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA301 | LAVROV VISIT REINVIGORATED BILATERAL TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: The working visit of Russian FM Lavrov to Slovakia focused on renewing dialogue on economic and energy issues. Lavrov expressed the Russian desire to continue supplying oil, gas, and nuclear materials for Slovakia's energy needs. On Belarus, Slovak FM Kukan reportedly was forcef [...] | 2006-04-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON BO RU LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA349 | CONFERENCE ON BELARUS: EU ON DEFENSIVE, RUSSIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An April 25-26 conference on Belarus held at the Slovak Ministry on Foreign Affairs was an intellectual lynch mob in two acts. The first day, academics and activists painted a bleak picture of the Lukashenko regime, criticized Russian "meddling," and presented statistical da [...] | 2006-04-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA97 | SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE, READY TO MOVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: MFA Third Territorial Division Director Stefan Rozkopal welcomed the news February 7 that Washington had agreed in principle to set aside USD 40,000 to bolster the V-4 contingent of the March OSCE/ODIHR election monitor [...] | 2006-02-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU PO BO EZ LO |
| 06BRUSSELS442 | MIGRATION MANAGEMENT: REGIONAL APPROACH FOR EU AND [...] (U) Summary. At a ministerial conference held on January 24-25, EU officials and counterparts from eastern and south neighbors launched the "Vienna Process" to improve migration management via a structured, regional dialogue and a joint program of action. Major themes of the conference -- whi [...] | 2006-02-09 11:26:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREL KCRM PREF PHUM ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS707 | EUR DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, EUR DAS David Kramer held COEST Troika consultations with the EU on Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus. On Russia, the EU agrees that a combative Russia feels it is in an increasingly strengthened position. The European Commission viewed the "creeping reasserti [...] | 2006-03-03 09:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS MD UP EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS928 | GAERC: WAITING ON HAMAS GOVERNMENT, LIKELY TO [...] (C) A Commission official told us March 17 that she expects no movement on WTO and heavy criticism of Belarus to dominate the March 20 GAERC. EU Foreign Ministers will review how to handle Hamas, given rumors that Hamas could name the personnel it wants in a government over the March 18-19 w [...] | 2006-03-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAL BO ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BUCHAREST629 | ROMANIA: DAS KRAMER, AMBASSADOR HODGES - [...] (C) Summary: DAS David Kramer and Ambassador to Moldova Heather Hodges shared views with leading Romanian interlocutors on recent developments involving Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Russia during a visit to Bucharest on April 3-4. Although Romanian interlocutors described growing strains in [...] | 2006-04-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD RS BO UP KDEM PHUM RO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1682 | WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the situation in the Middle East; US Secretary of State Condoleezza's rice to the region; the Argentine Government's position vis-`-vis the war in Lebanon and Israel; Venezuelan President Chavez's trip to Bielo-Russia and Russia; an [...] | 2006-07-28 18:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
| 06CARACAS2829 | THE OUTSIDERS: BRV RECRUITMENT OF ROGUE STATES [...] (C) President Chavez' September 5-7 meeting with Belarussian government officials provides another example of the BRV's strategic partnerships with the most troublesome of bedfellows. In part through his extensive international travel schedule, Chavez has strengthened ties around the globe to [...] | 2006-09-15 20:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
| 06DAMASCUS2404 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by Palestinian Minister of Interior Said Siam and his meeting with VP Shara. Siam expressed the Palestinian government's and the Palestinian people's great appreciation for Syria's stances towards the Palestinian people. VP Shara reiterated [...] | 2006-05-25 11:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
| 06DUSHANBE1296 | RUMSFELD VISIT AND RUSSIA - WHO'S ON THE SIDE OF THE [...] (S) Russian Charge Viacheslav Svetlichny was the first diplomat to seek a readout of Secretary Rumsfeld's visit to Tajikistan and his meeting with President Rahmonov. The Ambassador joked with him on July 12 that Svetlichny must surely already have a near-verbatim treatment of the meeting fro [...] | 2006-07-12 11:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR TI |
| 06DUSHANBE1439 | REFLECTIONS 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 08:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID AMGT KPAO KDEM RS TI |
| 06DUSHANBE1463 | TAJIK-UZBEK TENSIONS GROWING IN GAS, WATER AND COUNTER [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the last six weeks, the Tajik media has reported on a series of small incidents, the sum of which suggest that the already fractious relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan is not getting smoother, despite the hopes raised when Uzbekistan joined the Eurasian Eco [...] | 2006-08-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG TJ UZ |
| 06DUSHANBE397 | TAJIKISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The following is Embassy Dushanbe's 2005-2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Post's lettering system matches reftel's. OVERVIEW OF TAJIKISTAN'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. Tajikistan is an origin country for trafficking. International trafficking for the purposes [...] | 2006-02-28 14:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC |
| 06HELSINKI1173 | DAS KRAMER AND FINNISH DG ESKELINEN DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer on 15 November met with Finnish Director General Eskelinen and other foreign ministry staff to discuss U.S. consultations around the G-8 Political Directors' meeting in Moscow and Finnish preparations for the upcoming EU-Russia summit on 24 [...] | 2006-11-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RU FI EUN BO MD PL UP |
| 06HELSINKI505 | FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...] | 2006-06-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI |
| 06KIEV1062 | UKRAINE/BELARUS/RUSSIA: GOU VIEWS ON RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: During EUR DAS David Kramer's March 13 meetings in Kiev, Deputy Defense Minister Polyakov said that while security issues in the Ukraine-Russia relationship were secondary to political and military aspects, his Ministry (MoD) tried to play a "good cop" role by reinforcing a produ [...] | 2006-03-17 15:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KDEM PHUM PINR RS BO UP |
| 06KIEV1162 | UKRAINE/BELARUS: GOU STATEMENTS ON BELARUSAN [...] (SBU) On March 24 DCM relayed concerns (ref A) regarding a March 21 MFA statement calling the international isolation of Belarus ineffective (ref B) to MFA Second Territorial Department Deputy Director Ihor Prokopchuk. DCM characterized the March 21 statement by GOU spokesman Filipchuk as unh [...] | 2006-03-24 16:34:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM |
| 06KIEV2039 | UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER GETS AHEAD OF FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 22 meeting with EUR DAS Kramer, Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said a meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and Belarus might be possible if Belarus were to make favorable decisions on issues of importance to Ukraine. Tarasyuk added that the Ukrainian government was preparing t [...] | 2006-05-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM EAID NATO MARR PINR BO UP |
| 06KIEV2278 | UKRAINE: ENCOURAGING GREATER SUPPORT TO BELARUSAN [...] (C) Summary: During a June 8 meeting with DFM Khandohiy, U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Krol encouraged Ukraine to develop contacts with Belarus at a level below cabinet minister and suggested that Ukraine could use such contacts to promote more responsible Belarusan government behavior. He also [...] | 2006-06-09 15:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO UP |
| 06KIEV336 | UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: NATO, [...] (C) Summary: In Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24, ASD/ISP Flory and EUR A/S Fried noted U.S. support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, but emphasized the importance of Ukraine demonstrating that it shared the political, economic, and social values required to meet the performance-b [...] | 2006-01-26 08:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR YI IZ MD BO UP OSCE NATO |
| 06KIEV341 | UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: [...] (SBU) During Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24, the U.S. side raised the year-long inability of the Embassy to dispatch diplomatic pouches by air given a Ukrainian law requiring x-ray inspection. 2. (SBU) As Acting Chair for the U.S. side, EB A/S Tony Wayne noted that the Ukrain [...] | 2006-01-26 10:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ADPM ADCO PREL KREC ASEC KRIM UP |
| 06KIGALI1035 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) [...] TFCO -- Richard M. Kaminski, Chief, Political and Economic Section, Tel Nr.: (250) 505-601/2/3; E-Mail Address: KaminskiRM@state.gov 2. Deputy TFCO -- Daniel M. Stoian, Economic Officer Tel. Nr.: (250) 505-601/2/3 [...] | 2006-11-01 12:31:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER RW |
| 06KYIV4062 | UKRAINE: GUAM STATEMENT CRITICIZES RUSSIAN ACTIONS [...] (U) The Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM issued a statement dated October 16 on Russia-Georgia tension on the margins of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Foreign Ministers in Minsk. The press reported that Ukrainian delegation head First Deputy [...] | 2006-10-20 16:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PREL KDEM YI RS AZ GG MD UP |
| 06KYIV4305 | UKRAINE: LITHUANIAN MFA U/S PAVILIONIS AND A/S [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Zygimantas Pavilionis and A/S Fried discussed developments in the region and measures needed to address recent Russian assertiveness. Paviolionis said that the Lithuanian, Polish, and Ukrainian Presidents formed an effective "troika" in working tog [...] | 2006-11-17 16:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO UP RS GG TU PL LH |
| 06KYIV4466 | EU MAKES BELARUS AN OFFER, AWAITING RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: EU European Commission official Jean-Eric Holzapfel told us December 4 that the initial Belarusan government reaction was noncommittal to the November 21 delivery of an EU non-paper stating its readiness to assist Belarus if the government implemented democratic reforms. The timi [...] | 2006-12-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM EAID EUN BO UP |
| 06KYIV4647 | UKRAINE/BELARUS: PLANNING A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary/comment: According to the MFA, Ukrainian Presidential Secretariat Chief of Staff Baloha's December 14 visit to Minsk was intended to maintain momentum toward a possible meeting between the Ukrainian and Belarusan presidents in the February-March 2007 timeframe. The meeting, if it [...] | 2006-12-22 10:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MNUC PINR BO UP |
| 06LINSK1234 | LUKASHENKO'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY: A METHOD TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH VE AJ IR BO |
| 06MADRID2828 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA KUZMINSKI, POST, [...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Personnel, Peter Kuzminski, Technical Staff Lead, Joseph Post, Manager, and Diane Liang, Perations Research Analyst to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 14 to November 18, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to present ATO perspectives at the FAA/Euro [...] | 2006-11-03 16:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR FAA IFO OTRA SP |
| 06MADRID3082 | USOSCE AMB FINLEY CONSULTS SPAIN ON ITS OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: USOSCE Ambassador Finley discussed Spain's plans for its upcoming OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office with Spanish OSCE Task Force Director Lopez Jorrin and his team on December 15. Finley and Lopez Jorrin discussed the importance of focusing the next OSCE ministerial on a few key issues [...] | 2006-12-21 14:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE SP |
| 06MILSK1226 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSI225 | ELECTINN OFFICIAL TELLS EUR DAR KRAMER ELECTIONSQ [...] (C) Sumaary: VisiWKkQEUR DAS David Kramer met with Central Election Commissikn (CDC) Secretary Nikolai Lozovik on February 24. Lozovik stressed that Bdlarus, election process is democratic and expressed anger at the OSCE and U.S. for saying otherwise. He also criti`ized the oppoSitiof for co [...] | 2006-03-02 13:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 06MINSK10 | Belarus' Flailing White Elephants [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months Ambassador and Emboffs have visited several of Belarus' larger businesses, including its fourth largest company, the Minsk Automobile Factory (MAZ),its fifth largest company, the Belarus Automobile Factory (BelAZ),and Belshina, one of the world's largest tire [...] | 2006-01-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD ELAB PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1002 | GOB DENIES ACCESS TO KOZULIN, ANONYMOUS LETTER [...] (C) On September 8, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the MFA in response to the Embassy's August 10 request for access to former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin in prison. Charge had traveled to the prison to seek access to Kozulin August 30, but was told that t [...] | 2006-09-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1013 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 18, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Chinese Defense Minister Meets with Lukashenko in Minsk (para. 2) - Lukashenko Arrives in Havana for NAM Summit (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY --------- [...] | 2006-09-18 08:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1018 | DAY OF SOLIDARITY EVENT CUT SHORT BY POWER FAILURE [...] (C) Summary: On September 16, youth opposition activists staged a demonstration and concert on the one-year anniversary of the first "Days of Solidarity" event. Despite significant security presence and attempts by the GOB to impede the rally, the demonstration in Minsk attracted approximat [...] | 2006-09-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF ASEC BO |
| 06MINSK1019 | UNION STATE STAGNATES ALONG WITH GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite public statements to the contrary, and without knowing the content of the "Constitutional Act," Russia and Belarus still appear far from completing an agreement on a Union State. Before seriously negotiating on the Union State the two still must resolve issues that re-em [...] | 2006-09-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD PGOV PINR BO |
| 06MINSK1031 | TIP Film Screening Prompts Discussion of GOB's Anti-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently hosted a film screening of a U.S.-produced investigative documentary on victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) for independent journalists and leading members of the NGO community. The participants praised the film for its poignant presentation of the gl [...] | 2006-09-20 12:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1036 | BORISOV OPPOSITION FACES SEVERE REPRESSION AHEAD [...] (C) Poloffs recently traveled to Borisov to gauge local preparedness and the degree of cooperation of democratic forces ahead of the January 14 municipal elections. Despite blatant surveillance and frequent interruptions by GOB representatives and state media, Borisov's opposition political p [...] | 2006-09-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
| 06MINSK1050 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 26, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Date Announced for CIS October Summit in Minsk (para. 2) - Belarus' Foreign Minister to Address UNGA (para. 3) - Foreign Ministries of Belarus, Iran [...] | 2006-09-27 03:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1055 | HRDF POLLING CONTINUES, NEW DISTRIBUTOR SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) This is the third report on implementation of a DRL grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus. Under the auspices of a DRL Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) small grant (ref A),the IISEPS polling service conducted the fifth of six opinion polls August 15-25 (see septel [...] | 2006-09-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK1056 | REGIME TIGHTENING ELECTORAL CODE ON EVE OF LOCAL [...] (C) The Belarusian Parliament will review a bill of 60 amendments to the Electoral Code in early October, which if passed, could have a noticeable impact on the process leading up to municipal elections in January 2007. Most of the changes will not be publicized until after signed into law by [...] | 2006-09-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK106 | WOMEN,S POLITICAL WILL IS STRONG BUT UNDERUTILIZED [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, DCM met with Belarusian Organization of Working Women (BOWW) representative to discuss the political mood of women on the eve of the presidential elections, BOWW's strategy to support the opposition candidates and the organization's future projects for the post-elec [...] | 2006-02-03 07:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
| 06MINSK1060 | THE HARD LIFE AND TIMES OF BELARUSIAN THINK TANKS [...] (C) Leaders of the most prominent independent analytical centers in Belarus recently detailed how a continuing campaign of repression by the Lukashenko regime has caused many of their organizations to formally disband. Despite the pressure, think tank leaders continue working to try to inform [...] | 2006-09-28 10:59:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1061 | OPPOSITION COALITION SPLITTING AT THE SEAMS [...] (C) On September 25, several key parties within the United Democratic Forces (UDF) announced the formation of an independent &executive body8 to coordinate plans for the January 2007 municipal elections. In response to this latest development, UDF leader Aleksandr Milinkevich has stated in u [...] | 2006-09-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1062 | OPPOSITION LEADERS ADMIT DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, [...] (C) Charge met separately September 29 at the Embassy with Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) leaders Vintsuk Vyachorka and Anatoliy Lebedko to discuss the state of the united opposition (ref A). Both Vyachorka and Lebedko stated that while as before there were differences of opinion, the coal [...] | 2006-09-29 09:37:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1074 | BELARUSIAN YOUTH ACTIVELY WORKING, JUST NOT [...] (C) Summary: Belarusian youth groups have redirected their attention away from post-election stagnation to resuming activities to bring about change in Belarus. Some are actively preparing for the January 2007 local elections, while others are focusing on distributing information, providing [...] | 2006-10-03 10:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1075 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 03, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko Discusses Union State Agenda with Borodin (para. 2) - China's Ambassador Calls Belarus A Friend and Partner (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY -- [...] | 2006-10-03 11:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1079 | LUKASHENKO FIELDS SOFTBALLS FROM RUSSIAN MEDIA, [...] (C) In an extensively covered lengthy press conference with selected visiting Russian journalists, President Lukashenko laid all the blame for the latest delay in Belarusian-Russian integration at the doorstep of the Kremlin. On the other hand, he claimed an affinity for Russia, told the audi [...] | 2006-10-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK108 | Minsk Election Weekly VII (January 28-February 3) [...] This is the seventh in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------- Signature Results ----------------- 2. After a month of signature collection, the CEC announced the following [...] | 2006-02-03 09:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1081 | BELARUS TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Responses keyed to paragraph 11 of reftel: A. Only one trade agency, State, is represented at Post. B. Contact person: Nathan Lane, Deputy Political/Economic Section Chief lanenp@state.gov tel. (375-17) 210-1283 ext. 4434 fax (375-17) 234-78-53 Backup Dmitriy Semenov, Political/Ec [...] | 2006-10-04 12:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | |