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00BEIJING11790	CHINA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BELOW IS THE 2000 TERRORISM REPORT FOR CHINA. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH THREE REQUIREMENTS. 2. A) THERE WERE NO ACTS OF TERRORISM COMMITTED AGAINST U.S. CITIZENS OR INTERESTS IN CHINA THIS YEAR. CHINESE MAINLAND AND HONG KONG MEDIA OCCASIONALLY REPORT ACTS OF TERRORISM BY [...]	2000-11-30 09:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CH

00DAMASCUS3013	ASAD LAID TO REST, BASHAR ERA BEGINNING, SYRIANS ADJUST TO NEW REALITY [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-13 18:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SY
00HANOI1160	A VIETNAMESE JANUS: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACES OF THE POLITBURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S KEY LEADERSHIP BODY -- THE CURRENTLY 18-MEMBER POLITBURO -- IS A LARGELY SHADOWY GROUP WHOSE MEETINGS, AND MANY OF ITS MEMBERS' ACTIVITIES, ARE HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. THE FIVE SEXAGENARIAN MEN IN THE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S POLITI [...]	2000-05-26 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI686	VIETNAM IDEOLOGICALLY COMMITTED TO STATE-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WARY OF DANGERS OF GLOBALIZATION [...] (C) SENIOR LEADERS RECENTLY HAVE EMPHASIZED FAMILIAR IDEOLOGICAL THEMES ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S PREEMINENT ROLE IN ALL MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING. A FOCUS OF THIS CENTER-LED GOVERNING STYLE IS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATE SECTOR TO GUIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN THE VIEW [...]	2000-04-05 07:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI899	VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR APEC ENERGY MINISTERS MEETING [...] ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (MOI),MINISTER DANG VU CHU WILL LEAD VIETNAM'S DELEGATION TO THE MAY 10-12 APEC ENERGY MINISTERS CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO. (NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM DOES NOT HAVE A MINISTRY OF ENERGY. CERTAIN FUNCTIONS ARE DELEGATED TO OTHER MINISTRIES OR TO STAT [...]	2000-04-28 08:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECIN EPET VM APEC
00HARARE6321	UNDP RESREP AND AMBASSADOR CONSULT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD, THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, VICTOR ANGELO, AND DCM (NOTE TAKER) CALLED ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY WILLARD CHIWEWE ON NOVEMBER 8 TO EXPLORE WAYS THE DONOR COMMUNITY COULD ASSIST IN DEFUSING TENSIONS I [...]	2000-11-11 11:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAGR ZI
00HELSINKI2613	FINNISH PRESIDENT HALONEN'S JUNE 7 [...] (C) FINNISH PRESIDENT TARJA HALONEN TRAVELED TO MOSCOW JUNE 7 FOR THE FINLAND-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND HER FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE THE LEADERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIZE EACH OTHER UP. OVERALL THE FINNS WERE IMPRESSED WITH PUTIN'S GRAS [...]	2000-06-12 13:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FI EUN RU
00STATE229026	"IF YOU WANT TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES" NEW, [...] THE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES BRANCH (ECA/A/S/A) IS PLEASED TO OFFER AN UPDATED AND REVAMPED EDITION OF THE "IF YOU WANT TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES" (IWYTS) BOOKLET SERIES. BOOKLET ONE, A PROMOTIONAL FLYER, AND POSTERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING. SEE ORDERING INFORMATI [...]	2000-12-01 23:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL
00TASHKENT4223	KARIMOV URGES CLOSER COOPERATION WITH U.S., COMMITS TO FRANK AIRING OF DIFFERENCES [...] (c) summary: on November 1, the ambassador presented credentials to president Karimov. This was followed by a spirited discussion of about one hour during which Karimov argued for deeper cooperation with the u.s., charged Russia with maneuvering to restore hegemony in central Asia, and outlined the [...]	2000-11-02 11:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER RU AF UZ
00THEHAGUE1863	READOUT ON MTCR DUTCH CHAIR VISIT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] END SUMMARY. TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT FOR FUTURE PARIS POC MTG (PROTECT UNTIL RELEASE AT NEXT MTCR POC MEETING) 2.(C/REL MTCR - REL TO MTCR UPON LATE JUNE POC MTG CIRCLTN) BEGIN TEXT OF DUTCH MTCR TRIP REPORT: GENERAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATE GIVEN BY THE NOORD [...]	2000-06-22 12:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL HK MC MY SN IR NL MTCRE
00THEHAGUE1879	FRY RIGHT TO ADDRESS THE UNSC: DUTCH WILL ABSTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-23 11:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR NL UNSC
00THEHAGUE1940	DUTCH THOUGHTS ON RS WALKOUT OF SRCC, SERB [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-27 16:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM EAID PREL MARR BK SR HR NL OSCE
00THEHAGUE1976	UNCC: DUTCH CHAIRMAN WITH US [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-29 12:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNC NL
00ULAANBAATAR1422	MONGOLIA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2000-11-28 03:56:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MG
01ABUJA1006	Nigeria: Obasanjo Foreign Policy [...] (C) Summary. President Olusegun Obasanjo is his own Foreign Minister. To understand how he has redirected Nigeria relations with the rest of the world, we examine his personal character and policy agenda. Obasanjo military career, his term as interim Head of State in the 1970s, and his y [...]	2001-05-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PINS ECON NI
01ABUJA2072	NIGERIA: SECURITY ASSISTANCE MEETING CHAIRED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, Ambassador Jeter accompanied by DATT, Acting ODC Chief and PolMilOff met with Acting Minister of Defense Lawal Batagarawa and other Ministry officials to discuss security assistance programs. Ambassador Jeter explained that he had requested the meeting due to slow p [...]	2001-08-17 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NI MAS
01ABUJA2226	STAR INTERVIEW -- ARMY MINISTER BATAGARAWA [...] (U) In the "Star Interview" section of the Daily Trust newspaper on August 30, Army Minister Lawal Batagarawa expressed his views on the security assistance relationship with the United States and on Operation Focus Relief, in addition to other topics relating to the Nigerian military and Mini [...]	2001-09-06 10:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR OIIP OPRC PINR KPAO NI
01ABUJA3219	ECOWAS: KOUYATE TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 7 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate provided a tour d'horizon of sub-regional issues, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the upcoming ECOWAS Summit. While noting recent hiccups on disarmament, Kouyate was optimistic about [...]	2001-12-14 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA999	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON NIGERIA'S UNCHR VOTES [...] (C) During a discussion with National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed on President Obasanjo,s visit to the United States (Ref C),Ambassador Jeter raised Nigeria,s voting record in the UNCHR (Ref A). The Ambassador expressed deep disappointment in Nigeria,s voting record, especially after the [...]	2001-05-04 19:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NI UNHRC
01ANKARA7811	TURKEY: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT MARCIEL FOR REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) FIGHTING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM HAS LONG BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY (GOT). SINCE THE MID-1960S, TURKEY HAS FACED ALMOST A CONSTANT THREAT FROM DOMESTIC AND TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM TAR [...]	2001-12-14 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER
01ASHGABAT1049	BERDIEV SACKED; MEREDOV NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) PRESIDENT NIYAZOV OPENED THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE MEJLIS (PARLIAMENT) JULY 7 WITH A SPEECH IN WHICH HE HARSHLY CRITICIZED AND THEN DISMISSED FOREIGN MINISTER BATYR BERDIEV. NIYAZOV ACCUSED BERDIEV OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING, AND SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF BERDIEV'S PERSONAL FAILINGS HE HAD BEE [...]	2001-07-09 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX
01BEIJING11971	CHINA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BELOW IS THE 2001 TERRORISM REPORT FOR CHINA. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH TWO REQUIREMENTS. 2. A) CHINA STRONGLY AND PROMPTLY CONDEMNED THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS, WHICH PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN DESCRIBED ON SEPTEMBER 12 AS AN ATTACK BOTH ON THE UNITED STATES AND ON WORLD PEACE. [...]	2001-12-12 09:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CH
01BEIJING12362	HU JINTAO: TAKING SHAPE AS CHINAÂ´S LEADER [...] (C) MOST CHINESE HAVE LITTLE IDEA OF HEIR-APPARENT HU JINTAOÂ´S PERSONAL VIEWS, BUT INSIDERS DESCRIBE HU AS A TALENTED BUREAUCRATIC PLAYER WITH SOLID CREDENTIALS TO SUCCEED JIANG ZEMIN. THEY REPORT THAT HU HAS STAKED OUT A MULTI-FACETED AND SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ROLE IN IMPORTANT AREAS OF PARTY AND [...]	2001-12-27 05:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
01CAIRO5770	CAIRO MEDIA REACTION: THE ATTACK IN AMERICA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 [...] SUMMARY: ----------- THE LEAD STORY IN ALL PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA WAS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S INTERVIEWS WITH CNN'S LARRY KING AND THE BBC. ALL PRO-GOVERNMENT HEADLINES EMPHASIZED MUBARAK'S RENEWAL OF THE CALL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FIGHTING TERRORISM; HIS URGING THAT AN AMERICAN AT [...]	2001-09-19 10:06:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO EG
01HANOI1217	A/S KELLY DISCUSSION WITH FM NIEN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 18, FOLLOWING ARF MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY MET WITH VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NIEN AND TOOK THE OCCASION TO VOICE STRONG CONCERNS AT THE REPORTED ARREST ON MAY 17 OF OUTSPOKEN HUE-BASED CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY, AND THE REPORTED SUMMONS OF UN [...]	2001-05-18 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2985	PAO DISCUSSES COVERAGE OF ANTI-TERROR CAMPAIGN WITH SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY PRESS OFFICIAL [...] THE HANOI PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER PAID A VISIT NOVEMBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02985 01 OF 02 150919Z 14 TO COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS TO DISCUSS WITH DR. VU DUY THONG, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM AND PUBLISHING OF THE CENTRAL COMMISSION FO [...]	2001-11-15 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PROP OIIP VM CWG PD CTERR
01HANOI566	TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: VIETNAM PRESSES FOR ARF MEMBER ACCESSION [...] ON FEBRUARY 6 MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT CALLED IN LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF ARF MEMBER-COUNTRIES FOR A BRIEFING ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION (TAC) IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHAM HUU CHI PRESIDED; REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA, CHINA, DPRK, I [...]	2001-03-09 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM ASEAN ARF
01HANOI952	ACTIVITIES OF PHIEU AND MANH IN THE RUN-UP TO THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS FORESHADOWED CHANGES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FIERCE JOCKEYING AMONG THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) LEADERSHIP THAT PEAKED AT THE APRIL 19-22 NINTH PARTY CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR MONTHS. (REFTELS DETAIL OUR EXPECTATION THAT NATIONAL ASSEMB [...]	2001-04-20 11:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI985	POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED AS UNITED IN OFFICIAL MEDIA IN RUN-UP TO PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, IN THE RUN-UP TO THE JUST-COMPLETED NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, VIETNAM'S OUTGOING POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED IN STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA AS UNITED IN T [...]	2001-04-25 10:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HARARE2682	MEDIA REACTION TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S.; [...] THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES RECEIVED BLANKET COVERAGE IN BOTH THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE STATE-FUNDED NATIONAL BROADCASTING TELEVISION STATION, ZTV 1, SUSPENDED NORMAL PROGRAMMING YESTERDAY (SEPTEMBER 11) AFTERNOON WHEN CABLE NEWS NETWORK STARTED [...]	2001-09-12 12:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3004	TFUS1 - PD; MEDIA REACTION STRIKE AGAINST [...] EDITORIALS IN THE OCTOBER 9 EDITIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" AND THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" FOCUS ON THE UNITED STATES-LED STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. FULL EDITORIAL TEXTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "U. S. GOVERNMENT MUST ACT CORRECTLY," T [...]	2001-10-09 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HOCHIMINHCITY1221	VIETRADE HCMC CLAIMS SEPTEMBER 11 EVENTS HURT VIETNAM EXPORTS, WORRIES ABOUT VN COMPANIES IN US MARKET [...] IN AN OCTOBER 26 MEETING, VIETRADE HCMC DIRECTOR CITES DAMAGE FROM THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11 TO VIETNAM'S EXPORTS, NOTING THAT EXPORT GROWTH IS ESTIMATED AT 7% THIS YEAR, A DRAMATIC FALL FROM LAST YEAR'S 30% INCREASE. ALTHOUGH LAUDING PASSAGE OF THE BTA, HE STATED THAT VIETNAMESE COMPANIES [...]	2001-10-29 09:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD VN BTA
01KINSHASA346	MEETING WITH JOSEPH KABILA [...] (C) CHARGE WAS CONVOKED FOR A MEETING WITH INTERIM HEAD OF GOVERNMENT GENERAL JOSEPH KABILA AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 18. THIS WAS NOT EXACTLY THE "KEEP IT IN CONFIDENCE" MEETING THAT CHARGE HAD BEEN TOLD JOSEPH KABILA SOUGHT (REFTEL). AMBASSADORS FROM THE OTHER UNSC PERMREP COUNTRIES (UK, FRANCE, [...]	2001-01-18 18:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
01RIYADH3968	SAUDI ARABIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...] FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) POST SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION, PARTICULARLY ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAIDA AND THE TALIBAN. RESPONSE: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITIO [...]	2001-12-12 13:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL SA
01STATE157182	TASK FORCE SITREP 2 [...] (U) THE PRESIDENT WILL RETURN TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT. THE SECRETARY IS ALSO ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON. 2. (U) THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCES. 3. (U) POSTS SHOULD REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 11 STATEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE COUNSELOR KAREN HUGH [...]	2001-09-11 21:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL
01VATICAN2213	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 13 - 20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 02213 212018Z CONTENTS: - POPE SPEAKS OUT ON MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - EASTERN FOCUS AT POPE'S EASTER MASS - POST-EASTER REST FOR POPE CUT SHORT - NEW VATICAN AMBA [...]	2001-04-20 11:31:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR IS VT MEPP
01VATICAN2531	VATICAN NON-REACTIONS ON CHINA AND DEMARCHE [...] (S) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE POINTS ON APRIL 27 TO MONSIGNOR ROTA-GRAZIOSI, VATICAN CHINA DESK OFFICER. ROTA-GRAZIOSI WELCOMED USG APPROACH BUT RESPONDED THAT THE VATICAN MAINTAINED CAREFUL NEUTRALITY ON SECURITY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE PRC AND TAIWAN AND DECLINED TO OFFER COMMENT. [...]	2001-05-09 07:08:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	VT CH PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR
01VATICAN2955	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE MAY 26 - JUNE 01 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE SENDS ENVOYS TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORY - CONSISTORY: OUTREACH TO THE ORTHODOX? - VATICAN CALLS NUTRITION AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHT - POPE'S UKRAINE TRIP NOT A THREAT SAYS VATICAN FM - POPE W [...]	2001-06-01 14:43:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAGR IS AM KZ BU UP GT MEPP RU
01VATICAN3121	BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: IRAQ [...] (C) BEGIN TEXT. THE VATICAN CONDEMNED THE WEST'S PROSECUTION OF THE GULF WAR, AND IT HAS CONSISTENTLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03121 111605Z OPPOSED U.S. SANCTIONS POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. WE SHOULD EXPECT IT TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. MANY FACTORS ARE INVOLVED I [...]	2001-06-11 17:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR VT
01VATICAN3507	THE VATICAN-- THE SUPRANATIONAL POWER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03507 01 OF 04 031719Z BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION --------------------------- 2. (U) THIS CABLE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNED PRESIDENTIAL MEETING WITH THE POPE. IT UPDAT [...]	2001-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS EG CH ID VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5288	POPE'S VISIT TO ARMENIA AND KAZAKHSTAN: VATICAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-11 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM KZ TU RO UP BO BU VT
02ABUJA1465	NIGERIA: OBASANJO TO HOST INTERNATIONAL TIP SUMMIT [...] In a May 7 meeting, Mike Mku, the President's Special Assistant on Human Trafficking and Child Labor confirmed August 1-4 as the dates for the Government of Nigeria's "International Summit" on Trafficking in Persons. Mku gave RNLEO a copy of President Obasanjo's April 5 letter inviting Presid [...]	2002-05-14 13:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM NI
02ABUJA1913	NIGERIAN READOUT TO G-7 AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Summary: The GON feels Africa needs more carrots and fewer sticks to advance development, NPC Commissioner Isaac Aluko Olokun told G-7 Heads of Mission in late May. He urged greater understanding for Nigeria's institutional flaws and argued that NePAD should be a process, not an instituti [...]	2002-06-26 11:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL KCRM PINS NI
02ABUJA2438	TOP OIL ADVISORS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ENERGY FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25 Assistant Secretary Kansteiner and Ambassador Jeter discussed oil and gas issues with Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Obasanjo's Special Advisor on Petroleum and Energy, and the current President of OPEC. Lukman denied rumors that Nigeria will leave OPEC under alleged U.S. pres [...]	2002-08-21 17:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD PREL NI
02ABUJA2665	NIGERIA: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES TELL SENATOR BINGAMAN [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Senator Bingaman (D-New Mexico) met representatives of the three largest Nigerian-based U.S. oil companies (ChevronTexaco, Conoco, and ExxonMobile) to discuss natural gas flaring in Nigeria. The oil executives stated that efforts to halt gas flaring have been hamst [...]	2002-09-13 09:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP EPET SENV ECON PGOV NI
02ABUJA2934	NIGERIA WANTS TIME TO IMPLEMENT BAKASSI RULING [...] (S) Summary: Nigeria's Cabinet states its objections to the ICJ ruling on Bakassi, suggests implementation will not begin soon, and calls for more bilateral talks. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces are simultaneously on high alert and a huge shopping spree. We view GON words and actions as effort [...]	2002-10-24 02:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PBTS PREL MOPS MARR PINS IV NI UV
02ABUJA3180	NIGERIA: UPDATES ON ALSCON AND AJAOKUTA [...] (U) Summary. The Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) has confirmed that the GON was going forward with the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) and Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL). U.S. manufacturer Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) is one of three companies expressing intere [...]	2002-11-25 07:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA3296	NIGERIA: PROTESTS AND PRAYERS IN KATSINA [...] (U) Peaceful protests have been taking place recently in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, reportedly sponsored by the "Shi'ite" Muslim Brotherhood, among others. Taking place before and after Friday's Juma'at prayers, the number of protests increased during the Holy month of Ramadan. Accor [...]	2002-12-11 16:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI KISL PGOV PINS PINR KPAO NI
02ABUJA3297	NIGERIA: ENGAGING THE AMERICAN PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: On October 21, Ambassador Jeter, assisted by USAID Mission Director Liberi, National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) Chairperson Osotimehin, Lagos Consul General, Mission Officers, and Percy Wilson, an AFR/SD HIV/AIDS Consultant, hosted a highly successful luncheon for 20 prominent [...]	2002-12-12 13:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON NI
02ADANA410	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 8-9, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2002-12-10 08:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA418	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-18 11:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA420	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 18, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-19 10:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
02ADANA421	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 19, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-20 08:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
02ADANA437	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 30, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-31 08:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02AMMAN3793	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-10 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3860	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, THE [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-15 12:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4499	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-12 10:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5355	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-18 11:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5490	USINT BAGHDAD CHIEF BERNACKI SAYS IRAQIS ARE [...] (C) USINT Baghdad Chief Krzysztof Bernacki, in meetings with the Ambassador and other Embassy officials on September 23, provided his latest impressions of life in Baghdad. Bernacki, who returned to Baghdad September 6 after a month's leave, said the Iraqi regime, and average Iraqis themselves, [...]	2002-09-24 12:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IZ
02ANKARA7743	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-01 12:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8018	TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT ADVANCES, BUT KEY [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey and Greece have reached agreement on the text of an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Turkey-Greece gas interconnect, which they hope to sign by the end of November. BOTAS and DEPA have not, however, been able to agree on the price at which DEPA would purchas [...]	2002-11-07 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA8110	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODELS BEREUTER, HASTERT, ISSA, SMITH [...] Summary: Turkey's Nov. 3 national elections produced a landslide victory for the Islam-influenced AK Party, which thus far has chosen to follow a reasonable path with emphasis on EU membership. The economy is on eggshells, and the new government will need to stick to the IMF-backed reform pr [...]	2002-11-08 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS ECON OTRA TU
02ANKARA8126	TURKISH MFA STICKING TO ITS GUNS ON ARMENIA [...] (C) In separate meetings last week with EUR/SE Director Hengel, MFA officials reiterated standard Turkish concerns in relations with Armenia. 2. (C) Deputy Director General for the Caucasus and Central Asia Ertan Tezgor told us Turkey will not move to normalize relations with Armenia unt [...]	2002-11-12 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM AJ
02ANKARA8141	MFA ON TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy DG for Energy Hakki Akil reiterated to Econ Couns BOTAS's request for USG assistance in encouraging the Greeks to accept paying a higher price for natural gas from Turkey in the short-term for the long-term benefits the Turkey-Greece interconnect would provide. Akil a [...]	2002-11-12 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA8149	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, October 25, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 25, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-11-13 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
02ANKARA8305	TURKEY: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-15 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU
02ANKARA8863	IRAQ AND THE TURKISH GAS MARKET [...] (C) Summary and comment: The GOT denies recent press reports that suggest new developments on the Turkey-Iraq gas project. Although the MFA previously told us a 1997 Turkey-Iraq protocol on natural gas was null and void, BOTAS claims the protocol still exists, and was discussed as recently a [...]	2002-12-09 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETTC AJ GG KZ TU IZ
02ANKARA8870	TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER [...] Legal issues are the most reported in Turkey's media. 2. More WSSD Follow-up. 3. Turkey's researchers compete for EU funding. 4. Ankara measures spike in air pollution. 5. Cooperation increases among Black Sea oceanographers. 6. Update on NATO Science projects --------------------------- [...]	2002-12-09 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KPAO TU
02ANKARA8986	BP STILL ANALYZING COMMERCIAL VIABILITY OF SHAH [...] (C) Summary and comment: BP's gas analyst is struggling to make the commercial case for Shah Deniz -- although he claims top management is committed to the project, he believes the Turkish gas market is still oversupplied and the project is too expensive. He also maintains that transporting [...]	2002-12-16 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA8991	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-16 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9058	WOLFOWITZ AND GROSSMAN PRESS TURKS FOR SUPPORT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 08:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS TU
02ANKARA9080	2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS [...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...]	2002-12-23 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL TU NATO
02ANKARA9084	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-23 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9166	AMB. MANN'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: AK party officials, including Energy Minister Guler and three newly-elected parliamentarians, confirmed their support for the BTC and Shah Deniz projects to EB/CBED Ambassador Mann in his December 18-20 visit to Ankara. Mann reviewed U.S. energy policy in the Caspian, noting tha [...]	2002-12-30 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA9193	Turkish Foreign Trade Officials Seeking Broader [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings, Foreign Trade officials reiterated their desire for a QIZ with fewer sectoral restrictions, contending that, in its current form, the QIZ would have a very limited impact on Turkish exports. They also made contradictory statements on the EU Customs Union an [...]	2002-12-31 06:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL TU IS USTR
02HANOI133	HA GIANG: SLEEPY BORDER PROVINCE TRYING TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. HA GIANG PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE RECENTLY DECLARED "BORDER ECONOMIC ZONE" WILL STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF NORTHERN VIETNAM'S POORER MOUNTAIN PROVINCES. THE DISTANCE AND DIFFICULTY IN TRAVELING TO HANOI AND OTHER LOWLAND PROVINCES REMAIN HINDRANCES TO ECO [...]	2002-01-18 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV VM
02HANOI2028	NGHE AN: DEVELOPING, BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (U) SUMMARY. NGHE AN PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT A STRATEGIC LOCATION AND IMPROVING (THOUGH STILL WEAK) INFRASTRUCTURE WILL IMPROVE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROVINCE'S ROLE AS AN OUTLET TO THE SEA FOR LAOS AND NORTHEASTERN THAILAND. THE GVN IS MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR A NEW NATIONA [...]	2002-08-16 08:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM VM
02HANOI2493	NONG DUC MANH VISITS JAPAN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED JAPAN OCTOBER 2-5. BOTH SIDES PREDICTABLY LABELED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISIT AS A "SUCCESS." IN ADDITION TO "REAFFIRMING THE STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP," TOPICS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR VIETN [...]	2002-10-15 07:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON JA VM
02HANOI2622	NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...]	2002-10-30 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM
02HANOI2709	VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON " MUTUAL PRACTICALITY AND PRAGMATISM." POLITICAL AND DEFENSE TIES STILL COUNT, BUT THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP APPEARS INCREASINGLY IN THE FOREFRONT. THE [...]	2002-11-08 04:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM
02HANOI2738	GVN PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S OCTOBER 28-31 STATE VISIT TO FRANCE AS "SUCCESSFUL," MUCH ALONG THE LINES AS EMBASSY PARIS' EXCELLENT WRAP-UP (REF A). ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS HERE, FRANCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE VIETNAM "BE MORE FORCEFUL IN ITS REFORMS." OTHE [...]	2002-11-13 07:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID PHUM PTER FR VM CONS
02HANOI3099	ASSESSING NONG DUC MANH'S LEADERSHIP [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH IS PERHAPS THE MOST TELEGENIC VIETNAMESE LEADER SINCE HO CHI MINH. DESPITE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03099 01 OF 03 310253Z CONSTANT MEDIA EXPOSURE, LITTLE I [...]	2002-12-31 02:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL VM
02HARARE1576	MEDIA REPORT -- G8 SUMMIT AND NEPAD [...] Under headline "G8 summit a damp squib for NEPAD's lofty goals," the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its July 3 editorial to stating that the G8's proposed aid package to Africa falls short of expectations. Excerpts: 2. ". . .The Group of Eight (G8) summit paid more [...]	2002-07-03 12:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ZI
02HARARE1964	MEDIA REACTION U.S./IRAQI STANDOFF; HARARE [...] Under the headline "Will Bush attack Iraq?" the August 25 edition of the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" carried the following article in the "Scrutator," the unsigned column written by publisher Ibbo Mandaza: 2. "U.S. President George W. Bush's plan [...]	2002-08-27 08:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2062	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Who will pre-empt the war on Iraq?" the independent, pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 8 editorial to urging the United Nations Security Council to stop the United States and Britain from attacking Iraq. Excerpts: [...]	2002-09-09 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2176	MEDIA REACTION U.S./IRAQ STANDOFF; HARARE [...] Under title "Will the drums of war quieten?" the independent weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 29 editorial to encouraging President Bush to heed "international public opinion" against a unilateral attack on Iraq by the United States. Excerpts: [...]	2002-09-30 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02ISTANBUL2110	ISTANBUL'S MINIATURE OECD: ENCOURAGING PRIVATE [...] (U) SENSITIVE-- NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials at Istanbul's Center for Private Sector Development, a joint undertaking of the OECD and Turkish International Cooperation Administration (TICA),outlined an ambitious program of seminars and programs for next year [...]	2002-12-09 06:02:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID TU
02KATHMANDU2044	NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In October 23 meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Donald Camp and the SIPDIS Ambassador, newly appointed Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya both stressed that the change in government will not affect Nepal's inclin [...]	2002-10-25 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINR NP IN LICC
02KATHMANDU2045	FOLLOW-ON TO THE CONFERENCE ON NEPAL IN LONDON: [...] (C) Summary. The British Embassy in Kathmandu convened a meeting on October 11 of representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors to Nepal as a follow-up to the London meeting on Nepal in June. Despite continuing donor disquietude about Nepal's political and security problems, there was [...]	2002-10-27 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID NP
02KATHMANDU2502	NEPAL: MILITARY AID RUNS AGROUND ON THE SHOALS OF [...] (C) Summary: Delivery of M16A2 rifles for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),already two months later than scheduled, was delayed again on December 24 when the Government of India (GOI) denied overflight permission for the transport plane. The delay makes the US arms shipment the third in a string [...]	2002-12-31 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	IN NP PGOV PTER RU
02KATHMANDU680	HIMALAYAN TOURISM HEADED DOWNHILL [...] SUMMARY: Nepal's tourism industry, one of the country's top sources of foreign exchange, has been facing tough times in recent months, and the prolonged slump has negatively affected every sector of the tourism economy, from hotels and airlines to trekking agencies. International arrivals at [...]	2002-04-04 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL CASC NP
02RANGOON1355	BURMA'S COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD [...] (U) Summary: Burma has responded well to the criteria outlined in our certification demarche. It has continued to enforce its counternarcotics laws, increased pressure on cease-fire groups such as the United Wa State Army, and sharply reduced the production of opium and heroin within its terr [...]	2002-10-18 10:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BM
02RANGOON1544	MORE INFORMATION ON BURMA'S COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] The GOB has recently released a bevy of information on its counternarcotics efforts, most of which we have reported in our previous cables (reftels). However, in this cable we are providing some new information as follows: UN Protocol 2. The GOB has decided to accede to the 1972 Protoc [...]	2002-12-04 09:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR BM
02RANGOON1609	2002 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-16 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BM
02ROME1015	EX-KING DETERMINED TO GO HOME, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY KHALILZAD CALLED ON FORMER KING OF AFGHANISTAN ZAHIR SHAH FEBRUARY 25. FOR MOST OF THE SESSION, GENERAL WALI, ROYAL SON MIR WAIS, GRANDSON MUSTAPHA, SULTAN GHAZI AND HAMID SIDDIQ JOINED. ZAHIR WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND APPARENT GOOD HEALTH, JOKING WITH [...]	2002-02-27 05:54:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PGOV AF IT IR AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1610	AMBASSADOR TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 COURTESY CALL ON EU AFFAIRS MINISTER ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE, THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES SURROUNDING EU ENLARGEMENT. THE AMBASSADOR ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE MINISTER'S RECENT UNHELPFUL COMMENTS ON IRAQ, [...]	2002-03-29 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV IT EUN
02ROME1695	ITALY'S MFA REQUESTS GEN. ZINNI TO SERVE AS [...] (C) ON APRIL 4, LUCA FERRARI, MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, CONTACTED NEA WATCHER TO EXPRESS THE GOI'S GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION IN BETHLEHEM. ACCORDING TO FERRARI, TANZIM MILITANTS, PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS, AND THE GOVERNOR OF BETHLEHEM (WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS A "MODERATE CHR [...]	2002-04-04 13:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS XF US IT MEPP
02ROME1723	READOUT OF BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT [...] (C) ON APRIL 5, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, TOLD POLMINCOUNS TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE APRIL 2-3 BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RUSSIA-ITALY BILATERAL MEETING EVER HELD. PUTIN MADE CLEAR TO BERLUSCONI HIS DESIRE TO ENHANCE AND [...]	2002-04-05 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL RS NATO MEPP
02ROME1725	BERLUSCONI SEEKS SUPPORT FOR BUSH-PUTIN MEETING IN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SEMBLER ACCOMPANIED CODEL YOUNG TO AN APRIL 4 MEETING WITH PM BERLUSCONI, JUST HOURS AFTER THE PM RETURNED FROM HIS MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW AND SOCHI. FOLLOWING THE MEETING, BERLUSCONI PULLED THE AMBASSADOR ASIDE TO MAKE A ""PERSONAL REQUEST"" TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON NA [...]	2002-04-08 04:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL RS NATO

02ROME1918	U/S GROSSMAN DELEGATION CONSULTS WITH ITALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI AGREES THAT THE PRAGUE SUMMIT SHOULD BE A SUBSTANTIVE MEETING THAT COVERS MORE THAN JUST NATO ENLARGEMENT. MEETING WITH U/S GROSSMAN AND HIS DELEGATION IN ROME ON APRIL 16, SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS ENDORSED THE IDEA OF REDEFINING THE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES INITIATIVE TO FOC [...]	2002-04-17 14:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT NATO
02ROME2628	ITALYS LOCAL ELECTION SNOOZE [...] CONSULATES NAPLES, MILAN, AND FLORENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CABLE. 2. SUMMARY: ITALYS LOCAL ELECTIONS WERE OVERSHADOWED BY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 02628 310712Z ATTENTION TO THE NATO-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN ROME. ELECTIONS WENT SMOOTHLY, WITH INCUMBENTS OR I [...]	2002-05-31 07:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IT EUN
02ROME2958	ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR ITALY 2002-2003: JUNE [...] SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN ECONOMY IS LIKELY TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT WEAK OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. GDP GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO BE AN ANEMIC 1.3 PERCENT IN 2002. THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO DAMPEN ITALIAN EXPORTS, AND HEIGHTEN CONSUMER UNCERTAINTY. THE CONVERSION TO THE EURO HAS PUSHED UP [...]	2002-06-18 11:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP
02ROME3036	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ASI PRESIDENT VETRELLA [...] SUMMARY: ESTOFFS MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY (ASI),PROFESSOR SERGIO VETRELLA, ON JUNE 6, 2002. VETRELLA PROVIDED UPDATES ON GALILEO, ITALIAN SPACE PLAN, COSMO SKYMED, AND THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE AGILE LAUNCHER. IN PARTICULAR, HE STRESSED THAT ALL EXISTING COOPER [...]	2002-06-20 17:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA TSPA IT
02ROME3422	USG OPPOSITION TO EU PROPOSAL TO [...] ITALY'S AGMIN PARTICIPANT IN THE 133 COMMITTEE MEETING AND SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03422 111258Z COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE REPORTS THAT THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL TO RECTIFY THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE FOR GRAINS WAS SOLIDLY REJECTED BY MOST [...]	2002-07-11 13:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD IT EUN
02ROME3703	AMBASSADOR RAISES ICC AND OEF TROOP REQUEST WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR SEMBLER MET WITH GIANNI LETTA, U/S AT THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, ON JULY 26 TO PURSUE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL REFTEL DEMARCHES ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS. AMB. SEMBLER URGED THE GOI T [...]	2002-07-26 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IT KICC IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME3796	ICC: ITALY'S ENCOURAGING POSITION ON ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) ON AUG 1, THE AMBASSADOR AND ADCM MET WITH AMBASSADOR GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, THE DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI, TO DISCUSS THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC). (OTHER ISSUES REPORTED SEPTEL.) THE AMBASSADOR DEPLOYED THE "SUPER-TALKER" POINTS ON THE ICC AND ARTICLE 98 AGRE [...]	2002-08-01 15:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT KICC
02ROME3855	U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES WITH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. U/S BOLTON DISCUSSED HIS RECENT MOSCOW VISIT, NON-PROLIFERATION AND ARMS COUNTROL ISSUES, MISSILE DEFENSE, THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, CHINA AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (REF A) AT AN AUGUST 5 WORKING LUNCH [...]	2002-08-06 11:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR IT
02ROME3880	IRAQ: MARTINO CAUSES STIR OVER ITALIAN SUPPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO CAUSED A STIR AMONG ITALIAN POLITICAL LEADERS AND COMMENTATORS BY SUGGESTING THAT ITALY WOULD "AUTOMATICALLY" SUPPORT U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAQ. HE ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT ITALY WOULD ONLY PARTICIPATE IN THE MILITARY EFFORT IF THERE IS "PR [...]	2002-08-07 09:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR XF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4031	GOOD ADVICE ON ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS FROM ITALY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA URGED THE U.S. TO EXPLAIN THE EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT "ROME TREATY" IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR ALLOWING CONTINUING USG INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT. "DON'T EMPHASIZE YOUR SEPAR [...]	2002-08-16 14:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM RS IR IT KICC UNGA
02ROME4303	ITALIANS RECEPTIVE TO MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON JULY 24, DOD DAS IAN BRZEZINSKI AND AN INTERAGENCY TEAM UPDATED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04303 01 OF 02 050734Z THE GOI ON THE US MISSILE DEFENSE (MD) PROGRAM, DISCUSSED THE NEW POST-SEPTEMBER 11 SECURITY EN [...]	2002-09-05 07:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MNUC IT CBW
02ROME4887	A/S RADEMAKER'S ITALY CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) ITALIAN MFA ARMS CONTROL EXPERTS, MEETING WITH A/S RADEMAKER ON SEPTEMBER 25, WELCOMED THE NEW US POSITION ON THE 5TH BWC REVCON. AFTER RECEIVING CLARIFICATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING THE US APPROACH TO THE BWC, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR SKEPTICISM THAT THE NAM WOULD ACCEPT AN AGREE [...]	2002-10-08 07:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IT CBW
02ROME4937	GREEK VIEWS ON MARGIN OF PREFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 3 AGATTACHE AND AGSPECIALIST MET WITH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY DIVISION SECRETARY GENERAL KORAKAS DG SARROS AND TWO OTHER MINAG EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIVISION OF ARABLE CROPS TO DISCUSS GREECE'S POSITION ON THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE (MOP). GREECE WILL LIKEL [...]	2002-10-09 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU IT ICSCA
02ROME5036	ITALY: POINTS FOR PM'S TRIP TO RUSSIA AND [...] (C) ON OCT 15 DCM BRIEFED PM BERLUSCONI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR CASTELLANETA ON USG CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND IRAN, USING POINTS IN REF A, IN PREPARATION FOR THE PM'S OCT 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW. (NOTE: CASTELLANETA HAD REQUESTED THIS BRIEFING ON BEHALF OF [...]	2002-10-16 12:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IT IR IZ RS EUN UN
02ROME5079	NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY [...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...]	2002-10-17 13:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT
02ROME5090	BERLUSCONI-PUTIN MEETING: ITALIAN READOUT [...] (S) IRAQ WAS THE MAJOR SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION AT A WORKING LUNCH IN MOSCOW BETWEEN ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONI AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN ON OCTOBER 16. THE TWO LEADERS AGREED ON THE NEED FOR A STRONG UNSC RESOLUTION THAT WOULD SEND INSPECTORS BACK TO IRAQ SOON WITH A STRONG MANDATE TO GO "ANYWHERE, [...]	2002-10-17 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT IR IZ
02ROME5184	ITALY'S CONTRIBUTION TO ENDURING FREEDOM: U/S [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 30, ITALIAN MINDEF MARTINO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 05184 01 OF 03 232138Z REVIEWED OEF, ISAF/AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENTS, IRAQ, DEFENSE PROCUREMENT, AND THE ICC WITH USD/P FEITH. MARTINO PINPOINTED MARCH 1 AS THE TARGET DATE FOR DE [...]	2002-10-23 13:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME5193	ITALY'S CONTRIBUTION TO ENDURING FREEDOM: U/S [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 30, ITALIAN MINDEF MARTINO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 05193 01 OF 03 232006Z REVIEWED OEF, ISAF/AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENTS, IRAQ, DEFENSE PROCUREMENT, AND THE ICC WITH USD/P FEITH. MARTINO PINPOINTED MARCH 1 AS THE TARGET DATE FOR DE [...]	2002-10-23 14:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME5308	THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. 2. ON DONATIONS OF BIOTECH FOODS, THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF THE WFP [...]	2002-10-30 07:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
02ROME5355	GOI COMMITTED TO BUT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU-CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS NICOLO' GORETTI SHARED INFORMATION ON HOW THE GOI AND OTHER EU MEMBERS VIEWED CUBA AND THE EU DIALOGUE WITH IT. HE LOCATED ITALY IN A "PRO-ENGAGEMENT" GROUP ALONG WITH OTHER " [...]	2002-10-31 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME5849	UKRAINE - GOI TELLS KUCHMA TO SHAPE UP; WANTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 2, RUSSIA/FSU OFFICE DIRECTOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 05849 01 OF 02 041727Z ROSA ANNA CONIGLIO TOLD POLOFF THAT THE NOVEMBER 26/27 VISIT OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT KUCHMA TO ITALY WAS CONSIDERED BY THE GOI TO HAVE BEEN A "GREAT SUCC [...]	2002-12-04 15:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL UP MASS IT
02ROME5961	ITALY'S INPUT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING [...] (C) MFA OFFICIALS IN THE DISARMAMENT BUREAU APOLOGIZED FOR THEIR DELAY IN RESPONDING TO REFTEL QUERIES AND HAVE NOW SHARED WITH US THE POINTS BELOW. 2. (C) STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIANS: THE GOI MET WITH THE GOR AT THE POLITICAL DIRECTORS LEVEL IN MOSCOW JULY 15-16, HAD AN INFORMAL M [...]	2002-12-12 12:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL RS IT UN
02ROME6133	WFP/IRAQ COUNTRY DIRECTOR SHARES THOUGHTS [...] (S) CURRENT RATION CARD SYSTEM IS CUMBERSOME FOR THOSE WHO BECOME DISPLACED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES MOVEMENT FROM THE SOUTH/CENTRAL TO THE NORTH. U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06133 01 OF 05 241419Z (WFP) HAS OBTAINED PARTIAL DATABASE [...]	2002-12-24 10:53:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
02ROME6149	MOD WHITE PAPER: DEFENSE INDUSTRY OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY'S 2002 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER (WP) PRESENTS THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR AS A PILLAR OF ITALIAN NATIONAL SECURITY. THE NATIONAL ARMAMENTS DIRECTOR HAS OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AND NEGOTIATING INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION ACCORDS. STATE [...]	2002-12-27 17:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS IT NATO
02ROME715	GOI SLOWLY SHIFTING TO MILITARY ROLE FOR GALILEO [...] (C) SUMMARY. DESPITE SETBACKS IN DECEMBER AT THE EU TRANSPORT COUNCIL AND THE EU SUMMIT, GOI RESOLVE TO PUSH FORWARD WITH THE GALILEO GLOBAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE STRENGTHENED. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ARE A NOW FREQUENTLY HEARD ADMISSION THAT GALILEO NEEDS TO BE VIEWED IN A DUAL [...]	2002-02-13 09:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA ETTC IT
02ROME721	AMBASSADOR BURNS BRIEFS ITALIANS ON NATO ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. US AMBASSADOR TO NATO NICK BURNS DISCUSSED TASK FORCE FOX, NATO-EU AND NATO-RUSSIA RELATIONS, ENLARGEMENT AND THE BALKANS IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER, OTHER SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS AND POLITICAL LEADERS WHILE IN ROME FEBRUARY 7 AND 8. [...]	2002-02-13 13:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IT NATO
02VATICAN1171	THE VATICAN'S ""OTHER"" INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-06 13:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IS IT JO LE PREL SA SY VT VTEG
02VATICAN1922	VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...]	2002-04-18 05:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL
02VATICAN2239	VATICAN MFA TICKED OFF AT RUSSIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN MFA RUSSIA DIRECTOR TRICARICO IS UNHAPPY AND AGITATED ABOUT THE GOR REFUSAL OF VISAS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY, ESPECIALLY TO BISHOP MAZUR. HE BELIEVES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE GOR MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE NEW CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0223 [...]	2002-05-08 14:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL
02VATICAN2291	RUSSIANS IN ROME SAY ORTHODOX/VATICAN TENSIONS ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS, DCM MET SEPARATELY WITH FATHER MARCEL GUARNIZO, PRESIDENT OF THE AID TO THE CHURCH IN RUSSIA, FATHER FILIPP OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN ROME, AND DIMITRI SHTODIN, DCM AT THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATIC [...]	2002-05-10 14:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF IT VT RU
02VATICAN298	VATICAN REPORTS EYES ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) THE VATICAN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DESK OFFICER ADVISED POLOFF 1/16 THAT U.S. TREATMENT OF DETAINEES AT THE GUANTANAMO BASE AND ELSEWHERE HAD BECOME A SALIENT QUESTION IN HIS VATICAN MEETINGS, BOTH IN-HOUSE AND WITH FOREIGN DIPLOMATS. IN PARTICULAR, MSGR. LUIS MARIANO DE MONTEMAYOR, [...]	2002-01-18 16:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	AG CU MOPS PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN3492	VATICAN CONCERNED BY DRAFT RUSSIAN VISA RULES [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT A NEW RUSSIAN DRAFT LAW ON RELIGIOUS WORKER VISAS COULD HAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON THE CHURCH'S ABILITY TO OPERATE IN RUSSIA. FOR EXAMPLE, MIGLIORE INDICATED THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S OPERATIONS IN IRKUTSK WOULD [...]	2002-07-15 12:48:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT RU
02VATICAN3527	VATICAN KEEPING "DOORS OPEN" TO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) SUMMARY: CARDINAL WALTER KASPER, THE VATICAN OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (INCLUDING THE DIALOGUE WITH RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH) SAID THAT THE HOLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03527 01 OF 02 170549Z SEE'S ATTEMPTS AT DIALOGUE WITH THE RUSSIAN [...]	2002-07-17 05:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL
02VATICAN3692	EASTERN CHURCHES UNDER STRESS WHERE CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION IS WEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY OF THE CONGREGATION FOR EASTERN CHURCHES, ARCHBISHOP ANTONIO VEGLIO, TOLD CHARGE THAT THE EASTERN CHURCHES -- THE 22 CHRISTIAN RITES THAT ARE NOT ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT ARE IN COMMUNION WITH ROME -- FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT CAST LONG SHADOWS OVER THEIR FUTURE. BOTH C [...]	2002-07-26 10:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF RS IN IS UP VT VTPREL
02VATICAN3823	FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN ON MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA: [...] SUMMARY: (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD CHARGE JULY 25 THAT THE HOLY SEE REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A POLITICAL SOLUTION, AND VIEWS THE JULY 22 ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA AS EVIDENCE OF SHARON'S PREFERENCE FOR A MILITARY SOL [...]	2002-08-02 14:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF RS VT VTIS
02VATICAN4470	VATICAN IRE AT NEW RUSSIAN "NYET" TO ITS CLERGY [...] THE VATICAN HAS SHARPLY CRITICIZED THE RECENT EXPULSION OF TWO POLISH PRIESTS FROM RUSSIA. THIS BRINGS TO FIVE THE NUMBER OF CATHOLIC CLERGY EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA THIS YEAR, INCLUDING BISHOP JERZY MAZUR OF THE SIBERIAN DIOCESE OF ST. JOSEPH. A TERSE STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 9 BY VATICAN S [...]	2002-09-13 12:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT
02VATICAN4742	HOLY SEE TO TAKE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONCERNS TO [...] (C) FOLLOWING THE HOLY SEE'S REBUKE OF RUSSIA BEFORE OSCE CHIEFS OF MISSION TO THE HOLY SEE FOR ITS SERIES OF EXPULSIONS AND VISA DENIALS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY (REF A),VATICAN OSCE DESK OFFICER TOLD POLOFF SEPTEMBER 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE PLANS TO SEEK REDRESS WITHIN THE OSCE FOR THE CANCELLATION [...]	2002-10-01 11:28:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT
02VATICAN5138	THE POPE AND THE ROMANIAN PATRIARCH: REINFORCING [...] (U) IN THE VATICAN, WHERE GESTURES AND SYMBOLS CARRY WEIGHT, POPE JOHN PAUL II PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS DURING ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH TEOCTIST'S OCTOBER 7-13 VISIT TO VATICAN CITY AND THE CITY OF ROME. IN A SERIES OF EVENTS CULMINATING IN A SPECIAL MASS IN ST. PETER'S, THE PATRIARCH WA [...]	2002-10-22 09:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI RO VT VTPREL
02VATICAN521	THE ASSISI WORLD DAY FOR PEACE. THE VATICAN TAKES ON THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS. [...] (U) SUMMARY: POPE JOHN PAUL II LED AN INTERFAITH APPEAL FOR PEACE JANUARY 24 IN ASSISI, ITALY AT WHICH HE ISSUED A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00521 01 OF 03 040621Z RINGING CONDEMNATION OF VIOLENCE PERPETRATED IN THE NAME OF RELIGION. MORE THAN 300 RELIGI [...]	2002-02-04 06:01:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN5404	HOLY SEE NOMINATES NEW VATICAN PERMANENT OBSERVER [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED UNDERSECRETARY FOR RELATIONS WITH STATES (DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER) MONSIGNOR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05404 060634Z CELESTINO MIGLIORE TO BE THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK. MIGLIORE R [...]	2002-11-06 05:27:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR VT UN
03ABUDHABI1124	MEDIA REACTION: MARCH 7 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: DELIBERATIONS AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND RECENT ESCALATIONS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS WIDELY ASSERT THAT THE U.S. IS DETERMINED TO ATTACK IRAQ REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTING AT THE UN. AN "AL KHAL [...]	2003-03-09 13:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1377	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ AND IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN BASRA AND HALABJA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL BLAMED THE IRAQI REGIME FOR THE WAR, AND A SAME-DAY ARTICLE REPORTED UAE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL SPEAKER AL KINDI AS SAYING THE SAME. [...]	2003-03-23 11:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1400	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ U.S. PRISONERS OF WAR [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ AND FOOTAGE OF CAPTURED AND KILLED U.S. SOLDIERS DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL CONDEMNED AL-JAZEERA'S BROADCASTING OF FOOTAGE OF DEAD U.S. SOLDIERS AND U.S. POWS. ALSO IN "AL ITTIHAD, " UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN COMM [...]	2003-03-24 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1414	UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]	2003-03-24 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI1766	SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC FM'S DELIVERED TO MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) The Ambassador delivered reftel oral message to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on 4/13. Hamdan said his attendance at the 4/15 GCC Foreign Ministerial depended on the timing of a visit the s [...]	2003-04-13 13:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1820	IS THE MIGHTY MENGASH MOSCOW BOUND? [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-15 11:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1878	SHIKHMURADOV DEPORTATION [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Upon notification Polchief engaged with multiple layers of the UAEG on the Boris Shikhmuradov case. The Ambassador followed-up with MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid. We are pleased t [...]	2003-04-19 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX TC
03ABUDHABI237	S/P DIRECTOR HAASS AND CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Ambassador Richard Haass, Ambassador Wahba and Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) had a lively exchange on Iraq, Iran and Saudi-US relatio [...]	2003-01-15 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2988	U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT WITH MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN ZAYID [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Conveying a message from President Bush, U/S Bolton laid out USG concerns on the nuclear weapons programs of both North Korea and Iran in a June 18 meeting with MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid. In t [...]	2003-06-23 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM ETTC IR NK TC
03ABUDHABI4105	MEDIA REACTION: UAE SUPPORT FOR IGC ABU MAZEN'S [...] SUMMARY: THE UAE STATEMENT SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPATION OF THE IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S PARTICIPATION IN THE ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS' CONFERENCE, THE RESIGNATION OF PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER MAHMOUD ABBAS AKA ABU MAZEN, THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON HAMAS LEADER SHEIKH AHMAD YASSIN, THE US DRA [...]	2003-09-09 08:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4361	UAE'S REPRESENTATIVE TO OPEC "SURPRISED" BY [...] (U) Classified by Economic Section Chief Oliver B. John, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a 9/28 meeting with Econ Chief, UAE Ministry of Petroleum Director of Economic Affairs and OPEC delegate Hamdan Al-Akbari said he was "a little bit surprised" by the organization's decision las [...]	2003-09-28 09:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI4366	MEDIA REACTION: QUARTET IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE RECENT MEETINGS OF THE QUARTET AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND THE PALESTININAN TERRITORIES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIALIZED ON THE ELECTORAL DILEMMAS FACING US PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH AND UK PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR DUE TO THE WAR WITH IRAQ. AN "AL [...]	2003-09-29 08:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI4835	IRAQI EXPATS: U.S. NEEDS TO LISTEN TO [...] (C) Summary: We recently met with two prominent Iraqi expats in the UAE. They recommended that the Coalition move quickly to establish an Iraqi satellite TV station to beam more balanced coverage of Iraqi developments to the Arab world. They wanted a new UN resolution that would solve the i [...]	2003-11-02 12:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5380	UAE: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-23 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN TC
03ABUDHABI629	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY POWELL'S FEBRUARY 5 UNSC [...] SUMMARY: THE SPEECH OF SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL WAS WIDELY COVERED IN THE UAE'S PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ABU DHABI TV CARRIED THE SPEECH LIVE WITH ARABIC TRANSLATION. HEADLINES IN SEMI-OFFICIAL "AL-ITTIHAD" DESCRIBED THE SPEECH AS "A DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST IRAQ," AND ITS EDITOR [...]	2003-02-06 10:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI784	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA EXTENSIVELY COVERED INTERNATIONAL PROTESTS AND REACTION AGAINST A MILITARY STRIKE IN IRAQ. LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA CRITICIZED WHAT THEY CALLED A WEAK ARAB STANCE TOWARDS THE CURRENT CRISIS. "AL ITTIHAD" CRITICIZES U.S. PLANS TO CONTROL THE MIDDLE EAST, NOTING THIS IS NOT [...]	2003-02-18 08:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI844	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE UAE'S MEDIA. EDITORIALS LAUDED THE FRENCH AND GERMAN POSITIONS AND URGED THE ARABS TO SUPPORT THESE POSITIONS IN FACE OF U.S. DETERMINATION FOR A WAR AGAINST IRAQ. THE EDITORIALS CRITICIZED ARABS' FAILURE T [...]	2003-02-19 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI889	UAE REITERATES A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING OIL [...] (U) UAE Oil Minister Obaid bin Saif al-Nasseri publicly declared on 2/22, following a meeting with Russian Oil Minister Igor Yusufov, that OPEC is prepared to act decisively to ensure no disruption of oil supplies to world markets. In remarks widely covered by the local and international pres [...]	2003-02-24 05:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG TC
03ABUDHABI896	MEDIA REACTION: RICHARD PERLE, IRAQ, AND UAE UNSC [...] SUMMARY: DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO IRAQ CONTINUE TO GENERATE PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL MEDIA. DUBAI-BASED ENGLISH DAILY "GULF NEWS" CARRIED A 2/23 INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD PERLE WHO SAID THAT "NO ONE HAS HARMED ARAB INTERESTS AS MUCH AS HE" (IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN). EDITORIALS PRAISED [...]	2003-02-24 10:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI908	SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE ON IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered Ref A oral message from the Secretary and Ref B NAM demarche on Iraq to MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayid AL-Nahyan on 2/22. Noting the upcoming Arab League, Islamic Conference a [...]	2003-02-24 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC OIC NAM AL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI946	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, POSTURING AT THE UN SECURITY [...] SUMMARY: COVERAGE RELATED TO IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE PROMINENT COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. UAE DAILIES LARGELY COVERED UAE'S PARTICIPATION AT THE NAM CONFERENCE AND ITS CALL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL UNSC RESOLUTIONS REGARDING IRAQ AND PALESTINE. EDITORIALS CONTINUED TO LAUD THE FRE [...]	2003-02-26 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUJA2161	NIGERIA: WHITE ELEPHANT STEEL COMPLEX TO GULP MORE [...] (C) Summary: In June 2003, the GON awarded SOLGAS (a U.S.-based energy company) sole rights to refurbish the yet to operate Ajaokuta Steel Complex, to sell energy to the national grid from the Complex's electric plant, and to operate a yet to be built LNG-fired electric plant. Despite claims [...]	2003-12-17 05:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EINT EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD NI
03ABUJA333	NIGERIA: MANPADS INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GON maintains a stockpile of several hundred poorly maintained SA-7s and has made efforts to purchase more modern SAMs from Russia and Ukraine. The GON maintains control of MANPADS stocks, but poor security and an active illicit arms trade make theft a very real risk. The GO [...]	2003-02-13 17:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL PTER
03ABUJA496	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL BUSINESS FORUM ON HIV/AIDS [...] Summary: On Saturday morning February 15, 2003, President Olusegun Obasanjo invited approximately 50 managing directors of Nigeria's most influential national and international companies to the Presidential Villa to discuss the creation of a Nigerian Business Coalition Against HIV/AIDS. By t [...]	2003-03-13 16:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	NI
03ADANA109	MERSIN BUSINESS ELITE GLAD FOR REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Mersin, one of the largest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, suffered years of downturn after the first Gulf War. Mersin's business leaders are optimistic they will benefit from new opportunities in the new Iraq. They do worry, however, the U.S. might seek to "punish" Tur [...]	2003-04-16 13:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EWWT PHUM PGOV TU SY JO IZ ADANA
03ADANA41	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-07 09:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM ADANA
03ADANA56	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-28 13:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA7	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...]	2003-01-13 09:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN1081	MANPADS NEA BILATERAL PLANS: POST INPUT FOR JORDAN [...] (C) This message responds to reftel request for input on the MANPADS situation in Jordan. Answers are keyed to questions posed in reftel paras 7-13. ------------------- General Information ------------------- 2. (S) Jordan possesses a limited stock of MANPADS, all of which are under the [...]	2003-02-20 05:38:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL PTER JO
03AMMAN1517	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-12 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN1581	(S) REPORT THAT 20 RUSSIAN MISSILE TECHNICIANS [...] (S) On March 16, the First Secretary of the Thai Embassy in Baghdad, Prasidhi Sochiratna (please protect),contacted A/POL to request a meeting to "pass on some information from my Ambassador to your Ambassador." Sochiratna said he had just returned to Amman on March 11 after a month in Baghda [...]	2003-03-16 14:32:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MOPS IZ JO
03AMMAN1705	MEDIA REACTION ON WAR ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-21 12:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN1716	JORDAN: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON WAR IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-22 11:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN2694	JORDAN TOURISM TAKES ANOTHER SHORT-TERM HIT [...] (sbu) SUMMARY. The war in Iraq was a new blow to the Jordanian tourism industry, which was already reeling from the fallout of the Intifada and September 11. With the war's impact reflected in cancellations that began in January, the Jordanian tourist industry has basically written off the [...]	2003-05-07 05:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JO
03AMMAN3964	MIDEAST STATES DISCUSS REGIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING; [...] (U) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,s Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East met in Amman, Jordan, 23-27 June 2003. The functions of the Subcommission are to coordinate regional activities directed against illicit drug traffic an [...]	2003-07-01 13:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL XF JO
03AMMAN4194	PHRMA GROUP FORMS TO SUPPORT IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. A group of Amman-based reps of multinational pharmaceutical companies, facilitated by the regional office of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA),is forming a working group to provide recommendations to Iraqi authorities on establishing a pharmaceutica [...]	2003-07-10 11:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR JO IZ
03AMMAN4361	JORDAN WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQI GOVERNING [...] (U) Charge and PolCouns presented ref a points on formation of the Iraqi Governing Council July 15 to Ali al-Ayed, the new Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Samer Dabbas, the Private Office Iraq action officer. Charge emphasized that the formation of the Council is [...]	2003-07-15 15:26:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN4389	JORDANIAN FM MUASHER AND RUSSIAN FM IVANOV DISCUSS [...] (C) Charge and PolCouns met July 15 with Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Samer Dabbas, the Private Office Iraq action officer. In addition to discussions on the formation of the Iraqi Governing Council (reported ref a),Ayed gave a read-out on Muasher's [...]	2003-07-16 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP
03AMMAN6185	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-28 09:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN6456	UNRWA DONOR MEETING HIGHLIGHTS INCREASING [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion at the September 23-25 UNRWA donor meetings focused on the ever-increasing gap between Palestinian refugees' needs and UNRWA's stagnant financial base. Continuing conflict in the West Bank and Gaza have led to increased demands for UNRWA services, while chronic und [...]	2003-10-08 10:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG JO
03AMMAN6961	AJEX EXPO 2003 SELLS JORDAN AS GATEWAY TO IRAQ AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The American Jordanian EXPO 2003 drew 900 participants to its opening plenary on October 22, focused on the Iraq transit trade, and pitched Jordan as the "gateway" to Iraq and other markets in the region. Sessions on the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement and qualifying indus [...]	2003-10-28 17:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL IZ JO EFTA
03AMMAN7068	BIOS FOR JORDAN'S NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (C) Reflecting a trend (and the 11 ministers) carried over from the previous Jordanian cabinet, western-educated, Muslim, "East Bankers" dominate the newly-appointed, slimmer, 21-member cabinet of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez. We count seven Jordanians of Palestinian origin ("West Bankers" [...]	2003-10-30 15:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM KWMN PHUM ECON JO
03AMMAN7187	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, THE DAMASCUS MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-04 11:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN7239	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03ANKARA1097	TURKEY: 2002 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Turkey is a major transit route for Southwest Asian heroin moving to European markets. Turkish law enforcement agencies attach a high priority to interdiction, although they face serious resource constraints in keeping up with the technology traffickers use in their operations and communicati [...]	2003-02-19 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL SNAR TU
03ANKARA1214	TURKEY'S ECONOMY: PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT's ambitious $4 billion privatization plan for 2003 is moving forward, with some positive and negative developments. On the positive side, three large state companies (TEKEL, PETKIM, TUPRAS) are slated for sale in the first half of 2003: PETKIM's tender is already out [...]	2003-02-25 12:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA122	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-06 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
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
03ANKARA1477	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-07 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1533	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-11 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1724	CBED AMBASSADOR MANN'S MARCH 12 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: During CBED Ambassador Mann,s March 12 visit to Ankara, MFA and Ministry of Energy officials requested his intervention with the World Bank on the negative pledge clause issue (reftel) and with Greece on the Interconnector Turkey-Greece (ITG). MFA Deputy U/S Kilic also pressed f [...]	2003-03-19 10:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
03ANKARA1952	IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON KIRKUK-YUMURTALIK [...] (C) Summary: BOTAS General Manager Bildaci told us the oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) Pipeline had decreased by half and likely would stop completely by March 26. Bildaci attributed the slow-down to the lack of oil tankers transporting crude from the port at Ceyhan since the sta [...]	2003-03-25 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA2015	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-27 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2022	OESI PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: BLACK SEA LONG-TERM [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-27 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS
03ANKARA2130	PRIVATIZATION UPDATE: THE FIRST MAJOR SALE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A top GOT Privatization Administration (PA) official told us March 28 the GOT is on track to meet its $4 billion sales target for 2003, which will result in $2.6 billion in PA revenue this year and the rest to be paid by installment. The official defended the GOT's proposed law [...]	2003-04-01 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2198	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-04 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2233	TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 7: FIRST T-BILL AUCTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Treasury raised $844 million in the first of three T-bill auctions scheduled for April 7-8. Treasury's target is to raise a total of $3 billion ahead of $3.2 billion in debt service payments on April 9. Today's auction results came in at market expectations; the m [...]	2003-04-07 11:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2342	UN/CYPRUS: DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON US-UK DRAFT [...] (C) D/Polcouns delivered ref A talking points April 10 to Necip Eguz, MFA DDG for Cyprus-Greece-Aegean affairs. Eguz noted that, as far as he knew (at 1700 local time) the UN was still negotiating the text and that no consensus had been reached. Moreover, he took issue with what he saw as the [...]	2003-04-11 04:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA2344	TURKEY MAKES GOOD PROGRESS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES [...] Summary. With 71 wetlands of "international importance," 175 lowland wetlands and 1,000 alpine wetlands, Turkey hosts one of the most significant collections of wetlands in Europe and the Middle East. The development of its first five-year national plan and the implementation of its first we [...]	2003-04-11 06:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV GG TU
03ANKARA2457	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-15 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

03ANKARA2521	THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF: A FRACTIOUS AND SULLEN POLITICAL COALITION [...] (C) Summary: As refs (A-E) note, Turkish General Staff (TGS) remains deeply involved in day-to-day political life and policymaking, with attendant strains and divisions among senior military leaders over domestic and foreign policy issues. These divisions are more visible today than at any ti [...]	2003-04-18 08:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU
03ANKARA2596	TURKEY: FORMER PRESIDENT DEMIREL TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In an April 21 meeting with Ambassador, former President Suleyman Demirel offered his thinking on the way ahead in U.S.-Turkey relations. Demirel volunteered that there is a debate in Ankara power centers about Turkey's strategic orientation; but that in his view, "the Turkish Ar [...]	2003-04-22 08:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA286	TURKEY: 2002 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-13 11:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL SNAR TU
03ANKARA2984	TURKEY AND IDEF: SUPPORT FOR STRONG DOD ATTENDANCE [...] The Embassy supports and encourages direct senior-level Department of Defense participation in the sixth International Defense Industry, Aerospace and Maritime Fair (IDEF) that will be held in Ankara, Turkey, September 30-October 3, 2003. 2. Given the current economic situation in Turkey [...]	2003-05-07 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU
03ANKARA3055	MFA DEMARCHE ON OFF CONTRACTS [...] (C) Head of Department for Middle East Bilateral Economic Affairs Akif Ayhan called in econoff together with the British DCM May 8 to deliver the following demarche regarding Turkey's pending Oil for Food (OFF) contracts. Ayhan said he had delivered the same demarche earlier to the Russian, C [...]	2003-05-09 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA3190	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PIPELINES, BOT PROJECTS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Energy Minister Guler reiterated to Ambassador May 13 his personal commitment to completing BTC construction on time in Turkey, and thanked Ambassador for his reassurance that U.S. support for BTC had not decreased with the change in Iraq. Ambassador requested GOT support for th [...]	2003-05-15 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETTC GG TU IZ
03ANKARA3205	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-15 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3257	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-16 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA329	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-14 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3305	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-21 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3399	TURKEY RESPONDES TO RUSSIAN IMO PAPER ON TURKISH [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Chief of Maritime Affairs Erciyes told econoff May 22 that the paper Russia had submitted to the IMO, which claims that Turkey has implemented new, costly restrictions on passage through the Turkish Straits, was factually incorrect. Erciyes maintained that the guidelines i [...]	2003-05-23 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EWWT TU
03ANKARA3401	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-23 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3458	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-27 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3524	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-30 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA358	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-15 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3675	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-06 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3934	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-18 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4013	ASSESSMENT OF TURKISH OSCE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) Bio: Ahmet Tan, currently the head of the Turkish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, is a journalist, former member of Parliament for Bulent Ecevit's left-of-center DSP, and former Minister of Tourism. He graduated from Ankara University's Faculty of Political Science, and rec [...]	2003-06-23 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA4033	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-24 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA404	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL RICHARD MYERS, CHAIRMAN, [...] (S/NF) Your visit comes at a critical time in preparing for potential Iraqi operations. Site surveys began on 14 Jan 03. EUCOM/TGS military-to-military consultations reconvened on 3 and 13 Jan 03 respectively. Based on a 14 Jan 03 TGS request, a small CENTCOM/EUCOM planning team will soon [...]	2003-01-16 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON MARR MOPS IZ TU
03ANKARA4105	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-26 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4130	THREE AMERICAN CORNERS OPEN IN TURKEY [...] SUMMARY: In the past week, the U.S. Mission in Turkey has opened three uniquely Turkey-specific American corners in three of the most dynamic business cities of the country. The venues are the headquarters of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in those cities. We believe that the venues are on [...]	2003-06-27 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KIRC
03ANKARA4178	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-01 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4358	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER GULER [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 9 farewell call on Energy Minister Guler, Ambassador highlighted the importance of continued cooperation in developing the East-West Energy Corridor and stressed that Turkey's ability to attract foreign investment into its domestic energy market will depend heavil [...]	2003-07-11 07:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PREL TU
03ANKARA4387	20032 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkey has been pursuing liberal and outward-oriented economic policies since the mid-1980s. The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, on paper Turkey has one o [...]	2003-07-12 04:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4545	2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY - [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-21 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4546	2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY - [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-21 08:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4550	TURKEY: MFA DISCUSSES ARMENIA, CAUCASUS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials have provided us with the latest GOT thinking on developments regarding Armenia and the Caucasus, including efforts to reach out to the Armenian Diaspora in the U.S. and elsewhere, and heightened attention to the strategic situation in the Caucasus region in the wake [...]	2003-07-21 10:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4583	TURKISH NGO ASAM ARGUES FOR GREATER ROLE FOR [...] (C) In a July 16 meeting, Umit Ozdag, Director of the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM -- a leading Establishment think-tank),offered poloff his take on the July 4 incident in Iraq and the way forward in U.S.-Turkey relations. 2. (C) Ozdag called the July 4 incident, in which [...]	2003-07-22 10:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4912	BOTAS ON IRAQI OIL AND GAZPROM [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary. BOTAS General Manager Mehmet Bilgic told us August 1 that a 10-person BOTAS technical team was in Iraq with Iraqi officials to inspect the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline and help get the oil flowing again as soon as possible. Bilgic asked abo [...]	2003-08-05 13:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4948	MEETING WITH MFA ON BASAYEV PRENOTIFICATION AND [...] (U) CLASSSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR SCOT MARCIEL FOR REASONS 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (SBU) ON AUGUST 5, EMBOFFS MET WITH MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR RESEARCH AND INTELLIGENCE HAKAN OKCAL TO EXECUTE REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS. 3. (S) EMBOFFS DELIVERED REF A TALKING POINTS EMPHASIZING THE CLO [...]	2003-08-06 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ETTC KCRM PTER SNAR TU
03ANKARA5058	CAPSTONE DELEGATION DISCUSSES US-TURKEY RELATIONS, [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) The participants in the National Defense University CAPSTONE European Field Studies Program, accompanied by representatives from ODC, DAO, and the pol-mil affairs section of the Embassy, met with MFA [...]	2003-08-11 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
03ANKARA5144	SPACE COOPERATION: GOT IS ANXIOUS TO CONCLUDE A [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action request at paragraph 7. 3. (C) Following the conclusion of the "Statement of Intent between the United States Department of Defense and the Turkish General Staff for Defense Space Cooperat [...]	2003-08-13 09:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSCA KSTC PARM TU
03ANKARA5159	GOT ACTIONS SINCE MARCH TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary: Emboffs met August 12-13 with MFA officials and contacted the director of the Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss actions taken by the GOT to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) subsequent to March 30, the end of the period covered in the 200 [...]	2003-08-13 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA5186	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-14 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA524	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-22 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA528	ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON RUSSIAN GAS, BTC [...] (C) Summary. Energy Minister Guler told Ambassador January 15 that one of his top priorities was to renegotiate Turkey's expensive natural gas contracts with Russia. He asked if the U.S. would help him strengthen his negotiating hand vis-a-vis the Russians by tolerating -- or pretending to t [...]	2003-01-22 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET GG TU KZ ETTC
03ANKARA541	TURKS IN NO HURRY TO PUSH FOR MESKHETIAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials consider resettlement to Georgia the best long-term solution to the Meskhetian issue. Aware of Georgia's delicate domestic political situation, however, they are reluctant to pressure Tblisi and prefer to work through the Council of Europe. Meanwhile, in t [...]	2003-01-23 06:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU GG RS
03ANKARA5449	IRAN SOLICITING TURKEY'S SUPPORT FOR THE IAEA BOG [...] (C) Summary: MFA DG for International Security Affairs Morali gave DCM August 26 a detailed readout of the visit of Iranian National Security Council Deputy SYG Hussein Mousavin (spelled Museviyan in the Turkish press) August 25. According to Morali, Mousavin told his Turkish interlocutors tha [...]	2003-08-27 07:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR TU IAEA
03ANKARA548	SCENESETTER FOR SACEUR GENERAL JONES'S JANUARY 24 [...] (S) Your visit comes at a critical time in preparing for potential Iraqi operations. Site surveys began on 14 Jan 03. EUCOM/TGS military-to-military consultations reconvened on 3 and 13 Jan 03 respectively and should be completed 23 January 03. Based on a 14 Jan 03 TGS request, two small C [...]	2003-01-23 11:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR TU
03ANKARA581	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-24 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6058	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Edelman,s first meeting with Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler focused on Turkey,s efforts to reduce the high prices it pays for natural gas imports, principally from Russia, and Guler,s desire to help U.S. efforts in Iraq. Guler said his Ministry wa [...]	2003-09-25 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ENRG IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA6070	EU to Inspect Turkish Poultry Plants for Export [...] (SBU) Summary. Five Turkish poultry facilities are being inspected by the EU veterinarians for approval to export poultry meat to the European Union. Turkish officials estimate that, during the first year, exports for the five plants could total up to 10,000 tons. An additional 4 plants wil [...]	2003-09-26 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA6136	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-30 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6165	PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. After years of slow motion on privatization, IMF conditions and the AK government,s more business-oriented approach seems to have led to a decisive phase in Turkey,s privatization program. How serious the GOT has become will be known by the end of the year, by when three of t [...]	2003-10-02 04:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA6198	MFA CAUCASUS OFFICIAL ON ARMENIA, GEORGIA, [...] (C) Summary. In a September 23 conversation with poloff, MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali worried about Russian influence in the Caucasus, particularly Georgia, during a period when U.S. attention was turned to Iraq. Adali expressed eagerness for the U.S. and Turkey to work together [...]	2003-10-02 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU GG AJ AM RS
03ANKARA6208	PRESIDENT SEZER'S SPEECH AT OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] () Summary: In reiterating his opposition to Turkish troops for Iraq and in displaying a partisan preference for left-of-center opposition CHP over the AK government, President Sezer demonstrated again that he is part of the problem, not the solution. End summary. 2. (C) Admonishing Turk [...]	2003-10-02 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS TU IZ
03ANKARA6233	ISTANBUL POLICE ARREST TRAFFICKERS [...] (U) Hurriyet newspaper reported September 25 that Turkish show business manager Muzaffer Arslan coerced four Ukrainian ballerinas to work in a night club in Istanbul's Atasehir district in mid-June. Arslan took possession of their passports, forced them to perform at the Play Show night club [...]	2003-10-03 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREF TU
03ANKARA6345	TURKEY UNHAPPY WITH DECISION TO REVERSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy DG for Energy and Water Haki Akil told EconCouns that Turkey was opposed to the recently announced agreement to reverse the Odessa-Brody pipeline. Akil said the agreement would mean more oil through the Turkish Straits and undermine U.S.-Turkish goals for the East-Wes [...]	2003-10-09 08:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL RS TU UK
03ANKARA6393	Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. (Aldo, this is just a laundry list of what they disc [...]	2003-10-10 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ
03ANKARA6442	Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. Yildirim agreed that aviation safety and security are [...]	2003-10-15 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ
03ANKARA6447	TURKEY: AK PARTY CONGRESS REAFFIRMS PM ERDOGAN'S [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan emerged from the ruling AK Party's Oct. 12 well-organized congress more in control of his party. In his acceptance speech, Erdogan focused primarily on AK's commitment to achieving a just, democratic system in Turkey. On Iraq, he reiterated the GOT's commitment to send [...]	2003-10-15 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6554	LATEST NEWS ON 2003 AND 2004 PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. President of the Privatization Authority (PA) and Treasury Undersecretariat Director General for State Economic Enterprises updated Econoffs on the progress of the 2003 privatization and workforce reduction programs and expectations for 2004. The 2003 privatization program app [...]	2003-10-20 10:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV TU EINV
03ANKARA6880	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-04 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7114	TGS D/CHOD BASBUG'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON - AN [...] (C) Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief Basbug will visit Washington November 16-21 to lead the Turkish delegation to the US-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG). He has requested meetings with National Security Advisor Rice, DepSecDef Wolfowitz, CJCS Myers and VCJCS Pace. Basbug may also s [...]	2003-11-14 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ AF CY ASEC OVIP
03ANKARA7229	SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK'S [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Cicek's visit to Washington allows us to raise high-profile global issues with one of the Turkish cabinet's most influential and outspoken figures. Our priorities for his visit should be: 1) to urge continued GOT progress on EU-related human rights reform, and und [...]	2003-11-20 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EFIN IZ TU
03ANKARA7274	TURKEY AND RUSSIA REACH COMPROMISE ON GAS [...] (U) GOT officials have confirmed that BOTAS has reached a compromise with Gazprom's sales company Gazexport, following 11 months of negotiations, but have not made any official announcements detailing the new price, except to state that it was a competitive price, similar to the one applied [...]	2003-11-20 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA7319	ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A "SOFT LANDING": VCJCS GEN [...] (C) You arrive in Turkey at a time when our focus is on increasing Turkish cooperation on Iraq reconstruction and minimizing the fallout from the decision to forego Turkey,s offer to contribute forces to the stabilization efforts in Iraq. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) saw deploying forces t [...]	2003-11-25 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR PREL PTER OVIP PGOV TU
03ANKARA7354	DAS PASCOE'S NOVEMBER 21 TRIP TO ANKARA [...] (S) Summary: EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe visited Turkey on November 21 for a series of meetings with MFA officials. In all his meetings, Pascoe urged MFA officials to think about the period leading up to the NATO Summit as a critical opportunity to showcase Turkey's achievements before the December [...]	2003-12-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	AJ AM GG PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA7378	TURKEY: 2003 TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2003, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to extend its leadership of the International Security Force (ISAF) into 2003. On October [...]	2003-12-02 11:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA7411	TURKEY: LEFT-OF-CENTER OPPOSITION CHP SCORNS CALLS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition left-of-center CHP has rejected calls for unity on the political left in the run-up to March 2004 local elections. Optimism in CHP higher ranks is belied by growing frustration among CHP M.P.s with the party's prospects. Rather than focus on the party leadership's sho [...]	2003-12-03 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA7412	RUSSIAN TRANSNISTRIA SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL DEMARCHE: [...] (U) Due to Turkey's week-long official holiday, Embassy deputy political counselor delivered ref A demarche to MFA Eastern Europe Department Head Omur Solendil on December 3. 2. (C) Solendil said the GOT had "noted" the Russian Transnistria memorandum was prepared without consultation w [...]	2003-12-03 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MD PBTS PREL TU
03ANKARA7419	MFA CAUCASUS OFFICIAL ON THE THREAT OF SECESSION [...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Turkish MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali said Turkey would work to prevent Ajarian secession in Georgia. He was more cautious about Turkey's willingness to play an effective role in countering Abkhazian secession. End Summary. Ajaria 2. (C) Em [...]	2003-12-03 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU GG
03ANKARA7446	UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN'S FORCE POSTURE [...] (S) Welcome back to Turkey. We and the GOT are looking forward to your December 8-9 visit. You will be seeing TGS Deputy Chief Basbug (both TGS Chief Ozkok and DefMin Gonul are traveling),DPM/FM Gul, and MFA U/S Ziyal. You will find the Turks preoccupied with the investigation into the I [...]	2003-12-04 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	OVIP PREL PGOV MARR TU
03ANKARA7451	TURKEY MFA CYPRUS DEPARTMENT HEAD ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. MFA Cyprus Department Head Levent Bilman worries that despite its planned initiative for a Cyprus settlement, Turkey will be unfairly blamed for future breakdowns in negotiations. He claims Turkey's initiative will be prepared in line with the SYG's requirements and said, witho [...]	2003-12-04 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA7492	BLACK SEA STATES TO CREATE NETWORK TO COMBAT AIDS [...] Action Request -- See para 7. 2. Summary: The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC),in cooperation with UN agencies, wants to establish a regional network to address the growing risk of an AIDS outbreak in the Black Sea region. The concept has been endorsed by BSEC Foreign Ministers; [...]	2003-12-05 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN KHIV SENV SOCI TU
03ANKARA7509	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-08 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7538	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-09 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7580	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-10 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7641	TURKEY: CENTER-RIGHT MOTHERLAND PARTY STRUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: Unable to regain political momentum or solve ANAP's deepening financial difficulties, colorless chairman Ozdemir resigned days before the party's Dec. 13-14 general convention. Former M.P. Nesrin Nas is likely to emerge as the next ANAP leader. However, her ability to boost ANAP' [...]	2003-12-12 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA7649	2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...]	2003-12-15 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL TU
03ANKARA7757	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-18 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7769	2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-19 09:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR TU
03ANKARA783	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-30 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7878	AMBASSADOR MANN, TURKISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Steven Mann, State Department Special Representative for Caspian Energy Diplomacy, visited Ankara, December 16-18 to discuss Caspian issues with senior Turkish officials, who confirmed Turkey's commitment to the East-West Energy Corridor and expressed confidence that B [...]	2003-12-23 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ENRG EPET IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA810	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-31 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA838	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-03 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA934	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-06 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03BEIJING18021	DECEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS: WEN'S [...] At the regular semi-weekly press briefing, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao reported on statements made by Premier Wen Jiabao that the objective of his U.S. visit is to "resolve problems" in bilateral relations and not to "engage in trade wars." While asserting that common interests have "outwe [...]	2003-12-09 11:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ETRD CH KN
03BRASILIA3814	BRAZIL'S EXPANDING TRADE WITH CHINA [...] (U) Summary. The Lula administration has embarked on a determined policy of export expansion in China, seeking to build on the boom in this bilateral trade relationship that began in 2000. The Chinese appear to welcome the approach, sending at least five trade delegations to Brazil this yea [...]	2003-12-03 15:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR BR CH
03BRASILIA3937	BRAZIL 2002-2003 INCSR: PART II - FINANCIAL [...] Following is the Financial Crimes and Money Laundering section of Brazil's 2002-2003 INCSR. Ref B transmits post's submission of the non-money laundering portion. 2. Due to its great size and large economy, Brazil is considered a regional financial center. It is not, however, an offshor [...]	2003-12-17 12:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR BR
03BRUSSELS4996	PARIS PACT ROUNDTABLE ON IRAN [...] Summary. The second roundtable convened by the "Paris Pact" for countries affected by the Afghanistan Opium Economy was held at the headquarters of the World Customs Organization in Brussels on October 15. This meeting was a considerable improvement over the first roundtable on the Balkans h [...]	2003-10-28 08:14:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF KCRM SNAR IR RS XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO1044	FY-2004 SOUTH ASIA RP ON "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] POST NOMINATES MR. TILINA B. TENNAKOON, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR KANDY DISTRICT, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and [...]	2003-06-16 07:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO1047	FY-2004 MRP "NGO MANAGEMENT" - JANUARY 22- [...] POST NOMINATES MS. P. VISAKA HIDELLAGE, COUNTRY/REGIONAL DIRECTOR, INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP(ITDG),SOUTH ASIA, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which e [...]	2003-06-16 07:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO1517	MEDIA PLAY: SRI LANKAN MEDIA ACCUSE U.S. of [...] In a 9/1 editorial, "Self-inflicted wounds," the DAILY MIRROR (independent English daily),launched one of the most vigorous criticisms of U.S. policy seen in Sri Lanka's mainline press since the occupation of Iraq. "Self- inflicted wounds" accuses the U.S. of searching for "a new bogeyman" [...]	2003-09-02 09:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO1551	MEDIA PLAY: SRI LANKAN COLUMNIST SAYS U.S., [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-08 05:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO1725	2003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-03 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ELAB KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL
03COLOMBO342	Sri Lanka/Maldives: 2003 annual Trafficking [...] (U) Mission point of contact on trafficking in persons issues until May 1 is poloff Carl-Heinz J. Wemhoener-Cuite, Andrea Tomaszewicz will replace him at that time, both can be reached at 94-1-448-007 x-2425 and fax 94-1-471-092. 2. (U) Mission's submission for the 2002 Trafficking in Pe [...]	2003-02-28 05:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CE MV
03COLOMBO396	MEDIA PLAY: IRAQ [...] Independent English weekly lay out "repercussions to the economies in this and many other parts of the world" On 3/9 an editorial in the SUNDAY TIMES (independent English weekly),"Gulf War and US," described the negative effects of another Gulf war on the Sri Lankan economy. The editorial [...]	2003-03-10 09:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO721	MEDIA PLAY - MORE COVERAGE OF AMBASSADOR WILLS' [...] On April 21, the LTTE announced it was suspending peace talks. In a letter to the GSL, the LTTE listed its reasons for suspending talks as: its exclusion from the 4/14 Washington Conference, problems with the ceasefire accord implementation, and that GSL had not focused enough on rebuilding t [...]	2003-04-28 10:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER OPRC KMDR OIIP CE EGEN LTTE
03COLOMBO909	Sri Lanka's foreign policy: Prime Minister [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since coming to power, PM Wickremesinghe has taken steps to steer Sri Lankan foreign policy closer to the U.S. In doing this, he has had successes, including the signing of an ICC waiver with the U.S. and in regard to Iraq where the GSL steered a constructive course. Moreover, o [...]	2003-05-29 10:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CE UN
03FRANKFURT1051	BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG MINISTER OF INTERIOR THOMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on January 29, Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister of Interior, Dr. Thomas Schaeuble (CDU) expressed his regret over anti- American statements in recent election campaigns. On terrorism, Schaeuble is concerned about a lack of cooperation from [...]	2003-02-04 14:04:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM
03FRANKFURT5937	"RUSSIAN-GERMANS": IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The immigration and integration of ethnic Germans and their families from the former Soviet Union (Aussiedler) is a major social problem in Germany. Newcomers' lack of German language skills makes them unemployable and drug-related crimes and ghettoization are endemic among Aus [...]	2003-07-21 13:50:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM
03FRANKFURT9873	Hohmann Anti-Semitism Affair Leaves Open Wounds [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The CDU's tepid and belated response to anti-Semitic remarks by Bundestag member (MdB) Martin Hohmann has highlighted enduring nationalist sentiments and resentment against Germany's Holocaust burden, and weakened leading CDU figure Roland Koch. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On Germa [...]	2003-12-03 14:31:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GM
03HALIFAX110	FDA BIOTERRORISM MEASURES: NEWFOUNDLAND SEEKS [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The province of Newfoundland-Labrador believes its exporters of fish and other perishable products should get special consideration when the USG implements new FDA border measures to combat bioterrorism. Newfoundland, which depe [...]	2003-04-04 21:08:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PBTS ETRD EFIS EAGR CA US FDA
03HANOI1510	ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: A new Prime Ministerial degree in March 2003 reaffirmed the MFA's main diplomatic functions as the GVN's main foreign affairs agency and also confirmed its leadership over Vietnam's Border Commission and increasingly active Committee for Overseas Vietnamese. The new decree is u [...]	2003-06-18 03:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL VM
03HANOI1808	VIETNAM: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-16 02:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	BTA ECON EINV ELAB ETRD FINREF KTBD OPIC VN
03HANOI2042	WHAT'S (NOT) AVAILABLE AT HANOI'S BOOKSTORES [...] (U) Summary: Government controls continue to ensure that both imported and locally printed books stay within acceptable bounds. Fictional works increasingly are the most popular offerings in Hanoi's bookstores, instead of previous foci on ideological or political titles. Some political publ [...]	2003-08-11 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM
03HANOI2068	VIETNAM: NY LIFE HOSTS SEMINAR ON WTO ACCESSION [...] Summary: On August 5 in Hanoi at a seminar on Vietnam's WTO accession hosted by New York Life (NYL),Charge expressed strong support for Vietnam's efforts to accede to the WTO while also emphasizing the heavy workload Vietnam must complete in order to meet this goal. Opening the seminar, DPM [...]	2003-08-15 01:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD VM WTO
03HANOI289	Vietnamese media critical on Iraq [...] (U) Senior GVN and Communist Party leaders have maintained a public silence in response to Secretary Powell's UNSC presentation. Answering written questions from foreign journalists on February 6, the MFA spokeswoman said that "now it is important to prevent wars" and reiterated Vietnam's w [...]	2003-02-07 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ VM

03HANOI3350	2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY -- REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-29 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CNARC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
03HANOI433	VIETNAM ON ARF ACTION ON NORTH KOREA [...] (U) In a diplomatic note dated February 21, the MFA's ASEAN Department requested all ARF member Embassies in Hanoi transmit to their Foreign Ministers a copy of a February 21 letter from Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien to Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Hamhong expressing qualified support fo [...]	2003-02-24 05:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN VM ASEAN DPRK
03HANOI694	THAN SHWE VISIT: CLOSE BUT NOT "TRADITIONAL" FRIENDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The visit by Than Shwe, Senior General and Chairman of Burma's State Peace and Development Council (SPDC),focused on trying to enhance the modest economic relationship of these two fellow ASEAN states. Narcotics were apparently not on the agenda; however, the two sides pled [...]	2003-03-21 07:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV SNAR ETRD MARR BM VM
03HANOI812	THE ROLE OF THINK TANKS IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GVN supports an extensive network of research institutes ("think tanks") under the National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities (NCSSH). Among its 25 think tanks, five focus on Vietnam's external relations. While their influence appears modest, the think tanks provid [...]	2003-04-02 03:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI VM
03HANOI956	VIETNAM'S PRIME MINISTER VISITS JAPAN: [...] (U) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's recent visit to Japan avoided potentially controversial political issues such as Iraq and North Korea, instead focusing on economic relations and aid. There is optimism that a bilateral investment agreement may be signed by the "end of this year" [...]	2003-04-17 09:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM
03HARARE1547	Zimbabwe's Ailing Economy: Where It Stands [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwean economy has plummeted more than anyone thought possible, the curious tragedy of a place that had all the right stuff - fertile land packed with minerals, sophisticated infrastructure run by well-educated populace, high-income tourist destinations - now in disinteg [...]	2003-07-31 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE274	MEDIA REACTION POWELL EVIDENCE AGAINST IRAQ; [...] Under headline "Powell fails to prove case against Baghdad" the pro-government daily "Daily Mirror" dedicated its February 7 editorial to dismissing Secretary of State Colin Powell's testimony against Iraq, saying, Powell's presentation was "flawed" and "did not [...]	2003-02-07 11:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI KPAO KMDR
03HARARE304	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U.N. must not allow U. S. to start war" the government-controlled daily dedicated its February 11 editorial to urging the United Nations to restrain the United States from attacking Iraq. Excerpts follow: 2. "The tug-of-war between the United St [...]	2003-02-12 06:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE357	PRO-GOVERNMENT PAPER HAILS FRANCE AS A [...] Under headline "The Franco-African summit" the pro-government daily "The Daily Mirror" dedicated its February 20 editorial to hailing France for shooting down plans for a war against Iraq and for inviting Mr. Robert Mugabe to attend the Franco-African summit in [...]	2003-02-21 06:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
03HARARE451	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] In an opinion piece carried in the March 2 edition of the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail," Dr. Tafataona Mahoso criticized the United States and Britain for appearing to be "arm-twisting" the United Nations to sanction the war against Iraq. Under headli [...]	2003-03-04 06:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE494	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] The standoff with Iraq remains fodder for opinion articles being carried in the mainstream newspapers. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Imminent war against Iraq: The ironies and contradictions" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" (03/09) dedicated [...]	2003-03-10 11:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HOCHIMINHCITY585	THICH QUANG DO -- HOW FREE AT LAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 30 meeting with Consul General, recently "released" United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) deputy Thich Quang Do launched into a two- hour plus discourse on religion, democracy, freedom, and capitalism. Confirming press reports, he said he would soon attempt [...]	2003-06-30 17:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL EAID EINV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03ISTANBUL1710	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH CONFIRMS CUBA TRAVEL PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew still plans to travel to Cuba in January, 2004, to attend the opening of an Orthodox church in Havana. Bartholomew did not take USG and international concerns into account in deciding on this trip, focusing instead on competition with the Russian [...]	2003-11-17 10:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU CU
03ISTANBUL1739	DUZCE: BLESSED BY NATURE, CURSED BY NATURE [...] (sbu) Summary: On November 12-13, the fourth anniversary of a major earthquake, Poloff visited Duzce, a small Black Sea province halfway between Istanbul and Ankara. Impoverished by natural disasters and cruel circumstances, Duzce is Turkey's newest province and has placed its trust in the Jus [...]	2003-11-19 14:14:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR TU
03ISTANBUL1847	ISTANBUL-YEREVAN FLIGHTS: TURKISH FIRM ENTERS THE [...] (C) Summary: Absent an open border between Turkey and Armenia, twice-weekly flights between Istanbul and Yerevan since 1995 have provided some of the only direct contact between Turks and Armenians. Initially operated by the state-owned (and now bankrupt) Armenian Airlines, the rights were ta [...]	2003-12-18 08:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV AM TU
03ISTANBUL1872	TOURISM'S POSTWAR REBOUND FACES TERROR CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tourism industry executives are again wondering what the future holds for their sector following November's suicide bombings in Istanbul. The attacks interrupted a strong sectoral recovery that saw visitor figures surpass last year's level by the end of November, and tourism r [...]	2003-12-23 12:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL294	TURKS WEIGH AN IRAQ OPERATION'S TOURISM IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish government and tourism industry officials are bracing in anticipation of a sharp downturn in tourism in the event of an Iraq operation. The sector, Turkey's largest foreign exchange earner, turned in a good performance in 2002, earning over 10 billion USD (27 percent o [...]	2003-03-07 11:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL452	"RUSSIAN" PROSTITUTION IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) In separate March 26 meetings, Istanbul contacts confirmed that illegal foreign prostitution in Istanbul remains widespread, and that criminal networks, and possibly even corrupted officials, have a lucrative stake in the business. Marmara University sociologist professor Nilufer Narli t [...]	2003-04-03 08:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF UK MD TK
03ISTANBUL508	SUB-GOVERNORS SURVEY SECURITY AND POLITICS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings, several of Istanbul's kaymakams (sub-governors) were surprisingly open in describing the challenges they face in overseeing proper functioning of the security apparatus. Pointing to a massive rural-urban migration to Istanbul over the past several decades as a [...]	2003-04-11 13:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL671	ISTANBUL IN THE SPRINGTIME: RESURGENT OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: As a belated spring bursts forth on the Bosphorus following an unusually cold and protracted winter, "spring is also in the air" in Istanbul business circles. The resurgent optimism stems from speedy conclusion to the war in Iraq and belief that its short-term cost for Turkey w [...]	2003-05-09 13:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL760	LEADERSHIP IN THE ORTHODOX WORLD: THE ECUMENICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Though divided among many national churches, all Orthodox leaders except the Russian Orthodox recognize the Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul, Bartholomew II, as first among equals. Located in "The Second Rome," the Ecumenical Patriarch traces a line of succession back to St. Andr [...]	2003-05-29 04:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
03KABUL1560	PROPOSAL TO WORK WITH ECONOMIC COOPERATION [...] (SBU) The USG and the World Bank are planning to hold the ministerial-level Regional Trade Initiative Conference on the margins of the IMF/WB Annual Meetings in Dubai from September 21-23, 2003. 2. (C) The interagency community is considering a proper venue to conduct a preliminary planning [...]	2003-06-05 13:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL AF PK TU IR
03KABUL1744	NATO ISAF DELEGATION DISCUSSES SECURITY, AIRPORT [...] (C) Post hosted June 19 a meeting with the visiting NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) delegation led by Deputy Secretary General for Peacekeeping Robert Serry. Representatives from NATO embassies in Kabul included the UK, Spanish, Turks, Danes, and Dutch; the Germans, Belgians [...]	2003-06-29 05:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR AF
03KATHMANDU1577	NEPAL: THIRD ROUND OF TALKS ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Amidst increased violence over the past several days, the third round of peace talks between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists concluded on August 19 without agreement. Both sides left open the possibility of returning for a fourth round of talks. However, a growing numbe [...]	2003-08-20 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1721	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 30- [...] Sixty-three Maoists and fifteen security personnel died in clashes this week. The Government of Nepal (GON) imposed curfews on twenty-three of Nepal's districts in an attempt to maintain law and order. Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Army Staff, pledged to maintain peace in Nepal and declared that [...]	2003-09-05 04:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KUWAIT1001	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 19: PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Summary: President Bush's call for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq within 48 hours was echoed by Kuwait's National Assembly on March 18. Commentators point out that the President's ultimatum reflects the proposal of Oman's Sheikh Zayed for Saddam's exile, but that the time for that [...]	2003-03-20 04:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1044	KUWAITI PARLIAMENT MOVING FORWARD ON [...] (C) On March 22, the Ambassador joined the French ambassador and the ambassadors of Italy, Canada and Russia as well as the British and German DCM's to carry out the G8 demarche on adherence to counter terrorism conventions with Mohammed al-Sagr, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee o [...]	2003-03-23 12:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN PREL PGOV KU
03KUWAIT1048	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 23: WAR IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: An editorial encapsulates the conflicting opinions on war with Iraq that have appeared for months in the Kuwaiti press. The end of Saddam will be a good thing, says the writer, but "we would have been more pleased to see the Iraqi people take on this task to spare us the turmoil of [...]	2003-03-23 17:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1102	(C) IRAQI OPPOSITIONISTS AND RECONSTRUCTION; [...] (C) Summary: On March 24, during an introductory call for Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) Director, Gen. Jay Garner, he and the Ambassador discussed war-related issues with Minstate for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah . Among the items raised were ORHA [...]	2003-03-26 16:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR EAID IZ KU
03KUWAIT1182	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 27 [...] SITREP NO. 27 AS OF 1200 HOURS LOCAL, 0400 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 1, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- 0905 Duck and cover alert. All clear announced 0915. --------- [...]	2003-04-01 09:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1250	(U) GOK TO TAKE ITS CASE ON THE ROAD [...] (C) Summary: During their April 2 meeting, the Ambassador and MinState for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah discussed the progress of the war and Dr. Mohammed,s upcoming trip to key UNSC member states. The Minister said the focus of his visits would be to discuss an array of issues surr [...]	2003-04-05 11:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU IZ SY SA
03KUWAIT2415	PURCHASING WHEAT AND BARLEY IN IRAQ [...] The Executive Director of WFP met with ORHA staff in Baghdad on 13 May. The primary discussion point was WFP's plan for purchasing the local harvest. WFP has set aside USD 42 million for the purchase of approximately 100,000 MT wheat in the north. DART held follow-up conversations with WFP [...]	2003-06-03 11:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2417	DART WESTERN IRAQ UPDATE [...] Following multiple trouble-shooting visits with WFP and Ministry of Trade teams in the upper south region of Iraq, the DART Field Team West Food Officer believes the public distribution system is prepared to meet June distribution expectations. Upcoming visits to Al Muthanna and Wasit Govern [...]	2003-06-03 11:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2707	DART WESTERN IRAQ UPDATE 8 JUNE [...] DART Field Team West visited a rural health center and two village water supply units on 8 June in An Najaf with DART-partner International Rescue Committee, which has already begun DART-funded work in rural water and health in An Najaf and Karbala. The DART also met with WFP staff, who said [...]	2003-06-18 16:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT4709	(U) FRENCH AMBASSADOR HOSTS G8 CTAG MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The French Ambassador hosted a meeting October 13 of embassy representatives of G8 countries and Switzerland, as part of worldwide consultations in preparation for the November 17 second meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) created during the G8 [...]	2003-10-15 13:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ETTC KU
03KUWAIT4840	TERRORIST FINANCE: OFAC/STATE TEAM MEETS KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and a State Department representative met with Kuwaiti officials 4-5 October to encourage a joint USG-GOK investigation of suspicious charities, discuss the status of frozen Iraqi assets, and inform the GOK of money transfers [...]	2003-10-25 07:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
03KUWAIT5342	(C) FORMER GCC SECGEN OPTIMISTIC FOR THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with senior Adviser to the Prime Minister and former GCC Secretary General Abdullah Bishara on November 19. After sharing details of Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed's domestic agenda (septel),Bishara offered an upbeat view on prospects for the region, based on the US [...]	2003-11-22 11:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KU IZ IR SA EG SY
03KUWAIT626	(C) GOK SAYS ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL WAS TOUGH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA MinState Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah told Ambassador February 19 that the February 15-16 Arab League Ministerial in Cairo was very tough on Iraq and will not have given any comfort to Saddam. The Saudi FM in particular stated forcefully that the Europeans and Americans really had [...]	2003-02-19 18:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IZ KU
03KUWAIT900	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 12: IRAQ; BLIX [...] Summary: Kuwaiti commentators show predictable sympathy to the US position with the UNSC and the Turkish Parliament's refusal to accept US troops for an attack on Iraq. Blix's "indecisive" reports are blamed for contributing to the disunity on the Security Council. Opposition to war in Iraq c [...]	2003-03-12 16:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03LAGOS2434	EXPAT OIL WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN NIGER DELTA -- MORE [...] (SBU) On Thursday, November 27, seven expatriates were kidnapped in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. One has escaped or has been released. No American citizens appear to be involved. 2. (CO) The seven expatriate employees of the Canadian pipe-coating company Bredero Shaw were kidnapped off [...]	2003-11-28 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EPET PGOV PINR PHUM EINV NI
03MONTREAL266	TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS: SEX AND SMUGGLING IN QUEBEC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MONTREAL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE PARIS OF THE WEST," HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A REPUTATION IN THE SEX-TOURISM INDUSTRY AS "THE BANGKOK OF THE WEST." NOT SURPRISINGLY, MOST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN QUEBEC PROVINCE INVOLVES WOMEN WHO ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE SEX TRADE. IN FEBRUA [...]	2003-02-27 15:01:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF PHUM
03OTTAWA1284	CANADIAN CABINET DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) The Canadian Cabinet discussed missile defense cooperation with the U.S. in its May 6 meeting, but reached no conclusion and will continue discussions on May 13. Foreign Minister Graham and Defense Minister McCallum briefed Cabinet and encouraged a decision to engage in missile defense neg [...]	2003-05-06 21:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM CA
03OTTAWA1349	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIFTING OF IRAQ SANCTIONS [...] (C) We conveyed points contained reftel on May 9 to Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT's Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Sinclair said Canada welcomed the news that the resolution to lift sanctions against Iraq had been introduced in the UN Security Council. He indicated that Canada [...]	2003-05-12 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2149	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Bush can't afford to go it alone" Columnist Carol Goar commented in the liberal Toronto Star (7/25): "On the one hand, there's pride. It would be humiliating for U.S. President George Bush, who dismissed the United Nations as ineffectual and irrelevant just four months ago, to turn to the [...]	2003-07-29 14:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2232	URGING HIGH-LEVEL CANADIAN ENGAGEMENT ON MOLDOVA [...] (C) Canada agrees with us that more pressure needs to be brought to bear on the Moldovan peace process and the withdrawal of Russian forces, and will seek opportunities to do so. Embassy Political Minister Counselor discussed reftel demarche with Norbert Kalisch, Acting Assistant Deputy Minis [...]	2003-08-06 21:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EU MD CA OSCE
03OTTAWA2260	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; NORTH [...] "The liberties taken by Israel's wall" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/8): "...U.S. opposition to the wall - not the right to build it, but the path it is taking - may have forced Israel to drop a plan to extend it about 30 kilometres into the West Bank to include the large Jewish settl [...]	2003-08-08 19:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2358	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN; NORTH KOREA [...] "What should NATO do in Afghanistan?" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/18): "What's to be done when your raison d'tre has disappeared? That has been the question faced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold War. Who is NATO's enemy now that the Soviet empire [...]	2003-08-19 14:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2385	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; LIBERIA; [...] "Terrorists sproutinq under nose of American troops?" Under the sub-headinq, "Americans don't quite know what they are talkinq about when it comes to where the resistance is cominq from," editorial paqe editor emeritus Haroon Siddiqui wrote in the liberal Toronto Star (8/14): "...The Baqhda [...]	2003-08-21 18:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA577	CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-28 21:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
03OTTAWA589	CANADIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Political Director Jim Wright told us that the Canadian proposal at the UNSC is not an attempt to mediate, but a set of ideas that might help the Council focus again on disarmament rather than on internal divisions. Wright appealed for USG public statements to keep [...]	2003-03-03 23:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA592	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NAM [...] "Only George Bush could make Chirac look like a dove" Columnist Paul Knox commented in the leading Globe and Mail (2/26): "...Mr. Bush has managed to drive the deepest wedge in half a century between the United States and Europe over an issue tangential to counterterrorism, which is the cen [...]	2003-03-04 15:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OPRC CA OIIP
03OTTAWA679	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Liberating Iraqis is main justification for war" Columnist Rosie DiManno writing from Jordan made the following observations in the liberal Toronto Star (3/10): "The most urgent and compelling reason for invading Iraq is the one never mentioned by bickering diplomats at the United Nations: [...]	2003-03-11 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA680	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Victory? Not yet" The conservative National Post opined (3/11): "...The truth is that nothing has yet been 'won' in Iraq - notwithstanding the wishful thinking we hear from Mr. Chretien, French President Jacques Chirac and the other world leaders whose desperation to avoid war is blurring [...]	2003-03-11 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA695	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; UN; NORTH KOREA [...] "The truth that Blix can't hide" The nationalist Ottawa Citizen opined (3/12): "The United States and Britain are angry with Hans Blix, the United Nations chief weapons inspector in Iraq, over the information he deliberately withheld from his most recent public report to the Security Counci [...]	2003-03-13 15:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA703	CANADA ON NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS [...] (S) Canada shares our strong concerns about the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, and believes that Iran will be emboldened if North Korea abandons the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We discussed reftel messages with Marc Vidricaire, Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Disarmamen [...]	2003-03-13 23:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR CA NPT
03OTTAWA709	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; SERBIA [...] "Diplomacy's last days" The conservative National Post opined (3/14): "...Barring some blockbuster discovery by the inspectors, or an over-the-top sabre-rattling gesture from Saddam, the United States and Britain have little chance of convincing their opponents on the Security Council to ex [...]	2003-03-14 19:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA723	DISTANT NEIGHBORS, NORTHERN STYLE: CANADIAN [...] Summary and Conclusion. International debate on the war on terrorism and impending war in Iraq has raised serious concern about "What the World Thinks" about the United States and its foreign policies. This is as true for Canada as for the rest of the world. Canada is our largest trading par [...]	2003-03-14 21:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KPLS CA
03RANGOON1362	EAP/BCLTV DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Burma Li Jinjun posited in a late October meeting that current efforts by the international community on Burma should be aimed at establishing a platform for stable cooperation between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and the SPDC. The U.S. should consider lifting ec [...]	2003-10-29 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CM BM
03RANGOON1390	RUSSIA-BURMA NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (S) Russian Ambassador Oleg Kabanov told EAP/BCLTV Director Judith Strotz and DCM October 22 that Russia's proposal to sell a nuclear research reactor to Burma was "basically frozen," adding that Burmese students are in Russia studying (at Burmese expense) nuclear engineering and technology. [...]	2003-11-03 02:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL BM RS
03RANGOON147	RUSSIAN MIGS AND REACTORS [...] (C) Summary: Russia now has the only bilateral military and technical cooperation agreement with Burma, according to a Rangoon-based Russian diplomat. A draft agreement for the sale of a 10 megawatt research reactor was approved by the Russian government last year and is now under study by the [...]	2003-02-04 08:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM MARR BM IAEA BNUC RU
03RANGOON1623	BURMA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Burma is the world's second largest producer of illicit opium and the second largest cultivator of opium poppy. The gap between Burma and the number one producer of illicit opium and number one cultivator of poppy, Afghanistan, increased considerably in 2003. Burma remains the primary sourc [...]	2003-12-22 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER BM TAGS
03RANGOON31	END GAME IN BURMA'S ETHNIC WARS [...] (C) Summary: Burma has basically won its ethnic wars. While some small-scale operations continue, the situation now is nothing like it was in the late 1980s. Then, 20 separate insurgent groups could put more than 60,000 troops in the field in Burma. Now, the five or six groups that remain ac [...]	2003-01-08 10:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS SNAR PHUM PREL MOPS BM
03RANGOON897	MOSQUE RAZED, PARAMILITARIES TRAINED [...] (C) Trouble in Sittwe: Local officials on July 22 reportedly tore down a mosque in Sittwe, 70 miles SE of the Bangladeshi border, and arrested seven Muslims, one of whom subsequently died in custody. This information came to us from Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and UN contacts. Apparently the m [...]	2003-07-28 10:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL BM
03ROME1069	IMMINENT WFP FOOD PIPELINE BREAK IN THE CAUCASUS [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-14 14:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME1268	G8 FAMINE MEETINGS IN ROME [...] (SBU) G8 MEMBER STATES DID NOT REACH CONSENSUS ON A COMMON TEXT FOR PRESENTATION. OPPOSITION TO A U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT WAS LED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CANADA, WHO FAVOR PRESENTATION OF A LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR TEXT (REPRODUCED BELOW). THE U.S.- FRENCH DRAFT RECEIVED [...]	2003-03-25 16:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME1380	FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: REPORT OF FIRST [...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01380 01 OF 03 011149Z WORKING GROUP FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FO [...]	2003-04-01 11:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME144	GOI ON DAYTON ARMS CONTROLS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) ACCORDING TO MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI, THE GOI CONCURS WITH USG POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR THE DAYTON ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS AS OUTLINED REFTEL. HE TOLD POLOFF ON DECEMBER 10 THAT HE AGREED WITH THE NEED FOR CONTACT GROUP PRESSURE ON THE PARTIES FOR [...]	2003-01-14 11:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BK HR SR IT OSCE
03ROME1509	GOI WILL MODIFY EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA DIRECTOR FOR EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS MASSIMO GAIANI TOLD EMBOFFS ON APRIL 2 THAT IRAQ AND RESTORING INTRA-EU AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS WILL LIKELY BE THE POLITICAL PRIORITIES WHEN ITALY TAKES OVER THE EU PRESIDENCY JULY 1. (SEPTEL WILL REPORT ECONOMIC (FIRST PILLAR) PRIORI [...]	2003-04-09 08:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT EU
03ROME1564	U/S BOLTON BRIEFS ITALIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON BRIEFED SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON IRAQ, NORTH KOREAN, IRAN AND OTHER NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES IN ROME ON APRIL 9, FOLLOWING HIS MEETINGS AT THE VATICAN (REPORTED SEPTEL). THE ITALIANS ARE ANXIOUS TO REPAIR RIFTS IN THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE, PARTICULARLY D [...]	2003-04-11 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL IT
03ROME1568	ITALY/EU - GOI REACTION TO USG GAERC POINTS [...] (U) WE DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO APPROPRIATE GOI OFFICES. RESPONSES FOLLOW BELOW. ESDP ----- 2. (SBU) MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR FERNANDO GENTILINI SAID THAT THE GOI CONCURS WITH THE USG VIEW THAT THE EU NEEDED TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF OPERATION CONCORDIA BEFORE FOCUSING ON A POSSIBLE EU [...]	2003-04-11 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM EU IT ETRD ETRD PREL
03ROME1646	TFIZ01: ITALY'S IRAQ TASK FORCE SEEKING TO LOCATE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLMIN COUNSELOR AND ECONOFF MET LATE APRIL 14 WITH ANTONIO BADINI, MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE COORDINATOR, AND HIS DEPUTY, LUIGI MACCOTTA. BADINI NOTED THAT PM BERLUSCONI HAD GIVEN HIS BLESSING TO SENDING INTEGRATED FORCES TO [...]	2003-04-16 15:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1960	ISRAELI DISTRUST OF ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) ISRAELI EMBASSY DCM AMOS RADIAN EXPRESSED TO POL MC ON APRIL 30 HIS EMBASSY'S RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE MFA-SPONSORED CONFERENCE ON PALESTINIAN REFORM AND ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION TO BE HELD IN ROME MAY 28-29 (REF A). RADIAN ARGUED VARIOUSLY THAT: -- ITALY IS TRYING TO INSERT THE EU INTO A MO [...]	2003-05-07 13:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL KPAL EAID IS UN
03ROME200	ITALY MORE RECEPTIVE TO GALILEO M-CODE OVERLAY [...] (C) GALILEO AND THE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE CAME UP DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS ON JANUARY 14 AND 15 ON OTHER ISSUES (REPORTED SEPTEL) WITH MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (I.E. INDUSTRY) MARZANO AND GIOVANNI BRAUZZI, HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MFA NATO AFFAIRS OFFICE. MARZANO DISPLAYED CLEAR INTEREST IN [...]	2003-01-16 15:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL PREL ECPS ETRD IT EUN NATO AVIATION
03ROME2137	GOI AGREES ON NEED TO COORDINATE "STEP BY [...] (C) MFA RUSSIA OFFICE DIRECTOR ROSA ANNA CONIGLIO SAID THAT POINTS REFTEL, WHICH POLOFF ORIGINALLY DELIVERED MAY 6, WERE USED AS FOOD FOR THOUGHT AT THE EU COEST MEETING (AT 25) IN BRUSSELS THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHE SAID THAT ALL EU MEMBERS AND ASPIRANTS AGREED - THE US "STEP BY STEP" AND EU B [...]	2003-05-15 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU BO OSCE
03ROME2299	PDAS RIES CONSULTATIONS WITH GOI ON PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 20, EUR PDAS RIES DISCUSSED A BROAD RANGE OF US-EU AND ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY ISSUES DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND DIRECTOR FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI. BOTH BALDOCCI AND CANGELOSI STRESSED THAT THE GOI'S TOP PRIORITY FOR THE ITAL [...]	2003-05-23 11:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT NATO
03ROME244	ITALY: DPRK; AFGHAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA OFFICIALS ASSURED CHARGE THAT THE GOI WOULD PURSUE NO INITIATIVE ON THE DPRK, INCLUDING THE IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" OIL SHIPMENTS, WITHOUT OUR CONCURRENCE AND COLLABORATION. CHARGE ALSO SOUGHT REACTION TO REF A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRADE TO AFG [...]	2003-01-21 13:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM ECON ETRD KN AF PK IT
03ROME2472	ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON PALESTINIAN REFORMS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA organized a conference on "The Palestinian Future: Reforms and Economic Reconstruction" in Rome May 28-29. As the MFA told us and the Embassy of Israel prior to the conference, this was not a political conference about roadmap implementation but was intended largely for [...]	2003-06-04 16:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IT PREL KPAL EAID IS
03ROME2598	ENI UPDATE: ITALY'S ENERGY GIANT LOOKING BOTH [...] (SBU) Summary: ENI, Italy's dominant energy conglomerate, is expanding into foreign markets, while consolidating its position at home. Its significant presence in the Middle East and Central Asia increasingly is complemented by expansion within Europe, including recent acquisitions in Spain a [...]	2003-06-10 17:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC IT
03ROME2620	ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] The WFP Board annual session took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs (particularly in Africa where 38-40 million people face starvation). The modalities of WFP assistance to Iraq, which will represent one-third of WFP's worldwide efforts in 2003, was widely [...]	2003-06-11 13:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2636	FM FRATTINI ON UNSC REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN A MAY 3 ARTICLE IN THE CENTRIST DAILY CORRIERE DELLA SERA, ITALIAN FM FRATTINI LAID OUT IN DETAIL ITALY'S VIEW ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM. END SUMMARY 2. (U) FRATTINI ARGUED THAT ITALY WANTS UNSC REFORM, NOT REORGANIZATION. ITALY REALISTICALLY SUPPORTS, FOR NOW, LEAV [...]	2003-06-11 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IT PINS PREL UNSC
03ROME2662	"Donneybrook" between India and several European [...] (SBU) At two WFP Executive Board sessions (May 29 and June 2),the Netherlands and Sweden criticized India and by inference South Africa, Eritrea and China (WFP emerging developing country donors) for contributing to WFP while failing to adequately address hunger at home. The Indian ambassado [...]	2003-06-12 12:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2716	WFP REVIEW OF 2002 GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS [...] WFP has just released a report on Global Food Aid deliveries in 2002 entitled "2002 Food Aid Flows, May 2003." The trends by geographic region are highlighted below. The data clearly reveals that the United States, which provided 64 percent of all global food aid and 50 percent of all emergenc [...]	2003-06-16 12:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME289	GOI PRE-GAERC VIEWS ON IRAQ, DPRK, BALKANS, ESDP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 23 AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POL MC COUNTRYMAN, DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND COORDINATOR FOR EU SECURITY SANDRO DE BERNADIN. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE POINTS IN A NON-PAPER. BALDOCCI SAID THAT MFA FRATTINI WAS "VERY PLEASED, VERY SATISFIED" WIT [...]	2003-01-24 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT
03ROME3047	BERLUSCONI'S MOUTH MAKES SECOND ROME TREATY FAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Berlusconi's tasteless insult to German MEP Martin Schulz reduces the likelihood of a second Treaty of Rome and exacerbates the difficulties the Prime Minister will have serving in the role of "honest broker" as European Council President-in-Office. The vast majority, non-head [...]	2003-07-03 15:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME3107	GOI PLEDGES ENHANCED OSCE/EU COOPERATION DURING [...] (C) Summary: On June 23, MFA Political Director Giancarlo Aragona told visiting USOSCE Ambassador Stephan Minikes that the US and Italy must build on strong bilateral relations and work together to put transatlantic relations back on a strong footing. The OSCE is also extremely important i [...]	2003-07-08 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL OSCE
03ROME3200	CODEL HYDE DISCUSSIONS ON ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini and Members of the Italian Parliament told CODEL Hyde that improving the transatlantic relationship was a priority for the Italian EU Presidency. Fini said that the GOI recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices America has made to preserv [...]	2003-07-14 12:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU IT EUN
03ROME3277	AMBASSADOR RAISES CLIMATE CHANGE, EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met Minister of Environment Altero Matteoli July 2 to discuss priority issues that might emerge during the Italian EU Presidency. Ambassador praised Italy's position on climate change and Kyoto, pointing out that PM Berlusconi had taken a significant political risk in p [...]	2003-07-18 09:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV TSPL KSCA EAID PGOV IT EUN
03ROME3368	U.S.-EU TROIKA POLITIAL DIRECTORS - PRODUCTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Jones had broad, frank and productive discussions at the U.S.-EU Troika Political Directors meeting, chaired by Italian MFA POLDIR Giancarlo Aragona in Rome on July 18. Both sides agreed on the need for strengthened and complementary U.S.-EU and EU-NATO security relations un [...]	2003-07-24 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME3388	EUR A/S JONES DISCUSSIONS WITH PM DIP ADVISOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-25 11:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME341	WFP FOOD AID - A "FIRST CUT" ON FUTURE WFP [...] WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) PRESENTED "NOTES FOR A CONSULTATION ON STRATEGIC ISSUES" IN ROME ON JANUARY 14, 2003. WFP REITERATED ITS INTENT TO INTENSIFY ITS FOCUS IN COUNTRIES WITH THE GREATEST NEED - WHICH IT DEFINED AS THOSE WITH A PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDI) OF LESS THAN USD 885 A [...]	2003-01-29 14:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
03ROME3483	PUTIN TELLS BERLUSCONI ALL COOPERATION ON BUSHEHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THEIR JULY 29 MEETING IN MOSCOW, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIAN COOPERATION WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE NUCLEAR FACILITY AT BUSHEHR, HAD CEASED. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED CLOSER EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, PREPARATIONS FOR PUTIN'S NOVEMBER [...]	2003-08-01 07:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT MARR PREL RS EUN
03ROME353	ITALY: 2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-29 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	IT MARR MCAP NATO PREF
03ROME3700	URGING HIGH LEVEL ITALIAN/EU PRESIDENCY ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) ON AUGUST 14 THE ACTING (NORMALLY DEPUTY) DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S BUREAU FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, FRANCESCO BASCONE, TOLD CHARGE THAT ITALY SHARED USG CONCERNS (REFTEL) OVER THE SLOW PACE OF PROGRESS TO REMOVE RUSSIAN TROOPS AND ARMS FROM MOLDOVA AND TO REACH A FINAL POLITICAL SETTLEMENT [...]	2003-08-14 13:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EU IT MD OSCE
03ROME379	ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR ITALY 2003-2004: [...] SUMMARY: ITALY IS LIKELY TO GROW ONLY MODERATELY OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. IN 2002, THE GDP GREW BY A MEAGER 0.4 PERCENT (BELOW THE EU AVERAGE),BUT SHOULD INCREASE BY 1.1 PERCENT IN 2003 AND BY TWO PERCENT IN 2004, SUPPORTED BY A MODEST RECOVERY IN DOMESTIC DEMAND. 2. THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...]	2003-01-31 12:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP
03ROME3794	BERLUSCONI'S END OF SUMMER MEETINGS WITH SCHROEDER [...] (C) Summary: The agenda for PM Berlusconi's August 22/23 meeting with German Chancellor Schroeder will include the Intergovernmental Conference and transatlantic relations. We told the PM's acting diplomatic advisor that an excellent vehicle for improving US-EU relations would be a commitment [...]	2003-08-21 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GM AF EUN
03ROME3842	U.S.-ITALY DUAL USE EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS, [...] (S) Summary: U.S. and Italian government delegations held consultations on dual use export controls in Rome July 21-23, in order to increase mutual understanding of each country's controls and to further bilateral cooperation. Flexibility is a key component of each country's controls - in Ital [...]	2003-08-25 14:09:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC PREL IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME3926	U/S BOLTON'S MEETING WITH ITALIANS [...] (S) Summary. U/S Bolton discussed the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),North Korea, Iran and the Global Partnership with MFA DG for Political Affairs Giancarlo Aragona and other Italian MFA officials on August 27. Aragona underlined Italy's strong commitment to PSI, and agreed that th [...]	2003-08-29 10:08:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT IAEA
03ROME4021	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - ON BOARD WITH MOST USG [...] (C) Poloff discussed all points ref a with MFA European Correspondent Sandro DeBernadin on September 1. He promised to take them under consideration as he continued to draft Foreign Minister Frattini's briefing papers for the Gymnich, in consultation with appropriate bureaus within the MFA. H [...]	2003-09-04 17:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT EUN ESDP
03ROME4133	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: A SLOW START ON AN [...] (C) Summary. The Italian Government unveiled an ambitious work program for its EU Presidency on July 1. Nine weeks into its Presidency, however, progress in most areas has been slow. Given the extended August break and the December holidays, Italy has, in effect, just over three months to c [...]	2003-09-10 17:42:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV ECON PREL IT EUN
03ROME4187	BERLUSCONI AND PUTIN DISCUSS IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING THEIR AUGUST 29-31 MEETING IN SARDINIA, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIA IS INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, PUTIN SAID THAT HE WAS DETE [...]	2003-09-12 17:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT IR RS EUN IAEA

03ROME4637	U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES ARTICLE 98, PSI, IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. U/S Bolton discussed Article 98, PSI, North Korea and Iran with senior Italian officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President's office and Prime Minister Berlusconi's office during meetings on October 2 in Rome. The Italians agreed to review language recently negoti [...]	2003-10-09 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS MNUC KN IR IT KICC
03ROME4701	MEETING OF UNIDROIT FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON OCTOBER 9 TO CONSIDER THE ORGANIZATION'S 2004 BUDGET. THE U.S. WAS ALONE IN DISASSOCIATING WITH CONSENSUS ON APPROVING THE BUDGET (AND ITS 3.61 PERCENT INCREASE),BUT ASSURED THE [...]	2003-10-15 09:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ABUD UNIDROIT
03ROME4921	UNWRA RESOLUTION: ITALIANS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: POL M/C DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA MIDDLE EAST OFFICE DIRECTOR, LUCA FERRARI. ALTHOUGH FERRARI STRONGLY AGREED WITH THE US GOAL OF REPLACING THE CURRENT UNWRA RESOLUTIONS WITH ONE COMBIED AND MORE POSITIVE RESOLUTION, HE WAS PESSIMISTIC THAT THE EU WOULD SUPPORT THE US RESOL [...]	2003-10-29 13:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IT UNSC
03ROME5035	IMPLICATIONS OF WFP'S ENDORSED BUDGET FOR 2004-2005 [...] At its third regular session (ref A),the Board took note of world Food Program's (WFP) Biennial Management Plan budget for 2004-2005, at a level of USD 4.8 billion, an increase of USD 1.6 billion (66 percent) compared with the 2002-2003 original budget estimate of USD 3.2 billion. Tonnage wis [...]	2003-11-06 05:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME5057	ITALY STILL UPSET ABOUT FLAGS TO POSTS [...] (C) Summary. DEFMIN Martino's office and the MFA's NATO Office warn that Italy will break silence if the Chairman of NATO's Military Committee follows through on a reported plan to put forward a flags to posts proposal to which Italy has registered strong objections. As related to SECDEF at l [...]	2003-11-06 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MARR MCAP PGOV IT AF IZ NATO
03ROME5222	Current readout on 2003 funding for WFP's North [...] As of mid-October, WFP had resourced 288,901 metric tons of food assistance (valued at USD 86.6 million) against its calendar year 2003 appeal for 513,096 metric tons. Principal donors include: Republic of Korea, 100,000 mts; Russian Federation, 40,463 mts; European Commission-ECHO, 46,285 mts [...]	2003-11-19 10:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
03ROME5362	ITALY'S RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN EFFORT TO RESOLVE [...] (C) MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI TOLD POLOFF ON NOVEMBER 21 THAT ITALY CONCURRED WITH THE US VIEW (REF A) THAT RECENT EFFORTS BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TO UNILATERALLY NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT OF THE TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT WERE CARRIED OUT IN A NON-TRANSPARENT MANNER AND OUTSIDE OF TH [...]	2003-11-25 17:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD RS IT EUN
03ROME5441	MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT VORONIN TERMS KOZAK PLAN [...] (C) ACCORDING TO MFA DESK OFFICER FOR MOLDOVA LORENZO ORTONA, MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT VORONIN INFORMED BOTH PRESIDENT CIAMPI AND PM BERLUSCONI THAT HE FOUND THE "KOZAK" DOCUMENT UNACCEPTABLE. VORONIN MADE CLEAR TO HIS ITALIAN INTERLOCUTORS DURING HIS NOVEMBER 27 VISIT TO ROME THAT NEGOTIATIONS TO [...]	2003-12-03 15:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD RS IT EUN
03ROME5453	WFP Informal Consultation on the Business [...] World Food Program (WFP) presented an "information note on the business process review," a document that describes a new business model for WFP, at a membership consultation in Rome on November 20, 2003. Seeking to improve the utilization of contributions and timeliness of relief aid, the new [...]	2003-12-04 08:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR WFP UN
03ROME5468	ALENIA SPAZIO CEO MAURIZIO TUCCI'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Alenia Spazio CEO Maurizio Tucci described for the Ambassador on November 28 his keen interest in ensuring that nothing undermine the growing relationship of trust fostered by recent Italy-U.S. discussions on dual-use export controls and technology transfer. Tucci said he was eag [...]	2003-12-04 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASS IT CH TSPA EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME5665	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY HAS UNEVEN SUCCESS BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Against the backdrop of EU members' continuing divisions over Iraq, Italy's EU Presidency managed to further U.S. interests in fighting terrorism and in keeping the EU's defense and security policy in accord with NATO and the Berlin-Plus agreement - in line with Italy's Presidency [...]	2003-12-19 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IT EUN
03ROME5694	ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...]	2003-12-23 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO
03ROME856	ITALIAN MFA AGREES TO SUPPORT OSCE PARTNER STATUS [...] (C) WE DELIVERED TO MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR OSCE ISSUES FABIO CRISTIANI REFTEL DEMARCHE REQUESTING GOI SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN TO BECOME AN OSCE PARTNER FOR COOPERATION. HE INDICATED THAT ITALY WOULD SUPPORT THE REQUEST, REFERRING TO AN UPCOMING MARCH 6 MEETING IN VIENNA. 2. (C) CRISTIAN [...]	2003-02-28 16:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT OSCE
03ROME86	OSCE: GOI ON IMPROVING U.S./EU COORDINATION; [...] (C) SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE. DURING A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00086 100733Z DISCUSSION ON TURKMENISTAN "MOSCOW MECHANISM" (SEE PARA 5),MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF U.S./EU COORDINATION ON OSCE ISSUES, AND O [...]	2003-01-10 07:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU IT TX OSCE
03ROME876	THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN [...] WHILE VISITING FEBRUARY 15-21 IN ETHIOPIA (REPORTED REF A),IT BECAME CLEAR THAT FURTHER AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS NEEDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE INSIDIOUS POTENTIAL OF HIV/AIDS TO TURN DROUGHT CRISES INTO CATASTROPHE. END SUMMARY. ---------- BACKGROUND -- [...]	2003-03-04 07:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME896	IDLO PROPOSAL TO USAID FOR U.S. DOLLARS 2.25 [...] THE ROME-BASED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION (IDLO) HAS SENT TO THE U.S. MISSION A PROPOSAL FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE PERIOD 2003-2005 REQUESTING USAID FUNDING OF U.S. DOLLARS 2.25 MILLION (U.S. 750,000/ANNUM). IDLO IS FUNDED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS; USAID HAS PREVIOUSLY PROV [...]	2003-03-04 15:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PREF EU EAGR IDLO UNAORC UN
03SANAA1373	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BOLTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) You are the most senior State Department official to visit Yemen since Secretary Baker came in late 1990. The ROYG thus recognizes your visit as an important opportunity to continue building the positive bilateral relations that have evolved in the aftermath of the Cole and 9/11 attacks, [...]	2003-06-16 05:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PARM PREL OTRA OVIP YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1397	NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE WELCOMES USAID [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Agriculture Hasan Omar Sowaid told Charge and USAID Representative that he welcomes USG assistance in the agriculture sector. Sowaid is the youngest Minister of the newly appointed Cabinet at 34, and new to the Sanaa political scene. However, with agriculture employing [...]	2003-06-18 04:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PINR YM ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA1455	U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Begin summary: During a day of official meetings on June 17, Under Secretary for Non-Proliferation and International Security John R. Bolton met with Foreign Minister Abubaker al-Qirbi and MOD Chief of Staff Major General Mohammed al-Qasami to discuss Yemen's relations with the DPRK and [...]	2003-06-24 07:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PARM MARR PREL MNUC MASS KN YM MARITIME SECURITY
03SANAA1546	FORMER IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN REQUESTS [...] (S/NF) On 6/21 Abdul Hakim al-Iryani, Advisor to Foreign Minister Qirbi, asked for USG assistance in vetting the asylum request of former Iraqi Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Ghalib Abdu Husayn al-Tamimi, his wife, and their six children. PolOff delivered USG response provided by ORCA (para 2) o [...]	2003-06-30 06:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL ASEC IZ AJ YM
03SANAA1690	2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF [...] THE FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY'S YEAR 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR YEMEN. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: A. 1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) is committed to attracting foreign investors by improving its overall investmen [...]	2003-07-13 07:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV YM OPIC ECON COM
03SANAA1745	YEMEN: NEW NAMES ON ASSETS FREEZE LIST [...] (U) On July 16, PolOff delivered ref A and B demarches to Mr. Abdulsalem Qassim Al-Awadi, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Office. Awadi said he would relay the names to the relevant ministries, and thanked PolOff for procedural information (derived from reftels, septels [...]	2003-07-20 11:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PREL PTER KSEP KVPR CVIS IZ YM UNSC EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN
03SANAA253	INITIAL YEMENI MEDIA REACTION TO SECRETARY [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-06 13:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM
03SANAA359	MANPADS NEA BILATERAL PLANS: YEMEN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Yemen has taken significant steps to restrict the number of Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) available to civilians. The ROYG has invested an estimated $30 million in a weapons buy-back program designed to remove MANPADS, RPGs, and other weapons from the civilian [...]	2003-02-24 07:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PREL PARM ETTC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA492	AMBASSADOR HULL'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-AYYAM [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-13 15:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL PGOV IZ YM
03SANAA520	YEMEN: HUNT OIL SHOOTINGS - MARCH 19 UPDATE [...] (C) Following the March 18 shooting in Marib of four Hunt Oil employees (reftel),our consular section has been in touch with the family of deceased Amcit Ron Horsch in the U.S. and is assisting in arrangements for shipment of remains from Yemen tonight via Frankfurt. Mark Edwards, the Canadia [...]	2003-03-19 15:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC YM
03SANAA794	TFIZ01: YEMENI MIXED REACTION TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: The Yemeni government continues to manage its anti-war credentials and cooperation with the U.S. by playing both sides, although the fall of Baghdad has spurred efforts by the ROYG to move cooperation forward with the U.S. Citizen reaction to Saddam's regime collapse remains to [...]	2003-04-15 13:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03STATE9334	NONPAPER FOR RUSSIAN USE WITH SYRIAN VP KHADDAM: [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SYRIAN VP KHADDAM WILL BE VISITING MOSCOW NEXT WEEK. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIAN COUNTERPARTS IN WASHINGTON, THE USG HAS REQUESTED THAT THE GOR RAISE SYRIA'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HAMAS AND HIZBALLAH. POST IS REQUESTED TO PROVIDE [...]	2003-01-11 02:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL SY
03TEGUCIGALPA1667	MEDIA REACTION ON LIBERIA, JULY 14, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Carlos Alberto Montaner in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/12 entitled "Yankee, come home!". "The international public opinion wasn't prepared to witness the show put by countless demonstrators asking for a US military intervention in Liberia, to end the civil war th [...]	2003-07-14 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1722	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, JULY 21, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Julio Escoto in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" entitled "Trapped". "When did the US get trapped by drugs? Definitely during the 1960s and 1970s with the hippie generation and after the Marines got back from Vietnam, when the Americans got a chance to experience the horro [...]	2003-07-22 17:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2871	International Coffee Organization Director Visits [...] SUMMARY: Nestor Osorio, Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO),visited Honduras and spoke publicly about the goals of the ICO. While he defended the interventionist role that the ICO has played in the past, he stressed the organization's current focus is on promot [...]	2003-12-09 12:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ETRD EAID EAGR PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA748	HONDURAN ATMOSPHERICS - IRAQ [...] Moderate Daily El Heraldo 3/22 - Article on a forum for students on the conflict in Iraq sponsored by the youth of the Democratic Unification Party (a leftist party made up of the remnants of the Socialists and Communist parties of the 1980s). Among the speakers was Carlos Reyes of the Bloque [...]	2003-03-25 18:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO PA
03TEGUCIGALPA856	POSSIBLE CANDIDATES TO SERVE AS FIRST HONDURAN [...] (C) The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has not yet named a Honduran ambassador to Cuba. Several names have been circulating as potential candidates. As noted in reftel B, first among these is Rene Arturo Bendana, former Ambassador to Spain and to the U.S. under past President Raf [...]	2003-04-08 18:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETTC PINR CU HO UNHCR
03THEHAGUE1451	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 12 [...] Details about the 2003 cash flow difficulties emerged during the first round of 2004 budget consultations and the OPCW informed member states that they will have to begin cutting program delivery. 2. Two rounds of 2004 budget consultations were held in June with senior OPCW management int [...]	2003-06-06 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ABUD CWC
03THEHAGUE1509	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENE-SETTER [...] (SBU) The First Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference, April 28 - May 9, consumed a great deal of Technical Secretariat and national delegation energy, and the last month has been frankly rather quiet. While the annotated EC-33 agenda (faxed to Washington) is long at this point, many [...]	2003-06-12 15:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1524	DUTCH MFA ON "PEACE CONSOLIDATION" IN MOLDOVA PAPER [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-13 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PBTS NATO OSCE
03THEHAGUE1633	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-33, U.S. DELOFF PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDED VIKTOR KHOLSTOV, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL (D-G) OF THE RUSSIAN MUNITIONS AGENCY (RMA). U.S. DELOFF EMPHASIZED THE URGENT NEED FOR [...]	2003-06-25 10:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1707	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RUSSIAN [...] In Delegation's view, during these meetings it became clear that Russia does not intend, and perhaps never intended, to abide by the present terms of the CTR MOU dated 14 March and signed by then-Director of the Russian Munitions Agency Zinovy Pak. The Russian delegation expressed its view th [...]	2003-07-03 06:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1727	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...]	2003-07-07 13:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1729	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 14TH SESSION OF [...] (U) The Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held its 14th session in The Hague, from 9-13 June 2003. The primary focus of attention was on the draft programme and budget 2004, which calls for an 8.36 [...]	2003-07-07 13:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1731	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 16 [...] (U) No other delegations showed enthusiasm for committing, as of Friday, June 20, to a serious, sustained effort at a systemic fix for Article IV/V financing. 2. (U) There were no immediate results from this round of industry intersessional consultations, but it is possible that the Sep [...]	2003-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1740	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...]	2003-07-08 11:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE1753	DUTCH MFA ON SENIOR OSCE REPRESENTATIVE FOR MOLDOVA [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-09 13:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD NL
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
03THEHAGUE1855	A/S JONES' HAGUE VISIT: TRAFFICKING, TERRORISM, [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-22 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB KCRM KHIV KWMN PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR
03THEHAGUE1858	ICTY: DEL PONTE PUSHES BACK;SEEKS MEETING WITH SG [...] Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, Reason 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),is seeking an urgent meeting with UN Secretary General Annan, perhaps as early as tomorrow, [...]	2003-07-23 05:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY ICTR
03THEHAGUE1879	NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...]	2003-07-24 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC
03THEHAGUE2096	OSCE: CIO POSITIVE BUT CAUTIOUS ON IRAQ POLICE [...] This is an action request - please see para 3. 2. DCM conveyed reftel points to Daan Everts, the Dutch CiO's Personal Representative. Everts, while agreeing that an assessment team is desirable, was unwilling to give a "yes" to the proposal in advance of his meeting with FM de Hoop Scheff [...]	2003-08-20 14:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	UK IZ NL OSCE KINL
03THEHAGUE2129	OSCE POLICE TRAINING IN IRAQ: DUTCH CIO NEEDS UNSC [...] Dutch OSCE coordinator Dan Everts briefed DCM on the outcome of his late August 22 meeting with FM de Hoop Scheffer on reftel demarche. Everts said that while the FM - like Everts - supported the idea of OSCE assistance to police training in Iraq, he could not simply decide to send an assessm [...]	2003-08-25 08:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	UK IZ NL OSCE KINL
03THEHAGUE2167	OSCE: MOLDOVA HIGH-LEVEL ENVOY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Due to the absence of CiO Personal Representative and OSCE Task Force Director Daan Everts until August 29, PolOff delivered ref A to OSCE Task Force Senior Policy Advisor Geoffrey van Leeuwen. Van Leeuwen said the GoNL agrees that positions on both the Transnistrian and Moldovan sides hav [...]	2003-08-27 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD NL OSCE
03THEHAGUE2290	ILSA: IRAN-AZADEGAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYAL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Shell Advisor Gavin Graham confirmed that Shell has no plans to make a proposal or tender for the Azadegan oil field independent of the Japanese. Shell does not feel the time is right to make deals in Iran, and is wary of undermining its relationship with the Japanese [...]	2003-09-11 17:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC IR JA NL UK
03THEHAGUE2331	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): TS COMMENTS ON [...] (U) This is CWC-91-03. Action required, see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Del representative Betsy Sanders met with Greg Linden, chief of the Information Services Branch (ISB) of the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS),and Subhash Paradkar, CEO of Sitar, Inc, Annandale, Va. Issues discussed include [...]	2003-09-17 06:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EIND CWC
03THEHAGUE2338	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (SBU) There will be one major topic for discussion at EC-34 (budget),a number of key issues of importance to the U.S. on which there may be substantial discussion (U.S. destruction deadline extension, Article VII) and one question that will be difficult to avoid discussing (the ILO decision o [...]	2003-09-17 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2367	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sept. 19, OPCW Director-General Pfirter made a strong pitch to delegations for an effective increase in the 2004 OPCW budget of approximately 7.4%. Pfirter assured the delegates that he and the leadership of the Technical Secretariat (TS) would work hard to identify and im [...]	2003-09-19 14:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2431	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-34, U.S. DELOFFS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) REP ANNOUNCED DOD PLANS TO OBLIGATE AN ADDITIONAL $60.3 MILLION FOR SHCHUCH'YE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES (CWDF) C [...]	2003-09-25 13:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2508	RUSSIAN DEPUTY FM TRUBNIKOV ON MOLDOVA [...] (C) Summary: At a September 30 bilateral meeting in The Hague, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Trubnikov told EUR/SNEC Ambassador Perina that he would soon be calling the Deputy Secretary with specific ideas on how the U.S. and Russia can cooperate on Moldova. Trubnikov claimed that he [...]	2003-10-02 11:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2560	OSCE: DUTCH PLANS FOR MAASTRICHT [...] Summary: In a meeting with visiting Dept. OSCE Coordinator Doug Wake, Dutch OSCE CiO Personal Representative Daan Everts stressed that the GoNL is looking ahead to a successful OSCE Ministerial December 1-2. To add to GoNL efforts throughout 2003, the Dutch are pushing hard for the Secretar [...]	2003-10-06 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM NL 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
03THEHAGUE2573	MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO DE HOOP SCHEFFER, [...] (C) Summary: In Paris October 2, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs held separate discussions with the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, urging the two sides to quickly arrange meetings between the two presidents and announcing their desire to visit the region soon after the Azeri elections. [...]	2003-10-07 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2581	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (C) The Oct. 20-24 Conference of States Parties will be dominated by discussion of the budget and other financial issues. We have supported the Director-General's request for a 7.36% increase, and share the DG's view that an increase of this magnitude is needed to ensure core functions are [...]	2003-10-08 13:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2627	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):WRAP-UP FOR WEEK [...] (U) It appears a consensus has been reached on an Article VII action plan for national implementation. Following an Oct. 9 meeting chaired by DG Pfirter with the Ambassadors of the U.S., U.K., India and Iran, agreement was reached on the one final substantive issue, which was the acceptable [...]	2003-10-14 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2685	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Informal budget discussions on Oct. 16 broke little new ground, and the stage is set for last-minute negotiations during CSP-8. DG Pfirter was in attendance and reiterated his call for a 7.36% increase. France stated that it had sent the DG's proposals and his calculations on the impact [...]	2003-10-22 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UK KS CWC
03THEHAGUE2707	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]	2003-10-28 10:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2766	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On Oct. 30, U.S. delegation members met with OPCW officials to discuss the status of upcoming ILO Administrative Tribunal actions stemming from the OPCW tenure policy. Additional points on side-bar discussions at the Eighth Conference of States Parties are also provided for t [...]	2003-11-04 10:53:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2794	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]	2003-11-06 07:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2835	ICTY: AN INSIDE LOOK INTO MILOSEVIC'S HEALTH AND SUPPORT NETWORK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The head of the detention unit of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) provided Embassy legal officers and USG physician with details of Slobodan Milosevic's health status, daily regimen, legal and financial network, frame of mind, and contacts o [...]	2003-11-12 16:26:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE2886	EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor Program on [...] Post is pleased to confirm the nomination of the Dutch participant in the EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor program on Terrorist Financing, Mr. Alle T.S. Dorhout, deputy head EU external relations division of the European Integration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. It is un [...]	2003-11-18 09:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
03THEHAGUE2908	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) As the October Conference of States Parties resolved most of the key issues facing the OPCW (budget, destruction deadline extensions, action plans),the focus of the December 2-5 Executive Council meeting will be on a number of technical, particularly industrial, issues. There have be [...]	2003-11-19 13:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2939	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 1ST MEETING OF [...] (U) Summary. Two USG legal experts (Bernard Seward from State/L/ACV - JAGLCS/CLAMO and Randy Pratt from Commerce/OGC/IS) participated in the first meeting of the CWC "Network of Legal Experts" November 4-7, supported by the Commerce representative to the U.S. CWC Delegation (Brandon Williams [...]	2003-11-24 18:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2944	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) OPCW Director for Policy Making Organs Sylwin Gizowski addressed the WEOG November 18, responding to the group s invitation to suggest improvements to the work of the Executive Council. Gizowski spoke in a personal capacity, acknowledging that is was not the responsibility of the Technica [...]	2003-11-25 10:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2956	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): A/S DESUTTER'S [...] (U) On November 17-18, Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, visited SIPDIS The Hague and consulted with officials of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of SIPDIS Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and other officials. She so [...]	2003-11-25 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2959	VISIT OF EUR PDAS CHARLIE RIES TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) During meetings in The Hague November 19-20 in advance of the Dutch EU presidency (July - December 2004),EUR PDAS Ries stressed the importance of early and close U.S.-Dutch consultations to avoid surprises and needless conflicts. On specific areas of potential cooperation, Ries pushed fo [...]	2003-11-26 09:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON PTER NL
03THEHAGUE2979	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE IV/V - [...] (U) There is widespread support for the proposal submitted by the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters to address the issue of Article IV and V payments. No delegation has spoken out against the ABAF recommendation. Guidance request at para 11 on whether the proposal is accep [...]	2003-11-28 12:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3038	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) Having resolved most critical policy issues at the October Conference of the States Parties, the 35th Executive Council managed only to remove a bit of the administrative underbrush. Russian hostage-taking of the U.S. plans regarding the Aberdeen destruction facility continued, althou [...]	2003-12-10 12:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3150	THE NETHERLANDS: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (U) Point of Contact is Pol-Mil Officer Nathaniel Dean, (31) (70) 310-9346, email DeanNP@state.gov. Average exchange rate is one Euro equals 1.22 USD. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Netherlands made significant contributions to allied goals in 200 [...]	2003-12-19 15:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV NL NATO
03THEHAGUE3175	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Deloffs exchanged views with Chinese counterparts Yu Dunhai and Dai Huaicheng on OPCW activities, nonproliferation issues, and CW destruction over lunch on December 23. Separate conversations with Korean First Secretary Lee Sang Soo and others covered much of the same ground. 2. (U) The [...]	2003-12-24 10:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
03USUNNEWYORK299	UNSC/IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL MAKES THE CASE; THE [...] (U) SECRETARY POWELL MADE AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTE-PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 5 TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (SC) IN WHICH HE OUTLINED, IN DETAIL: IRAQI EFFORTS TO DEFEAT UNMOVIC AND IAEA INSPECTIONS; IRAQ'S FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR WMD AND OTHER MATERIALS IT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE POSSESSED; AND IRAQ'S [...]	2003-02-06 01:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM PTER UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK716	UN/IRAQ:GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN MARCH 15 JOINT [...] (U) ON MARCH 15, GERMAN PERMREP PLEUGER CIRCULATED THE FOLLOWING GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION ON IRAQ AS AN ANNEX TO A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT OF GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION. -- THE SHARED GOAL OF THE INTERNATI [...]	2003-03-17 15:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK727	UN/IRAQ: NO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION; SUBDUED COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SUBDUED SECURITY COUNCIL MET IN INFORMALS ON MARCH 17 TO RECEIVE WORD THAT THE U.S., UK, AND SPAIN HAD CHOSEN NOT TO BRING THEIR RESOLUTION TO A VOTE, BUT WOULD INSTEAD "RESERVE THEIR RIGHT TO TAKE THEIR OWN STEPS TO SECURE THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ." SYG ANNAN AND MOST COUNCIL M [...]	2003-03-17 22:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK768	UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL CLOSES ONE CHAPTER IN IRAQI DISARMAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A FRANKLY ANTI-CLIMATIC CONCLUSION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IN DEBATING THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ, THE COUNCIL HELD AN OPEN SESSION MARCH 19 ATTENDED BY MINISTERS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, SYRIA, AND GUINEA. (GUINEAN FM FALL WAS IN NEW YORK TO PRESIDE OVER THE COUNCIL [...]	2003-03-19 23:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
03VATICAN135	POPE'S MESSAGE TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS FOCUSES ON WAR, [...] IN HIS ANNUAL SPEECH TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS JANUARY 13, POPE JOHN PAUL II OFFERED HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD. CITING THE CURRENT "FEAR THAT OFTEN DWELLS IN THE HEARTS OF OUR CONTEMPORARIES," HE IDENTIFIED THE CAUSES OF THIS FEAR AS: "INSIDIOUS TERRORISM, UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS [...]	2003-01-14 07:15:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1570	VATICAN LOOKING FORWARD: U/S BOLTON REVIEWS [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN, CARDINAL STAFFORD, THE AMERICAN HEADS OF THE COUNCIL FOR LAITY, AND ITALIAN CARDINAL RUINI, WHO IS THE VICAR OF ROME AND HEAD OF THE ITALIAN BISHOPS CONFERENCE, TOLD UNDER SECRETARY BOLTON APRIL 9 THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO IRAQ'S FUTURE AND ARE FOCUSED ON HUMANI [...]	2003-04-13 10:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1775	POPE DECRIES EXECUTIONS AND ASKS CASTRO FOR [...] (U) SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA. 5. 2. (U) IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE HOLY SEE'S NORMALLY CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO CUBA, POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS PUBLICLY DECRIED THE EXECUTION OF THREE HIJACKERS AS WELL AS THE HARSH SENTENCES RECENTLY HANDED DOWN AGAINST CUBAN DISSIDENTS. THE POPE'S APRIL 13 APPEA [...]	2003-04-28 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU VT
03VATICAN195	(C) PAYA VISITS POPE; FM TAURAN MAY RECIPROCATE [...] (C) VATICAN CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD US JANUARY 9 THAT THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT "PRESSING THE ENVELOPE" FOR GREATER CHURCH FREEDOMS IN CUBA. HE BELIEVED THAT THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00195 [...]	2003-01-16 14:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT
03VATICAN3387	ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...]	2003-07-25 11:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS
03VATICAN3436	Caritas on North Korea: Unified, Willing to [...] (u) Catholic Church relief network Caritas works with the people of North Korea to combat poverty and malnutrition. Post recently met with Kathi Zellweger, who oversees Caritas' operations in North Korea and who spends considerable time there, to review developments in that country. Zellweg [...]	2003-07-29 11:52:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ETRD KN VT
03VATICAN4289	SANT EGIDIO CONFERENCE PROMOTES IRAQ, RELIGIOUS [...] (U) At Vatican-sanctioned NGO Sant'Egidio's annual conference on peace and interreligious dialogue September 7-9 in Aachen, Germany, religious and civic leaders from around the world discussed and debated global and regional issues in which religious groups are involved and could be part of a [...]	2003-09-22 12:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT
03VATICAN4570	VATICAN MIFFED, REALISTIC ABOUT GEORGIAN ABOUT [...] (C) VATICAN AUTHORITIES WERE SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA'S DECISION NOT TO SIGN AN INTERSTATE AGREEMENT THAT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH THE HOLY SEE. FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN LOUIS TAURAN HAD UNUSUALLY STRONG WORDS IN THE MEDIA AS HE CONCLUDED HIS FRUITLESS VISIT TO G [...]	2003-10-06 15:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	GG KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VT
03VATICAN4689	HOLY SEE: UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON REVIEWS U.S. [...] (c) Under Secretary Bolton told Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin that the U.S. was making steady progress in Iraq, even though the security situation was not what we would like it to be. Bolton briefed Parolin on the President's meeting with Russian President Putin and the state of pla [...]	2003-10-15 05:57:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KN PARM PREL VT
03YEREVAN2806	ARMENIA: ONLY CONCERN IS GEORGIA'S STABILITY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway. Reasons: 1.5 (B)&(D). 2. (C) Summary. Following the resignation of Georgian President Shevardnadze, the Armenian leadership and government officials have maintained an official line that the stability of their neighbor is Armenia's paramount conce [...]	2003-11-24 14:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM GG
03YEREVAN2883	SEVENTH ANNUAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HELD IN YEREVAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.4 (b&d). 2. (C) Summary. The seventh US-Armenian Strategic Dialogue took place in Yerevan November 20. The sides discussed regional security, defense cooperation, and cooperation on counter-terrorism. The delegation heads, EUR DAS Ly [...]	2003-12-02 05:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	AJ AM GG MARR PARM PGOV PREL PTER TU
03YEREVAN2903	ARMENIAN STUDENTS DISCUSS GEORGIA, POLITICS, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) PAS invited 11 students from the political science department of Yerevan State University to the Embassy November 26 to discuss their perceptions of the 'velvet revolution' in neighboring Georgi [...]	2003-12-02 13:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
03YEREVAN2975	TYCOONS RELOADED: WHO CONTROLS WHAT IN ARMENIA [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) The following is our informal guide to who owns what in Armenia, with the caveat that some of the information is based on rumor and speculation. ----------- MULTI GROUP ----------- 3. (SBU) The Multi Group is h [...]	2003-12-09 09:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM
03YEREVAN2992	(IMI) ARMENIA: REPORT ON KOTAYK PROVINCE [...] On October 6-9, 2003, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Armenian province of Kotayk to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S.-Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is another in [...]	2003-12-12 06:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
03ZAGREB305	DOES THE OTP HAVE A STRATEGY FOR CROATIA? [...] (C) THOMAS OSORIO, HEAD OF ICTY'S ZAGREB OFFICE, TOLD US THAT OTP SPOKESPERSON FLORENCE HARTMANN'S FEBRUARY 5 STATEMENT CRITICIZING THE GOC FOR FAILING TO APPREHEND ICTY INDICTEE ANTE GOTOVINA AND FOR FAILING TO MEET ICTY INFORMATION REQUESTS REPRESENTS THE OPENING SALVO OF A NEW OTP BID TO PR [...]	2003-02-11 17:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PGOV PREL HR ICTY RV
03ZAGREB491	CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION HITS ROADBLOCK; [...] (SBU) THE POLITICAL CONFLICT OVER THE ABORTED PRIVATIZATION OF THE SUNCANI HVAR HOTEL GROUP, REPORTED REFS A AND B, IS HAMPERING PROGRESS ON THE REST OF THE PORTFOLIO OF THE CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION FUND (CPF) AND MORE GENERALLY ON CROATIA'S WHOLE ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM. THE ANIMUS TOWARD PRI [...]	2003-03-07 09:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EAGR HR
03ZAGREB755	UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: CROATIA MAINTAINS HARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOR CROATIA, UNRAVELING THE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE SUCCESSOR STATES OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA CONTINUES TO HINGE ON SECURING A RATIFIED AGREEMENT ON SUCCESSION ISSUES (ASI). ON APRIL 4, ZDRAVKO ROGIC, SENIOR CROATIAN REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SUCCESSOR STATES' FINANCE COMMITT [...]	2003-04-04 15:55:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR BK SI MW HR RU
03ZAGREB799	DRUZHBADRIA AND CPOT PIPELINES -- CROATIA MOVING [...] (SBU) THE DRUZHBADRIA PIPELINE PROJECT IS ONE POSSIBLE ROUTE TO BRING RUSSIAN OIL TO WESTERN MARKETS, SOMETHING WHICH WOULD ENHANCE GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY BY INCREASING DIVERSIFICATION OF OIL SUPPLIES. THE CROATIAN PRESS HAS SOUGHT TO PORTRAY CROATIA AS A NEW PLAYER IN WORLD OIL POLITICS. H [...]	2003-04-11 08:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET SENV HR
04ABUDHABI3077	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/IRAQ/WEST BANK [...] SUMMARY: THE HOSTAGE CRISIS IN RUSSIA AND THE DETORIARATING SECURITY SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ABDULLAH RASHID NOTED IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THEMSELVES RELIGIOUS WHO LEAD OUR YOUTH TO BECOME TERROISTS. [...]	2004-09-08 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI4261	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON UAE INTERIOR MINISTER SHEIKH [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador and the U.S. Embassy law enforcement team (RSO, LEGAT, DHS/ICE) called on new Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed al Nahyan on November 24. Ambassador emphasized that cooperation through USG law enforcement training and exchange programs would remain a high prior [...]	2004-11-28 09:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM ASEC TC

04ABUDHABI434	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP - EMBASSY ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador convened the Abu Dhabi G- 8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on February 17. Representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Canada attended. Spain and Switzerland also sent representatives. CTAG members discussed their contributi [...]	2004-02-18 14:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ASEC ETTC TC
04ABUDHABI684	UAE: 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-10 15:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
04ABUJA1141	NIGERIA: U.S. AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Campbell. Reason(s): 1.5 (b),(d 2. (C) Summary: In a conversation following my June 25 presentation of five years, Nigeria in on "the right track." He said that debt forgive expressed satisfaction with the current U.S. stance. He referred at le their d [...]	2004-06-25 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI US
04ABUJA1381	NIGERIA: U.S. COMPANY LOSES BID, ALLEGES [...] (U) ACTION REQUESTED PARAGRAPH THIRTEEN. 2. (SBU) Summary: Earlier this year, Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) solicited bids in the sale of a majority stake in ALSCON, the state aluminum smelting plant. The bid by an American corporation, BFIGroup Corporation, to acquire the [...]	2004-08-12 04:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PREL BEXP EINV EFIN NI
04ABUJA149	NIGERIA AND DPRK MISSILES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Nigeria has continuing military cooperation with the DPRK, but the Nigerians tell us they are only talking about missiles to keep the door open for military aid from the DPRK, and do not intend to procure missiles or their technology. DPRK VP Yang Hyong-sop is visiting Nigeria [...]	2004-01-29 14:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM KNNP PREL KN NI
04ABUJA1598	U.S./NIGERIA BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP: OBASANJO LAYS [...] (C) Summary: In a public speech given at a Nigeria-U.S. investment conference sponsored by the Corporate Council on Africa/The Nigerian Economic Summit Group on September 16, President Obasanjo departed from his previously prepared text to lay down markers on the U.S./Nigeria bilateral relat [...]	2004-09-17 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EFIN KDEM NI
04ABUJA1653	NIGERIA, CORRUPTION, AND US [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption is a serious problem for Nigeria, and harms U.S. interests. President Bush took up the issue in the G8 transparency/anti-corruption Compact with Nigeria at Sea Island, and the next important U.S. effort will be at the Nigeria-G8 meeting in Washington October 4. Post [...]	2004-09-24 07:58:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KCOR EPET EAID NI
04ABUJA1998	EMBASSY OFFICER BARRED FROM "PUBLIC" COURT MARTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The court martial continues of three Nigerian Rear Admirals allegedly involved in the disappearance from naval custody of the tanker MT African Pride, which had been seized with a cargo of stolen crude oil. The GON has said the court martial proceeding is open to the public, bu [...]	2004-12-03 08:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP KCOR NI
04ABUJA1999	ECOWAS OR EU-COWAS: ACCREDITATION AND INFLUENCE AT [...] Summary. The recently concluded ECOWAS donors conference highlighted a disparity in influence at the Secretariat between accredited observers and non-accredited SIPDIS donors. The ability of the EU to direct the conference agenda and to dominate the attention of ECOWAS was remarkable, an [...]	2004-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECIN MARR ODIP NI ECOWAS
04ABUJA227	NIGERIA CTAG MEETING [...] (SBU) February 5, per reftel instructions, CDA hosted the first Abuja CTAG meeting. The meeting was attended by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Spain and the European Commission. Few countries in attendance had recent or ongoin [...]	2004-02-11 08:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC NI
04ABUJA371	SOLGAS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting on petitions from Nigerian civil society groups, Nigeria's House of Representatives Steel Committee said February 19 that the U.S. energy company SOLGAS did not have the technical ability to refurbish and operate the GON's Ajaokuta Steel Complex, although it also said th [...]	2004-03-04 04:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV NI
04ABUJA393	MOVING AHEAD WITH NIGERIA ON THE EVIAN [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Ngozi and Presidential Advisor Ezekwesili have given Post concrete expression of Nigerian government interest in a G-8 transparency/anti-corruption pilot program in January (Ref B),and reaffirmed that in February to Post and also in their meetings with U/S Larson at Dav [...]	2004-03-08 06:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ETRD NI
04ACCRA2527	ALCOA'S BID FOR VALCO [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOffs met with Randy Phillips and Jeff Heeter of Alcoa December 14. Phillips and Heeter were in Ghana to follow up on Alcoa's proposal to purchase a larger stake in the Volta Aluminum Company(VALCO) and develop Ghana's bauxite reserves. The proposal also includes the const [...]	2004-12-22 08:30:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC
04ADANA175	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2004 [...] OZGUR GUNDEM: According to the report of the Turkish Agriculturalists Association, despite the fact that East Anatolia has been a center for cattle breeding because of the favorable ecological conditions of the region, implementation of wrong state policies has seriously hampered the dev [...]	2004-12-28 06:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04AMMAN10040	JORDAN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel, post submits the following language for use in the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. This text also will be e-mailed to the S/CT POCs, per reftel. 2. (SBU) Jordan continued its strong support for the global war on terrorism in 2004. Jordanian security services [...]	2004-12-21 10:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL JO
04AMMAN2644	U.S.-RUSSIA CT COOPERATION AND JORDAN [...] (C) Embassy Amman and the Russian Mission have a regular dialogue at the DCM level on a range of issues, including counterterrorism. The Russian DCM participates in the G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meetings, most recently hosted by Post on February 5. Although he thus far has c [...]	2004-04-06 16:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER JO
04AMMAN4836	NAQUORA KURDS DEPART AMMAN, ARRIVE SAFELY IN [...] After a tense weekend of continued standoff among GOJ, Dutch and UNHCR officials (reftels),the 14 Naquora Kurds departed Amman on June 13 via a UN-chartered Russian plane and accompanied by security officials from the Iraqi Embassy in Amman. According to UNHCR officials, the plane arrived s [...]	2004-06-14 10:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL IZ LE JO UNHCR
04AMMAN6726	NONVIOLENT IRAQI OPPOSITION FIGURES AIR FAMILIAR [...] SUMMARY: A two-day meeting held in Amman in late July offered an opportunity for prominent, nonviolent members of the Iraqi opposition to the coalition forces (CF) and Iraqi interim government (IIG) to meet with prominent, but predominantly non-official, Americans. The meeting produced a few [...]	2004-08-10 14:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL JO IZ
04AMMAN7400	MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-07 12:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN7619	GOJ DETAINS, RELEASES UNLICENSED PREACHERS [...] (C) Summary: A GOJ crackdown on unlicensed preachers over the weekend ignited a furious reaction from Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood, which accused the GOJ of kowtowing to U.S. demands and restricting public freedoms. Intervention from the Prime Minister resulted in the release of 11 [...]	2004-09-14 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL JO
04AMMAN9085	BOEING IN JORDAN - STILL IN A MUDDLE, DESPITE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Boeing officials, King Abdullah reiterated his political commitment to buy Boeing aircraft and his strategic interest in a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The possible options include a purchase of four 737s by merging transition start-up [...]	2004-11-09 12:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR BEXP JO IZ
04AMMAN9152	JORDAN TO PUSH FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF [...] (C) At the direction of King Abdullah, one of Jordan's leading Muslim clerics issued a strong message November 9 rejecting religious extremism and terrorism while promoting principles of moderation, tolerance and dialogue. The GOJ intends to host an international conference of Muslim scholar [...]	2004-11-15 18:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL JO
04AMMAN9888	MEDIA REACTION ON UKRAINE [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-14 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04ANKARA1036	GEORGIAN FM JAPARIDZE'S FIRST VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Georgian FM Japaridze reportedly gave Turkish FM Gul a positive readout of President Saakashvili's recent Moscow trip but said Saakashvili had emphasized that Georgia will remain oriented toward the West, will insist on Russian withdrawal from bases in Georgia, and will not agree [...]	2004-02-23 16:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EPET GG PGOV PREL RS TU
04ANKARA1058	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-24 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1061	TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY FLOATS IDEA FOR VOLUNTARY [...] (C) MFA Director General for Energy Haki Akil told us the Foreign Ministry is launching a new initiative to reduce the transport of petroleum and refined products through the Turkish Straits. MFA is testing the interest of oil companies in an agreement on voluntary principles that would comm [...]	2004-02-24 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EWWT PREL SENV TU
04ANKARA1120	TURKEY HOSTS POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] MFA hosted political consultations among Black Sea Force (BLACKSEAFOR) participants in Ankara on January 19. The joint press communique (para 2 below) explains that the group decided to focus BLACKSEAFOR activities on fighting terrorism. They also discussed the need to protect the Black Sea [...]	2004-02-26 08:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR TU
04ANKARA1133	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-26 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
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
04ANKARA127	CHARGE DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH MFA [...] (U) Summary: Charge and Poloff met January 6 with MFA Deputy U/S Ertay and MFA Deputy DG Topcuoglu to discuss GOT efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and the upcoming State Department TIP Report. Topcuoglu said neither the GOT nor its NGO partner have been able to secure funding to [...]	2004-01-08 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA1372	TURKEY WARILY EMBRACING PSI [...] (C) TGS Deputy J-5 MG Arslan told Pol-Mil Counselor February 18 that the GOT intended to act primarily as an observer of PSI in 2004 and planned more active participation in PSI activities in 2005. Earlier Arslan had joked with PolMilOff that Turkey planned to be involved in PSI "as little as [...]	2004-03-08 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL TU
04ANKARA151	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-09 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1542	TURKISH MFA REQUESTS USG REACTION TO IDEA OF [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: MFA Director General for Energy Hakki Akil asked March 12 for an initial USG reaction to the Ministry's initiative (reftel) to obtain agreement on voluntary principles committing oil companies to reduce the flow of oil throug [...]	2004-03-16 09:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EWWT PREL SENV TU
04ANKARA1585	GEORGIA ASKS TURKEY TO CLOSE BORDER, FREEZE AJARAN [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Embassy says GOG asked Turkey March 15 to close its border crossing with Ajara and freeze Ajaran assets. Turks have temporized and probably will not respond positively. Turkish MFA Caucasus DDG Tezgor claims the GOT (1) supports Georgian territorial integrity and sove [...]	2004-03-17 09:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	GG PGOV PREL TU
04ANKARA1595	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: PROGRESS IN TURKEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: G/TIP officer and Emboff met with government and non-government organizations in Ankara and Trabzon February 23-24 to explore Turkey's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). An MFA official anti-TIP noted progress in training programs, provision of humanitarian visa [...]	2004-03-17 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA1752	MINORITIES BOARD REVIEWING APPOINTMENT OF [...] (U) Summary: Caught off-guard by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's appointment of six non-Turkish citizens to his Holy Synod, Turkish officials are not certain how to react, but say GOT is reviewing the move. Part of the difficulty the authorities face is that Bartholomew's move exposes the [...]	2004-03-23 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA2	BSE Notification to Turkish Government [...] ON DECEMBER 30, AGCOUNSELOR DELIVERED TALKING POINTS FROM REFTEL CONCERNING BSE TO THE TURKISH DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DIRECTOR OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL, TURKEY'S VETERINARY AND QUARANTINE SERVICE. ON DECEMBER 24TH, THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY ISSUE A REGULATION BANNING I [...]	2004-01-02 07:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU
04ANKARA2111	TURKEY EAGER TO OPERATIONALIZE SPACE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff met with Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Col. Yavuz Goker April 7 to discuss the status of US-Turkey space cooperation. Goker said the TUAF had decided what it needed in a space program and was now considering how to get there. He outlined Turkey's goals in the field of space [...]	2004-04-12 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL ETTC TU
04ANKARA2152	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman, visiting USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief Al Moskowitz discussed USG efforts to combat trafficking in the United States, noting success in USG methods for 1) identifying victims, 2) disti [...]	2004-04-14 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2185	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-15 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2198	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial local FSN tr [...]	2004-04-16 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2240	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-21 06:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2419	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-29 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-03 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2489	TURKS REORGANIZING MILITARY PROCUREMENT WHILE [...] (U) This report contains sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Defense Industries Murad Bayar told the Ambassador April 30 that, despite his own efforts to limit the impact of EU-mandated reforms on his organization, he was hopeful [...]	2004-05-04 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PINR TU
04ANKARA2543	TURKISH MFA ON GEORGIA/AJARA [...] (C) On May 4, the GOT issued a public announcement about Georgia saying that Turkey is following with concern developments in Georgia and Ajara; noting that Turkey considers Georgian stability important; calling for the sides to act with moderation; welcoming the Georgian MFA's May 2 announc [...]	2004-05-05 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	GG PREL TU
04ANKARA261	GOT OVERHAULING CRIMINAL LAW SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: An experts committee is conducting a thorough overhaul of three major Turkish laws that determine what constitutes a crime, how crimes are punished, and how the judiciary functions in criminal matters. The committee will propose a wide range of reforms, including: eliminating rape [...]	2004-01-15 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA2695	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-12 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2717	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-13 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2721	TURKEY AS THE HUB IN THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish officials say they continue to strongly support the East-West Energy Corridor and are positioning Turkey to become the transit hub for Caspian and Middle East natural gas to Europe. Turkey is pushing two pipeline projects to export gas to Europe and exploring options f [...]	2004-05-14 09:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ENRG EPET ETRD SENV TU
04ANKARA2791	GOT CANCELS $2B ATAK HELICOPTER, $1B UAV, AND AN [...] (C) The Executive Committee (PM, CHOD and MOD) announced May 14 that it had canceled procurement programs for attack helicopters and UAVs, as well as a moribund program for main battle tanks. The EC publicly explained its decision as an effort to better acquire new models based on domestic pr [...]	2004-05-17 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL TU IS
04ANKARA2839	AMBASSADORS EDELMAN AND WESTMACOTT'S MAY 18 [...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Ambassador Edelman and UK Ambassador Westmacott, Turkish MFA U/S Ziyal and Deputy U/S Ilkin urged USUN and the UK UN delegation to stay in close touch with the Turkish delegation as the UNSC considered action after the SYG's report. The Turks expect a general [...]	2004-05-20 11:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU
04ANKARA2857	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-20 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2881	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-21 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2894	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-24 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2898	TURKS "NOT GETTING ANYWHERE" WITH RUSSIA ON CYPRUS [...] (C) Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman told us May 24 that the GOT expects no change in Russia's Cyprus policy, despite FM Gul's May 20 visit to Moscow. Gul went to Moscow with an OIC delegation but met one-on-one with FM Lavrov to discuss Cyprus. MFA U/S Ziyal told Ambassador Edelman [...]	2004-05-24 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU
04ANKARA2913	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-25 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2914	CASPIAN BASIN ENERGY AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of the IEA's Seminar "Natural Gas in South East Europe," May 5-6, in Istanbul, Ambassador Mann met with Energy U/S Sami Demirbilek and MFA DDG for Energy Hakki Akil to discuss U.S.-Turkish coordination in support of the East-West Energy Corridor. Turkish officia [...]	2004-05-25 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ENRG EPET ETTC IR TU
04ANKARA2948	PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S FIRST VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During President Saakashvili's first-ever May 20-22 visit to Turkey, he expressed satisfaction with the GOT's position on Ajara and asked the Turks to help convince Russia to give up its Georgian bases, according to Georgian DCM Tabatadze. His GOT interlocutors expressed support [...]	2004-05-27 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON GG PREL TU
04ANKARA3033	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-01 18:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3046	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-02 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3117	PSI: TURKEY COMMITTED TO EARNING CORE GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The GOT is committed to earning membership in the PSI and asks what it would take. They also ask how Russia made the cut given Ankara's belief that Moscow has not participated in PSI activities. MFA DG Morali expressed some d [...]	2004-06-07 09:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC TU
04ANKARA3130	CYPRUS FOLLOW-ON: U.S. AND UK AMBASSADORS' JUNE 4 [...] (C) Summary: Turks express reservations on two points in UNSYG's Cyprus good offices report but grudgingly agree the report is helpful. Turkey sees the Russians as unhelpful in the UNSC and seeks a UNSC outcome that does the most to end northern Cyprus' isolation -- probably a simple UNSC en [...]	2004-06-07 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU
04ANKARA3149	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-08 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA317	BREAKTHROUGHS BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA APPEAR [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting, Turkish MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali reaffirmed that Turkey linked opening the Armenian border and full diplomatic relations to Armenian concessions in Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) (reftel). Although MFA officials will travel to Yerevan in February [...]	2004-01-19 09:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM PREL TU
04ANKARA3257	UPDATE ON THE (STALLED) PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-10 17:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EIND ECON TU
04ANKARA3336	AMBASSADOR EDELMAN URGES TURKEYS' ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler, Ambassador Edelman welcomed progress on the East-West Energy Corridor, raised concerns about Iranian gas exports to Europe, expressed support for Bosphorus bypass pipelines, and pressed the GOT to accelerate energy sector [...]	2004-06-14 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ENRG EPET SENV TU
04ANKARA3419	BOSPHORUS BYPASS PIPELINES -- THE SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Government supports construction of a bypass pipeline to reduce the rising volume of oil tanker traffic through the Turkish Straits. Two consortia are promoting bypass projects in Turkey -- one via Thrace and the other from Samsun to Ceyhan -- and have applied for [...]	2004-06-16 08:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD SENV TU
04ANKARA3458	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-17 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA348	TURKISH P.M. ERDOGAN GOES TO WASHINGTON: HOW STRONG A LEADER IN THE FACE OF STRONG CHALLENGES? [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-20 12:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL TU
04ANKARA3484	SCENESETTER FOR CODELS FRIST, LUGAR, AND BEREUTER [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Erdogan's ruling AK Party (AKP) appears unassailable, with a two-thirds majority in Parliament and no viable opposition party. GOT legal reforms have improved the chances for an accession negotiation start date from the EU in December. Yet AKP struggles with corruption, ad h [...]	2004-06-21 11:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS ECON MARR TU
04ANKARA3589	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-25 05:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3673	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JUNE 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about Turkey- specific anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press clips. Text of any articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation, unless otherwise noted. 2 [...]	2004-06-29 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3724	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-01 11:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3740	PSI AND NPT: TURKS "DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED" AT LACK [...] (C) Action Request at Para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) While delivering Refs A and B, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff were treated to an unexpected and emotional reaction to U/S Bolton's PSI letter from usually stoic MFA Director General for Disarmament and Security Affairs Haluk Ilica [...]	2004-07-01 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL TU IR
04ANKARA3764	TURKISH MFA CLAIMS ARMENIA WILLING TO DISCUSS NK [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali portrays the June 28 meeting during the Istanbul NATO Summit between Turkish FM Gul and Armenian FM Oskanian, and a follow-on trilateral meeting including Azerbaijani FM Mammadyarov, as steps forward in resolving the Nagorno Karab [...]	2004-07-07 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM PBTS TU
04ANKARA3779	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-07 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4009	TURKEY: MFA SEEKS CONSENSUS OF OIL COMPANIES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's MFA continues to oppose issuing licenses now to the companies that have applied for Turkish Straits bypass pipeline routes through Turkey. Instead, the Ministry wants to forge a consensus among the oil companies on "Voluntary Principles" to reduce their traffic in the [...]	2004-07-20 11:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU
04ANKARA4109	CASPIAN BASIN ENERGY DIPLOMACY AMBASSADOR MANN [...] (C) Summary: EUR Ambassador Steven Mann encouraged Turkish Energy Minister Guler to work together with the United States to promote Caspian natural gas exports through Turkey to Europe, but cautioned about Iranian gas transitting Turkey. Guler noted Turkey's difficult relationship with Iran [...]	2004-07-23 10:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA4110	AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES CASPIAN ENERGY ISSUES AT [...] (U) Summary: Caspian Basin Energy Development Ambassador Steven Mann met with energy officials on the margins of the June 16-17 Tale of Three Seas Energy Conference in Istanbul. (Septel reports on Mann,s meeting with Turkish Energy Minister Guler.) Mann was joined by Turkish MFA Deputy U/S A [...]	2004-07-23 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA4112	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S JULY 27-29 TRIP TO IRAN: U.S. [...] (C) In delivering reftel demarche July 22 to MFA DDG for South Asia Evirgen, polcounselor noted our understanding that Turkey shares U.S. views on the need for sharp improvement in Iranian behavior. The USG has strong interest in seeing PM Erdogan deliver crisp, unambiguous messages to Tehran [...]	2004-07-23 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON ENRG TU IR
04ANKARA4118	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-23 16:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4148	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial [...]	2004-07-28 09:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA42	1/6/04 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following are recent developments related to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey: ----------------- IOM Pilot Program ----------------- 2. (U) The Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has drafted a proposal for a USD 1.2 million pilot projec [...]	2004-01-06 09:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF PREL PGOV TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4233	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-29 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4273	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 16-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles not published in English is provided through unofficial local FSN translation or otherwise noted sources. 2. (U) Published July 28, 20 [...]	2004-08-02 08:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04ANKARA4320	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-03 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4416	TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON TIP VICTIM [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting with Emboff, International Organization on Migration (IOM) Interim Country Director Meltem Ersoy asserted that an increase in TIP victim referrals from the GOT to IOM is a direct result of 1) a series of IOM-funded law enforcement training sessions that focus police [...]	2004-08-06 11:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4419	COMNAVEUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Summary: Welcome back to Turkey! Although you are a frequent visitor, this visit is particularly important because you will be wearing your US (vice NATO) hat. As such, yours is the first visit by a US four-star admiral in a national capacity since ADM Natter,s visit as Fleet Forces Com [...]	2004-08-06 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR OVIP TU
04ANKARA4428	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-06 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4524	A TURKISH PROPOSAL TO MAKE MECCA AND MEDINA [...] (C) Action request--para 7. 2. (S) Summary: A key Embassy contact on Islam in Turkey is launching an effort within the Muslim world to turn Mecca and Medina into an autonomous zone. He seeks USG financial support to bring his project to fruition. We will inform him that the U.S. cannot su [...]	2004-08-11 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL TU
04ANKARA4526	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-11 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4541	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-12 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4544	TIP IN TURKEY: VISITING ARMENIAN DELEGATION TRIES [...] Summary: Visiting Armenian TIP-NGO Hope and Help and IOM Armenia Program Officer have briefed us on meetings with reps from Turkish NGOs, Armenian religious and media organizations, and Georgia's diplomatic mission in Turkey. Hope and Help rep described her meetings as "the first steps" in est [...]	2004-08-12 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU AM TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4563	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-13 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4580	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...]	2004-08-16 08:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4601	TURKISH ENERGY OFFICIALS ON LIBERALIZATION, IRAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's BOTAS (Petroleum Pipeline Corporation) Director Mehmet Bilgic expressed confidence in Turkey and BOTAS' growing role as an energy transit country for oil and gas, citing that the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyan oil pipeline and Shah Deniz gas pipeline (tendering process) were on sc [...]	2004-08-16 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD IR TU
04ANKARA4623	BOSPHORUS BYPASS AND THRACE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Recognizing growing oil tanker congestion in the Bosphorus and associated environmental and safety risks, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has expressed support for construction of a bypass pipeline to avoid the Turkish straits, aiming to transport oil overland from the Black Sea [...]	2004-08-18 11:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD TU
04ANKARA4733	PM ERDOGAN VISITS GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: According to preliminary readout, Erdogan brought Saakashvili and Zhvania a message of "Turkish support for the GOG" in South Ossetia and Abkhazia but urged restraint, dialogue and, in Abkhazia, easing the CIS economic embargo. In response to Erdogan's emphasis on the importance [...]	2004-08-20 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET TU GG RS
04ANKARA4764	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-23 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

04ANKARA4860	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-26 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA487	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-26 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4878	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-27 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4887	PUTIN VISIT TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 2-3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The highest-level Russian visitor to Turkey since Podgorny in 1972, Putin will arrive amid steadily increasing bilateral economic ties -- particularly in Russian energy sales and interest in energy-sector investments and ar [...]	2004-08-27 16:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ENRG TU RS
04ANKARA4892	BOSPHORUS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES AND THRACE BYPASS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Econ Counselor delivered ref a and b demarches to GOT MFA Energy Deputy Director Hakki Akil. Akil expressed strong disappointment at USG objections to "Voluntary Principles on straits oil tankers and bypass pipelines." He denied press reports that the GOT was supporting [...]	2004-08-28 06:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV SENV TU
04ANKARA4946	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-01 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4967	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-02 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4995	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-03 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5002	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...]	2004-09-03 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5013	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-07 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5014	IAEA/IRAN - TURKEY TO SPEAK OUT AT UNGA, BUT FEARS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Gul is expected to voice Turkey's concerns about Iran's nuclear program at the UNGA, but MFA worries that referring Iran's case to the Security Council before the outcome there is assured might actually accelerate Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. End summary. [...]	2004-09-07 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR TU
04ANKARA5015	MFA REACTS BADLY TO EXCLUSION FROM PSI CORE GROUP [...] (C) Summary: MFA DDG for Disarmament and Arms Control reacted angrily to ref a points, threatening at one point to do all he could to scale back Turkish participation in PSI. We talked him out of withdrawing Turkey from the Spanish exercise in early 2005 for now, although whether Turkey will [...]	2004-09-07 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ETTC TU
04ANKARA5029	AMBASSADOR'S SEPT. 1 MEETING WITH FONMIN GUL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador reiterated U.S. support for Turkey's EU candidacy; pressed for Turkish agreement with Greece/Cyprus to forego annual exercises in Aegean and Cyprus; urged Turkey to use its weight in OIC to persuade Sudan to abide by UNSC resolutions on Darfur; asked for a rapid decisio [...]	2004-09-08 06:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN MARR TU
04ANKARA5047	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-08 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5051	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS BOSPHORUS DEMARCHES TO ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered ref a-d demarches on Bosphorus bypass issues on August 31 to Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler. Ambassador stressed that the USG did not support a specific route or project, but called for timely, transparent decisions from the GOT on permits, specifically fo [...]	2004-09-08 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV ENRG SENV TU UK
04ANKARA5078	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-09 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5114	RULING AK PARTY'S HYPOCRITIC OATH: THE ATTEMPT TO [...] (C) Summary: An attempt by ruling AK Party (AKP) to re-criminalize adultery and fornication raises serious questions about AKP's commitment to EU values and the party leadership's ability to move away from its Islamist roots. End summary. 2. (U) In the run-up to the EU's October progress re [...]	2004-09-10 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL TU
04ANKARA5115	AMBASSADOR AND DCHOD BASBUG DISCUSS CYPRUS, EU [...] (S) TGS Deputy Chief GEN Basbug told the Ambassador September 8 that developments regarding Cyprus were "worrisome," pointing at the European Court of Human Rights consideration of Loizidou clone cases and the lack of EU action on ending the isolation of northern Cypriots. He hinted that Anka [...]	2004-09-10 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV PARM IZ CY IR TU
04ANKARA512	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-27 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5205	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 10, 2004 by Turkish l [...]	2004-09-15 09:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5221	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-15 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5266	SCENESETTER FOR DASD BRZEZINSKI'S SEPTEMBER 21 [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes at a challenging time in our bilateral relations. Our painstaking efforts to rebuild relations over the last year, capped by a successful Istanbul NATO Summit in June, have resulted in the restoration of productive relations at the top military and civilian levels [...]	2004-09-16 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV PARM PTER OVIP MOPS MASS CY IR
04ANKARA5306	SECRETARY ABRAHAM'S SEPTEMBER 21 VISIT TO ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Turkey comes a few months after the President,s June visit to Ankara and Istanbul for bilateral meetings and the NATO Summit, at a time when bilateral and political relations are generally on track. Your meeting with Energy Minister Hilmi Guler will provide an excellent op [...]	2004-09-17 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT EMIN ETRD EINV OVIP TU
04ANKARA5310	RULING AK PARTY COMPLICATES ITS ITS POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: AK Party (AKP) government's reversal of course by a renewed insistence on criminalizing adultery and subsequent suspension of passage of the new criminal code until after the Oct. 6 release of the EU's progress report on Turkey's candidacy; EU's insistence that Turkey pass its new [...]	2004-09-17 17:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS TU
04ANKARA5373	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5556	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-28 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5698	SECRETARY ABRAHAM,S SEPTEMBER 21 BILATERAL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and Turkey Energy Minister Hilmi Guler covered a range of energy issues in a meeting in Istanbul on September 21. Areas identified for continued and deepened cooperation were Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline completion in mid 2005; promotion [...]	2004-10-04 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT EMIN ETRD EINV OVIP TU
04ANKARA5708	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 15-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 27, 200 [...]	2004-10-05 12:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5712	TURKISH PRESIDENT SEZER OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH [...] (U) Summary: While underscoring the importance of relations with the U.S., President Sezer used his Oct. 1 address to parliament twice sharply to criticize U.S. non-action against the terrorist PKK sheltering in northern Iraq. In a lengthy and wooden assessment of the domestic state of affair [...]	2004-10-05 12:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
04ANKARA5719	TURKEY AS THE HUB IN THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The centerpiece of Turkey's growing role as hub in the East-West Corridor, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, is broadly on track and nearing completion. Government of Turkey (GOT) Officials and BTC company officials assert that BTC is on track at 80 percent complete for m [...]	2004-10-05 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT TU GA
04ANKARA5721	DASD BRZEZINSKI DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY WITH [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense (DASD) Ian Brzezinski requested MFA Deputy Under-Secretary Sensoy's assistance to elevate the level of U.S.-Turkey strategic dialogue. He praised Turkey's agreement to command ISAF VII. On Missile Defense, he emphasized the importance of our [...]	2004-10-06 04:36:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR OVIP PGOV PREL TU
04ANKARA5730	NINETEENTH SESSION OF U.S.-TURKEY SECURITY [...] DSCA Director for Europe, Russia, the Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa Jeanne Farmer led a U.S. delegation to Ankara Sept. 24 for the nineteenth session of the U.S.-Turkey Security Cooperation Working Group (SCWG). Ms. Farmer and her Turkish counterpart, Brigadier General Ali Akdogan, discuss [...]	2004-10-06 07:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS TU
04ANKARA5750	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, September 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 28, 2004 by the Anato [...]	2004-10-07 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5751	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	IN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU
04ANKARA5771	INFORMATION ON TURKISH FOUNDRY PRODUCTS [...] Reftel requested information on the Turkish foundry industry, specifically metal castings gray iron, ductile iron, all other iron, steel, aluminum and copper. Unfortunately, neither the GOT nor the relevant industry association could provide this information. An iron and steel sector expert [...]	2004-10-08 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TU
04ANKARA5784	FM GUL AND STRAW MEET IN ANKARA OCTOBER 7 [...] (C) Summary: UK FM Straw met with Turkish FM Gul the morning after the EC issued its Turkey report. Gul said Turkey is pleased overall with the report but cited some complaints, including on economic issues. Gul wants PM Erdogan to write to the EU about them. Gul urged direct flights to n [...]	2004-10-12 04:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	CY IR IZ PREL TU UK AM GG
04ANKARA5791	Turkish Business: EU Accession Talks Not Enough [...] (SBU) Summary. Strong advocates of EU membership, leaders of Turkey's business community see accession negotiations as another step in a long, arduous process of economic and political change that will eventually make Turkey a more "normal" country. In contrast to their political counterpa [...]	2004-10-13 06:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TU
04ANKARA5807	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-13 10:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5820	POSSIBLE TURKISH FLEXIBILITY ON UNFICYP MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) In ref A, on September 13 Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman claimed no knowledge of any restrictions in UNFICYP movement imposed by Turks or Turkish Cypriots. On October 13, we supplied Bilman with points about the restricti [...]	2004-10-13 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU
04ANKARA5830	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-14 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5908	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-18 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5993	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-21 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6010	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-22 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6069	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-26 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6150	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...]	2004-11-01 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6229	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HALKI WITH EDUCATION MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: During an October 26 meeting, the Ambassador recommended that Education Minister Celik engage in a dialogue with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the re-opening of the Halki Seminary. The Ambassador told Celik that progress on Halki would bolster Turkey's image in the run-up t [...]	2004-11-03 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA6314	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 09:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6373	Turkish Patent Institute on Modernization, Ties [...] (SBU) In a November 5 meeting with Econ Couns, Econoff and Econ Specialist, Turkish Patent Institute (Turkish acronym TPE) President Yusuf Balci said he would like to reach out to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in the context of his institution's modernization and development, much [...]	2004-11-10 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
04ANKARA6393	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...]	2004-11-10 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6440	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-18 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6479	TURKEY: EURASIA SENIOR ADVISOR MANN MEETINGS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In November 8 meetings with Turkish officials on energy issues, Eurasia Senior Advisor Steven Mann stressed the importance of a level playing field for American companies in Turkey's energy sector and unflagging USG support for a Bosphorus bypass and expansion of natural gas trad [...]	2004-11-19 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV BEXP TU
04ANKARA6489	EUR DAS LAURA KENNEDY MEETS TURKISH OFFICIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Laura Kennedy visited Ankara November 11-12 to discuss with Turkish officials the December 17 European Council decision on starting accession negotiations with Turkey. Kennedy met with Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mehmet Dulger, MFA Deputy U/S for EU A [...]	2004-11-19 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EU PGOV PREL TU
04ANKARA6491	A SNAPSHOT OF PRIVATIZATION IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After a long period of inaction on major privatizations, the GOT is attempting to move forward with its largest ticket items--including Turkey's telecom monopoly, Turk Telecom; petroleum refining company, Tupras; Tekel's tobacco arm; Petkim and Turkish Airlines (THY); and steel [...]	2004-11-19 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV TU
04ANKARA6541	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6558	AMBASSADOR EDELMAN DISCUSSES EU ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Edelman met November 18 with Turkish Minister of Environment and Forestry Osman Pepe to discuss Turkey's environmental challenges and to advocate that the Ministry purchase Sikorsky helicopters to fill its need for firefighting helicopters. Minister Pepe noted the [...]	2004-11-24 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV BEXP RS TU
04ANKARA6565	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6599	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-26 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6620	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-29 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6648	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-30 16:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6678	TURKEY STEAM ENERGY CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A well-attended energy conference in Turkey provided expressions of commitment on the part of the government to move forward on energy liberalization, but failure to articulate next policy, legislative, and regulatory steps. The private sector is eager to move ahead and take a [...]	2004-12-02 09:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV EWWT TU
04ANKARA6686	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]	2004-12-02 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6687	TIP IN TURKEY: MFA REPORTS INTERIM PROGRESS [...] The National Task Force on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, established in October 2002, held its 7th meeting on November 3, 2004, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mr. Murat Ersavci, the D.G. of Consular and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representatives participa [...]	2004-12-02 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU
04ANKARA6691	TIP IN TURKEY: EMERGENCY HOTLINE OPERATIONAL [...] (U) On December 2, 2004, Turk Telekom connected Turkey's first toll-free hotline (90-0800-211-6065) for victims of human trafficking. Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF) staff will initially field calls from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday until Russian- and Turkish-la [...]	2004-12-02 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6742	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-03 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6767	TALKING POINTS FOR PUTIN'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A points to GOT MFA Deputy Director General for Energy Hakki Akil on December 3, noting that similar points had been delivered at multiple levels over recent months. Ambassador Edelman delivered the full set of ref A points to Deputy U/S Apakan on December 2. 2. [...]	2004-12-03 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET TU
04ANKARA6792	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-06 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6797	TURKEY: IMPORTANT, BUT TENTATIVE, STEP ON NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a possible step forward on long-delayed gas sector liberalization, the Turkish State Pipeline Company BOTAS announced a tender for six of its natural gas import contracts in November. Although legal obstacles may eventually require that the tender be switched to gas volumes, [...]	2004-12-07 05:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET TU
04ANKARA6805	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-07 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6816	Scenesetter for Codel Hastert [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, cooperation in Iraq, Turkey's EU accession prospects and the state of t [...]	2004-12-08 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL MARR PGOV ECON IZ TU
04ANKARA6829	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-08 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6835	Scenesetter for Treasury DAS Loevinger [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. It is also a delicate moment in relations with both the IMF and EU. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, coo [...]	2004-12-09 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
04ANKARA6843	TIP IN TURKEY: VICTIMS' STORIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: International Organization on Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom provided para 4 report on a Russian citizen victim admitted to the Istanbul TIP shelter November 13. The victim's story largely repeats other accounts we have heard about typical trafficking schemes [...]	2004-12-09 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6845	PUTIN REPORTEDLY PROMISES RUSSIAN UNSC SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Putin promised Russian support for Turkey in the UNSC during meetings with Turkish President Sezer and PM Erdogan, according to Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman. FM Lavrov tried to backpedal, but Putin said he would call UNSYG Annan to express Russian support for the G [...]	2004-12-10 06:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU
04ANKARA6865	TIP: GOT PUSHING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS [...] (U) During a visit to Ankara led by US Embassy Chisinau in November (septel),a Moldovan anti-TIP government delegation heard high-handed criticism from Turkish interlocutors about Moldova's failure to respond to a GOT-proposed anti-TIP protocol (para 3). The draft protocol, according to MFA D [...]	2004-12-10 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6867	NEW ERA IN TURKISH RUSSIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS? -- [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 5-6 visit of Russian President Putin to Turkey was portrayed by Turkish politicians and the press as a turning point in Russian-Turkish relations. Putin and Turkish President Sezer asserted that the rapid growth of bilateral trade is leading to an emerging "Multi [...]	2004-12-10 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD PREL RS TU
04ANKARA6887	PUTIN VISITS TURKEY: RUSSIA BIDS TO TURN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Putin's visit demonstrated both Russia's assessment that Turkey is in play and the Turks' habit for mixing wishful thinking, barbarian handling, and a desire for (lucrative) attention. As of now, the visit appears not to have been the total breakthrough the Russians and some Turks [...]	2004-12-10 19:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS EPET ETRD TU
04ANKARA6907	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6938	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, DECEMBER 1-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published December 12, 2004 by [...]	2004-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6948	TURKEY NUCLEAR ENERGY - ANNOUNCE IT AND THEY WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is pursuing the ambitious goal of adding nuclear energy to its power mix over the next decade, and is seeking U.S. or French know-how as its technology of choice. Raised earlier this year when PM Erdogan visited France, nuclear energy cooperation was also hastily added to [...]	2004-12-15 05:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV TRGY TU
04ANKARA6967	RUSSIAN DEFMIN IVANOV'S EXTRA DAY IN ANKARA: BLACK [...] (C) Summary: Russian Defense Minister Ivanov, accompanied by Russian Navy Chief ADM Kuroyedov, had wide-ranging discussions with Turkish DefMin Gonul December 7, the day after President Putin departed. According to an MND official, Ivanov (unlike Putin--ref a) professed no problem with Turkey [...]	2004-12-15 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR PINR RS TU IZ
04ANKARA6981	TURKEY - IEA AND ENERGY DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Energy Officer raised ref A energy diplomacy issues with Sami Demirbilek, Energy Ministry UnderSecretary and Turkey's International Energy Agency (IEA) Governing Board representative. Demirbilek emphasized the importance Turkey gave to meeting its 90-day strategic stocks obligation to th [...]	2004-12-16 07:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET TU
04ANKARA7044	DEC. 12 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) In policy discussions with the Turkish General Staff during the Dec. 12 meeting of the Caucasus Working Group, DASD James MacDougall urged Turkey to consider how we might change our approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. The TGS representatives believed the Minsk Group had failed [...]	2004-12-20 08:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS
04ANKARA7059	TURKEY: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2004, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to assume command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for [...]	2004-12-20 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA7067	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S [...] (C) You arrive at a time when Turkey, having secured a 2005 start date for EU accession negotiations, will have begun to wake up warily to the enormous challenges entailed by harmonization. You arrive as well in a Turkey where much of the public, fed massive, continuing disinformation by an a [...]	2004-12-20 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IZ ECON TU
04ANKARA7103	TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON GOT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: IOM has passed us a summary of its anti-TIP actions and plans for cooperating further with GOT authorities. End Summary. 2. (C) International Office for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom passed Emboff the following summary of TIP current events: BEGIN NOTES [...]	2004-12-21 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA7106	A RARE GLIMPSE INTO TURKISH MILITARY INTEL: IRAQ, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Long-term Embassy contact with deep experience in intel and national security analysis has relayed to us from his sources the belief that (1) PKK and Sunni radicals collaborated in Dec. 17 murder of five Turkish security guards in Mosul; (2) PKK is readying a serious terrorism [...]	2004-12-22 05:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PINS MOPS MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA7111	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-22 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7160	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-27 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7190	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-29 05:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7210	TURKEY CONSIDERING STEPPING (BACK) UP ITS PSI [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey is preparing to step its participation up in the Proliferation Security Initiative -- participating in events in 2005 in Portugal and Spain, sending experts from Ankara to operational expert meetings even outside of Turkey' [...]	2004-12-29 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA7211	ERDOGAN AND AK PARTY AFTER TWO YEARS IN POWER: [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan and his ruling AK Party seem to have a firm grip on power -- if for no other reasons that there is currently no viable alternative and inertia weighs heavily in politics. Nevertheless, Erdogan and his party face enormous challenges if they are successfully to embrace c [...]	2004-12-30 05:19:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
04ANKARA7223	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-30 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA790	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-10 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA792	MEETING OF THE COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP IN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, on Jan. 29 DCM convened a meeting of the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) to discuss anti-terrorism programs in Turkey. Reps from all G-8 countries and from Australia, Spain and Switzerland attended. A representative from the EU Commission could not attend but [...]	2004-02-10 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA808	MEETING WITH BANK REGULATORY BOARD CHAIRMAN [...] (Sbu) Summary. In his first meeting with Econcouns, Bank Regulatory Board Chairman Tevfik Bilgin claimed he was fully independent and laid out his vision of a strong bank regulator, working closely with the newly-separate deposit guarantee agency. Bilgin commented on lessons learned from the [...]	2004-02-11 11:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV TU
04ANKARA881	TURKISH MARKETS RALLY ON HOPES FOR A CYPRUS [...] (U) Summary: Turkish markets, especially the stock exchange, have soared this week on the encouraging news out of New York regarding Cyprus. Turkish markets attach particular importance to the Cyprus issue because it is linked to Turkey's EU accession prospects. As of mid-day Friday, Turkish [...]	2004-02-13 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
04ANKARA948	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-18 16:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA971	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-19 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA992	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-20 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04BOGOTA9241	COLOMBIAN BANKING REGULATIONS STABILIZE SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. Colombia's banking regulators aided struggling banks through the banking crisis of the late nineties and have continued this work by strengthening banks against risk. Colombia has implemented internal regulation to ensure against another banking crisis while also implementing Ba [...]	2004-09-13 23:22:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO

04BRASILIA1018	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL POL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: Mission warmly welcomes your visit to Brazil. Much is changing in Brazil. Under President Lula there has been renewed focus on social issues and structural reform; economic performance, meanwhile, has been mixed. Urban crime poses an increasing threat to public security. The m [...]	2004-04-28 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1160	SECOND MEETING OF TREASURY-FINMIN "GROUP FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury U/S for International Affairs John Taylor, Ministry of Finance Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy, and Economic Policy Secretary Marcos Lisboa presided on April 19 in Rio de Janeiro over the second meeting of the Treasury/Ministry of Finance Group for Growth (GfG),an o [...]	2004-05-13 14:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PREL EINV BR
04BRASILIA2358	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 10 courtesy call by the Ambassador on Luiz Furlan, Minister of Development, Commerce and Foreign Trade (MDIC),the latter pressed for greater progress on bilateral issues and a sharper focus on finding ways to increase Brazilian exports to the U.S. In particular [...]	2004-09-16 21:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL BR
04BRASILIA2468	SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BRAZIL, 4-6 [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Sao Paulo and Brasilia. You are the senior USG official to travel to Brazil during the administration of President Lula da Silva. Your visit has been much sought after by the GOB, and the President and Foreign Minister A [...]	2004-09-29 20:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL SOCI BR US
04BRASILIA2711	BRAZIL AND THE IMF: IS THE DANCE OVER? [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB economic braintrust is currently debating whether to follow up Brazil's current precautionary IMF Standby Agreement (SBA) when it expires in March 2005 with another IMF program. Based on the country's fundamentals, there appears to be little need for a follow-on progra [...]	2004-10-28 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA2781	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S TRIP TO [...] (C) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Manaus. Your arrival comes on the heels of a major shakeup in Brazil's Ministry of Defense. The resignation of Minister Jose Viegas and his replacement on November 8 by Vice President Jose Alencar is intended to repair a r [...]	2004-11-08 20:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA281	CEARA: GETTING BY -- WITH OR WITHOUT LULA, FTAA, ET [...] Ceara state had an especially bleak economic year in 2003, but with better-than-ever trade trends: exports 40% up from 2002, a record surplus, new markets, product diversity, and more small/medium-business activity. State revenues shrank, but the budget evidently stayed well-run. Jobs became [...]	2004-02-06 17:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PGOV ELAB EFIN EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2890	BRAZIL: PUTIN PAYS A CALL [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: During his November 22 visit to Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed Brazil's bid for a permanent UNSC seat and received from Brazilian President Lula reciprocal support for Russia's accession to the WTO. However, neither side achieved its princi [...]	2004-11-24 12:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR TSPL ETRD EAGR BR UNSC RU
04BRASILIA3095	BRAZIL: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Triborder Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) (Please review with submissions from other TBA posts.) The Triborder area (TBA) -- where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay converge -- has been characterized as a regional hub for Hizballah and HAMAS fundraising activities. However, the reg [...]	2004-12-17 18:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO BR
04BRASILIA3154	F-X FIGHTER PROGRAM TO END WITH A WHIMPER ON NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight, December 31st, Brazil's F-X jet fighter competition will come to an end. Ultimately, a decision on the costly program proved to be politically untenable for the Lula administration. Given all the urgent requirements of Brazil's armed forces, the F-X was an expense [...]	2004-12-22 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MARR MASS PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA529	BRAZIL CONSIDERS EFFECT OF IMF-ARGENTINA STANDOFF [...] (C) The GoB has yet to really focus on what effect an IMF-Argentina train wreck would have on Brazil and the rest of Latin America, according to the IMF Resident Representative (protect). The Resrep, opining that the IMF was equally uncertain on the subject, held out hope that the market had learn [...]	2004-03-05 20:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL BR
04BRASILIA794	BRAZIL READY TO RECOGNIZE ITGA, NEEDS BUREAUCRATIC [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Although the GOB is considering reopening a diplomatic mission in Baghdad, there has been no public mention of Brazilian intentions towards Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) Division Chief responsible for South Asia acknowledged a lack of focus [...]	2004-04-02 10:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR AF
04BRATISLAVA1014	SLOVAKS SEEK TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] Summary. Three years after selling Transpetrol, the operator of the Slovak portion of the Druzhba pipeline, to Yukos, the GOS will attempt to repurchase the company. Citing instability at Yukos due to its legal problems with the GOR, Slovak Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko announced that the [...]	2004-11-08 14:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET LO PREL
04BRATISLAVA102	NEW NBU DIRECTOR FINALLY APPOINTED [...] (C) AFTER MONTHS OF COALITION WRANGLING, THE SLOVAK CABINET APPOINTED AUREL UGOR AS DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICE (NBU) ON JANUARY 28. PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, UGOR WORKED IN THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (VSS),SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE FIRST DEPARTMENT SINCE OCTOBER 2 [...]	2004-01-29 15:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LO NBU
04BRATISLAVA1041	GUIDANCE REQUEST: POSSIBLE SLOVAK TANK SALE TO [...] (S) Summary: This is an action request--see para 3. A Slovak firm proposes selling excess T-72 tanks to Azerbaijan. End Summary. 2. (S) Peter Peniaska, head of the Slovak arms firm Petina International, met with emboffs to seek USG opinion on the potential sale of 145 T-72 tanks to Azerba [...]	2004-11-16 17:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	MARR MASS PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA1043	CAUTION AND UNCERTAINTY IN GOS AS UKRAINE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Emboffs have discussed the second round of presidential elections in Ukraine with several GOS interlocutors this week. Expectations regarding outcome are divided--the Prime Minister's foreign policy advisor is optimistic about a Yushchenko win, while MFA policy p [...]	2004-11-16 18:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO UP
04BRATISLAVA1067	SLOVAK REPONSE TO THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Slovak government and private citizens are very concerned about the turn of events in Ukraine. Ivan Korcok, MFA State Secretary, convoked the Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovakia November 25 to express his strong concern about the undemocratic events and called for a new election [...]	2004-11-26 17:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	PREL PHUM UP LO
04BRATISLAVA1087	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP DECEMBER 03, 2004 [...] (SBU) Parliament November 30 approved the MFA's draft resolution instructing the GOS to adopt an EU common position in favor of opening accession talks with Turkey. MFA representatives and PM Dzurinda's foreign policy advisor clarified to us that the caveat requiring "political conditions" mea [...]	2004-12-03 14:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA1138	SLOVAKIA: NARCOTICS REPORT PART I [...] SLOVAKIA LIES AT THE CROSSROADS OF TWO MAJOR DRUG TRANSIT ROUTES, THE TRADITIONAL EAST-WEST ROUTES FROM UKRAINE AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE HISTORIC "BALKAN ROUTE," WHICH RUNS FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA TO TURKEY AND ON TO GERMANY, FRANCE, AND OTHER WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THE GOS IS A PAR [...]	2004-12-21 11:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LO
04BRATISLAVA1142	12/21/04 MEDIA REACTION ON NEWS OF POTUS VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-21 14:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA1151	SLOVAK REPURCHASE OF TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-23 13:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON LO
04BRATISLAVA1154	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP DECEMBER 23, 2004 [...] (C) Michaela Blanarova, Assistant to HZDS Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Viliam Veteska and HZDS Foreign Policy Advisor, told emboffs December 16 that Veteska is considering proposing an increase in the number of Slovak deminers in Iraq. She did not have any further details a [...]	2004-12-23 14:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM LO
04BRATISLAVA175	SLOVAK MOD INTERESTED IN C-130 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT [...] (SBU) THE AMBASSADOR CONSULTED WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE LISKA AND CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF CEROVSKY ON 5 FEBRUARY AND 10 FEBRUARY, RESPECTIVELY, TO DISCUSS SLOVAK INTEREST IN ACQUIRING A NUMBER OF C-130 MEDIUM TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. BOTH LISKA AND CEROVSKY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE AMBASSADOR'S [...]	2004-02-23 06:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV ECON LO MILITARY
04BRATISLAVA212	2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR SLOVAKIA [...] Summary: Slovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has improved from a historical perspective. However, a lack of IPR protection for pharmaceuticals caused Slovakia to be placed on the Special 301 Watch List in [...]	2004-03-03 16:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO IPR
04BRATISLAVA407	ROBERT FICO'S VIEWS ON ELECTIONS AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met privately with Robert Fico on April 19 to discuss several topics including Ivan Gasparovic's win over Vladimir Meciar in the presidential elections on April 16. Fico made it clear that Smer would not accept any MP defectors from Meciar's Movement for a Democr [...]	2004-04-22 07:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON LO
04BRATISLAVA437	PRESIDENT-ELECT GASPAROVIC SAYING THE RIGHT THINGS [...] (U) Introduction/Summary. On April 17, Ivan Gasparovic beat former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar in the presidential elections runoff. In the final round, Gasparovic picked up more than 637,000 votes over his showing in the first round, receiving support of most of those who voted for the [...]	2004-04-29 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA438	SLOVAKIA OPPOSES PALESTINIAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-30 11:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL LO UNGA
04BRATISLAVA490	FICO PREPARED FOR CRITICISM DURING WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Robert Fico, the most popular politicaian in Slovakia, will visit Washington May 17-19. Fico has a major influence on public opinion and has told the Ambassador on several occasions that he wants good relations with the U.S., but his public statements are often unhelpful. Fico h [...]	2004-05-17 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA525	POSSIBLE SLOVAK ARMS SALES TO LIBYA, CAMEROON, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: PETER PENIASKA, HEAD OF THE SLOVAK ARMS FIRM PETINA INTERNATIONAL, IS SEEKING THE USG POSITION ON POTENTIAL SALES OF SLOVAK MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO LIBYA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. PETINA IS ACTING AS A MIDDLEMAN TO ASSIST THE GOS IN DISPOSING OF STOCKPILED OR SU [...]	2004-05-28 06:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS ECON PGOV PINR PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA636	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON PRESIDENT GASPAROVIC [...] (C) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY DCM, CALLED ON RECENTLY INAUGURATED PRESIDENT IVAN GASPAROVIC AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE JUNE 30. GASPAROVIC GREETED THE AMBASSADOR WARMLY, THANKED HIM FOR HIS HARD WORK ON IMPROVING U.S.-SLOVAK RELATIONS, AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE IN FREQUENT C [...]	2004-07-01 15:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR LO US
04BRATISLAVA675	FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR THE NEW GENERAL PROSECUTOR [...] (U) Summary. In January Parliament approved General Prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka's appointment to a five-year term. The Office of the General Prosecutor (GP),an entity completely independent from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),is leading several investigations with high political interest and f [...]	2004-07-15 13:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCOR PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA748	TENSIONS IN MOLDOVA/TRANSNITRIA: SLOVAK RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-09 13:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA787	GOS SEEKS REVISED BIDS IN ELECTRICITY TENDER AS [...] Summary. The GOS asked the three contenders in the privatization of a 66 percent share in the country's largest electricity producer, Slovenske Elektrarne (SE),to improve their bids. According to unofficial sources, Italian Enel offered the highest bid, followed by the Czech CEZ and Russia [...]	2004-08-24 11:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG LO RU
04BRATISLAVA793	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-26 14:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY LO IAEA
04BRATISLAVA900	DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S VISIT TO SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage visited Slovakia September 14. During his meetings with Prime Minister Dzurinda, Foreign Minister Kukan, parliamentary leaders, and the media, he underscored that U.S.-Slovak relations are based on more than just coalition membership and reflect the shar [...]	2004-09-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAO LO CONS
04BRATISLAVA989	BLUE LANTERN REPLY TO STATE 225891 [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-29 08:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LO
04BRUSSELS1134	EU COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICY AFTER MADRID [...] (SBU) The EU is re-examining its role in the war against terrorism following the March 11 attack in Madrid. Many EU efforts to improve its counter-terrorism (CT) effectiveness -- for instance by revising the EU CT Action Plan and creating and streamlining the Clearinghouse -- were in the work [...]	2004-03-17 17:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PINR PREL PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1162	U.S.-EU DISCUSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At U.S.-EU COEST consultations on March 16, EUR DAS Steven Pifer and EU interlocutors agreed that Russian progress on democracy and human rights and cooperation with the U.S. and EU in the former Soviet space were central to building a better strategic relationship with Russia. E [...]	2004-03-19 09:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP BO MD EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1337	EU SUMMIT: FOREIGN POLICY TOPICS [...] (SBU) The EU's March 25-26 Summit ran quickly through a series of foreign policy issues during dinner on March 25, followed up by a lunch discussion on Cyprus March 26 that lasted less than one hour. The final Conclusions (available on at ue.eu.int/latest news) consisted of language largely r [...]	2004-03-26 17:53:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZL CY IS IZ IV EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS14	EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN CONTEXT: ANALYSIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The final draft of EU HiRep Javier Solana's European Security Strategy (ESS) -- adopted by EU heads of state at their December 12-13 Brussels Summit -- envisages a world of dangerous but preventable threats, multilateral solutions, and stabilizing partnerships. The ESS identifies [...]	2004-01-05 14:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM KNNP MARR MCAP EAID SOCI NATO OSCE UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1586	DONORS EYE ISRAELI PULLOUT WITH MIXTURE OF HOPE, [...] (U) Summary: At a one-day informal meeting of the "no-name" group in Brussels, convened by Canada to discuss Palestinian refugee issues, participants were fixated on the issue of Israel,s proposed withdrawal from Gaza, which they characterized as posing both an opportunity and an enormous cha [...]	2004-04-14 08:39:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID UNRWA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1607	SUBJECT: MARCH 19 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 19, Special Representative of the President for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Geneva CD Ambassador Jackie W. Sanders and NP/PPC Director Christopher Murray led discussions on arms control and disarmament with the EU's Nonproliferation Troika (CONOP). Issues dis [...]	2004-04-14 15:27:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1622	EU WELCOMES MOLDOVA CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Mission raised reftel proposal for five-party expert (Ambassadorial) level talks on Moldova April 14 with Christoph Heusgen, head of the Policy Unit. His experts on Moldova were not available, but Heusgen promised to get back to us soon with a more formal reply. He said he was confident [...]	2004-04-15 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1868	DINING WITH CHRIS: RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM RELEX [...] (C) Summary: Over rubbery fish at an Adenauer Stiftung affair on April 27, External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten touched briefly on why the EU will never be a "real power," the dubious backgrounds of some of the leaders of the EU's new members, next steps on Cyprus/Turkey, the differences be [...]	2004-04-28 14:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PBTS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1911	EU AGREES ON ASYLUM PROCEDURES DIRECTIVE [...] The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on April 29 reached political agreement on a draft Directive imposing minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status. Coupled with the formal adoption of the Asylum Qualification Directive on the same day, t [...]	2004-05-03 13:40:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL CMGT CVIS SMIG KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2091	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU hosted a U.S. delegation headed by USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes for the biannual U.S.-EU "COSCE" consultations on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on May 7. Key findings were: --U.S.-EU Coordination within OSCE: cooperation between t [...]	2004-05-14 10:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2102	EU FMS' MEETING: KEY AGENDA ITEMS AND DEMARCHE [...] (C) The EU FMs' General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on May 17-18 will devote much of its time to Intergovernmental Conference (ICG) debates on the draft EU Constitutional Treaty. Ministers (with their Defense colleagues also participating) will also focus on ESDP is [...]	2004-05-14 15:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2211	BRUSSELS VIEW OF IRELAND'S EU PRESIDENCY: A [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-25 11:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2368	KEY TOPICS FOR EU FMS' MEETING AND SUMMIT, JUNE 14 [...] The headline issues for the June 14 EU FMs' meeting and the June 17-18 EU Summit will be the final round of Constitutional Treaty negotiations and the nomination of the next generation of key EU leaders (Commission President, CFSP High Rep). But a substantial list of other topics will also [...]	2004-06-03 10:46:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2381	EUR/DAS BRADTKE'S SECURITY CONSULTATIONS WITH EU [...] (C) EUR/DAS Bradtke met May 26 in Brussels with EU leaders in the PSC Troika Format including representatives of the EU presidency, Council, and Commission. Bradtke and his EU interlocutors reviewed ESDP/NATO developments, including the BiH SFOR transition, the EU's planning for a civ-mil ce [...]	2004-06-03 13:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BK EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2541	EU PUZZLED BY MOLDOVA'S STABILITY PACT INITIATIVE; MOSCOW RESPONSE IS KEY [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-15 12:58:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PBTS PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS OSCE MD
04BRUSSELS2610	EU UPDATE ON GEORGIA, MOLDOVA, UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. On June 17, EU High Rep Solana's advisor for the CIS, Kees Van Rij, reviewed developments in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with visiting Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Pascual. Van Rij gave a readout of EU High Rep Solana's meeting the day before with Georgian [...]	2004-06-18 12:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UP BO MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2683	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2004 [...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 9. 2. Summary. During its June 22 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Eastern Europe (submitted by Germany),the Balkans and the Near East (Greece),Central Asia (Italy),South West Asia (U [...]	2004-06-23 15:01:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3059	US-EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS LOOK AT UPCOMING ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. US-EU Political Director consultations in Brussels on July 13 discussed a broad agenda including summit follow-up, and compared notes on Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Central Asia. EUR A/S Jones told the EU now is not the time to lift its arms embargo on China, and urged the EU, [...]	2004-07-19 07:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS ETRD MASS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3066	EU ON EXPANDED TRANSNISTRIA VISA BAN: NEED TO [...] (C) On July 19, USEU conveyed reftel non-paper to Council Secretariat Russia watcher Carl Hallergard, who is temporarily covering Moldova. He welcomed the non-paper, and said he would distribute it to member states at that day's COEST Working Group meeting. The Council Secretariat, he said [...]	2004-07-19 14:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV RS MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3067	BRIEF READOUT OF EU-RUSSIA POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. According to an EU official present for the July 16 EU-Russia Political Directors' meeting in Moscow, the EU raised Yukos and Moldova. On Yukos, Deputy FM Chizhov agreed that foreign investment will suffer, but said it was a criminal case and will proceed. On Moldova, Chizhov s [...]	2004-07-19 14:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3101	EU/JHA: TOWARD A NEW MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAM; [...] The EU Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on July 19 began preparations for a new multi-annual JHA program building on EU work over the past five years to establish "a common area of freedom, security and justice." Noting the persisting deadlock on the appointment of a n [...]	2004-07-20 15:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3320	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: The new European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee will be the largest EP committee, with 78 members. The Committee is responsible for drafting reports and making recommendations on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) topics, European Security and Defense Policy ( [...]	2004-08-05 08:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS36	EU ADOPTS NEW NONPROLIFERATION STRATEGY [...] (U) SUMMARY: EU heads of state and government adopted an "EU Strategy Against Proliferation of WMD" at their December 12-13 Summit in Brussels. The strategy expands and integrates the various pieces of the EU's existing nonproliferation policies -- notably the nonproliferation Principles and [...]	2004-01-06 14:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP PINS UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3782	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 1 EUR DAS Laura Kennedy held semi-annual consultations with the EU on Caucasus and Central Asia (COEST). Caucasus discussions concentrated on establishing a political process to resolve the South Ossetia conflict (Kennedy met separately on South Ossetia with Heikki [...]	2004-09-08 14:36:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EAID GG AM AJ KZ KG TI TX UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3840	ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF SEPTEMBER 13 GAERC [...] (C) We have discussed reftel A points on the EU FMs' General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on Sept. 13 with a variety of EU officials. EU Conclusions on Sudan should dovetail with the main elements of our draft UNSC Resolution. On Iran, we understand the EU will is [...]	2004-09-10 10:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR BK SU EAID BU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3881	EUR DAS TEFFT REVIEWS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with EU officials on September 10, EUR DAS Tefft discussed recent events in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. EU officials viewed the Beslan attack as a failure of Putin's Chechnya policy, expected him to respond by doing more of the same, and predicted cooler [...]	2004-09-13 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4009	EU/TURKEY: ACCESSION TALKS NOT A DONE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: The current conventional wisdom in Brussels is that Turkey will get "yes-but" recommendations to start accession talks with the EU from the European Commission on October 6 and the European Council on December 17. We expect the debate in both bodies to be contentious. It would o [...]	2004-09-21 09:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4025	EU FUNDING FOR IRAQ: EB A/S WAYNE MEETING WITH [...] (U) Action request: See para 12 below. 2. (C) Summary. Commission Deputy DG Leigh told EB A/S Wayne on September 21 that the EC agreed that the goal for the upcoming Tokyo conference is to get more support from donors for Iraq. To do this, Leigh said, Iraqi officials must present a st [...]	2004-09-21 15:18:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV MOPS IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4107	EU IN UN: IO A/S HOLMES IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with IO Assistant Secretary Kim Holmes on September 15-16, EU officials: --stressed EU commitment to "effective multilateralism with the UN at its core;" --continued their push for enhanced status for the European Commission (EC) in UN bodies (EU additionality); [...]	2004-09-27 08:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4112	POLISH EU PERMREP AMBASSADOR GRELA MEETING WITH EB [...] (C) Summary: Poland Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador Marek Grela stressed that the Polish government strongly endorses giving Turkey a date for accession talks to the EU this fall, said progress was being made on Cyprus aid issues among EU ambassadors, expressed concern over the [...]	2004-09-27 08:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU PL ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4161	SEPTEMBER 3 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and the Dutch EU presidency on September 3 conducted semi-annual CODUN consultations in Brussels on UN disarmament issues. Subjects covered included U.S./EU priorities, UNFC, UNDC, CD, FMCT, landmines, CWB, BWC, CCW, CTBT, Libya, Luxembourg,s upcoming EU presidency, a [...]	2004-09-29 10:16:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL UNGA CDG 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
04BRUSSELS4235	EUR PDAS BRADTKE'S SEPTEMBER 27 DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR PDAS Robert Bradtke covered a wide range of topics in meetings with the EU Political and Security Committee Troika and Director General Robert Cooper on September 27. The US and the EU voiced support for UNSCR 1564 regarding Darfur, and the EU sought consultations wit [...]	2004-10-01 15:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4274	US/EU POLICY PLANNING TALKS [...] (C) Summary: US and EU policy planners met September 20 to discuss the transatlantic relationship, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iraq, Iran, and the Broader Middle East and North Africa and the EU's Barcelona Process. Discussions were frank about the challenges in the main message fro [...]	2004-10-05 10:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR CH IS PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4335	WISHFUL THINKING? EU HOPES G8 CAN KEEP IRAN OUT OF [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with NEA DAS Dibble and NP A/DAS Fitzpatrick on October 4-5, EU officials from the Dutch Presidency, Council Secretariat and Commission expressed concerns that IAEA referral of Iran to the UNSC in November would cross a major, negative threshold they want to avoid. [...]	2004-10-08 10:32:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP IR EUN IAEA UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4550	U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION TROIKA: EU LOOKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28, the U.S. and the EU held their semi-annual exchange on nonproliferation issues. This discussion followed the release of the second U.S.-EU Summit declaration on nonproliferation. The two sides touched on a wide range of nonproliferation issues and explored possib [...]	2004-10-21 16:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4619	NEW EU PROGRAM FOR FREEDOM, SECURITY AND [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on October 25 reached broad agreement on a new multi- annual program for strengthening freedom, security and justice in the EU for the next five years. The prevention and repression of terrorism will be a key element of the plan, which provides [...]	2004-10-26 14:01:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SMIG PREF CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4629	EU-CIS RELATIONS: GROWING FRUSTRATION WITH MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During October 22 U.S.-EU Troika meeting on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, EU officials told EUR DAS Tefft that diminishing expectations for the EU-Russia summit and disappointment over elections in Belarus were leading the EU to reconsider its policies toward both countri [...]	2004-10-27 09:41:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETTC RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4677	DRUGS TROIKA DISCUSSES EU DRUGS STRATEGY, [...] (U) Summary. The annual U.S.-EU Drugs Troika was held October 25 in Brussels. INL DAS Jonathan Farrar had wide-ranging discussions on trends in cocaine, heroin and synthetics production and trafficking. The USAID Office Director of South America Affairs gave a detailed presentation on U.S. [...]	2004-10-29 13:46:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF BL CO EU KCRM SNAR XM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4702	EU FMS AT NOV. 2 GAERC AGREE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) EU FMs on November 2 agreed a package of measures to support Iraq ahead of a November 5 visit by PM Allawi. They confirmed EU financial support for the electoral process and decided to send an expert team by the end of November "to start planning" with the Iraqi authorities "for a possi [...]	2004-11-03 16:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID IR IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4881	EU/DPRK: SE DETRANI DISCUSSES 6PT, KEDO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations November 9 with Special Envoy Joseph DeTrani and EAP/K Director Jim Foster, EU officials underscored the EU's firm support for the Six-Party Process and willingness to play a constructive role when the time comes. They urged the US to consult early if the EU i [...]	2004-11-16 12:38:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL KNNP PHUM EAID PINR IR KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4915	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: TWO-WEEK DELAY UNLIKELY TO BRIDGE DIFFERENCES [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-18 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BRUSSELS ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS USEU
04BRUSSELS5035	MIGRANT INTEGRATION AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: CAN [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 20. 2. (U) Summary. Two unfolding migration-related crises have riveted Europe in recent days: 1) the assassination of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by a Muslim extremist of Moroccan descent, and 2) the uncontrolled arrival of shiploads of mig [...]	2004-11-29 11:29:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREF PHUM KPAO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5159	EU ENLARGEMENT DRIVES GRADUAL HARDENING IN EU [...] (C) Summary: The November 25 EU-Russia summit reflected a shift in the EU,s approach to Russia toward a tougher, more disciplined policy, a process that began following what many Member States viewed as Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi's pandering to Russian President Putin at the 2003 summit. [...]	2004-12-07 16:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL RS PL LH NL UK GM IT FR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS526	EU LAUNCHES FAST-TRACK ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Frustrated by an increasingly sterile dialogue with Moscow, and deeply embarrassed by Italian PM Berlusconi's fawning defense of Putin at last November's EU-Russia summit in Rome, the EU is conducting an "assessment" of its relations with Russia. The goal is two-fold. First, [...]	2004-02-06 13:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5302	EU COMMITTED TO SENDING A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO KIEV [...] (C) The December 13 GAERC endorsed a European Neighborhood Policy "Action Plan" (AP) for EU-Ukraine cooperation, billing it as part of an effort to send a positive signal to Kiev. In fact, the AP's provisions remain unchanged from the draft which existed prior to the recent events, and offer li [...]	2004-12-16 13:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UP RS PL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5334	DNSA HADLEY MEETING WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Barroso said he looked forward to cooperation with the U.S., and has been heartened by President Bush, remarks of his intentions to reach out to Europe in his second term. He pledged to work to ensure the President,s visit in February is a success. Barroso,s goal, to build a Eu [...]	2004-12-20 14:36:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5396	EU/IRAN: WMD REP GIANNELLA READOUT ON TALKS, PATH [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting to review the EU3,s efforts with Iran December 21, EU WMD Rep Annalisa Giannella said she was generally pleased with the process but questioned whether the EU-3 could achieve its goals without eventual US involvement. She said that neither the December 13 ministerial [...]	2004-12-23 14:21:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL PINR IR IAEA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS666	US-EU COEST CONSULTATIONS PART 1: CENTRAL ASIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 9 in Brussels, EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe -- accompanied by EUR/ACE Deputy Dan Rosenblum and EUR/ERA Director Kathy Allegrone -- discussed US-EU cooperation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus with the EU's COEST Troika. This cable covers the Central Asia portion of the [...]	2004-02-13 15:39:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KZ KG TI TX UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS758	US-EU COEST CONSULTATIONS PART 2: SOUTH CAUCASUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 9 in Brussels, EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe -- accompanied by EUR/ACE Deputy Dan Rosenblum and EUR/ERA Director Kathy Allegrone -- discussed US-EU cooperation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus with the EU's COEST Troika. This cable covers the South Caucasus portion of the [...]	2004-02-23 10:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ GG RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS854	JANUARY 16 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 16 in Brussels, Geneva CD Ambassador Jackie Sanders and AC/ISN Director Robert Luaces led productive discussions on arms control and disarmament with the EU's global disarmament troika (CODUN). USEU Poloff Van Reidhead participated as Control Officer. Issues discus [...]	2004-02-27 11:49:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP UNGA EUN CDG USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3439	REPORT ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISISON OFFICIALS' [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield visit to Romania in late September provided the USG insight into the strong Romanian civil nuclear program. End Summary. First Visit to Romania by NRC Commissioner ---------------------------------------- [...]	2004-12-15 11:38:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA ENRG ECON RO IAEA
04BUCHAREST3447	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT TRAIAN BASESCU SETS OUT [...] (U) Summary. In his first speech after acknowledging his win in presidential run-off elections, Romanian President- elect Traian Basescu emphasized EU integration, poverty, political influence on state institutions and corruption, all key Basescu themes in his presidential campaign. He highl [...]	2004-12-15 17:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO
04BUCHAREST3500	INAUGURATION SPEECH DELIVERED BY NEWLY ELECTED [...] On December 20, 2004, before a joint session of Parliament, newly elected Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered his inauguration speech. 2. The text of Embassy Bucharest's unofficial translation of President Basescu's inauguration speech follows below: "Mr. President of the Senate, [...]	2004-12-21 15:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL RO
04BUCHAREST3560	ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-30 15:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RO
04CARACAS3031	AIRCRAFT CONTRACT RUMORS RESURFACE (U) [...] (C) A 10 September newswire reporting Venezuela's alleged interest in procuring Russian jet fighters has renewed media speculation that the two countries may be close to an arms deal. Chavez has already purchased Russian helicopters, according to DAO and press reports. Although he is seeki [...]	2004-09-27 11:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE
04CARACAS3032	GOV MAKES BORDER AMBUSH LATEST CRISIS [...] (C) Five Venezuelan soldiers and an oil worker died on September 17 near the Colombian border in an apparent ambush by unidentified irregular forces. Speculation about the identity of the attackers includes the range of armed groups operating in the area. President Hugo Chavez deployed add [...]	2004-09-27 11:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER VE
04CARACAS3230	VENEZUELAN-RUSSIAN COOPERATION [...] (C) Venezuelan Vice-President Jose Vicente Rangel led a delegation to Moscow from October 2-6 for the first meeting of the High-Level Russo-Venezuelan Intergovernmental Commission (CIAN). Rangel discussed joint efforts to combat international terrorism and military-technological cooperation w [...]	2004-10-20 20:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD VE
04CARACAS3434	A VIEW OF VENEZUELAN ARMS PURCHASES FROM RUSSIA [...] (C) According to Jose Rafael Gomez, a former Presidential staffer who participated in Vice President Rangel's recent trip to Moscow, the Venezuelan-Russian deal for MI-17 helicopters is not yet final because of financial issues, and might go forward initially at least with a limited number. [...]	2004-11-05 21:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETRD VE RU
04CARACAS3506	CHAVISTAS AT THE HELM IN A SEA OF RED [...] (C) October and August electoral successes have renewed President Hugo Chavez's mandate, placed his loyalists in most of the governorships and key mayoralties, and positioned the Chavista movement to capture an overwhelming majority in next year's National Assembly elections. Chavez supporters [...]	2004-11-16 14:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS3577	KILLING OF POLITICAL PROSECUTOR [...] (C) Venezuelan prosecutor Danilo Anderson was killed the night of November 18, according to press reports and the GoV, as he traveled home in his personal vehicle. More than a dozen GoV officials and government supporters, among them Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel, went to the site of th [...]	2004-11-19 18:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3622	CHAVEZ LOOKING INSIDE AND OUT [...] (C) Fresh from electoral victories in August and October, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is deepening his Bolivarian Revolution with a new ten-point strategy. Chavez now plans to create a "new political infrastructure" that integrates social action groups and forces political parties to elec [...]	2004-11-23 19:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3826	CHAVEZ'S ANTI-IMPERIALIST MISSIONARY JOURNEY [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Spain, Libya, Russia, Iran, and Qatar during November 23-30 as part of what GOV officials called an "international offensive" to promote the new phase of the Bolivarian Revolution. In Spain, Chavez capitalized on Foreign Minister Moratino's assertion that the [...]	2004-12-10 21:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON VE SP RS IR QA
04CARACAS731	HOW REAL IS CHAVEZ'S OIL THREAT? [...] (C) On February 29, President Chavez threatened to cut off Venezuelan oil supplies to the U.S. or to nationalize U.S. company assets if the U.S. were to seek to "blockade" or impose sanctions against Venezuela. The U.S. majors in Venezuela dismiss his words as bluster but do not totally disco [...]	2004-03-04 22:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV VE

04COLOMBO10	THE 2004 SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-05 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO1191	SRI LANKA MAKES CONCERTED EFFORT ON SEVERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: G/TIP Program Officer and Embassy officials met with Government officials and local NGO representatives in Colombo to discuss the multifaceted issue of trafficking in persons in Sri Lanka, including sex tourism, prostitution, and external migrant workers. Officials throughout th [...]	2004-07-19 10:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB CE
04COLOMBO1217	MALDIVES TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL RESORT ISLANDS [...] Summary: The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) has received a good response to its proposal to develop 11 new resort islands. The plan will extend the resort network to all 20 atolls in Maldives, and increase the total number of resorts to 98. The successful development of the [...]	2004-07-22 07:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1502	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. YES - There are communities in Sri Lanka capable of conducting anti-US demonstrations. B. NO - There have been no anti-US demonstrations in the past 12 months. C. YES - Other forms of demonstrations have taken place outside USG facilities. D. Demonstra [...]	2004-09-10 06:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
04COLOMBO1625	HUMAN INTELLIGENCE THREAT REVIEW FOR COLOMBO [...] (S/NF) Embassy Colombo convened a Counterintelligence Working Group (CIWG) meeting on 9/28/04. The purpose of the meeting was to respond to the annual Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Threat Review outlined in Ref A. In attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, ARSO, POL, DAO, and IPO. The Colombo CIWG p [...]	2004-09-29 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CE
04COLOMBO179	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 014 (01/30/04) [...] (U) FYI. As requested in State 14279, Mission will host a local Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting on February 5 to discuss and compile the counterterrorism assistance and training that has been provided to Sri Lanka by CTAG members. We have invited Australia, Canada, EU, France, [...]	2004-01-30 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1952	SRI LANKA: PARTY OF EXTREMIST BUDDHIST MONKS [...] (C) Summary: The Buddhist extremist JHU party looks set to stir up religious tension during this holiday season. Its members have made several ultimatums to the government and say they will begin a "fast-unto-death" if these demands are not met by December 12. The party is also actively pla [...]	2004-12-06 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF CE
04COLOMBO2062	SRI LANKA: ASSISTANCE EFFORTS BEGIN [...] (U) As of COB on December 28, unconfirmed estimates put the number killed in the December 26 tsunami at over 12,000 (some tallies were as high as 18,000),of which, according to the Sri Lankan Tourist Board, 70 were foreign tourists. The Embassy has confirmed that seven American citizens wer [...]	2004-12-28 13:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AEMR PREL EAID CE
04COLOMBO210	Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission hosted a local-level CTAG meeting on February 5. Mission representatives briefed the group on USG efforts, and representatives of the other G-8 embassies and Australia and Switzerland [...]	2004-02-06 06:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PINR ASEC CE MV
04COLOMBO685	Sri Lanka: New foreign secretary named; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka has a new foreign secretary. H.M.G.S. Palihakkara, a career foreign service officer, was named to the position on April 20. Former Fonsec Goonetilleke is slated to fill in as acting UN Permrep in New York and then go to Ottawa to be high commissioner. While other per [...]	2004-04-21 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO933	MALDIVES: MAJOR ECONOMIC CHANGES ON THE HORIZON? [...] (U) Econoff traveled to Male, and Gan May 17-20 and learned about the following economic activities: -- New Legislation -- Major Construction Opportunities -- Garment Factories Closing -- New International Airport -- Customs Cooperation and Agreement -- Terrorist Financing -- GLOBE New [...]	2004-06-08 02:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAIR ECON EFIN ETRD MV PREL SNAR ECONOMICS
04DJIBOUTI1181	STATE SPONSORSHIP OF TERRORISM NON-PAPER DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered non-paper per reftel 7 September to Mohamed Omar Djama, Americas Desk Officer in the Bilateral Relations section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama could not provide an official reaction to the non-paper, but told PolOff he would try to get a response soon. However [...]	2004-09-08 13:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1186	DJIBOUTI'S RESPONSE ON STATUS OF FMF [...] (U) Following Ambassador's July 28 briefing to Major General of the Armed Forces, Col. Osman Sobaghleh, on status of FMF cases for Djibouti as outlined in reftel (B),Ambassador received a written reply August 4 from General Fathi Ahmed Houssein, General of Djibouti's Armed Forces. Embassy tra [...]	2004-07-22 20:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR DJ
04DJIBOUTI123	DJIBOUTI: GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS OVER ELEVATED PROFILE [...] (S/NF) Amidst growing Djiboutian Government stir related to recent explosions (Ref. A) and claims by Puntland strongman Abdullahi Yusuf of Djibouti arming Somaliland against him in the Sool region, Post SAO Major Patrick Anderson received a browbeating on January 27 from Abdourahman Boreh, pe [...]	2004-01-28 14:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI18	DJIBOUTI: 4TH QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT - OCT, NOV, [...] Summary of Significant Events -------------------------------- A. Narrative Overview of Significant Events Â [...]	2004-01-06 05:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KSEO DJ
04DJIBOUTI290	IMF TO MONITOR DJIBOUTIAN ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The IMF's February 22-29 visit resulted in the beginning of a Staff Monitored Program (SMP) to assess the Government of Djibouti's (GODJ) commitment to the carrying out the required reforms that went unmet in the 1999-2003 Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF) program. F [...]	2004-03-02 11:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON EFIN DJ
04DJIBOUTI291	2ND REQUEST FOR REACTIVATION OF A MARINE SECURITY [...] (U) Ambassador Ragsdale supports REFTEL request that a Marine Security Guard Detachment (MSG DET) be re-activated at American Embassy Djibouti. Embassy Djibouti submitted REFTEL in May of 2003 and, to date, has not received an official reply. The following justification for an MSG DET is res [...]	2004-03-02 14:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI523	ENHANCING WORLDWIDE COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION [...] (C) Ambassador met April 7 at the Russian Embassy with Russia's Ambassador to Djibouti Alexandre Bregadze to note Deputy Minister Trubnikov's meeting with Deputy Secretary Armitage and to discuss the advancement of U.S.-Russian common interests in prosecuting the global war on terrorism. (see [...]	2004-04-11 07:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL PTER ASEC PINR DJ RU
04DJIBOUTI985	DJIBOUTI'S MILITARY CHIEF CONCERNED ABOUT SLOW FMF [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-19 13:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR DJ
04DUBLIN1199	IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA DEMARCHE [...] On August 11, Post delivered ref A's requested demarche to Jane Connelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Third Secretary for Eastern Europe (who noted that more senior SIPDIS officers were on leave). Connelly said that Ireland shared EU concerns about rising tensions in Moldova/Transn [...]	2004-08-11 17:10:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS
04DUBLIN1542	UKRAINE: IRELAND TO SEND ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-13 12:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
04DUBLIN1632	IRISH RESPONSES ON PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (U) On October 28, Post delivered reftels' talking points to Gerald Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European correspondent. ---- Iraq ---- 2. (C) Keown noted that Member States' foreign ministers were preparing for November 2 discussions in Brussels on measures to support [...]	2004-10-29 14:23:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN1667	IRELAND SUPPORTS UN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 10:04:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL
04DUBLIN1696	ROUND TWO: IRELAND TO MONITOR UKRAINIAN ELECTION [...] (C) On November 16, Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke to Austin Gormley, the DFA's Deputy Director for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Gormley, who was on the ground personally during the first Ukrainian election, stated that the GOI would be actively monitoring the second roun [...]	2004-11-18 13:28:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE
04DUBLIN1770	SHANNON/IMMIGRATION: PM EXPRESSES CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with the Ambassador and Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the Irish Prime Minister raised his concerns about two separate issues: the U.S. military's use of Shannon and the immigration bill pending in Congress. He also updated the Senators on the Nort [...]	2004-12-08 16:38:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	MOPS PREL SMIG SOCI
04DUBLIN1836	IRISH RESPONSE TO YUGANSKNEFTEGAZ AUCTION DEMARCHE [...] (C) On December 20, Post delivered reftel talking points to Austin Gormley, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Bilateral Economic Relations. Gormley said SIPDIS that the GOI did not plan to raise the Yuganskneftegaz auction bilaterally with the Russian Government. He [...]	2004-12-22 15:24:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL PHUM KPAO
04DUBLIN760	IRISH REMAIN CONFIDENT ON EU CONSTITUTION, DESPITE [...] SUMMARY. DURING A MAY 19 DEBRIEF OF THE MAY 17-18 GAERC, IRISH EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT KEVIN CONMY AND IGC NEGOTIATOR BOB PATTERSON STRESSED THAT IRELAND REMAINS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATING THE NEW EU CONSTITUTION BY THE JUNE 17-18 EUROPEAN COUNCIL. THEY DISMISSED RECENT PESSIMISTIC [...]	2004-05-19 13:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EUN
04DUBLIN765	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT - ESTABLISHING A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (C) SUMMARY. FOLLOWING THE EU'S OWN ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND THE APRIL 27 AGREEMENT ON THE EXTENSION OF THE PCA, DFA'S RUSSIAN DIVISION HEAD, BARBARA JONES, IS HOPEFUL THAT THE MAY 21 EU-RUSSIAN SUMMIT WILL HELP ESTABLISH A MORE PRODUCTIVE AND EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE EU- [...]	2004-05-20 10:53:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUSHANBE170	TAJIKISTAN: ISLAMIC PARTY'S KABIRI UNPLUGGED [...] (C) Summary: At a small dinner party on January 29, First Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Revival Party Muhiddin Kabiri freely discussed the upcoming elections and his party's chances of success. Drawing on his experiences in the last parliamentary elections, he opined that President Rahmonov [...]	2004-02-01 05:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KISL KDEM KPAO TI
04GUATEMALA1573	TIP BILATERAL MINISTERIAL MEETING RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and Embassy anti-TIP team met with the Government of Guatemala inter-institutional group to combat TIP on June 22 to formally present the 2004 TIP report and urge continued progress combating TIP. The GOG's reaction to the release of the 2004 Trafficking in Per [...]	2004-06-25 13:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA362	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- GUATEMALAN [...] (C) Summary: Few of the G-8 diplomatic missions to Guatemala have counter-terrorism (CT) programs, and we detected no overlap among them. None of the other missions have conducted formal assessments of Guatemala's CT needs. However, there is a consensus that Guatemala's greatest CT weakness i [...]	2004-02-13 18:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL GT
04GUATEMALA508	GUATEMALA ANTI-TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Government of Guatemala took office on January 14, 2004, is giving TIP priority attention, and is building on initial progress by the outgoing government. The Ambassador and Embassy TIP Working Group met with the GOG Inter-Institutional Group to Combat TIP on February [...]	2004-03-01 22:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA583	GUATEMALA ON 60TH UNCHR [...] (C) Per instructions ref A, PolOff jointly delivered reftel demarches to Carla Rodriguez, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on March 11. Rodriguez said Guatemala's interests at 60 UNCHR largely coincide with ours and that this overlap had improved with the arriv [...]	2004-03-09 15:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT UNHRC
04HANOI1587	NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR 2004 [...] (U) In response to incoming request, post is providing responses keyed to 2004 certification instruction points as follow: 2. (U) Implementation of the counternarcotics Master Plan for 2001-2005: --This is an ongoing activity that continues to make slow but steady progress. The Unit [...]	2004-06-03 03:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PINS VM CNARC
04HANOI1613	RAISING COMMERCIAL/ECONOMIC ISSUES WITH DPM DUNG [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Dung on June 3 promised Ambassador to invite Lockheed Martin for negotiations on Vinasat, "took note" of a request to look into a decision on MWH's bid for a program management contract for the Son La dam project, predicted licenses for US insurance compan [...]	2004-06-04 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EINV VM WTO BTA
04HANOI1871	VIETNAMESE ACADEMICS RETAIN SUSPICIONS OF THE U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: At least some Vietnamese think tankers continue to view the United States with suspicion, both regarding our international strategy in general and actions more specifically toward Vietnam. Much of the domestic sensitivities by these academics nowadays relate to efforts by "hos [...]	2004-07-02 07:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI VM ETMIN RELFREE CTERR
04HANOI2434	GVN EXPLAINS NEW ORDINANCE ON RELIGION [...] (U) Summary: According to Nguyen Thanh Xuan, Deputy Chairman of the GVN's Committee for Religious Affairs, Vietnam's Ordinance on Religion (reftels) - which will take effect on November 15 - was modeled on precedents from within Vietnam as well as on similar laws from other countries, includin [...]	2004-09-03 08:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI2595	Ambassador's September 16 Meeting with Assistant [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met for the first time September 16 with Assistant Foreign Minister (and Americas Department Director General) Nguyen Duc Hung. Following a brief discussion of VFM Phung's upcoming U.S. visit and Vietnam's efforts to reach out to members of Congress, the issue o [...]	2004-09-16 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HANOI2609	Ambassador's September 17 Meeting with Vice [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-17 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ABLD AMGT VM
04HANOI2757	MFA CONCERNED ABOUT VNHRA, LOOKING FORWARD TO [...] (U) Summary: During an hour-long discussion October 6, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang told the Ambassador that the GVN, while concerned about the possible passage of the Human Rights Act in the Senate, was still looking forward to a visit to the United States by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai [...]	2004-10-07 07:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF CASC CVIS KPOW OTRA OVIP VM KICC HUMANR RELFREE WTO HIV AIDS
04HANOI2901	AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSS POW/MIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnam Defense Minister confirmed in his introductory meeting with the Ambassador October 26 that underwater POW/MIA recovery operations can be conducted on a Vietnamese Navy vessel, a civilian vessel or not at all. English language training for military officers remains a [...]	2004-10-27 06:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS KPOW VM
04HANOI2946	The Ambassador's October 28 Call on Prime Minister [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting officially for the first time October 28, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Phan Van Khai spent over an hour discussing the overall bilateral relationship, trade and commercial matters, health cooperation, religious freedom and human rights issues, Montagnards in the Ce [...]	2004-11-01 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON ETRD EINV VM HUMANR RELFREE ETMIN HIV AIDS WTO
04HANOI3069	GVN EAGER TO CONCLUDE WTO NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (U) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang told the Ambassador that a visit by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was possible at the end of the first half of 2005, and discussed possible steps to "create the proper atmosphere" for the visit. As one step, the GVN would like to see a conclusion [...]	2004-11-12 11:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF OTRA OVIP MASS ETRD EAID EINV VM KICC WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI3092	VIETNAM'S AVIATION INDUSTRY TAKES OFF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Vietnam's aviation industry is seeking to catch up with those of other countries in the region. The government has dramatically changed its approach to the industry by allowing foreign carriers to increase their share of the market, but the change is unlikely to harm its domestic [...]	2004-11-17 03:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV PREL VM
04HANOI3246	AMBASSADOR VISITS VIETNAM'S SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the south-central coast of Vietnam and found economic development plans in their infancy. Senior officials called for U.S. investment and humanitarian assistance. The Ambassador raised religious freedom, HIV/AIDS, and educational and cultural exchanges an [...]	2004-12-03 11:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD VM HUMANR RELFREE HIV AIDS
04HANOI3356	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI336	DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN VIETNAM'S LABOR [...] SUMMARY: With approximately 340,000 Vietnamese currently working overseas, Vietnam looks to labor exports as a means to expand opportunities for its growing labor force while generating foreign exchange. In order to address the challenges created by the increase in labor exports, Vietnam inc [...]	2004-02-09 01:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON VM KTIP TIP LABOR
04HANOI391	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP INPUT FOR VIETNAM [...] Summary: According to CTAG members (and representatives from Switzerland, Spain, and Australia) at Hanoi-based Embassies, Vietnam receives little attention and less assistance, especially compared to high-threat Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia. Some members -- notably Australia, [...]	2004-02-12 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC VM CTERR
04HANOI535	YOUNGER GVN OFFICIALS ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent seminar on Vietnam's national security, younger generation officials from a range of GVN agencies and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) variously commented that: China and the U.S. both represent serious, but completely different threats for Vietnam's future [...]	2004-02-25 06:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PTER SNAR BM KN IZ VM CTERR ASEAN CVR DPRK CNARC
04HANOI682	REPORT ON DOE/STATE VISIT TO VAEC AND DALAT [...] SUMMARY: A DOE/State delegation participated in meetings in Hanoi and Dalat, Vietnam on February 10 and 12 to discuss with Vietnamese officials and reactor operators a U.S. proposal to ship fresh fuel assemblies containing HEU to Russia and to convert the Dalat Research Reactor to LEU fuel. [...]	2004-03-08 04:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG TRGY VM
04HANOI693	February 24 Repatriation Discussions [...] (U) Summary. A joint DOS/DHS delegation proffered a new approach to resolving the issue of the acceptance by Vietnam (GVN) of its nationals, based on the successful arrangement now in place with the Royal Cambodian Government (RGC). GVN officials agreed to review the new approach, but held t [...]	2004-03-09 05:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KJUS PREL CASC VM
04HANOI821	Vietnam: MOT Affirms No MFN for U.S. Wines [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 16, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen asserted that textile agreements are outside the "WTO track" and exempt from MFN. He confirmed that the GVN believes it is not obligated to extend tariff reductions given to EU wines in the context [...]	2004-03-22 09:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON VM BTA WTO
04HARARE1898	Nickel Exporter Using Just 2 of 4 Mines [...] (SBU) On a recent site visit to Bindura Nickel Corp (BNC) in Mashonaland Central, General Manager R. Chinamatira complained to us of Zimbabwe's worsening export climate. Even though nickel reached a 20-year high on world markets this year, BNC is operating only two of four mines. By increasi [...]	2004-11-18 15:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HELSINKI1006	FINLAND: BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR LABOR RIGHTS AND [...] (C) As reported in Ref C, almost all official contact between Finland and Cuba has ceased, and Finland does not maintain an embassy in Havana. 2. (C) We are not aware of any current activity by the Finnish Government, or by Finnish NGOs, to support elements of Cuban civil society and encour [...]	2004-08-03 10:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB CU FI ILO
04HELSINKI1132	E-PINE: FINLAND COMMITS TO SEND OBSERVERS TO [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Pol Chief and Poloff demarched Tuula Yrjola, the desk officer for Ukraine, and Terhi Hakala, Director on the Unit for East Europe and Central Asia, about the need for additional election observers in Ukraine during upcoming elections. Poloffs noted the interest [...]	2004-09-01 11:19:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	KNEI PGOV PREL PHUM FI OSCE
04HELSINKI1360	ASSISTANT SECRETARY RADEMAKER'S CONVERSATIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: On October 7 Assistant Secretary for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker and AC Special Advisor Paul Janiczek, en route back to Washington from a visit to Moscow (reftel),stopped in Helsinki for consultations with the Finnish government. In separate meetings with the Ministry of For [...]	2004-10-19 13:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MCAP PINS KHDP FI UNGA RU
04HELSINKI1407	FINLAND AND THE NOVEMBER 2 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) We delivered the demarche points from Ref A-C messages to Leena Alto, deputy European Correspondent in the Finnish MFA, and to Jonna Partanen, Counselor in the Secretariat for EU Affairs in the office of PM Vanhanen. Alto and Partanen briefed us on the positions FM Tuomioja will be taking [...]	2004-11-01 15:39:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IZ IR RS SU FI EUN
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
04HELSINKI1472	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BETH JONES' MEETING WITH [...] (C) During her November 8 meeting in Helsinki with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Assistant Secretary Jones said that the Administration was already talking about reinvigorating the transatlantic relationship, and said that one of the purposes of her trip was to ask Finland's views a [...]	2004-11-17 14:57:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EU PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TU FI
04HELSINKI1482	FINNISH PM VANHANEN TELLS VISITING EUR A/S JONES, [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen, visiting EUR A/S Jones reassured the Prime Minister of the importance the Bush Administration places on the transatlantic relationship, citing the President's references to outreach to Europe and the importance of both the EU and NA [...]	2004-11-19 08:16:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC ETRD EU PHUM PREL SMIG AF IZ TU FI RU
04HELSINKI1499	NATO AMBASSADOR NICHOLAS BURNS' VISIT TO FINLAND, [...] (C) Of all the open questions in Finnish foreign policy, the issue of whether to join NATO is the biggest. It is debated endlessly in the editorial and op-ed pages, but that debate has yet to affect public opinion. Polls continue to show strong opposition to membership, in part because of F [...]	2004-11-26 06:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL FI EUN NATO
04HELSINKI1571	NATO AMBASSADOR BURNS' VISIT TO HELSINKI [...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to NATO R. Nicholas Burns visited Helsinki November 29-30. Following remarks given to the Atlantic Council of Finland at a seminar on NATO and small nations, Ambassador Burns participated in meetings with Minister of Defense Seppo Kaariainen and MFA Under Secretary for Pol [...]	2004-12-16 12:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR AF IZ FI NATO RU
04HELSINKI1592	MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN FINLAND: [...] Summary: The following is Embassy Helsinki's submission to the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. -------- Overview -------- 2. Finland is not a regional center for money laundering, financ [...]	2004-12-23 12:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN FI
04HELSINKI1603	FINNS FIND PUTIN "FRUSTRATED, ANXIOUS" [...] (C) Finnish President Tarja Halonen's most recent meeting with Vladimir Putin left the Finns with the clear impression that the Russian president is feeling frustrated and anxious. He complained at length to Halonen that Russia has been misunderstood and mistreated by the West, with an implici [...]	2004-12-29 14:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNEI RS FI EUN
04HELSINKI1604	FINNISH AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS ESTONIA, [...] (C) On December 22 Jarmo Viinanen, advisor to Finnish President Halonen, gave us a read-out on the December 14 meeting between Halonen and Russian President Putin. Viinanen confirmed that, as reported to Embassy Tallinn (reftel),Halonen had asked when Putin would sign border treaties with Est [...]	2004-12-29 14:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS EN LG
04ISTANBUL1062	TURKEY'S FIRST TIP VICTIM SHELTER: SECRETARY [...] Summary: Secretary Powell and FM Gul witnessed the signing of a protocol that will lead to the opening of Turkey's first shelter for trafficking in persons victims later this month. The signing ceremony, which attracted significant attention and publicity, publicly committed the Turkish gov [...]	2004-07-09 07:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04ISTANBUL1346	ISTANBUL'S JULY VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES MEETING: [...] (SBU) Summary: Industry participants in the July 23 Istanbul voluntary principles meeting tell us that while they are "interested in and supportive in principle" of the initiative, it is unworkable unless Russian oil companies also participate. They also stressed that while consideration of [...]	2004-08-27 03:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT PREL EINV SENV TU
04ISTANBUL1459	THE FUTURE OF ORTHODOXY [...] (sbu) Summary: In addition to the struggle to maintain Istanbul as a viable seat for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Bartholomew faces a rising challenge for moral and ecclesiastical authority within the Orthodox world from Moscow-based Russian Patriarch Alexy II. End Summary. 2. (sbu) Ecumen [...]	2004-09-22 11:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1804	CRITICISM OF U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ PERVADES BMNEAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Linkage of the BMENAI with U.S. policy in Iraq was a common theme of speakers at a Cultural Initiative Symposium on the Greater Middle East and North Africa Project (BMENAI) in Istanbul in November. A wide range of Turkish academics, former GOT officials, and European diplomats [...]	2004-12-06 08:52:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IZ PREL KPAO KMPI
04ISTANBUL262	BOSPHORUS DELAYS EASE BUT ISSUES REMAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Shipping delays on the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits have eased in recent days but the war of words surrounding the issue continues. Russia's oil pipeline monopoly Transneft strongly criticized Turkish [...]	2004-02-20 11:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON PREL SENV EWWT TU
04ISTANBUL276	ZORLU CFO OUTLINES THE GROUP'S TUPRAS PLANS [...] Sensitive but unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 18 meeting with Econoff, Zorlu Group Chief Financial Officer Cem Koksal outlined the group's strategy for completion of the purchase of the Turkish refiner Tupras, predicting agreement with Turke [...]	2004-02-24 12:34:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON PREL TU
04ISTANBUL71	PATRIARCH AGREES TO HUMAN RIGHTS DIMENSION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I plans to travel to Cuba to accept title to a rebuilt Greek Orthodox Church in Havana. He has undertaken to raise human rights concerns both publicly and privately while in Cuba, and has agreed to a reception hosted by U.S., Greek, and Turkish d [...]	2004-01-12 11:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PHUM TU
04ISTANBUL797	THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH STRIKES BACK [...] (sbu) Summary: Following a decision by Archbishop Christodoulos of Greece to appoint three new bishops without his approval, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and an enlarged Holy Synod formally broke communion with Christodoulos on April 30 and called on the newly-appointed bishops not to assu [...]	2004-05-20 08:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GR TU
04ISTANBUL90	LATE OFFER MUDDIES TUPRAS PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish analysts are reacting positively today to yesterday's announcement that the highest bid for privatization of two-thirds of the state refinery Tupras came in at 1.3 billion USD. While the press has been critical of the offer, the bid values the overall company at 2 billi [...]	2004-01-14 15:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL TU
04KATHMANDU298	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEBRUARY 7-13, [...] A military offensive launched by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) left nineteen people dead. Fifty-one Maoists reportedly were killed in other clashes with security forces. Reported Maoist attacks on security personnel injured seven and killed one. Two senior Maoist leaders were arrested in Luc [...]	2004-02-13 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU484	NEPAL: DAS PATTERSON MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On March 17, DAS Torkel Patterson and Ambassador called upon Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani. The three discussed the Government of Nepal's financial situation, U.S. military assistance, the Maoist insurgency and current political impasse between the King and political p [...]	2004-03-18 05:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU580	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM 16 TO 22 MARCH [...] MAOIST INSURGENCY -- Massive attack in Myagdi district headquarters: Maoist rebels launched a huge attack in Beni, Myagdi district headquarters on Saturday night. The Maoists took the District Police Office (DPO),Chief District Officer and 39 security personnel. The Maoists completely de [...]	2004-03-29 07:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KINSHASA1302	DONOR COUNTRIES SET UP COMMITTEE ON MILITARY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on earlier discussions, MONUC and member states on July 13 set up a committee on Security Sector Reform (SSR). The committee includes representatives from the GDRC plus MONUC, the World Bank, and major embassies; it will meet monthly to coordinate donor efforts and [...]	2004-07-14 15:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PREL MARR EAID CG
04KINSHASA1657	STATEMENTS BY CIAT AND THE GDRC ON THE RCD-G'S [...] (U) The CIAT and the GDRC issued statements concerning the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Goma's (RCD-G) decision to suspend their participation in the institutions of the transitions, except the army. The following are unofficial translations of the statements issued by each entity: COMMUN [...]	2004-09-02 06:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1724	AIR KASAI ENCOUNTERS TURBULENCE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. Air Kasai, a private aviation firm, built numerous airstrips in Kasai Occidental province to provide air transportation to otherwise isolated diamond mining areas. Soon after launching its operations, Air Kasai encountered [...]	2004-09-15 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV CG
04KUWAIT1061	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MARCH 29-31: AHMAD YASEEN [...] SUMMARY: Festering outrage over the assassination of Sheikh Yaseen and perceived U.S. approval, if not complicity, in the act, continues to color local perception of U.S. reform efforts in the region. "So, what are these human rights that the Americans are calling for, if they allow their pla [...]	2004-03-31 12:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1213	(SBU) CT COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA [...] (S) Ref A requested posts to report on steps to improve US-Russian counter-terrorism (CT) coordination and communication in the field. We had already included the Russian Embassy in the G-8 CTAG meeting we hosted February 7 (ref B),and we will continue to do so. Russia has no declared intel [...]	2004-04-12 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER PREL ASEC EAIR PGOV RU
04KUWAIT1316	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT APRIL 17-19: IRAQ: SHIA REBELS; [...] SUMMARY: Outrage at both the Israeli killing of Hamas leader Abdul Aziz Rantisi and what is widely perceived as the American submission to Sharon's settlement plan joins continued condemnation of the violence in Iraq. Former Islamist MP Abel Muhsin Jamal wrote in independent Al-Qabas (4/14)," [...]	2004-04-20 15:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1380	(C) PM ASSURES DEPUTY SECRETARY "WE'RE LONG-TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah assured Deputy Secretary Armitage April 19 that "we are long-term allies." SIPDIS Shaykh Sabah urged the US to seek a new UNSC Resolution on Iraq, and to resolve the situation in Fallujah -- peacefully if possible, but if not, then above all quickl [...]	2004-04-27 09:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MARR IZ KU
04KUWAIT1674	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MAY 25-26: IRAQ [...] "No Worse..." Mohammed Musaed Al-Saleh wrote in independent Al-Qabas (5/25): "Had the American policy in Iraq succeeded, the transfer through the United Nations Security Council would have been welcomed. This did not happen, and the American policy in Iraq has been a great disappointment so [...]	2004-05-26 15:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2272	Kuwait Investment Climate Statement [...] Kuwait - July 2004 Appendix to 2003 Investment Climate Statement a) This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Kuwait. It has been provided to assist investors in the interim period resulting from the U.S. Department of Comme [...]	2004-07-21 06:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB KU OPIC
04KUWAIT2524	PRIME MINISTER'S AIDE REPORTS ALLAWI CRITICAL OF [...] Biographical information included. For biographical information, please see para. 10. 2. (C) Summary. During an August 8 meeting, Assistant U/S of the Diwan of the Prime Minister Shaykh Fawaz Saud Al-Sabah gave Poloff a readout of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's July 30 meeting with K [...]	2004-08-09 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL KU IZ MOPS EAID EFIN PTER
04KUWAIT2542	IRAQ TRAVEL BAN: IMPACT ON US MILITARY CONTRACTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Econoff spoke on August 10 with the two major US military contractors transporting supplies for US operations in Iraq, to see how the travel ban preventing Indian and Filipino workers from entering Iraq is affecting their operations. Altanmia, which holds the Defense Energy Sup [...]	2004-08-10 12:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MOPS PREL PHUM ETRD EAID KU IZ IN RP
04KUWAIT3148	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT SEPTEMBER 10-13: 9/11, [...] SUMMARY: The anniversary of 9/11, arriving just after an extended crackdown here on Islamists allegedly planning terror operations in Kuwait and Iraq, has apparently forced many commentators to take an uncharacteristic look within. Many decry the lack of progress the Arab World has made as th [...]	2004-09-14 11:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT3544	AL-SABAH INSIDER SAYS U.S. DOESN'T VALUE KUWAIT; [...] (S/NF) Summary: In early fall 2004, PolOff met several times with a senior Shaykh from the Al-Sabah ruling family who works in the Prime Minister's office and has daily interaction with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad. The interlocutor, who is in his forties and has a prominent lineage, [...]	2004-10-13 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KWMN IZ KU
04KUWAIT3768	KUWAIT CALLS IRAQI PRESIDENT VISIT A SUCCESS: [...] (C) Summary/Comment: During a November 2 meeting, Kuwaiti MFA U/S Ambassador Khaled al-Jarallah gave the Ambassador a readout of IIG President Ghazi al-Yawar's October 30 - November 1 visit to Kuwait. Jarallah said the visit had been "very fruitful," though Yawar had not come with a specific [...]	2004-11-03 13:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN KU IZ
04KUWAIT3984	KUWAIT SUPPORTS SECRETARY' POWELL'S INTERVENTION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador briefed FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed November 21 on developments on Iraqi issues in advance of the FM's departure for the Sharm Al Sheikh regional conference. The Ambassador secured GOK support for Secretary Powell's conference intervention and reconfirmed SIPDIS K [...]	2004-11-21 16:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID
04KUWAIT481	(U) KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy convened the first meeting of Kuwait's counterterrorism action group (CTAG) under US leadership; the French, Japanese, British, Russian, Italian, German, Canadian, Swiss and Spanish embassies participated. Only the US and British have specific anti-terrorism programs i [...]	2004-02-12 05:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER ASEC EFIN ETTC PREL KU
04KUWAIT494	(C) TERRORIST FINANCE: LDI ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR ITS [...] (C) Summary: OFAC Director Richard Newcomb met with representatives of Kuwaiti charity Lajnat al-Dawa al-Islamiya (LDI) and its parent organization, the Social Reform Society (SRS) at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 19. The group discussed a number of issues outstandi [...]	2004-02-15 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04LAGOS11	CAPTAIN CRUSADER VS THE BUNKERING BANDITS: NAVAL [...] (S N/F) SUMMARY: Captain O.B. Ogunjimi, commander of the Naval base in the heart of Nigeria's oil-rich but troubled Delta region, recently described to ConGen Officers his experiences fighting oil thieves in the Delta. According to Ogunjimi, corruption within his command is not as rampant as [...]	2004-01-05 08:16:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PINR PINS MOPS PGOV EINV ASEC NI
04LAGOS1204	NIGER DELTA: GUNS AND THUGS RULE THE LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first in a series of four cables addressing the security, political, and humanitarian situation in the Niger Delta based on a field visit by POLOFF and ECONOFF to Warri June 7 and 8. This cable addresses the overall security situation, Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation [...]	2004-06-10 11:50:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS EPET KDEM PHUM EINV ASEC CASC PTER XY NI
04LAGOS1494	C-CN4-00499 AND C-CN4-00503: NIGER DELTA [...] (S/NF) The Mission thanks its colleagues in INR for their kind encouragement of continued reporting efforts on the Niger Delta. Per your request, we have an update on reftels. 2. (S/NF) Captain Ogunjumi, former Commanding Officer (CO) of the Nigerian Naval Station (NNS) in Warri, left his po [...]	2004-07-21 14:24:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR NI
04LAGOS545	CRIMINAL INCIDENTS IN LAGOS [...] (C) Summary: During February, there was a marked increase in reported incidents in the Lagos Consular district. RSO statistics for February indicate an increase in overall crime in Lagos from January. The significance of the incidents involving AMCITS is that there have not been any for a [...]	2004-03-12 15:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC NI
04LJUBLJANA1090	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW (AGAIN) SLOVENE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel on Dec. 4 prior to the minister's departure for the OSCE Ministerial in Sofia. Rupel appeared relaxed and very comfortable in his surroundings, which he had vacated less than six months ago. Rupel said he was looking forward [...]	2004-12-06 08:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI OSCE
04LJUBLJANA1107	SLOVENIA: FOMIN RUPEL AND USOSCE AMB MINIKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 10 December meeting with COM and USOSCE Ambassador Stephan Minikes, FoMin Rupel set out Slovenian priorities for its OSCE CiO year, indicating a special interest in dealing with issues in Southeastern Europe. Discussion focused on Ukraine and on the need to engage the Russ [...]	2004-12-14 07:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SI OSCE RU

04LJUBLJANA1128	SLOVENIA ON YUKOS AUCTION [...] (C) Pol/econ chief delivered reftel points to Angelina Trajkovski of the MFA's Office for Eastern Europe on December 20. Trajkovski explained that no official reaction at the minister level had been developed, but that this was clearly a step backward for Russia and of concern to Slovenia. [...]	2004-12-20 11:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON KPAO PREL PHUM RS SI
04LJUBLJANA266	SLOVENIA: "FORMER SOVIET BLOC" RHETORIC ILL- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Slovenian media have reported extensively on erroneous references to Slovenia as part of the "former Soviet Bloc" made during recent NATO accession ceremonies. Slovenes take umbrage at this historical inaccuracy and the lack of understanding it demonstrates as to how forme [...]	2004-04-01 05:38:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV KMDR SI NATO
04LJUBLJANA85	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GEN JAMES L. JONES, SACEUR [...] (SBU) While you will be wearing your NATO hat during your 11-12 February visit to Slovenia, you may wish to emphasize the following shared U.S. and NATO priorities during your discussions with Slovenian officials: -- Slovenia's bilateral and NATO commitment to bring defense spending to 2% o [...]	2004-01-13 10:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV PINR SI NATO
04LJUBLJANA854	COM'S FAREWELL CALL ON SLOVENIA'S PRIME MINISTER, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a final visit to Prime Minister Anton (Tone) Rop on September 9. It was a warm and cordial meeting and PM Rop appeared more relaxed and congenial than in previous meetings. Despite terming the elections too close to call, Rop exuded an air of confidence tha [...]	2004-09-13 10:22:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SI GTIP
04LJUBLJANA976	SLOVENIA IN THE BIG LEAGUES NOW: DAS CONLEY HELPS [...] SUMMARY: (U) The visit of DAS Heather Conley to Ljubljana October 20-21 was well timed to take advantage of the momentum created by the arrival of a new U.S.ambassador. Her meetings at the MFA, MOD and with a small group of influential private citizens have helped us to galvanize and re-focu [...]	2004-10-25 11:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SI OSCE
04MADRID1118	SPAIN: PARTIAL RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) We delivered reftel talking points and letter April 2 to Guillermo Kirkpatrick, the MFA's Deputy Director General for International Disarmament Affairs. We addressed the letter to Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Javier Gil Catalina, the under secretary-level official who deals with [...]	2004-04-02 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL SP
04MADRID1763	SPANISH RESPONSE TO MAY 17-18 EU FMS MEETING [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on May 14 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora said that the new Spanish government would maintain Spain's previous policies on the issues being discussed at the next EU General Affairs and External Relat [...]	2004-05-14 16:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID1764	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM COUNTRY REVIEWS: SPAIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-15 07:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT EAIR XT AS BX JA NZ SI SN KOCI CASC SPCVIS
04MADRID1864	MFA'S NEW POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) MFA Political director Rafael Dezcallar told Polcouns in a May 20 meeting that Spain wanted to be helpful on Afghanistan but likely would have to determine whether resources would be available. He indicated the GOS likely would not be able to meet all of the requests the USG has present [...]	2004-05-21 13:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP NATO
04MADRID1867	SPAIN: DCM WITH SPANISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: DCM Manzanares met with Spanish President Zapatero's national security advisor Carles Casajuana May 20 to brief him on our request for increased Spanish support for ISAF, urge the GOS to vote in favor of the UNSC ICC rollover resolution and share USG's initial thoughts on the UN [...]	2004-05-21 13:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP NATO
04MADRID1871	NEA A/S BURNS IN MADRID [...] (C) NEA A/S William Burns paid a five-hour visit to Madrid May 18, meeting with President Zapatero's new National Security Advisor, Carlos Casajuana, and the new Deputy Foreign Minister, Bernardino Leon. The Spanish expressed a desire to work with the US on such issues as encouraging better [...]	2004-05-24 11:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL SP MO AG IZ
04MADRID1945	SPAIN SUPPORTS RUSSIA IN PSI CORE GROUP AND WILL [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-26 15:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC OPDC PARM PREL
04MADRID2005	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TDY: FS-01 LAURA [...] Laura Lochman, FS-01, 170-54-6808, requests country clearance to travel to Moscow for a TDY assignment as a Russian language student. Ms. Lochman is scheduled to arrive Moscow at 13:00, August 29, 2004, on Aeroflot 318 from Washington Dulles. Her TDY will last until completion of her Russian [...]	2004-06-01 05:54:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SP RU
04MADRID2203	SPANISH POSITION ON RENEWAL OF UNFICYP MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-10 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR KPKO SC TO SP
04MADRID2210	SPANISH EU ELECTIONS: SOUR VICTORY, SWEET DEFEAT [...] (U) The Socialist Party (PSOE) won Spain's EU Parliamentary elections on June 13, but by a smaller margin than expected, 43% to 41%. The two-point difference offers something positive to both major parties, though the Popular Party probably comes away with the moral victory. The Socialists w [...]	2004-06-14 11:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP PSOE
04MADRID2416	SPANISH RESPONSE: MAINTAINING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Summary: Spain continues to say that they believe the human rights situation in China is improving and that the EU arms embargo no longer makes sense. (Note: In our various approaches to senior levels of the previous government, we received a similar response.) Spain believes that it is i [...]	2004-06-25 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW SP EUN
04MADRID2483	SPAIN - BIOGRAPHIES ON MFA DIRECTORS GENERAL [...] (U) This cable provides biographies on new directors general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI, Spain's equivalent of USAID). GOS directors general are roughly equivalent to State Department assistant secretaries; AECI directors gen [...]	2004-07-01 08:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL EAID SP PSOE
04MADRID3074	SPAIN: MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-11 15:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD SP
04MADRID4020	KYOTO NOW MATTERS TO SPAIN [...] (SBU) During an October 13 courtesy call by newly arrived ESTHOFF, Environment Ministry General Coordinator for Climate Change Teresa Rivera stressed that the Kyoto Protocol enjoyed the strong support of the entire cabinet of the "new" Spanish Government, and that Spain was determined to do its [...]	2004-10-15 15:42:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON PGOV SP
04MADRID4116	SPANISH ON ITER HOME [...] (U) ESTHOFF made reftel points October 19-22 to: (1) Juan Antonio Rubio, Director General of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Technology Investigation (CIEMAT); (2) Francisco Javier Arana Landa, Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Commerce; ( [...]	2004-10-22 15:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG SP
04MADRID4179	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, NOV 2: IRAQ, IRAN, MEPP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Russia, Sudan, Somalia, Ukraine, Kosovo, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 26 and October 28. Mora Benavente said that EU police training in Iraq would take place after [...]	2004-10-29 11:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID4430	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Poloffs met with the MFA desk officer for Russia and Eastern European affairs, Marta Ruiz, 11/16 to encourage Spain's participation in the second round of presidential election in the Ukraine set for November 21 and to hear GOS views on imposing visa restrictions on Ukrainian officials w [...]	2004-11-19 11:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EU SP
04MADRID4444	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Poloffs met with the MFA desk officer for Russia and Eastern European affairs, Marta Ruiz, November 16 to encourage Spain's participation in election monitoring during the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election on November 21 and to hear GOS views on imposing visa restrictio [...]	2004-11-19 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EU SP
04MADRID4612	CHAVEZ COURTS SPANISH SOCIALISTS;LEAVES POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Spain November 21-23, in a trip that was touted by the Spanish government as primarily economic in nature. Chavez commenced his stay by stating that good relations with Spain "have become of strategic importance" and that he "welcomes the [...]	2004-12-03 16:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EPET ELAB EIND PHUM PREL MARR SP VE
04MADRID607	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON FEBRUARY 23-24 EU [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarches on February 20 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. 2. (C) Regarding reftel A topics, Mora stated that the discussion on Afghanistan will include the EU's concern that the references to Islam in the Afghan [...]	2004-02-23 06:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID720	SPAIN - ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-02 16:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
04MADRID822	SPANISH RESPONSE TO 60TH SESSION OF THE UN [...] (C) Summary. The head of the MFA's Human Rights Office stated that Spain's priorities for the upcoming UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) session are substantially the same as USG priorities, focusing on many of the same countries and issues. On sensitive subjects, he said that Spain will [...]	2004-03-10 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP UNHRC
04MADRID961	WHO ARE THE SPANISH SOCIALISTS? [...] (C) Summary: The Socialist Workers Party of Spain (PSOE),surprise victor in March 14 elections, is a center-left party in the European social democrat tradition. Since the end of the Franco regime and the beginning of Spain's modern democracy in 1977, PSOE has generally advocated comprehensive soc [...]	2004-03-18 18:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP PSOE
04MANAMA1175	BAHRAIN - JULY 2004 APPENDIX TO 2003 INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-25 10:25:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV BA OPIC
04MANAMA1187	MFA MAKES ASSURANCES OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA officials gave assurances to Charge that the security and stability of Bahrain is the GOB's top priority. As a signal that the GOB is serious about regional security concerns, MFA announced that Bahrain will host the next International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) [...]	2004-07-27 12:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BA KSEC
04MANAMA1884	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qassem Daoud December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Daoud said that Iraq faced a number of crises: obtaining weapons quickly; procuring helicopters and armored veh [...]	2004-12-15 12:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV KDEM IZ IR BA
04MANAMA235	CTAG COUNTRY AMBASSADORS SEE NO IMMEDIATE NEEDS IN [...] (U) CTAG Ambassadors in Bahrain agreed U.S. Embassy-led efforts are meeting key Bahraini needs, but they wondered if the April 2004 Formula One race event's security would be adequate. Over lunch at DCR February 17 with the Ambassadors from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the Japanese [...]	2004-02-18 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC EFIN ASEC PREL BEXP BA
04MANAMA339	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT: [...] (SBU) Post submits this report having received GOB,s final report on anti-TIP activities for March 2003-2004. The following is Post,s response to reftel questions. 2. (U) Embassy Manama's input for the March 2004 Trafficking in Persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel questio [...]	2004-03-11 11:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BA
04MANAMA351	BAHRAIN AND THE 6OTH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-13 13:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA375	SUPPORT FOR GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVE IN [...] (SBU) Following U/S Grossman's visit to Bahrain on 3/3/04, Charg was invited by Al-Wasat Newspaper, to participate in a discussion forum about the Greater Middle East Initiative on 3/14/04. The forum was attended by a cross section of Bahrainis representing academia, business, media, and go [...]	2004-03-17 14:00:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMDR PGOV KPAO KDEM BA
04MAPUTO1658	NEW MOZAMBICAN AIRLINE RAISES SAFETY AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In August 2004, Air Corridor became Mozambique's first private commercial airline to operate nationwide, breaking the monopoly that the government-owned Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) had maintained since independence. Air Corridor has injected much-needed competition in Moza [...]	2004-12-29 15:06:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR SNAR KCRM MZ SA
04MAPUTO204	CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO [...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...]	2004-02-17 06:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO284	2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW. A- Mozambique is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women and children. Trafficking is also believed to occur within the country. There are no reliable numbers available on the extent of the problem. Poverty, a history of child migration, cultural/religious prac [...]	2004-03-02 14:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ
04MAPUTO565	COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA IN [...] (S-N/F) Summary: Reftel provided Post opportunity to finalize previous discussions with the Russian Embassy to develop a cooperative relationship between ORCA and Russian counterparts in the counterterrorism area. We envision participation by multiple Mission elements including ORCA, Econ/Pol, [...]	2004-04-27 06:14:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL MZ RU
04MAPUTO659	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCOMNAVEUR [...] (U) Introduction and summary. Your visit comes at a time when the positive bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mozambique is expanding. Mozambique is the only country in the world that is both a focus country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and one of the sixteen c [...]	2004-05-14 08:34:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER KCRM MZ EFIS ACOTA
04MONTREAL410	International Women's Day - Event at ICAO in [...] Summary: On Monday, March 8, Consul General (CG) Bernadette Allen joined Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault and Transport Canada Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy Kristine Burr in addressing the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ambassadors, delegates and staff and other in [...]	2004-03-11 20:52:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN SOCI PREL CSW ICAO
04MONTREAL874	KANESATAKE GRAND CHIEF GABRIEL FRUSTRATED BY LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mohawk territory of Kanesatake has become a haven for marijuana cultivation, drug dealing, arms possession, and other organized criminal activity, ousted Grand Chief James Gabriel told Consulate representatives on June 17. Gabriel, who has not been able to return to Kanesatake sinc [...]	2004-06-23 20:42:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV SNAR PHUM CA
04MOSCOW14726	RUSSIA-YEMEN: RESPONSE TO THERMOBARIC WEAPONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 22 Igor Matveyev, of the MFA's Military and Technology Cooperation Division, provided a response to our demarche (reftels) requesting that the GOR not transfer thermobaric weapons to Yemen. Matveyev would not say whether the GOR had made a decision on the matter or i [...]	2004-11-26 13:06:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER YM RS
04MOSCOW15782	FOLLOW-UP ON U.S.-RUSSIA MANPADS COOPERATION [...] (C) On December 21 we delivered ref A points and U.S. proposed final text for a U.S.-Russia agreement on MANPADS cooperation to Colonel Oleg Skabara of the MOD International Treaties Directorate and Oleg Burmistrov, Political Military Affairs officer of the MFA North America Department. Skaba [...]	2004-12-27 15:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL PTER NATO RS
04MUMBAI2478	ISRAEL REOPENS CONSULATE IN MUMBAI [...] (C) On November 15 visiting Israeli MFA officials briefed Acting PO and Pol/Econ Chief on Israel's decision to reopen its consulate in Mumbai. Israel closed its consulate in Mumbai in mid-2003 as part of cost-cutting measures that affected Israeli diplomatic posts around the world, Israeli MFA [...]	2004-11-29 10:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TSPA PTER IS IN GOI
04MUSCAT2189	OMAN FONMIN ON SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE [...] (C) Visiting NEA DAS Dibble reviewed themes in the Secretary's oral message with Omani Foreign Minister Bin SIPDIS Alawi. Concerning Iran's behavior, the Minister recommended finding ways to address Tehran's security concerns and feelings of isolation as an effective means of reducing its [...]	2004-12-16 18:10:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS OPDC ETRD MU
04NEWDELHI6980	INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM: BIO NOTES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable includes biographic data for Arvind Gupta, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS),who will lead the GOI delegation to the SIPDIS November 9-10 Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, and his deputy, Commander Mukesh Saini. Unless otherwise speci [...]	2004-11-02 06:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KCIP TINT PREL PGOV IN US
04NEWDELHI7013	NSSP PHASE ONE: REVIEWING ACHIEVEMENTS AND PENDING [...] (C) Summary: This is the first of two cables reporting on the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group. USG and GOI counterparts met in two positive and productive sessions of the NSSP Implementation Group on October 20-21 to review accomplishments under Phase One and [...]	2004-11-03 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7026	INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM PREPARATORY [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14-18, 2004, Department Senior Coordinator for International Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy Michele Markoff and DOD Director of International Information Assurance Programs Tim Bloechl participated in preparatory meetings with the GOI for the November 9-10 [...]	2004-11-04 04:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCIP TINT PREL ECPS KCRM IN US
04NEWDELHI7061	NSSP PHASE TWO: CHARTING THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing achievements made under Phase One (Ref A),the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group discussed the way forward on Phase Two, including legislation, enforcement, outreach, and training to strengthen export controls; adherence to MCTR and [...]	2004-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7078	TOWARDS AN INDIA-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Following two relatively rocky summits, and the postponement of this year's meeting, New Delhi hopes the November 8 India-EU Summit will yield tangible progress, MEA Director (Europe - I) Dammu Ravi told Poloff on November 2. The GOI priority is to kickoff a new ""strategic partnershi [...]	2004-11-05 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN FR GM UK NP BT
04NEWDELHI7571	BJP ASSAILS CONGRESS OVER PAKISTAN F-16 SALES [...] (U) In its recent national meeting in Ranchi, Jharkhand, the BJP National Executive for the first time attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's foreign policy, assailing in particular the Congress' mismanagement of the Pakistan F-16's issue. In its November 29 "Resolution on Some [...]	2004-11-30 11:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MASS IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7675	FOR INDIA UN PANEL REPORT IS ONLY A START [...] (C) Summary: The report of the High-Level Panel on UN Reform represents the beginning of a long-term process in which India has significant stakes, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) BS Prakash told PolCouns on December 3. Downplaying FM Natwar Singh's apparent rejection of a permanent Secur [...]	2004-12-03 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN UN GOI
04NEWDELHI7733	PUTIN VISIT: FROM RUSSIA WITH TOUGH LOVE [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin's December 3-5 visit to India did little to broaden their ties beyond defense, despite efforts by both sides to infuse the relationship with new momentum. Both leaders pressed their issues with Russia extracting a promise from India to sign a defe [...]	2004-12-07 13:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP MASS IN
04OTTAWA3058	CANADA: DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FAC Deputy Director for Eastern Europe Habib Massoud and Desk Officer Claude Demers November 12, the latter of whom recently returned from observing the first round of elections in Ukraine. Massoud thanked us for the points and commented that we are gen [...]	2004-11-15 13:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA EU PGOV PHUM PREL UP FAC
04OTTAWA3440	IIR 6 815 0020 05/RUSSIA INTERESTED IN INCREASED [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-22 16:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM
04OTTAWA3454	CANADA'S OPPOSITION TO A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DG [...] (C) POL M/C followed up on our December 13 conversation (Ref B) with Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Terry Wood on December 23. Canada remains strongly in favor of a two-term limit. However, it did not have a candidate of its own and others rumored to be interested in r [...]	2004-12-23 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM CA IAEA
04PANAMA1046	EMBOFFS DISCUSS COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION, [...] (C) On April 22, PolOffs met with Russian Embassy Counselor (DCM) Oleg Ostrovskiy and First Secretary Evgeny Lebedev for our first tete-a-tete. Both GOR diplomats are Americas specialists and have already served in Panama for a year or more. Noting the good relationship between our countries [...]	2004-05-03 22:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA213	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR NIKOLAY VLADIMIR DEPARTS [...] (SBU) This biographical report details Ambassador and Emboffs' impressions of Nikolay Vladimir during his tenure as Russian Ambassador to Panama as well as the highlights of his Curriculum Vitae. Ambassador Vladimir departed Panama in December 2003, informing Ambassador Watt that he had been [...]	2004-02-02 22:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PM RS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA274	EMBASSY PANAMA CONVENES MINI-CTAG [...] (U) Per ref B, on February 2, Embassy's Pol Counselor, AID Director, Econ Counselor and NAS Director met with diplomatic representatives from G-8 countries and Spain to discuss Panama's counterterrorism (CT) requirements and vulnerabilities, each country's CT-related assistance to Panama, and [...]	2004-02-06 18:53:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA324	SCENESETTER: CODEL WELLER'S VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) Embassy Panama welcomes Codel Weller on their February 19-22 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate US appreciation for the ongoing security and drug enforcement cooperation between our two countries. Your visit highlights our governments' mutual focus on the strate [...]	2004-02-11 20:20:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC PREL ECON PM
04PANAMA633	SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR ARCOS' VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) I warmly welcome your March 23-25 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG appreciation for the ongoing maritime security cooperation between our two countries, and to press for continuing focus on this as well as aviation security (and increasingly cruise ship securi [...]	2004-03-18 16:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KNNP PTER ETTC PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA85	SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR OTTO REICH'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Panama welcomes Special Envoy for Western Hemisphere Initiatives Ambassador Otto Reich on his January 17 - 24 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate the Ambassador's good governance message to GOP officials, including Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, priva [...]	2004-01-15 20:19:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EWWT SNAR OVIP PM NAS
04PANAMA929	SCENESETTER: AUSTR VARGO'S TRIP TO PANAMA FOR THE [...] (U) I warmly welcome your April 25-30 visit to Panama. The USDEL's visit marks the culmination of a long campaign by the GoP to move forward on an FTA with the U.S. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding trade and investment between our two countries, and to pre [...]	2004-04-22 20:43:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PARIS9147	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UKRAINE: VICTORY OF [...] UKRAINE: VICTORY OF YUSHCHENKO (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE TRAGEDY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA CONTINUES TO DOMINATE HEADLINES TODAY AND EDITORIALISTS REFLECT ON THE SCOPE OF THE CATASTROPHE, THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF NATURAL PHENOMENA AND THE SOLIDARITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF CRI [...]	2004-12-28 11:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
04PARIS9160	UKRAINE: FRENCH ON YUSHCHENKO VICTORY [...] (U) MFA desk officer for Ukraine Benoit Fremont described French satisfaction that the re-run of the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election had been conducted freely and fairly. Fremont agreed that while there had been some problems with the balloting, the level of fraud had not [...]	2004-12-28 16:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU UP FR PL
04PRAGUE1878	CZECH SUBMISSION FOR 2004-2005 INCSR PART 1, DRUGS [...] SUMMARY. Illegal narcotics are imported to, manufactured in, and consumed in the Czech Republic. Marijuana, both imported, and to a much lesser extent grown locally, is used more than any other drug. Consumption of marijuana continues to grow, particularly among the young. The popularity of Ec [...]	2004-12-23 15:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EZ
04PRETORIA2956	SOUTH AFRICA: U.S. OFFICIAL VISIT PAVES THE WAY [...] (C) Alex Burkart, Deputy Director in the Office of Nuclear Energy at the Department of State, and Ron Cherry, Director, Office of International Safeguards at the Department of Energy (DOE),visited South Africa May 17 to 21 to discuss advancing bilateral relations in the field of nuclear energy [...]	2004-07-01 08:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP TRGY SF
04PRETORIA3560	SOUTH AFRICA: DEBEERS CONTEMPLATES THE U.S. MARKET [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, Econoff and EconFSN sat down to an hour-long conversation with Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of E. Oppenheimer and Sons and Managing Director of De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., to review the landscape for De Beers in the wake of its July 13 settlement with the U.S. [...]	2004-08-05 12:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EIND ETRD SF BC WA TZ AO CG GH CA
04PRETORIA4474	Labor Strikes hit top Platinum Producers [...] (U) Summary: Strike action by members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) began slowly for the top two platinum producers in the world as talks with management broke down on October 1. By October 4, NUM had launched a full-blown strike against Anglo Platinum (Angloplats) and Impala Pla [...]	2004-10-06 11:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EINV ELAB EIND ECON SF
04PRETORIA4530	SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary and introduction. Following Cabinet's approval on October 6, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) on October 7 formally launched South Africa's climate change response strategy. At the launch event, officials noted the urgency with which Cabinet views responding [...]	2004-10-08 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EAID TSPL PREL SF
04PRETORIA4621	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 15, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No change in Interest Rates; - Tourism Earns Mor [...]	2004-10-18 13:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5319	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]	2004-12-09 11:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA5371	SOUTH AFRICA AND RUSSIA SIGN SCIENTIFIC AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-14 10:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KNNP KSCA SF
04QUEBEC202	QUEBEC LUMBER INDUSTRY ON SOFTWOOD STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recently met with Quebec lumber officials who told us the Province's first priority is to head off a Lumber V and carve out a permanent solution to the bilateral dispute. They argued that American industry is not benefiting from the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute as [...]	2004-11-19 16:07:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND CA US
04QUITO2327	THE PROCURADOR STRIKES BACK AT OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM [...] (U) See paragraph 11 for an action request. 2. (C) Summary. Ecuador's Procurador (Solicitor General) may be seeking to terminate Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) Block 15 participation contract for alleged violations of the hydrocarbon law. If the allegations are upheld, Oxy's Block 15 contr [...]	2004-08-24 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET ECON EC
04RANGOON121	UWSA SEEKS TO IMPORT PRECURSOR CHEMICALS LEGALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leadership of the United Wa State Army, while trumpeting the dramatic reduction of opium poppy production in Wa territories, is seeking special dispensation to openly import precursor chemicals, ostensibly for the industrial processing of natural rubber. End Summary. 2. [...]	2004-01-28 10:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV BM
04RANGOON131	AN ODD TRIP WITH FIVE BURMESE MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: Two Emboffs joined five senior Burmese cabinet ministers and others in a four-day, 1,400 mile "Study Visit" of border areas and central Burma January 23 - 26. Traveling at close quarters with these ministers revealed them to be greedy, pampered, highly organized, and perpetually [...]	2004-01-30 09:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAID BM
04RANGOON1507	STATUS OF NLD DEPUTY CHAIRMAN U TIN OO [...] (S) SUMMARY: NLD deputy chairman U Tin Oo, 77, remains under house arrest, although has been allowed to visit a private clinic for medical diagnosis. He is undergoing medical treatment and may need surgery. His wife, Dr. Tin Moe Wai, met with DCM November 26 to delivered a personal note fr [...]	2004-11-29 09:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV BM NLD
04RANGOON370	MOFA ON DPRK MISSILES, ROAD MAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Political Director General U Thaung Tun, covering a range of political issues, reiterated to COM on March 18 the GOB's position that Burma has refused North Korea offers to buy missiles and has no intention of resuming diplomatic relations with DPRK. He that although the GO [...]	2004-03-19 08:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM
04RANGOON412	BURMESE-RUSSIAN NUCLEAR REACTOR PROJECT [...] (C) In a March 24 conversation, the Russian ambassador in Rangoon, Oleg Kabanov, told the COM that he had met with the Burmese Minister of Science and Technology, U Thaung, on March 23 and discussed the status of the proposed Burmese-Russian nuclear reactor project that has been hanging fire, [...]	2004-03-30 09:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV RS BM
04RANGOON88	BURMA: RUMORS OF CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (S/NF) An expatriate businessmanXXXXXXXXXXXX recently volunteered to an Embassy Officer that he had heard rumors that a nuclear reactor was being built near Minbu, in central Magway Division on the Irawaddy River. The businessman added that he personally had seen a "massive" barge containing large- [...]	2004-01-20 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PARM PREL BM RS KS KNPP
04ROME1425	ITALY: NO WAY TO UNSC "REFORM" [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for IO: please see summary and paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Italy is very concerned that a new UN reform push in New York will end with Italy frozen out of an expanded UNSC that includes both Germany and Japan. Italians fear that SYG Annan and th [...]	2004-04-09 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC
04ROME1527	ITALY/IRAQ; FIRM ON TROOPS; WORKING ON HOSTAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Italian authorities expressed their strong agreement with points in reftel demarche; they are determined to stay the course with the Italian military deployment in Iraq. With the Italian public still shocked by the brutal murder of an Italian citizen taken hostage, the government [...]	2004-04-20 05:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT IZ MARR MOPS OPDC PREL IRAQI FREEDOM
04ROME1593	ITALY SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON GAERC AGENDA [...] (C) MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR EU INTEGRATION LUIGI MATTIOLO TOLD POLOFF THAT HE DID NOT EXPECT BALKANS ISSUES TO TAKE UP MUCH OF THE FM'S TIME AT THE GAERC; THERE HAD BEEN A "BROAD, PRODUCTIVE" EXCHANGE AT THE GYMNICH ON APRIL 16/17, SO THE GAERC CONCLUDING STATEMENT WILL LIKELY ENDORSE THOSE RE [...]	2004-04-23 11:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN
04ROME1594	BRIEFING ITALY ON MILITARY/DUAL-USE PROCUREMENT [...] (S) INR Analyst Dr. Thomas Zarzecki, EUR/PRA officer Mark Cassayre, and Emboffs met with Italian officials March 30 to provide an intelligence briefing on military/dual-use procurement efforts in Europe by Iran and other state sponsors of terrorism. The briefing included information about the [...]	2004-04-23 11:17:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC EIND PARM PREL IT IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME1656	ITALIANS OPPOSE UNGA RESOLUTION ON UN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY OPPOSES EVEN PAYING LIP-SERVICE TO THE UN PALESTINIAN OBSERVER'S RESOLUTION REGARDING MISSION STATUS AND IS WORKING TO CONVINCE ITS EU PARTNERS NOT EVEN TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PALESTINIANS. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO HOLD A COMMON EU POSITION, HOWEVER, AND THE ITALIANS RECOMMEN [...]	2004-04-27 13:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL IS IT UNGA PREL
04ROME1707	ITALY SEEKS ACTIVE QUARTET ROLE IN GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Italy would like to see a "substantial" statement emerge from the May 4 meeting of Quartet foreign ministers and would like the Quartet to assume a more active role. The Italian MFA is circulating a non-paper (text in para 5) calling for more robust Quartet and EU activity to [...]	2004-04-30 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS GZ IT MEPP
04ROME1853	CWC: ITALIAN POSITION ON RABTA CONVERSION, CW [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy now agrees with the U.S. that partitioning the Rabta CW production facility to facilitate conversion is not feasible. It also is in sync on using a technical change to the CWC to ensure that Libya--and other states in the future--can convert CWPFs to legitimate uses. Ita [...]	2004-05-12 17:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL IT CWC
04ROME1898	SUBJECT: ITALY SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON GAERC AGENDA; [...] (C) MFA Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Luigi Mattiolo told Poloff on May 12 that as the May 17 GAERC would be the first in which Ministers of Defense from all 25 Member States would participate, discussion of ESDP issues would likely generate lively debate, and conclusions [...]	2004-05-17 06:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT EUN ICC MEPP
04ROME1938	LIBYA: U/S BOLTON MEETING WITH AMB. AL-OBEIDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, UNDERSECRETARY JOHN BOLTON CALLED ON LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO ROME ABDUL ATI AL-OBEIDI TO DISCUSS CONTINUING PROGRESS ON LIBYA'S WMD COMMITMENTS. AL-OBEIDI SPOKE SOFTLY AND REGRETTED THAT THE US HAD PUBLICLY SINGLED OUT SYRIA AS ONE OF THE STATES WITH WHICH LIBYA WAS CEASIN [...]	2004-05-19 12:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT LY PARM PREL MTCR
04ROME2091	MFA OFFICIALS TELL EUR DAS BRADTKE AND STEPHENS [...] (C) Summary. On May 18, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretaries Bradtke and Stephens had productive exchanges with MFA officials on the present situation and way ahead in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans, and discussed prospects for a robust Istanbul summit agenda. Bradtke stressed the importance [...]	2004-05-27 14:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IT AF EUN NATO
04ROME2115	IRAQ: ITALY HOPES FOR EARLY SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. WITH THE PLANNED VISIT OF PRESIDENT BUSH IN EARLY JUNE, ITALY WANTS TO FOCUS PUBLIC ATTENTION ON IRAQ,S NEW POLITICAL PHASE AND THE CONSENSUS AND DETERMINATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ASSIST IRAQIS IN THAT PROCESS. ITALY HOPES FOR AN EARLY ADOPTION OF A SECURITY COUNCIL [...]	2004-05-28 16:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT IZ UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
04ROME2168	MFA OFFICIALS TELL A/S JONES ITALY WILL HELP PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 4 meeting over lunch on the margins of President Bush's Rome visit, MFA Political Director Giampiero Massolo told EUR A/S Jones that the draft UNSC Iraq resolution was "heading for a good result in a relatively short time," and Italy was doing all it could to help. [...]	2004-06-08 09:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR SR AF EUN NATO IAEA IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
04ROME2171	Commerce DAS Eric Stewart Visit to Rome [...] (U) Summary and Introduction. On May 25, 2004, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Commerce for Europe, Russia, and the Independent States Eric Stewart held discussions with Government of Italy (GOI) counterparts and met with local business representatives on trade and market access and compl [...]	2004-06-08 09:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IT ECIP
04ROME2309	ITALY SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON GAERC AND COUNCIL AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials briefed poloffs on positions Italy will take during GAERC and Council meetings during the week of June 14. European Neighborhood Policy debate will continue at both GAERC and Council meetings. The unanimous UNSC approval of the new Iraq resolution has prepared the [...]	2004-06-15 16:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IT MEPP EUN
04ROME2331	2003 GLOBAL FOOD AID: BARELY COPING WITH [...] WFP has released its annual Global Food Aid report entitled "2003 Food Aid Flows," which highlights, despite a year of extraordinary emergencies, the steady downward trend in total food aid tonnages, particularly since 1999. For 2004, international prices for food aid commodities continue the [...]	2004-06-17 12:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
04ROME2853	RUSSIA/ITALY: LAVROV REASSURES FRATTINI ON UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their July 15 meeting in Rome, FM Frattini and Russian FM Lavrov reviewed preparations for the annual Russia-Italy Summit, which will take place in Moscow "sometime in November." Frattini underlined Russia's need to "adopt western standards" concerning business regulations [...]	2004-07-22 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IT UNGA RU
04ROME2875	ITALY WARNS AGAINST MARGINALIZATION OF THE EU IN [...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA warned that US "acquiescence" in Israel's efforts to exclude the European Union from engagement in the peace process is undermining the EU's credibility in the region, which will impede progress on the Roadmap and serve to further the divide between the Israelis a [...]	2004-07-26 05:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IT EU UNGA
04ROME307	CHR-60: ITALIANS SHOP STRATEGIES ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) Italian MFA Human Rights Director Giuseppe Calvetta reviewed with us January 27 ministry thinking on several CHR-related elements following the January 21 meeting of EU human rights experts (COHOM). Iran ---- 2. (C) The Irish presidency would be contacting Tehran in the coming days [...]	2004-01-28 17:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM AFGHANISTAN

04ROME3115	ITALY SHARES US CONCERNS OVER RISING TENSIONS IN [...] (SBU) On August 10, MFA Russia/NIS desk officer Lucia Pasquilini told poloff that Italy supports a more active EU role in addressing the growing tensions in Moldova/Transnistria. Italy supported and awaits the conclusions from EU Director General Cooper's fact finding mission to Moldova Augus [...]	2004-08-11 16:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PBTS MD IT UN

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