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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
00THEHAGUE1738	DUTCH READY FOR POST-ELECTION SUPPORT TO [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-09 16:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM MW NL

02ROME1821	ITALY/ALBANIA - GOI CONDITIONS AID PLEDGE TO GOA: [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) ON APRIL 9, BALKAN OFFICE HEAD MAURIZIO MASSARI AND MFA UNDER SECRETARY ROBERTO ANTONIONE HAD "EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE AND ENCOURAGING" MEETINGS IN TIRANA WITH PRIME MINISTER MAJKO, FOREIGN MINISTER DADE, AND ECONOMIC MINISTER MEKSI. MASSARI TOLD PO [...]	2002-04-11 15:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AL EAID ENRG IT PREL EUN
02ROME5093	GOI AGREES WITH USG ON NEED FOR SERBIAN ELECTION [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 16, MFA BALKAN OFFICE DIRECTOR MAURIZIO MASSARI TOLD POLOFF THAT THE GOI AGREED COMPLETELY WITH USG THE USG VIEW EXPRESSED REFTEL THAT THE IC MUST PUT PRESSURE ON SERB PM DJINDJIC TO RECONVENE PARLIAMENT IN ORDER TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL LAW IN LINE WITH ODIHR RECOMMENDATIONS. M [...]	2002-10-18 08:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR MN IT OSCE
03ANKARA1396	TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]	2003-03-05 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03THEHAGUE1847	OSCE: A/S JONES' MEETINGS IN THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-22 10:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	GG KCRM MD NL PREL UP OSCE
03THEHAGUE2567	DUTCH RESPONSE TO CHECHNYA ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche points on the Chechnya election (ref A) to Dutch MFA OSCE Task Force Senior Policy Officer Robert-Jan Siegert on October 6, 2003. Siegert said the Dutch agree with U.S. points, but the Dutch position varies slightly. He noted FM de Hoop Scheffer, in his c [...]	2003-10-07 09:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV RS NL
03ZAGREB2259	CROATIA'S PARLIAMENT DISSOLVES - WHAT NEXT? [...] SUMMARY: THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED ON OCTOBER 17, THE FIRST FORMAL STEP IN A SERIES OF EVENTS WHICH WILL LEAD TO ELECTIONS ON NOVEMBER 23. PRESIDENT MESIC TOOK THE SECOND STEP ON OCTOBER 20, WHEN HE FORMALLY SET THE DATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. CROATIA'S ELECTORAL LAW REMAINS [...]	2003-10-20 14:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2433	ELECTIONS: OSCE CONCERNS ABOUT REFUGEE VOTING [...] (C) Most international and local observers looking at preparations for elections in Croatia are generally satisfied that the voting on November 23 will be fair and transparent. ODIHR is comfortable enough with the process to have decided not to bring in short-term monitors for election day. [...]	2003-11-18 15:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2458	ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN CIRCUS IN ZAGREB [...] (C) On the last day of the campaign for the November 23 parliamentary elections, there is no escaping campaign hoopla in Zagreb. All of Croatia's political parties -- even those with no hope of crossing the five percent vote threshold needed to win seats -- are pulling out all the stops. Th [...]	2003-11-21 11:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2478	ELECTIONS: SANADER'S HDZ WINS BIG, BUT WILL HAVE [...] (SBU) The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) founded by former President Franjo Tudjman was a big winner in Croatia's November 23 parliamentary election, but will still have to form a coalition in order to seat a government. According to unofficial results, the HDZ won 65 of 76 seats needed for [...]	2003-11-24 13:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
04ANKARA1233	TURKEY: 2004 ANTI TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Embassy point of contact is David McFarland, who replaces Phil Kaplan following submission of this report. Kaplan (rank: FSO-03) spent approximately 100 hours in prepara [...]	2004-03-02 11:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
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
04BRUSSELS4183	U.S.-EU OSCE CONSULTS FOCUS ON RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The September 21 U.S.-EU OSCE consultations focused largely on Russian intransigence toward outside influence in its "near abroad." Both sides agreed that the CIS Astana Declaration is an attempt to undercut the OSCE role in human rights and democratization. Similarly, the EU re [...]	2004-09-30 09:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5216	EU COMMISSION AND COUNCIL SECRETARIAT RESPONSE ON [...] (SBU) We reviewed REF A points with Judith Gebetsroithner of Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's cabinet and Margarita Comamala of the Council Secretariat on December 7 and 8, respectively. Neither had any specific comment or reaction on the Great Lakes, Middle East or Colombia (the latter of whic [...]	2004-12-09 17:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KPAL UP CO HR CG TU RW EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04HELSINKI1420	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Helsinki, coming just days after the U.S. election, will be an excellent opportunity to review our bilateral and multilateral agenda with Finnish leaders, and to stress the value of our close relationship with Finland and Europe. Finnish President Halonen has sent a telegram [...]	2004-11-04 17:35:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP PTER IZ AF RS CH FI EUN
04ROME4000	BUREAUCRATICS WILL KEEP ITALY FROM SECONDING [...] (SBU) OSCE Office Director Fabio Cristiani told poloff that a bureaucratic complication would make it impossible for Italy to second observers to monitor upcoming elections in Ukraine. He said that Italian legislation authorizing such funds came with a string attached - money for transportatio [...]	2004-10-18 08:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UP IT OSCE
04ROME4421	ITALIAN VIEWS ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Russia/CIS Office Director Marco Marsilli agreed with US views (ref a) that if activities in the run-up to and during the second round of elections do not meet OSCE/ODIHR standards, the US and EU must coordinate on raising concerns with Ukrainian officials and the Central Election Commissi [...]	2004-11-18 14:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP IT EUN
04ROME4534	ITALY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE ON OSCE MONITORING [...] (U) MFA OSCE Office Director Fabio Cristiani told poloff that an OSCE election observer mission for Iraq as proposed reftel was in line with Italy's view that the organization's expertise should be exploited for "out of theater" missions. He agreed that ODIHR could provide invaluable assistance [...]	2004-11-30 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ IT OSCE
04THEHAGUE2680	DUTCH ON OSCE ELECTION MISSION IN UKRAINE [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-15 16:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UP NL OSCE
04VATICAN1471	OSCE ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE: HOLY SEE WANTS [...] (c) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Monsignor Pietro Parolin told the DCM April 8 that the Holy See was committed to a successful OSCE Anti-Semitism Conference in Berlin, and agreed with the U.S. on the importance of achieving concrete results. To this end, the Holy See will be sending a hig [...]	2004-04-14 15:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI VT OSCE
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
04ZAGREB409	UNDERSECRETARY DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO CROATIA [...] (C) On March 2 Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky visited Croatia and met with President Stjepan Mesic, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, and Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul. The Under Secretary discussed Croatia's participation in the Community of Democracies, the UN Commis [...]	2004-03-10 13:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF KDEM HR NATO
05ALMATY1501	KAZAKHSTANI PARLIAMENT PASSES REGRESSIVE AMENDMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a joint meeting of both chambers on April 8, the Kazakhstani Parliament passed a set of amendments to the Elections Law that raise serious concerns about the GOK's political will to support free and fair elections. Although there are some amendments that appear to be an [...]	2005-04-14 09:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY1595	KAZAKHSTANI PARLIAMENT CONSIDERS TROUBLING PACKAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) is currently considering a set of national security amendments that continues the regressive trend of the recent Law on Extremism and amendments to the Elections Law. The draft legislation would set new limits on, inter alia, freedom of [...]	2005-04-22 01:33:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY1596	KAZAKHSTANI PARLIAMENT CONSIDERS TROUBLING PACKAGE [...] (U) This cable replaces Almaty 1595. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) is currently considering a set of national security amendments that continues the regressive trend of the recent Law on Extremism and amendments to the Elections Law. The draft legislation woul [...]	2005-04-22 04:22:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY1721	KAZAKHSTAN: AMB. MINIKES' MEETING WITH OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 25 roundtable in Almaty, Amb. Minikes heard the views of opposition politicians on Kazakhstan's bid to become the chair of the OSCE in 2009 and the current state of play with regard to respect for human rights and democratic principles in Kazakhstan. Participants di [...]	2005-05-04 11:24:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY1838	KAZAKHSTAN: TROUBLING NGO LAW UNDER CONSIDERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Draft legislation currently under consideration in the Kazakhstani parliament has the potential to severely restrict the activities of NGOs, particularly those receiving foreign assistance. U.S. implementing partners are mobilizing to fight the draft, which legal experts have [...]	2005-05-13 04:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY1856	USOSCE AMBASSADOR MINIKES' MEETINGS WITH ASTANA [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 26, U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Minikes, accompanied by Ambassador Ordway, met separately with Deputy Speaker of the Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) Dyachenko, Chairman of the Central Elections Commission Zhumabekov, and Minister of Justice Baliyeva. Ambassador Min [...]	2005-05-16 01:48:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2386	NGO LAW PASSED BY MAZHILIS STILL PROBLEMATIC; ASAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Informal OSCE analysis of draft NGO legislation adopted by the Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) on June 10 provides clarification on changes made during the parliamentary review process. Contrary to previous media reports that certain restrictive parts of the legislation [...]	2005-06-26 03:10:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3447	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDDUP, [...] (U) This is the second in a series of weekly election roundups, in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. --------------------------------- Would-be Candidates for President ------------------------------- [...]	2005-09-26 15:18:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3450	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY [...] (C) SumQry: Post welcomes the selection of Kazakhstan as an EUR focus country for the democracy promotion strategy (Ref A). Kazakhstan is preparing for what could be its first truly contested presidential race this December, against the backdrop of serious GOK concerns about U.S. intentions a [...]	2005-10-03 14:54:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3604	EUR A/S FRIED,S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Participants: U.S.: EUR A/S Fried Ambassador Ordway SA DAS Gastright DASD MacDougall NSC Director Merkel Astana PO Tracy (notetaker) Kazakhstan: Foreign Minister Tokayev First Deputy Foreign Minister Aliyev MFA Chief of [...]	2005-10-05 08:41:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	KZ MARR PGOV PREL POLITICAL
05ALMATY3861	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, [...] (U) This is the fifth in a series of weekly election roundups, in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. CEC in Action ------------- 2. (U) As of October 21, three candidates - Nazarbayev, Tuyakbay, an [...]	2005-10-23 08:33:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3919	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, [...] (U) This is the sixth in a series of weekly election roundups, in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. Commitments to Free and Fair Elections -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) OSCE Ambas [...]	2005-10-31 21:19:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3924	ZERO TOLERANCE FOR KAZAKHSTAN'S OPPOSITION PRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Harassment of opposition print media intensified in the three weeks leading up to start of the official campaign period October 25. While print runs have increased, there have been incidents ranging from confiscation of the entire print run of one paper, to grabbing copies out [...]	2005-11-01 00:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY4010	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, [...] (U) This is the seventh in a series of weekly election roundups in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. President Nazarbayev's Campaign ------------------------------- 2. (U) President Nazarbayev cont [...]	2005-11-08 21:01:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY4029	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. OFFICIALS PRESS FOR FREE AND [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Almaty-USOSCE cable. 2. (C) Summary: USOSCE Ambassador Finley and Ambassador Ordway met with opposition, civil society and youth group representatives and government officials October 25-28 to discuss progress on democratic reforms, the upcoming presidential el [...]	2005-11-09 21:12:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY4074	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP [...] (U) This is the eighth in a series of weekly election roundups in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. CEC Statements on Election Campaigns ------------------------------------ 2. (U) On November 3, C [...]	2005-11-15 21:21:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KZ
05ALMATY409	2004-05 SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE [...] (SBU) The following is the draft summary of U.S. strategy and efforts to combat human rights abuses and bolster democracy in Kazakhstan for 2004-05. BEGIN DRAFT STRATEGY TEXT: In Kazakhstan, the United States forcefully advocated support of human rights and democracy, emphasizing that bi [...]	2005-02-03 23:54:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV ELAB KPAO KSEP KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY4282	SCENESETTER: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev is poised to win a substantial victory with support likely exceeding 70 percent of the vote. While the pre-electoral playing field was not level, opposition candidates engaged in a serious campaign effort that was hindered more by their inability to connec [...]	2005-12-02 09:22:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO KZ
05ALMATY4285	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, [...] (U) This is the eleventh and final in a series of weekly election roundups in advance of Kazakhstan's December 4, 2005 presidential elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. Candidates Wrap Up Election Campaigns ------------------------------------- 2. (U) On [...]	2005-12-02 10:59:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KZ
05ALMATY4301	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The CEC announced on December 5, twelve hours after the polls closed, that President Nazarbayev had been reelected with 91% of the vote. Three different exit polls showed the President winning by wide margins, the largest with 83% support. The OSCE issued a preliminary report [...]	2005-12-05 21:11:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KZ
05ANKARA6446	TURKISH MFA ON AZERBAIJAN ELECTIONS: QUIET [...] (C) Turkey's MFA says it has approached the GOAJ at all levels to express its desire for a free, fair, and transparent elections on November 6, but prefers not to do so publicly. The GOT expects Aliyev to win comfortably even without cheating. Turkey is sending a sizable contingent of offi [...]	2005-10-26 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU AZ
05ANKARA6642	TURKISH MFA CLARIFIES POSITION ON AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Following a weak initial MFA statement and amid press reports that Turkish observers found no irregularities during the November 6 Azerbaijan elections, MFA Director General Halil Akinci clarified the Turkish position during a November 9 meeting with visiting Senior Advisor for Eurasia Stev [...]	2005-11-10 11:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU OSCE AZ
05BRUSSELS1641	APRIL 25 GAERC: EU FMS DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST, [...] (SBU) EU FMs' April 25 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting went much as expected (REF A),with discussion moving briskly through the day's agenda prior to FMs leaving to attend the signing ceremony for the EU Accession Treaty of Romania and Bulgaria (REF B). The EU [...]	2005-04-26 15:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID LE IZ IS ZF ZI RU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
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
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
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
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
05VATICAN530	VATICAN POSITIVE ON RUSSIA TRIP [...] (C) Holy See FM Lajolo told the Ambassador November 3 that his recent trip to Russia had been a useful step forward for Vatican relations with Russia and the Orthodox Church (ROC). Lajolo said he raised with Russian FM Lavrov the Holy See's perception that Russia was captive to the Orthodox C [...]	2005-11-08 16:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF VT RU
05VIENNA3569	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE ON BELARUS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Austrian MFA A/S for Eurasian Affairs Hans Porias on November 4, stressing that the U.S. hoped the EU would specifically call on Lukashenko not to run again. Porias told us that he believed that the Council Conclusions on Belarus were essentially final [...]	2005-11-07 13:46:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BO AU EUN
05WARSAW1168	POLAND: FIFTH ANNUAL (2005) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 18-21 of REFTEL A. Embassy point of contact is POLOFF Tom Yeager (telephone: 48-22-504-2676, fax 48- 22-504-2613, e-mail yeagerta@state.gov). POLOFF (FP- 04) spent 65 hours collecting data and compiling report; Two POLFSNs spent [...]	2005-03-02 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
05WARSAW3473	OSCE: HDIM ELECTION ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. Election issues were the focus of three early events at this year's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM)in Warsaw. During the first HDIM Working Session, the clear fault line that separates most NGOs and participating States, including the United States, from Russia and [...]	2005-09-27 12:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PL OSCE
05YEREVAN1956	ARMENIA: PRESIDENT APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On October 31, President Robert Kocharian approved legislation amending the Armenian Law on Conducting Meetings, Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations. The amendments include "most recommend [...]	2005-11-04 11:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1993	PUBLICITY AND CASH PUSH FOR A "YES" VOTE IN [...] (C) While politicians on both sides of the issue are busy trading political capital over the issue of proposed constitutional amendments, pro-government forces are spending hefty amounts of hard cash in a nationwide publicity campaign aimed to get out the "yes" vote. Post views the "Yes" media [...]	2005-11-10 13:36:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1994	CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS URGES ARMENIA TO INVITE OSCE [...] (SBU) During a November 7-9 visit to Armenia, Rep. Alcee Hastings, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, made a strong case to top Armenian officials to reconsider their decision not to invite OSCE observers to monitor the constitutional referendum scheduled for November 27. In a seri [...]	2005-11-11 05:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2062	ARMENIA: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY, 2005-2008 [...] (SBU) Armenia is at a crossroads in its democratic development. While the political landscape has remained relatively consistent since the last elections, the next two years will test the government's commitment to its reform agenda. As Assistant Secretary Fried said during his October visit [...]	2005-11-23 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PHUM PREL AM
06ALMATY1001	KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE ROUNDTABLE ON IMPLEMENTING THE ICCPR [...] (U) Summary: On February 13 the local NGO "Charter for Human Rights NGO" and the OSCE Center in Almaty hosted a roundtable discussion on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),ratified by Kazakhstan on November 28, 2005. The roundtable included [...]	2006-03-21 01:45:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL OSCE
06ALMATY1576	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CEC CHAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Election Commission is reviewing its election law and procedures with ODIHR, and preparing for October 2007 maslikhat elections, according to CEC chair Zhumabekov. While the Kazakhstani government believes that its election law largely conforms to international stan [...]	2006-05-02 01:35:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
06ASHGABAT1015	U.S., UK, FRANCE AND OSCE UNITE BEHIND FREEDOM OF [...] (C) The U.S., United Kingdom, French and OSCE missions in Ashgabat have agreed to send Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) individual diplomatic notes protesting a freedom of movement case in which the complainants, acting under the advice of the OSCE, have recently exhausted all [...]	2006-09-29 13:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV TX
06ASTANA567	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER [...] This is the first in a series of bi-weekly roundup cables on political developments in Almaty, Kazakhstan's "southern capital." The series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition following the Embassy's move to Astana. Items were drawn prim [...]	2006-11-14 02:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KZ
06BAKU1163	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a July 31 roundtable meeting, nine of Azerbaijan's leading human rights activists told the Ambassador that Azerbaijan's elections in 2003 and 2005 were not free and fair, citing bias in the composition of the election commissions as part of the problem. The NGO leaders stressed [...]	2006-08-08 10:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM AJ
06BAKU1466	VOTING IN AZERBAIJAN'S OCTOBER 6 PARTIAL MUNICIPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As of 1900 hours on October 6, Azerbaijan's partial Municipal Elections have passed relatively smoothly, with reports of minor procedural problems that the local election officials quickly corrected. Our Embassy observers noticed many cases of family voting, and some cases of atte [...]	2006-10-06 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1480	LACK OF OSCE LEADERSHIP UNDERCUTS DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) With Presidential elections looming in 2008, we cannot afford to continue with weak OSCE leadership in Azerbaijan. The OSCE can and should provide coordination and leadership to the international community's efforts to promote democracy, rule of law, and respect for human rights in Azerb [...]	2006-10-11 13:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RU AJ
06BAKU1487	RULING PARTY WINS MAJORITY OF VOTES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 9, Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission (CEC) released the first results of the October 6 partial Municipal Elections. As expected, the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party won 60 percent of the votes, while independent candidates captured 36 percent. Total voter turn-out [...]	2006-10-12 12:37:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1659	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S NOVEMBER 27-28 [...] (C) Azerbaijan is at a pivotal moment in its development, with billions in energy revenue beginning to flow into government coffers, increasing fears of tensions with Iran and Russian resurgence in the region, and senior leaders taking a careful look at Azerbaijan's internal development and p [...]	2006-11-14 16:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
06BAKU236	CEC CHAIR PROMISES AMBASSADOR COOPERATION ON MAY RERUN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 9 Ambassador called on Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Mezahir Panahov to discuss preparations for the May 13 reruns of ten parliamentary seats. Ambassador addressed a wide area of reforms that could be undertaken, most notably restricting local authorities [...]	2006-02-15 13:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU269	NEW SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 16, Ambassador and USAID Country Coordinator called on the new Speaker of Parliament, Ogtay Asadov. Asadov and Ambassador agreed on the need for May parliamentary rerun elections to be democratic and expressed confidence that Parliament would exercise a greater role [...]	2006-02-21 10:42:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV ECON PTER AJ
06BAKU701	AZERBAIJAN'S RERUN ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN QUIET, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 10 briefing, ODIHR Election Observation Head of Mission Geert Aherns reported that the campaign period for ten parliamentary rerun elections to be held on May 13 appeared to be proceeding fairly well, in comparison with the November election. ODIHR,s assessment corre [...]	2006-05-11 11:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU702	AZERBAIJAN: A VOTER TURNOUT SCHEME IN JALILABAD? [...] (U) In the aftermath of the November 6 parliamentary election, the GOAJ Constitutional Court invalidated the results of several precincts within constituency 69 located in Jalilabad along Azerbaijan's southern border with Iran. Citing widespread fraud in the November vote count, the Court canc [...]	2006-05-11 12:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU710	AZERBAIJAN RERUNS: ALL EYES ON VOTE COUNT AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's May 13 rerun of ten parliamentary districts, canceled due to fraud in November 2005 elections, appears to be proceeding quietly in most districts. While minor procedural problems persist, we have seen little evidence of calculated fraud during balloting. Domestic o [...]	2006-05-13 14:37:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU713	AZERBAIJAN'S PARLIAMENTARY RERUN ELECTIONS SHOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan,s May 13 rerun of ten parliamentary races was marked by calm, orderly voting and a relatively clean and transparent vote count. International observers -- including the OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Euro [...]	2006-05-15 12:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL 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
06BELGRADE1454	MONTENEGRO RETURNS RULING COALITION TO POWER [...] (U) Summary: Unofficial preliminary election results for the Sunday Republic-wide parliamentary elections show the ruling DPS/SDP coalition holding on to power with 41 of parliament's 81 seats, an absolute majority. Official results will be released on September 12. Former Leader of the Opposi [...]	2006-09-11 12:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
06BELGRADE54	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM NOTES: EU ENVOY [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Envoy Lajcak has widely circulated "Key Principles" for the referendum process, which have even appeared in the press (text below). Lajcak told Consulate January 12 that he is focused on "parliamentary and systemic" solutions, rejecting opposition proposals for a national u [...]	2006-01-17 08:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE655	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: BLACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Missteps and misstatements dogged the pro-Union campaign last week. On April 24, police arrested one of eight pro-Union members of the Republic Referendum Commission on suspicion of falsifying voter registrations. Prosecution was approved by the State Prosecutor. No pro- Union m [...]	2006-04-26 15:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE679	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political tensions relaxed after both blocs realized that they had "gone too far" in the past week. In the wake of the heavily publicized opposition trip to Washington, strong public and private statements by Ambassador Polt and the Consulate cautioned politicians against effor [...]	2006-05-03 08:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE739	MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM: AFTER MAY 21 [...] (SBU) On Sunday May 21, Montenegro will hold a referendum on independence (or "state status"). A clear referendum result above the 55 percent threshold will lead directly to a GoM declaration of independence and a GoM request for recognition - although many expect that the ceremonial GOM indep [...]	2006-05-11 06:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE741	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: RALLIES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Djukanovic showed calm confidence in independence as the outcome of the referendum. He did remind of potential "complications" if the EU 55 percent was not reached, showing his remaining unhappiness with the EU-imposed bar [...]	2006-05-12 06:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE787	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: THE FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than a week to the referendum vote on May 21, both campaigns continue with rallies, debates, and marketing -- but surprisingly little fervor. The voters' list has been finalized with a record 484,718 names, and no disputes. OSCE/ODIHR confirmed to post that the atmosph [...]	2006-05-18 06:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE805	MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: CAMPAIGNS END [...] (U) Summary: The blocs concluded their campaigns late on Thursday May 18, just ahead of the media blackout. Pro- Union leader Bulatovic has called for unity in Montenegro on May 22, no matter the outcome. Police suspect three pro-Union activists of laundering campaign donations. The Republi [...]	2006-05-19 11:35:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE825	MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM: INDEPENDENCE, ACCORDING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Republic Referendum Commission announced at 8:30 a.m. Monday May 23, the official preliminary results in the May 21 independence referendum: 55.5 percent for independence. While official, these results are "preliminary," pending possible complaints that could be lodged by t [...]	2006-05-23 15:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW SR
06BELGRADE894	MONTENEGRO REQUESTS USG RECOGNITION OF [...] At OOB June 5, Embassy, with copy to Consulate, received from the Government of Montengro its request that the Government of the United States of America recognize the independence of the Republic of Montenegro, as decided by the public referendum on May 21 and declared by the Parliament on Ju [...]	2006-06-05 13:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MW
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
06BRATISLAVA42	SLOVAKIA ORGANIZING V-4 ELECTION MONITORING TO [...] (C) Director of the MFA's Third Territorial Division (including Eastern Europe and Russia) Stefan Rozkopal presented us January 18 additional information about V-4 involvement in OSCE election monitoring missions for Belarus' March 19 Presidential vote and requested U.S. financial assistance [...]	2006-01-18 15:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI BO UP 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
06BRUSSELS2543	FIREWORKS AT OSCE ELECTION MONITORING CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Belgian OSCE Chairmanship focused its attention on election monitoring at a conference in Brussels on July 12. The technical theme was the need for continued strict adherence to observation guidelines when monitoring. The political message was that ODIHR remains the most co [...]	2006-07-20 10:27:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BE OSCE PHUM PREL
06BRUSSELS975	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS HAMAS, BELARUS, OTHER [...] (U) EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels March 20, agreed with the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR that the Belarusian elections were "severely flawed." FMs reportedly discussed Hamas' proposed list of cabinet members but did not issue a substantive statement on Hamas. Rather [...]	2006-03-21 13:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID KPAL BO XF ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06DUBLIN249	IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON ODIHR'S BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-09 17:23:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PHUM PREL BE EI
06DUBLIN275	BELARUS: IRELAND SUPPORTS U.S.-EU COORDINATION, [...] (SBU) Ireland agrees strongly with U.S. points on the continuing importance of U.S.-EU coordination in the run-up to, and aftermath of, the March 19 presidential election in Belarus, according to Ruadhri Dowling, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Russia and Eastern Europe [...]	2006-03-15 14:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO EI
06DUSHANBE1654	NINE WEEKS OUT: OSCE UNDECIDED ON ELECTION OBSERVERS IN [...] (U) After a weeklong visit, the OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) remains undecided on whether or not it will send a full-scale observation mission for the November 6 presidential election. The NAM, comprised of three OSCE/ODIHR officials, debriefed international missions August 31 o [...]	2006-09-06 08:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1803	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO DUSHANBE [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes Assistant Secretary Boucher back to Tajikistan. This visit will be a good opportunity for you to build upon your May meetings in Dushanbe and give an extra push for better conduct one month before the presidential election. 2. (C) The U.S.-Tajikistan bilat [...]	2006-09-29 11:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV TI
06DUSHANBE1935	THREE WEEKS OUT: OBSERVER MISSION DEPLOYING WITH MORE VIGOR [...] (C) Three weeks out, Tajikistan shows few visible signs of an impending presidential election. Aside from a two-story poster of President Rahmonov (resplendent with five by two foot eyebrows) on Dushanbe's main boulevard, campaign materials are conspicuously absent in the capital. PolOffs sa [...]	2006-10-23 06:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1998	ONE WEEK OUT: RAHMONOV'S PR CAMPAIGN STRENGTHENS, DPT DRAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: With six days to go before the election, the pocket party candidates have hit the campaign trail and look more like public relations agents campaigning for Rahmonov than candidates in their own right. The Democratic Party of Tajikistan's (DPT) drama continues with the remnant DP [...]	2006-10-31 12:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2020	TAJIK POLITICAL PARTIES FEAR SITUATION WILL DETERIORATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Tajik presidential election a foregone conclusion, Tajik political parties try to plan for after the election, but from their perspective, the future looks bleak. Political party leaders predict that the government will clamp down on political activity. Some are runni [...]	2006-11-03 07:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2033	TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION REPORT #1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The polls have yet to close, but Tajikistan's presidential election seems to suffer from many of the same problems as the 2005 parliamentary election. The pre-election period did witness positive cooperation between international organizations (especially the United Nations a [...]	2006-11-06 14:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2038	RAHMONOV WINS TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH 79.3 PERCENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov won a third term with 79.3 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. Embassy observers deployed throughout Tajikistan witnessed the gamut of election practices from completely transparent tabulation processes to blatant ballot stuffing by commissi [...]	2006-11-07 12:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE751	TAJIKISTAN: UNTOP AND OSCE SPONSOR FIRST PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The UN Secretary General's Special Representative for the Tajikistan Office for Peace Building (UNTOP),Ambassador Vladimir Sotirov (secunded to the UN from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry),cond [...]	2006-04-24 09:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06HELSINKI72	FINNISH VIEWS ON JANUARY GAERC [...] (U) European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala said Finland supports nearly all the views outlined in our pre-GAERC demarche (reftel). His other comments of note follow. 2. (C) IRAN: Finland views the cooperation of the EU, the U.S. and, to an increasing extent, Russia as very encouraging. Howe [...]	2006-01-26 12:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FI EUN GAERC

06KIEV1040	UKRAINE: ELECTION OBSERVERS OSCE/ODIHR AND ENEMO ON PROCEDURAL PROBLEMS IN RADA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 16 meeting with Charge, OSCE/ODIHR Ambassador Lubomir Kopaj said he thought the Central Election Commission was making efforts to deal with electoral procedural problems, but that election day would still be problematic, particularly due to precinct overcrowding. Kopa [...]	2006-03-16 17:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG UP
06KIEV1083	UKRAINE: PRE-ELECTION SNAPSHOT: LVIV AT SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: A return visit to the western city of Lviv March 17-18 indicated that campaigning in city and surrounding areas has moved into a higher gear the final week before the March 26 parliamentary and local elections, as politicians scramble to maintain their base and win over the dwi [...]	2006-03-21 09:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM
06KIEV1108	UKRAINE: POSSIBLE ELECTION DAY AND POST-ELECTION [...] (C) With Ukraine's pivotal March 26 parliamentary (and local) election day drawing closer, claims by all sides continue that their opponents are abusing or plan to abuse administrative resources to influence election results at various levels. NGOs and international election observation missi [...]	2006-03-22 15:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI
06KIEV1109	UKRAINE: REGIONS PARTY CONSULTANT ON ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 17, AmCit Catherine Barnes (please protect),a member of the consulting team from U.S. political consulting firm Davis-Manafort working for the opposition Party of Regions, told USAIDOff that Regions officials had expressed concern over the potential for "substantial f [...]	2006-03-22 16:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE
06KIEV1186	UKRAINE: ELECTION SNAPSHOT: ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Yuliya Tymoshenko's bloc (BYuT) and Party of Regions ran the best-organized campaigns and received the top vote shares March 26 in the central Ukrainian oblast of Poltava, where in recent years the Socialist Party had held sway. BYuT's success in the more recent campaign was bu [...]	2006-03-28 12:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM
06KIEV1194	UKRAINE: RADA ELECTION TALLY AT 83 PERCENT; KIEV [...] (C) Summary: Official results continued to come in slowly but steadily through the day March 28, with relative percentages holding steady at Yanukovych 30, Tymoshenko 22 and Our Ukraine 15. Most parties have not voiced any significant complaints about the election, but Tymoshenko's bloc cont [...]	2006-03-28 16:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM RU
06KIEV1245	UKRAINE: DEMOCRACY TAKES ROOT IN BREZHNEV'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a check of 12 polling stations and while observing opening and closing procedures at two others in Dniprodzerzhynsk (Dnipropetrovsk oblast),an Embassy election monitoring team participating with the OSCE/ODIHR election mission found few irregularities March 26-27. The vast [...]	2006-03-29 16:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE
06KIEV1247	UKRAINE: ELECTION SNAPSHOT OF SEVERODONETSK, HOST [...] (SBU) Summary: We observed Ukraine's March 26 Rada and local elections in the city of Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, site of the infamous November 28, 2004 separatist rally held at the height of the late 2004 Orange Revolution, at which then-PM Yanukovych, many Party of Regions backers from e [...]	2006-03-29 16:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE
06KIEV1258	UKRAINE ELECTION SNAPSHOT: REGIONS PARTY TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: In an election in which the status of Russian language and ties with Russia figured heavily in the local political agenda, voters in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea delivered the majority of their votes to Viktor Yanukovych's Party of Regions in voting for the national [...]	2006-03-30 12:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM
06KIEV1313	UKRAINE ELECTION SNAPSHOT: IN TERNOPIL, TYMOSHENKO [...] (SBU) Summary: We observed Ukraine's March 26 Rada and local elections in Ternopil city, capitol of the eponymous western oblast that voted 96% for Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine's 2004 presidential election and 69% for Our Ukraine in the 2002 parliamentary elections. In 2006 voting for the pa [...]	2006-04-03 16:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE
06KIEV2526	UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK ON COALITION AGREEMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 23 meeting with the American Jewish Committee (AJC),Acting Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said Ukraine would not join moves against Israel in the new UN Council for Human Rights and undertook to examine the possibility of withdrawing Ukrainian membership in the UN Committ [...]	2006-06-29 13:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AORC KCRM PINR IZ UP
06KIEV477	UKRAINE: MFA OFFICIAL ON OSCE REFORM, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: MFA OSCE Department Counselor Volodymyr Tolkach expressed to us January 18 the Ukrainian government's support for OSCE reform. OSCE reform should include some provision that ensures a single country cannot block an OSCE decision. At the same time, Tolkach argued, there should be [...]	2006-02-03 15:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE
06KIEV480	UKRAINE: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS PREPARE [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Ukraine's March 26 parliamentary elections, the independent Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) and the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission recently held briefings on their findings and plans. The CVU noted that while there some abuse of administrative r [...]	2006-02-03 16:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
06KIEV936	UKRAINE: REGIONS' CONSULTANTS WARN DEFICIENCIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Party of Regions' U.S. campaign consultants Paul Manafort, Phil Griffin, and Catherine Barnes called on DCM and poloff March 10 to share Regions' concerns about election organizational problems that they feared could call the legitimacy of the March 26 election into question. M [...]	2006-03-10 17:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM
06KIEV957	UKRAINE: USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Julie Finley visited Kiev February 28-March 2 and met with OSCE, Central Election Commission (CEC),and political party representatives to get a better sense of how the run-up to the March 26 elections was proceeding. She noted repeatedly that the U [...]	2006-03-13 18:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE
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
06MINSK154	Minsk Election Weekly VIII (February 3-February 10) [...] This is the eighth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. --------------------------- Signatures and Registration --------------------------- 2. Grodno Commissions Reject Milinkevich's Sig [...]	2006-02-14 08:23:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK178	Minsk Election Weekly IX (February 11 - February 17) [...] This is the ninth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. Post will report on the February 17 registration of candidates process in septel. --------------------- Campaign Preparations --------- [...]	2006-02-17 15:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK200	Minsk Election Weekly X (February 18 - February 24) [...] This is the tenth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------------- Candidates Get Air Time ----------------------- 2. As per the law, state television and radio scheduled ai [...]	2006-02-24 07:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK222	DAS KRAMER V. MFA, ROUND II [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR DAS Kramer met on February 23 with MFA America's Desk head Maksim Ryzhenkov. The MFA at the last minute cancelled a higher-level meeting because Kramer refused to allow the GOB to control his schedule. The meeting itself was cordial, despite the repeated accusations [...]	2006-03-02 12:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK223	OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAQ CANDIDATE BEATEN AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 12:55:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK233	OPPOSITION CANDIDATE RELEASED FROM DETENTION, [...] (C) Summary: On March 2, opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin was released from October Police Station between 1700 and 1800 local time (ref A). Following his release, Kozulin, his wife, and several members of Kozulin's political party went to the site of opposition candidate [...]	2006-03-07 09:26:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK234	DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH MILINKEVICH [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met with deputy campaign managers of the single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's campaign team Victor Korneyenko and Aleksandr Dobrovolsky. Korneyenko confirmed Milinkevich's plan to hold a rally on March 2, the same day as Presid [...]	2006-03-07 15:04:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK255	Opposition and Police Face Off at Peaceful Rally [...] Summary: On March 2 at 1800 opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich held an election rally in downtown Minsk. The rally attracted an estimated 3,000 participants. Although the event was peaceful and there were no arrests, security services prevented anyone from entering the square where th [...]	2006-03-14 09:42:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK261	Opposition and Police Face Off at Peaceful Rally [...] Summary: On March 2 at 1800 opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich held an election rally in downtown Minsk. The rally attracted an estimated 3,000 participants. Although the event was peaceful and there were no arrests, security services prevented anyone from entering the square where th [...]	2006-03-14 09:44:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK265	CEC Secretary on Early Voting and Problems with [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with Central Election Commission (CEC) Secretary Nikolai Lozovik on March 9. Lozovik at first explained Belarus' early voting process and answered questions concerning the censoring of opposition candidate television speeches and the March 2 beating of a candidate at [...]	2006-03-14 13:35:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK269	Opposition Candidate Released From Detention, [...] (C) Summary: On March 2, opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin was released from October Police Station between 1700 and 1800 local time (ref A). Following his release, Kozulin, his wife, and several members of Kozulin's political party went to the site of opposition candidate A [...]	2006-03-14 13:53:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK274	DAS Kramer Discusses Elections with Milinkevich [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met with deputy campaign managers of the single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's campaign team Victor Korneyenko and Aleksandr Dobrovolsky. Korneyenko confirmed Milinkevich's plan to hold a rally on March 2, the same day as Presid [...]	2006-03-15 10:09:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
06MINSK290	Minsk Election Weekly XIII (March 11-March 17) [...] This is the thirteenth in a weekly series of election- oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19 presidential elections. --------- Observers --------- 2. OSCE PA and ODIHR Launch Short-Term Observer Mission On March 16, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Pr [...]	2006-03-17 14:24:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK292	March Madness: Mass Opposition Arrests [...] In the past two weeks authorities have arrested at least 150 opposition activists, jailing many of them for up to 15 days each on charges ranging from participating in an unsanctioned protest, to urinating or shouting obscenities in public. Police allegedly beat several during their arrests. [...]	2006-03-17 14:30:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK309	OSCE Rebukes Belarus Elections [...] (U) Summary. At a joint press conference on March 20, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and OSCE ODIHR representatives declared that the presidential elections in Belarus did not meet international standards or OSCE commitments for free and fair elections. Preliminary conclusions from their observa [...]	2006-03-22 11:01:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK329	SITREP 4: KOZULIN'S PLAN FOR A SHADOW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: A key Kozulin campaign member and a spokesperson for the Zubr youth group spoke to Poloff on March 23 to discuss their plans in the wake of fraudulent elections and massive arrests. Kozulin seeks Milinkevich,s cooperation in creating a new shadow government that will unite all po [...]	2006-03-24 12:18:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL
06MINSK50	Minsk Election Weekly V (January 16-January 20) [...] This is tha fifth in a wEekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------ Signature Campaign ------------------ 2. SIgnature Updates The initiative groups of the following presidential [...]	2006-01-20 13:56:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK627	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 9, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Russian Ambassador Against Belarus' Retaliation for Travel Bans On June 8, the Russian Ambassador to Belarus, Aleksandr Surikov, described [...]	2006-06-14 06:08:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK690	BELARUS NAMES FOR ASSET FREEZE, TRANCHE 2 [...] (C) Post provides the following information to supplement that gathered by the Department in consideration of freezing the assets of certain Belarusian regime officials. This is the second cable in this series (reftel). Aleksandr Radkov ---------------- 2. (C) Radkov became Minister o [...]	2006-06-30 12:35:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BO
06MINSK904	BUILDING THE CASE FOR DEMOCRACY: MONITORING NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. Summary ------- 2. (C) On August 17, the Belarusian Central Election Committee confirmed that the municipal elections will be held on January 14, 2007. The democratic opposition believes, and we agree that these elections are the [...]	2006-08-18 13:41:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE BO
06MOSCOW10692	ODIHR DIRECTOR STROHAL'S VISIT: OSCE "REFORM" AND [...] (C) Summary: During a September 19 meeting with OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Director Strohal, DFM Grushko emphasized once again Russia's desire for OSCE "reform." However, ODIHR's harshest critic had much softened his tone, according to Strohal, while sti [...]	2006-09-22 15:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE RS
06NICOSIA315	CYPRUS AGREES TO RAISE ISSUE OF ODIHR ELECTION [...] (C) On March 1, poloff delivered reftel message to Vasos Chamberlain, who handles Russian and Eastern European issues in the MFA's Division of bilateral affairs. Chamberlain was not aware of Belgian FM De Gucht's plan to send three personal representatives to observe the OSCE Office of Democ [...]	2006-03-02 12:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PHUM PREL BE CY
06PARIS1222	FRANCE AGREES WITH USG POINTS ON ODIHR ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 16:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PHUM PREL BE FR
06PARIS3870	FRENCH COMPLAIN ABOUT RUSSIAN ACTIONS IN OSCE, [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials told visiting EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins that France saw a "largely negative" context for the OSCE, primarily due to Russian intransigence. Generally speaking, the West had a radically different vision of the OSCE than Russia, and it was important, they said, that [...]	2006-06-08 09:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL FR CFE
06PRAGUE257	CZECHS WELCOME COORDINATION ON [...] (C) A/DCM March 10 delivered reftel points on reacting to the Belarus election to Deputy Foreign Minister Thomas Pojar. Pojar welcomed the U.S. desire to ensure unified action. 2. (C) Czech officials have been positive on the idea of coordinating the international response to the election. [...]	2006-03-10 18:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO EZ
06PRAGUE9	CZECHS ON JOINT U.S.-EU STATEMENT TO LUKASHENKO: [...] (C) CDA and Poloff met January 3 with Tomas Szunyog, Czech MFA's Director of the Eastern Europe Department, to discuss the proposed U.S.-EU joint statement to Belarus President Lukashenko urging him not to run in the presidential election. Szunyog said the Czechs' support the U.S. position 100 [...]	2006-01-03 16:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EUN BO OSCE EZ
06RIGA656	RUSSIA URGES ROBUST OSCE OBERSERVATION OF OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Summary: An ODIHR election assessment team visited Latvia August 3-4 to assess the overall state of Latvia's election system prior to October parliamentary elections in order to make recommendations on an OSCE election observation mission. As part of this assessment, the team met with re [...]	2006-08-18 04:20:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM OSCE RU LG
06RIGA823	LATVIA'S ELECTIONS: LITTLE CHANGE BUT SOME SURPRISES [...] Summary: Latvia's October 7 parliamentary elections provided an endorsement for the current minority government of PM Aigars Kalvitis. The three parties in the current coalition won 51 seats in the 100 seat Saeima (parliament),although they will likely invite in a fourth party to add to the [...]	2006-10-10 11:05:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LG
06ROME1450	GOI LEADERS SAY ITALY WILL REMAIN STAUNCH ALLY [...] (C) Summary. PDAS Kurt Volker met May 8-9 with a cross-section of political and MFA representatives and stressed to elected GOI leaders the importance of continued cooperation on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, the Balkans and other global issues. He said that Italy would remain an important ally b [...]	2006-05-12 14:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IAEA IT IZ IR SR
06ROME461	PDAS VOLKER DISCUSSES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (C) Summary. On February 7, PDAS Kurt Volker visited Rome to meet with high-level GOI leaders to discuss Iran, Iraq, the cartoon controversy, the Ukrainian Energy Crisis, NATO, OSCE, Balkans, and UN Reform. Volker stressed the importance of Italy's contributions to global security and need fo [...]	2006-02-15 12:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT NATO OSCE UN GLOBAL DEFENSE
06ROME622	ITALIANS "ASTONISHED" BY PROPOSED BELGIAN TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA expressed astonishment at the proposed visit by Belgian FM De Gucht to Belarus to observe the election monitoring process. The GOI shares USG concern about the signal the trip could send regarding ODHIR,s integrity. While the GOI has no plans to publicly or form [...]	2006-03-01 12:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PHUM PREL BE IT
06SKOPJE105	MACEDONIA & NATO MEMBERSHIP: DEFENSE REFORMS ON [...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: Macedonia is in its 7th MAP cycle and has made significant progress in meeting its defense reform goals, but still falls short in terms of meeting political and economic MAP criteria. To be considered a strong candidate for NATO membership by mid-2007, with a view to rece [...]	2006-02-02 07:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MASS MK
06SKOPJE1157	MACEDONIA: SUSTAINING POST-RIGA MOMENTUM ON NATO [...] (SBU) We are taking advantage of the positive post-Riga Summit mood here to press the GOM to step up NATO MAP-related reform implementation. Macedonia is making progress in some areas -- working on constructive government-opposition dialogue, promoting economic growth, and strengthening rule [...]	2006-12-08 15:52:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NATO MK
06SKOPJE1165	MACEDONIA: SUSTAINING POST-RIGA MOMENTUM ON NATO [...] (SBU) We are taking advantage of the positive post-Riga Summit mood here to press the GOM to step up NATO MAP-related reform implementation. Macedonia is making progress in some areas -- working on constructive government-opposition dialogue, promoting economic growth, and strengthening rule [...]	2006-12-13 09:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NATO MK
06SKOPJE1174	MACEDONIA: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK -- [...] (SBU) Leaders of Macedonia's four main parties (government and opposition) met December 13 behind closed doors, with U.S. and EU facilitation, in their second meeting to discuss how to move forward on Macedonia's main Euro-Atlantic integration reforms (reftel). Three of the four parties reach [...]	2006-12-18 13:13:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MK
06SKOPJE289	MACEDONIA CHURCH DISPUTE: MOC PATRIARCH DECRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) has reacted strongly to recent revelations that the Serbian government funds an affiliate of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in Macedonia, calling that support an intrusion into Macedonia's domestic affairs. The MOC also has opposed intern [...]	2006-03-30 07:57:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF MK
06SKOPJE640	MACEDONIA VOTES: OPPOSITION WINS IN GENERALLY CALM [...] (SBU) The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party emerged as the clear winner in Macedonia's July 5 parliamentary elections, with the ethnic Albanian DUI party (governing coalition) consolidating its lead over rival eAlbanian opposition party DPA. The elections were considered to have "largely met intern [...]	2006-07-06 15:50:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL MK
06SKOPJE648	MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT'S ANALYSIS OF PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador July 6, President Crvenkovski characterized the recent parliamentary election process as "good," and asked for continued support from the Ambassador during the process of the formation of the new government. Analyzing electoral results, Crvenkovski said ci [...]	2006-07-07 13:58:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
06SKOPJE649	MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT'S ANALYSIS OF PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador July 6, President Crvenkovski characterized the recent parliamentary election process as "good," and asked for continued support from the Ambassador during the process of the formation of the new government. Analyzing electoral results, Crvenkovski said ci [...]	2006-07-07 13:58:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
06TBILISI3069	THE ROSE REVOLUTION: THREE YEARS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Saakashvili administration came to power after the 2003 Rose Revolution promising to build democracy, increase prosperity, and reincorporate Georgia's separatist regions. Three years after the Rose Revolution, the Saakashvili administration has much to be proud of. In place [...]	2006-11-22 15:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TIRANA743	AMBASSADOR'S JULY 11 MEETING WITH PM BERISHA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Berisha on July 11 to review requirements for NATO accession and Albania's reform process. The Prime Minister signaled that he understood quite well from his discussion with Assistant Secretary Fried in Croatia that while the U.S. hoped there SIPDI [...]	2006-07-14 05:20:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	AL PGOV PTER
06USOSCE113	SERBIAN PRESIDENT TADIC LOOKS TO OSCE TO HELP [...] (C) Summary: In a March 10 meeting in Vienna with USOSCE Ambassador Finley, Serbian President Boris Tadic expressed hope that the OSCE and ODIHR will play a prominent role in monitoring the May 21 independence referendum in Montenegro. Tadic said that a majority of Serbs favor cooperating wi [...]	2006-03-13 15:23:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR YI
06USOSCE142	A RUSSIAN TAKE ON OSCE ELECTIONS/OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Russian OSCE Mission DCM Vladimir Voronkov (protect) told USOSCE PolCouns March 31 to expect a "very difficult" second half of 2006 in OSCE with respect to elections observation issues. Voronkov said that while he doubts there is any written instruction, he is convinced that the MFA has [...]	2006-04-03 08:45:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PINR PREL RS
06VIENNA2155	Visit of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat [...] (SBU) Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti- Semitism Gregg Rickman visited Vienna July 5-8 to pay introductory calls on Austrian and Jewish community representatives, as well as OSCE and EU officials. Rickman met with MFA Legal Adviser Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff; Secretary General of the Na [...]	2006-07-19 11:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
06VIENNA230	JANUARY 30 GAERC PRE-DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief delivered ref (a) demarche to Austrian MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Coordinator Andreas Riecken on January 24. Riecken noted that, in addition to the topics mentioned in reftel, the EU Foreign Ministers would discuss the problem of granting visas [...]	2006-01-25 16:01:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU EUN
06VIENNA651	CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSIONS ON ANTI-SEMITISM, DANISH [...] (U) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) visited Vienna February 22-23 to meet with Austrian and OSCE officials on a variety of topics, including religious tolerance and the controversy over cartoons depicting Mohammed in Danish newspapers with Austrian and OSCE officials. Septels report Con [...]	2006-03-03 10:48:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR GM DA AU
06VIENNA785	AUSTRIA ON REACTION TO BELARUS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: During a March 14 meeting, MFA Belarus expert Josef Litschauer said Austria would issue a "presidential statement" on the Belarusian elections an hour after the ODIHR press conference (which will take place at 2:00 pm Minsk time on March 20). Litschauer said there was no EU con [...]	2006-03-15 13:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BO AU EUN
06VIENNA788	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA -- MARCH 20 EU FOREIGN [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 14 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. Riecken made the following substantive comments 2. (C) MEPP -- In light of the day's developments in Gaza, there might be more discussion of the situation in the Middle East. [...]	2006-03-15 15:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD AU EUN
06VILNIUS278	ELECTION EVE DUSTUP IN LITHUANIA-BELARUS RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lithuanian-Belarusian relations are tense on the eve of the March 19 elections. The decision by the Minsk regime to deny visas to six Lithuanian MPs who planned to observe the elections led Parliament to pass a resolution condemning the Lukashenko government. The Lithuanian Fo [...]	2006-03-17 14:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BO LH
06VILNIUS279	EUR DAS KRAMER AND EU REPS COORDINATE BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS David Kramer participated in an informal meeting on Belarus with EU officials and representatives from EU capitals March 14 in Vilnius. The participants agreed that the USG and the EU will coordinate their statements and actions in the immediate post-election period. EU [...]	2006-03-17 14:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET RS UP BO KZ LH
06WARSAW339	POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]	2006-03-01 06:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06WARSAW341	DEFENDING ODIHR ELECTION MONITORING [...] (C) Polish MFA Deputy Director for Security Policy (OSCE Affairs) Marek Ziolkowski assured us February 28 that the Polish government shares our concerns about Belgian FM (and OSCE Chairman-in-Office) De Gucht's proposal to send his own representatives to observe the elections monitoring process [...]	2006-03-01 10:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BE BY PL OSCE
06WARSAW358	POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]	2006-03-03 06:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06YEREVAN1075	PRESIDENT'S OFFICE INSTITUTES CONTROL OVER [...] (C) A number of media analysts and press representatives have reported that the GOAM is exerting increasing control over the broadcast media, and that this pressure is being exercised directly by the Armenian President's office. These controls appear to include requirements that television st [...]	2006-08-08 07:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM AM
06YEREVAN1516	REVISED ELECTION CODE MOVING FORWARD, FINALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenia passed its revised election code through its first reading October 26, a small positive step. The draft can still be modified before final passage. OSCE/ODIHR and the Council of Europe Venice Commission (CoE/VC) provided a detailed joint commentary on the draft bill. The [...]	2006-10-30 04:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE AM
06YEREVAN1565	USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY PUSHES FAIR ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Julie Finley, US Ambassador to the OSCE, visited Armenia October 17-19, and met a wide range of GOAM officials and non-governmental contacts. While they embraced her strong messages on free and fair elections, media freedom, trafficking in persons (TIP),and anti-corruption, offi [...]	2006-11-06 04:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE AM
06YEREVAN1673	FM OSKANIAN UPBEAT ON N-K NEGOTIATIONS, WARNS [...] (C) In a December 1 briefing to Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions resident in Yerevan, FM Oskanian said that the November 28 meeting between Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev was "positive and productive." He went into limited detail about new elements which will be the basis of future discussions [...]	2006-12-04 11:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET UNGA AM
06YEREVAN566	ARMENIAN SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT ON ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The OSCE Ambassadors' group (reftel) met with Speaker Baghdasarian of the Armenian National Assembly for an extensive briefing and discussion of electoral law revisions that have been sent to OSCE/ODIHR and the Council of Europe's Venice Commission for expert review. The new e [...]	2006-04-19 12:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM AM
06YEREVAN960	ARMENIA DRAMATICALLY INCREASES PENALTIES FOR [...] (SBU) Recent changes in Armenia's Criminal Code significantly increase penalties for trafficking in persons (TIP),making them commensurate with penalties for crimes such as rape. The Prosecutor General initiated the amendments, which took effect July 16. The changes attempt to distinguish be [...]	2006-07-19 06:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HTSC AM
07ANKARA1131	TURKEY REACTS MORE IN SORROW THAN ANGER TO [...] (C) We discussed the Armenian government's refusal to allow a team of Turkish OSCE election observers into the country with MFA Acting Deputy Director General Suleyman Gokce on several occasions this week, most recently on May 10. Gokce emphasized that Turkey had good intentions in sending o [...]	2007-05-11 12:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
07ASHGABAT1078	TURKMENISTAN: OSCE SEES IMPROVEMENT IN HUMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: OSCE sees an improvement in human rights, in the attitude of the government toward human rights, and in the ability of the OSCE Ashgabat Center to do business, since Berdimuhamedov came to power in early 2007. For [...]	2007-10-05 11:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1102	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. You are coming to Turkmenistan in the early months of an expanding dialogue between Turkmenistan and the international community in general, and the OSCE and the Unite [...]	2007-10-11 11:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1192	SCENESETTER FOR THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, NEVADA [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the celebration on October 27th of Turkmenistan's 16th Anniversary of its independence. This visit helps continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while r [...]	2007-11-05 12:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET MARR PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT1211	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Turkmenistan, the first by a cabinet-level official since 2002, will add value to the newly reinvigorated Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (TIOGE). This visit will advance our bilateral [...]	2007-11-08 07:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET ECON TX
07ASHGABAT1274	TURKMENISTAN: IMPENDING PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial People's Council elections are to be conducted on December 9, for the first time since the Berdimuhamedov government approved amendments to the law governing these elections in July 2007. The amendment [...]	2007-11-23 15:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1293	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN OF DRL [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes the visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles to Turkmenistan. Your visit will help to reinforce the U.S. government's message as it has [...]	2007-11-27 13:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET TX
07ASHGABAT137	EUR/ACE COORDINATOR ADAMS MEETS WITH [...] (C) Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov on January 31 provided EUR/ACE Adams a well-targetted series of requests for expanded cooperation in the fields of education, health, economic reforms and security. Meredov acknowledged Adams's caveat that the U.S. Congress was un [...]	2007-02-02 13:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT146	Mejlis Speaker Nurberdiyeva Meeting with Adams Del: [...] (SBU) During a January 31 meeting with EUR/ACE Coordinator Tom Adams, USAID Assistant Administrator Doug Menarchik and USAID Senior Democracy and Governance Advisor Eric Rudenshiould, the new Speaker of Turkmenistan's Mejlis (Parliament),Akja Nurberdiyeva, signaled cautious interest in cooper [...]	2007-02-06 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT19	SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S JANUARY 10-13 [...] (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes DAS Feigenbaum and looks forward to a productive stay. Your visit, the second by a high-ranking State Department official since President Niyazov's death, will provide an opportunity to stress to Turkmenistan's top leadership that the United States looks [...]	2007-01-05 12:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TX US
07ASHGABAT191	UN SECRETARIAT OFFICIAL ON BERDIMUHAMMEDOV [...] (SBU) Charge exchanged post-Niyazov views February 10 with visiting UN Secretariat official Vladimir Goryayev, a Turkmenistan veteran with extraordinary local access. Goryayev predicted that change would be slow and cautious at best under Berdimuhammedov, since the latter will remain fettere [...]	2007-02-13 11:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT21	Turkmenistan's Presidential Candidates Raise Hopes With [...] (U) All channels of Turkmenistan State television were tuned to the first campaign meeting of two presidential hopefuls on the night of January 3, 2007, at a townhall-style gathering held at the Mekan Palace in Ashgabat. The Ashgabat-based candidates, Deputy Minister of the Oil and Gas Indust [...]	2007-01-05 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT44	FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) During a three and a half hour meeting, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on January 10 told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was willing to consider improving bilateral relations on a range of issues from human rights to trade to security. Meredov welcomed F [...]	2007-01-11 15:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MARR TX US
07ASHGABAT520	TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) A representative of Turkmenistan's Ministry of National Security (MNB) contacted polmiloff on May 22 to forward to Charge the ministry's decision to abolish the "black list" of citizens prevented from leaving Turkmenistan. During a follow-up conversation on May 23, the MNB contact said t [...]	2007-05-23 13:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT564	SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND [...] (C) Executive Summary. Your first visit to Turkmenistan helps continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while reinforcing the progress made by the United States since December 2006 in "turning a new page" in its overall relationship with Turkmenistan. Although the new pre [...]	2007-06-06 11:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP RS AF IR TX
07ASHGABAT731	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom to Turkmenistan as the first-ever U.S. delegation here to focus solely on religious freedom. Your visit will help to reinforce the U.S. government's message as it has sought to "turn a new page" in [...]	2007-07-23 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL TX
07ASHGABAT781	SCENE-SETTER FOR A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. On August 13, you will head the U.S. delegation that participates in the opening ceremony of the new border-crossing point between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan at Imam [...]	2007-08-06 08:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ENRG KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT930	TURKMENISTAN: SCENE-SETTER FOR TREASURY VISIT, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. You are coming to Turkmenistan in the early months of a bilateral dialogue directed toward encouraging Turkmenistan to make the economic and finance reforms that will [...]	2007-09-06 12:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN ENRG PHUM KIRF PGOV EPET TX
07ASTANA1991	KAZAKHSTAN: A LITTLE PRE-ELECTION SPIN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 13-14 nodel visit of Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, the GOK highlighted its preparations for the August parliamentary elections, arranging two separate trips for her to local polling stations. Domestic media coverage was extensive, and pro-government media outl [...]	2007-07-23 08:11:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OSCE KZ
07ASTANA2239	KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS ELECTION ROUNDUP, AUGUST 17 [...] (U) This is the seventh and final cable in a series of weekly election roundups in advance of Kazakhstan's August 18 Mazhilis and Maslikhat elections. Items were drawn primarily from the local press and media. The official campaign season closed at midnight on August 16. ------------------- [...]	2007-08-17 08:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KZ
07ASTANA2318	KAZAKHSTAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Political parties competing in the August 18 Mazhilis elections had more freedom to campaign than ever before, the Central Election Commission operated professionally and transparently, and the voting process on election day was relatively smooth and fair. However, this progress [...]	2007-08-27 01:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OSCE KZ
07ASTANA2541	KAZAKHSTAN READY TO DEFEND RECORD AT OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 12, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Yerkin Akhinzhanov, director of the European Cooperation Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Akhinzhanov was joined by several members of Kazakhstan's delegation to the forthcoming OSCE Human Dimension Implementation [...]	2007-09-14 08:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL OSCE KZ
07ASTANA3188	KAZAKHSTAN"S APPROACH TO OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on November 21 to Chingiz Kaskeyev, Head of the MFA's OSCE Division. Kaskeyev called U.S. aims for the OSCE Ministerial praiseworthy and said that some of the areas highlighted by Poloff, such as enhanced engagement with Afghanistan, counterterrorism, and [...]	2007-11-27 05:13:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM KZ
07ATHENS2176	OSCE/RUSSIA: POINTS DELIVERED ON ODIHR OBSERVATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 15:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS GR
07BAKU1356	AZERBAIJAN: EUR A/S FRIED REVIEWS DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Summary: EUR A/S Fried and the Ambassador reviewed democracy and human right issues with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov in a November 5 meeting, as part of our ongoing high-level dialogue (ref a). Fried emphasized that free and fair presidential elections in 2008 would strengthen Azerbaij [...]	2007-11-13 09:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF PBTS AM AJ

07BAKU308	UPDATE ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR A/S LOWENKRON'S DIALOGUE WITH AZERBAIJANI FM MAMMADYAROV [...] (C) In preparation for the inaugural session of the US-Azerbaijan dialogue on democracy and human rights, we provide below an update on developments in Azerbaijan since your December meetings in Baku. Septel will provide the strategic context of the intensified democracy dialogue and detail sp [...]	2007-03-14 15:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU312	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S MARCH 21 [...] (C) As President Aliyev frequently notes in public and private meetings with Western officials, Azerbaijan is committed to Western values and has set itself the goal of developing as a market-based democracy, rooted in Euroatlantic structures. Aliyev and other senior Azerbaijani officials are [...]	2007-03-16 04:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BELGRADE84	SERBIAN ELECTIONS: SRS, DS TAKE TOP SPOTS [...] (u) SUMMARY: Initial results from the Republic Election Commission (RIK) indicate that the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) again took the top spot in parliamentary elections, with Boris Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) coming in second. ODIHR will likely announce the elections to have been general [...]	2007-01-22 13:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
07BERLIN459	GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...]	2007-03-07 09:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC
07BISHKEK1298	EMBASSY BISHKEK'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its nomination for the 2008 Secretary's Woman of Courage Award. We nominate Ms. Cholpon Idinovna SIPDIS Djakupova, a well known fearless human rights activist and outspoken defender of the rights of refugees. Ms. Djakupova heads the NGO legal clinic 'Adilet' w [...]	2007-10-19 11:19:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL KG
07BISHKEK1366	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: A GUIDE TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan will hold early parliamentary elections on December 16. For the first time, election to parliament will be solely on a proportional basis by party list. The new electoral code sets an extremely high threshold for a party to enter parliament: 5% of all registered v [...]	2007-11-15 10:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1402	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGNING BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official campaign period for Kyrgyzstan's early parliamentary elections opened November 26 with billboards, media ads, and public events. On November 25, the Central Election Commission (CEC) completed the registrations of 12 parties to appear on the ballot; 10 parties were [...]	2007-11-28 13:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1424	KYRGYZ OFFICIALS CALL IN INTERNATIONAL REPS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Senior Kyrgyz administration officials called a meeting November 30 with some of the diplomatic and donor community to discuss the upcoming parliamentary elections. Attending the meeting were representatives from the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republi [...]	2007-12-03 12:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1425	KYRGYZ PARTY LEADERS AND OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 19-20 visit to Bishkek, Central Asia Officer Director Pamela Spratlen met with political party leaders, the head of the Central Election Commission, civil society activists, and other leading analysts. Discussion centered on the December 16 parliamentary electi [...]	2007-12-04 04:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1478	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: CHARGES OF INTIMIDATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the vote scheduled for December 16, accusations of the misuse of administrative resources, intimidation of government opponents, and continued controversy over the 0.5% regional threshold dominate the last days of the campaign. Government employees have been pressured to jo [...]	2007-12-12 13:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1504	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: IT'S NOT JUST THE VOTES CAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections won't be decided entirely by the votes cast on December 16. The heavy use of administrative resources virtually assures that President Bakiyev's Ak Jol party will take the vast majority of the seats, and a disproportionate regional threshold m [...]	2007-12-14 15:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1505	KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS SHOW AK JOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results showing that the pro-presidential Ak Jol party received enough votes to pass the nationwide and regional thresholds in the December 16 parliamentary elections. The opposition Ata Meken passed the nati [...]	2007-12-18 02:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
07BISHKEK1548	KYRGYZ FM WARY AS OPPOSITION EXHAUSTS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In a December 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev acknowledged "problems" with the December 16 parliamentary elections, but reasoned that an Ak Jol-dominated parliament would inspire real debate with the government. To correct electoral code proble [...]	2007-12-31 08:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI KG
07BRATISLAVA607	SLOVAKIA SEES EYE-TO-EYE WITH U.S. ON OSCE [...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel demarche to Katarina Zakova, Head of the MFA's OSCE Section, on November 9. Zakova confirmed that the GOS shares U.S. concerns about the Russian approach to the ODIHR observation mission. Zakova characterized the lack of response from the GOR to visa request [...]	2007-11-09 16:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS
07BRUSSELS2402	AMBASSADOR FINLEY DISCUSSES OSCE AND COE WITH EU [...] On June 27, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Julie Finley led the U.S. delegation to the COSCE (the EU's OSCE working party) troika. During the four hour consultations, the EU declared its hope for reforms in Kazakhstan in light of its CiO bid and agr [...]	2007-07-30 08:27:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR PARM OSCE EUN XH
07BRUSSELS3477	A/S FRIED MEETS GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER GURGENIDZE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 15:56:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS EUN
07DUSHANBE1600	TAJIK DRAFT LAW ON RELIGION SEES THE LIGHT OF DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff attended a November 7 OSCE-initiated forum on the draft Law on Religion. While government officials emphasized the necessity of such a law and the "transparency" of the drafting process, religious groups and non-governmental organizations expressed deep concerns about the [...]	2007-11-09 07:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE1684	THE LOW-DOWN ON TAJIKISTAN'S LAW ON RELIGION [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's draft law on religion does not appear to be on the fast track any longer. Government officials will revise the current draft, and it is unlikely that the proposed law will not be considered by parliament until next year. While future drafts may take into account so [...]	2007-11-23 13:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TI
07HELSINKI897	OSCE KAZAKHSTAN DEMARCHE: FINLAND AGREES AND [...] (C) PolOff delivered subject demarche to Ms. Paivi Peltokoski, First Secretary, Finnish OSCE Chairmanship Task Force December 20. Peltokoski stated that the GoF agrees with the Kazakhstani commitments and &practically everything8. Peltokoski characterized the delay itself as minimally signif [...]	2007-12-27 12:39:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PREL KZ FI
07KYIV1808	UKRAINE: POLITICAL WILL, NOT LAWS, WILL DETERMINE [...] (C) Summary. Parliament (Rada) adopted a number of amendments to the law on parliamentary elections June 1 as part of the compromise to hold early parliamentary elections on September 30. Some changes were needed, but a number of others reintroduced loopholes that contributed to election frau [...]	2007-07-24 14:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV1968	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH, OTHERS ANALYZE PRE- AND [...] (C) Summary: Key GoU leaders varied on their assessment of the upcoming pre-term elections in their August 1-2 meetings with EUR DAS Kramer but all acknowledged the importance of free and fair elections and the need to resolve tensions that have dominated the domestic political scene since A [...]	2007-08-10 10:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV1986	UKRAINE: CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION DELAYS BYUT [...] (C) Summary. Leaders of the Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) on August 10 accused the coalition-dominated Central Election Commission (CEC) of refusing to register its candidates for the September 30 parliamentary election in order to keep the largest opposition force in Ukraine out of the election and [...]	2007-08-13 13:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2247	UKRAINE: EVEN SMALL ELECTION ABUSES COULD [...] Summary. As the campaign heats up for Ukraine's September 30 preterm parliamentary elections, few anticipate there will be massive election fraud. However, in what is expected to be a very tight race, even abuses on the margins could influence the outcome. Greater transparency in the electio [...]	2007-09-07 13:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2501	UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS: A NEW ORANGE COALITION COULD [...] (C) Summary: A renewed "orange coalition" could potentially capture enough Rada seats to form the new government, according to several nationwide exit polls. As of noon October 1, counting continues and the Central Election Commission (CEC) has posted about 54% of the results, although there [...]	2007-10-01 07:07:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2508	UKRAINE: ALL SIDES WAIT WHILE ELECTIONS SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary. As votes continued to trickle into the Central Election Commission on October 2, parties remained for the most part constrained, holding off on both court challenges and coalition negotiations until the final count is announced. With more than 97 percent of the vote counted by 5 [...]	2007-10-02 12:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07LISBON2881	PORTUGAL ALSO CONCERNED WITH RUSSIA'S RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Portuguese interlocutors told us that they are also concerned with the Government of Russia's response to the OSCE regarding election monitoring for the December 2 Duma elections. They said that they are engaged with the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) [...]	2007-11-09 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	RS KDEM PREL PHUM PO
07LJUBLJANA705	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS PRESSING GOR ON ODHIR, BUT NOT [...] (C) On November 9, Emboff delivered reftel points to Damjan Bergant, Section Head for OSCE in the MFA Division for International Organizations and Human Security. Bergant stated that Slovenia shares US disappointment in the GOR's approach to the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and H [...]	2007-11-09 13:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS SI
07MADRID2034	EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]	2007-10-25 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2046	EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID - [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]	2007-10-29 15:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2094	SPANISH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT ODIHR MISSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 09:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS SP
07MADRID2203	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH SPANISH DG PONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Fried and Spanish Director General for Europe and North America Pepe Pons met briefly on November 28 to review OSCE activities and other bilateral issues. The Spanish received our messages regarding the need to protect the integrity of the OSCE and its [...]	2007-12-07 06:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID2225	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary Burns and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos met November 28 to review OSCE activities and other bilateral issues. U/S Burns delivered our messages regarding the need to protect the integrity of the OSCE and its institutions, particularly ODIH [...]	2007-12-11 16:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
07MADRID984	RUSSIANS ON SPANISH OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns discussed OSCE issues with Russian Political Counselor Alexey Dementiev and Advisor Dennis Gonchar on May 18 at the Russians' request. Dementiev indicated Russia's strong support for the U.S. led Global Initiative and offered to increase U.S.-Russia coordination through [...]	2007-05-22 15:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE SP RS
07MINSK204	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...]	2007-03-09 14:12:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MOSCOW3012	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) A very self-confident Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Vladimir Churov sketched for the Ambassador at their inaugural meeting June 19 an electoral process fully controlled by a CEC responsive to complaints of voters and working constructively with all active political parties. The pre [...]	2007-06-21 08:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
07MOSCOW3024	OSCE SYG DE BRICHAMBAUT'S VISIT: "REFORM" [...] (C) We met with MFA OSCE Section Chief Valeriy Maslin to review OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut's June 14-15 visit. De Brichambaut was in Moscow on a working visit and met with FM Lavrov, as well as with the Russian Security Council, Defense Ministry and the Central Electio [...]	2007-06-21 13:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE RS
07MOSCOW4345	RUSSIA: STAFFDEL ANAND EXPLORES POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (U) A four-person staff delegation from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs visited Moscow August 25-29 to explore political developments in the run-up to parliamentary elections in December and the presidential election next year. During their visit they met with a range of Russian official [...]	2007-09-05 13:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RS
07MOSCOW4419	GOR ON OSCE: UNRELENTING BUT MEASURED CRITICISM [...] (C) Summary. Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos's August 30 visit to Moscow gave the GOR another chance to air its grievances against the OSCE. This time, the GOR's criticisms were less sharp and there was no hint of Russia's departure from the organization. FM Lavrov, while calling the OSC [...]	2007-09-07 15:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RS
07MOSCOW4770	ODIHR AMBASSADOR STROHAL'S VISIT TO RUSSIA DELAYED [...] (C) In a September 26 meeting, MFA OSCE Counselor Denis Goncher told us that ODIHR Ambassador Christian Strohal's visit to Moscow, planned for the first week of October, had been delayed due to "scheduling difficulties." Goncher admitted that the MFA had not yet issued Strohal a formal lette [...]	2007-09-28 14:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE RS
07MOSCOW5119	ODIHR WAITS FOR INVITE FROM RUSSIA [...] (SBU) The wait continues for an invitation to the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to monitor Russia's upcoming Duma elections. The Central Election Commission (CEC) will not issue the invitation until it has completed registering party lists, leaving little p [...]	2007-10-24 02:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE RS
07MOSCOW5180	RUSSIA TO INVITE ODIHR OBSERVERS, WANTS SMALLER [...] (C) Russia's invitation to the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to observe the December 2 Duma elections will be sent no later than November 2, according to Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Vladimir Churov. Churov described the invitation as uncondit [...]	2007-10-29 04:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OSCE PREL RS
07MOSCOW5246	AMBASSADOR RAISES OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED BY NGOS [...] (C) Ambassador on November 1 raised with Deputy Foreign Minister Yakovenko problems encountered by Russian and U.S. NGOS as the Duma elections approach, and voiced concerns over the number of ODIHR monitors to be invited to the December 2 Duma election. The Ambassador described to Yakovenko re [...]	2007-11-01 17:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI OSCE RS
07MOSCOW5338	RUSSIA RESOLUTE ON LIMITED ODIHR MISSION [...] (SBU) Russia reacted strongly to USG criticism of Russia's decision to limit the number of ODIHR observers to the December 2 parliamentary elections. Official comments and news media commentary maintained that the invitation was consistent with Russia's OSCE and Copenhagen Declaration commitm [...]	2007-11-09 03:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE RS
07MOSCOW5370	INITIAL GROUP OF RUSSIAN DUMA ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Yakovenko claimed to Ambassador November 12 that the GOR would invite the 70 ODIHR observers as it had promised and in the timeframe promised, and would expedite visa issuance. In a November 13 conversation (septel),Presidential Administration Deputy Vladislav Surk [...]	2007-11-13 16:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM OSCE RS
07MOSCOW5401	RUSSIA: ODIHR UPDATE; U.S. INVITATION [...] (C) On November 14, Vladimir Churov, head of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) told reporters that the CEC had received the accreditation applications for all 70 ODIHR election observers that morning and had forwarded them to the MFA for visa issuance. ODIHR Observer Mission Head [...]	2007-11-15 16:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM RS
07MOSCOW5433	THE WEEK IN POLITICS: PUTIN STUMPS FOR, STOMPS [...] (SBU) With just over two weeks remaining until the December 2 Duma elections, Putin, during a visit to Krasnoyarsk, at last began actively stumping for the United Russia party. On November 15, in Tver, about 700 delegates from 79 of Russia's regions returned the favor by actively stumping for [...]	2007-11-17 12:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI RS
07MOSCOW5453	ODIHR BOYCOTT CONTINUES TO RESONATE [...] (SBU) Summary: ODIHR'S November 16 announcement that it would not send election monitors to Russia's December 2 parliamentary elections was the subject of incredulous GOR commentary over the weekend. The Central Election Commission (CEC) saw in the decision confirmation of the GOR's standing [...]	2007-11-19 16:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM OSCE RS
07MOSCOW5527	MOSCOW VIEWS ON OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. Russia recognizes that the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid November 29-30 will be difficult, even though there have been a number of areas of agreement this past year. Russia will press for its package of reforms to the OSCE, arguing the need for equal treatment of all countries. Put [...]	2007-11-26 15:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM RS
07MOSCOW5562	DUMA ELECTION OBSERVER UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador November 26 told acting Foreign Minister Denisov that the USG had played no role in ODIHR's decision not to observe the Russian Duma elections. Denisov insisted that the Russian Embassy in Washington believed the USG had "tipped the scales" on the decision during ODIHR [...]	2007-11-28 16:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL RS
07MOSCOW5612	FOREIGN POLICY, RHETORIC AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: International issues have received little attention in the run-up to the December 2 Duma elections, reflecting broad consensus behind Putin's foreign policy. Russia's positions on the top issues that do resonate with the Russian public - Kosovo, NATO enlargement, missile defense, [...]	2007-11-30 14:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW5631	DUMA ELECTION: VOTER TURNOUT HIGH, PARTIES ALLEGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen regions of Russia have completed voting and all signs are that voter turnout for the December 2 Duma elections is expected to exceed 2003's turnout of 55.75 percent although three hours remain before polls close across all of Russia. The opposition SPS, Yabloko, and Comm [...]	2007-12-02 15:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI RS
07MOSCOW5682	DUMA ELECTIONS: UNITED RUSSIA WINS BIG, COMMUNIST [...] (C) Summary: With almost all of the votes from the December 3 election counted, Putin's United Russia party has won 64.1 percent, which will give it a constitutional majority in the new Duma. Three other parties: the Communists (11.6%),Vladimir Zhirinovskiy's LDPR (8.2%),and Just Russia (7 [...]	2007-12-03 16:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI RS
07MOSCOW5751	RUSSIAN REACTION TO OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. The GOR viewed the November 29-30 OSCE Madrid Ministerial as "controversial." On a positive note, the MFA expressed satisfaction with the strengthened role of the security basket, noting that the OSCE had a unique and positive role to play in Afghan border security. On environ [...]	2007-12-07 13:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE RS
07MOSCOW5781	NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH FEDERAL COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Federation Council International Relations Committee Chairman Margelov told visiting NSC Senior Director Mary Warlick on December 11 that he was very satisfied with Putin's selection of First Deputy PM Medvedev as his successor. Margelov described Medvedev as the "best case scen [...]	2007-12-11 15:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
07MOSCOW5824	U.S., RUSSIA, AND EUROPEAN COOPERATION: FIRST WE [...] (C) Summary. MFA European Cooperation Director Ryabkov offered only partial reassurance on prospects for cooperation on European issues after a "stormy" round of international meetings, including strong disagreements on Kosovo and the OSCE. The MFA expected similar restrictions to be placed [...]	2007-12-14 15:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV EU OSCE GG RS
07PARIS3737	GYMNICH: FRENCH VIEWS GENERALLY IN STEP WITH U.S. [...] (C) On September 6, PolOff delivered ref A demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy Emmanuel Cohet, who indicated general agreement between U.S. views and French positions in advance of the informal Gymnich meeting of EU foreign ministers. Approaches converge most on Kosovo and Iran. Cohet said France vie [...]	2007-09-10 05:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL RS YI CH FR
07PARIS3738	GYMNICH: FRENCH VIEWS GENERALLY IN STEP WITH U.S. [...] (C) On September 6, PolOff delivered ref A demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy Emmanuel Cohet, who indicated general agreement between U.S. views and French positions in advance of the informal Gymnich meeting of EU foreign ministers. Approaches converge most on Kosovo and Iran. Cohet said France vie [...]	2007-09-10 05:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL RS YI CH FR
07PARIS4514	OSCE: FRANCE'S LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA officials told us on November 13 that France is not optimistic that there will be significant developments at the November 29-30 OSCE Madrid Ministerial. Due to Russian intransigence on so many issues, even a Ministerial declaration appears increasingly unlikely, the Fr [...]	2007-11-16 13:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE FR
07PARIS4765	FRANCE WILL USE EU PRESIDENCY TO PRESSURE [...] (C) On December 20, MFA DAS-equivalent for Central Asia Alexandre Vulic told us that France will use its EU presidency, and bilateral initiatives, to push Kazakhstan to fulfill commitments the Kazakhs made at the OSCE November 2007 Madrid Ministerial where they secured the Chair-in-Office (CiO [...]	2007-12-21 16:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PREL FR
07PARTO8	(U) Secretary Rice's May 31, 2007 Meeting with [...] (U) May 31, 2007, 2:00 PM, Vienna, Austria. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Assistant Secretary Sean McCormack Ambassador Julie Finley General William Fraser, Special Assistant, JCS Brian Besanceney, Deputy Chief of Staff Ted Kontek, John Du [...]	2007-06-05 00:29:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM OSCE KCFE RS
07PODGORICA206	INTERNATIONALS COMMENT ON DRAFT MONTENEGRO'S CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE VENICE COMMISSION (VC),OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE (COE),AND THE OSCE OFFICE FOR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS (ODIHR),HAVE COMMENTED ON MONTENEGROS DRAFT CONSTITUTION. BOTH CITE SHORTCOMINGS IN THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, INSUFFICIENT GUARANTEES FOR THE INDEPE [...]	2007-06-13 14:46:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS MW
07PRAGUE1241	CZECH PRIORITIES FOR OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Poloffs met November 20 with Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, Director of the Czech MFA's Security Policy Department, to discuss the OSCE Ministerial that will take place in Madrid 29-30 November. The Czechs reviewed our proposals (reftel) and raised their three priorities for the Ministeri [...]	2007-11-20 16:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL EZ
07PRISTINA668	KOSOVO: CENTRAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS SET FOR [...] (C) Summary. On August 31, UN SRSG Ruecker announced that elections will be held in Kosovo on November 17. Three ballots will be cast by voters for the central Assembly, the Municipal Assemblies, and for the first time, direct election of mayors. Additionally, Ruecker announced a five percen [...]	2007-09-06 15:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV
07RIGA877	LATVIA ON MADRID: NERVOUS ON CFE [...] (C) Summary: Latvia is wary of the Spanish/German effort on CFE in Madrid and greatly appreciates the US support for core principals in this area. Latvia will make a strong statement of support for ODIHR and election observation. They support the closure of the OSCE mission in Croatia and sup [...]	2007-11-27 16:14:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCFE OSCE LG
07SKOPJE498	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EAPC SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Macedonia's leaders are hoping to showcase the country's organizational and logistics capabilities in hosting the EAPC summit, which will be set amidst the impressive natural beauty of Lake Ohrid. They have heard and understood our message on the steps they need to take to strengthen th [...]	2007-06-25 13:46:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK
07SKOPJE629	MACEDONIA: PRIME MINISTER ON WAY AHEAD FOR NATO [...] (C) During a July 31 tete-a-tete lunch, PM Gruevski outlined what he considers to be the remaining tasks for Macedonia to make its case for NATO membership: implement the May 29 VMRO-DUI agreement, fully constitute the State Judicial Council, and pass a liberal religious freedom law. He also s [...]	2007-08-01 16:02:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MK
07SKOPJE709	MACEDONIA: MOVING TOWARD EARLY ELECTIONS? [...] (C) According to a high-ranking MFA contact, PM Gruevski increasingly favors calling early general elections to capitalize on his high poll ratings and to end intra-coalition squabbling he believes is hobbling his economic development agenda. Gruevski believes he could work more efficiently w [...]	2007-08-30 16:44:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE766	MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT ON COHABITATION CHALLENGES [...] (C) President Crvenkovski outlined for the Ambassador on September 19 his proposal for working with Prime Minister Gruevski to improve cohabitation and to resolve the issue of composing the State Judicial Council (SJC),a key NATO membership-related task. Gruevski's initial crude rebuff of th [...]	2007-09-20 07:46:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK KV
07SKOPJE879	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR US INTERAGENCY NATO MAP [...] (SBU/NF) When you step off the plane in Skopje on November 7, PM Gruevski will have just taken a beating from Brussels, having received the EU's annual progress report on November 6. The report will criticize the lack of political consensus here, slow progress on EU-related reforms, and the l [...]	2007-11-05 13:09:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
07SKOPJE891	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Skopje! When you arrive, political leaders here will be mulling over the tough message USNATO Ambassador Nuland delivered November 8 during a USG interagency visit to Skopje. Nuland told the government and opposition that Macedonia needs to demonstrate its readiness for [...]	2007-11-09 16:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE932	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL SLOAT [...] (SBU) Welcome to Skopje! You will arrive shortly after key USG, NATO, and EU officials have called on the political parties, the government, and members of parliament to put aside their partisan differences, engage in constructive dialogue, and rollup their sleeves. We have reiterated a consi [...]	2007-11-28 16:25:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE970	MACEDONIA: RELIGION LAW MEETS INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) The Macedonian parliament adopted a new Law on Religious Communities and Groups in September that significantly strengthens religious freedom provisions, generally meets OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission standards, and supports Macedonia's NATO membership bid. Due to take effect in May 2 [...]	2007-12-13 16:01:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF MK
07STATE126089	DEMARCHE REQUEST - OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will be conducting its Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 24 through October 5 in Warsaw. The HDIM is an annual review of participating States, implementation of their OSCE commitments to human rights and fundamental freedo [...]	2007-09-07 21:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ECON OSCE
07STATE136154	INSTRUCTIONS: OSCE BRIEFING, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 [...] (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the suggested questions in para 3 below during the OSCE briefing of the UN Security Council scheduled for September 28, 2007. 2. (SBU) The OSCE Chair usually briefs the UNSC in January on the OSCE's goals and priorities and OSCE cooperation with the U [...]	2007-09-26 22:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC OSCE GE
07STATE141316	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg on October 15 [...]	2007-10-06 03:39:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IS
07STATE150674	SECRETARY'S 10/29 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM [...] (U) October 29, 2007, 10:00 a.m., Secretary's Office 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft EUR Elaine Samson (Notetaker) Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Ambassador Carlos Westendorp Chief of Staf [...]	2007-10-30 22:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE KCFE SP KV RU KZ MD
07STATE157672	OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL - DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The OSCE Ministerial will take place in Madrid 29-30 November. Posts are requested to engage host country officials to garner support for U.S. objectives at the Ministerial. Background information and talking points are provided below. Info addressees are we [...]	2007-11-17 01:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM
07STATE159370	OSCE: DRAFT STATEMENT ON EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION [...] Provide, within the framework of the law, opportunity for the full and equal participation of all individuals within society in political, economic, social and cultural life including through democratic participation in decision-making without discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, [...]	2007-11-21 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PHUM
07STATE159376	A/S FRIED DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON MEDIA FREEDOM [...] (C) European and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried delivered a strong message on November 21 in Washington to Azerbaijani Ambassador Yashar Aliyev on the state of media freedom in Azerbaijan. Fried reviewed his November 3-5 meetings in Baku, including a lengthy session with P [...]	2007-11-21 22:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE AJ
07STATE164120	(C) EUR DAS KRAMERâ€™S MEETING WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, EUR DAS David Kramer met with XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX was highly critical of the recent Duma elections, alleging the Kremlin had resorted to all methods to secure an overwhelming victory for United Russia. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX speculated that Putin would not remain [...]	2007-12-06 15:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07STATE166990	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH AZERBAIJANI FM [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyrov on November 30 on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid. On Iran, Under Secretary Burns pushed for Azerbaijani support of USG policy to deter Iran,s nuclear power ambitions. On Nagorno-Karabakh, FM M [...]	2007-12-14 14:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL
07TASHKENT1817	GOU PROVIDES WRITTEN REBUTTAL TO EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: During an Embassy event on October 9, MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev provided, at Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov's request, the Ambassador with a written GOU rebuttal to recent public statements made by EU officials criticizing human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. The re [...]	2007-10-22 08:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1823	OSCE FORMALLY INVITED TO OBSERVE UZBEK [...] (C) On October 22 OSCE Charge d'Affaires Bernard Rouault paid a courtesy call on Ambassador to introduce himself and elicit advice on OSCE activities during this "delicate" pre-election phase. Rouault noted that OSCE expects a renewed mandate from the GOU by December 20, and at a meeting last [...]	2007-10-22 10:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT1910	UZBEKS STALL ODIHR ELECTION ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT [...] (C) Summary. An OSCE staffmember told poloff on November 3 that the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) election assessment team, which was expected by November 1, had not arrived in Tashkent and the status of the visit was uncertain. Poloff spoke with OSCE Senior Pro [...]	2007-11-05 05:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT2060	ODIHR TEAM COMPLETES RUSHED NEEDS ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: Two officials from OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) conducted a hastily organized needs assessment mission from November 28 - 30 in Uzbekistan, immediately after MFA stopped dragging its feet on issuing visas. The ODIHR team met with each of the [...]	2007-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT2108	KARIMOV CALLS FOR COOPERATION WITH WEST IN [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov's Constitution Day speech, in which he calls for stronger ties with the United States and Europe, may reflect a desire to receive positive election coverage or diversify his foreign policy or both. He appears to have cited Russia--without explicitly naming it--as [...]	2007-12-11 13:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ US RS
07TASHKENT2115	OSCE/ODIHR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PLANS FOR UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Walter Siegl, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission, met with foreign diplomats on December 12 to discuss Uzbekistan's upcoming Presidential Elections. The mission is here to evaluate how the elections are conducted and will make recommendations i [...]	2007-12-13 13:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ US
07TASHKENT2164	PRESIDENT KARIMOV "REELECTED" WITH 88 PERCENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek President Islam Karimov was re-elected December 23 to a third term, by a reported 88.1 percent of the vote. The OSCE's ODIHR limited election observation mission released a statement December 24, saying the election failed to meet most norms for free and fair elections. Thi [...]	2007-12-26 13:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT2179	NO SURPRISES IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF UZBEK ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Local press coverage of the December 23 Uzbek presidential election was flatteringly positive and utterly ignored critical statements, such as that of the OSCE election monitoring mission. Russian reporting was mixed, while most Western reporting was more critical. Among fore [...]	2007-12-27 13:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT2182	ODIHR LIMITED OBSERVER MISSION TO UZBEKISTAN WAS [...] (C) Summary: On December 26 Ambassador and DCM had an outbrief with Ambassador Walter Siegl, who headed the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) limited election observer mission for the Presidential elections in Uzbekistan. Siegl reported that, although the com [...]	2007-12-29 06:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE UZ
07TASHKENT806	A CORDIAL, UNINTERESTING VISIT FOR OSCE CHAIRMAN; [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),Miguel Angel Moratinos, held cordial, but seemingly unexceptional meetings with Uzbek officials. The Uzbeks expressed satisfaction with the current OSCE mission, but criticized alleged OSCE d [...]	2007-04-20 08:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE UZ
07TBILISI2798	AMBASSADOR TEFFT'S MEETING WITH EU CAUCASUS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, on November 9. Also present were Per Eklund, Head of the EU Commission Delegation in Georgia, Eric Fournier, the Ambassador of France, and members of the EU Commission's and Semneby's staff. [...]	2007-11-09 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI3010	TBILISI UPDATE: 12/3/07 [...] (U) On November 30, the Ambassador attended an OSCE Ambassadorial Working Group to discuss the upcoming Georgian Presidential Elections. OSCE members underscored the tense political climate and the low level of confidence the public has in the Central Election Commission (CEC). One of the l [...]	2007-12-03 12:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI3037	OPPOSITION PARTIES QUICK TO PRE-JUDGE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The government is concerned that the opposition will not accept any outcome of the January 5 elections that returns former President Mikheil Saakashvili to office, and that the opposition will take to the streets again on January 6. The ruling National Movement's polls suggQt Saa [...]	2007-12-06 13:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI3064	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/10/07 [...] (C) On 7 December, members of the OSCE Ambassadorial Working Group were provided a copy of the letter sent by Ambassador Terhi Hakala, Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, to Acting President Nino Burjanadze. In the letter, Hakala outlined the main issues which need to be addressed to ensure [...]	2007-12-10 13:22:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI3080	TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE, 12/12/07 [...] (U) Imedi is due to begin broadcasting December 12 with the Kronika program, beginning at 8 p.m. Tbilisi time. The Imedi staff report that one entire control room at Imedi is out of commission and phone and internet access was severely damaged, with only 15 of their former 150 telephone lines [...]	2007-12-12 11:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI3092	IMEDI BACK ON THE AIR, MICHNIK AND MONITORS IN PLACE [...] (SBU) Summary. After 34 days off the air due to a governmental shutdown, Imedi, Georgia's most popular television network, resumed full broadcasting on the evening of December 12, 2007. While some technical difficulties remain, Imedi is broadcasting nationally and by satellite to London and [...]	2007-12-13 12:51:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO GG PHUM
07TBILISI3101	TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/14/07 [...] (C) On December 13, the OSCE/ODIHR Monitoring Team briefed the diplomatic community on its series of meetings with civil society, political parties, and government representatives. ODIHR reviewed election concerns to date with "misuse of administrative resources" being one heard frequently. [...]	2007-12-14 13:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI3112	TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/17/07 [...] (C) In a meeting December 14, the Ambassador told NSC Chairman Alexander Lomaia that we had done a comprehensive feasibility evaluation and found that we could not sponsor and mount a proper exit poll (factoring in an adequate amount of time for voter education) in the short time before the Ja [...]	2007-12-17 13:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI3137	TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/19/2007 [...] (C) In a meeting December 18, United National Council of opposition (UNC) presidential candidate Levan Gachechiladze told Ambassador he was certain the elections would go to a second round, and he expected Saakashvili to gain at most 15 -20% in the first round. Gachechiladze said during UNC d [...]	2007-12-19 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG

07TBILISI3149	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/21/07 [...] (C) At the 21 December meeting of the OSCE Ambassadorial Working Group, the Chairman of the Election (CEC) Levan Tarkhnishvili addressed the group. He discussed the following points: - Cameras at the polling stations: The CEC distributed a press release explaining the purpose of video su [...]	2007-12-21 10:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI3152	PATARKATSISVILI COUP PLOT UNCOVERED [...] (SBU) On December 24, the Prime Minister called in the U.S., UK, French, German and Baltic Ambassadors to provide a briefing on a plot to undermine Georgia's presidential election on January 5 and thereby to overthrow the Georgian government. The Prime Minister showed videos of Patarkatsisvi [...]	2007-12-24 10:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
07TBILISI3177	OPPOSITION GEARING UP FOR THE DAY AFTER GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: As the election campaign enters its final week and following a series of events that have strengthened former president Saakashvili's bid to win the January 5 presidential elections, it is increasingly clear that most opposition parties are planning not for victory on election d [...]	2007-12-28 12:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
07TBILISI3179	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/28/2007 [...] (U) ODIHR's second report was released on December 28 and notes that the campaign environment has been soured by allegations of use by Saakashvili of budgetary funds, unequal campaign conditions, intimidation, and vote buying. OSCE ODIHR has received information and first hand accounts which [...]	2007-12-28 13:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07THEHAGUE1980	NETHERLANDS/OSCE: PRESSING RUSSIA TO ABIDE BY [...] (C) Summary: The GONL shares our concerns regarding the Government of Russia's decision to significantly restrict the ODIHR observation mission for the upcoming Russian parliamentary elections to 70 persons for short-term observation only. MFA Special OSCE Advisor Tony van der Togt said Dutc [...]	2007-11-09 16:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS NL
07THEHAGUE2018	NETHERLANDS/OSCE: MADRID MINISTERIAL, MD/CFE PROPOSALS [...] (C//NOFORN) Summary: The GONL does not "expect much" from the upcoming OSCE Madrid ministerial, given too many issues pitting Russia against Europe and the United States, such as Kosovo, the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, and missile defense. MFA OSCE Special Advisor Tony v [...]	2007-11-28 10:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREK PGOV PHUM NL OSCE
07USEUBRUSSELS2984	DAS KRAMER'S QUAD CONSULTATIONS ON RUSSIA, [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 13:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EUN MARR OSCE PARM PGOV PHUM PREL
07USNATO228	ARMENIA'S IPAP IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW BRINGS HIGH [...] (C) Armenian Defense Minister Sargsyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian told NATO Permanent Representatives that the first year's implementation of an Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with NATO had yielded benefits far beyond the security sector. They credited the IPAP process [...]	2007-04-04 14:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AR
07USNATO426	OSCE SYG, EAPC AMBS SEEK SYNERGY AND COOPERATION, [...] (SBU) OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut exchanged views with EAPC Ambassadors July 11 on increasing cooperation between the two overlapping organizations. He summarized ongoing OSCE operations, emphasized areas of commonality with the EAPC, and endorsed closer interaction (wit [...]	2007-07-25 17:19:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL NATO OSCE EAPC
07USOSCE331	OSCE LEGAL PERSONALITY, ROUND 5 - MOVEMENT FORWARD AS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the July 5-6 round of negotiations on a Convention on Legal Personality, Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities for the OSCE (CLPPI),the absence of key players limited the WG's ability to deal with unresolved issues. There was extended discussion on a Belgian proposal [...]	2007-08-01 10:08:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE KTIA
07USOSCE353	OSCE COMMITTED TO MAKING KOSOVO ELECTIONS HAPPEN [...] (SBU) The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) says it is fully committed to doing its part to ensure that the November 17 local and central elections come off successfully and on schedule. Nonetheless, key OMiK officials are worried that they may not be able to overcome a number of logistical hurdl [...]	2007-09-13 14:13:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PGOV PREL KV
07VIENNA2780	AUSTRIA: ODIHR MONITORING OF RUSSIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Econ/Pol Counselor met Nov. 9 with Austrian OSCE PermRep Margit Waestenfelt to discuss reftel demarche. Waestenfelt seemed at a loss as to how to respond to the Russian "game." She expected the Russians to continue to drag the process out and make it impossible for even the 70 observers i [...]	2007-11-09 18:00:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS AU
07VIENNA2928	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 11, 2007 [...] ... regarding the issue of private home nursing care for the sick and elderly, Austrian media report. Speaking on ORF television, Erwin Buchinger, the Social Affairs Minister from the SPOe, said he was "displeased" with his party's coalition partner OeVP for "playing a double game" on the issue [...]	2007-12-12 09:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA552	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 02, 2007 [...] After the Defense and Finance Ministers reconciled their differences over allocation of funds for the defense portfolio, the coalition partners SPOe and OeVP agreed yesterday on a double budget for 2007 and 2008. The spending plan is expected to be presented in parliament before the end of Marc [...]	2007-03-05 07:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07WARSAW538	POLAND: SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Daniel Gedacht (telephone: 48-22- 504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GedachtDC@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one p [...]	2007-03-06 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07YEREVAN104	"AND THEY'RE OFF!" -- OUR OVERVIEW FOR THE ELECTION SEASON [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Kocharian's January 29 decree announcing the May 12 parliamentary election is the first step in the election process, and comes two days ahead of the 100-day advance notice prescribed by Armenian law. Following is an overview and projected timeline of key dates for the [...]	2007-01-31 05:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1241	SCENESETTER FOR PM SERZH SARGSIAN'S WASHINGTON [...] (C) Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian's visit to Washington October 17-23 is his chance to see and be seen with Washington leaders in the run-up to his February 2008 presidential election bid. With his extensive defense and security background, Sargsian now needs to show himself as a world leade [...]	2007-10-16 02:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP SERZH SARGSIAN KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1347	DELIVERING MCC SCORECARD TO PM, WITH A SIDE ORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA called on Prime Minister Sargsian to present the MCC FY08 scorecard, and discuss its implications. He acknowledged the message that Sargsian had heard in Washington from MCC CEO Danilovich, that Armenia should not be "punished" for having graduated to a higher national income [...]	2007-11-12 14:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1359	PM STAFF GIVE AND TAKE ON TURKEY, ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DCM had a long and fruitful conversation with two of PM Sargsian's close advisers. The two men affirmed the PM's desire to start a process to reconcile with Turkey, even before he become president. They agreed that a string of recent events against pro-opposition figures damag [...]	2007-11-19 04:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TU IR AM
07YEREVAN1439	BRIEFING THE PRESIDENCY ON EXIT POLLS, IFES/CEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: USAID briefed presidential aide Vigen Sargsian, at government request, about plans for a USAID/IRI-sponsored exit poll for the upcoming presidential election. Sargsian pressed for more details about the methods and partners involved, and expressed great skepticism both personall [...]	2007-12-18 03:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO OSCE AM
07YEREVAN1467	ARMENIA: PRESIDENCY STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT IRI [...] (C) Although less hostile to the idea of an exit poll during the upcoming presidential election than he was a week ago, Presidential aide Vigen Sargsian still expressed significant concerns about the poll's format and possible fall-out. After being briefed by IRI staff on the poll's technical [...]	2007-12-21 13:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO OSCE AM
07YEREVAN164	GOAM DISPATCHES INVITATION TO ODIHR ELECTION [...] (C) DFM Armen Baibourtian phoned CDA on February 15 to confirm that the invitation for OSCE's ODIHR to monitor elections had been signed and was being sent over immediately to the OSCE Office in Yerevan. Baibourtian said that the letter was signed on February 14 by FM Oskanian and would be se [...]	2007-02-15 12:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
07YEREVAN194	STAFFDEL TILLEMANN FOCUSES ON DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SFRC Majority Staffmember Tomicah Tillemann visited Yerevan February 18-20, with an eye on Armenia's May elections and MCC eligibility under the "Ruling Justly" category. In a range of meetings with GOAM officials, he made clear that, despite Armenia's many friends on the Hill, [...]	2007-02-23 14:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA AM
07YEREVAN417	ARMENIA: ELECTION UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Armenia's 35-day long "official" campaign period for the May 12 parliamentary election kicks off on April 8, and so far, the government has kept its commitments to hold better elections. ODIHR observers are in place and report that the legal preconditions for fair elections have [...]	2007-04-06 12:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PHUM AM
07YEREVAN47	FONMIN OSKANIAN CONFIRMS MAY 12 ELECTION DATE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 12 meeting to update the Foreign Minister on Iraq strategy (septel),CDA and Pol/Econ Chief were able to cover a range of issues, including election planning, Nagorno-Karabakh, the Ambassador-designate Hoagland's nomination, Armenia-Turkish relations, and Iran. As of [...]	2007-01-12 14:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS AM AJ IR
07YEREVAN555	ODIHR MISSION HEAD DISCUSSES PRE-ELECTION [...] (C) CDA met May 2 with Ambassador Boris Frlec, the head of OSCE/ODIHR,s Election Observation Mission (EOM) for a discussion on the pre-election period in Armenia. Frlec evaluated the pre-election period as broadly competitive, despite flaws. He saw a relatively even playing field, albeit wh [...]	2007-05-03 10:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE AM
07YEREVAN564	ARMENIA ELECTIONS: KOCHARIAN CONVOKES OSCE CHIEFS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 3, President Kocharian convoked all Chiefs of Mission of OSCE Member States resident in Yerevan regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections. He sought to convey to the dip corps that his administration was doing all it could to ensure an election process which should me [...]	2007-05-04 12:39:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE AM
07YEREVAN588	FM OSKANIAN DEFENDS VISA REFUSAL OF TURKISH OSCE [...] (C) CDA and the German Ambassador each protested (during a scheduled meeting with CDA and EU chiefs of mission late May 8),Armenia's refusal to grant visas to Turkey's contigent of seconded OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission short-term observers (STOs). Each associated themselves with [...]	2007-05-09 11:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE TU AM
07YEREVAN594	ARMENIA'S SOUTHERNMOST REGION ON ELECTIONS: SO [...] (C) In a late April visit to Syunik marz, the most remote and one of the poorest of Armenia's regions, Poloffs learned that the voting public is engaged and is generally looking forward to the May 12 polls. This despite a widespread sense of intimidation amongst the populace and trepidation to [...]	2007-05-11 06:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AM
07YEREVAN607	ARMENIAN ELECTION SCENESETTER [...] (C) The stage is set for this election to go far better than other recent polls in Armenia, but we have not, by a long shot, seen a fundamental change in political culture here, and things could still go very wrong on Election Day. We are cautiously optimistic that Armenia's parliamentary ele [...]	2007-05-11 13:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM AM
07YEREVAN609	OBSERVERS GIVE ARMENIA'S ELECTION A PASSING GRADE, [...] (C) Armenia's Parliamentary elections took place on May 12. Preliminary results show a strong victory by PM Sargsian's Republican Party. These same early results show that the new oligarch-led "Prosperous Armenia" party ran a distant second and three other parties -- including two oppositi [...]	2007-05-13 14:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KDEM AM
07YEREVAN640	JUDGING ARMENIA'S ELECTIONS - GOOD ENOUGH, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We judge Armenia's May 12 election an improvement over previous elections, although this is faint praise. The combined International Election Observation Mission has issued an upbeat preliminary assessment. ODIHR seemed to feel keenly the institutional pressures. If the Europe [...]	2007-05-16 11:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN662	"WE ARE NOT BORN YESTERDAY": OSCE/ODIHR OBSERVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission (EOM) chief of mission, Ambassador Frlec, and deputy COM, Ian Gorvin, were markedly more sour on Armenia's May 12 election in a dinner at CDA's residence, and less-markedly so in the semi-public forum of their last OSCE member state chiefs [...]	2007-05-23 05:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE AM
07ZAGREB1025	PRELIMINARY REPORT OF ODIHR LIMITED ELECTION [...] SUMMARY: The OSCE/ODIHR's Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) to Croatia released its interim report on November 20. All indicators point toward free and fair elections conducted in line with the established legal framework, but the report does draw particular attention to the new La [...]	2007-11-21 11:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR OSCE POLITICAL PARTIES ELECTIONS
07ZAGREB1094	CROATIAN ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN SPENDING FIGURES AND [...] Following the November 25 parliamentary elections in Croatia, Transparency International Croatia (TIH) and GONG, an election monitoring organization, have published their report on campaign spending. During the official campaign season 3 - 23 November, Croatian political parties spent more t [...]	2007-12-21 13:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB551	CROATIAN PM SEEKS CLOSURE OF ZAGREB OSCE MISSION, [...] (C) MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic gave Ambassador May 31 a "confidential" non-paper (text para 8) advocating closure of the Croatia OSCE mission and proposing a mechanism to ensure that war crimes trials are monitored. 2. (C) The non-paper commits the GOC to fulfill remaining obliga [...]	2007-06-05 15:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE KAWC HR
08ASHGABAT1308	TURKMENISTAN: OSCE NEEDS ASSESSMENT TEAM DOUBTFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of meetings with Turkmen officials, OSCE/ODIHR representatives in Ashgabat on a needs assessment mission seemed resigned to the notion that Turkmenistan's election laws will not be revised in advance of the December 14 parliamentary elections. Therefore, they are do [...]	2008-10-01 08:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT1360	TURKMENISTAN: OSCE/ODIHR TEAM STILL UNDECIDED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: As of October 14, it appeared that OSCE was still negotiating with the Turkmen government regarding the size and nature of an OSCE group that would come for the December parliamentary elections. Turkmen officials seem to understand little about international election observatio [...]	2008-10-15 10:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE TX
08ASHGABAT1617	TURKMENISTAN: OSCE AND UN ELECTION EXPERTS OBSERVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent parliamentary elections, OSCE and UN election experts assessed election officials' observance of internationally-acknowledged election procedures. They also did fact-finding about the candidates, [...]	2008-12-18 11:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT219	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S FIRST YEAR IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his first year in office, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has delivered more change than most here expected or even thought was realistically possible for immediate post-Niyazov Turkmenistan. Spurred by a wish to make Turkmenistan a respected member [...]	2008-02-12 10:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SNAR SOCI KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT676	TURKMENISTAN: INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On May 27, OSCE's human dimension director, Benjamin Moreau reported that during his visit to Turkmenistan last week, the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Knut Vollebaek, made two proposals to the governmen [...]	2008-05-29 05:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT827	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES REJECT [...] (C) Local OSCE Human Dimension Officer Benjamin Moreau told PolOff June 25 that OSCE had recently held a meeting with Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Director Shirin Akhmedova and other government officials to discuss Turkmenistan,s view of the draft election law assessment that th [...]	2008-07-07 06:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE TX
08ASHGABAT9	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN OF [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes the visit to Turkmenistan of Senator Richard G. Lugar, Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Your visit will advance our bilateral dialogue on energy issues, while rein [...]	2008-01-04 07:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EPET SCUL OREP TX
08ASHGABAT93	SCENESETTER FOR CDR, USCENTCOM VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits in mid-January of Senator Lugar to Ashgabat and of the Turkmenistani Defense Minister and Border Service Chief to NAVCENT HQ in Bahrain. This visit will help continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while [...]	2008-01-18 03:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR EPET ECON TX
08ASTANA1107	KAZAKHSTAN - CHANGES MADE TO RELIGION LAW [...] (C) The Mazhilis passed on first reading a revised text of amendments to Kazakhstan's religion law. Some of the most problematic provisions were removed from this latest version, though at the same time, new provisions were added which raise concerns. The amendments must go through a second [...]	2008-06-12 11:44:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM KZ
08ASTANA1147	KAZAKHSTAN - EMBASSY INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN [...] (U) This cable constitutes post's input on Kazakhstan democracy and human rights concerns for demarches in preparation of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Democracy and Political Rights ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) When Kazakkhstan was selected as 2010 O [...]	2008-06-18 06:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM OSCE KDEM PREL KZ
08ASTANA1158	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS'S VISIT TO KAZAKHSTAN FOR [...] (SBU) Your visit to Kazakhstan for the annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly comes at a particularly opportune time. With its recent selection as 2010 OSCE chairman and thriving energy sector, Kazakhstan is showing increasing confidence on the international stage. The country is r [...]	2008-06-20 05:16:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OSCE OVIP OTRA KZ
08ASTANA1288	USOSCE DCM SCOTT DISCUSSES MADRID COMMITMENTS [...] SUMMARY: During his June 26-30 trip to Kazakhstan, USOSCE DCM Kyle Scott met with government officials and opposition and civil society leaders to discuss Kazakhstan's Madrid commitments. In meetings held after President Nazarbayev's June 29 speech, government officials strove to reassure DCM [...]	2008-07-18 11:44:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PREL ECON KZ
08ASTANA1341	KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 11:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL OSCE KDEM KZ
08ASTANA1355	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID'S AUGUST 7-8 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Your visit to Kazakhstan comes at a particularly opportune time. With its recent selection as 2010 OSCE chairman and thriving energy sector, Kazakhstan is showing increasing confidence on the international stage. The country is rightly proud of its achievements: a booming economy, larg [...]	2008-07-28 04:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV ECON OVIP OTRA KZ
08ASTANA1815	KAZAKHSTAN - WORKING GROUP SUBMITS RECOMMENDATIONS ON [...] (SBU) The Information and Culture Ministry's working group on amendments to Kazakhstan's media law has forwarded a "concept" for the amendments and nine specific proposals to the Ministry of Justice for further action. Two NGOs that participated in the working group complained to us that the n [...]	2008-09-19 09:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ
08ASTANA1850	KAZAKHSTAN - RELIGION LAW AMENDMENTS HEADED TOWARD [...] (C) The Mazhilis will hold its second reading on a package of amendments to Kazakhstan's religion law on September 24. The latest text is an improvement over the June version that was passed at the first reading, although it still includes several problematic provisions. Civil society and r [...]	2008-09-22 12:33:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1873	KAZAKHSTAN - RELIGION LAW AMENDMENTS PASS [...] (U) On September 24, the Mazhilis -- the lower house of parliament -- passed at a second reading a package of amendments to Kazakhstan's religion law. There were no significant changes made to the legislation during the reading. The bill will now move to the Senate for consideration, althou [...]	2008-09-25 11:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV KZ
08ASTANA2147	KAZAKHSTAN: FM TAZHIN REAFFIRMS MADRID [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Tazhin: -- reaffirmed Kazakhstan's commitment to fulfilling its Madrid commitments; -- made a case for building a more mature bilateral relationship by noting his government's desire to be released from the [...]	2008-10-30 11:02:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD KDEM KNNP IZ AF KZ
08ASTANA2166	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CORKER'S NOVEMBER 13-14 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Kazakhstan will be most useful to reinforce the importance we place on the U.S.-Kazakhstan strategic partnership. Both Secretary of State Rice and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad visited Astana in October. With its selection as 2010 OSCE ch [...]	2008-11-03 09:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET OREP KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2178	KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL SOCIETY EXPRESSES CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 30, civil society leaders briefed several Astana-based diplomatic missions on Kazakhstan's progress on its Madrid commitments on democratic reform and on religion legislation pending in parliament. In their view, the government is not going far enough in fulfilling [...]	2008-11-04 11:38:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF KZ
08ASTANA2249	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION POLITICIANS PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with leaders of four key opposition parties in Almaty on November 6. They told him that while they expect "great change" from the new U.S. Administration, they do not foresee any drastic shifts [...]	2008-11-13 11:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO RS KZ
08ASTANA2388	KAZAKHSTAN: RELIGION LAW PASSES PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, Kazakhstan's parliament adopted the amendments to the religion law, and the legislation is now before President Nazarbayev for signature. While the draft is a marked improvement over the origina [...]	2008-12-03 10:59:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ
08ASTANA281	SCENESETTER FOR SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your trip to Kazakhstan follows January visits from Senator Lugar, Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Coordinator Mann, and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Central Asia Shivers. The steady traffic of high-level visitors to and from Kazakhstan (Prime Minister M [...]	2008-02-08 02:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET KZ
08ASTANA767	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW LEGISLATION THREATENS RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) On April 2, a group of parliamentarians introduced draft amendments to Kazakhstan's laws governing religious organizations. Among other things, the amendments would require all religious groups in the country to re-register under more restrictive procedures; limit the activities of smal [...]	2008-04-18 11:52:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF KDEM PREL KZ
08ASTANA970	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL RAHALL'S MAY 25-27 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Kazakhstan comes at a particularly opportune time. With its thriving energy sector and recent selection as 2010 chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),Kazakhstan is showing increasing confidence on the international stage. The [...]	2008-05-22 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET OVIP OTRA KZ
08ATHENS1287	GREEK VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref A and C points on the September 15-16 meeting of EU foreign ministers (GAERC) to MFA European Correspondent Ant/nia Katzourou and took the oppo2tunity 4o ask for a readout of the September 5-6 G9mnich meeting. On the latter, Katzourou said 3he had ngt gotten a de [...]	2008-09-10 11:23:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GR RS SU ZI YI EUN
08ATHENS1589	GREECE/OSCE: FM BAKOYANNIS LAYS OUT OSCE PRIORITIES [...] (C) Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, who will be OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CIO) in 2009, laid out her priorities for the OSCE in a November 13 speech at the Greek Foreign Ministry. She emphasized the importance of OSCE cooperation with other IOs, including the UN, the EU, and NATO. Sh [...]	2008-11-25 14:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE GR RS NATO EUN GG
08ATHENS427	GREECE/OSCE: BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS ON 2009 [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Athens/USOSCE Cable. 2. (C) Summary. USOSCE Ambassador Finley, EUR A/DAS Robbins, and Embassy Athens and USOSCE personnel met March 17 with Greek officials to consult on Greek plans for the upcoming 2009 Chairmanship of the OSCE. The Greeks have identified ke [...]	2008-03-20 08:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KRIF GR AF ZL
08BAKU1013	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador reviewed with President Aliyev's International Relations Advisor Novruz Mammadov USG comments on Azerbaijan's October 15 presidential election and shared observations on the assessment of the elections by international observers. The U.S. will continue to support a [...]	2008-10-22 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU1049	ELECTION WRAP-UP WITH CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 31 Embassy officials met with Central Election Commission Chairman Mazahir Panahov to wrap up issues related to Azerbaijan October 15 presidential election. Overall, Panahov was proud of CEC's work during the election period and grateful for the aid received from the [...]	2008-11-03 12:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU1148	DRL A/S KRAMER: DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: On November 19 DRL A/S David Kramer and the Ambassador attended a marathon meeting at the Foreign Ministry with a wide range of government and non-government officials, chaired by a Deputy Foreign Minister, on the full realm of democracy and human rights issues. Attendees gave b [...]	2008-12-04 04:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU231	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV PLEDGES [...] (C) Summary: In a March 3 meeting, the Ambassador reviewed with Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev the criteria the U.S. would consider as it evaluates Azerbaijan's October presidential election. She also briefed Mehdiyev on the planned USD 3 million in election-related assistance ac [...]	2008-03-11 14:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU280	DAS BRYZA PROMOTES DEMOCRACY AGENDA WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate March 4-5 meetings with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, EUR/DAS Bryza reviewed election assistance and the issue of our bilateral democracy dialogue agenda with Azerbaijan, underscoring the importance of democratic ref [...]	2008-03-26 05:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AR GA AJ
08BAKU366	AZERBAIJAN: PLANS TO IMPROVE ELECTORAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Azerbaijan's presidential election set for October 15, the GOAJ already is making technical preparations. Through dialogue with the Council of Europe's Venice Commission, the GOAJ is preparing changes to the electoral code and the law on freedom of assembly. Both pieces of [...]	2008-04-16 14:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU454	ELECTION MONITORING CENTER DEREGISTERED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14, a Baku court ordered the deregistration and annulment of the Election Monitoring Center (EMC),based on an appeal filed by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). It is unclear how the MOJ will attempt to enforce the decision, as it is an unprecedented step in Azerbaijan. The [...]	2008-05-14 12:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU459	OSCE BAKU HOLDS FIRST ELECTION BRIEFING FOR AMBASSADORS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, OSCE Baku Head of Mission Herrero Ansola held the first of planned monthly election briefings for OSCE member states. He briefed the OSCE members on logistics for the October presidential election, including the likely 11 candidates, as well as planned OSCE technica [...]	2008-05-16 12:14:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU599	OSCE/ODIHR ELECTION EXPERTS RECOMMEND OBSERVATION [...] (C) Summary: OSCE/ODIHR election experts conducted a needs assessment June 17-20, in preparation for Azerbaijan's October 15 presidential election. Although they were concerned by problems in the pre-election environment (particularly with regard to media freedom and freedom of assembly),th [...]	2008-06-25 14:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE AJ
08BAKU621	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION PREPARATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Panahov reviewed preparations for Azerbaijan's October presidential election, including voter education and efforts to improve the voter lists. He defended recent changes to the electoral cod [...]	2008-06-30 13:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU652	DRL A/S KRAMER URGES PRESIDENT ALIYEV TO IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: In a very frank June 27 meeting, DRL A/S Kramer urged President Aliyev to "turn an area of friction into an area of improvement" in the bilateral relationship by taking concrete steps to address Azerbaijan's human rights problems. Although initially cool and somewhat testy, Pre [...]	2008-07-08 08:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS AJ
08BAKU658	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Kramer and Foreign Minister Mammadaryov conducted the fourth round of the DRL-led U.S.-Azerbaijan Democracy and Human Rights Dialogue on June 27 in Baku. Mammadyarov defended Azerbaijan's recent electoral changes as in keeping with European standards and agreed that imp [...]	2008-07-09 07:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KIRF PBTS AJ
08BAKU699	OSCE CONDUCTS ELECTION TRAINING FOR EXCOMS AND CONSTITUENCY ELECTION COMMISSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the week of July 7 the OSCE Office in Baku, in cooperation with the GOAJ, conducted a series of trainings for the Heads of the Regional Executive Authorities and the Chairmen of the Constituency Election Commissions. These trainings focused on the illegality of interference [...]	2008-07-22 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU737	OSCE CHAIRMAN IN OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 30 the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman in Office Heikke Talvitie briefed the OSCE member country Ambassadors about his trip to Baku. He discussed the OSCE's role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its role in observing elections. In his meeting with Presi [...]	2008-08-06 11:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU879	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER DISCUSSES THE [...] (C) Summary: Head of the President's Socio-Political Department Ali Hasanov described for the Ambassador a highly successful and productive visit to the United States in August, including attendance at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and meetings in Washington, DC. Hasanov pledg [...]	2008-09-17 07:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU884	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION ENVIRONMENT WITH OSCE AND OSCE/ODIHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 4 Ambassador Jose-Luis Herrero Ansola of the OSCE Office in Baku briefed OSCE member state ambassadors on the Office's election-related activities, including training for regional leaders (ExComs) on non-interference in the election and the importance of freedom of a [...]	2008-09-17 13:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU978	AZERBAIJAN ELECTION 2008: VIEW FROM CIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9 Embassy officials met with Yevgeniy Sloboda, head of the CIS Election Observation Mission and a citizen of Belarus. The CIS Mission has 23 long-term and 400 short-term observers in Azerbaijan for the election. Sloboda stated that Azerbaijan has all conditions nece [...]	2008-10-14 09:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU981	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SITREP#1 10:30AM [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's polling stations opened largely on time (08:00 local time) on October 15, with observers noting an orderly process with minimal technical violations or issues, and a slow, steady stream of voters casting ballots. Voting in the presidential election will take place until 19:0 [...]	2008-10-15 09:00:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU995	"OPPOSITION COOPERATION CENTER" RELEASES ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16 the five opposition parties that boycotted the presidential election held a joint press conference and released a written statement on the conduct of the October 15 presidential election. The heads of the parties all stated that they considered the election not to [...]	2008-10-16 15:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU996	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SITREP#4 10/16 [...] (SBU) Central Elections Commission Chief (CEC) Mazahir Panahov gave a press brief on October 16 to provide the latest information on the election. As of the last briefing, which was given at 12:00 Baku time, the CEC had received information from 70 percent of the precincts. According to the [...]	2008-10-16 16:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BELGRADE78	SERBIAN VOTERS HEAD TO POLLS IN FORCE [...] (SBU) In a country where the number of conspiracy theories exceeds the population, the assumption is that Saint John (whom Orthodox Serbs celebrate today) and the Democratic Party conspired to ensure the fine weather that brought voters to the polls in record numbers for Serbia's first round of [...]	2008-01-21 10:44:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SR
08BERLIN256	GERMANY - 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission point of contact is Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127). 2. (SBU) [...]	2008-03-03 08:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV GM
08BISHKEK1135	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ON RELIGION, [...] (C) Summary: After years of debate and numerous revisions, the Kyrgyz Parliament passed a controversial law on religion on November 6. The law has been forwarded to the president for signature. Minority Christian leaders continued to raise concerns about the restrictions and lamented that t [...]	2008-11-06 11:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG
08BISHKEK280	A/DAS SPRATLEN'S CONSULTATIONS WITH KYRGYZ FM [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, A/DAS Pamela Spratlen met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev for the second U.S.-Kyrgyz Comprehensive Policy Dialogue. The three-hour meeting included a serious exchange on democracy and election issues, as well as discussion of other political issues, sec [...]	2008-03-25 08:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BISHKEK442	BAKIYEV PROVIDES GLOWING ASSESSMENT OF KYRGYZ [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph seven. 2. (C) Summary: President Bakiyev's Constitution Day speech May 5 celebrated the accomplishments of last October's revisions to the frequently amended 1993 constitution. Bakiyev pointed to increased political stability and attention to hum [...]	2008-05-08 10:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK627	SCENESETTER FOR DAS KROL'S JUNE 19-22 VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the June 19-22 visit to Kyrgyzstan of Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol. This visit will offer the opportunity to meet some of the key decision makers in the government, as well as representatives from the political opposition and civil society. Followi [...]	2008-06-18 12:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BRUSSELS410	DAS KRAMER AND AMB STEWART DISCUSS BELARUS WITH EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 17:55:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
08DUSHANBE1498	ELECTORAL REFORM IN TAJIKISTAN - DON'T BET ON IT [...] (SBU) Representatives from OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Dushanbe last week to speak about amending electoral laws before the elections in 2010. In conjunction with this visit, OSCE held a roundtable on December 3 attended by representatives of polit [...]	2008-12-11 03:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID KDEM PGOV TI
08DUSHANBE376	INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT HUMAN RIGHTS SECTOR IN [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tajikistan makes it difficult for NGOs to operate effectively in the human rights and democracy sector, and the NGO community has resigned itself to the fact that significant improvements are simply not possible in the current environment. The presence of intern [...]	2008-03-06 06:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TI
08HELSINKI64	OSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY MEETS CHAIRMAN KANERVA IN [...] (SBU) Summary: US OSCE Ambassador Julie Finley separately met with Finnish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman in Office (CiO) Ilkka Kanerva and MFA State Secretary Teija Tiilikainen in Helsinki January 30. Kanerva expressed gratitude for the US response to Finland's OSCE agenda presented in Vi [...]	2008-02-14 13:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS FI
08KYIV299	UKRAINE: READY TO WORK WITH FINLAND AS OSCE [...] (C) Summary: Unlike their Spanish predecessors, the Finns appear ready to take on the problem of Russia in the OSCE context, judging by Finnish Foreign Minister Kanerva's January 15-16 visit to Kyiv in his capacity as OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO). Kanerva met with President Yushchenko, FM O [...]	2008-02-07 05:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS OSCE RS UP
08LJUBLJANA116	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES HOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 15, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles and Director of Office of Human Rights, Humanitarian and Social Affairs, Bureau of International Organizations, Doug Rohn held bilateral and U.S.-EU consultations wi [...]	2008-03-07 07:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA223	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MAY 26-27 JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) On May 21, A/DCM delivered the May 26-27 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the "jumbo" GAERC, which would include Development and Defense Ministers, would issue conclusions on Lebanon, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, the Western B [...]	2008-05-21 18:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08LJUBLJANA65	RUSSIA'S EU EXPERT EXPOUNDS ON KOSOVO, ODIHR, AND [...] (U) Dmitrij Poljanski, Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's EU Affairs Unit and member of the Russian delegation in town for the Feb. 13 EU-Russia Troika, was the featured speaker at a Tuesday evening meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia. After remarks on Russia's relationship [...]	2008-02-13 15:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR NATO OSCE PARM PINR PREL
08MINSK265	BELARUS: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD ON FURTHER [...] (SBU) Head of the Belarusian Presidential Administration Vladimir Makey received Charge for a one-on-one, 30-minute meeting December 24. He reported to Charge that "positive political steps" would continue, to include an initiative by the Presidential Administration to form a group or council [...]	2008-12-24 15:06:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ECON PINR BO
08MOSCOW1742	OSCE: INPUT FOR THE HUMAN DIMENSION CONFERENCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request, Post proposes the following areas of concern for the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw: conduct of elections, xenophobia, migrant labor, and the treatment of refugees. Framing the discussion in forward-leaning terms, by taking Medvedev's call for stren [...]	2008-06-18 13:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OSCE PGOV RS

08MOSCOW2146	MIXED SIGNALS AS RUSSIA PREPARES FOR OSCE HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. Leading up to this year's OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reacted positively to US concerns and, despite a July 23 MFA statement reiterating criticisms of ODIHR, was positively disposed to the upcoming visit of ODIHR Dire [...]	2008-07-25 12:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM RS
08MOSCOW2182	MFA WALKS BACK THREAT OF BUDGET CUT FOR ODIHR [...] (SBU) Summary: While reiterating its frequent complaint that the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has performed poorly, on July 26 the Russian MFA walked back the assertion by the Deputy Chair of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of an imminent budget cut [...]	2008-07-29 13:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM RS
08MOSCOW236	RUSSIA LIMITS ELECTION OBSERVERS AGAIN [...] (C) Following the same course it took in the December Duma elections, on January 28, the GOR issued a limited number of invitations to international organizations to observe the March 2 presidential election. Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Vladimir Churov specified that the OSCE's [...]	2008-01-30 16:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM RS
08MOSCOW2702	ODIHR HEAD LENARCIC SEEKS "NEW CHAPTER" IN [...] (C) Summary: On September 9, Janez Lenarcic, Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR),stated that he hoped for a "new chapter" in relations with Russia and that "there can be no double standards" in how ODIHR treats OSCE member countries. In coordina [...]	2008-09-10 03:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE KDEM RS
08MOSCOW296	ELECTION COMMISSION MAKES COMPROMISE OFFER TO ODIHR [...] (C) Summary: At a February 5 lunch meeting Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Churov told Ambassador he had suggested to ODIHR in talks February 3 - 4 that it send five logisticians to Moscow February 5, twenty longer-term observers February 7, and 55 observers February 20 to observe [...]	2008-02-05 16:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL SOCI RS
08MOSCOW303	CEC MULLS RESPONSE TO ODIHR'S CONDITIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Central Election Commission (CEC) February 6 continued to mull over the latest proposal from ODIHR Director Strohal to monitor the March 2 presidential elections. The Ambassador told DFMs Yakimenko and Grushko February 6 that the USG supported ODIHR's desire to have its miss [...]	2008-02-06 16:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL RS
08MOSCOW3054	UNITED RUSSIA WINS BIG IN REGIONAL ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: October 12 regional elections produced predictably large victories for United Russia in Chechnya, Kemerovo Oblast, Zabaikalskiy Krai and Irkutsk Region (see Ref A for Sakhalin election details). Kemerovo and Chechnya each delivered United Russia tallies over 80 percent; Just Rus [...]	2008-10-15 13:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM RS
08MOSCOW322	ODIHR/PACE WILL NOT OBSERVE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia and ODIHR failed to bridge the five-day difference over the timing of the arrival of an observer mission for the March 2 presidential elections, with the CEC failing to respond to ODIHR's last counteroffer. PACE, which did observe the December Duma elections, also announ [...]	2008-02-07 16:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL RS
08MOSCOW3424	MFA PREVIEWS RUSSIAN GOALS FOR OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) At the December 4 OSCE ministerial in Helsinki, Russia will formally launch Medvedev's proposed European Security Treaty (EST),push its reform agenda, and seek "balance" in any Ministerial Declaration. The MFA tells us that they see the OSCE as a dated body that does not take into accou [...]	2008-11-26 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM OSCE RS
08MOSCOW348	REACTION TO ODIHR/OSCE-PA DECISION ON ELECTION [...] (SBU) As expected, the reaction to the decisions by ODIHR and the Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE not to observe the March 2 presidential elections has been loud and swift. Political analysts and members of the Duma from both United Russia and the Communist Party decried the decision not to sen [...]	2008-02-08 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL RS
08MOSCOW602	MEDVEDEV WINS BIG; COMMUNISTS DO BETTER THAN [...] (C) Summary: With almost 99.5 percent of votes counted, Dmitriy Medvedev, Putin's choice as Russia's next president, has received a landslide 70.23 percent of the vote. His closest competitor was the Communists' Gennadiy Zyuganov with 17.76 percent. Late evening March 2, Medvedev appeared w [...]	2008-03-03 15:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PREL RS
08MOSCOW61	GOR ON GEORGIAN ELECTIONS AND BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) Summary. The GOR is watching closely the events in Georgia, and has been critical of the "hasty" stamp of approval given to the January 5 election by international organizations. It will continue to demand clarification of alleged election irregularities. Russian MFA officials stressed [...]	2008-01-11 13:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW702	RUSSIA CRIES FOUL OVER 2007 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Although press coverage of the 2007 Human Rights Report has been largely straightforward, the Russian MFA and several members of the State Duma have accused the U.S. of having double standards and a "Cold War" mentality. The head of the Helsinki Moscow Group defended the report [...]	2008-03-13 14:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM PINR RS
08MUNICH68	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DUMA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried noted that Deputy Prime Minister Ivanov's Munich speech was a welcome change in tone from other senior Russian statements. The discussion focused primarily on Kosovo. Fried urged Russia to be constructive with Serbia and Kosovo; the U.S. had a disagreement over Kosov [...]	2008-02-14 09:39:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PARM PREL GM RS
08MUNICH70	FRIENDS OF BELARUS MEETING ON THE MARGINS OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania organized a meeting of the Friends of Belarus on the margins of the February 8-10 Munich Security Conference. The meeting was characterized by agreement that the U.S. and EU should maintain pressure on Belarus for the release of political prisoners, and by a commitmen [...]	2008-02-14 11:55:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PARM PREL GM BO
08OTTAWA346	CANADA'S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Canada is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). NGOs estimate that approximately 2,000 people are subject to trafficking into Canada each year. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has [...]	2008-03-07 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD CA
08PODGORICA105	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: THE CONDUCT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro will hold presidential elections April 6. Despite initial lack of clarity on electoral legislation, observers believe the voter registry is solid and that political party oversight, procedural safeguards, and domestic and international observers will adequately ensur [...]	2008-03-31 16:26:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA119	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results have incumbent President Vujanovic of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) winning more than 50 percent of the vote April 6 in Montenegro's first post-independence presidential election. Serbian People's Party (SNS) candidate Andrija Mandic came in [...]	2008-04-07 11:15:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MW
08PODGORICA127	STRIKINGLY POSITIVE ELECTION DAY ATMOSHPERE IN SERB-MAJORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Herceg Novi municipality has a significant Serb majority, an opposition mayor, and voted overwhelmingly against independence in the 2006 referendum. However, less than two years later, the atmosphere there on election day was positive and forward looking. The elections indicated [...]	2008-04-11 14:29:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MW
08RIGA2	LAVROV'S VISIT TO RIGA [...] (C) Summary: Russian FM Lavrov's December 18 visit to Riga was most notable in that it occurred at all. After months of work, his visit marked the first ever visit by a Russian or Soviet FM to an independent Latvia. The highlight was the exchange of instruments of ratification on the Latvia-R [...]	2008-01-02 05:27:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ENRG ETRD EUN RS IR LG
08SKOPJE314	MACEDONIA: ELECTION COALITIONS READY FOR MAY 11 [...] (SBU) A week before the May 11 official kick-off of the election campaign (reftel),the State Electoral Committee (SEC) approved 19 party lists, including the VMRO-led coalition "For Better Macedonia" and the opposition SDSM-led "SUN - Coalition for Europe." Minority and small parties traditi [...]	2008-05-09 12:58:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE339	MACEDONIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TROUBLES [...] (SBU) In the run up to the June 1 parliamentary election, tensions between ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA continued sporadically over the past week, with DUI sustaining most of the property damage to its facilities. The State Electoral Committee (SEC) announced May 20 the completion of ac [...]	2008-05-23 11:18:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE345	MACEDONIAN MOI ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS [...] (C) On May 26, DCM Navratil, EUSR Fouere, and ODIHR Ambassador Barry met jointly with Minister of Interior Gordana Jankulovska to discuss the continuing incidents of violence and intimidation related to the parliamentary election campaign. Jankulovska agreed that the incidents are damaging t [...]	2008-05-27 15:15:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MK
08SKOPJE346	MACEDONIA: PRESSING FOR IMMEDIATE HALT TO CAMPAIGN [...] (C) In a May 26 meeting with PM Gruevski and eAlbanian DPA President Thaci, the Ambassador urged an immediate halt to recent intra-Albanian campaign violence and intimidation that could lead to a failing grade for Macedonia's June 1 snap elections. She warned that the USG would find it difficul [...]	2008-05-28 10:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MK
08SKOPJE356	MACEDONIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ENDS ON A LOW NOTE [...] (SBU) The final week before the June 1 parliamentary elections has been marked by continued tensions between ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA. Although DUI property sustained most of the damage, there also were reports of DUI activist violence against an ethnic Macedonian spectator at a Ma [...]	2008-05-30 12:15:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE359	MACEDONIA'S ELECTIONS: RULING PARTY WINS, COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Macedonia's June 1 snap parliamentary elections resulted in an expected victory and absolute majority for the ruling VMRO party. Despite numerous international community (IC) and media appeals for free and fair elections in the run-up to Election Day (reftel),voting was marred by numer [...]	2008-06-02 17:06:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE360	MACEDONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS U.S. TO INFLUENCE [...] (C) Following the June 1 early Parliamentary elections, marred by violence and fraud (reftel),FM Milososki called to ask the Ambassador to influence the initial ODIHR report on the elections, due out later that day. Specifically, he asked the Ambassador to ensure that the report adopted his [...]	2008-06-03 13:01:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE361	MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI PLEDGES CLEAN ELECTION [...] (C) In the wake of seriously flawed early parliamentary elections held June 1 (reftel),PM Gruevski told the Ambassador that he will not pursue coalition talks until free and fair re-runs are held at all polling stations where problems were noted. He said ongoing law enforcement actions would [...]	2008-06-03 13:27:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MK
08SKOPJE366	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR USAID ADMINISTRATOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Milovanovic and the Embassy Skopje interagency team welcome you to Macedonia. Your visit comes at a time when U.S. influence in Macedonia is higher than at any time in recent memory. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at the NATO Summit in Buchare [...]	2008-06-05 13:22:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE368	MACEDONIA: PLANNING FOR ELECTION RE-RUNS, MORE [...] (SBU) Working nearly non-stop for 48 hours, the State Electoral Committee (SEC) by June 6 had ordered election re-runs in 98 polling stations (PSs),due to violence and intimidation or other irregularities that marred the June 1 elections (reftels). In the meantime, the police have charged 88 [...]	2008-06-06 12:37:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE372	MACEDONIA: STATE ELECTORAL COMMISSION RULES ON [...] (SBU) Following a review of political parties' complaints of irregularities and violence during the June 1 parliamentary elections (reftel),the State Electoral Commission has invalidated voting in 196 polling stations. The SEC decision opens a window for as many as 170,000 voters in northwes [...]	2008-06-10 13:22:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE388	MACEDONIA: SUPREME COURT SHOWS BIAS IN [...] (SBU) In a biased decision for which little justification was offered, the Supreme Court overturned the State Electoral Commission's (SEC's) decision to invalidate voting in 11 polling stations cited for fraud and/or violence in the June 1 parliamentary elections. The Court's decision decrease [...]	2008-06-13 14:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE394	MACEDONIA: ELECTION RE-RUNS PASS MUSTER; [...] (SBU) The conduct of voting in parliamentary election re-runs on June 15 improved substantially compared to the June 1 elections, which had been marred by violence, intimidation and widespread electoral fraud. Significantly and visibly increased police presence created a safer, more secure vo [...]	2008-06-17 08:31:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08STATE102147	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE HEAD OF [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 25, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Tesoriere, welcome to the Permanent Council and thank you for your comprehensive report on the situation in Kyrgyzstan a [...]	2008-09-24 17:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KG PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV
08STATE102410	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: CONCERNS ABOUT UPCOMING [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 25 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomed the August release of three prisoners of conscience by the government of Belarus in the hope that this positive [...]	2008-09-24 22:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM BY
08STATE112600	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RELIGIOUS [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the October 23 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States takes note that the lower chamber of the Kazakhstani parliament passed on September 24th draft amendments to legislation on freedo [...]	2008-10-22 19:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
08STATE114964	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO ODIHR [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on October 30. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Ambassador Lenarcic for your comprehensive report. The United States strongly supports ODIHR, which has earned its place a [...]	2008-10-28 21:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM
08STATE115017	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...]	2008-10-28 23:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY
08STATE117789	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO ADDRESS BY [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 6, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States Warmly welcomes Minister Basha to the Permanent Council. Mr. Minister, your visit comes at a significant [...]	2008-11-05 16:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OSCE AL
08STATE120326	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO PARLIAMENTARY [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 13 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins in warmly welcoming Mr. Joao Soares, President of the OSCE's Parliamentary Assembly. We tale particular note of his [...]	2008-11-12 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE
08STATE120334	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE SPECIAL [...] (U) Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 13 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a pleasure to welcome Special Representative Biaudet to the Permanent Council today. Your report bears witness to the [...]	2008-11-12 23:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL TIP
08STATE120336	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 13, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Keltchewsky, welcome to the Permanent Council. Thank you for the hard work you have put into your first months as the H [...]	2008-11-13 00:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
08STATE122811	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DRAFT LAW [...] POST IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AT THE NOVEMBER 20, 2008, MEETING OF THE OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL IN VIENNA: BEGIN TEXT: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE UNITED STATES GENUINELY WELCOMES THE POSITIVE STEPS THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC HAS TAKEN TO EXPAND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND TOLE [...]	2008-11-19 17:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
08STATE123473	OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT MINISTERIAL DECISION ON [...] Per reftel request for guidance, the Department agrees that the Roma and Sinti decision is a worthwhile one. The Department would like USOSCE to seek an edit in preambular paragraph two, replacing the word "people" with the word "persons" so that the sentence reads: "Recognizing the importan [...]	2008-11-20 23:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PHUM PREL
08STATE125246	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 13:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE
08STATE125626	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The annual OSCE Ministerial will take place in Helsinki 4-5 December. The Secretary will attend a portion of the meeting which forty-nine ministers are expected to attend. Posts are requested to engage host country officials to garner support for U.S. object [...]	2008-11-26 21:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU
08STATE127023	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels December 8-9. We expect the formal agenda to include: Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Democratic Rep [...]	2008-12-02 21:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN ZL IS PK CG TU
08STATE129612	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT [...] (U) Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States would like to welcome Captain Erikki Platan, Head of the High-Level Planning Group, to the Permanent Counci [...]	2008-12-10 13:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OSCE AZ AR
08STATE129756	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States wishes to call attention to reports of ongoing violence in the South Ossetian and Abkhaz regions of Geor [...]	2008-12-10 16:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE129974	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] This message updates the statement transmitted reftel. 2. Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States condemns the December 10 attack on our unar [...]	2008-12-10 23:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE132294	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 18, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States welcomes the Government of Turkmenistan's decision to hold parliamentary elections on December 14. For the first time, the G [...]	2008-12-17 22:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TX
08STATE132299	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON BELARUS [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the December 18, 2008 Per1. Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council in Vienna on December 18. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States takes note of the efforts of the governme [...]	2008-12-17 22:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BY OSCE
08STATE22352	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...]	2008-03-04 22:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08STATE34313	GEORGIANS LOOK TO MAY 21 ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential decree on March 21 set the date for upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21. Against the backdrop of campaign preparations, events are unfolding quickly. The ruling National Movement (UNM) party replaced its Secretary General, effectively sidelining a leading r [...]	2008-04-03 02:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08STATE40176	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the April 17th, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Radicati, welcome back to the Permanent Council. Often when we discuss countries that have experienced a confli [...]	2008-04-16 22:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE MK
08STATE4344	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON UZBEK [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the January 17, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States is concerned about the conduct of the Uzbek presidential election on December 23rd, which, according to ODIHR, fell short of mee [...]	2008-01-15 14:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ
08STATE46814	OSCE: GUIDANCE ON APPOINTMENT OF JANEZ LENARCIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 19:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL KDEM
08STATE48118	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RELIGIOUS [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 8 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States is concerned about recent reports that reflect a disturbing trend in Kazakhstan regarding religious freedom. While Kazakhstan has prid [...]	2008-05-06 22:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
08STATE48273	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE PROJECT [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 8, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes Ambassador Venczel to the Permanent Council in his new role as the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbeki [...]	2008-05-07 14:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ
08STATE50839	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: WELCOMING JANEZ [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 15, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins other delegations in offering our sincere congratulations to Janez Lenarcic on his selection as ODIHR,s [...]	2008-05-13 21:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM OSCE
08STATE50850	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON CONDUCT OF [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 15 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States congratulates the people of Serbia for the conduct of the May 11 parliamentary and local elections in Serbia. For the third [...]	2008-05-13 21:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV SR
08STATE51212	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE HEAD OF [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 15, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes Ambassador Djikic back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his comprehensive report on the OS [...]	2008-05-14 15:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TX
08STATE59652	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON MACEDONIA,S [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the June 5, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States notes with serious concern developments surrounding the June 1st parliamentary election in Macedonia. ODIHR,s p [...]	2008-06-03 21:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE MK
08STATE76294	OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG concerns on host government [...]	2008-07-16 15:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM
08STATE7944	EUR DAS BRYZA'S JANUARY 15 MEETING WITH ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza met on January 15 with Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian on the margins of a visit by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to Yerevan, Baku, and Nagorno-Karabakh. DAS Bryza raised the issue of Armenia's relations with Turkey, noting that the Turkish government was s [...]	2008-01-25 17:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AR TU GG
08TASHKENT5	ODIHR LIMITED OBSERVER MISSION TO UZBEKISTAN WAS [...] (C) Summary: On December 26 Ambassador and DCM had an outbrief with Ambassador Walter Siegl, who headed the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) limited election observer mission for the Presidential elections in Uzbekistan. Siegl reported that, although the c [...]	2008-01-02 10:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE UZ
08TASHKENT580	INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TIP WORKSHOP IN TASHKENT SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored a major international anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) workshop on May 14-15 in Tashkent. Visiting American participants included a Congression [...]	2008-05-21 09:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT818	OSCE NOTES ON KARIMOV MEETING OFFER INSIGHTS INTO [...] (C) Summary: On July 3 Bernard Rouault, Senior Project Officer at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Project Coordination Office in Tashkent, provided poloff with notes from the June 4 meeting between Alexander Stubb, visiting Chairman in Office of the OSCE and Fin [...]	2008-07-14 12:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE PHUM PINR AF KZ UZ
08TBILISI136	DAS BRYZA'S JANUARY 19 MEETING WITH ACTING [...] (C) Summary: Acting President Nino Burjanadze told DAS Matthew Bryza at a January 19 meeting that she planned to continue talks with representatives of the opposition and also pledged to take steps to improve election procedures prior to the spring 2008 parliamentary elections. Burjanadze was [...]	2008-01-29 13:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI183	DAS BRYZA MEETS ELECTION TASK FORCE MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 18, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Ambassador met with Elections Task Force Members MP Nino Nakashidze, and D/MOIA Eka Zguladze, as well as with key Saakashvili insider MP Giga Bokeria and UNM Spokesman David Bakradze on leave from his position as Minister of Conflict Resolu [...]	2008-02-05 09:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM GG
08TBILISI19	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/04/2008 [...] (U) On January 4, DCM, the diplomatic community, and ODIHR's Ambassador Boden, met with opposition members Levan Gachechiladze, United Opposition Candidate, Tina Khidasheli, Republican Party, Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia's Way, and Kakha Kukava, Conservative Party. The tone of the candidat [...]	2008-01-04 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2018	GEORGIA: LOW TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR NOVEMBER 3 ELECTIONS IN [...] Summary and comment: On November 3 elections will be held for the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, which is institutionally an important component of Adjara's autonomy but a plays a minimal national role. By-elections for the national Parliament will also take place in two [...]	2008-10-30 17:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2417	GEORGIA: ELECTION CODE REFORM BACK AGAIN [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Speaker Bakradze announced December 15 the formation of a special group of lawmakers from the Parliamentary majority and minority, NGO representatives, and non-Parliamentary opposition to improve the election code. It is generally agreed that the current code is flawed [...]	2008-12-18 09:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2492	IMPACT OF CLOSING THE OSCE MISSION TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. The OSCE Mission to Georgia offers the international community several unique tools in monitoring and facilitating Georgia's democratic, secure and prosperous development. As a monitoring mission, it provides information on the situation on the ground, with a special [...]	2008-12-30 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS EAID ECON SNAR KBTS RU GG
08TBILISI27	SAAKASHVILI TO WIN GEORGIA'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Summary: In what has been the most competitive presidential race in Georgia's history, former president Saakashvili appears set to win the January 5 presidential elections with 52 percent of the vote. His biggest challenger, United Opposition's Levan Gachechiladze, is set to achieve 25 [...]	2008-01-08 16:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI36	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/10/2008 [...] (C) Summary: On January 10 Ambassador Dieter Boden, OSCE/ODIHR Observation Team Chief briefed the OSCE Ambassadorial Working group, stressing that no systemic fraud occurred during the January 5 Presidential Elections. On the same day, Chairman of the Central Elections Commission (CEC) Lev [...]	2008-01-10 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI42	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/11/2008 [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results of Georgia's Presidential election. Mikheil Saakashvili won 52.21 percent. The nearest challenger, Levan Gachechiladze had 25.26 percent. On January 11, Irina Sarishvili, presidential candidate [...]	2008-01-11 17:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI51	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/14/2008 [...] (C) Summary: Early January 13, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced final results of Georgia's Presidential election. Mikheil Saakashvili won 53.4 percent of the votes. Levan Gachechiladze had 25.67 percent. The CEC denied nearly all of the election complaints filed by the oppos [...]	2008-01-14 15:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI52	SAAKASHVILI WINS A SECOND TERM IN GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, the Central Election Commission announced the final results of the January 5 presidential elections. Former president Saakashvili received 53.47% of the vote, giving him a narrow win on the first round. Leader of the 9-party opposition coalition Levan Gechachila [...]	2008-01-14 15:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI545	GEORGIANS LOOK TO MAY 21 ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential decree on March 21 set the date for upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21. Against the backdrop of campaign preparations, events are unfolding quickly. The ruling National Movement (UNM) party replaced its Secretary General, effectively sidelining a leading r [...]	2008-04-02 13:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI666	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (C) On April 8, the Central Election Commission (CEC) kicked off Georgia's parliamentary elections and presented their election strategy to the international community. OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' (ODIHR) election observation mission (EOM) began operations on Ap [...]	2008-04-18 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI707	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE APRIL 24 [...] (U) Summary: On the evening of April 21, Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze surprised most of Georgia and announced that she would not seek re-election May 21. Foreign Minister Davit Bakradze took her place atop the ruling United National Movement's (UNM) party list. Her announcement was [...]	2008-04-24 15:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI726	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 1 [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, the United National Movement's (UNM) pollster told the Ambassador that the UNM is polling around 57 percent among likely voters in the May 21 election. This will likely result in another UNM constitutional majority. He expects at least three other opposition parties [...]	2008-05-01 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI765	ELECTIONS UPDATE MAY 7 [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6 President Saakashvili stated publicly that United National Movement (UNM) intimidation of local officials will not be tolerated. The Minister of Internal Affairs (MOIA) publicly made a similar statement the same day telling police their role is to provide a safe envir [...]	2008-05-07 13:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI775	ODIHR TELLS AMBASSADORS: SO FAR, SO GOOD ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ODIHR's Election Observation Mission (EOM) monitoring Georgia's parliamentary elections briefed the Diplomatic Corps on May 8. The EOM said neither the government nor opposition was pleased with its first interim report, suggesting its balance was accurate. Overall, ODIHR Hea [...]	2008-05-08 16:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI828	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 20 [...] (SBU) Summary: As the election campaign entered its last week, ODIHR released its Second Interim Report on May 15. The report highlights active GOG election preparations, an extended deadline to check voter lists, increased campaign activity by opposition parties, and the broadly-equal TV cov [...]	2008-05-20 15:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI830	RULING PARTY SET TO WIN MAJORITY IN GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: As the election campaign wraps up its final day, Post predicts that President Saakashvili's ruling United National Movement (UNM) party will easily win a majority of the 150 seats in Georgia's May 21 parliamentary elections. The UNM may even win the 100 seats needed to obtain a c [...]	2008-05-20 15:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI867	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEXLER VISIT MAY 28-30, 2008 [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes just on the heels of the May 21 Parliamentary elections, with Saakashvili's United National Movement easily obtaining a strong majority in the new Parliament. These elections are the culmination of domestic tensions which peaked last fall between the dominant [...]	2008-05-23 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP GG
08TBILISI881	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 27 [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, with 3604 precincts reporting, the ruling United National Movement has 59.22 percent of the vote in Georgia's parliamentary elections. This will likely give them a total of 120 out of 150 seats in Parliament. The opposition parties held a protest on May 26 against w [...]	2008-05-27 15:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI907	DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH REPUBLICAN USUPASHVILI [...] (C) Summary: On May 9, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, the Ambassador, and EU Special Representative Peter Semneby met with Republican Party Chairman David Usupashvili. Usupashvili said that democratic development is currently stalled. His prediction that Parliamentary Speaker Burjanadze would lose po [...]	2008-05-30 13:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI957	PUBLIC BROADCASTING AGAIN SERVES AS OPPOSITION BATTLEGROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27 leaders of the United Opposition (UNC) accompanied by a large contingent of reporters stormed the board of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the office of the Director. They presented conflicting sets of demands to the Board, the Director, and in a following pr [...]	2008-06-06 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO GG
08TBILISI968	GEORGIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, the Central Election Commission (CEC) released the final vote count from Georgia's May 21 parliamentary elections. The ruling United National Movement (UNM) won 119 seats in the 150-seat Parliament with 59.18 percent of the vote. A joint U.S.-UK election monitoring [...]	2008-06-10 14:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TIRANA117	"LOVE IS IN THE AIR:" PM BERISHA PROMISES [...] (C) Prime Minister Berisha provided Ambassador with a very positive account of prospects for electoral and judicial reform, including the assertion that he believed opposition leader Edi Rama was dealing with him fairly and without subterfuge. In a separate meeting the same day, Rama provid [...]	2008-02-15 15:39:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AL
08TIRANA899	LUSTRATION LAW PASSES, BUT WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 22 Parliament passed the controversial Lustration Law by a vote of 74-2, with one abstention. Sixty four opposition MPs boycotted the session. The Lustration Law now moves to the President, who has 20 days to either sign the bill into law, send it back to Parliament [...]	2008-12-23 14:48:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL
08USNATO213	NATO-GEORGIA NAC JUNE 18: FM TKESHELASHVILI [...] (C) Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili exchanged views with NATO PermReps June 18 on Georgia's democratic transition and its tensions with Russia. She acknowledged that the May 21 Parliamentary elections had not been perfect, but said they had avoided the worst shortcomings that observers had identif [...]	2008-06-19 11:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO GG
08USNATO251	JULY EAPC: OSCE BRIEF, UNSCR 1325, DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During their July 9 meeting, EuroAtlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadors exchanged views with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, covering issues such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Georgia. The EAPC also received a briefing on defense education and training fr [...]	2008-07-17 10:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AORC AM AJ RU GG SW FI AF
08USNATO373	MACEDONIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonia presented its Annual National Program for 2008-2009 to NATO Allies for comment on October 6. Greece was less critical than it could have been, but several Allies admonished Macedonia for portraying Greece, in its ANP summary (signed by PM Gruevski),as the lone hold [...]	2008-10-15 18:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MK
08USOSCE180	HATE CRIME MEETING HIGHLIGHTS REMAINING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The June 16-17 Meeting of the National Points of Contact on Hate Crime organized by the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Helsinki highlighted the significant challenges that remain in the effort to combat hate crimes. Participation i [...]	2008-07-16 13:27:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM OCSE
08USOSCE264	FSC OCTOBER 29: MINISTERIAL DRAFT DECISIONS DEBATED [...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 29 Forum for Security Cooperation, the defense minister of Cyprus appealed for OSCE help in disposing of surplus MANPADS ODIHR director Lenarcic urged participating States (pS) to implement the recommendations of the ODIHR Handbook on human rights in the armed fo [...]	2008-10-31 16:26:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE310	FSC AUTUMN 2008 END-OF-ROUND: GEORGIA-RUSSIA WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recriminations from the August Georgia-Russia war echoed through the autumn session in the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC),coloring Security Dialogue presentations and even reactions to an otherwise mundane decision describing the work of the Forum. Russia introduced a d [...]	2008-12-17 12:30:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG

08VILNIUS1007	BELARUS: REGIME DITHERING AS ECONOMIC CRISIS GROWS AND [...] (SBU) Showing precious little understanding of the situation in which Europe's last dictatorship finds itself, the Belarusian regime is making only limited positive political gestures and is in denial regarding the depth of the financial crisis. While the fundamental stability of the Belarusi [...]	2008-12-01 15:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PREL CASC BO
08VILNIUS681	BELARUS: OSCE ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION GETTING SETTLED, [...] (U) Charge met August 18 with Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission for the Belarusian parliamentary elections at the end of September. Ahrens was joined by his deputy, Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumilowicz, and Election Adviser Mats Lindberg. As of Aug [...]	2008-08-19 08:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS682	BELARUS: OSCE ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION GETTING SETTLED, [...] (U) Charge met August 18 with Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission for the Belarusian parliamentary elections at the end of September. Ahrens was joined by his deputy, Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumilowicz, and Election Adviser Mats Lindberg. As of Aug [...]	2008-08-19 09:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS719	BELARUS: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION CONDITIONS ONE MONTH OUT [...] (SBU) With the release of the last three Belarusian political prisoners earlier this month, attention has turned to the conduct of Belarus' parliamentary elections September 28. The need to make significant progress in improving electoral conditions has been stressed by both the U.S. and EU - [...]	2008-08-29 15:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS734	BELARUS ELECTION CONDITIONS: MUCH ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT [...] (SBU) Although interest in Belarusian parliamentary elections later this month -- early voting begins September 23 -- is getting more intense every day, the GOB has still not taken any clear steps that would significantly improve conditions in comparison to previous elections. The regime fail [...]	2008-09-05 14:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS804	BELARUS ELECTION CONDITIONS: AT POLLING PLACES, SOME [...] (SBU) The early voting stage of Belarusian parliamentary elections began Tuesday September 23 and will continue through Saturday September 27, with the majority of voters expected to cast their ballots on the full voting day (Sunday September 28). As reported reftel, the GOB missed a number o [...]	2008-09-26 14:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS824	BELARUS: DEMOCRATIC FORCES ON PRACTICAL TRACK AFTER FLAWED [...] (SBU) The GOB did its critics and the opposition a huge favor by failing to deliver on promises of improved conditions for the September parliamentary elections. It is entirely possible that the flawed conduct of the elections and exclusion of all opposition members from the next parliament w [...]	2008-10-03 15:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS828	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 3, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activist Dismissed from Workplace (para. 2) - Embattled Protestant Community Offered Land (para. 3) - Opposition Protests Election Results (para. 4) - No Op [...]	2008-10-07 05:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS841	BELARUS: LOOKING FORWARD [...] (S) Belarus' failed parliamentary elections are behind us and the democratic forces are working to consolidate and strengthen themselves. We are following their efforts closely, and advocate continued support and engagement with them by U.S. and other NGOs, focused primarily on the existing [...]	2008-10-08 15:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM ETRD BO
08WARSAW1374	POLAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The U.S. can rely on Polish support on the major issues of concern at the December 4-5 Helsinki ministerial meeting -- the Russian European security treaty initiative, Georgia, and the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). Jacek Emmel in the MFA Security Policy Department told us th [...]	2008-12-03 17:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL KDEM GG RS PL PHUM
08WARSAW285	POLAND: EIGHTH ANNUAL (2008) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Andrea Gorog (telephone: 48-22-504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GorogA@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one political [...]	2008-03-04 15:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
08YEREVAN1038	OPPOSITIONISTS' "COUP" TRIAL OFF TO CHAOTIC START [...] (C) The controversial trial of seven prominent opposition figures charged with an attempted coup d'etat during Armenia's post-election unrest has gotten off to a chaotic start. After a relatively peaceful first hearing on December 19, the second hearing on December 22 nearly erupted into fist [...]	2008-12-24 14:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN106	ELECTION SEASON HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP (JANUARY-FEBRUARY) [...] (SBU) In light of the current presidential election in Armenia, scheduled for Tuesday, February 19, this issue of Yerevan's Human Rights Round-up is exclusively dedicated to reported and alleged election-related violations. Reports are organized chronologically. This issue's headlines: [...]	2008-02-11 12:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KDEM KPAO KJUS KWMN AM
08YEREVAN125	ARMENIA'S SOUTH RELATIVELY QUIET BEFORE [...] (C) Blanketed by feet of snow, residents of Armenia's southern regions of Syunik and Vayats Dzor seem more interested in their crops, the weather and even the U.S. presidential campaign than in their own presidential elections slated for February 19. Opposition activists are having trouble ge [...]	2008-02-14 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AM
08YEREVAN145	ARMENIA: PRE-ELECTION TOUR OF ARAGATZOTN REGION [...] (C) While characterizing the pre-election campaigning as "routine to date," governmental, non-governmental, political party and international observers in the Aragatzotn region of Armenia nevertheless highlighted a growing undercurrent of widely suspected fraud, particularly vote buying, in th [...]	2008-02-19 14:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC AM
08YEREVAN150	PM SARGSIAN DECLARED WINNER OF PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Armenia's Central Election Commission announced preliminary results from yesterday's presidential election showing PM Sargsian as the winner with 52.8 percent of the vote. The PM's margin ensures that he will (barely) escape a runoff with second-place finisher and former president Levon T [...]	2008-02-20 15:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AM
08YEREVAN156	MFA, PRESIDENCY RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT USG ELECTION [...] (C) In back-to-back meetings on February 21, and as a major opposition protest was getting underway just blocks away, Foreign Minister Oskanian and Presidential Chief of Staff Armen Gevorkian expressed to the Charge their concerns about the Department's planned statement on Armenia's February [...]	2008-02-21 16:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN160	ARMENIAN DEMOCRACY LOOKING SHABBIER EVERY DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While most of Armenia gets on with life, a significant core of Yerevan's population -- especially the more educated -- remain bitterly unreconciled to the election outcome. And not without reason: while it is impossible to know how the election would have turned out if it had b [...]	2008-02-25 15:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN161	ARMENIAN RECOUNT CONFIRMS SARGSIAN VICTORY, BUT IS [...] (C) Recounts of ballots cast in last week's presidential election in most disputed precincts concluded on the afternoon of February 24. The recounts did not produce significant changes to the preliminary results announced by the Central Election Commission on February 20. But the process, wh [...]	2008-02-26 03:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AM
08YEREVAN163	PM STAFF PLEA FOR U.S. SUPPORT IN CANDID CHAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and polchief met with two of the PM's closest advisers over drinks late February 26 to compare notes. PM staff probed for our political assessment. We expressed concerns over arrests of opposition politicians, voting infractions we had seen, the conduct of the recounts, and [...]	2008-02-27 14:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM AM
08YEREVAN164	LTP AND SARGSIAN HOLD DUELING RALLIES; LTP WINS [...] (C) Ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian and president-elect Prime Minister Serge Sargsian held competing rallies blocks away from each other in downtown Yerevan the afternoon of February 26. While Sargsian's first post-election rally drew approximately 60,000 to 70,000 bussed-in supporters, LTP' [...]	2008-02-28 04:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN190	PRESIDENCY PROVIDES OFFICIAL VERSION OF YEREVAN [...] (C) In briefings for selected diplomats including CDA during and immediately following the violent events in Yerevan on March 1-2, Presidential Chief of Staff Armen Gevorkian provided the official version of events. Gevorkian asserted that "all political responsibility" for the violence rests [...]	2008-03-04 16:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN197	ARMENIA: OSCE POST-ELECTION WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) On March 3, 2008 embassy officers attended the first OSCE Post-Election Working Group (PEWG) meeting hosted by OSCE Deputy Head of Mission Mark Bojanic. Present were representatives of the European Commission, several diplomatic missions, and a number of NGOs and civil society groups. [...]	2008-03-07 12:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN204	ARMENIA'S POLITICAL FUTURE -- WHERE DO WE GO FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mounting evidence -- including the latest ODIHR interim report -- has called into question the government's claim that PM Serzh Sargsian won a legitimate first-round majority on February 19. This result, combined with the subsequent heavy-handed use of force and declared State o [...]	2008-03-10 14:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
08YEREVAN213	OSCE/ODIHR POST-ELECTION INTERIM REPORT ON [...] (SBU) OSCE/ODIHR released another interim report on Armenia's February 19 election on March 7. Cloaked in bland ODIHR language, the report documents some serious problems that have come to light since the February 20 Preliminary Statement. Characteristically, some of the most provocative find [...]	2008-03-12 13:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
08YEREVAN226	ARMENIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS [...] (SBU) In a March 8 decision, Armenia's Constitutional Court found that while there were irregularities in the conduct of the February 19 presidential election, they were not sufficient to alter the outcome of the vote won by Prime Minister Serzh Serzh Sargsian. The plaintiffs in the court cas [...]	2008-03-14 14:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AM
08YEREVAN227	GOAM RATCHETS UP THE PRESSURE UNDER STATE OF [...] (C) Despite recent conciliatory public statements from President-elect Sargsian, the authorities appear to be ratcheting up their pressure on opposition supporters with one week left to the state of emergency. Foreign election observers who stayed to observe Constitutional Court proceedings r [...]	2008-03-14 14:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
08YEREVAN228	GOAM'S SPIN CYCLE UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) The suspension of independent media in Armenia following the March 1 imposition of a State of Emergency has allowed the GOAM to construct its own narrative of recent events without the inconvenience of opposition challenge or independent scrutiny. Not surprisingly, the GOAM has used this [...]	2008-03-14 15:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN412	YEREVAN PRESS CLUB CALL FOR ACTION ON MEDIA FREEDOM, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Yerevan Press Club, a moderate civil society voice often critical of the government, released a public statement May 19 highlighting the urgent need for reforms to bolster media freedom, while enumerating numerous government violations. It also made several recommendations. [...]	2008-05-20 12:56:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO OSCE PACE AM
08YEREVAN431	ARMENIA'S OMBUDSMAN ISSUES REPORT CRITICAL OF [...] (C) On April 25, Armenia's Ombudsman issued a critical report on election-related developments in Armenia that called into question the legality of actions taken by ex-President Kocharian on March 1. The report also criticized Armenia's first president Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) for exploitin [...]	2008-05-27 19:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN490	JUNE 13 LETTER TO AMB DANILOVICH FROM PRIME [...] (SBU) Late on June 13 post received a letter from Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian, writing in his capacity as Director of the MCA-Armenia Governing Council, addressed to Ambassador Danilovich. The letter requests the next disbursal of funds from the MCC, including for the previously delayed pack [...]	2008-06-13 15:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN546	CODEL SCHIFF MEETS WITH ARMENIAN MPS AND [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff, Wayne Gilchrest, and Allyson Schwartz, accompanied by the Charge, met with a wide range of parliamentary and opposition representatives on May 25 to discuss the state of democratic reform in Armenia following the March 1 post-election violence. [...]	2008-07-03 05:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM AM
08YEREVAN854	EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES TURKEY, KARABAKH AND [...] (C) During A/S Daniel Fried's October 17-18 visit to Armenia, opposition and civil society figures complained about political rights and authorities' failure to heal the wounds from the flawed presidential election and March 1 unrest. While supportive of GOAM efforts on rapprochement with Tur [...]	2008-10-24 09:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM
08YEREVAN86	OPPOSITION CANDIDATES CHALLENGE PM IN REPUBLICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The major opposition representatives in Gyumri allege that biased media coverage, vote-buying, and use of administrative resources by the ruling regime puts them at an inherent disadvantage. All three party chairs consulted say they stand by the embattled independent GALA TV cha [...]	2008-02-05 17:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN99	OUR PUSH AGAINST PRE-ELECTION PRESSURE DRAWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA protested to Presidency advisers February 5 about the pattern of campaign abuses we have detected. Most notably, these have included abuse of state administrative resources, coercion of public sector employees to campaign and recruit for PM Sargsian's candidacy, door-to-doo [...]	2008-02-07 13:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
09ASHGABAT1076	OSCE SPONSORED TIP SEMINAR FOR TURKMEN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent OSCE-organized seminar on combating trafficking in persons (TIP),held in Ashgabat, brought together Turkmen officials and international experts for an overview of the TIP problem. Topics covered included the definition of TIP and the global scope of the problem, the r [...]	2009-08-27 10:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PGOV SCUL SOCI OSCE TX
09ASHGABAT180	TURKMENISTAN: 2009 PRIORITIES FOR OSCE CENTER'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 11:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX
09ASTANA1068	KAZAKHSTAN: EMBASSY INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This cable responds to reftel's request for post's input on Kazakhstan for demarches in advance of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). DEMOCRATIC REFORM 3. (SBU) The September 26 - October 9 HDIM is [...]	2009-06-24 07:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1166	KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 10 meeting in Astana, Under Secretary of State Bill Burns told Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin that the United States wants to move forward on establishing a commission to oversee bilateral relations. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blak [...]	2009-07-13 03:53:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1251	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER'S AUGUST 8-9 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 8-9 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) [...]	2009-07-24 08:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM EPET KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1327	KAZAKHSTAN: FOR THE HUMAN DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 4, we met with Sayagul Konakbayeva, the head of the Office of Humanitarian Issues within the MFA's OSCE Directorate, to deliver reftel demarche on Kazakhstan's human rights and democracy performance in a [...]	2009-08-04 11:11:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KIRF OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1407	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 26-28 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O [...]	2009-08-18 07:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1627	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your October 5-8 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OS [...]	2009-09-28 01:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1693	KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS DETERMINED TO KEEP FIGHTING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Convicted human rights advocate Yevgeniy Zhovtis told the visiting First Deputy Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on September 19 that he does not want any special treatme [...]	2009-09-28 07:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1950	KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KROL DISCUSSES OSCE WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov told SCA DAS George Krol and NSC's Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly on October 29 that as OSCE Chairman, Kazakhstan will be "unbiased" and "equally fulfill all thre [...]	2009-11-03 02:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1978	KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS CASE -- LEGAL OPTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable summarizes the legal options available to Yevgeniy Zhovtis. Zhovtis' next legal step is to request a review by a judicial panel, which could order a new trial or dismiss the case entirely if it finds procedural irregularities in the case. The Supreme Court cannot r [...]	2009-11-06 10:23:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA2006	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your November 17-18 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent region. Although Ka [...]	2009-11-13 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2110	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your December 9 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security and law enforcement partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent regi [...]	2009-12-04 04:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SNAR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2159	KAZAHKSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HEARS REALISTIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake and the Ambassador found that civil society in Kazakhstan is alive and well during a roundtable with democracy and human-rights leaders on Decem [...]	2009-12-18 05:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2161	KAZAKHSTAN PUSHES FOR OSCE SUMMIT WITH A/S BLAKE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai separately pressed Assistant Secretary Blake for U.S. support for a 2010 summit of the Organizatio [...]	2009-12-19 12:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA22	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...]	2009-01-09 02:19:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ
09ASTANA240	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV SIGNS MADRID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) In following through on Kazakhstan's Madrid commitments on democratic reform, President Nazarbayev signed into law new legislation on political parties and the media on February 6 and legislation on elections on February 9. [...]	2009-02-10 11:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA260	KAZAKHSTAN: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL RULES RELIGION LAW IS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council ruled that the proposed amendments to the country's religion law are inconsistent with Kazakhstan's Constitution. Before arriving at its decision, the Council st [...]	2009-02-13 01:43:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF KDEM KZ
09ASTANA436	GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN HAS FIRST EVER DIALOGUE WITH CIVIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On February 23, USAID implementing partner Freedom House held a roundtable in Almaty with senior governmental officials and prominent non-governmental organizations working on human rights and the media. The round-ta [...]	2009-03-12 08:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KZ
09ASTANA545	KAZAKHSTAN: ADVOCACY GROUP ADDRESSES LETTER TO THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 3. (SBU) An ad-hoc advocacy group of journalists and NGO activists sent a letter via public mail received at Embassy Astana to the Secretary, expressing concerns about a [...]	2009-03-30 09:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA638	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA REASSURES VISITING SCA/CEN DIRECTOR THAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev told visiting SCA/CEN Director Tom Hushek on April 8 that Kazakhstan is committed to upholding ODIHR's mandate during its 2010 OSCE Chairmanship. Tazhiyev explained [...]	2009-04-14 11:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KNNP TU KZ
09ASTANA674	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's May 4-5 visit to Washington is the Obama Administration's first opportunity for face-to-face engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship with Kazakhstan, with cl [...]	2009-04-21 11:45:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA714	KAZAKHSTANI FM TAZHIN'S PRIORITIES FOR HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Previewing for the Ambassador his May 4-5 visit to Washington, Foreign Minister Tazhin said: -- he hopes to be prepared to make new "strategic non-military proposals" for enhanced Kazakhstani asssistance in Afghanistan; -- he will be fully prepared to discuss with Secretary [...]	2009-04-27 05:39:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSCE CH RS KZ
09ASTANA816	KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNET LAW PASSES THROUGH FIRST READING IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, the Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament) approved at a first reading a controversial draft law on the Internet. The draft now has to go through a second reading before being presented to the [...]	2009-05-08 02:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA898	KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS HOSTS "PATH TO EUROPE" CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, the Mazhilis (the lower house of parliament) hosted a conference entitled, "Modern Kazakhstan and the Path to Europe." The high-profile event, attended by high-ranking government officials and foreign [...]	2009-05-27 09:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ATHENS19	FM BAKOYANNIS ON GAZA, AEGEAN ISSUES, OSCE, [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis led off by expressing concern about the situation in Gaza, and emphasizing the need for a "humanitarian truce," and a UN Security Council Resolution. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also deeply concerned about the [...]	2009-01-07 17:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GG GR RS TU CVIS CJAN
09ATHENS286	GREECE/OSCE: BAKOYIANNIS MEETING WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rabbi Andrew Baker, the OSCE Personal Representative for Combating Anti-Semitism (and International Jewish Affairs Director for the American Jewish Committee) told Polofs that the OSCE Chairmanship was focused on security issues, and had not developed an agenda or active plan fo [...]	2009-03-09 10:39:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGO PHUM GR KIRF
09BAKU125	AZERBAIJAN REGISTERS ADVOCACY GROUPS FOR REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Azerbaijan,s Central Election Commission (CEC) approved the petitions of nine organizations to function as "advocacy groups" ahead of the March 18 referendum on constitutional changes. Those approved include the President,s political party, as well as two opposition groups. F [...]	2009-02-13 13:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU216	AZERBAIJAN: REFERENDUM SITREP #2 [...] (C) As of 16:00 local time, Azerbaijan's referendum on 29 changes to its Constitution continued peacefully, without any reports of large demonstrations. The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced after 1200 local time that more than 25% of registered voters had already voted across the [...]	2009-03-18 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU217	AZERBAIJAN: REFERENDUM SITREP #3 [...] (U) Polls in Azerbaijan's referendum closed on time at 1900 local time and the counting process began immediately thereafter. No results are available yet, as counting and tabulation is likely to take many hours. CLOSING PROCEDURES ------------------ 2. (C) In the nine precincts obser [...]	2009-03-18 16:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU981	AZERBAIJAN: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN VERY QUIET [...] (SBU) Summary: Azerbaijan will conduct municipal elections December 23. Embassy Baku will field several teams of election observers, mainly in Baku city and immediate regions, but will not issue a statement on the free or fair nature of the vote. OSCE/ODIHR will not monitor the election. Cam [...]	2009-12-22 11:57:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ
09BERLIN256	GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...]	2009-03-04 11:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERN111	TIP - LIECHTENSTEIN: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 18:10:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB LS
09BISHKEK1081	KYRGYZ ROUNDTABLE ON RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE [...] (SBU) On September 29, the Alliance of Civic Organizations "It's Time for My Choice!" organized a roundtable discussion entitled, "Peaceful Demonstrations Before and After Elections. What to Do Next?" Among more than 60 participants were members of the opposition, civil society leaders, human [...]	2009-10-01 08:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK331	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOCUS OF MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 7 meeting hosted by the OSCE and attended by the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Central Election Commission Chairman Damir Lisovsky pledged that the July 23 Kyrgyz Presidential election would comply with international standards. Lisovsky indicated international and domestic o [...]	2009-04-09 09:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK521	KYRGYZSTAN: ELECTION OBSERVERS SUBJECT OF OSCE [...] (C) Summary: At a May 27 OSCE-hosted roundtable with the Central Election Commission (CEC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),diplomatic corps, and NGO community representatives, OSCE Ambassador Tesoriere and CEC Chairman Lisovsky reviewed recent developments regarding the July 23 Presidenti [...]	2009-05-29 11:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK543	AMBASSADOR LUNCH WITH KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a wide-ranging June 1 lunch conversation, the Ambassador previewed for Foreign Minister Sarbayev the message that President Obama will be delivering to Muslims worldwide in his upcoming speech in Cairo (Ref A). Sarbayev reacted positively to the fact that the President wo [...]	2009-06-02 11:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK600	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER'S TOUR D'HORIZON OVER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev for lunch on June 9. They discussed election-related issues, Kyrgyzstan's international relations, and problems with Uzbekistan. Sarbayev said that President Bakiyev had agreed to an increase in the number of OSCE observers who wo [...]	2009-06-10 05:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK651	KYRGYZ ELECTION: CANDIDATES REGISTERED; CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission has approved six candidates for the July 23 presidential election. The candidates, including incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and leading opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, can begin campaigning June 18. Th [...]	2009-06-18 10:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK656	KYRGYZ ELECTION: CANDIDATES REGISTERED; CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission has approved six candidates for the July 23 presidential election. The candidates, including incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and leading opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, can begin campaigning June 18. Th [...]	2009-06-18 10:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK668	KYRGYZ ELECTION: OSCE ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION [...] (SBU) The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) Election Observation Mission (EOM) held a briefing for diplomatic representatives to discuss current and planned observation activities for the July 23 presidential el [...]	2009-06-23 11:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK706	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary Burns, SCA A/S Blake, DASD Sedney, and NSC Senior Director McFaul to Bishkek o/a July 12. In recent years, Manas Air Base has been the central issue in the bilateral relationship. On June 9, President Obama wrote to President B [...]	2009-07-01 12:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK746	KYRGYZ ELECTION: OSCE FINDS SOME PROBLEMS, LACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) Election Observation Mission (EOM) held a second briefing for diplomatic representatives to highlight the mission's interim findings regarding the [...]	2009-07-15 10:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK754	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT WELCOMES U/S BURNS AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In their July 11 meeting, U/S for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a relaxed and engaged Kyrgyz Republic President Kurmanbek Bakiyev welcomed agreement on the Manas Transit Center and prospects for broadening cooperation beyond security-related issues. Bakiyev sought support for [...]	2009-07-16 05:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ECON PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK773	KYRGYZ ELECTION: CEC DELIVERS FINAL BRIEFING TO [...] (SBU) The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC),working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),organized a July 17 visit to a Bishkek polling station for foreign diplomatic missions and international observers. The visitors received a briefing on the progress of the government's prep [...]	2009-07-20 11:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK809	KYRGYZ ELECTION SEES HIGH VOTE COUNT AMIDST [...] (SBU) Summary: According to official data, at least 73% of registered voters cast ballots in the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election. The Embassy fielded ten teams to observe the election, which, aside from a protest in Balykchi where two parliamentarians may have been detained, apparently [...]	2009-07-23 16:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK810	KYRGYZ ELECTION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS SHOW BAKIYEV [...] (SBU) Summary: Preliminary results from the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election forecast a landslide victory for incumbent Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Leading opposition candidate, Almazbek Atambayev, withdrew his earlier calls for protests, but vowed to collect precinct protocols and develop a plan [...]	2009-07-24 12:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK812	KYRGYZ ELECTION: OBSERVERS COMMENT ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Summary: On July 24, international and domestic organizations to the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election released their initial findings and observations. OSCE/ODIHR representatives described the July 23 presidential election as a "disappointment." ENEMO and the Alliance of Civic Organi [...]	2009-07-24 13:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09CHISINAU15	CHISINAU HEADS OF MISSION QUESTION [...] (C) Summary: Western heads of mission met President Voronin on December 22 to raise concerns about pre-electoral media freedoms; Ambassador Chaudhry raised the residence-permit issue of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) country director. Voronin replied disappointingly in public on th [...]	2009-01-12 14:21:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MD
09CHISINAU281	MOLDOVA ELECTIONS GIVE PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary elections in Moldova have yielded a bare majority nationwide for the Party of Communists (PCRM). Depending upon the methodology used for calculating the distribution of parliamentary seats, it appears that the PCRM has won 60-61 seats of 101 in Parliament. With 61 [...]	2009-04-06 15:48:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU542	MIXED ASSESSMENT SO FAR FOR NEW [...] (C) After the Charge described President Obama's recent visit to Russia (septel),Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Valeriu Ostalep asked about the U.S.'s current assessment of the election campaign. The Charge noted we had heard indications that the Central Electio [...]	2009-07-14 14:55:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS MD
09CHISINAU586	Mud Wrestling Ends; Voting Proceeds [...] (SBU) Summary: After a mud-slinging polarized campaign, peaceful voting has begun on July 29. Procedures are in place, and nearly 2,000 polling stations (PEBs) are reporting high turnout. Problems are predominantly minor, such as errors on voting lists and occasional high-handed pronouncemen [...]	2009-07-29 13:46:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM MD
09DUSHANBE429	TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S APRIL 20-21 VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of A/S Boucher. Following is an overview of the key issues we face in Tajikistan. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ------------------- 2. (C) Tajikistan has been hit hard by the global recession. Remittances, which in 2008 were equivalent [...]	2009-04-10 05:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09KABUL1044	INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS FEELING OUT THEIR ROLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 22, the EU exploratory mission on election observation, and a representative of OSCE/ODIHR, briefed donor nation representatives in Kabul on their initial observations. Some team members updated a smaller group of donor nation representatives on April 25, providing a cl [...]	2009-04-26 05:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1399	UNAMA HEAD ASKS OSCE TO STRENGTHEN ELECTION SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),has sent a letter on May 27, requesting that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) strengthen it [...]	2009-06-03 04:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF
09KABUL2478	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY OBSERVER GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: Numerous observer groups released preliminary reports on the transparency and fairness of the Afghan elections. There were universal concerns among the groups about the accuracy of the voter registry; the intimidation of voters, candidates, campaign workers, and election offici [...]	2009-08-23 14:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3395	SECOND ROUND PLANNING BEGINS IN EARNEST [...] (S) Summary: Now that President Karzai has accepted the decision to hold a second round on November 7, other elements of Afghan society have been quick to follow. Preparations in the areas of security, fraud mitigation, and voter education have reportedly begun within the central and local go [...]	2009-10-22 16:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL3397	SECOND ROUND PLANNING BEGINS IN EARNEST [...] (S) Summary: Now that President Karzai has accepted the decision to hold a second round on November 7, other elements of Afghan society have been quick to follow. Preparations in the areas of security, fraud mitigation, and voter education have reportedly begun within the central and local go [...]	2009-10-24 07:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV AF
09LISBON516	SOCIALISTS WIN PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] Summary: On September 27, the ruling Socialist Party won a plurality of the seats in the Portuguese Parliament with 37 percent of the vote. The Social Democratic Party, led by former Finance Minister Manuela Ferreira Leite, came in second with 29 percent of the vote. The Socialists lost 25 [...]	2009-09-28 11:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LJUBLJANA115	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF "LENGTHY," BUT VAGUE APRIL [...] (C) Emboff discussed ref's points on the April 27-28 GAERC meeting with Acting European Correspondent Jurnej Muller on April 22. Muller commented that it was obvious that last week was a holiday as the Czech Presidency still had not provided background for some of the agenda items, so their p [...]	2009-04-22 15:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV SI
09MINSK394	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 4, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Council of Europe Official Discusses Death Penalty with GOB, A CoE Condition (para. 2) - Santa Claus May Be Sent to Prison in Belarus (para. 3) - Despite Differences, [...]	2009-12-04 20:04:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BO
09MINSK413	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Christian Democracy Party Denied Registration, Members Harassed and Discredited (para. 2) - State TV Criticizes Opposition Activists over Abduction Allegations (para. [...]	2009-12-18 17:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BO
09MINSK415	BELARUS ELECTION LAW AMENDMENTS: AN EXAMPLE OF NON-INCLUSIVE [...] Summary. The GOB is in the final stages of amending Belarus' electoral law in anticipation of local elections next April and presidential polls in 2011. While Lukashenka and other regime officials have publicly addressed proposed changes to the code, the amendment process has lacked transpar [...]	2009-12-23 12:25:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BO
09OTTAWA151	CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...]	2009-02-27 21:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN
09PODGORICA47	MONTENEGRO ELECTION PRIMER: RULES OF THE RACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro will hold pre-term parliamentary elections on March 29, concurrently with municipal assembly elections in Niksic and Budva and mayoral elections in Tivat and Herceg Novi. According to the current Election Law, Montenegro's 81-seat Parliament is elected from candidate [...]	2009-02-23 10:25:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MW

09PODGORICA71	MONTENEGRIN ELECTION CAMPAIGN: SOME IRREGULARITIES, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While noting certain irregularities, international observers assess that Montenegro's election process in advance of the March 29 parliamentary elections has so far been generally free and fair and is more or less on a par with last year's Presidential elections. As in previous [...]	2009-03-25 12:09:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA75	MONTENEGRO'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results have Montenegro's ruling coalition winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the March 29 parliamentary election. With the exception of the center-left Socialist People's Party, which doubled its seats from the last election, and possibly an additional seat [...]	2009-03-30 12:09:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09PODGORICA84	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 2, Montenegro's State Election Commission (SEC) rejected appeals to hold repeat votes at several polling stations. While parties may still take their cases to the Constitutional Court, the SEC decision likely finalizes the results of the election. The vote, which the [...]	2009-04-03 18:14:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
09SKOPJE124	MACEDONIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN GENERALLY POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The campaign for presidential and municipal elections has proceeded far better than parliamentary elections last year. Should the trend continue, we assess that the conduct of these elections should advance Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations. There are some municipalities of [...]	2009-03-19 16:26:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MK
09SKOPJE136	MACEDONIA: ELECTIONS PEACEFUL AND WELL-RUN, VMRO TAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: Macedonia held peaceful presidential and municipal elections March 22 with few irregularities. Ruling VMRO presidential candidate George Ivanov looks set to cruise to an easy victory in the second round, to be held April 5. VMRO and its ethnic-Albanian coalition partner DUI mad [...]	2009-03-27 12:25:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MK
09SKOPJE146	MACEDONIA ELECTIONS ROUND TWO: ON TRACK BUT TENSIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 15:51:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MK
09SKOPJE156	MACEDONIAN ELECTIONS: GRUEVSKI IN NEAR-COMPLETE [...] (SBU) In a second round of presidential and municipal elections assessed as generally meeting international standards, ruling VMRO-DPMNE,s Gjorge Ivanov won by almost a two-to-one margin over SDSM opponent Ljubomir Frckoski. Macedonia,s ethnic Albanian population essentially boycotted the pre [...]	2009-04-08 15:17:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MK
09SKOPJE293	MACEDONIA: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (U) In response to the request for information on Macedonia's commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms for the OSCE's annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (reftel),Post offers the following summary of concerns and progress in areas of democratic development and human rig [...]	2009-06-23 09:11:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KDEM
09SKOPJE38	MACEDONIA: AMBASSADOR WARNS FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: We have been engaging at all levels of the GoM regarding Macedonia,s decision to name a stadium, highway, and new cargo airport for Alexander the Great and Philip of Macedon and its plans to erect yet more Alexander statues in Skopje and elsewhere. In a Jan. 16 meeting with FonMi [...]	2009-01-26 13:08:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MK
09SKOPJE74	MACEDONIA: PRIMER ON PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF [...] (SBU) Just nine months after holding parliamentary elections marked by violence, intimidation and serious irregularities, Macedonia will hold its first-ever concurrent presidential and mayoral/municipal elections, with the first round on March 22 and second on April 5. With Euro-Atlantic i [...]	2009-02-18 08:24:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM MK
09STATE109023	OSCE: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF PRESENCE IN ALBANIA [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the October 22, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. We warmly welcome you back to the Permanent Council, Ambassador Bosch, and thank you for your informative report. Since your last a [...]	2009-10-22 00:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV AL
09STATE111454	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on October 29. Begin text: Madam Chair, We would like to thank you, Ambassador Lenarcic, for your comprehensive statement. The United States strongly supports ODIHR, which has earned it [...]	2009-10-28 22:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM OSCE
09STATE111464	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 29, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States warmly welcomes Ambassador Vollebaek back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his thorough and tho [...]	2009-10-28 22:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UP RS KV MK KZ HU LO GG
09STATE119321	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 19 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States warmly welcomes President Soares back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his insightful report. The Parliam [...]	2009-11-19 00:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OSCE
09STATE126174	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE/ODIHR [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF
09STATE12835	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON NEW [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 12, 2009 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, At the Madrid Ministerial meeting in 2007, the United States welcomed the selection of Kazakhstan as Chairman in Office for 2010. At that ti [...]	2009-02-11 21:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
09STATE26035	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on March 19. Begin text: Madam Chairwoman, Thank you, Ambassador Lenarcic for your comprehensive report. The United States strongly supports ODIHR, which has earned its place as a key i [...]	2009-03-18 19:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM OSCE
09STATE31102	REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]	2009-04-01 00:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE31527	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON CONDUCT OF [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 2 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madame Chairwoman. The United States congratulates the people of Montenegro for the conduct of the March 29 parliamentary elections. Montenegro has again demo [...]	2009-04-01 18:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV MW
09STATE31627	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON LAW ON [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the April 2, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States joins the EU in expressing our deep regret that Tajik President Rahmon on March 25 signed into law highly restrictive l [...]	2009-04-01 20:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TI
09STATE31650	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON IED [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 21:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM GG RU OSCE
09STATE31658	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On April 8, we will celebrate International Roma Day, an opportunity to call attention to the history, experiences, and human rights of Europe's [...]	2009-04-01 21:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PBTS GG RS
09STATE40115	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 23 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States would like to call attention to the April 14 statement of the High Commissioner on National Minorities in which he expres [...]	2009-04-22 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV GG
09STATE4297	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 25. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels January 26-27. We expect the formal agenda to include: Western Balkans, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Ukraine [...]	2009-01-15 20:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO
09STATE45995	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 7, 2009 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Tesoriere, welcome back to the Permanent Council and thank you for your comprehensive report on the situation in Kyrgyzstan and t [...]	2009-05-06 16:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
09STATE48478	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE HEAD OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 21:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL OSCE
09STATE54398	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON OBSERVATION [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 28, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna if the issue of observation of the Kyrgyz elections is raised first by another delegation: Begin text: Madam Chairwoman, The United States regrets that Kyrgyzstan,s invitation to [...]	2009-05-27 21:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KG OSCE PREL KDEM PHUM
09STATE5543	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON LAW ON [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the January 22, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Madam Chairwoman, The United States expresses its regret that Kyrgyz President Bakiyev on January 12 signed a decree promulgating a restrictive law [...]	2009-01-21 22:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
09STATE59351	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON MUNICIPAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 20:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AM KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE62666	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE PROJECT [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the June 18, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madame Chairperson. We welcome you, Ambassador Venczel, to the Permanent Council and thank you for your comprehensive report on OSCE activit [...]	2009-06-17 16:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ
09STATE62679	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the June 18, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States warmly welcomes Ambassador Vollebaek back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his thorough and t [...]	2009-06-17 17:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UP RS MK ZK GG
09STATE78227	OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 28 through October 9 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG views on host government huma [...]	2009-07-27 21:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE
09STATE79313	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 30, 2009 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States is concerned about the conduct of the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan held on July 23rd, which despite [...]	2009-07-29 22:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
09STATE96371	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ALBANIAN [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the September 17 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States congratulates the citizens and Government of Albania on the parliamentary elections held on June 28, 2009. The Governme [...]	2009-09-16 19:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV KDEM AL
09STATE96402	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 17 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States is pleased to take note of the recent comments by the distinguished Director of ODIHR Ambassador Janez Lenarcic o [...]	2009-09-16 19:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1555	A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: SHOULD THE OSCE MONITOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) officials face a difficult decision as they consider whether to send a team to monitor Uzbekistan's parliamentary elections, slated to take place on Decemb [...]	2009-10-27 14:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KDEM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1651	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN UZBEKISTAN: NOTHING WRONG BUT THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Elections for Uzbekistan's lower house of Parliament took place on Sunday, December 27. Five election observation teams from the Embassy visited 33 polling stations in Tashkent and the neighboring regions, and concluded that although the elections were not free and fair (no opp [...]	2009-12-30 11:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT929	UZBEKISTAN: OSCE SPONSORS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4 in Tashkent the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sponsored a workshop on education efforts to promote awareness on human rights, which attracted several high-profile government officials and several international experts. A separate June 5 eve [...]	2009-06-08 09:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
09TASHKENT959	UZBEKISTAN: NEW ATTORNEY LICENSING EXAMINATION REDUCES [...] (C) Summary: The newly-established Uzbekistan Chamber of Lawyers, which supplanted the Bar Association, is conducting its first round of mandatory new licensing examinations for all defense attorneys who actively practice in courts of law. Several attorneys have complained that the testing pr [...]	2009-06-11 08:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT997	UZBEKISTAN: HEAD OF ODIHR QUIETLY PLANNING VISIT AND [...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ambassador in Uzbekistan, Istvan Venczel, told us that the Director of ODIHR is quietly planning to visit Tashkent and meet with high-ranking officials in July. The visit could set the stage for OSCE election monitorin [...]	2009-06-16 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE PGOV UZ
09TBILISI222	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION MUST CHOOSE [...] (C) Summary: The Georgian Parliament is renewing its efforts to create a working group to reform Georgia's Election Code (ref A) in 2009. Speaker Bakradze has invited significant political parties (inside and outside of Parliament),five local NGOs, the Central Election Commission (CEC),and [...]	2009-02-05 14:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI395	GEORGIA: PARTIES SIGN CODE OF CONDUCT PAVING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a low-profile working meeting on February 26, Georgian political party leaders met to sign a "code of conduct" which represents the first step in forming a working group of party leaders from inside and outside of Parliament to develop an Election Legislation Wor [...]	2009-02-27 11:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI593	GEORGIA: OSCE CIO BAKOYANNIS BRINGS LITTLE TO [...] (C) Summary. In a March 23 visit to Tbilisi, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Bakoyannis reviewed progress in negotiating a new OSCE mandate for Georgia with Foreign Minister Vashadze. According to Georgian MFA and OSCE staff, Bakoyannis praised Georgia for its flexibility both privately and publicly [...]	2009-03-24 14:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS GR RS GG
09THESSALONIKI52	NOMINATION: THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM GR
09TIRANA271	GREECE TAKES THE COAST [...] (C) On April 27-28, Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis visited Albania, the first such visit by a Greek PM since 1992. A 2005 visit by Greek President Karolos Papoulias was cut short when Papoulias left the country without meeting with his GOA counterpart due to protests. But now a new day has dawned [...]	2009-04-30 14:15:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SMIG GR AL
09TIRANA272	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ODIHR ELECTION OBSERVATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Withers told Foreign Minister Basha on April 30 that the U.S. is surprised by Albanian objections to Dame Audrey Glover's appointment as Head of the upcoming ODIHR Election Observation Mission to Albania. He cautioned the FM against Albania setting an unfortunate prec [...]	2009-04-30 15:19:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV OSCE AL
09TIRANA275	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS JONES' BILATERAL MEETINGS [...] (U) Note. This scenesetter deals with your bilateral meetings with Albanian officials while in Tirana and does not discuss your meetings with third-country foreign ministers or with the Adriatic Charter conference, which we understand will be handled by other posts and by EUR/SCE. End Note. [...]	2009-05-05 05:21:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL
09TIRANA286	DAS JONES MEETINGS IN TIRANA MAY 7-8, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 7-8, EUR DAS Stuart Jones came to Tirana to participate in the Adriatic Charter Ministerial Conference. On the side, he conducted meetings with Albanian officials. These meetings largely focused on preparations for the June 28 national elections and the current dispute [...]	2009-05-13 07:27:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AL
09TIRANA299	ID CARD UPDATE - CITY OF BERAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: An Embassy team on May 15 made a follow-up visit to the central Albanian city of Berat to check the ID card registration process and get an overall feel for local attitudes concerning the elections. In Berat, interlocutors told the Embassy that the decision to provide subsidized [...]	2009-05-18 13:02:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA300	Embassy Tirana Weekly Report - FM Basha in the Dock [...] Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha has reasons to be confounded these days. He does not know yet whether the criminal case that has haunted him for the last two years for abuse of office over the construction of the road linking Albania with Kosova is closed for good or whether a new decision taken [...]	2009-05-18 13:03:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL
09TIRANA336	Edi Rama and the SP: Spinning Their Wheels [...] (SBU) SUMMMARY: With 26 days to go until general elections, the opposition Socialist Party (SP) is stuck in neutral. Lagging behind the ruling Democratic Party (DP) in terms of money and organization, the SP, by its own admission, is consumed with hand-wringing over the ID card process and ot [...]	2009-06-03 09:43:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL
09TIRANA352	LOOKING TO THE ENDGAME ON ID CARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With nineteen days left until the elections, the ID card process has entered the home stretch. The Interior Ministry has set June 15 as the last day to apply for an ID card - after that date ID card centers will be open for distribution of cards only. With nearly 1.3 million I [...]	2009-06-10 11:26:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL
09TIRANA360	HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION, ALBANIAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Although the conduct of Albanian elections has shown steady improvement over the years, ODIHR election assessments since 1996 read at times like a how-to guide for flawed and rigged elections. Allegations of vote buying, bribery of electoral commissioners, fraudulent voter IDs, v [...]	2009-06-12 15:29:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCRM PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA375	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TOO CLOSE TO CALL [...] (SBU) With only nine days to go until the parliamentary elections, the race remains too close to call. Although the Democratic Party (DP) clearly has the advantage in terms of money and perception of strength, polls continue to show a near dead heat. A Zogby poll released on June 18 gives th [...]	2009-06-19 17:18:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL
09TIRANA440	DP Declares Victory; Early Lessons from the Election [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At this point it is likely that Sali Berisha's Democratic Party (DP) coalition will emerge as the winner of the June 28. According to unofficial election results, the DP coalition has secured at least 70 seats, making the coalition the largest single coalition, and the Democrat [...]	2009-07-06 05:14:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AL
09TIRANA552	CRIMINALS MAKING THE LAWS IN ALBANIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Despite the relative calm on Election Day, it has very much come to our attention that there is a strong undercurrent of people tied to organized crime that participated and/or were involved in possibly manipulating the June 28 elections. The three major parties, the Democratic Party (DP) [...]	2009-08-13 13:53:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA599	UNGA 64: ALBANIA'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (C) On September 2, Poloff delivered reftel information to Saimir Repishti, Director of the UN Department at the MFA. Repishti thanked us for the information and said most of Albania's UNGA goals meshed with those of the U.S. He then provided us with a general overview of Albanian objectives f [...]	2009-09-03 14:50:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PGOV AL
09TIRANA812	BERISHA VS. RAMA: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three weeks of increasingly sharp rhetoric and provocative actions, neither Prime Minister Berisha nor opposition Socialist Party (SP) Chairman Edi Rama appear willing to enter into dialogue with one another or to extend any kind of olive branch in an effort to end the curr [...]	2009-12-18 15:00:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM PHUM AL
09USOSCE146	SCENESETTER FOR CORFU OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Your decision to attend this first-of-its-kind informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu is a strong signal of your commitment to reinvigorate the OSCE. It marks a return to high-level American engagement at the OSCE after a four-year absence by the U.S. Secretary of State from ministerial-level [...]	2009-06-19 14:55:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP OSCE XG XH
09USOSCE167	OSCE/FSC: 15 JULY PLENARY--1540 BEST PRACTICE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 17:56:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE184	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 27 - 31, 2009 [...] (U) A team of election experts from the OSCE/ODIHR Mission arrived in Kabul July 26 to support conduct of the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan. The 20 experts from the mission will assist election stakeholders in Afghanistan, including election administra [...]	2009-08-06 15:21:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL RU KZ GG KG MK BK
09USOSCE199	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 1 - 3, 2009 [...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 1, Greek PermRep Marinaki reaffirmed the ChairmanshipQ,s intent to delay its decision on opening the proposed two-person Office of the Special Representative in Tbilisi until after the September 17 round of Geneva discussions. Marinaki said Athe [...]	2009-09-10 13:55:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL KZ GG RU
09USOSCE210	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 14 - 18, 2009 [...] (U) In her video greeting to the September 14 opening session of the 9th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference, Secretary Clinton spoke of the personal, societal, and economic harm caused by human trafficking. She emphasized the "three Ps" of the anti-trafficking fight - prosecu [...]	2009-09-28 07:24:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU KZ
09USOSCE211	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 21 - 25, 2009 [...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 22, Greek PermRep Marinaki said High Commissioner for National Minorities Vollebaek intended to visit South Ossetia in the near future, and had agreed to travel from Vladikavkaz, reversing his long-standing demand for access from the south. Vol [...]	2009-09-28 07:36:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE225	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 9,2009 [...] (C) In a meeting with Charge Fuller at NATO HQ October 2, NATO international staff led by Deputy A/SYG Bob Simmons advised that NATO allies have agreed to postpone discussion of the Medvedev proposal of European Security Architecture until the conclusion of initial OSCE Corfu Process (CP) dis [...]	2009-10-19 12:54:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE232	OSCE/ODIHR RECOMMITS ELECTION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expects to deploy a seven-person election support team to Afghanistan in advance of the November 7 second-round presidential elections. The team will follow final election preparations, election day proceedin [...]	2009-10-21 16:53:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09USOSCE233	OSCE/ODIHR RECOMMITS ELECTION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expects to deploy a seven-person election support team to Afghanistan in advance of the November 7 second-round presidential elections. The team will follow final election preparations, election day proceedin [...]	2009-10-22 06:17:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09USOSCE242	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 19 - 23, 2009 [...] (SBU) In an October 20 meeting, the Russian delegation reportedly told the senior policy officer on the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center's Caucasus Desk that Moscow wanted a written proposal for the Chairmanship's "support team" and preferred a modified chain of command. The delegation sugges [...]	2009-10-29 12:18:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE243	KAZAKHSTAN'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF OSCE: A SLIPPERY SLOPE [...] Following an October 21-25 visit to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, some of the participating nine OSCE Chiefs of Missions shared notes and perspectives. Although the consensus was that we must take steps to ensure "normality" during the Kazakh chairmanship of the OSCE in 2010, the group suspected [...]	2009-10-29 15:27:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PGOV PREL KZ
09USOSCE247	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 26 - 30, 2009 [...] (SBU) A draft Ministerial Council decision on "Women,s Participation in Political and Public Life" was tabled at the October 28 Human Dimension Committee meeting. While Russia, Belarus, and a handful of other participating States said they lacked formal guidance, all expressed general support [...]	2009-11-02 17:31:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE249	CORFU PROCESS SESSION VI: HUMAN DIMENSION [...] The sixth session of the Corfu Process dialogue October 27 was dedicated to the common challenges in the Human Dimension (HD),with a focus on human rights, democratic institutions, the rule of law, and the freedom of the media. Delegations catalogued ways in which HD commitments had fallen [...]	2009-11-04 10:54:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OSCE
09USOSCE259	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER 2 - 13, 2009 [...] (SBU) At our weekly meeting with the CiO Nov 3, Greek Ambassador Marinaki told us the CiO's Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts, Christopoulus, would meet with his Kazakh-proposed successor, Nurgaliev, in Vienna on Nov 5 and they would participate in the informal "Five plus Two" m [...]	2009-11-20 08:39:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE264	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER 16 - 20, 2009 [...] (C) At the weekly CiO meeting November 17, which included for the first time Kazakh Ambassador and future PC Chair Abdrakhmanov, Greek Ambassador Marinaki emphasized the Chair's desire to adopt a Political Declaration at the December 1-2 Athens Ministerial. She acknowledged the Kazakh inter [...]	2009-11-26 11:05:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE272	OSCE AND INCOMING CHAIR KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Kazakhstanis reiterate on every occasion their commitment to the principles of the OSCE "acquis" and swear to protect the third dimension during their 2010 chairmanship of the OSCE, their negotiating style at the OSCE Ministerial Conference in Athens December 1-2 [...]	2009-12-08 11:19:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KZ OSCE PREL
09USOSCE280	SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS WITH OSCE INSTITUTION [...] (C) In a December 1 meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Director Janez Lenarcic expressed concern to SCA DAS Krol that incoming Chair in Office of the OSCE, Kazakhstan, aimed to solve the "problem" o [...]	2009-12-15 13:07:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ
09USOSCE292	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 9 - 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) Staff in the OSCE Secretariat's Conflict Prevention Center (CPC) told PolOff December 8 that Special Representative Christopoulos and Special Representative-designate Nurgaliev intend to visit Tbilisi and Tskhinvali December 14 and 15 to revisit the idea of establishing a small team to s [...]	2009-12-24 11:40:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM RU MD HR AF KZ
09USOSCE293	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG MEETS KAZAKHSTANI [...] Summary: (C) In a December 1 meeting with Deputy Secretary James Steinberg at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev repeatedly pressed for the U.S. to drop its opposition to Kazakhstani desires for an OSCE Summit in 2010. The Deputy Secretary ex [...]	2009-12-30 07:12:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
09USOSCE59	OSCE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USOSCE has encouraged the OSCE's Office of Democratic and Human Rights (ODIHR) to respond positively to Afghanistan's request for OSCE assistance to its August 20 presidential and provincial counc [...]	2009-03-23 15:32:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER AF OSCE
09WARSAW217	POLAND - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poland is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). The majority of victims were trafficked to work in the sex industry, but Poland is increasingly becoming a destination country for forced labor. Government officials at the hig [...]	2009-02-27 15:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09WARSAW257	POLAND AND ODIHR - NEW MATERIAL TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, the Polish Ministry of Education and the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched a set of teaching tools to combat anti-Semitism. The materials are specifically aimed at middle-school age (gymnazium) students. Discussions are underw [...]	2009-03-10 14:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW383	Mission Poland and International Roma Day [...] (U) Mission Poland maintains regular contact with the various Romani and government leaders on Roma issues. We celebrated International Roma Day at the largest known event taking place in the country on April 8. We also posted Secretary Clinton's video clip and message on our website with a P [...]	2009-04-10 11:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER PHUM KPAO PL
09WARSAW660	POLAND - INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (U) Embassy Warsaw looks forward to once again hosting the delegates from Washington and the US Mission to the OSCE for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Embassy Warsaw is providing the following input in response to Ref A request for information about host country progress an [...]	2009-06-26 10:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09YEREVAN338	YEREVAN'S MAYORAL RACE: VIOLENCE AND POTENTIAL FRAUD [...] (SBU) Yerevan's milestone municipal election, which will determine the city's first-ever elected mayor, is at the midpoint. Campaigning began on May 2. Six parties and one party bloc are contesting the proportional representation-based election. Violence has marred the start of the campaign, [...]	2009-05-18 11:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN370	RAFFI HOVANNISIAN PESSIMISTIC ON YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) Armenia's first foreign minister and current leader of the opposition Heritage Party, Raffi Hovannisian, told the Ambassador that the ruling Republican Party of Armenia was resorting to fraud to win the Yerevan election. He predicted the Armenian National Congress led by ex-President Levon [...]	2009-05-29 14:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN517	POLICY CHANGE TOWARDS MINORITY FAITHS IN ARMENIA? [...] (C) On July 16, Father Ktrij Devejian (please protect AMCIT),the foreign press secretary of the "Catholicosate of All Armenians Mother See of Holy Echmiatsin," briefed the Ambassador on recent church developments. According to Fr. Ktrij, CatQS"QakQEQor of individual Armenian Church clerics. [...]	2009-07-23 06:39:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AM
09YEREVAN673	PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION RELEASES CONTROVERSIAL [...] (SBU) On September 16, after more than a 15-month-long inquiry that the political opposition boycotted, the Ad hoc Parliamentary Commission on the March 1, 2008 events released its long-awaited report into the violence that followed Armenia's disputed 2008 presidential election. The 138-page r [...]	2009-09-28 14:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AM
09YEREVAN831	JUSTICE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES CONCERNS ON NGO LAW, [...] (C) On November 23 the Ambassador met with Armenia's Justice Minister Gevorg Danielian to discuss U.S. concerns on the draft NGO law and renew U.S. calls for the release of the remaining political detainees. Danielian told the Ambassador that the GOAM is addressing Washington's concerns on the [...]	2009-12-04 08:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09ZAGREB197	CROATIAN RESPONSE ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary. On April 7 in a discussion with MFA State Secretary Bozinovic, the Ambassador urged the Croatian government to consider a number of possible additional contributions to Afghanistan. Bozinovic responded that Croatia would expand its forces in Afghanistan to the 300 troop limit s [...]	2009-04-10 08:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
10ASTANA251	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (SBU) General Petraeus, on behalf of Ambassador Hoagland, and the Department of Defense and Embassy Astana country teams, we extend a warm welcome on the occasion of your upcoming visit to Astana, Kazakhstan. Visit overview 2. (S) The Office of the Defense Attache and your staff are working towa [...]	2010-02-22 07:03:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EPET PINR MARR SNAR KZ
10ATHENS73	Greek Contributions in Afghanistan - New Support for [...] (U) On February 2, the Greek MFA shared with Post a paper compiling Greek military and financial contributions in Afghanistan. The paper details three new pledges of assistance: 1 million euros for a women's education program, and 1 million for a World Bank drinking water program, both in coo [...]	2010-02-03 15:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF
10DUSHANBE112	TAJIK ELECTIONS: CCER PROMISES FULL ACCESS FOR MONITORS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) Chief Mirzoali Boltuev promised to enforce President Rahmon's call for free and fair elections in a January 25 meeting with Ambassador Gross. Boltuev said foreign and local election observers would have full access to monito [...]	2010-01-26 11:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
10DUSHANBE165	TAJIK ELECTIONS: THE CAMPAIGN THAT WASN'T [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pro-Rahmon parties and MPs are well-positioned to expand their dominance of the Majlisi Namoyandagon in February 28 parliamentary elections. Opposition parties have waged lackluster campaigns, mostly relying on local officials to arrange their meetings with constituents. Indepe [...]	2010-02-09 03:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TI
10DUSHANBE203	TAJIK ELECTIONS: IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE 2005 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The week before parliamentary elections, opposition party leaders reported an uptick in government harassment of their activities and a concurrent increase in local officials' support for People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) candidates. Security officials briefly det [...]	2010-02-18 12:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TI
10DUSHANBE26	TAJIK ELECTIONS: MONITORS TO BE DEPLOYED, BUT OBSERVERS [...] (SBU) USAID, the European Commission (EC),and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are funding election observation, party training, and voter education projects for the February 28 elections to the Tajik lower house of parliament (Majlisi Namoyandagon). USAID imple [...]	2010-01-05 12:44:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
10KYIV191	POTENTIAL FOR POST ELECTION COURT BATTLES [...] (C) Prime Minister Tymoshenko's continued allegation of fraud in the January 17 first round presidential election, despite the OSCE's assessment that it was, for the most part, free and fair, raises the importance of the appeals process for the February 7 runoff. The Chairmanship of the High [...]	2010-02-03 15:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
10KYIV199	TYMOSHENKO DOES BETTER THAN EXPECTED BUT FALLS [...] (SBU) PM Yuliya Tymoshenko exceeded expectations by narrowing a ten percent post-first round gap with rival Viktor Yanukovych to a surprisingly close 2.86 percent (with 98.8% of the vote counted) in the February 7 presidential runoff. Higher than expected turnout in western Ukraine accounted [...]	2010-02-08 16:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UP
10KYIV235	FOR TYMOSHENKO, "BETTER TO BE A VICTIM THAN A [...] (C) Nearly a week has passed since the February 7 presidential runoff, and PM Yuliya Tymoshenko has been uncharacteristically absent from the airwaves, refusing to appear in public or release a public statement under her own hand. Officials from her campaign, however, have made numerous accus [...]	2010-02-12 17:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
10KYIV240	TYMOSHENKO CHALLENGES RESULTS OF ELECTION IN COURT [...] (C) PM Tymoshenko announced February 13 that she would challenge in court as fraudulent the results of the February 7 second round of the Presidential election. Her chances to overturn the results are poor. Rather, the court filing, which Tymoshenko made in person February 16, appears prima [...]	2010-02-16 16:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
10KYIV246	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM POROSHENKO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Poroshenko embraced President-elect Yanukovych and distanced himself from PM Tymoshenko in a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador. Poroshenko criticized Tymoshenko's unwillingness to concede the election and her denigration of the work of international election observe [...]	2010-02-17 16:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP
10KYIV72	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FIRST ROUND: YANUKOVYCH [...] (SBU) Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has held on to his ten point lead over PM Yuliya Tymoshenko with almost 99% of votes counted in the January 17 presidential election. Observers have called the election generally free and fair. The OSCE ODIHR mission called the election "high quality," [...]	2010-01-18 17:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UP

10OTTAWA208	CANADA 2010 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 23:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CA ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10STATE11177	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE GENEVA [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 4, 2010 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman, The United States was pleased to participate in the January 28 round of the Geneva discussions on security and stability arrange [...]	2010-02-03 23:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE GG PREL
10STATE17287	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON TOLERANCE [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 25 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Chairmanship has declared tolerance to be one of its Human Dimension priorities this year. We welcome that, and take the floor today t [...]	2010-02-24 22:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE
10STATE3585	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO KAZAKHSTANI [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 14, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States is pleased to welcome Foreign Minister Saudabayev to the Permanent Council as the OSCE,s 2010 Chairman-in-Office [...]	2010-01-13 23:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KZ AF
10STATE5717	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON JANUARY 17 [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 21 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman. The United States congratulates the people of Ukraine on the conduct of the January 17 presidential election. Observers agree that this w [...]	2010-01-20 20:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV UP
10STATE8470	OSCE: STATEMENT ON THE SIXTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 28 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman. Sixty-five years ago yesterday Soviet troops liberated the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. Over the following few months America and our al [...]	2010-01-27 21:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV KIRF
10USOSCE14	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 22, 2009 - [...] (C) Kazakhstani DCM Suleimenov told A/DCM December 22 that Kazakhstan had received preliminary inquiries from Iran regarding the possibility of becoming an OSCE Asian Partner for Cooperation. We note that Suleimenov was previously posted to Iran, speaks the language, maintains ties there, and [...]	2010-01-21 07:20:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG KZ RU AF IR MD TI
10USOSCE15	OSCE CENTRAL ASIAN MISSION HEADS STRIVING TO [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings on January 12 and 13 with OSCE Heads of Mission from four Central Asian States (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan),all four struck similar themes on Afghanistan, radicalization, border security, and Kazakhstan's proposal for a summit. On Afghan [...]	2010-01-21 09:40:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PTER PREL ZK AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
10USOSCE25	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 18 - 22, 2010 [...] (SBU) In a January 14 meeting, Vytautas Nauduzas, a Lithuanian ambassador-at-large and the personal representative of the Chairman-in-Office for transport, told PolOff that Lithuania is leaning very strongly toward choosing energy security as the theme of the Economic and Environmental Forum ( [...]	2010-01-29 07:42:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL RS KZ UK SP LH AL AF
10USOSCE31	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 25 - 29, 2010 [...] (SBU) Kazakhstani PermRep Abdrakhmanov formally presented the Chairmanship's Human Dimension (HD) calendar at the well-attended HD Committee's inaugural meeting January 22. True to the Chairmanship's stated priorities, the proposal was heavy on tolerance, gender, and trafficking events at the [...]	2010-02-03 14:56:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ RS GM AJ
10USOSCE40	IMPLICATIONS FOR OSCE'S HUMAN DIMENSION WITH A [...] This is an action request (please see para 11). 2. Summary and action request. During a briefing by the USOSCE Charge to the Vienna NATO Caucus February 10 on Kazakhstani FM Saudabayev,s meetings in Washington, allies expressed appreciation for the strong USG messages given. Reactio [...]	2010-02-16 17:22:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OSCE
10VILNIUS78	LITHUANIA'S 2011 OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 9. 2. (C) Ambassador met with MFA Ambassador-at-Large Rytis Paulauskas on January 20 to discuss the GOL's plans for its OSCE chairmanship in 2011. Paulauskas said the GOL will focus on human dimension issues of media freedom and election observations. [...]	2010-02-03 08:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE MOPS PREL AF LH
10WARSAW98	OSCE/ODIHR TO S.E. ROSENTHAL: USE ASTANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from OSCE's Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw told visiting Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal that high-level U.S. participation in the OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination in June 2010 in Astana would help to r [...]	2010-02-16 15:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OSCE PREL PL
10WARSAW99	ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A range of interlocutors told U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal during her January 28-29 visit that anti-Semitism in Poland is on the decline, though not as quickly as they hoped. They cited a low incidence of anti-Semitic violence and [...]	2010-02-16 16:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL OSCE IS PL

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