Search through 251'286 wikileaks cables

Select office:

Select classification:

Tags: ALL or ANY

B R O W S E

By embassy:

Abidjan Abu Dhabi Abuja Accra Adana Addis Ababa Alexandria Algiers American Institute Taiwan, Taipei Amman Amsterdam Ankara Antananarivo Apia Ashgabat Asmara Astana Asuncion Athens Auckland Baghdad Baku Bamako Bandar Seri Begawan Bangkok Bangui Banjul Barcelona Beijing Beirut Belfast Belgrade Belmopan Berlin Bern Bishkek Bogota Brasilia Bratislava Brazzaville Bridgetown Brussels Bucharest Budapest Buenos Aires Bujumbura Cairo Calgary Canberra Cape Town Caracas Casablanca Chengdu Chennai Chiang Mai Chisinau Ciudad Juarez Colombo Conakry Copenhagen Cotonou Curacao Dakar Damascus Dar Es Salaam Department of State Dhahran Dhaka Dili DIR FSINFATC Djibouti Doha Dubai Dublin Durban Dushanbe Dusseldorf Embasy Bonn Florence Frankfurt Freetown Fukuoka Gaborone Georgetown Grenada Guadalajara Guangzhou Guatemala Guayaquil Halifax Hamburg Hamilton Hanoi Harare Helsinki Hermosillo Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Hyderabad Iran RPO Dubai Islamabad Istanbul Izmir Jakarta Jeddah Jerusalem Johannesburg Kabul Kaduna Kampala Karachi Kathmandu Khartoum Kigali Kingston Kinshasa Kolkata Kolonia Koror Krakow Kuala Lumpur Kuwait Kyiv La Paz Lagos Lahore Leipzig Libreville Lilongwe Lima Lisbon Ljubljana Lome London Luanda Lusaka Luxembourg Madrid Majuro Malabo Managua Manama Manila Maputo Marseille Maseru Matamoros Mbabane Melbourne Merida Mexico Milan Minsk Mission Geneva Mission UNESCO Mission USNATO Mission USOSCE Mogadishu Monrovia Monterrey Montevideo Montreal Moscow Mumbai Munich Muscat Nagoya Naha Nairobi Naples Nassau Ndjamena New Delhi Niamey Nicosia Nogales Nouakchott Nuevo Laredo Osaka Kobe Oslo Ottawa Ouagadougou Panama Paramaribo Paris Perth Peshawar Phnom Penh Podgorica Ponta Delgada Port Au Prince Port Louis Port Moresby Port Of Spain Prague Praia Pretoria Pristina Quebec Quito Rabat Rangoon Recife REO Basrah REO Hillah REO Kirkuk REO Mosul Reykjavik Riga Rio De Janeiro Riyadh Rome San Jose San Salvador Sanaa Santiago Santo Domingo Sao Paulo Sapporo Sarajevo Secretary of State Seoul Shanghai Shenyang Singapore Skopje Sofia St Petersburg Stockholm Strasbourg Surabaya Suva Sydney Tallinn Tashkent Tbilisi Tegucigalpa Tehran Tel Aviv The Hague Thessaloniki Tijuana Tirana Tokyo Toronto Tripoli Tunis Ulaanbaatar UN Rome UNVIE US Delegation FEST TWO US Delegation, Secretary US Interests Section Havana US Mission CD Geneva US Mission Geneva US Office Almaty US OFFICE FSC CHARLESTON USEU Brussels USMISSION USTR GENEVA USUN New York Valletta Vancouver Vatican Vienna Vientiane Vilnius Vladivostok Warsaw Wellington Windhoek Yaounde Yekaterinburg Yerevan Zagreb

By classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

By year:
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1979 1978 1975 1973 1972 1966

More on tag:
TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES

[close]

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO

[close]

By tags:
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA

Get the how-to to understand how to read a cable

Pages 1 2

1'000 rows / 1'472 results

Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
01ABUJA1312	NIGERIA: THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS [...] (C) Summary. At the halfway mark of his Presidency, Olusegun Obasanjo struggles to rebuild long-neglected institutions, restore public confidence, and jump-start the economy through deregulation and increased investment. Obasanjo's progress toward vital political and economic objectives is sl [...]	2001-06-13 07:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON ENRG NI

01ABUJA1431	NIGERIA: SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Jeter paid a courtesy call on Secretary to Government for the Federation (SGF) Ufot Ekaette SIPDIS on June 15. Ekaette described the role of the SGF in civilian government as a cross between Chief of Staff and "super-Minister." In a meeting that ranged widely over [...]	2001-06-21 14:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NI
01ABUJA2709	DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-24 21:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA2841	NIGERIAN EFFORTS TO FREEZE TERRORIST ASSETS [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-07 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER NI
01HARARE815	ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION TO HOLD [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 15 THAT IT WILL HOLD A SPECIAL CONGRESS ON MARCH 21 TO EXAMINE WAYS TO RE-ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE LAND ISSUE. AN INDEPENDENT APPROACH TO THE GOZ ON THE LAND ISSUE BY A FORMER CFU PRESIDENT WAS SLAPPED BACK [...]	2001-02-23 11:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID ZI
02ABUJA1399	NIGERIA: COMMONWEALTH-AFRICA INVESTMENT FORUM -- A [...] The Commonwealth Business Council (UK's equivalent to the Corporate Council for Africa) in coordination with the GON, hosted the annual Commonwealth-Africa Investment Forum in Abuja April 22-24. Embassy contacts at the British High Commission reported that while the Forum was successful, noth [...]	2002-05-06 09:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON NI
02COLOMBO1709	Initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified and Noforn. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU/NF) Below is Mission's initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual Human Rights Report for the Maldives: Begin Text: The Republic of Maldives has a parliamentary style of government with a [...]	2002-09-16 00:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KSEP PREL MV
02HARARE2871	MATABELELAND: FOOD ACCESS REMAINS TENUOUS [...] SUMMARY: (U) Ambassador, USAID Officer, State Zimbabwe Desk Officer and Political Officer visited Matabeleland North province December 3 to December 6 to meet with people affected by the food and HIV/AIDS crises. Food issues dominated discussions as scarcities intensified across the country. [...]	2002-12-30 10:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR SOCI ZI
02ROME2565	WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO GO [...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE UPDATES ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING IN ROME, JUNE 10-13, 2002. SOME 50 HEADS OF STATE/HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE EXPECTED, MOSTLY FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN ARE THE ONLY OECD HEADS OF [...]	2002-05-28 12:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME3214	OUTCOME OF WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER [...] SUMMARY: DESPITE POSTPONEMENT AND COMPETING EVENTS, THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND UNMARRED BY VIOLENT PROTESTS. 47 HEADS OF STATE ATTENDED, OF WHICH TWO WERE OECD COUNTRY LEADERS (SPAIN AND ITALY). THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY SECRET [...]	2002-07-02 07:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME4989	PRESSING ITALIAN POLICYMAKERS ON EU BIOTECH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN DEMARCHES ON SENIOR GOI OFFICIALS OCTOBER 8-10, DCM, ECMIN, AGMIN AND SCIENCE COUNSELOR PRESSED THE U.S. POSITION ON EU TRACEABILITY AND LABELING (T/L) AND FOOD AND FEED (F/F) PROPOSALS. EMPHASIZING THAT THE UPCOMING AGRICULTURE MINISTERS COUNCIL AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS COUN [...]	2002-10-11 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TBIO IT EUN
02ROME560	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND [...] (SBU) IN HIS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY STANCA, THE AMBASSADOR EXPLORED ITALIAN HIGH-TECH, PROMOTED THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AS HONING THE ITALIAN EDGE IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND SOUGHT AN ALLY IN THE BIOTECH DEBATES. MINISTER STANCA, CAUTIOUS IN HIS NEWLY ES [...]	2002-02-05 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PINR PREL AL IT JO MZ TS EUN
02ROME6137	WHY PM BERLUSCONI WON'T MOVE FORWARD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF HIGH-LEVEL AND INTENSIVE EMBASSY WORK WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS GOVERNMENT, A COORDINATED, ITALIAN NATIONAL POLICY ON BIOTECHNOLOGY REMAINS ELUSIVE. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ALEMANNO CONTINUES TO PRESS THE ANTI-GMO CASE BY ARGUING FOR A "ZERO-TOLERA [...]	2002-12-27 09:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL PGOV IT EUN
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
02TEGUCIGALPA2494	Honduras Asks for Help on Paris Club and HIPC [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. The Honduran government has requested support of the USG (and other donors) to extend to June 2003 in its Paris Club debt service deferral and changes in the methodology used for HIPC and Paris Club debt relief and funding of the GOH's Poverty Reduction Strateg [...]	2002-09-05 15:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV SENV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2530	A/S REICH DISCUSSES TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH THE [...] Summary. WHA A/S Otto Reich, accompanied by WHA/CEN Director Paul Trivelli, Ambassador, DCM, USAID Director and EconCouns, discussed trade and investment issues over lunch with Honduran government officials and private sector leaders on August 28. Both A/S Reich and the Honduran participant [...]	2002-09-10 16:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EIND PREL PGOV HO
03ABUDHABI5390	2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ----------------------------- The UAE in 2003 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common [...]	2003-12-23 12:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP MARR MASS TC
03ABUJA1560	NIGERIA: RULING PARTY COHESION (C-AL3-00674) [...] (S) Responses to specific reftel questions are below. They are based on the assumption that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the ruling party after the various legal challenges to the 2003 elections. BACKGROUND 2. (C) The PDP was founded in the wake of Abacha's death [...]	2003-09-05 16:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PINS NI KPRP
03ABUJA1731	GAS STRIKE: HEARTBURN TO BEGIN OCTOBER 9 [...] (SBU) It seems certain that a strike and/or demonstrations will start in at least some parts of Nigeria October 9, led by a coalition of unions and NGOs protesting President Obasanjo's September 30 deregulation of gasoline prices. Violence could easily erupt, although the Nigeria Labor Congres [...]	2003-10-08 17:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS EPET ECON NI
03AMMAN4577	BIOS FOR NEW JORDANIAN CABINET MINISTERS [...] (U) The official Jordanian news agency, Petra, announced 21 July the release of a royal decree approving the new government of Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb. Five ministers from the old cabinet have been removed, and eight new figures have been brought in. Of the newcomers, former jailed [...]	2003-07-24 07:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PHUM JO
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
03ANKARA4701	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-24 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5436	SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary: Senator Lugar reaffirmed to the GOT on August 20 the importance of the longstanding U.S.-Turkish relationship. In meetings with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Defense, as well as the Chief of TGS, Lugar emphasized that the [...]	2003-08-26 11:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PTER IS TU IZ
03ANKARA7442	ENERGY REGULATOR PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. EconCouns met with Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) President Yusuf Gunay for an update on energy issues, including the pending Petroleum Law, electricity market reform, gas market reform, and Build-Operate-Transfer disputes. Gunay had mixed feelings about the Petrole [...]	2003-12-04 11:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA914	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-05 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03BELGRADE278	"YUGOSLAVIA" OFFICIALLY DISAPPEARS, GIVES WAY [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER AND IMPLEMENTATION LAW, THE YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENT OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED THE END OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA AND THE BEGINNING OF THE STATE UNION OF "SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO." THIRTY FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS IMMEDIATELY CEAS [...]	2003-02-04 18:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PBTS MW SR YI
03COLOMBO1623	2003 Human Rights Report for the Republic of [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified entire text. 2. (U) Following is the 2003 Country Human Rights report for the Republic of Maldives. BEGIN TEXT: 3. (U) The Republic of Maldives, which is made up of 1,190 islands, less than 200 of which are inhabited, has a parliamentary style of gove [...]	2003-09-18 10:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PREL KSEP MV
03FRANKFURT9824	The EU Stability and Growth Pact: Dead, On Ice, It [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-01 15:34:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03GUATEMALA2254	GUATEMALA LABOR UPDATE #5-2003 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Minister of Labor's Priorities for Levine Bilateral in Brazil (para 2) -- Minister of Labor Wants Changes to USAID Labor Regional Project (PROALCA II) (4) -- Ambassador Again Ra [...]	2003-09-02 21:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM KCRM GT
03GUATEMALA369	AMBASSODOR,S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch at the residence February 10, the Ambassador gave FM Gutierrez a heads up that we are actively working on specific benchmarks for re-certification; pressed him on Article 98, extradition, Belize-Guatemala, election observation, the proposal to investigate clandestine gr [...]	2003-02-10 23:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN EAGR KTIA PGOV PHUM SNAR CFED GT
03GUATEMALA673	LABOR UPDATE #2-2003 [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Teachers Back in School -- Ambassador Raises GSP with GOG -- Ambassador Flags Labor Rights in AmCham Speech -- MOL Coordinating GOG Response to GSP -- GOG CAFTA Tea [...]	2003-03-14 16:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA758	KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] In the absence of the Director General for Multilateral Affairs, PolOff discussed reftel points with his assistant, Sylvia Corado on March 21. Corado said the MFA had anticipated our position on this issue and agreed that the UN Charter gives responsibility for international peace and securi [...]	2003-03-21 18:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM IZ GT UNSC HNCHR
03GUATEMALA759	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON LABOR ISSUES [...] Ref A requests information about current or recently completed technical cooperation activities in the labor field. That information was included in Ref B and is included in Paras 2-9 below. Information about USAID bilateral projects in the labor sector is included in Paras 10-11, and USAID [...]	2003-03-21 18:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID KSUM ECON SOCI GT
03KABUL1193	UPDATE ON FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL CEMENT PRODUCTION PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) Summary: From April 22 to 29, Texas-based Fidelity International was in Kabul to pursue a $1.8 billion cement deal with the Afghan government. Substantial progress was made, including the granting of an investment license by th [...]	2003-05-08 05:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD AF PTGOV
03KINSHASA3015	WANTED: LEADERSHIP AT DRC'S HELM [...] (C) SUMMARY: AFTER AN INITIAL BURST OF ACTIVITY, THE DRC'S TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT HAS LOST MOMENTUM TOWARDS REUNIFYING THE COUNTRY. PRESIDENT KABILA IN PARTICULAR HAS FAILED TO ENERGIZE HIS CUMBERSOME GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE, BUT PARLIAMENT AND MINISTERS HAVE LIKEWISE FAILED THE LEADERSHIP C [...]	2003-11-28 16:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINS PREL CG
03KUWAIT3555	NEW CABINET MANTRA: PRIVATE SECTOR WILL ADD JOBS [...] (C) Summary: With Kuwait's population expanding at a rapid pace, the new GOK says it will finally turn to the private sector in an effort to bolster its economy. During courtesy calls last week with many of the new Ministers, the Ambassador was on more than one occasion treated to the GOK's l [...]	2003-08-04 13:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV ELAB ETRD KU
03MAPUTO1007	AMBASSADOR'S END-OF-TOUR REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Bilateral political and economic relations between the U.S. and Mozambique have improved and deepened. At a political level, bilateral cooperation is excellent, with Washington acknowledging the impressive transition to democracy and the GRM willing to cooperate with the U.S., for [...]	2003-07-21 08:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EINV MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
03OTTAWA2128	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; AFRICA; [...] "Two down, one to go" Under the sub-heading, "The good news from Iraq: There's food in the markets, a new governing council and Saddam's sons are dead," columnist Margaret Wente wrote in the leading Globe and Mail (7/24): "As for the situation in Iraq, I have a hunch it's going better than [...]	2003-07-25 14:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03ROME2330	SWEEPING ITALIAN RESEARCH REFORMS SWEEP OUT CNR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAKEN IN SCHUMPETERIAN TERMS, ITALY IS POORLY POSITIONED AT PRESENT TO GENERATE OR BENEFIT IN EARLY STAGES FROM THE "LONG WAVES" OF RESEARCH, INVENTION, AND INNOVATION WHICH CHARACTERIZE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGM SHIFTS LIKE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT),BIOTE [...]	2003-05-28 08:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL KSCA TBIO TPHY IT
03ROME2501	USEU VISIT: ITALY'S MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In the interest of repairing U.S.-EU relations during its upcoming EU presidency, the GOI plans to manage existing U.S.-EU trade disputes as well as the ongoing WTO trade talks in a way that will emphasize the positive. Pro-biotech elements within the GOI express hope that EU Parl [...]	2003-06-06 05:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAIR ELTN ETRD IT SENV TBIO TSPA EUN
03ROME4529	METALWORKERS' PACT MAY SPUR BROADER LABOR [...] SUMMARY: THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT HAS HAMMERED OUT A PENSION REFORM PACKAGE AFTER TWO YEARS OF SPECULATION, COALITION WRANGLING AND INCREASINGLY DIRE WARNINGS OVER THE SYSTEM'S UNSUSTAINABILITY. PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI WAS FORCED TO SETTLE FOR A MODEST PACKAGE THAT FALLS SHORT OF THE AMBI [...]	2003-10-03 06:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME4537	PENSION REFORM: THINK BIG, SETTLE SMALL; GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Berlusconi government has hammered out a pension reform package after two years of speculation, coalition wrangling and increasingly dire warnings over the system's unsustainability. Prime Minister Berlusconi was forced to settle for a modest package that falls short of th [...]	2003-10-03 10:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME5317	SHARON'S VISIT TO ITALY: ISRAELIS ECSTATIC [...] (C) Summary. Israeli Ambassador Gol described Israeli PM Sharon's November 17-19 visit to Rome as "extraordinary" for its warmth and level of reception, in part due to the confluence of events -- the synagogue bombings in Istanbul and the state funerals for fallen Italian carabinieri and civi [...]	2003-11-21 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV IS IT UNSC
03SANAA2316	INCREASING YEMENI SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (c) On September 15, the DCM discussed Iraq and other issues with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Hussein Taher bin Yahia, who said that the ROYG would welcome a visit by the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) "with open arms," and that plans for such travel would most likely be arrang [...]	2003-09-03 19:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL YM IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA2514	HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT UNSETTLES MADURO [...] (U) On October 21, Honduran Vice President Armida de Lopez Contreras (one of three presidential designates in the current Honduran constitutional leadership structure) stirred up a hornets nest when she accused an unnamed high ranking Government of Honduras (GOH) official of tampering with USD [...]	2003-10-27 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM ECON EAID EFIN PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2844	GOOD TALKERS, BUT MADURO ADMINISTRATION NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: In office for almost two years, President Ricardo Maduro's administration talks a lot about fighting corruption, particularly when addressing interested U.S. audiences. Upon close examination, however, one sees little demonstrable progress in breaking corruption's pervasive grip [...]	2003-12-04 21:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KJUS KCRM ECON EFIN PHUM PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA426	DOL A/DUS MAGAN MEETS CA LABOR MINISTERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Associate Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs Mike Magan visited Honduras January 23-25 to attend the Central American Labor Ministers Meeting and held discussions with labor, management, and government on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA [...]	2003-02-13 17:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EFIN EAGR HO
03THEHAGUE2210	TERRORIST ASSETS: SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO EU [...] (C) Acting Economic Counselor delivered the Secretary's message (ref a) and peace process section of Gymnich demarche (ref b) to Dutch Political Affairs Director Werner on September 2 with a request that they be conveyed to Foreign Minister de Hoop Scheffer in advance of the FM's September 3 m [...]	2003-09-02 14:51:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC KPAL PTER EUN NL
03THEHAGUE2484	RESCHEDULING US IRAQ CORE GROUP VISIT TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary. Embassy recommends rescheduling proposed October 3 delegation visit to the Hague to ensure sufficient Dutch ministerial participation. We believe a White House call to PM Balkenende would significantly enhance the prospects for success. End Summary. 2. (C) Due to a F [...]	2003-09-30 16:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID NL PREL
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
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
04ACCRA1985	GHANA GEARING UP FOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: With slightly over two months to go before Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections, the two major political parties have launched their campaigns, published manifestos and announced their vice-presidential candidates. Other minor parties remain disorganized. The pre- [...]	2004-10-06 11:26:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PHUM PREL
04ANKARA2628	TURKISH GOVERNMENT INTEREST RATES SPIKE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish markets' sell-off accelerated Monday with equities, the lira, and, especially government securities falling sharply. The increase in interest rates on government debt was very large for a single day, with rates over 30 percent for the first time in 2004. In Turkey's cas [...]	2004-05-10 17:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON TU
04ANKARA4421	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S JULY 27-29 VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: According to MFA and ruling AKP contacts, PM Erdogan urged the Iranians to cooperate with IAEA on their nuclear program. The visit failed to produce an agreement on an expanded project to transship Iranian natural gas: the Turks sought a price reduction on their 1996 gas deal wi [...]	2004-08-06 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IR IZ KNNP PREL PTER TU
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
04BRASILIA1185	SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]	2004-05-14 17:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04BRUSSELS1256	EU STAKES OUT "COMPLEMENTARY BUT DISTINCT" [...] (C) Summary. At its March 22 Foreign Ministers' meeting, the EU welcomed a report outlining a comprehensive European approach to the Middle East. Dubbed "EU Strategic Partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East," the paper supports the basic ideas underpinning the U.S. reform agen [...]	2004-03-24 16:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2410	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON DARFUR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. The EU Council Secretariat will recommend to the Irish Presidency that they adopt a similar approach outlined in reftel A, demarching friendly Arab and African states over the deteriorating situation in Sudan. The EU announced a 10 million euro contribution to address humanitar [...]	2004-06-04 15:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM PREF SU PROV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3989	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA: EU AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The September 8 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (strengthening MONUC, protecting refugees, supporting internal and regional dialogues),Sudan (calibrating pressure on the government, strengthening the AU role, meeting humanita [...]	2004-09-20 09:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4181	THE STABILITY PACT: PRESSING REFORM THROUGH [...] (SBU) With South Eastern Europe facing a decisive year in 2005, the Stability Pact (SP) continues to generate pressure for further political and economic reforms in the region and to draw the region closer to European and Euro-Atlantic integration. The Pact is complementing its ongoing efforts [...]	2004-09-30 08:50:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4410	EU CONTINUES TO EXERT PRESSURE ON SUDAN: SNYDER [...] (SBU) Summary. During October 11 consultations with Department's Senior Representative on Sudan Charles Snyder, the EU shared Snyder's assessment that concluding a comprehensive peace settlement between the North and the South was essential to stabilize the country. Snyder said the EU's gen [...]	2004-10-14 13:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS1161	GOV REPRESSION'S "FAIR AND REASONABLE" LEGAL FACADE [...] (C) The GOV has been using a range of legal actions, administrative procedures, and illicit activities to punish and harass opponents. Tax investigations, broadcasting private phone conversations, and blacklisting signers of a presidential recall petition from GOV services or employment are a [...]	2004-04-02 21:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS1889	WHAT'S NEXT FOR CHAVEZ [...] (C) Pending announcement of the official results of the appeals for the presidential recall referendum signatures, there are rumors and indications that President Hugo Chavez may be willing to accept a National Electoral Council (CNE) decision that results in a recall referendum. If so, the [...]	2004-06-03 16:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM 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
04CARACAS3806	NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE - SAME AS THE OLD MINISTER [...] (C) On December 5 President Chavez announced that Finance Minister Tobias Nobrega would be replaced by Nelson Merentes, a former Minister of Finance and current Minister of Development Finance and President of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BANDES). While Chavez gave n [...]	2004-12-09 19:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
04CARACAS3928	CHAVEZ GIVES MARCHING ORDERS FOR THE REVOLUTION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez laid out plans for his Bolivarian Revolution to a group of loyalist governors, mayors, and other officials November 12-13 in Caracas. According to an account of Chavez's presentation put together by veteran Marxist writer and Chavez adviser Martha Harnecker [...]	2004-12-23 12:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON VE
04CARACAS945	VENEZUELA ON THE VERGE OF A PURGE [...] (C) The GOV appears to be engaged in a broad effort to ensure loyalty and punish opposition using the list of persons who signed the recall petition against President Hugo Chavez. Since the beginning of March, reports have emerged of GOV offices and state enterprises using signature data from [...]	2004-03-19 21:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM VE
04CARACAS949	REGIONAL ELECTIONS WILL TEST OPPOSITION UNITY [...] (C) THE REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES FOR VENEZUELA'S AUGUST 1 GUBERNATORIAL AND MAYORAL ELECTIONS BEGAN MARCH 16. OPPOSITION GROUPS FACE THE CHALLENGE OF MAINTAINING UNITY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO REVOKE THE MANDATE OF PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ WHILE COMPETING FOR THE REGIONAL ELECTIONS. OPPOSITION LEAD [...]	2004-03-19 21:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04DUBLIN886	CIVAIR DEMARCHE ON US-EU AGREEMENT - IRELAND [...] (C) Drawing on reftel points, pol/econ chief met on June 9 with Irish Civil Aviation Director General John Lumsden to discuss how to move forward the U.S.-EU air services agreement before the June 26 US-EU Summit. Lumsden noted that, following the excellent meeting last month in Ljubljana b [...]	2004-06-09 17:45:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EU
04DUBLIN966	DE PALACIO'S MESSAGE TO U/S LARSON AT US-EU [...] (U) EUROPEAN COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORTATION LOYOLA DE PALACIO MET ON THE MARGINS OF THE JUNE 26 US-EU SUMMIT IN DROMOLAND CASTLE IRELAND WITH UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ECONOMIC, BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ALAN LARSON. DE PALACIO REQUESTED THE MEETING [...]	2004-06-30 16:24:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EUN
04GUATEMALA3211	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (2) [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-17 17:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR PREL KIPR GT
04GUATEMALA538	SUCCESSFUL VISIT OF NASA ADMINISTRATOR SEAN [...] Summary. NASA Administrator Sean O,Keefe had a very successful visit to Guatemala during his brief six-country trip to Latin America. In Guatemala he met with GOG officials in the Peten where NASA briefed on environmental/climate change and archeological programs carried out through a Memor [...]	2004-03-04 15:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPA GT
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
04KINSHASA1745	POLITICALLY-INEPT RUBERWA PLAYS CARDS BADLY [...] (C) Summary. On September 10, VP Azarias Ruberwa met with a CIAT delegation and complained about the CIAT's ineffectiveness, the state of army integration, security sector reform, and hate media. It is unclear how committed Ruberwa and his followers will be to the transition if their key deman [...]	2004-09-17 12:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1868	CIAT MEETS WITH ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL OCT 6 [...] (C) Summary: The first-ever meeting of the "Espace Presidentiel" (President plus four vice presidents) with the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) was held October 6, albeit without Vice President Bemba, currently in the U.S. Discussion focused on the transition "road [...]	2004-10-06 16:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO KDEM CG
04KINSHASA2138	TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGET/MILITARY SPENDING [...] Summary. This message is in response to reftel and answers are keyed to those questions. The GDRC is a post- conflict transitional government composed of all parties to the Global and Inclusive Accord signed in Sun City in 2002. The focus of the government is to finish the transition with e [...]	2004-11-23 15:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID CG
04KUWAIT1003	(C) SCENESETTER FOR VPOTUS MEETING WITH FONMIN [...] (C) Meeting with the Vice President March 31 will be the highlight of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah's visit to Washington. It will also be the GOK'S highest-level meeting with the USG since Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah's Septemb [...]	2004-03-28 13:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MARR IZ KU
04KUWAIT1701	(C) LIBERALS ON THE OFFENSIVE IN FACE OF GROWING [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-31 06:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM SOCI KU
04LILONGWE499	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MALAWI [...] The following is the June 2004 update of Malawi's Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy, without restrictions on ownership, size of inve [...]	2004-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV MI
04LJUBLJANA1069	JANSA SENT THE LIST OF CABINET CANDIDATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Wednesday afternoon, November 24, after the signing of a coalition agreement by all four presidents of the coalition parties, Prime Minister Janez Jansa sent a list of 16 proposed ministerial candidates to the National Assembly for approval. The National Assembly has seven da [...]	2004-11-26 10:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON SI
04LJUBLJANA1071	JANSA SELECTS HIS CABINET [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Wednesday afternoon, November 24, after the signing of a coalition agreement by all four presidents of the coalition parties, Prime Minister Janez Jansa sent a list of 16 proposed ministerial candidates to the National Assembly for approval. The National Assembly has seven da [...]	2004-11-29 02:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON SI
04MADRID1052	SPAIN: UPDATE ON ZAPETERO'S CABINET SELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: Future Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is revealing his cabinet selections on a piecemeal basis as the government formation process procedes. Thus far he has officially named Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega as First Vice President of Government and Minister of th [...]	2004-03-29 14:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SP PSOE
04MADRID1619	SPAIN BIOS ON OFFICIALS IN PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Summary: Over the past week, Spain's Council of Ministers has named new, top-level government officials. We are presenting biographical information on these new officials in three parts to keep you informed of our new political interlocutors in the Spanish government. This cable provid [...]	2004-05-07 11:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID1620	SPAIN BIOS ON NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of a three part series on new top-level officials in the Spanish government. Biographical information on officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Defense is provided. See septels for bios on the Office of the President, and Minis [...]	2004-05-07 11:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID2230	SPANISH DEPUTY FM CONFIRMS INCREASED AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon apologized to Charge June 14 on behalf of the Spanish government for negative remarks the Spanish first vice president made about Secretary Rumsfeld June 4. Leon also confirmed Spain will increase its participation in Afghanistan [...]	2004-06-14 17:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ SP UNSC KICC
04MADRID2871	FINANCE MINISTER SOLBES CLEANS UP BOOKS [...] SUMMARY: Finance Minister Pedro Solbes announced July 16 his intention to add EUR 6.14 billion (USD 7.4 billion),or 0.78% of GDP, of non-performing government investments to the 2004 budget. This is predicted to give Spain its first budget deficit (at 1.2% of GDP),since 1999. These liabil [...]	2004-07-28 07:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN SP
04MADRID3699	SPANISH OFFICIALS REACT TO PRESIDENT BUSH REMARKS [...] (C) Spanish officials have reacted defensively to President Bush's remarks concerning Spain's withdrawal from Iraq, made at his September 23 joint press conference with Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Allawi. During a courtesy call by Charge and Econcouns September 24, the MFA's Director Genera [...]	2004-09-24 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SP
04MASERU598	MCC CHIEF EXEC VISITS LESOTHO [...] SUMMARY: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paul Applegarth and other MCC officials visited Lesotho October 25-26 on a familiarization trip. In an extremely busy 36 hours, Mr. Applegarth and his team met with a wide variety of government, private sector, NGO, [...]	2004-11-01 14:27:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV ECON PREL LT MCC
04NEWDELHI7427	GOI DOCUMENT: DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP MOPS IN PK GOI INDO PAK
04PANAMA615	TORRIJOS TEAM BEGINNING TO LOOK AHEAD TO NEW [...] (C) Still leading in the polls, Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential candidate Martin Torrijos is starting to consider what his administration might look like, well aware of our interest in key PRD appointments. Meeting with PolOff, senior advisor and "friend of Martin" Ubaldino [...]	2004-03-16 21:00:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD MASS PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PORTAUPRINCE520	PRIME MINISTER FORMS CABINET [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Latortue finalized his cabinet choices on the afternoon of March 16, following consultations with President Alexandre. The cabinet was installed at 14:00 on March 17. Latortue chose to consolidate several existing ministries as a cost-cutting measure, naming only 13 m [...]	2004-03-17 22:29:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HA
04RANGOON886	Western China Woos Burma Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: The largest-ever business delegation to travel to Burma from Southwest China's Sichuan province visited Rangoon in late June for a Chinese-export trade fair. Ironically, many Chinese goods exhibited at the fair are on Burma's list of items restricted or banned for import. Bur [...]	2004-07-14 02:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON BM CH
04ROME568	ITALIAN VIEWS ON PROSPECTS FOR WTO TALKS IN 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the European Commission's lead, the GOI generally agrees with USTR Zoellick's initiative, as expressed in his January 11 letter to trade ministers, to ensure that 2004 not be a lost year for trade negotiations. However, Italy was disappointed that the letter made no m [...]	2004-02-17 08:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IT WTO
04TEGUCIGALPA1508	Review of the Consultative Group meeting in [...] Summary: The Honduran Consultative Group (CG) meeting was held on June 10-11 with more than 300 participants from the GOH, civil society, and the international donor community. President Maduro made a key-note presentation on the importance of this meeting to report on the progress made on a [...]	2004-07-07 12:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO MCC NSC
04TEGUCIGALPA238	Honduras and CAFTA Labor Track II: Ministry of [...] (SBU) Summary: In Honduras, there is good will in the Ministry of Labor (MOL) in general and Minister of Labor German Leitzelar in particular to protect core labor rights. Honduran labor law, while deficient in some areas with respect to ILO core conventions, is not the main issue for the pr [...]	2004-02-02 14:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM ECON PGOV KJUS PINR HO ILO
04THEHAGUE1828	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The co-facilitators Gordon Eckersly/Australia and Ian Mundell/Canada held four sessions on 13-14 July 2004 to discuss Executive Management, Policymaking Organs, and Administration. The DDG made a brief introduction to the elements covered by the Executive Management section. Delegations [...]	2004-07-20 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
05ABIDJAN1864	COTE D'IVOIRE INTENDS TO KEEP WEST AFRICAN CENTRAL [...] (U) The term of Charles Konan Banny, the current governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO),will expire in December 2005. The BCEAO is the common central bank for the eight West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries. The BCEAO governor is appointed by the Council [...]	2005-11-09 14:53:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IV
05ABUDHABI1002	DISCUSSION OF POLITICAL REFORM IN UAE STARTS TO [...] (C) Summary: The UAE is now the only state in the Gulf without elected bodies. However, discussion is starting to percolate in the UAE media and in private settings about the potential for political reforms in the country, including the possibility of holding elections at the local and federal [...]	2005-03-02 12:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KMPI TC
05ABUJA1079	AN EVENING WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 10:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NI ECOWAS

05ACCRA658	GHANA'S PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE NEXT FOUR [...] (C) Post,s view of Ghana,s prospects over the next four years follows, and is in part based on the President's hour-long tour d'horizon with the Ambassador on March 9 and post-election conversations between Emboffs and key Ghanaian players. The political challenges ahead include increases in [...]	2005-04-04 09:11:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN GH KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL EINV
05ACCRA892	AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANAIAN PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (U) This message has an action request (see para 18). 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Yates had a lengthy, private conversation with Ghanaian President Kufuor on Thursday evening, May 5. They discussed the current situation in Togo, his NPP party,s loss of the first bi-election of his second [...]	2005-05-10 17:50:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GH PHUM ECON EAID TO EPET EINV
05ANKARA1664	GOT TAKES STEPS TO BOLSTER ITS COUNTER-TERROR [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's current counter-terror finance regime lacks the legal authority to carry out effective action against financiers of terror and it is weak on enforcement and interagency coordination. For example, terrorism finance is not clearly criminalized in Turkish law and Turkey do [...]	2005-03-22 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA4409	TURKEY'S SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL [...] Summary: The Supreme Military Council (Yuksek Askeri Surasi - YAS) will meet August 1-4 and decide general and flag officer promotions. We provide a description of the YAS and the military promotion and assignment system as background in advance of the announcement of senior promotions and as [...]	2005-08-01 04:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PINR TU
05ANKARA4622	TERRORIST FINANCING: CHARGE MEETS FINANCE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 11:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA5140	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 16- 31, 2005 [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Tempo Magazine in its August 1 [...]	2005-09-02 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6315	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] The 7th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the bi-annual Turkish defense fair) was held on September 27-30 in Ankara. Four hundred thirty-one companies from 52 countries participated in the fair. Twenty-one American companies had stands in IDEF: Boeing, Bren-Tronics, CPS, EOTECH, Ha [...]	2005-10-19 07:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA6701	THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE - TURK TELEKOM [...] (U) Summary: In a major step forward for economic reform in Turkey, the $6.55 billion sale of a 55% share of Telekom (TT) deal was finalized on November 14. In a ceremony attended by the Ministers of Transport and Finance, the Saudi-owned Oger Group and TT signed the final concession contract [...]	2005-11-14 16:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA7266	GOT TAKES STEPS TO BOLSTER ITS COUNTER-TERROR [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's current counter-terror finance regime lacks the legal authority to carry out effective action against financiers of terror and it is weak on enforcement and interagency coordination. For example, terrorism finance is not clearly criminalized in Turkish law and Turkey do [...]	2005-12-12 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ASUNCION1218	PARAGUAY: THE DUARTE ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS [...] (U) President Nicanor Duarte Frutos remains the dominant figure on the political scene. Earlier this month, he announced his candidacy for his Party's presidency; he and his supporters continue to explore prospects for amending the Constitution so as to allow him to run for reelection in 200 [...]	2005-09-26 15:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR PA PTER KCRM PAC
05ASUNCION726	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW FINANCE MINISTER WHO [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador and Treasury technical advisors on May 26, new Minister of Finance Ernst Bergen assured the Ambassador that the GOP would maintain the same fiscally conservative policies and [...]	2005-06-01 21:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05BAGHDAD2446	TALABANI AGGRIEVED WITH JAFARI EVEN AS HE MAKES [...] (C) Summary: President Talabani told Charge in a June 8 meeting that Prime Minister Jafari is carrying out his office unilaterally and marginalizing Kurdish officials. Talabani said he planned to meet Jafari and the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) leader Abd al-Aziz al- [...]	2005-06-09 08:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ
05BAGHDAD2453	IRAQ: MINISTER OF FINANCE ON POLITICAL DYNAMICS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Describing his take on current maneuvering within the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG),Finance Minister Allawi told the DCM June 8 he does not think Prime Minister Ja'afari has done a good job in articulating a clear political position and is having difficulty managing the gov [...]	2005-06-09 16:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ SY LE
05BAGHDAD2455	CONVERSATION WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ITG is disorganized and ineffective according to Rubaie. He characterized the government as in crisis with the Kurds provoked especially by the absence of any mention of federalism in the Prime Ministers State of the Union message. Additionally, Talabani is angry about the r [...]	2005-06-09 18:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD2472	FINAL TEXT OF PRESIDENT TALABANI'S LETTER TO PM [...] (C) President Talabani's Chief of Staff Kameran Karadaghi passed to Charge Staff Assistant the final text of a letter Talabani had dispatched to ITG Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari, noting explicitly that the text had been drafted by Talabani and cleared by KDP chief Masoud Barzani. In the brief [...]	2005-06-12 10:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KDP
05BAGHDAD2936	BARONESS NICHOLSON; IRAQI COORDINATION COMMISSION KEY TO EU DONOR FUNDING [...] (C) SUMMARY. European Parliament member Baroness Emma Nicholson told Charge on July 9 that the Iraqi Transitional Government must establish a 'coordination commission' in order to receive European Union funding, as well as to provide assurances of accountability. Nicholson worried that the EU [...]	2005-07-13 06:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PGOV PREL PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD3086	CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING: SUNNIS BACK ON BOARD, [...] (C) Summary. Sunni members of the Constitutional Drafting Committee have said their group will return to negotiations on July 26. Internal divisions in the Sunni Arab group of 15 are growing. The National Dialogue Council spokesman wants a UN role in the investigation of slain colleagues, [...]	2005-07-26 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3106	PART II OF II: AN ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE ANALYSIS OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-27 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4073	TAL AFAR WRAP-UP: SHORT-TERM SUCCESS BUT MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Major fighting in Tal Afar has concluded and the reconstruction process is proceeding apace. The operation is considered by MNF-I to be an overall success: an important base for terrorists and insurgents has been disrupted, with a number either killed or detained. The Iraqi Arm [...]	2005-10-02 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4893	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BUDGET, BANK RESTRUCTURING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador urged Minister of Finance Allawi on December 1 to ensure the passage of the 2006 budget in order to fulfill the GOI's commitment to the IMF. (NOTE: The Transitional National Assembly (TNA) passed the budget on December 4. END NOTE.) The Ambassador also pressed the Mini [...]	2005-12-08 08:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV KBCT MOPS
05BAGHDAD4982	ADIL 'ABD AL-MAHDI ADVISOR SEES UIA GETTING [...] (C) Summary. Vice President 'Adil 'Abd al-Mahdi's adviser Fareed Yasseen said that the UIA would get 110-120 seats in the December 15 election. He hoped 'Abd al-Mahdi would emerge as the UIA nominee for Prime Minister, but acknowledged PM Ja'fari's stubbornness, and could not describe a sce [...]	2005-12-13 18:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4996	'ABD AL-MAHDI ADVISOR SEES UIA GETTING 110-120 [...] (S) Summary. Vice President 'Adil 'Abd al-Mahdi adviser Fareed Yasseen opined that the UIA would get 110-120 seats in the December 15 election. He hoped 'Abd al-Mahdi would emerge as the UIA nominee for Prime Minister, but acknowledged PM Ja'fari's stubbornness, and could not describe a sce [...]	2005-12-14 12:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL KDEM IZ
05BANGKOK4653	EMERGENCY DECREE UNVEILED; NATIONAL RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: The RTG unveiled its new Emergency Decree to the Diplomatic Corps at a July 18 briefing. MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn characterized the decree as SIPDIS "consistent with the Constitution" and subject to checks. He said that the RTG is drafting an explanat [...]	2005-07-19 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK5017	ASEAN: MFA PUTS SPIN ON MEETING - PUSHES THAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusual move, the MFA summoned the diplomatic corps to a briefing on the results of the recently completed ASEAN Ministerial, Post Ministerial, ASEAN plus Three and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The MFA touched on Rangoon's decision to forgo its turn as ASEAN Chair, UN re [...]	2005-08-04 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK5791	PM THAKSIN'S TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: PM Thaksin Shinawatra's September 19 meeting with the President presents an opportunity to underscore our deep and warm relations with Thailand and to build upon that relationship to strengthen our links to the rest of Southeast Asia. Thaksin is the strongest Prime Minister in Th [...]	2005-09-09 04:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP TH
05BANGKOK7030	U.S.-THAI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7 and 8, following up on the President's and Prime Minister Thaksin's commitment, senior U.S. officials met with Thai counterparts to inaugurate a bilateral dialogue on strategic and security issues. The U.S. side was lead by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eri [...]	2005-11-10 07:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS PTER PREL KPAO TH
05BOGOTA5497	PRESIDENT URIBE AND COLOMBIA FACE UNCHARTERED [...] (C) For the first time in Colombian history, the sitting President is a potential candidate for re-election. The political landscape is new for the President, the Congress and the public. The script is being written as they go and the disquiet has been evident everywhere. Over the last few [...]	2005-06-08 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO
05BOGOTA6926	PRESIDENT SIGNS JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW [...] (U) On July 22, President Uribe signed the Justice and Peace Law, just meeting the 20 working day deadline he had to sign after Congress approved the text. Once the law is published in the congressional daily bulletin, probably on Monday, July 25, it will be active and implementation can begi [...]	2005-07-25 16:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PTER PGOV CO
05BOGOTA8290	OAS'S INSULZA AND RIO GROUP SUPPORT DEMOBILIZATION [...] (U) Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza defended the paramilitary demobilization process during his first visit to Colombia on August 29-30. Insulza met with President Alvaro Uribe, Vice President Francisco Santos, the High Commissioner for Peace Luis C [...]	2005-09-01 21:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID OVIP SNAR CO
05BRUSSELS1511	EU WILL SET UP COMMON INDEX OF CRIMINAL [...] EU Ministers for Justice, Freedom and Security (or Justice and Home Affairs - JHA Council) on April 14 agreed to set up a common EU "index" to register the criminal records of all non-EU citizens convicted in the EU countries. For their own nationals residing in the EU, Member States will p [...]	2005-04-15 14:25:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1514	WARSAW WINS SEAT OF EU BORDER AGENCY; EU [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 14 agreed that Warsaw would be the seat of the newly created Agency for the management of the EU external borders. The ministers also agreed to intensify contacts with Libya in order to combat illegal immigration, while insisting t [...]	2005-04-15 14:29:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG PL AL LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1583	THE PROPOSED EU CONSTITUTION: WHAT IT COULD MEAN [...] (SBU) The Constitutional Treaty signed last October requires ratification by all 25 Member States. It faces its first serious test in the May 29 French referendum, and a second critical vote in the Netherlands on June 1. Under those circumstances, entry into force is a distant and uncertain [...]	2005-04-22 08:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAID ECIN MARR SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2148	EU FAILS TO ADOPT COMMON RULES AGAINST [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers on June 2 failed to agree on a draft piece of EU legislation intended to establish common rules against racism and xenophobia within the Union. Delegations did agree on the necessity for an EU- wide instrument requiring operators to retain telecom [...]	2005-06-06 14:01:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM EUN
05BRUSSELS2166	EU TO LAUNCH COOPERATION WITH LIBYA ON [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on June 3 agreed to cooperate with Libya to combat clandestine migration and will help Libya build institutional capacity. This decision "in principle" ties development of this cooperation to Libya respecting certain basic principles - particu [...]	2005-06-07 13:14:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2688	EU TO SPEED UP COUNTER-TERRORISM MEASURES [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, at their July 13 extraordinary meeting convened in response to the London attacks, were "absolutely determined" to speed up implementation measures in the EU Action Plan to combat terrorism. A four-page declaration gave new momentum to a detailed list o [...]	2005-07-14 14:13:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM PREF UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2735	GAERC: EU FMs ASK SYRIA TO PROMOTE REGIONAL [...] EU FM's in the July 18 GAERC urged Israel to exercise maximum self-restraint and the Palestinian Authority to take immediate and effective action against those involved in terrorist attacks. They called on Syria to take action to promote regional stability, including by supporting the legiti [...]	2005-07-19 14:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SY LE IS IR IZ UZ ZI ID SU CH ZK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4294	COUNTER-TERRORISM: EU AGREES STRATEGY FOR [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on December 1 agreed on a "EU Strategy for Combating Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism," including by disrupting the activities of networks and "ensuring that voices of mainstream opinion prevail over those of extremism." The min [...]	2005-12-06 05:27:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4516	DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, DHS Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson met with the European Commission's (EC) Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security (JFS) Jonathan Faull and discussed a broad range of border security related issues. Topics included the pending decision on passenger [...]	2005-12-29 15:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG KCRM CVIS EAIR PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1123	BASESCU AND HIS GOVERNMENT TACKLE CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Four months into its tenure, Romania's center-right government has taken cautious but concrete steps towards combating Romania's widespread corruption, its key campaign pledge. This includes passing anticorruption legislation and indicting several businessmen allegedly involved [...]	2005-05-12 13:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI KCRM RO
05CAIRO7860	TRANSPARENT BALLOT BOXES AND DOMESTIC OBSERVER [...] (C) Summary: Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR),a semi-official organization which has nonetheless demonstrated its independence by publishing several reports critical of the GOE, is pushing the GOE to procure transparent ballot boxes for the parliamentary elections and to gu [...]	2005-10-13 09:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO9263	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt, which comes at a critical time not only in our relations, but also in Egyptian history: the slow sunset of a quarter century of benevolent but authoritarian rule. At 77, beginning his fifth Presidential term, Hosni Mubarak is the indispe [...]	2005-12-13 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KPAL PHUM EAID KDEM IS IZ SY EG
05CANBERRA944	UNIONS/ALP SEEK TO BLOCK GOA LABOR LAW REFORMS [...] (SBU) The Government of Australia on May 26 announced a major reform of laws governing industrial relations. If passed, the reform package would dramatically reduce the bureaucratic hurdles that currently characterize how Australian workers are hired, fired, and paid. The GOA expects that in [...]	2005-06-01 06:45:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS
05CARACAS1283	VENEZUELA: THE MILITARY IN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) At least 180 military officers, both active and retired, currently occupy positions in the Venezuelan government. Some estimates range higher, but this figure reflects Embassy's specific information at this time. Seventy-nine of the 179 are/were in the Army (44%),25 the Navy (14%),25 [...]	2005-04-28 11:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM VE
05CARACAS219	CHAVEZ IN 2005 -- SCANT POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is unlikely to face significant political opposition in 2005. The opposition political parties are in a re-building phase after being smashed in last year's presidential recall vote. Civil society groups which railed against the President until recently a [...]	2005-01-25 12:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05DAMASCUS6600	Damascus Media Reaction: GCC Summit, IIC, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the final communique of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) summit that underlined commitment to the security and stability of Syria and Lebanon, adding that Syria had cooperated with the international investigation into the assassination of former Premier R [...]	2005-12-20 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6624	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Egypt, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on 12/21 reported President Asad's meeting with Egyptian President Mubarak, which focused on Lebanon and Iraq. On 12/22 papers reported a press statement by British PM Blair expressing his government's readiness to start a positive and constructive dialogue with Syria ac [...]	2005-12-22 12:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05FRANKFURT1373	Lisbon Acton Program: Its All About Growth and [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2 European Commission President Barroso presented his proposal to make economic growth and job creation the focus of EU activities for the next five years. To move beyond slogans, Barroso has proposed setting out who, the EC or member states, is respons [...]	2005-02-15 11:04:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05HANOI1888	DPM VU KHOAN MAKES URGENT WTO POINTS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 25, the Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Vu Khoan to discuss Vietnam's bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Prime Minister is becoming concerned about the possibility that Vietnam will not be able to accede to WTO by its self-im [...]	2005-07-26 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD VM WTRO WTO AFLU HIV AIDS
05KIGALI27	KAGAME CRITICIZES NATION'S OFFICIALS FOR ALLOWING [...] SUMMARY: In his closing address to over 800 GOR officials attending a constitutionally mandated "National Council of Dialogue", President Kagame hailed "good governance, security and patriotism" -- rather than "foreigners' wishes and beliefs" -- as the foundation for Rwanda's development. He [...]	2005-01-10 13:19:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM RW
05KINGSTON1802	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JULY 1-21, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Hurricanes Cause More Damage in Jamaica -- Government Leads Opposition in National Poll -- Police Raids Target Trafficking Victims -- Murder Leading Cause of Death in Males -- Jamaica Opens Embassy in Beijing -- President of Ghana Visits Jamaica -- Tranquility Bay Ru [...]	2005-07-22 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV KCRM CASC JM UNGA TIP
05KINSHASA1079	JUNE 17 MEETING OF THE CIAT WITH THE ESPACE [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met with three GDRC Vice Presidents June 17. President Kabila was absent to attend the funeral of his aunt in Lubumbashi. The meeting lasted over four hours, with discussion in some depth covering Transition extensi [...]	2005-07-01 10:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO KDEM CG
05KINSHASA1323	ELECTION LAW MOVING TO CENTER STAGE [...] (C) The next major step needed for DRC elections is an election law to provide statutory authority and to specify the legal parameters for general elections. The issue has been receiving considerable attention in Kinshasa, most recently in the August 15 meeting chaired by President Kabila inv [...]	2005-08-17 10:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1383	VOTER REGISTRATION IMPROVING, BUT SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) Summary: At an August 25 meeting with CIAT, Independent Electoral Commission and GDRC officials reported improvements in the voter registration process. More than 6 million Congolese have now registered, and registration began in three additional provinces this week. Significant challen [...]	2005-08-26 10:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1658	ELECTION UPDATE [...] (U) The Election Steering Committee (Comite de Pilotage) met October 3 to review the status of election preparations and the general electoral calendar. Committee membership includes Chief of Mission representation from donors, UN agency heads, technical support staff, and senior GDRC officia [...]	2005-10-04 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1776	OCTOBER 21 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT, VP'S: [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 14:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM CG
05KINSHASA1860	UNSC REITERATES SECURITY, ELECTION CONCERNS IN [...] (C) Summary: An intense schedule for the visiting U.N. Security Council in Kinshasa focused on the election process and security sector reform. There was some focus of good governance issues, although clear misgivings by some UNSC members limited those discussions. For reasons that are uncle [...]	2005-11-08 15:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG UNSC
05KINSHASA655	CIAT MEETING WITH THE ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL APRIL 14 [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met April 14 with President Kabila and three of DRC's four Vice Presidents; VP Ruberwa was absent. The first two discussion points centered on progress being seen to disarm militias in DRC's northeastern Ituri District, [...]	2005-04-18 13:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05KUWAIT326	ISLAMIST MP TALKS ABOUT TERRORISM, IRAQI DEBT, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 16 call on influential Islamist Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Nasser Al-Sane, the Ambassador discussed a wide range topics, including terrorist finance, cancellation of Iraq's debt to Kuwait, the Kuwait Project to develop the northern oilfields, and political rig [...]	2005-01-19 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EFIN ETTC PGOV EAID EPET KISL KWMN KU
05KUWAIT4338	IRAQ SPECIAL ADVISER JEFFREY MEETS WITH GOK [...] (C) Summary. On October 5, Senior Adviser on Iraq Jeffrey and his delegation met separately with the Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Interior (also Deputy PM) to reaffirm the USG's long-term commitment to Iraq and to urge greater Arab [...]	2005-10-07 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID IZ KU
05LIMA1017	PRESIDENT TOLEDO REALIGNS CABINET: POLS REPLACE [...] (U) President Toledo replaced four cabinet members on 2/26, bringing in new heads for the Ministries of Justice, Agriculture, Labor and Production. The new faces raise the profile of Toledo's Peru Possible party in the government -- two of the new ministers are strong party members and the th [...]	2005-03-02 22:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PE ATPDEA
05LIMA4265	FINALLY, AN OMBUDSMAN [...] After almost five years of frustrated attempts to reach a consensus on a candidate, the Peruvian Congress selected former Prime Minister Beatriz Merino on 9/29 to be the country's next Public Ombudsman (Defensora del Pueblo). Merino replaces the "interim" incumbent Walter Alban, who had been [...]	2005-09-30 16:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PE
05LIMA4633	DECENTRALIZATION: MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK IN PERU, [...] Peru will hold referenda in 16 of its 25 departments on 10/30, in which voters will decide whether to consolidate their departments into up to five macro-regions. The formation of macro-regions would be a major step forward in Peru's ongoing decentralization process, which is aimed at devolv [...]	2005-10-27 22:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL PE
05MADRID1461	SPECIAL 301:PUSH FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON [...] Summary: The GOS has agreed to an IPR Roundtable with the U.S. On April 8, the Council of Ministers approved and publicized the "Integrated Government Plan for the Reduction and Elimination of Activities Damaging Intellectual Property ( http://www.mcu.es/gabipren/notas/2005/abril/c ul_08_p [...]	2005-04-14 16:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR SP
05MADRID1786	UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE IN SPAIN [...] (U) Summary. Meetings with Spanish contacts suggest that Spain remains serious about fighting terrorism finance. The GOS conducts searches for funds from all individuals and organizations listed in prenotifications and notifications from the U.S.; no such funds have been found in Spanish acc [...]	2005-05-10 15:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN
05MADRID3631	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SPANISH VICE [...] Ambassador Aguirre paid a previously scheduled courtesy call October 17 on Spanish First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, who, among her many duties, coordinated arrangements for the Ibero-American Summit which Spain hosted in Salamanca October 14-17. In a warm, cordial me [...]	2005-10-17 15:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID4022	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 14:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SP
05MADRID718	LATEST ACCOUNTING OF SPAIN'S MADRID DONORS' [...] Summary. Spain's government continues to appropriate and disburse money pledged at the Madrid Donors' Conference. Of the USD 160 million pledged for 2003-2004, USD 142.3 million has been appropriated, and USD 122.3 million disbursed. The GOS is working with Iraqi ministries to use the remaini [...]	2005-02-24 16:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN IZ SP
05MADRID724	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Spanish Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on 2/22 for a review of U.S.-Spain relations and to discuss USG security, consular, and commercial priorities in Spain. Charge congratulated de la Vega on her government's success in obtaining a good turnou [...]	2005-02-25 08:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CVIS SP
05MANAMA705	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE MAY 10 STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Bahrain hosted a meeting of the G8/Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future (FfF) Steering Committee May 10 that included representatives of the U.S., UK, Russia, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt. The parties discussed preparations for the FfF meeting, to be co-chair [...]	2005-05-17 11:29:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KMPI ECIN BA XF XG CA JA
05MAPUTO145	OPIC/NYATI BEACH DEVELOPMENTS - U.S. INVESTOR [...] (C) Summary: OPIC-supported American investor Dave Herbert was evicted from his Nyati Beach Lodge on January 6 based on a new provincial court order. Mozambique High Court has issued a dispatch suspending that order, but the provincial judge has refused to enforce the suspension. Mr. Herbert a [...]	2005-01-31 14:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV MZ OPIC
05MAPUTO208	MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART II) [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (U) This message reports biographical data for key ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. The message follows biodata presented in reftel A. Biod [...]	2005-02-15 12:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO248	GUEBUZA UPBEAT AT AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's courtesy call, a confident and relaxed President Guebuza expressed appreciation for USG assistance, particularly our support for democracy, fighting HIV/AIDS, promoting rural development, and defense. Guebuza highlighted the need to take action against rural po [...]	2005-02-24 15:01:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EINV MZ
05MAPUTO310	MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...]	2005-03-07 12:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC
05MAPUTO911	MOZAMBIQUE: HONEYMOON OVER FOR GUEBUZA [...] (C) Public support for the Guebuza government appears to be waning as a result of transportation price increases and perceived lack of focus and real action by his government. President Guebuza called a special, three-day extended Council of Ministers meeting with leaders from his government t [...]	2005-07-26 06:27:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ ENRG
05MINSK1556	Even Bureaucrats Want Change: Elite Poll Shows [...] (C) Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service Oleg Manaev (protect) delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on December 21. The two groups surveyed - thirty business leaders and thirty senior government officials Q responded similarly on most questions about the upcoming presiden [...]	2005-12-29 13:59:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MUSCAT684	UNPRECEDENTED TRANSPARENCY IN NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Recent arrests of 30-40 Omanis charged with seeking to overthrow the Sultan and impose Ibadhi religious rule under an Imam have been the focus of public and press attention in Oman since January. But the trial itself, underway since April 18, has surprised the public by its unprecedented [...]	2005-04-26 02:45:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KJUS PHUM PGOV MU
05NDJAMENA1662	PRIME MINISTER AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Pascal Yoadimnadji and National Assembly President Nassour defended proposed revisions to the oil revenue management law in meetings with the Ambassador on November 10. Yoadimnadji said the Government has moved forward with the revisions and remains open to dial [...]	2005-11-10 17:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	CD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA402	WAR OF WORDS OVER OIL REVENUE COLLEGE MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Pascal Yoadjimnadji's rebuke of comments by the representative of human rights groups on the Oil Revenue Management College has touched off controversy in N'Djamena. The Government objected to College member Dobian Assingar's statement that new petroleum discoveri [...]	2005-03-17 06:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EPET CD
05NEWDELHI2884	INDO-PAK MINI-SUMMIT BURIES ""GHOST OF AGRA"" [...] (C) Summary: India and Pakistan exorcised the ghost of the (failed) 2001 Agra Summit during President Musharraf's April 16-18 visit to New Delhi, with a solid list of CBMs, muted discussion on Kashmir, and very positive personal interactions (with more high-level visits possible this year). [...]	2005-04-18 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5912	BHUTANESE DRAFT CONSTITUTION: A STEP IN THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The RGOB released a draft constitution on March 26, continuing the process of democratic reform started when the King abdicated power to a council of ministers in 1998. The draft, if approved, would create a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament consisting of an upper and lo [...]	2005-07-29 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL ECON KDEM KIRF SENV IN NP BT
05PANAMA1930	PANAMA'S "COSMETIC" CABINET RESHUFFLE. [...] (SBU) The long-awaited GOP "re-organization," rumored since last April, was finally announced by President Torrijos on Saturday, September 3. Despite high expectations for in-depth Cabinet changes, in the end, just as GOP Embassy contacts predicted, changes were minimal, leading many in the [...]	2005-09-22 14:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PM POL SPECIALIST
05PARIS1617	FIRST FRANCO-POLISH SUMMIT, FEB. 28, ARRAS, FRANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chirac hosted Polish President Kwasniewski and several ministers for the debut Franco-Polish summit in Arras (northern France) on Feb. 28. French media emphasized that Paris and Warsaw "sealed their reconciliation" (Le Figaro, Mar. 1) at the summit. Both the MFA desk for [...]	2005-03-11 10:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR PL
05PARIS2660	SAUDI CROWN PRINCE VISIT FOCUSES ON LEBANON, CLOSE [...] (C) Summary and comment: GoF contacts report that Lebanon and Syria were the main topics of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah's recent meetings with President Chirac, with both sides agreeing on the need for full Syrian withdrawal, rapid formation of a Lebanese government and holding of free and fai [...]	2005-04-19 17:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA SY LE ECON PARM FR
05PARIS2945	FRENCH CONFIRM BROAD SUPPORT FOR U.S. GOALS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: Senior French MFA and Presidency officials confirmed broad support for U.S. goals for the planned U.S.-EU conference on Iraq, during April 25 discussions with Senior Coordinator on Iraq Ambassador Richard Jones. French officials echoed U.S. views on the need for incl [...]	2005-04-29 19:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS3187	FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-11 13:33:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4192	FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-15 09:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4217	FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-15 10:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS8203	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Allegations of CIA Flights [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-02 16:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PORTAUPRINCE2945	HAITI ELECTIONS: POLITICAL PARTY LANDSCAPE [...] (SBU) Introduction: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) officially sanctioned 45 parties to participate in upcoming elections. Traditionally, most, if not all, of the political parties have been vehicles to catapult an individual into the office of the presidency. Larger, more establis [...]	2005-11-30 17:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
05QUITO1050	ECUADOR: NEW VICE PRESIDENT ROUNDS OUT CABINET [...] (U) Summary: Congress swore in Alejandro Serrano Aguilar as Vice President of Ecuador on May 5. Serrano hails from Ecuador's third largest city of Cuenca, providing some regional balance to a Guayaquil-centric cabinet. Serrano's swearing in leaves only the Labor portfolio still open; labor [...]	2005-05-06 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO1100	ECUADOR: DEMOCRATIC DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? [...] (C) Summary: The political scene is coming alive with voices, new and old, providing different prescriptions for Ecuador's democratic ills. Congress on May 11 ejected four more of its members, tossing due process to the wind in the face of threatened protests on May 12. As the first test of [...]	2005-05-13 13:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO894	ECUADOR: INITIAL CONTACTS WITH NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Initial contacts indicate that the Palacio government is greatly concerned about possible OAS actions and seeks USG recognition, and would welcome a visit by an OAS delegation. They are also intimidated by the very forces of popular discontent that brought them into office, and [...]	2005-04-22 20:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO895	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: On April 22, the new Minister of Defense Anibal Solon Espinosa named a new military high command. The Embassy has begun outreach to the new government's Cabinet, though not at the Ambassadorial level. Congress is expected to reconvene on April 26, possibly in Guayaquil. There [...]	2005-04-22 20:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO983	BIO INFO FOR NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: PART 3 [...] (U) Summary: Pablo Rizzo was named Minister of Agriculture on April 29. President Palacio has yet to name Ministers of Labor and Energy. Below is biographical information for the following new Cabinet members and government officials: First Lady Maria Beatriz Paret de Palacio, Vice FM Mar [...]	2005-04-29 22:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05RANGOON1073	BURMA SQUEEZES INFORMAL TRADE TO PRODUCE REVENUE [...] (C) Summary: GOB officials refuse to commit their new trade regulations to paper, and business reps are too mistrustful to place orders based on unwritten rules. Recent announcements of new regulations designed to bring more trade into the formal sector and increase revenues appear unlikely t [...]	2005-09-22 06:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BM
05RECIFE147	OAS MINISTERIAL CONCLUDES WITH DECLARATION OF RECIFE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The "Declaration of Recife," adopted on October 28 at a ministerial-level Organization of American States (OAS) meeting in Recife, Brazil, contained a number of references that advance USG views. This included "representative" democracy, democracy as essential to economic devel [...]	2005-11-03 14:16:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI BR
05RIYADH5371	THE LATE SAUDI KING FAHD: A MIXED LEGACY [...] (C) Summary: A chief architect of Saudi Arabia's transformation from feudal monarchy to modernizing nation state, the late King Fahd will be remembered above all as a modernizer -- a ruler who pushed his subjects to abandon their feudal insularity and join the modern world-- and an institution [...]	2005-08-01 13:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
05ROME1521	FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2005 AND MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ministerial Meeting on Forests, which immediately preceded the Committee on Forestry, resulted in a ministerial statement calling on FAO to maintain its leadership role in the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and to report to the Un [...]	2005-05-04 10:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR AORC EAID FAO
05ROME1623	ITALY,S PASSIVE APPROACH TO TRADE POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Italy defers to other EU member states, especially France and Germany, in setting the direction of EU trade policy, despite the size of the Italian economy and the importance of trade to the country's prosperity. Italian trade officials generally support U.S. views on many issues, [...]	2005-05-11 09:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EAIR PREL IT EUN
05ROME1785	ITALY: CENTER RIGHT NEEDS DRASTIC CHANGES TO WIN, [...] (C) Vice Minister of Productive Activities Adolfo Urso told the Ambassador May 16 that the center-right coalition seems destined for defeat in the next national elections unless it takes drastic measures soon. Urso believes a larger, more unified center-right party needs to be created, with [...]	2005-05-25 12:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS

05ROME3080	PROMOTING GREATER TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION: EUR [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker discussed BMENA, Iraq, Iran, Turkey's accession to the EU, and the Balkans with senior Italian MFA officials during his September 6 stopover in Rome. Greater transatlantic cooperation, especially in dealing with challenges outside of Europe, provided the backdrop [...]	2005-09-15 10:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IR IZ IT EUN
05ROME3640	CHAVEZ STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT AS LATIN AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary. Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi delivered our message on consolidating democracy and ensuring respect for human rights to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during their meeting October 17 in Milan. Chavez was in Italy for the October 17 UN Food and Agriculture Organization's 60th Ann [...]	2005-10-31 17:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XM XL IT HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANJOSE2601	MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. On October 26, 2005, Charge met with Minister of Economy, Industry, and Commerce Gilberto Barrantes. Minister Barrantes commented on the status of the United States-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and related legislation including the propose [...]	2005-11-07 23:10:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANTODOMINGO4104	SANTO DOMINGO: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 13:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH
05SAOPAULO21	SERRA'S HONEYMOON CUT SHORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jose Serra of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) was inaugurated as Mayor of Sao Paulo on January 1, in a ceremony that took on the tone of a PSDB political festival. Virtually all the stars of the Sao Paulo wing of the PSDB party, including former President Fernando [...]	2005-01-06 10:08:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
05SINGAPORE2894	ALL SMILES, LITTLE SUCCESS IN WU YI VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore's ties with China remain strained, despite the favorable press coverage of Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi's September 19-21 visit to Singapore. In a frankly negative read-out, the PRC Embassy told us many Chinese officials still do not trust Singapore and complained that [...]	2005-09-29 09:30:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL SN CH
05TAIPEI2768	Taiwan's Higher Education--Initiatives to Improve [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Taiwan's higher education system has grown rapidly in the past ten years, leaving it over-expanded and under-funded. Educators and employers have recognized the need for higher education to improve in quality and become more internationalized if Taiwan is to develop a more soph [...]	2005-06-24 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAO SCUL SOCI TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1842	HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR BONUS PAYMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In an attempt to mitigate the impact on Honduran workers of Friday's sharp increases in fuel and consumables prices, President Maduro has proposed that businesses with fewer than 20 employees pay bonuses of 1000 lempiras (about USD 53),with larger businesses to pay 2000 lempira [...]	2005-09-08 16:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SENV KCRM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1971	HONDURAS DECLARES ENERGY EMERGENCY, RESTRICTS [...] (C) Summary. In an emergency session on September 22, the GOH Council of Ministers declared an energy state of emergency in Honduras. The decree imposes a number of energy conservation measures, but does not directly address fuel prices, which remain frozen without benefit of a Congressional [...]	2005-09-26 17:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON ELAB PGOV KSAC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1991	HONDURAS: SOME GOH AND IMF WORRIES OVER COST OF [...] (C) Summary: In an emergency session on September 22, the GOH Council of Ministers declared an energy state of emergency in Honduras and imposed a number of energy conservation measures, but did not directly address fuel prices, which apparently remain frozen without a formal Congressional de [...]	2005-09-27 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON ELAB PGOV KSAC HO
05TELAVIV1080	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-23 12:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1446	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanon and Syria 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that associates of PM Sharon ordered five different public opinion polls to try to predict the results of elections held after a p [...]	2005-03-11 12:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3415	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 13:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TUNIS1257	EVE OF TIFA COUNCIL: WHERE DOES TUNISIA STAND ON [...] (C) Summary. Tunisia has taken the fundamental decision to liberalize its economy after decades of state-control, but progress has been deliberate and mostly limited to sectors that do not threaten the GOT's prerogative or ultimate "sovereignty". The GOT justifies its approach in terms of mi [...]	2005-06-06 13:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD TS EFTA
05VIENNA2698	CENTRAL EUROPEAN INTERIOR MINISTERS PLEDGE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the annual meeting of the "Salzburg Forum" (an informal conference of Central European Interior Ministers) Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Romania pledged to strengthen police cooperation against organized crime, corruption, and [...]	2005-08-11 09:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KCOR KCRM SMIG EZ HU PL LO SI RO BU AU EUN
05VILNIUS1076	LITHUANIA TRIES TO EXPLAIN AWAY [...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis accepted U.S. and EU Presidency criticism of recent Lithuanian machinations regarding Belarus October 7. His top policy deputy acknowledged that Lithuania was "damaged" by the meeting earlier this week between the Lithuanian and Belarusian [...]	2005-10-07 15:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV BO LH
05ZAGREB625	ANOTHER RIGHT WING MAKEOVER - PARTY OF RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) re-introduced itself to the international community April 12 as a modern, pro-European, center-right party based on tolerance, democracy, and love of the homeland. At a lunch for diplomats, HSP President Anto Djapic, under the tutela [...]	2005-04-20 12:28:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
06ABUDHABI1327	UAE REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the January 2 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A),there have been additional developments. During the period January 1-March 31, the UAEG created a Cabinet-level Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs that its new minis [...]	2006-04-04 13:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM KMPI AE
06ABUDHABI2285	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH, PM SHEIKH MOHAMMED ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) chaired the GCC Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh June 3 where the main point of deliberation was Iran's nuclear program. Both AbZ and UAE VP/PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR) made public statements in recent days expressin [...]	2006-06-05 11:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IR AE
06ABUDHABI3370	UAE CRISIS MANAGEMENT: MOVING FORWARD INCH BY INCH [...] (C) Summary. Recognizing that the UAE lacks unified crisis response capabilities, the UAE leadership initiated a plan to develop a national crisis management system over a year ago. However implementation of the plan is moving forward at a glacial pace, and UAE authorities continue to develo [...]	2006-08-20 11:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER ASEC EPET ENRG PINR KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI3616	UAEG MAKING PROGRESS ON TIP ACTION PLAN, BUT DOES [...] (C) Summary: On September 5, Ambassador and G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor, called on Minister of Justice Mohammed bin Nakhira Al-Daheri and Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. In separate meetings, the ministers stated that a new, comprehensive anti-trafficking law bas [...]	2006-09-12 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM AE
06ABUDHABI3629	IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI),represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...]	2006-09-14 07:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI430	ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a new UAE federal cabinet is likely to be made soon after the 40-day mourning period for the late UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum has passed. Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) appears [...]	2006-02-08 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI49	DEATH OF UAE VP/PM MAKTOUM BIN RASHID [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, died January 3 in Australia at the age of 65 due to heart failure. Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (MbR) automatically succeeded his olde [...]	2006-01-04 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AE
06ABUDHABI864	UAE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AMENDS LABOR LAW [...] (U) On March 6, the UAE press reported that the Cabinet of Ministers Legislative Committee approved an amendment to the UAE's labor law (Federal Law Number 8 of 1980),which added an article authorizing the Minster of Labor to issue a ministerial decree authorizing labor unions. The amendment [...]	2006-03-07 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD ECON AE
06ABUJA2836	NIGERIA: CENSUS RESULTS NOT READY FOR PRIMETIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nigerian census tabulations are nearly complete and the GON has said the figures will be unveiled in December. International monitors reported that donor contributions have facilitated a census process that was fairly transparent, open and covered a high percentage of the p [...]	2006-10-30 11:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KDEM ECON PGOV EAID NI
06ACCRA1141	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF GENERAL JONES [...] (SBU) Ghana is democratic, market-oriented, pro-American, and has one of the best human rights records in Africa. President John Kufuor is in his second term. Ghana is on the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors this year. As the first sub-Saharan country to achieve independen [...]	2006-05-16 16:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GH MARR MCAP PGOV PREL
06ADANA240	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 08, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 10:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADDISABABA2391	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 30 2006 [...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- Strategic Plan for National Electoral Board Complete 2. (U) On August 24, UNDP-funded consultant Hannah Roberts tol [...]	2006-08-31 13:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA3289	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIA TAKING TIME TO CONSIDER NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopia welcomed the UN Security Council's authorization of an IGAD/AU mission for Somalia, but did not foresee deployment until January 2007 or later, due to uncertainty relating to funding and troop contributing countries, according to Ethiopian MFA Somalia expert Fiseha Shawe [...]	2006-12-14 06:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO KISL ET SO
06ADDISABABA658	ETHIOPIA: POST REPLY TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Responses cued to reftel questions are provided below. QUESTION 21: OVERVIEW ---------------------- A. Ethiopia is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women, to a far lesser extent men, and a small number of children. Trafficking also occurs within the country's [...]	2006-03-06 13:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06AITTAIPEI774	AN ECONOMIC VIEW OF TAIWAN'S FUTURE, U.S. INTERESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Minister-without-portfolio Ho Mei-yueh emphasized that Taiwan considers a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States to be its top economic and political priority in a February 23 meeting with the AIT Acting Director. Ho also briefly discussed Taiwan's new cabinet [...]	2006-03-09 22:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IO PREL TW
06ALGIERS1259	FLN PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES WOULD [...] (C) Post received an advance copy of proposed constitutional changes made by Algeria's predominant political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN). The document was recently submitted to President Bouteflika, who announced his intention July 5 to hold a national referendum on proposed ame [...]	2006-07-10 09:16:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AG
06ALGIERS916	CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN THE AIR [...] (C) Efforts for revising the 1996 Algerian Constitution, are now are now well-advanced, with a series of concrete proposals/options that have been put forward for consideration to the highest levels. Any revision supported by the President will ultimately require a popular referendum or a fav [...]	2006-05-22 17:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
06ALGIERS950	BOUTEFLIKA CHANGES PRIME MINISTERS, CABINET [...] (U) The Algerian press agency announced at 1800 hours local on May 24 that Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia had submitted his resignation and President Bouteflika had accepted it. This news was followed five minutes later by a second announcement that Bouteflika had appointed Minister of State a [...]	2006-05-25 11:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
06ALGIERS953	NO CABINET SHAKEUP AS RESULT OF CHANGE IN PRIME [...] (U) Algerian media announced the evening of May 25 the only change in the cabinet, the appointment of former Presidential counselor Hachemi Djiar as Minister of Communication; other than the replacement of Ahmed Ouyahia as Prime Minister by Abdelaziz Belkhadem, there reportedly will be no fur [...]	2006-05-27 10:35:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
06ANKARA1332	ERDOGAN'S RISKY ECONOMIC DECISIONS COINCIDE WITH [...] (SBU) Under pressure from exporters, the GOT announced a Value-Added Tax rate cut for the textile sector without consulting the IMF and in violation of its agreement with the Fund. At the same time, the GOT has decided not to renew the mandate of the respected Central Bank Governor. These two [...]	2006-03-13 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
06ANKARA3263	TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR EXTENDS INVITATIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told visiting HIRC professional staff member Alan Makovsky on June 1 that he was impressed by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and his focus on security issues during their May 30 meeting in Baghdad. He claimed that Deputy PM Barham Salih agreed with his [...]	2006-06-05 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP TU IZ
06ANKARA999	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 1- [...] 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 Embassy translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Wednesday, February [...]	2006-02-28 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANTANANARIVO390	Embassy Hosts Port Security Workshop to Draft Law [...] Summary: Embassy co-hosted an inter-Ministerial workshop with the GOM Ports Agency April 21 to draft implementing legislation for the International Ship Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. Following two productive missions by the U.S. Coast Guard in 2005(reftel),the main port at Tamatave ha [...]	2006-04-24 13:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON PTER PREL MA
06ASHGABAT804	THE JULY 24-25 STATE VISIT OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Iranian President Ahmadinejad was clearly in control, with President Niyazov playing only a secondary role, during the Iranian President,s July 24-25 state visit to Turkmenistan. Notwithstanding the local state media's assertions that the visit centered on developing economic links -- th [...]	2006-07-27 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENGR ETRD PARM IR TX UNSC
06ASUNCION507	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 7-13, [...] SUMMARY: -- Paraguay Signs $35 Million Threshold Program -- VP Hosts Conference on Nuclear Security -- Another Patria Libre Member Captured -- Ambassador Attends Book Fair -------------------------------------------- Paraguay Signs $35 Million Threshold Program ---------------------------- [...]	2006-05-12 18:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM PARM ENRG MCAP MNUC PA
06BAGHDAD1021	SCIRI PM NOMINEE ADEL ABDEL MEHDI SLAMS JAFARI IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 26 article in government financed independent Al-Sabah newspaper (Iraq's most widely read),SCIRI leader Adil Abd al-Mahdi noted that he would not accept the Prime Minister nomination without "a full and clear mandate from the Unified Iraqi Coalition and other blocs" [...]	2006-03-28 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD14	AYATOLLAH AL-SADR LEANS TOWARD ALLAWI FOR PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On December 31, Baghdad's most senior Shi'a cleric Ayatollah Hussein al-Sadr told Ambassador Khalilzad that Ayad Allawi would be the best Prime Minister for Iraq, if Allawi can temper his rhetoric. Sadr also supported current PM Ja'afari for the presidency. Sadr was concerned ab [...]	2006-01-02 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1664	MALIKI WINS BROAD CONFIDENCE IN A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki won a wide vote of confidence in a national unity cabinet in a special parliament session on May 20, but not before several Sunni Arab parliamentarians walked out of the session protesting their exclusion and a continued deadlock over the security por [...]	2006-05-20 19:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1735	MUTLAK SAYS HE WANTS TO BE IN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Sunni Hewar leader Saleh Mutlak told Poloff on May 23 that he believed SCIRI and perhaps President Talabani engineered the exclusion of his party from the cabinet. Mutlak claimed to be still very interested in being part of the government and was looking for Embassy support. He said, howe [...]	2006-05-24 16:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1886	TURKISH ENVOY CELIKKOL PROPOSES SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Special Envoy for Iraq Oguz Celikkol met with Ambassador on May 31 to review his meetings with Vice President Tarik Hashimi, Foreign Minister Hoshyiar Zebari, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, Speaker Mashadani, and Prime Minister Maliki. Celikkol said he invited the Ir [...]	2006-06-05 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KDEM TU IZ
06BAGHDAD195	KURDISH LEADERS, ALLAWI AGREE ON JOINT PRINCIPLES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings at the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Guest House in Salah al-Din on January 21-22, Ambassador, President Jalal Talabani, KDP Leader Masud Barzani, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, and UK Ambassador William Patey drafted a framework proposal for a nation [...]	2006-01-23 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2115	SHAHRISTANI PUSHING FOR REFORM IN THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Summary: In a positive meeting June 16 with Econ staff members, Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani focused on four areas of reform for his Ministry: hydrocarbon legislation, liberalization of fuel imports, improved contracting procedures, and rooting out corruption. His goals, especial [...]	2006-06-21 04:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TCOR ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2139	MALIKI MAY LAUNCH RECONCILIATION PROPOSAL SOON, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The next window for PM Maliki to announce his national reconciliation proposal is Sunday, June 25, before the Council of Representatives (CoR). Maliki reportedly has the support of President Talabani; however, Sunni Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi has proposed a number of likely [...]	2006-06-22 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD2165	PRESIDENT TALABANI: UPBEAT ON RECONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani hosted the Ambassador for lunch June 23 with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih. Talabani said that the Prime Minister's reconciliation proposal would go forward to the Council of Representatives. Barham expressed deep concern over as-yet unchallenged infiltrati [...]	2006-06-24 09:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD2169	SHAHRISTANI PUSHING FOR REFORM IN THE MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-24 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD282	PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS OF IRAQI TRADE UNION [...] (C) Summary: At a rare meeting with key Iraqi labor union leaders in Amman, we challenged them to contribute to economic reform in Iraq, fight corruption, and focus on productive job creation. Despite their diverse backgrounds, the Iraqis agreed their deteriorating legal standing under the cu [...]	2006-01-31 19:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM ECON PGOV IZ IR
06BAGHDAD2925	PRESIDENT OF IRAQ URGES U.S. TO CALL FOR CEASEFIRE [...] (C) On July 31, President Jalal Talabani convoked Charge d,Affaires to convey the official Iraqi views on Lebanon. Making clear that he was speaking in his capacity as the President of Iraq, Talabani stated that he had received an urgent appeal from the Lebanese Prime Minister [...]	2006-08-12 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL LE IZ
06BAGHDAD2932	MALIKI TALKS ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND TURKISH PKK [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On August 10, the Prime Minister told the Ambassador that he had donated $27,000 to a new party formed by 600 former Ba'athists who now support the GOI. He criticized CoR Speaker Mashhadani for not cooperating with the government. The PM alleged that MNF-I publicly [...]	2006-08-13 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC TU IZ
06BAGHDAD328	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: SECURITY DISPUTES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Iraqi leadership luncheon at the Ambassador's residence February 4, bringing together the four largest blocs in the parliament, produced a heated argument over Ministry of Interior raids and alleged abuses. Prime Minister Ja'afari argued to a group of dubious Tawaffuq leaders [...]	2006-02-05 15:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD3335	AMBASSADOR URGES SUNNI LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) The Ambassador told the Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Dr. Mahmoud Mashhadani September 7 that, for Iraq to succeed, the political parties need to cooperate to strengthen the unity government and to deal with tough, divisive issues. The Ambassador encouraged the Speaker t [...]	2006-09-08 10:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD3730	SCIRI LEADER RAISES SECURITY CONCERNS WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SCIRI leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim agreed with the Ambassador on the need to move forward and bring closure on key outstanding issues such as federalism, oil, constitutional review, and militias. Al-Hakim noted th [...]	2006-10-08 11:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD3866	PM DISCUSSES KURDS, SECURITY WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki highlighted increasing tensions between Kurds and Sunni Arabs in Kirkuk and Mosul. The next Presidency Council will discuss UNSCR 1546 and the current security situation in Baghdad. Finally, he noted the [...]	2006-10-16 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4057	VP ADVISOR HANNAH, PRESIDENT TALABANI ASSESS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion on October 18, President Jalal Talabani and the Vice-President's National Security Advisor John Hannah discussed the internal political divisions both within the Sunni Arab groups and between the Shia, Sunni Arab, and Kurdish factions within the new [...]	2006-10-30 06:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY TU IZ
06BAGHDAD4104	AYATOLLAH HUSSEIN AL-SADR COMMENTS ON IRAQ'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ayatollah Hussein Al-Sadr shared his views on the need for the emergence of new, moderate political figures to pull Iraq out of its current political crises and on regional relations at an Iftar with Ambassador Khalilzad on October 22. He discussed three possible options to reorg [...]	2006-11-02 13:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4124	COR SPEAKER AND VICE PRESIDENT ADVISER HANNAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud al- Mashadani told John Hannah, the National Security Adviser to the Vice President, October 18 that there is a security challenge in Iraq caused by Sunni and Shi'a militias. He estimated that there is a six month period to ov [...]	2006-11-05 08:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD4305	IRAQI VP HASHIMI ON REGIONAL TRAVEL, RECENT MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi told Charge he was disappointed at the hesitation and lack of direction about Iraq he found among Gulf interlocutors during a recent trip to the region. Hashimi defended his recent public statements threatening Sunni withdrawal from [...]	2006-11-20 21:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD4328	TALABANI SAYS SYRIA READY TO HELP IN IRAQ; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on November 21 with the Ambassador Iraqi President Jalal Talabani expressed the conviction that Syria is ready to help secure and stabilize Iraq. He shared a plan drawn up by Vice President Adil al-Mahdi to encourage cooperation among political blocs in an effort to [...]	2006-11-22 22:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IQ
06BAGHDAD4440	IRAQI LEADERS CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS OF MODERATE [...] (S) Summary: President Talabani, Prime Minister Maliki, and other Iraqi leaders met December 2 to continue discussing the formation of a moderate political front. They seemed to be moving toward the creation of an executive body representing the Kurds, IIP, SCIRI, and Dawa, perhaps as embodie [...]	2006-12-04 10:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD4487	MODERATE FRONT DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE: NO AGREEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. President Talabani, Prime Minister Maliki, and other Iraqi leaders met December 6 to continue discussing the formation of a moderate political front. They were unable to reach agreement on how to organize themselves. Two options emerged: (1) expand the Presidency Council to inc [...]	2006-12-08 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4631	VP ABDEL MEHDI DESCRIBES "SETBACK" IN MODERATE [...] (S) Summary: Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on December 19 that there haQbeen a "setback" in negotiations oQthe moderate front. The IIP representative had come to the most recent meeting with a set of conditions that had to be filled before the party would join. Th [...]	2006-12-20 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD481	SCHEMING IN BAGHDAD: SUNNI ARAB DESCRIBES PLAN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Allawi allies told us February 15 that the USG should urge Talabani to join with Sunni Arabs and Allawi to form a larger parliamentary bloc than that of the Shia Islamist List 555. Separately, Sunni Arab Tawafuq Front official Mahmoud al-Mashadani speculated that Sunni and Kurdi [...]	2006-02-16 09:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM
06BAGHDAD610	RELATIVE CALM IN BAGHDAD; JAFARI MEETS WITH SISTANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents of sectarian violence dropped further February 26. There were reports of mortar fire on a mosque in Sadr City and of an IED outside a mosque in Basra. Jafari's Chief of Staff reported that the PM had traveled to Najaf where Grand Ayatollah Sistani "approved" of the pr [...]	2006-02-26 19:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD71	SUNNI OUTREACH: AMB CONVEYS U.S. VISION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 7, Ambassador Khalilzad outlined suggested principles for the new Iraqi government during meetings with two Sunni sheikhs recommended to the Ambassador by Lakhdar Brahimi, former Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The Ambassador underlined the SIPDIS [...]	2006-01-09 12:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PTER PINR KDEM IZ
06BANGKOK6398	THAILAND UPDATE OCTOBER 19: IT'S BETTER TO BE GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a vigorous debate over the choice of president of the new assembly, which will begin work next week. Several members of the cabinet are advocating "anti-vice" measures, including raising the drinking age to 25 and ending the national lottery, as well as introducing a st [...]	2006-10-19 11:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
06BASRAH36	SOUTHERN SHIA PERCEPTIONS OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Dr. Wathib Salman Al Gamud, a senior political figure in the Da'awa party in Basrah and member of the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC). Dr. Wathib said that the Shia population in the [...]	2006-03-18 12:30:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ
06BEIJING14216	JULY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] Key points made at the July 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China expresses grave concern over "what happened" and remains in close consultation with all relevant parties. China hopes that all relevant parties will remain calm and exercise restraint, proceed toward the co [...]	2006-07-06 11:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH KN IS
06BEIJING1773	CHINA/INDIA: INDIAN EMBASSY READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) India and China maintain different positions on Iran and Nepal, according to Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Vinay Kwatra. Providing a readout on Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's January 9-11 visit to Beijing and in follow-on discussion, Kwatra noted India's continued opposit [...]	2006-01-27 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH IN NP IR
06BEIJING19030	China Pushes SCO Economic Agenda at Western China [...] (SBU) Sumary: Zhang Deguang, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),exhorted his central Asian counterparts at a September 2 event in Urumqi to quickly conclude three key economic agreements on customs, transportation and protection of foreign investment. These ar [...]	2006-09-08 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL PTER CH ZK
06BEIJING1992	(CORRECTED COPY) CHINA/INDIA: DIFFERENCES ON IRAN, [...] (C) India and China maintain different positions on Iran and Nepal, according to Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Vinay Kwatra. In a readout to Acting Polmincouns on Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's visit to Beijing and in follow-on discussion, Kwatra noted India's continued oppos [...]	2006-02-06 06:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH IN NP IR
06BEIJING21992	STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED): MINSTRY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17 Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG of International Affairs Zhu Guangyao discussed arrangements for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) and the upcoming preparatory trip by Treasury U/S Adams, DUSTR Bhatia, and Commerce U/S Lavin with Econmincouns, Finatt, FCS Trade Fa [...]	2006-10-17 12:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL CH
06BEIJING23776	NOVEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE SUBMARINE [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- MFA Spokesperson Jiang Yu claims ignorance of reports that a Chinese submarine followed the USS Kitty Hawk. He said China is an &adamant force8 in the region and the world for peace and stability. -- Jiang deflected questio [...]	2006-11-14 11:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO KN CH EC JA IN PK
06BEIJING24199	PRC/INDIA: PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S STATE VISIT TO [...] (C) Chinese President Hu Jintao's November 20)23 visit to India strengthened the "mutual political trust" and "strategic cooperation" between Beijing and New Delhi, according to MFA officials and third country diplomats. The Summit between President Hu and Indian Prime Minister Singh resulted [...]	2006-11-30 10:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN CH
06BEIJING4219	PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG STRESSES COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. China shares the international community's common goal of ensuring that Iran does not get nuclear weapons, Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng stated. In a March 7 meeting with the CDA, Lu said he told Iranian officials during his late February trip to Iran that the "world does not [...]	2006-03-07 11:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING8480	MAY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GUANTANAMO UIGHURS, [...] Key points made at the May 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China strongly opposes Albania's acceptance of the five Uighurs previously held at Guantanamo Bay, who Beijing considers East Turkestan terrorist suspects, and demands their immediate repatriation. - China does not support [...]	2006-05-09 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM PTER KNNP CH IR TW
06BEIRUT1916	MGLE01: JUMBLATT LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PUT SARG AND [...] (C) In a 6/12 meeting, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt confessed to being disappointed with the June report of the UN investigation of the Hariri assassination, the latest in a series of events seeming to benefit the Syrian regime and its allies in Lebanon. Lebanon may not be on the brink of civi [...]	2006-06-13 15:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL KDEM LE SY
06BEIRUT2690	LEBANON: TWO MINISTERS ON LEBANESE RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On August 17 the Ambassador and emboff had separate meetings with Minister of Economy and Trade Sami Haddad and Minister of Public Works and Transportation Mohammad Safadi. They blamed the GOL's lack of a centralized authority to set priorities and determine the distribution o [...]	2006-08-17 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2697	BERRI CRITICAL OF BASHAR'S SPEECH [...] (C) In an August 18 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri hailed the deployment of the Lebanese armed forces (LAF) south of the Litani River. The longtime leader of the Shi'a Amal party and a reluctant political ally of Hizballah, Berri c [...]	2006-08-18 17:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS SY IS
06BEIRUT2869	LEBANON: GREEK ORTHODOX CLERIC SLAMS MICHEL AOUN [...] (C) During an August 31 meeting with Ambassador Feltman and poloff, Greek Orthodox Archbishop Ilias Audi discussed the atmosphere of the August 2 meeting of Lebanese clerics. He also gave his impressions of PM Siniora and the three Greek Orthodox Cabinet ministers: Elias Murr, Tariq Mitri, [...]	2006-09-06 09:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT2920	LEBANON: PRESSING FOR GOL CLARITY ON RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Ambassador, DART Team coordinator, and poloff met with the Council for Development and Reconstruction's (CDR) new director Nabil Jisr -- a close Siniora confidante -- on September 8 to discuss coordination of the reconstruction effort and the reported GOL interest in using prefabricated [...]	2006-09-11 06:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LE XF
06BEIRUT3071	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION [...] (SBU) The recent conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hizballah that transpired from July 12 to August 14 was, according to Lebanon Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, the most destructive in Lebanon's history. Although casualty figures did not approach the 1983 Grapes of Wrath [...]	2006-09-22 04:09:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3394	LEBANON: NEA DAS DANIN MEETING WITH TELECOMS [...] (C) On October 18, visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin, Charge and Econoff met with Lebanese Telecoms Minister and March 14 Group activist Marwan Hamadeh. Hamadeh said that the March 14 group's recently reviewed its goals, noting that Lebanon risks returning to a pre-Hariri assassination political [...]	2006-10-19 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ENRG MARR PGOV PREL PTER LE EU
06BEIRUT3482	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND [...] (C) Welcome to Beirut. Your visit occurs ten weeks after the 34-day conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hizballah that transpired from July 12 to August 14. That conflict was, according to Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, the most destructive in Lebanon's history. [...]	2006-10-30 16:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT3542	LEBANON: BERRI EXPLAINS HIS GOAL OF A UNITY [...] (C) Amal Movement Leader and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri argued November 3 that his recently-announced initiative for "consultations" among Lebanon's political blocs was not a Syrian-Hizballah plot but rather a genuine attempt to defuse a dangerous situation created by a "pressured" Hassa [...]	2006-11-03 17:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
06BEIRUT3894	LEBANON: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER BERRI CLAIMS, "IT'S [...] (C) Visiting Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry reassured Speaker of the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies Nabih Berri that some elements of USG policy may change as a result of the recently-published findings of the Iraq Study Group, but USG support for Lebanon's independence will remain st [...]	2006-12-22 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE
06BEIRUT544	MGLE01: FM SALLOUKH HELPFUL ON UNSC DEMARCHE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Salloukh defended meeting with Hamas officials as important in maintaining normal relations with a democratically-elected Arab government. He urged the USG to give Hamas an opportunity to change its behavior, which he believed would happen as it struggled to meet its ne [...]	2006-02-22 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BELGRADE957	DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND [...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to finally dissolve the State Union. We will report periodically on actions being taken by the republics and by us to encourage a successful transition. End introduction. Upcoming Travel to U.S. [...]	2006-06-15 06:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR SR MW
06BELGRADE967	Serbian Political Roundup - Crumbling Coalition? [...] (SBU) In a June 1 press conference, Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica officially responded to the final tally of the Montenegrin referendum, and addressed several key issues facing his governent: the formal dissolution of the State Union, he upcoming cabinet reshuffle, and a new constittion. W [...]	2006-06-19 12:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PBTS PNAT SR MW
06BERLIN3520	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Your December 21 meetings in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck are an excellent opportunity to push economic reforms and boost German, European and global growth as Germany assumes the leadership of the G-8 and the EU. The Chancellor an [...]	2006-12-15 17:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL GM
06BOGOTA5515	A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO [...] (C) A/S Thomas Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with Foreign Minister Carolina Barco on May 25. They exchanged views on Colombia's increasingly active regional diplomacy, Brazil's attitude toward Bolivia and Venezuela, Chavez's disruptive approach on the world stage, and relations with Chile. [...]	2006-06-16 22:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD PREL PTER SNAR CO
06BRUSSELS1452	EU COUNCIL AGREES ON "ROME II" REGULATION [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 28 agreed on rules intended to ensure that courts in all EU member states apply the same law in the event of cross-border disputes on non-contractual obligations (Rome II). The Council also reached consensus on a Framework Decision [...]	2006-05-02 15:23:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KJUS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BUCHAREST1600	THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN ROMANIA: PASSING [...] (C) Summary: There is some good news in Bucharest these days in the fight against corruption, a longstanding Romanian vice. There is something of a consensus that ongoing anti-corruption efforts are positively impacting both Romanian political life and society. Corruption remains rampant in [...]	2006-10-17 14:58:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS RO
06BUCHAREST359	TRANSYLVANIA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, FOURTH QUARTER [...] (U) Summary: This cable summarizes recent newsworthy regional and local controversies in the last quarter of 2005. Common themes during this period included local government corruption and stormy relations between members of the governing alliance at the local level, sometimes counterbalance [...]	2006-03-01 15:40:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV SOCI RO
06CAIRO1811	SCENESETTER FOR GEN ABIZAID'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) GEN Abizaid, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to review our agenda on regional security and the future of our FMF assistance to Egypt. President Mubarak believes, and the MoD's senior leadership will reiterate, that our mil-mil relationship is the cornerstone of [...]	2006-03-23 17:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS IS IZ IR EG SU KPAL KNNP

06CAIRO2010	EGYPT: ACTIONS LOUDER THAN WORDS - GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) The public profile of Gamal Mubarak, presidential son and rising star in the ruling party, has increased in recent months. His appearance in late March on an evening talk show and a highly publicized visit to a Cairo slum have fueled speculation that an effort to succeed his father is movin [...]	2006-04-03 10:59:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
06CAIRO2162	CAIRO: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit and the opportunity to continue our dialogue with the GOE on counterproliferation, Iran, and security assistance. Egypt values its role as a regional leader on nonproliferation and its influence in multilateral fora. Your visit will reassure Egy [...]	2006-04-09 14:27:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS UNSC EG IR KNNP
06CAIRO2475	SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILLEN'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit and the opportunity to discuss security assistance, border security, regional cooperation, and the MFO with the GOE. The Defense and Foreign Ministers will likely press you for further assurance of the Administration's support for the current lev [...]	2006-04-27 14:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS MOPS KMFO EG IR IS KNNP KPAL
06CAIRO358	CODEL WOLF MEETINGS WITH GOE MINISTERS [...] (C) In January 15 meetings with the Ministers of Interior, Justice, and Trade-Industry, as well as with senior MFA officials, Congressman Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) pressed the GOE on the Ayman Nour case, as well as religious freedom, support for the U.S. in international fora, and discussed regio [...]	2006-01-23 11:02:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP KDEM PHUM KIRF EG IR MFA
06CAIRO3757	EGYPT: NEW JUDICIARY LAW SENT TO PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Following the June 14 weekly Wednesday cabinet meeting, GOE spokesman Magdy Rady announced that the long-anticipated draft judiciary bill had been forwarded from the Council of Ministers to parliament for discussion and approval. Discussion of the draft will begin in the Shura Council o [...]	2006-06-15 16:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
06CAIRO5240	ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) In an effort to be seen as "doing something," Arab League foreign ministers met in Cairo August 20 to address assistance for the reconstruction of Lebanon, to discuss reviving the Arab-Israeli peace process, to debate the utility of an Arab Summit, and to offer political support to Sudan. [...]	2006-08-21 14:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL UNSC ARABL MOPS EG LE SY
06CARACAS2682	SNAPSHOT OF VENEZUELAN MILITARY OFFICIALS IN [...] (C) President Chavez continues to stack Venezuelan civil society with military loyalists, and a uniformed presence extends from ministries to national banks to local government. Chavez' BRV is at a profound level a militaristic regime, characterized by a strict hierarchy. The pervasive presen [...]	2006-09-06 18:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS298	CHAVEZ CELEBRATES SEVEN YEARS IN POWER, GOES FOR [...] (C) In a six-hour presentation celebrating his seventh year in office on February 2, President Hugo Chavez enjoyed musical performances, conferred several awards, summarized his administration's accomplishments, announced the expulsion of the US Naval Attache, warned the Embassy against futur [...]	2006-02-06 19:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON ELAB SOCI VE
06CARACAS3318	UNSC DEFEAT: CHAVEZ TRYING TO SAVE FACE [...] (C) Summary. After publicly predicting that Venezuela would definitely win a rotational seat on the UN Security Council, President Chavez has been forced to backtrack systematically as Venezuela subsequently lost 46 (and tied one) UNGA ballots to Guatemala. Chavez and BRV officials are lamel [...]	2006-11-06 21:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
06CARACAS532	CHAVEZ RESHUFFLES CABINET MINISTERS [...] (C) On February 24, President Chavez swore in six new members of his cabinet, including the Minister of Light Industry and Commerce, Minister of Land and Agriculture, Minister of Labor, Minister of the People's Economy, the Minister of Food, and the newly created Minister of the Secretariat [...]	2006-03-02 16:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
06DAKAR2610	SENEGALESE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT DOWN FOR THE COUNT [...] (SBU) Although Senegalese women recently received the legal right to head households and to enjoy the relevant tax and insurance benefits, Senegal's women's movement is stagnating. In a system where the few women in national politics tend to spend more energy consolidating power than using i [...]	2006-10-30 09:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KISL PINR SG
06DAMASCUS2975	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, OIC [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Farouk al-Shara discussed the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the ongoing national dialogue between Palestine factions with a Palestinian delegation headed by Khaled Meshal, Head of the Hamas Politburo. Mr. Sha [...]	2006-06-20 13:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3721	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli War against Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the new Israeli massacre in Qana. Headlines featured President Asad's telephone conversation with Lebanese President Lahoud expressing pain and shock at the crime that Israel has committed against innocent civilians in Qana. President Asad reaffirmed Syria' [...]	2006-07-31 11:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3914	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that the Syrian Cabinet listened to a political review by Foreign Minister Mouallem confirming that Arab Foreign Ministers oppose any UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon that doesn't include Lebanese demands, and any other resolution that gives Israe [...]	2006-08-09 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4202	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a message from Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad on developments in the region and bilateral relations, conveyed by Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister Mohammad Reza Baqeri. Baqeri also met with Vice President Shara and Foreig [...]	2006-08-27 13:30:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4560	Damascus Media Reaction: Pope Anti-Islam Remarks, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with reports of Syrian Grand Mufti Badreddin Hassoun's meeting with the Papal Nuncio in Damascus, Giovanni Battista Morandini, in which Hassoun warned against inflaming a conflict between Islam and Christianity. He accused some hegemonic powers of seeking to [...]	2006-09-19 12:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5295	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, US Veto of Gaza [...] Summary: Syrian papers on November 13 reported President Asad's meeting with a US Protestant delegation, headed by Pastor Rick Warren, a prominent Protestant cleric. They discussed Syrian-American relations. The American delegation said that the US administration was mistaken in not start [...]	2006-11-13 14:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5304	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Senegal, Syria/Oman, Syrian [...] Summary: Syrian papers today (Nov. 14) reported that President Abdullah Wad of Senegal received an oral message from President Asad on bilateral relations and regional and international developments. The message was conveyed by Minister of Information Dr. Mohsen Bilal. The Senegalese presi [...]	2006-11-14 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5338	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Faisal Miqdad received Russian Deputy FM Alexander Sultanov on Saturday (Nov. 25). Talks focused on developments in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq. The two sides stressed the importance of continuous consultations between the two [...]	2006-11-27 10:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5379	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, Baker/Hamilton [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem met on Dec. 9 with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Chi Jion and an accompanying delegation. Talks focused on developments in the region, particularly in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq, and on bilateral relations [...]	2006-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DILI274	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 29, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: PRIME MINISTER MAY ENDORSE PRESIDENT'S ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY POWERS MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND DEFENSE WILL BE REPLACED TOMORROW ALKATIRI REFUSES TO RESIGN, BUT MAY SOON BE DISMISSED VIOLENCE SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN, LOOTING CONTINUES FDTL WITHDRAWS FROM DILI HQ ADF SUCCESSFULLY RESP [...]	2006-05-30 11:30:00	Embassy Dili	SECRET	ASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI293	EAST TIMOR WEEKEND UPDATE: JUNE 3-5, 2006, [...] (U) Summary: Pro-Xanana security ministers are sworn in; Superior Council endorses President's security plan; Ramos-Horta begins Defense Minister duties; FRETILIN Central Committee endorses Alkatiri, promotes Lobato; Australia on post-UNOTIL planning; Anti-Alkatiri demonstration reportedly ca [...]	2006-06-05 15:11:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC KPKO AU PO TT
06DILI299	EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 7, 2006 [...] (U) Summary. - Demonstrators return to their districts; - UN envoy Ian Martin departs Dili; - International police force update; - Readout on Ramos-Horta's meetings with dissident leaders; - Australian and New Zealand Defense Ministers visit; - Parliament's [...]	2006-06-07 15:11:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI333	EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PRIME MINISTER'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-26 15:23:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AS TT
06DILI368	PRIME MINISTER RAMOS-HORTA ANNOUNCES NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday, July 14, announced the composition of the government over which he will preside. The new government resembles the previous one led by ex-Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in most respects, with a few notable changes. The majority of ministe [...]	2006-07-17 12:09:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TT
06FREETOWN1007	MIXED REACTIONS TO BLOOD DIAMOND MOVIE IN SIERRA [...] (SBU) Sierra Leonean reactions to the soon-to-be released Blood Diamond movie set in Sierra Leone are mixed. Due for release on December 8, the movie comes amidst an upsurge in public awareness about the conflict diamond trade and has drawn increasing attention to the African diamond mining [...]	2006-12-11 10:05:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EMIN SL
06GENEVA1673	HRC: SPECIAL SESSION ON PALESTINE \ [...] (U) Summary: The Human Rights Council concluded its first \ Special Session on July 6 with the passage of a resolution \ entitled "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian \ Territory" by a vote of 29-11-5. The resolution demands that \ Israel end its military operations in the OPT, abi [...]	2006-07-07 09:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA1699	ECOSOC HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT ADOPTS MINISTERIAL [...] The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its High Level Segment in Geneva July 3-5 to discuss the linkage between employment and economic development. A 40-paragraph Ministerial Declaration was adopted after protracted negotiations, drawing attention to the needs of the world's unempl [...]	2006-07-11 11:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB EAGR ETRD EFIN PHUM KUNR ECOSOC UN
06GUATEMALA1961	AMBASSADOR MAISTO'S SEPTEMBER 27-28 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: During a September 27-28 visit to Guatemala, U.S. Ambassador to the OAS John Maisto promoted "relevant multilateralism" in a number of fora and discussed the Guatemala-Belize dispute with the Belizean Ambassador to Guatemala and with senior officials in the Guatemalan Foreign Mi [...]	2006-10-05 15:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHSA KDEM OTRA OAS GT BH HO
06HANOI1115	AMBASSADOR MEETS MPS VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) During a May 9 meeting with Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong, the Ambassador welcomed progress in developing cooperative bilateral law enforcement contacts, but called on MPS to do more; recognized improvements in the religious freedom situation in Vietnam, but underline [...]	2006-05-11 03:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM KIRF PGOV ASEC VM
06HANOI2765	PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...]	2006-10-30 10:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM
06HANOI2767	PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...]	2006-10-30 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM
06HARARE1375	ZANU-PF INSIDER ON MUGABE'S PLANS [...] (C) ZANU-PF insider Eddie Zvogbo, Jr. told the Ambassador November 14 that President Mugabe has talked about resigning but is concerned that he may be prosecuted by his successors. Zvobgo said if Mugabe clings to power too long a crisis could develop as the economy continues to deteriorate. [...]	2006-11-17 17:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE493	GOZ UNVEILS YET ANOTHER VACUOUS RECOVERY PLAN [...] (C) Long on grand targets, undefined "quick-win strategies," and unrealistic time frames for recovery, Zimbabwe's latest economic recovery plan falls woefully short on substance. The four priority areas outlined in the National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP) announced on Apri [...]	2006-04-28 11:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HAVANA10104	"GREEN EYESHADE" SOBERON: CUBA'S SENIOR ECON GUY [...] (C) Summary: Unhindered by his modest background in accounting, Central Bank President Francisco Soberon has become one of Castro's key advisors. The architect of GOC efforts to recentralize the economy, Soberon has recently eclipsed most other ministers in influence and public profile (with [...]	2006-05-12 15:58:00	US Interests Section Havana	SECRET	PGOV EFIN ECON PINR CU
06HILLAH24	JAFARI NOMINATION VARIOUSLY GREETED WITH PRAISE, DISBELIEF, [...] (SBU) Summary: The selection of Ibrahim Jafari as the choice of the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) to serve as Prime Minister of the new Iraqi government was greeted by widely divergent reactions across South Central Iraq. Most Shi'a Islamist contacts praised Jafari, even as some UIA constituent g [...]	2006-02-22 13:47:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL IZ
06JAKARTA4035	INDONESIA: MORE ABEPURA AFTERMATH [...] (C) Summary. While Papuan provincial authorities deal with the aftermath of the March 16 Abepura riot, senior GOI figures hint that foreign interests and Jakarta politicians had a hand in the disturbance. An important group of Papuan political and religious leaders wrote President Yudhoyono [...]	2006-03-27 11:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC ASEC ID
06JEDDAH531	LABOR MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, [...] (C) Summary: On August 7, Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi al-Qusaibi described the SAG's efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to the Ambassador. Minister al-Qusaibi agreed that this was a serious issue for the SAG, and he outlined the steps that it is taking, adding that Saudi Arabia must m [...]	2006-08-09 11:14:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB ECON PGOV SA
06KABUL2802	DRAFT AFGHAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DETAINEE [...] (S) Summary: The Afghan National Security Council (ONSC),in consultation with relevant Ministries, the U.S. mission, and its own contracted legal expert, has developed a legal framework for Afghan detainee operations. The framework, as briefed to the polmiloff and representatives of CFC-A, a [...]	2006-06-21 02:19:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KWCR AF
06KATHMANDU1495	CABINET EXPANSION INCLUDES LEFTIST AS DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala named three additional ministers to his Cabinet June 11, including Amik Sherchan, head of the extreme left People's Front Nepal (PFN),as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population. Koirala also appointed Hridayesh Tripathi, General Secretary of [...]	2006-06-12 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NP
06KHARTOUM1168	SOUTHERN LEGISLATURE RECOMMENDS INCREASED [...] (U) On May 10, the Southern Sudanese Legislative Assembly (SSLA) convened to consider recommendations by the Standing Committee on Development, Finance and Economy to change portions of the 2006 budget submitted to the SSLA by the Ministry of Finance. The big winner was the Sudan People's Lib [...]	2006-05-16 17:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM1230	MEETING WITH UN SPECIAL ENVOY LAKHDAR BRAHIMI [...] (C) Summary: On May 25 CDA Hume at his request met with UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to discuss prospects of transition to a UN peace-keeping force in Darfur. Brahimi was accompanied by A/SYG for peacekeeping, Hedi Annabi. During the 90 minute meeting Brahimi sought USG views on the viab [...]	2006-05-24 12:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1256	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Joseph Okelo who outlined the procedures for passing laws in the National Assembly. The National Assembly is currently hearing testimony from each Ministry about their previous and future activities. However, Okelo doubted thi [...]	2006-05-26 07:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1368	SOUTH SUDAN: VISIT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TO JUBA [...] Summary. The UN Security Council paid a whirlwind visit to Juba on June 8. Led by UK Permanent Representative Emyr Jones Parry, the delegation spent much of its time in meeting with United Nations staff. The only other meetings were with GoSS President Kiir and Vice President Machar and sel [...]	2006-06-09 12:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EPET SU UN PREL
06KHARTOUM1621	UPDATE ON THE PETROLEUM SECTOR IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Total has offered a fallback position on Superbloc B in Southern Sudan that would give the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) an equal cut with the Government of National Unity (GoNU). Total continues to insist that it will not buy out the interests of White Nile, Ltd. (WNL),w [...]	2006-07-10 10:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ECON EINV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1675	UGANDA-LRA MEDIATION INITIATIVE OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir hosted the formal July 14 opening of the GoSS mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU). The head of the Ugandan delegation delivered brief, conciliatory remarks that [...]	2006-07-16 11:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER UG SU
06KHARTOUM1817	UPDATE ON PETROLEUM SECTOR IN SOUTH SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) ministers and a Total representative indicate some movement on resolution of controversies in the petroleum sector in Southern Sudan, possibly to the advantage of Total. A committee to study the matter is recommending that Go [...]	2006-07-31 10:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PINS PREL EINV SU
06KHARTOUM2114	BASHIR SAYS AU MUST LEAVE DARFUR BY SEPT 30 [...] (SBU) At the end of a September 3 meeting of the Council of Ministers, President Bashir unilaterally announced that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) is expected to withdraw its forces in Darfur by September 30 and will not be permitted to remain for a transition to a possible UN peace- [...]	2006-09-04 14:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2142	DPA STAKEHOLDER,S MEETING: PROGRESS NON-EXISTENT [...] (C) Summary: During a September 5 Darfur Peace Agreement stakeholder's meeting, Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) leader and Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi decried alleged breaches of the DPA in recent weeks, blaming both the National Redemption Front (NRF) and the Government. [...]	2006-09-06 12:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
06KHARTOUM2288	VP TAHA UNYIELDING ON UN TROOPS, ANNOUNCES DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 18 press conference, Vice President Ali Osman Taha maintained the Sudanese government's complete rejection of UN intervention in Darfur, denied allegations of escalating violence, and announced the establishment of a Darfur interim authority. He also critic [...]	2006-09-19 10:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPAO KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2373	DARFUR: BASHIR POLITICALLY ISOLATED; MAY BE [...] (C) President Bashir may be looking to escape his current political isolation over UN peacekeeping in Darfur, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told CDA Hume on September 25. Bashir told the Council of Ministers on September 24 that Egyptian President Mubarak had pressed him to accept a UN [...]	2006-09-27 07:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SU AU EG UN
06KHARTOUM2464	DARFUR: SOUTHERN SUDAN VP WARNS THAT DARFUR [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion September 29, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar warned flatly that "Darfur can destroy the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA)." Machar spoke to Sudan Programs Group (AF/SPG) Director Lauren Landis, who was visiting Juba. Sudan Pre [...]	2006-10-06 09:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SU UG CG
06KHARTOUM2711	CONFUSED MESSAGE ON ADDIS ACCORD [...] (U) Public comments by Sudanese officials on the Statement of Principles signed in Addis Ababa on November 16 have been convoluted. With regard to the role of United Nations forces, the local Arabic press has interchanged the Arabic words for "joint" and "mixed" in the translation of "hybrid." [...]	2006-11-20 15:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AU KPKO SU UN
06KHARTOUM339	CG Juba Weekly Round-up: February 6-10 [...] Paulino Matip and Simon Gatwick traveled to Jonglei this week to help ensure peace is maintained there, following last week's fighting between Nuer tribesmen and SPLA troops (reftel). Matip is expected back in Juba this weekend, and the area has reportedly stabilized. 2. GoSS Presidential [...]	2006-02-12 12:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM665	2006 Budget Summary for Southern Sudan [...] The following is a summary of the 2006 Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) budget. The total budget is just over USD 1.3 billion. Revenues for 2005 were around USD 700 million, although the government is projecting oil revenues, by far the largest share of income, will increase significantl [...]	2006-03-15 16:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM768	DARFUR: PRONK URGES P5 TO PRESS KHARTOUM, AU ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNSRSG Jan Pronk urged P5 governments on March 27 to press Sudan to accept a UN PKO assessment team for a UN-led mission in Darfur. Resolution 1663 requires the Secretary-General to report back to the Security Council by SIPDIS April 24, and the team needs at least two weeks i [...]	2006-03-27 13:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU AU UN
06KHARTOUM814	RUMORS OF CORRUPTION, AND ITS COSTS: AN ANALYSIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption remains an elusive subject in Southern Sudan, as it is easy to deny and difficult to prove. A weak media, the secretive instincts of the SPLM/A honed by two decades of war, and a flourishing rumor mill also make it difficult to winnow speculation from fact. Nonethe [...]	2006-04-02 13:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCOR EINV EFIN SU
06KIEV2068	UKRAINE/GUAM: U.S.-GUAM BILATERAL MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. delegation of EUR DAS Kramer and Vice-Presidential Deputy National Security Adviser Wood met with GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) representatives May 22. GUAM representatives favorably noted strong U.S.-GUAM past and present cooperation. Kramer congratulat [...]	2006-05-30 07:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ETRD EAID AORC UNMIK PINR YI AZ GG
06KINSHASA1352	SITREP 30: LIFE IN KINSHASA PICKS UP ITS PACE, [...] (SBU) The security situation in Kinshasa remains tense but calm. Post received no additional reports of violence overnight. Neighborhoods were quiet city-wide during the evening of August 24, and people appeared to be staying close to home, although restaurants and nightspots were open for bu [...]	2006-08-25 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1357	THE UNNECESSARY DRC CRISIS, AND BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa military clashes from Aug 20 - 22 represented arguably the biggest threat to date in DRC's difficult Transition process, although by Aug 24 the capital began resuming more normal activity. This crisis was confined exclusively to Central Kinshasa, in essence a clash betw [...]	2006-08-28 17:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1458	RUBERWA AS STATESMAN: AUDITIONING FOR HIS NEXT [...] (C) Summary. Congolese Vice President and disappointed presidential candidate Azarias Ruberwa has positioned himself as a mediator and statesmen in the run-up to the second round of elections. His primary message now consists of three main points: reconciliation between Kabila and Bemba, act [...]	2006-09-18 16:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1478	BEMBA,S READOUT OF KABILA MEETING REINFORCES [...] (C) Summary. DR Congo VP Bemba gave a readout of his meeting last week with Presidet Kabila during a September 18 discussion with te Ambassador. His version focused on their exchnges of views, including charges and counter-chargs, on the August 20-22 armed confrontations between their troops. [...]	2006-09-21 16:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
06KINSHASA424	RUBERWA STILL MULLING WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) I met with Vice President Ruberwa at his residence late Monday morning, March 13, to discuss the ongoing debate about his and his party,s (RCD-Goma) status in the Transition and electoral process. Only Ruberwa Chief of Staff Jean-Marie Emungu was also present, and Emungu confined himself [...]	2006-03-13 16:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
06KINSHASA566	DRC MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary -------------- -The DRC?s IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program lapsed March 31, without going to a sixth review. -The GDRC widened its ban on the import of poultry products. -Employees of Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises (LAC) objected to the parastatal?s new partnersh [...]	2006-04-11 17:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG ELAB EAGR EAIR ETRD PGOV CG
06KINSHASA711	SSR - BLOCKAGES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: Little progress was made at the May 3 meeting of the Joint Commission on Security on key issues of improving military discipline and establishing a viable rhythm for integration and demobilization. SRSG Swing strongly cautioned the GDRC officials present that the already falteri [...]	2006-05-08 15:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA722	SUPREME DEFENSE COUNCIL MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a series of marathon meetings beginning May 6 and running through late evening May 8, the Supreme Defense Council, chaired by President Kabila and attended by senior GDRC officials, addressed serious shortcomings plaguing the FARDC, including human rights violations, and failur [...]	2006-05-09 11:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR KPKO CG
06KINSHASA942	UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE [...] (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional institution [...]	2006-06-14 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS
06KIRKUK119	OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN IRAQ FROM DEPARTING A/RC [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Kurds have long made clear they want the territories Saddam stripped from Kurdish control. Kirkuk province is main prize. We believe the Kurds would let Hawijah go in exchange for the other territories they seek. The Commission for the Resolution of Real Property Disputes [...]	2006-06-20 14:41:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK126	(C) KDP-PUK UNITED FRONT AFTER DOKAN MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. KRG Prime Minister Nechirwan Barzani and PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed IPAO in separate meetings on July 2 and 1 respectively that the KDP and PUK politburos had agreed to end direct party interference in government affairs; delay appointment of deputy ministers; [...]	2006-07-15 14:38:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK23	(U) RC FAREWELL VISIT TO ERBIL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On January 29, Regional Coordinator (RC),accompanied by Deputy RC and IPAO, held farewell meetings in Erbil with senior Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil (KRG-E) leaders affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),including Karim Sinjari, the Minis [...]	2006-02-01 13:53:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL IZ
06KUWAIT266	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RESOLUTION OF SUCCESSION ISSUE [...] Tuesday, 24 January 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Salem Al-Ali to Kuwaitis: Sabah Al-Ahmad is our Amir"; "Shaykh Saad steps down today in a statement to the nation"; "Government withdraws request for 'stepping down' session"; "Council of Ministers nominates Shaykh Sabah as Amir in 8 days"; "At [...]	2006-01-26 08:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT4422	KUWAIT IPR UPDATE: COMMERCE MINISTRY PREPARING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 and 8, Econoff met separately with Commerce Assistant Undersecretary Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi and Ministry of Information Intellectual Property Department head Rasha Al-Sabah to discuss the Council of Ministers' decision to move responsibility for IPR enforcement fro [...]	2006-11-08 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU
06KUWAIT482	DEMARCHE DELIVERED--INVIGORATING THE CASH COURIER [...] (SBU) On February 8, Econoff delivered ref A points to Talal Al-Sayegh, Head of Anti-Money Laundering at the Central Bank of Kuwait. Points were also passed to U.S. Customs Advisor for officials at the Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC). According to Al-Sayegh, the GOK, althoug [...]	2006-02-11 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL XF KU KTFN
06KUWAIT891	FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART I OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the first in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. Debate over proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait. Reducing the number of constituencies [...]	2006-03-15 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06LAPAZ3056	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S VISIT TO POTOSI [...] (SBU) Ambassador Goldberg made his first official visit to the city of Potosi November 6. During the one-day trip he was welcomed by the president of the Independent Miners' Association of Potosi and received the highest honor (the coat of arms of the Villa Imperial) ever given to an ambass [...]	2006-11-14 16:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LIBREVILLE445	FIRING AND HIRING OF CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS IN SAO [...] On June 22, the Sao Tome and Principe Council of Ministers dismissed the Central Bank Governor, Maria do Carmo Silveira, her vice governor and three administrators. The Government of Sao Tome and Principe (GoSTP) stated that the decision was based on irregularities detected in the bidding and [...]	2006-07-05 14:35:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV TP
06LIMA3013	GARCIA CHOOSES COMPETENCE FOR HIS ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (U) Summary: President Garcia's choices for Finance Minister, Trade Minister and Production Minister suggest that he will maintain the economic policies of the Toledo Administration. The Finance Minister, Luis Carranza, has not been a high-profile political player, but he brings sound economic [...]	2006-08-02 21:37:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA3137	BIOS FOR AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT & HOUSING [...] (U) Biographic information for President Alan Garcia's Ministers of Agriculture, Energy and Mining, Transportation, and Housing follows below. These ministers took office on July 28, 2006. See Ref A for the bios of the Prime Minister and Foreign, Defense, and Interior Ministers, and Ref B fo [...]	2006-08-10 16:20:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV TBIO PREL PE
06LIMA3397	BIOS FOR NEW JUSTICE, LABOR, EDUCATION, HEALTH, [...] (U) Biographic information for President Garcia's Ministers of Justice, Labor, Education, Health, and Women's Affairs and Social Development follows below. As noted in reftels the appointments represent a multi-party cabinet with a mix of APRA party loyalists and technical personnel. These mi [...]	2006-08-28 13:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA349	COMMERCIAL DISPUTE SUCCESS STORIES - MOTOROLA, [...] (SBU) Summary. Aside from the ATPDEA commercial disputes, Embassy Lima handles a substantial number of other commercial disputes. Over the past two months, three of these cases have been successfully resolved in favor of the U.S. companies. In Motorola's case, the Tax Court disagreed with [...]	2006-01-27 16:40:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE PE
06MANAGUA2161	NICARAGUAN POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of four political parties contesting Nicaragua's November 5 national elections pledged to support (more or less) the Nicaraguan Defense White Paper should their party come to power. Enthusiasm for White Paper policy goals varied, however, between officials of the [...]	2006-09-29 22:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR NU
06MANAMA1728	"BANDARGATE" REPORT ALLEGES SENIOR POWER BROKER [...] (C) A recently leaked report written by a former strategic advisor for Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shaikh Ahmed bin Attiyatallah Al Khalifa alleges that Shaikh Ahmed engaged in a complex conspiracy to influence the outcome of upcoming parliamentary elections in favor of friendly Sun [...]	2006-09-28 13:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA POL
06MANAMA180	FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN: WE'RE WORRIED AND NEED [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador February 7 that Bahrain supported the IAEA referral of Iran to the UN and suggested involving India more directly in the issue to apply greater pressure to Iran. Shaikh Khalid, who had visited Tehran January 28-29, stated that Foreign Mi [...]	2006-02-08 09:32:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MARR PARM BA IR REGION OFFICIALS BILAT
06MANAMA1963	HUGE BAHRAINI ELECTION TURNOUT, VOTING PROBLEMS [...] (C) There was a massive turnout for Bahrain's parliamentary and municipal elections November 25, with reports of at least 72% participation. According to the NGO Election Monitoring Joint Committee (EMJC),their initial assessment is that there were no reports of widespread attempts to influ [...]	2006-11-26 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA POL
06MANAMA2069	SENATOR NELSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Senator Nelson December 18 met with members of both chambers of Bahrain's parliament and later with representatives of three non-governmental organizations involved in observation of the recent parliamentary and municipal elections. Al Asala (Salafi) political society member Isa Abul Fat [...]	2006-12-26 07:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OREP BA BILAT HUMRIT POL
06MANAMA456	POLITICAL ISLAM IN BAHRAIN (PART II): ISLAMISTS [...] (C) Although their agenda is controversial and opposed by many, Sunni Islamists generally represent the interests of their constituents, in the view of non-Islamist members of the elected Council of Representatives (COR). Despite their success in passing non-binding resolutions on religious- [...]	2006-03-21 12:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM SCUL BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA765	SHIA OPPOSITION SOCIETY AL WIFAQ TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) Leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq May 1 voted in favor of participating in the parliamentary elections to be held later this year after boycotting the 2002 polls. Secretary General Shaikh Ali Salman told the press that the SIPDIS decision to participate was in line with the socie [...]	2006-05-02 11:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA873	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-BAHRAIN MILITARY CONSULTATIVE [...] (SBU) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Long, we warmly welcome you and the U.S. Delegation to the 13th Annual U.S.-Bahrain Military Consultative Committee (MCC) 23-24 May. We have requested meetings with the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Bahrain [...]	2006-05-18 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ASEC BA REGION BILAT
06MANAMA937	SUPREME COUNCIL FOR DEFENSE SECGEN REQUESTS U.S. [...] (C) The Ambassador called on the Secretary General for the recently-formed Supreme Council for Defense, Shaikh Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, on May 28. Shaikh Ahmed said King Hamad meets daily with the Council, which is composed of the King, Crown Prince, Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs [...]	2006-05-30 06:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KDEM KMPI BA REGION OFFICIALS POL
06MAPUTO278	MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR [...] (C) Summary. On balance, Guebuza's first year in office has been positive. His main tasks for that year as we see them were to confront the Chissano-era spirit of "deixa andar", maintain economic policy continuity to allow continued growth, and set the stage for reductions in absolute povert [...]	2006-03-07 07:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO67	MOZAMBIQUE: FADM PARTICIPATION IN SUDAN PKO [...] (SBU) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform (septel),Ambassador inquired whether the GRM had decided to accept the UN invitation to participate in the peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Sudan. Banze said the GRM [...]	2006-01-18 10:51:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL MZ
06MINSK386	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 7, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. -------------- Post Elections -------------- 2. Milinkevich's European Tour Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich traveled to Vienna (April 3 and 4) and Strasbourg (April 5 and [...]	2006-04-10 13:41:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MUNICH114	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: MERKEL URGES [...] (SBU) The February 3-5 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy ("Wehrkunde") on "Restoring the Transatlantic Partnership," explored a wide-range of security policy topics, including the future of NATO, its relationship with the EU, Russia's relationship with Europe and NATO, and Foreign and [...]	2006-02-23 16:28:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM NATO IAEA NPT ENRG IR GM
06MUSCAT618	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FM YUSUF BIN ALAWI [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi will be in Washington, DC, approximately April 20-25 for meetings with Secretary Rice, Secdef Rumsfeld, USTR Portman and other Administration and Congressional officials, optimally to include Vice President Cheney. Secretary Rice la [...]	2006-04-17 12:50:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MNUC KPAL PGOV XF MU
06NEWDELHI2587	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 19 US-INDIA CT JOINT WORKING [...] (C) Summary: The US-India counterterrorism dialogue reflects our shared values and encompasses the range of CT issues in South Asia. New Delhi focuses on combating jihadi terrorism launched from Pakistan, which complicates USG efforts to engage Delhi in a more vibrant intelligence dialogue without [...]	2006-04-18 07:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS MASS KJUS KTIA TBIO
06NEWDELHI8137	PM SINGH VISIT TO JAPAN: TIME FOR THE U.S. TO SEIZE THE DAY ON CLOSER TRILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Singh will visit Tokyo December 13-16 as a follow-on to the ASEAN summit. He and PM Abe are expected to have a feel-good series of meetings, including talks on deepening the bilateral relationship, economic and cultural "deliverables," recognition of the expansion of I [...]	2006-12-05 08:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KDEM JA IN
06NIAMEY1075	POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION IN NIGER: (STILL) A [...] (C) More than two years have passed since Nigeriens elected local councils to govern the country's 265 communes. The advent of political decentralization - a subject of discussion for most of the nation's first four decades of independence - was greeted with excitement by ordinary Nigeriens wh [...]	2006-09-22 16:22:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR EAID NG
06NICOSIA121	NORTH AND SOUTH: CYPRUS DESK OFFICER MELLINGER'S [...] (C) Summary. Cyprus Desk Officer Elise Mellinger visited Nicosia January 11-13 and met with political leaders, businessmen, and academics on both sides of the Green Line to discuss the Cyprus issue, possible confidence building measures including the Ledra Street crossing, efforts to promot [...]	2006-01-31 12:00:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CY
06NICOSIA1930	TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: CYPRUS GETTING ENERGIZED [...] The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has made tangible progress in addressing trafficking in persons since receiving a Tier II Watch List rating in the 2006 TIP report. While certain aspects of the RoC's National Action Plan remain works-in-progress, government efforts to prevent TIP, protect victim [...]	2006-11-15 15:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY
06NICOSIA977	TURKISH CYPRIOT OWN GOAL: TRADE IN POTATOES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 9. Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (SBU) Turkish Cypriot authorities and Turkey intervened June 23 (two days before important local elections) to kill a USAID contractor-facilitated deal that would have sent 2,000 t [...]	2006-06-27 08:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAID PREL PGOV ECON CY

06NOUAKCHOTT322	UPCOMING IMF BOARD MEETING--USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar called in Ambassador on March 20 to seek USG support for Mauritania's efforts to convince the IMF Board to waive or delay any reimbursement of non-complying payments because of Mauritanian misreporting in 2002. The Board is scheduled to take up th [...]	2006-03-21 17:34:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BBSR EINV EPET ECON EFIN EAID MR
06OTTAWA2439	CRUNCH TIME COMING FOR SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In his vigorous efforts to garner industry support for the July 1 softwood lumber agreement, International Trade Minister Emerson and other senior Ministers met with top Canadian lumber officials in Toronto on August 9 to hear their concerns about several of the deal's provisio [...]	2006-08-15 17:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD CA
06OTTAWA3333	Income Trust Tax Loophole Closed [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move that sent Canada's financial markets reeling, the Canadian federal government announced on October 31 that it would start taxing income trusts as regular corporations. The GOC took the action to stem lost revenue as more Canadian companies threatened to restru [...]	2006-11-05 13:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON CA
06PANAMA360	PANAMA - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The resolution of a number of investment dispute cases in recent years opened the way for the April 2004 start of bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama. 2. Traditionally, Panama has maintained a rather liberal regime for foreign investment [...]	2006-02-24 20:39:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR PM
06PANAMA629	FORMIN WEIGHS USG DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA UNSC BID, [...] (C) On April 5, Ambassador pressed First Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro (SLN) and Minister of the Presidency Ubaldino Real on the importance of Panama's support for Guatemala's UN Security Council candidacy. Lewis Navarro revealed that Mexico's FM Derbez had called him to re [...]	2006-04-06 20:04:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR PREL PM
06PARAMARIBO286	GROWING DIVIDE WITHIN PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S [...] (U) Summary. President Ronald Venetiaan's eight-party governing coalition is becoming increasingly fractured as squabbles have escalated into testy standoffs in recent weeks. The Javanese-based Pertjaja Luhur's (PL) temporary refusal to attend National Assembly sessions (DNA) over a personnel [...]	2006-05-16 19:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON NS
06PARIS1588	MARCH 4-6 CHIRAC VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA: FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: Syria/Lebanon were the primary topics of President Chirac's March 4 and 5 meetings with Saudi King Abdullah, with Iran, Hamas/PA, and Iraq discussed to a lesser degree. Elysee contacts described the Saudi monarch as bitter over rejection of the Saudi initiative on Syria-Lebanon [...]	2006-03-13 14:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA LE SY IR IZ ECON FR
06PARIS4411	FORMER PRIME MINISTER RAFFARIN: CHIRAC SHOULD REIN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin confided to Ambassador Stapleton during a June 15 lunch that he was worried by President Chirac's waning authority. Raffarin said he had advised the president on the importance of restoring the respective roles of the presidency, prime minister an [...]	2006-06-26 16:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS7109	FRANCE: WHA DAS MADISON DISCUSSES CUBA [...] (C) Summary: In October 18-19 meetings with WHA DAS Kirsten Madison, MFA A/S-equivalent for WHA affairs Parfait agreed that Cuba was likely entering a period of transition and needed international support in evolving toward democratic governance, while cautioning against interference in Cuban [...]	2006-10-30 13:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CU FR NU VE EAID ETTC PHUM PREL
06PORTAUPRINCE1012	ROLE OF PM/PRESIDENT IN HAITI [...] (C) Introduction. President Preval is set to swear in Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, along with his new cabinet, on June 9, whereupon Alexis will officially assume his duties. The authors of Haiti's constitution of 1987 deliberately created a powerful prime minister to serve as a che [...]	2006-06-08 17:01:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2413	PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (U) President Preval's admission that he is undergoing treatment for recurring prostrate cancer (reftel) has refocused Haitian's attention on the constitutional provisions for succession to the presidency, only three yea [...]	2006-12-20 18:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR HA
06QUITO1669	PALACIO REPLACES TWO MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio on July 6 called for the resignations of all his cabinet ministers. On July 7, Palacio accepted the resignations of Minister of Economy Diego Borja -- who seems to have been the primary target of this move -- and Minister of Trade Joaquin Zevallos. Borja was r [...]	2006-07-07 19:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1702	NEW MINGOV NAMED [...] Summary: As part of an ongoing cabinet reshuffle on July 11, President Palacio replaced Minister of Government Felipe Vega with Antonio Andretta and Minister of Public Works Derlis Palacios with Pedro Lopez Torres. While Vega, Palacio's fifth Minister of Government, has been linked to charg [...]	2006-07-13 11:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EC PINR PREL
06QUITO2458	ECUADOR ELECTIONS: Andean Parliament Sideshow [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, many Ecuadorians may be surprised to learn that they must also decide, in addition to selecting among the candidates for president, Congress, provincial and municipal council officials, who will represent them in the little known, little respected, Andean Parliam [...]	2006-10-10 12:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO3075	CORREA NAMES NEW CABINET MEMBERS, INCLUDING LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 19 President-Elect Rafael Correa announced two new cabinet level ministers and four lower level positions. The new officials named were: Antonio Gagliardo Valarezo, Minister of Labor; Raul Carrion Fiallos as Sports Minister; Monica Chuji Gualinga will be the Commun [...]	2006-12-21 07:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EC
06RABAT1042	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MOROCCO OF U/S KAREN [...] (C) The US Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit comes as we and the Moroccan government are further energizing the substantial reinvigoration of bilateral relations that has taken place since the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casablanca. Since the 2003 attacks, [...]	2006-05-31 18:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KPAO MO PGOV PREL PTER
06RABAT565	MOROCCO'S POLITICAL PARTIES: LAPDOGS OR DEMOCRATS? [...] (C) Summary: The series of splits, mergers, and coups that have dotted Morocco's already fractured political landscape since November 2005 attest to the fact that posturing for the 2007 parliamentary elections is in full swing. They also speak volumes about the force that King Mohammed VI's [...]	2006-03-30 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RABAT816	SCENESETTER FOR FM BENAISSA'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) FM Benaissa is coming to Washington May 2 after a bruising few weeks for Morocco on the Western Sahara. The latest UN resolution was a narrowly dodged bullet, from Morocco's point of view. The MFA in Rabat and Moroccan Embassy in Washington both lobbied vigorously to avoid a resolution [...]	2006-04-28 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON MO PGOV PREL PTER
06RANGOON1010	FEAR AND INTIMIDATION AT WORK IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Charge met with Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu on July 18 to determine whether there was genuine regime interest in re-engaging with the international community as UN U/SYG Gambari had indicated. Kyaw did not respond directly, but made it clear that his ability to meet wit [...]	2006-07-20 06:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL BM
06RIYADH7987	RIYADH RECORD: SEPTEMBER 16-30 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against the controversial novel "Girls of Riyadh" has been dismissed. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice met for three-days, rejecting alleged calls from the West to dismantle the organization. The Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affai [...]	2006-10-10 14:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL KWMN KISL SA
06ROME173	SCENESETTER: YOUR MEETING WITH ITALIAN FM FINI [...] (C) This meeting is an opportunity for FM Fini and the Berlusconi government to showcase Italian foreign policy successes in advance of April elections. Fini will want to show the public that Italy's engagements abroad have advanced its national interests, enhanced its international standing, [...]	2006-01-18 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS IT PGOV PREL ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS IRAQI FREEDOM ITALIAN POLITICS AFGHANISTAN UN
06ROME2188	ITALY: 61ST UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE INITIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 16:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
06SANJOSE2037	ARIAS ACCEPTS FIRST RESIGNATION: TELECOM MONOPOLY GETS NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Board President of Costa Rica's telecommunications monopoly, ICE, resigned on September 12 and was replaced almost immediately by a new head whose nomination improves CAFTA ratification and implementation prospects. Introduction of the long-promised telecom legislative packag [...]	2006-09-13 18:44:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS
06SANJOSE2041	(CORRECTED COPY) ARIAS ACCEPTS FIRST RESIGNATION: TELECOM [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Board President of Costa Rica's telecommunications monopoly, ICE, resigned on September 12 and was replaced almost immediately by a new head whose nomination improves CAFTA ratification and implementation prospects. Introduction of the long-promised telecom legislative packag [...]	2006-09-13 21:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS
06SANTIAGO1675	BACHELET'S IDEA OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION: IS IT [...] Summary: Beginning in her campaign last fall, President Michelle Bachelet made clear she would focus on domestic issues and improving Chile's relations within the region. Historical border disputes, the threat of domestic instability in Bolivia and Peru, economic uncertainty in Argentina, and [...]	2006-08-04 20:16:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI
06SAOPAULO355	SERRA ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR OF SAO PAULO [...] On March 31, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra announced his resignation and his candidacy for Governor of Sao Paulo state. After agonizing for months over whether - and how - to break his 2004 promise to voters to serve a full four-year term as Mayor in order to run for President of Brazil, Serra he [...]	2006-04-03 16:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO73	ELECTION 2006: OPPOSITION PSDB TO DECIDE ON [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings in Sao Paulo on January 16- 20, Charge d'Affaires (CDA),Sao Paulo Consul General, Embassy PolCounselor and SP Poloff discussed the coming presidential election with the leading PSDB candidates - Sao Paulo city mayor Jose Serra (who is still undeclared) and Sao Pa [...]	2006-01-26 16:48:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR BR
06SARAJEVO2307	BOSNIA ON ELECTION EVE - EVOLUTION, REVOLUTION, [...] (U) This is the final in a series of planned pre-election telegrams. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Bosnians go to the polls in two days, October 1, to elect their national and entity governments (Ref E). International observers and Bosnian officials expect an orderly and fair election, though lingering c [...]	2006-09-29 12:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2397	BOSNIA: BRCKO WORKING GROUP DRAFTS NATIONAL LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY. In the September 27-28 session of the Brcko District Working Group, participants drafted and nearly reached consensus on the text of a national law on Brcko's status within Bosnia. The law, which addresses Brcko's representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina's state institutions, wa [...]	2006-10-06 12:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
06SARAJEVO2876	BOSNIA - NEXT STEPS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six weeks after the October 1 elections, Bosniak (Muslim) opposition to and anxiety about the U.S.-brokered package of constitutional amendments remains a problem. Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic continues his public and private campaign against [...]	2006-11-15 08:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO742	BOSNIA: VOTES LACKING TO PASS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitutional reform measures agreed on March 18 by Bosnia and Herzegovina's political party leaders are now under consideration by relevant committees in the BiH Parliament. Driven by Bosnia's electoral calendar, amendments must be approved by the end of April in order for t [...]	2006-04-09 13:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SEOUL3249	AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: GNP National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee Sang-deuk told the Ambassador on September 19 that the Grand National Party (GNP) was opposed to OPCON transfer. Lee emphasized that the purpose of his planned September 20-23 visit to the United States was to ask that OPCON talks be suspen [...]	2006-09-20 09:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL3684	GNP PARLIAMENTARY VICE SPEAKER LEE SANG-DEUK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lunch meeting on October 25 with the Ambassador, GNP National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee expressed concern over the Roh administration's handling of the U.S.-ROK alliance, OPCON transfer, North Korea and expressed general dissatisfatction with Roh. Lee's clear message was th [...]	2006-10-27 02:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL862	ROK-JAPAN MAR 7 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN TOKYO: LONG [...] (C) In March 13-14 meetings with poloff, MOFAT and Japanese Embassy contacts said South Korean VFM Yu Myung-hwan's exhaustive meetings with Japanese VFM Yachi during the March 7 ROK-Japan strategic dialogue in Tokyo failed to result in progress on a number of bilateral and regional issues. Y [...]	2006-03-16 08:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC JA KN KS
06SEOUL969	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 24 MEETING WITH ROK FM BAN: [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon described receiving strong expressions of support for his candidacy for UN Secretary General from Argentina, Peru, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria. Ban noted that he has met with the foreign ministers of each of th [...]	2006-03-24 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF MARR KS KN
06SHANGHAI7122	CSIS ROUNDTABLE ON CHINA-AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 discussion between members of the Johns Hopkins Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) and Shanghai scholars, and representatives from BHP Billiton and other Shanghai-based economic consulting firms, participants disagreed about the impact of China's [...]	2006-12-13 01:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH
06SKOPJE779	MACEDONIA: YOUNG TECHNOCRATS DOMINATE NEW [...] (SBU/NF) Prime Minister-designate Gruevski's proposed cabinet lineup, which the parliament is likely to approve on August 25, is comprised of mostly young technocrats without extensive bureaucratic experience. That bodes well for a fresh start, with Gruevski likely to exercise greater control [...]	2006-08-17 14:39:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MK
06SOFIA190	BELENE NUCLEAR PLANT: KEY TO DIVERSIFICATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU requirement that Bulgaria close Kozloduy Nuclear reactors 3 and 4 by the end of the year as part of the accession process, combined with increased international gas and oil prices and pressure by Russia's Gazprom to renegotiate gas delivery contracts, has focused the GOB [...]	2006-02-03 11:58:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETRD TRGY EINV EPET PREL SENV RU BU
06STOCKHOLM1632	SWEDEN'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS NAMED, MAKES POLICY [...] (c) Fredrick Reinfeldt, who was formally elected Prime Minister by the Swedish parliament on October 5, named his cabinet and gave the new government's statement of policy on October 6. Ministers from Reinfeldt's Moderate Party will lead about half the ministries, including many of the key o [...]	2006-10-06 14:41:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SW
06SUVA463	FIJI VICE PRESIDENT DESCRIBES "HOLDING ACTION;" PM [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madreiwiwi confirmed that the suspension order for Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama remains in force, though events (reftels) have left things in a "holding pattern" pending Bainimarama's return to Fiji. In the meantime, Bainimarama has to [...]	2006-10-31 16:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA471	FIJI PM SEEKS HELP FROM FRIENDLY FOREIGN [...] (C) In a meeting with selected diplomats on Nov. 3, Fiji PM Qarase thanked governments for publicly supporting Fiji's democratic system in recent days. He responded to complaints by Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama about controversial bills, stressed his "open doo [...]	2006-11-02 23:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA477	FIJI MILITARY CASTS BLAME ON AUSTRALIA AND NEW [...] (S) With RFMF Commander Bainimarama's return to Suva, the Fiji Police reportedly have indications that coup planning continues. RFMF senior officers are directing media attacks at Australia, New Zealand, and Police Commissioner Hughes. Vice President Madraiwiwi counseled dialogue in a Remembra [...]	2006-11-05 23:51:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA509	FIJI UPDATE 11/16: PM QARASE WON'T CAPITULATE; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama indicated publicly on Nov. 21 what he told Embassy DATT privately on Nov. 20 (Ref A): that he intends to remove the Qarase Government o/a Dec. 4. Diplomats met with Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola and PM Qarase, and also infor [...]	2006-11-20 22:37:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA539	FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER ANNOUNCES COUP [...] (C) RFMF Commander Bainimarama held a media conference at 6 p.m. to announce that he has "stepped into the shoes of the President" under the "doctrine of necessity" and is invoking the Fiji Constitution's "reserve powers" to remove PM Qarase and install an interim government. An hour earlier, [...]	2006-12-05 01:08:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA549	FIJI UPDATE 12/7: "CLEAN UP" ATTEMPT CONTINUES, AS [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama and the RFMF's PM discussed elections via the media, leaving an impression they intend Fiji's democracy to adjust some, with an election date a way off. Both stressed their desire for an improved political environment. Bainimarama asked again for the international c [...]	2006-12-07 00:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06TAIPEI1790	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIZBALLAH, IRAN, AND WHO [...] (S) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director that Taiwan will respect U.S. sensitivities regarding both Hizballah and Iran. His unannounced visit to Lebanon in April was intended to establish friendly relations and explore commercial opportunities. The meeting with a [...]	2006-05-25 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECCT PARM MTCR WHO TBIO IR TW
06TAIPEI1840	DEPUTY USTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: President Chen told DUSTR Bhatia that Taiwan is interested in an FTA for economic reasons and is prepared to take steps needed to further open its market. Bhatia stressed the difficulties in an FTA and explained that it would be more practical to negotiate agreements in specific [...]	2006-05-30 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TW
06TASHKENT881	BRITISH STUDY PROGRAMS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Despite an often rocky Uzbek-British relationship, British sources in Tashkent indicate that the GOU has not imposed direct obstacles to study programs in the UK. A scholarship program jointly supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),Open Society Institute, and a [...]	2006-05-03 13:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
06TEGUCIGALPA1892	CENTRAL AMERICAN SUMMIT ADOPTS DECLARATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Extraordinary System of Central American Integration (SICA) Summit on 10/3, adopted a series of potentially important measures to improve regional security, including: -- Promoting prompt ratification of the Central American Treaty on the Simplified Detention and Extradit [...]	2006-10-05 00:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS SNAR XK
06THEHAGUE1530	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) It has been clear for some time that EC-47 in November would be a crucial (and difficult) session. The twin goals for EC-46 were to 1) lay a solid foundation for EC-47 approval of the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline, and 2) establish an atmosphere and fram [...]	2006-07-11 10:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
06TOKYO2075	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/06 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule Middle East focus: 4. Government plans to freeze aid to Palestinian Authority, lining up with US, EU 5. Vice foreign minister lining up talks with Iranian officials on nuclear issue China affairs: 6. Anot [...]	2006-04-18 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2130	METI VICE MINISTER EXPLAINS REGIONAL FTA PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: Trade Minister Nikai's recent proposal for an East Asian free trade agreement (FTA) aims to balance a less-inclusive Chinese initiative, according to METI Vice Minister Kusaka. The proposal would also help to "neutralize" pressures within the Japanese business community for a [...]	2006-04-19 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL ASEAN APECO JA
06TOKYO2176	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-21 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2311	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2500	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/09/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2609	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando: -- expressed interest in possible response scenarios to Iranian nuclear ambitions; -- asked about U.S. confidence in the new Iraqi government; -- sought confirmation of continued U.S. commi [...]	2006-05-12 12:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETRD EAGR ECON IR IZ KS CH KN JA
06TOKYO2613	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando: -- expressed interest in possible response scenarios to Iranian nuclear ambitions; -- asked about U.S. confidence in the new Iraqi government; -- sought confirmation of continued U.S. commi [...]	2006-05-12 13:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETRD EAGR ECON IR IZ KS CH KN JA
06TOKYO2639	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH METI VM [...] Summary: The need to deal with China's growing economic strength and the prospect of ASEAN Plus Three acceptance of a China-backed initiative for a regional free trade agreement (FTA) were the factors behind Trade Minister Nikai's recent proposal for an alternative Asian arrangement, accordin [...]	2006-05-15 03:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO3101	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3119	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3193	FOREIGN MINISTERS RELEASE "ACTION PLAN" AT CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. The June 5 "Central Asia Plus Japan" dialogue in Tokyo produced an "Action Plan" with specific initiatives for regional cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism, counternarcotics, anti-personnel landmine clearance, poverty alleviation, health care, the environment, disaster p [...]	2006-06-09 05:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER PGOV SNAR AF KZ KG UZ TI TX
06TOKYO3219	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 02:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3996	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4146	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4751	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/18/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5221	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/12/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 05:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5243	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/06 [...] Establishing political leadership TOKYO 00005243 002 OF 010 1) For speedy and accurate decision making that can meet changing times, implement the following reforms to strengthen the political leadership and establish a top-down system led by the Prime Minister's Official Residence (K [...]	2006-09-12 08:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5812	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6301	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/31/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO761	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO907	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/06 [...] Azadegan oil field: 260,000 barrels a day 2. Sakhalin 1 (Russia): 250,000 barrels a day 3. Sakhalin 2 (Russia): 160,000 barrels a day 4. Rang Dong oil field (Vietnam): 50,000 barrels a day 5. Mubarras oil field (United Arab Emirates): 20,000 barrels a day (5) Political comment [...]	2006-02-21 23:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06USUNNEWYORK645	UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI: ALL SMILES AND MANY [...] Summary. During an open debate on Haiti in the United Nations Security Council on March 27, UN Secretary-General Annan and representatives from 30 countries -- including Foreign Ministers or Vice-Ministers from Greece, Guyana, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, and Br [...]	2006-03-30 23:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06VIENNA1551	May 4 U.S.-Russia - EU Multi Presidency Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary. In the first meeting of its kind, U.S., Russian and EU officials met informally in Vienna May 4 to discuss possible areas for future cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organized crime and corruption, and illegal immigration. The U.S. delegation was led by Attorney G [...]	2006-05-31 11:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA3011	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 11, 2006 [...] On Wednesday, Federal President Heinz Fischer will officially authorize SPOe Boss Alfred Gusenbauer to form a government, allowing formal coalition negotiations between SPOe and OeVP to begin. Both parties have already nominated their teams. Mass circulation daily "Kurier" reports that, whereas [...]	2006-10-11 12:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3020	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) On October 10, Charge met with Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, and Ambassador Nikolaus Scherk, Director of the MFA's Asia Division, to deliver ref A talking points on North Korea,s announced nuclear test. 2. (C) Charge emphasized the extreme gravity of the situation [...]	2006-10-11 16:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL KN AU
06VIENNA3092	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 18, 2006 [...] The OeVP and the SPOe met on Tuesday for their second round of talks on forming a new coalition government. Although the two parties' negotiation teams addressed key topics at yesterday's meeting, they continue to be divided on a number of issues. While some Austrian media believe the talks are [...]	2006-10-18 13:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07ABIDJAN633	COMPAORE CHAIRS OUAGA ACCORD'S FIRST "PERMANENT [...] (C) Summary. OPA facilitator Compaore hosted the first Permanent Consultative Mechanism (CPC) on June 12, bringing together Gbagbo, Soro, Ouattara and Bedie. Members issued a brief, harmonious press statement that touched on key questions of DDR and dismantlement of the militias, as well a [...]	2007-06-18 18:59:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC IV
07ABUJA2417	NIGERIA: 2008 BUDGET SHIFT TO INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Summary: President Umar Musa Yar'adua presented to the National Assembly (NA) his 2008 federal government budget of $21.11 billion (2.47 trillion naira - exchange rate of 117 naira to one dollar) on November 8. The 2008 budget is a 6.5% increase from 2007 budget. The 2008 budget is nearl [...]	2007-11-19 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV NI
07ABUJA621	PRESIDENT LAUNCHES NIGER DELTA MASTER PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a high-profile, media event, President Obasanjo on March 27 launched the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan. The following day, March 28, the Minister of External Affairs hosted a breakfast with the diplomatic corps focused on the Delta. The President, in a wide [...]	2007-03-30 08:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID SOCI NI
07ACCRA1483	SCENE SETTER FOR THE AGOA FORUM-JULY 18-19, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: On March 6, Ghana celebrated its fiftieth anniversary as sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. Ghana has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sustained economic growth. Ghana and the United States have enjoyed strong, positive ties [...]	2007-07-06 17:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR AMGT GH
07ACCRA1962	GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) On August 27, the "Ghanaian Observer," a private daily newspaper, published a leaked survey in which the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) asked participants nationwide who they supported in the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) race to succeed President Kufuor. The report has raised publ [...]	2007-09-18 15:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GH
07ACCRA2443	GHANAIAN WOMEN - 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representing more than half the population, Ghanaian women have contributed substantially to Ghana's development since independence. Aside from their critical role in Ghana's economy, women participate in the public sphere, taking on leading positions in politics and civil socie [...]	2007-11-27 12:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI ECON GH
07ACCRA249	A Hero's Homecoming for Kofi Annan [...] (SBU) Summary: Homecoming celebrations marked the return to Ghana of former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on January 23, 2007. In a conciliatory gesture, main opposition National Democratic Party (NDC) presidential candidate John Atta Mills attended a welcoming reception hosted [...]	2007-02-06 08:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL AORC GH
07ANKARA1219	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March & April 2007 [...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Yasar Buyukanit gave his annual speech to the War College in Istanbul on March 16. In contrast to previous years, the speech was closed to the press, but was subsequently leaked to the media. In the speech, Buyukanit refrained from comment abou [...]	2007-05-21 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL FR AJ PK KS MK YI GM BU AL IT SI
07ANKARA2550	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 12:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA694	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANTANANARIVO232	GOM PROPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Madagascar (GOM) has publicly proposed a number of constitutional changes to be voted on in a referendum April 4, with the stated goal of driving forward the Madagascar Action Plan (MAP),its signature development program (REF A). Changes include eliminating the [...]	2007-03-09 06:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
07ANTANANARIVO411	Comoran Union Government Fights Shell Banks [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an ongoing struggle to attract foreign investment and repair the country's reputation, the Government of the Union of the Comoros has taken steps to address its "shell banking" problem and has renewed its request for U.S. assistance. Vice President Idi recently briefed PolEco [...]	2007-04-27 05:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PGOV PREL ECON CN
07ANTANANARIVO615	AFRICAN UNION CHALLENGES BACAR IN THE COMOROS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An African Union (AU) ultimatum and ministerial delegation to the Union of the Comoros is applying pressure on renegade Anjouan island "President" Mohamed Bacar. All three islands of the Union are calm, awaiting Bacar's response to the AU. Rumors abound from Anjouan that Bacar [...]	2007-06-21 09:36:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR ASEC AU CN
07ASMARA730	SOMALI CONGRESS IN ASMARA FORMS NEW POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Somali Congress for Liberation and Reconstitution opened in Asmara on September 6. The Congress has attracted over 300 Somali participants in the plenary, to include exiled Members of Parliament, members of the diaspora and civil society and the Council of Islamic Courts figu [...]	2007-09-13 14:00:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC ER ET SO
07ASUNCION451	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MAY 26 - [...] SUMMARY: -- TIP Consultant Quits Amid Threats -- Second Peacekeeping Force Deploys -- Director of Intellectual Property Leaving Post -- Civil Society Input for MCA -- Supporting Transparency in Local Leadership -- Support for Ethics Code Grows -- Court Backs Tax Compliance TIP CONSULT [...]	2007-06-04 15:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN KCRM PA MASS MOPS
07ASUNCION970	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL REID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CODEL Reid November 25-27. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist [...]	2007-11-20 18:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07BAGHDAD1157	TALABANI WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari March 31 to present his credentials. They discussed Talabani's trip to Riyadh for the Arab Summit and the side meetings he held with other Arab leaders, including a discussion on Kirkuk and the P [...]	2007-04-04 09:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1262	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Executive Steering Committee met April 6 to review recent progress by its six committees. Prime Minister Maliki underscored the importance of the ICI, noting that all international partners had signed on except for Syria. Minister of the Interior Bolani said that MOI had [...]	2007-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET KPAO PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1364	SUNNI TAWAFUQ VOICES FRUSTRATION WITH GOI, CALLS [...] (C) Summary: Statements by the Sunni Tawafuq bloc in recent weeks have indicated it is considering withdrawing from Iraq's national unity government due to its perception Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is not responding in a meaningful way to Sunni concerns. These concerns include their stro [...]	2007-04-22 04:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD138	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UK OFFICIALS IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: On January 12 UK Ambassador Asquith, accompanied by Ambassador Simon McDonald, head of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Iraq Office, discussed with the Ambassador the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan, the performance of Prime Minister Al-Maliki, the detention of [...]	2007-01-14 14:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD153	MINOIL RESPONDING TO PRESSURES TO ADVANCE [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: On January 14, emboffs and USG hydrocarbon legal advisor met with Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani and senior Ministry of Oil (MinOil) officials to discuss the status of the national hydrocarbon law. Shahristani has stepped-up efforts to produce a draft for presentat [...]	2007-01-15 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS
07BAGHDAD1532	SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: FIRST POLITICAL [...] (S) At the first meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue (ref),both sides agreed to begin discussions by sharing their views on how each of Iraq's three major communities viewed the new Iraq. Most of the conversation focused on the Sunnis, with the SCIRI side [...]	2007-05-09 04:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1614	DCM VISITS KRG LEADERS, ADVANCING HYDROCARBON [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 14-15, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Economic Minister Counselor met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, and the KRG Ministers of Interior and External Affairs to express US co [...]	2007-05-17 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD1622	TALABANI DISCUSSES PRESIDENCY-PM MEETING, PCNS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 17, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said that a May 15 meeting between the Presidency and the Prime Minister (the so-called "Council of Four") had gone well and that Vice President Hashimi had seemed satisfied. He informed the Ambassador tha [...]	2007-05-19 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ

07BAGHDAD1659	DCM VISITS KRG LEADERS, ADVANCING HYDROCARBON [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 14-15, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Economic Minister Counselor met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, and the KRG Ministers of Interior and External Affairs to express US co [...]	2007-05-21 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD1665	DCM MEETS WITH GOI LEADERS IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Economic Minister Counselor discussed the hydrocarbon revenue management law and upcoming hydrocarbon legislation negotiations with Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Tarik Abdullah, Minist [...]	2007-05-21 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD1700	KURDISH LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL PROGRESS, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting with the Ambassador, DCM and Econ Counselor, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, and former DPM Rowsch Shaways discussed the mood in Washington and the need for political progress in Iraq. The meeting was also attended by several KRG [...]	2007-05-23 09:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1711	NINEWA'S GOVERNOR FADING [...] (S/NF) Ninewa's Governor Duraid Kashmoula has shown progressively greater mental and physical impairment over the last several weeks. His behavior has become unpredictable and counterproductive; his effectiveness as Governor and PRT and Coalition interlocutor is now questionable. However, h [...]	2007-05-23 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PBTS IZ
07BAGHDAD1755	FORMER PRIME MINISTER JA'FARI LAMENTS LACK OF [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting, former Prime Minister and current Council of Representatives member (Shi'a Coalition, Dawa) Ibrahim al-Ja'fari hailed President Bush's decision to topple Saddam Hussein as a historic and strategic decision that Iraqis will view as "an Iraqi national decision." He liste [...]	2007-05-27 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1813	VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW KEY [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on May 29 that the revenue sharing component of the hydrocarbon law was very close to completion. The major outstanding issue, he said, was the mechanism of distribution of surplus revenue to regions and provinces. The Ambassa [...]	2007-05-31 05:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1887	READ OUT FROM JUNE 3 MCNS [...] (C/MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 3 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that, similar to previous years, in advance of the June UNSCR review, he would prepare a letter for the United S [...]	2007-06-07 09:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1948	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI TO FOCUS ON OIL LAWS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 10, Prime Minister Maliki assured the Ambassador of his commitment to getting the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft laws in front of the Council of Representatives as a package within days. He also pledged to bring de-Baathification and prov [...]	2007-06-13 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1992	MEETING WITH KRG NEGOTIATOR ROWSCH REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, Ambassador Crocker and Deputy Chief of Mission Speckhard met with Dr. Rowsch Shaways, the lead KRG negotiator in the effort to prepare a Revenue Management law that the Council of Ministers can submit to the Council of Representatives. Dr. Shaways delivered copies o [...]	2007-06-17 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PREL TU
07BAGHDAD2070	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 21 MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) On June 21, 2007, the Ambassador, Meghan O'Sullivan, the Economic Minister-Counselor, and others met with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi (VP) to discuss a range of topics. The Ambassador expressed some frustration with so many senior officials from the Government of Iraq (GOI) traveling [...]	2007-06-24 17:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PLO
07BAGHDAD2142	DPM SALEH DISCUSSES WAY FORWARD ON HYDROCARBONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 24 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and the Ambassador discussed the remaining hurdles to passing the hydrocarbons framework and revenue management laws in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. They discussed the current impasse over the removal of Council of [...]	2007-06-28 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2181	TAWAFUQ ON GOVERNMENT BOYCOTT, COR SPEAKER [...] (C) Summary. Sunni Tawafuq leader Ayad al-Samarrai termed the Tawafuq boycott of Council of Ministers meetings a proper response to the political provocation by PM Maliki of attempting to arrest the Sunni Minister of Culture. According to al-Samarrai an objective investigative committee shoul [...]	2007-07-02 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2189	PRIME MINISTER DIRECTS MINISTER OF PLANNING TO [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission on Sunday, July 1, Minister of Planning Ali Baban said that the Prime Minister called him back from a visit with his family in England to help solve "the problem he created," with regard to Tawafuq's denial of support for the [...]	2007-07-02 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET
07BAGHDAD2254	TALABANI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEEPING IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with the Ambassador and Meghan O'Sullivan, and they were later joined by DPM Barham Saleh. Talabani agreed to mediate between Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an effort to bring the Presidency Counc [...]	2007-07-08 06:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2361	SUNNI INDEPENDENT MP CLAIMS IRAN BEHIND ALL EVLI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent Sunni Arab parliamentarian Mithal Alusi told Poloff on July 14 that in his view, Iran was funding all sides in the Iraq conflict, saying a premature U.S. withdrawal will mean the U.S. will have to fight Iran in Bahrain. He alleged that Saudi Arabia and Iran were behin [...]	2007-07-16 08:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2434	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S JULY 21 MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassasdor pressed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the need to demonstrate meaningful political progress. Maliki agreed, but pointed at the Sunni Tawaffaq bloc as the key obstacle. Maliki said he thought a leadership meeting between himself, Jalal Talabani, Massoud Barzani [...]	2007-07-22 16:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD2436	AMBASSADOR CONVEYS SENSE OF URGENCY TO TALABANI, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting July 21, the Ambassador told President Jalal Talabani that the U.S. Congress was out of patience. The Ambassador said the Congress needed short-term success to enable long-term partnership. He urged Talabani to help prepare for a leadership meeting between moderate [...]	2007-07-23 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2468	TAWAFUQ ANNOUNCES GOVERNMENT WALK OUT ULTIMATUM [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Tarik Hashimi on July 25 announced at a press conference that the six Tawafuq ministers would resign their positions in seven days if Sunni security and partnership demands were not met. The Maliki government needs a shock to force a turning point, said Hashimi. [...]	2007-07-25 19:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2528	FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR DESCRIBES TAWAFUQ PLANS, [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Economic Minister, Council of Representatives (CoR) Finance Committee Chair Ayad S. Samarrai (Sunni-IIP) discussed the reasons for Tawafuq's decision to withdraw from the government. He complained that PM Nouri al-Maliki's government was paying no heed to [...]	2007-07-30 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2564	TAWAFUQ LEAVES DOOR OPEN FOR RETURN TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Tarik Hashimi defended the August 1 Tawafuq decision to withdraw its six Ministers from government. The action was designed to shock the government and rebuild Tawafuq's shattered political base which questioned continued participation in the political process abse [...]	2007-08-01 16:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV
07BAGHDAD2565	TAWAFUQ WITHDRAWAL IMPACT ON COR AND CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 1, Tawafuq followed through on its threat to withdraw its six ministers from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government. Maliki has responded to similar situations in the past by appointing "acting ministers" from his own cabinet (i.e., asking sitting ministers to cover [...]	2007-08-01 17:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD257	ZEBARI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MFA STEPS TO FORMALIZE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshayr Zebari told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 18 that he had discussed with the Iranian Ambassador three steps for solving the diplomatic status issue: eliminating liaison offices, reducing and formalizing border entry points, and revamping the [...]	2007-01-24 19:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2579	SUNNI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DEPUTY VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) Human Rights Committee Deputy Dr. Harith Al-Ubaidy (Tawafuq) told PolOff on July 31 he noted better conditions during his July 26 visit to the Khadimiya 2nd National Police (NP) Division detention center at Forward Operating Base JUSTICE (also kno [...]	2007-08-03 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2613	SUNNIS ARE AMERICA'S FRIENDS, SAYS HARD-LINER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni hard-liners Khalaf Allyan and Adan Dulaymi told Ambassador Crocker that it was up to the U.S. to fix Iraq's problems by forcing the Shi'a and Kurds to accept their reconciliation demands, some of which were based on an unsubstantiated view of Iraqi reality (e.g., Sunnis outnu [...]	2007-08-07 02:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD2657	TALABANI DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP MEETING, IRAN TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Talabani told the Ambassador August 6 that he, Prime Minister Maliki, and Vice President Mehdi had a frank discussion on the current political crisis. He also spoke separately with Vice President Hashimi. Talabani said he had spoken to the Iranians who were still very positive [...]	2007-08-09 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD266	TALABANI REPORTS ON SADR REPRESENTATIVE'S VISIT, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 24 that he had met with a Sadrist the day before who told him they were ready to accept indirect communication with the U.S. as well as U.S. troops in Sadr City. Talabani agreed to work on his own version o [...]	2007-01-25 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2665	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S AUGUST 7 MEETING WITH HUMAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 7 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim sought his advice on how to respond to Iraqiyya bloc leader Ayad Allawi's order for Iraqiyya ministers to resign from the Maliki government. Minister Wijdan said that she does not want to resign [...]	2007-08-10 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD269	IRAQ: NSA RUBAIE LAYS OUT NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S/REL GBR, AUS) Summary: DCM assisted Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafak Al-Rubaie in laying out the organizational structure necessary to implement the Joint Transition Strategy. Rubaie reported that PM Maliki had not allowed two Sadrist ministers, Minister of Health and Minister of T [...]	2007-01-26 03:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD274	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES REVIEWS THE 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The 2007 Budget and accompanying law is under review by the Council of Representatives (CoR). Discussion was expected to result in a vote during the week of January 21, but last minute differences between the Kurdish and Shi'a parties delayed release of the CoR report on the bud [...]	2007-01-26 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3133	CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with Codel Baucus, President Talabani said that while Maliki is not the ideal Prime Minister for Iraq, the August 26 Leaders' Agreement and creation of the "three plus one mechanism" and an inner Cabinet are genuine steps forward. He acknowledged, howeve [...]	2007-09-17 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3163	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS WITH PM [...] (S/NF) Mr. President: Your meetings with Prime Minister (PM) Maliki and President Talabani on the margins of the UNGA present an opportunity to build upon the outcome of the Benchmarks Report, and to focus both Iraqi leaders on making maximum use of the surge between now and next spring. You [...]	2007-09-20 16:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UNGA IZ
07BAGHDAD3323	THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH COR DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador used his Oct. 4 meeting with Sheikh Khalid Attiya, Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR),to underscore the need for political progress and for the 3 1 mechanism to work. Sheikh Khalid agreed, and said the de-Baathification reform law might receive [...]	2007-10-06 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3567	COR LEGAL COMMITTEE DEPUTY DISCUSSES DE-BA'ATH, [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives (CoR) member Salim Jeboori (IIP/Tawafuq) and Deputy Chair of the Legal Committee told EmbOffs on October 24 the De-Ba'athification law is "stalled" in the De-Ba'athification Committee because the Chair disagrees with the privileges the legislation would [...]	2007-10-28 06:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3692	AMB. SATTERFIELD PRESSES COR LEADERS ON PENDING [...] (C) Summary: In November 6 meetings, CoR Deputy Speakers Khalid al-Attiyah and Arif Tayfur and influential CoR member Humam Hamoudi told Amb. Satterfield that progress on key pending legislation remained possible during the current CoR session. Attiyah and Hamoudi agreed that, among pending [...]	2007-11-07 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3713	LEGISLATIVE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH INFLUENTIAL COR [...] (C) Dawa Party Deputy Bloc leader Ali al-Adib told S/I Satterfield on November 10 that his party and Prime Minister al-Maliki favor submission of the Council of Ministers draft of the De-Baathification law for Council of Representatives (CoR) debate, with the possibility that amendments could [...]	2007-11-12 07:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3729	TALABANI ON THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, DE-BAATH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Talabani told Ambassadors Crocker and Satterfield on November 7 that Maliki wanted to delay the strategic partnership and was negatively affecting the possibility of reconciliation by his dismissal of the Tawafuq ministers. The PM was willing to submit the leaders' [...]	2007-11-13 08:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3731	TALABANI REITERATES STANCE ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told Ambassadors Crocker and Satterfield on November 9 that he would agree to whatever changes the Embassy wanted to Vice President Mahdi's draft of the strategic partnership paper. He said the Presidency would send the leaders' draft of the de-Baat [...]	2007-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3749	PRESIDENCY COUNCIL VETOES PENSION REFORM [...] (C) Begin Summary: Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi's recent veto will delay implementation of sensible pension reform legislation that would potentially benefit all public sector employees, including members of the military, regardless of sect. Discussions between the Pension Reform Steering C [...]	2007-11-14 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3765	PERSONAL FEUD DELAYS DE-BA'ATH IN COR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers passed a copy of the "Leaders' Draft" de-Ba'athification law to the Council of Representatives on November 14th. A meeting the same day between COR Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and Deputy Speaker Shaykh Khalid al-Attiyah degenerated into a shouting match [...]	2007-11-15 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3766	AMBASSADOR PRESSES VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI TO PUSH [...] (S) Reinforcing the USG message on importance of finalizing benchmark legislation and a joint statement on the Strategic Partnership Dialogue (SPD),the Ambassador and visiting Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Satterfield met with Vice President Tariq al Hashimi on the evening of November 12. Ha [...]	2007-11-15 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3780	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In a November 14 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi expressed pronounced reluctance to persuade Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to come to closure on the proposed bilateral Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD). Claiming that such persuasion would be counter-productive, Adel [...]	2007-11-17 18:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3798	BLAMING VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI FOR LEGISLATIVE [...] (S) Many of our Shia contacts in the Iraqi government have complained to us and the media for the past two weeks, that Iraqi Islamic Party head and Sunni Vice President Tareq al Hashimi is deliberately delaying and interfering with passage of legislation. One Shia parliamentarian put the num [...]	2007-11-19 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3922	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Dear Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Iraq comes at a critical time. Since the September testimony by the Ambassador and Gen. Petraeus, we have seen further progress on security: Anbar Province remains remarkably calm; the Sadr ceasefire continues -- in general -- to hold; the threat from Al- [...]	2007-12-03 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC OVIP IZ
07BAGHDAD3966	FM SHARPLY CRITICAL OF PM OFFICE UNSCR ROLE; [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a December 4 meeting with S/I Satterfield, Foreign Minister Zebari described the "heated" debate UNSCR renewal triggered in both the Iraqi Council of Representatives and the Council of Ministers. Both on the record and in private, Zebari blamed the small cadre of "Dawa Party [...]	2007-12-06 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4001	IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERSONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 10:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD4193	THE KURDS FIRE A SHOT OVER PM MALIKI'S BOW [...] (C) Summary: In a lengthy open letter to Prime Minister Maliki dated December 21, the Kurdistan Alliance registered its concern over "lost opportunities, crippled wills, the confusion in taking decisions and obstructing the participation and reform process" and presented Maliki with a list of [...]	2007-12-27 18:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4199	KURDISH LEADERS AGREE TO GIVE MALIKI ONE LAST [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Crocker met on 26 December in Erbil with Iraq,s senior Kurdish leaders to discuss their support for Prime Minister Maliki, negotiations for a long-term security agreement between Washington and Baghdad, Article 140, and Turkish attacks on the PKK. Assembled Kurdish le [...]	2007-12-29 13:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD512	PM'S ESC DISCUSSES BORDER CLOSURES, BSP, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. The Executive Steering Committee (IESC),chaired by PM Maliki met in its third session on February 9. Topics discussed included the plan to close Iraq,s points of entry (POE,s) with Syria and Iran on February 14, efforts on coordinating services in conjunction with the Baghdad Sec [...]	2007-02-14 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PREF
07BAGHDAD518	MINISTER OF FINANCE EMPHASIZES BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr met with the Treasury Attache, Coordinator for the Economic Transition, and the NEA-I DAS on February 10. Senior MoF officials and the Central Bank Governor Shabibi were also in attendance. Minister Jabr emphasized the need to focus on budget execu [...]	2007-02-14 15:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD565	TALABANI DISCUSSES LATEST ON MODERATE FRONT, PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani discussed the latest efforts on a moderate front in a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Minister of Water Latif Rashid. He gave the Ambassador a readout of his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-M [...]	2007-02-18 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA IZ
07BAGHDAD63	IRAQ'S SUNNI VP DISCUSSES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN, [...] (S) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi (Iraqi Islamic Party ) IIP),the Ambassador briefed him on the new Baghdad security plan and solicited the VP's support. Al-Hashemi welcomed a new plan to curb Baghdad violence, requested Shia and Sunni balanc [...]	2007-01-07 18:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD660	IRAQ:BSP PROGRESSING, HYDROCARBON LAW COMPROMISES, [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a February 20 meeting with Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and Minister of Oil Husayn Shahristani, all agreed that necessary compromises to the draft Hydrocarbon Law are almost complete and that it will be pres [...]	2007-02-22 15:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD8	PRT TIKRIT: GOVERNOR, DEPUTY GOVERNOR MEET WITH VP [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Salah ad Din (SaD) province met with Vice-President Al Hashemi and the Ministers of Oil and the Interior during a trip to Baghdad on December 27-28. As the second in a series of trips (the fi [...]	2007-01-02 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD885	MARCH 10 EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: [...] (C) Summary: The March 10 Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the Baghdad Security Plan had a strong focus on basics services, notably pharmaceuticals and electricity, as well as a more assessments-based security update. Other topics included returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...]	2007-03-13 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD887	MARCH 10 EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: [...] (C) Summary: The March 10 Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the Baghdad Security Plan had a strong focus on basics services, notably pharmaceuticals and electricity, as well as a more assessments-based security update. Other topics included returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...]	2007-03-13 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD941	TALK OF NEW IRAQI POLITICAL PARTY COALITIONS [...] (C) Summary. Reports about negotiations among Iraqi political parties to break up the current sectarian blocs and form new alliances have intensified following secular nationalist Iraqiyya,s March 1 announcement that it would withdraw from the GOI and Shia Fadhila's March 7 withdrawal from t [...]	2007-03-17 06:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ
07BAKU1311	SCENESETTER FOR EUR A/S FRIED'S NOVEMBER 3-5 VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Dan, your visit could not come at a better time. With the ongoing security threat to the Embassy, your visit will underscore that we continue to engage actively, and at high levels. In the first place, it will be important to reinforce with this government that Azerbaijan's co [...]	2007-11-01 13:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG PINR PBTS IR RU AJ
07BANGKOK756	THAILAND: GEN SONTHI DISCUSSES CURRENT EVENTS [...] (C) Summary. Council for National Security (CNS) head General Sonthi Boonyaratglin admitted to the Ambassador on Feb 6 his frustration with Cabinet members, especially Finance Minister Pridyathorn Devakula, who have their own agendas. Sonthi is confident that a new Constitution will be dra [...]	2007-02-07 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV TH
07BEIJING2680	PRC-JAPAN: PREMIER'S TRIP CONTINUES THAW BUT [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan, the first bilateral trip to Tokyo by a Chinese leader in seven years, produced concrete economic agreements and opened new channels for political and security talks but failed to resolve tough bilateral issues, Chinese diplomats and analyst [...]	2007-04-20 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL ENRG SENV CH JA KS
07BEIJING3169	VFM ZHANG YESUI TAKES U.S. AFFAIRS ROLE, WILL [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui has been made the VFM-level supervisor of the North American and Oceanian Affairs Department, though MFA contacts say that Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei will continue to supervise the Department on a day-to-day basis. Zhang, not Foreign Minister Yan [...]	2007-05-11 11:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH
07BEIJING3661	MAY 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL IN BEIJING, [...] Key points at the May 31 MFA Press Conference were: -- A/S Hill discussed Six-Party Talks and BDA with VFM Wu Dawei and bilateral issues and Sudan with AFM He Yafei on May 30. -- China strongly objects to Lee Teng-hui's visit to Japan. -- Japan should recognize demands for compensation [...]	2007-05-31 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV ETRD SU JA IN KS GE SW RS BM
07BEIJING7197	VFM WANG YI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON BURMA VISIT; [...] (C) Summary: Briefing the Ambassador on his recent trip to Burma, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the ongoing "political reconciliation and democratic process" are the domestic affairs of Burma and should therefore be addressed by the Burmese Government and people themselves. The internat [...]	2007-11-21 10:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING7545	TIP: COORDINATED MEKONG MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) At the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and Inter Ministerial Meeting (IMM) in Beijing December 12-14, delegates from Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam discussed regional cooperation and coordination o [...]	2007-12-19 06:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV CH
07BEIRUT184	LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI SURPRISINGLY FOCUSES ON [...] (C) In a 2/2 meeting, Speaker Berri told the Ambassador that despite recent unproductive discussions between Saudi Arabia and Iran regarding Lebanon, he believes options now exist to escape from the current impasse. Specifically, he listed three ways to establish the "critical" Special Trib [...]	2007-02-02 17:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT2009	LEBANON: NEW YEAR'S EVE "YEAR IN REVIEW" WITH PM [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora conducted an informal "Year in Review" session with the Ambassador during a meeting on December 31, repeating some previously reported points about the threat to Lebanon's sovereignty in recent months. The Prime Minister also expressed surprising optimism about the [...]	2007-12-31 16:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS LE
07BELGRADE1029	Serbian Kosovo Position Continues to Harden: Kosovo Weekly [...] (u) This report covers activities related to Kosovo for the week of July 16. 2. (sbu) Summary: Kosovo was not as much in the public eye as last week, as there were no visits comparable to A/S Fried and FM Kouchner to report on. The GoS showed private signs of increasing rigidity on rel [...]	2007-07-20 13:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV SR
07BELGRADE533	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/16-4/20) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS -------------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: The first half of the week was dominated by GoS reactions to a mischaracterization of remarks by U/S Burns in testimony before Congress, while the second ha [...]	2007-04-20 16:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR
07BERLIN459	GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...]	2007-03-07 09:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC
07BERLIN532	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your return to Berlin comes at a point in the German EU and G-8 presidencies when German policy makers and top officials across the government are evaluating progress and looking to make needed midpoint course corrections for the final sprint to the June G-8 summit and the con [...]	2007-03-16 14:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC GM
07BISHKEK1187	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER KARABAYEV'S TRIP TO THE [...] (C) Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev will travel to Washington and New York between September 26 and October 3. This is his first trip to the United States since becoming foreign minister in February 2007, and the first high-level visit since President Bakiyev and former Foreign Minister [...]	2007-09-26 12:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
07BRASILIA1242	SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 9-11 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and Brazil share the basic goals of fostering hemispheric stability, promoting democracy, achieving a mutually satisfactory conclusion to the Doha round of WTO negotiations, preventing terrorist and drug transit activity and strengthening international non-proliferation [...]	2007-07-02 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ECON PGOV EFIN BR
07BRASILIA82	MERCOSUL RIO DE JANEIRO SUMMIT: WHITHER MERCOSUL? [...] (SBU) Summary: Mercosul members are facing more than the usual number of institutional challenges as they prepare for the bloc's biannual summit, to take place January 18-19 in Rio de Janeiro. In an implied slap at Mercosul dispute resolution mechanisms, Argentina recently requested WTO consul [...]	2007-01-17 11:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL ECIN EFIN BR
07BRUSSELS1241	EU LATIN AMERICA MINISTERIAL IN SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. European Union Secretary General and High Representative Javier Solana and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner will attend the EU-Latin America Ministerial meeting in Santo Domingo April 19 and 20. Solana will visit Mexico prior to arriving in Sa [...]	2007-04-13 10:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN MX DR GT PE CO XM XK
07BRUSSELS1460	SCENE-SETTER FOR G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: THE [...] This message is intended to provide information and background on the EU employment strategy and the personality and the views of EU Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimir Spidla in preparation for the G-8 Labor Ministerial to take place in Dresden on May 6-8. MORE AND BETTER [...]	2007-05-02 11:27:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SOCI PGOV EUN
07BRUSSELS1948	EU RECOGNIZES RESPONSIBILITY TO SAVE [...] EU Interior Ministers in the June 12 JHA Council meeting in Luxembourg recognized their shared "responsibility" to save the lives of illegal migrants from Africa involved in tragic events in the Mediterranean. Ministers nevertheless offered little concrete help to frontline state Malta to h [...]	2007-06-14 07:28:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BRUSSELS2001	A NEW EU TREATY?: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US [...] (SBU) Summary. Given barely even odds six months ago, an agreement on institutional reform at the June 21-22 European summit has reached the realm of probability, with a strong Polish objection on voting weights as the most serious obstacle to agreement. The pressure to reach a deal is enorm [...]	2007-06-18 15:12:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN PGOV PHUM ECIN PBTS
07BRUSSELS2473	EU REFORM TREATY: MAKING THE SAUSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 23, EU Foreign Ministers opened an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) to draw up the EU's "Reform Treaty." The Portuguese Presidency wants to draft the treaty quickly on the basis of the mandate adopted by the leaders at the June 21-23 European Council. In fact, the Pr [...]	2007-08-02 14:56:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EUN PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL
07BRUSSELS2950	EU COUNCIL EXPECTS FULL VISA RECIPROCITY BETWEEN U.S. AND [...] EU ministers in the September 18 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council heard a presentation of the Commission's third report on the visa reciprocity mechanism, including the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) with the U.S. Commission Vice-President Frattini and Portuguese Interior Minister/Council ch [...]	2007-09-20 09:03:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BRUSSELS3052	EU RESPONSE TO KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE [...] (C) Summary: EU Council and Commission contacts expressed their agreement with reftel points and explained that intense EU discussions are continuing on internal and external measures designed to keep pressure on the Burmese regime in response to the recent violent crackdown on protesters. Mem [...]	2007-10-02 14:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM EUN
07BRUSSELS3315	NINE COUNTRIES TO JOIN SCHENGEN AREA ON DECEMBER 21 [...] EU ministers in the November 8 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council confirmed the abolition on December 21 of checks at internal land and sea borders with nine Member States that joined the EU in 2004. The ministers adopted the political decision after accepting an assessment that all nine [...]	2007-11-09 14:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
07BRUSSELS541	JHA COUNCIL "RECOGNIZES" SWEDEN'S PROBLEM [...] EU ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA Council) on February 15 "recognized" Sweden's "particular problem" with its number of Iraqi refugees. Commission Vice-President Frattini promised to look at the situation with a view to presenting proposals to the Council. The German Presidenc [...]	2007-02-16 16:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM SW EUN
07BUCHAREST115	FOREIGN MINISTER UNGUREANU RESIGNS OVER DETENTION [...] (SBU) At Prime Minister Tariceanu's request, Foreign Minister Ungureanu resigned on February 2, following revelations that Ungureanu had not informed the Prime Minister about the arrest last October of two Romanian contractors in Iraq (ref. a). After President Basescu on February 1 corrected [...]	2007-02-02 18:33:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST373	AMBASSADOR TO TARICEANU, BASESCU, AND GEOANA: PUT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Prime Minister, President, and the head of the opposition PSD, the Ambassador expressed concern about the current political turmoil spilling over into governance, investment, and Romania's trans-atlantic equities. He also warned that questions were [...]	2007-03-30 15:57:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL RO
07BUCHAREST79	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 23 MEETING WITH FM UNGUREANU [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, Ambassador and Foreign Minister Ungureanu discussed the upcoming NATO Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers, Kosovo, and Romania's bid for the 2008 NATO Summit. Ungureanu has become increasingly involved in promoting Romania's offer to host the NATO Summit in 2008 [...]	2007-01-24 16:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SB RO
07BUENOSAIRES1544	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Argentine President Nestor Kirchner received Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on August 6 to finalize Venezuela's purchase of US$500 million in Argentine bonds and to sign a number of energy accords, including the joint construction of a $400 million LNG receiving terminal in [...]	2007-08-08 20:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR VZ
07CAIRO671	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: MAJOR DECISIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THE THIRTY-FOUR PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BEFORE EGYPT'S PARLIAMENT WILL BE PUT TO A LEGISLATIVE VOTE BY MARCH 20, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO A NATION-WIDE REFERENDUM ON OR ABOUT APRIL 4. THE ACTUAL TEXTS OF THE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT YET PUBLIC (AS THEY ARE REPORTED [...]	2007-03-12 10:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
07CARACAS184	CHAVEZ'S NEW CABINET: A LOOK AT SOME NEW MINISTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Chavez swore in a new cabinet of hard-line loyalists on January 8. His picks include a number of his party's, the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR),National Assembly (NA) deputies who gave up their seats to assume the ministry positions. The ideological and political te [...]	2007-01-26 20:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL VE
07CARACAS2294	CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: WINNERS AND LOSERS [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan democracy is the big winner after voters rejected President Chavez' proposed anti-democratic changes to the 1999 Constitution on December 2. There are still few real checks on Chavez' power, but Chavez will be unable to legally impose much of his desired elements of a [...]	2007-12-07 14:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CARACAS25	CHAVEZ NAMES JORGE RODRIGUEZ VP AND PEDRO CARRENO [...] (C) Summary. President Hugo Chavez named former National Electoral Council (CNE) President Jorge Rodriguez to replace Jose Vicente Rangel as Vice President and Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) National Assembly deputy Pedro Carreno to replace Jessie Chacon as Interior and Justice Minister on Jan [...]	2007-01-04 21:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
07CARACAS332	AFTER THE FIRST PASS, BRV GOES ON ATTACK AGAINST [...] (SBU) At a press conference on February 11, Vice President Jorge Rodriguez, Finance Minister Rodrigo Cabezas, and Minister of Light Industries and Commerce (MILCO) Maria Cristina Iglesias announced details of the BRV's anti-inflation pact. Plans include eliminating the Value Added Tax (IVA) o [...]	2007-02-15 17:26:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
07CARACAS567	PRO-CHAVEZ PARTIES PUT BRAKES ON FORMATION OF A [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez' efforts to impose the formation of a United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on pro-Chavez parties has sparked significant, public divisions among his supporters. The main Chavista party, the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR),is on board with the PSUV, but three [...]	2007-03-15 15:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
07COLOMBO1020	MAIN OPPOSITION AND RULING PARTY SPLINTER GROUP [...] (C) Summary. On July 19, the leading opposition United National Party and the recently-formed Sri Lanka Freedom Party/Mahajana (SLFP/M) wing (ref) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The agreement stipulates that the two groups will jointly contest future elections. It outlines th [...]	2007-07-20 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07CONAKRY238	TFGV01: CONTE AGREES TO APPOINT A NEW PM, STRIKE [...] (C) ECOWAS envoy and former Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida announced February 25 that President Lansana Conte has agreed to appoint a new consensus prime minister from a short list of names proposed by the unions and civil society. The inter-union coalition suspended the general strike [...]	2007-02-26 12:24:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB PINS ASEC CASC AEMR GV
07CONAKRY370	GUINEA'S NEW GOVERNMENT MEETS INITIAL DEMANDS [...] (C) On March 28, Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate addressed the nation with a clear message thanking all Guineans for their patience and cooperation in the creation of a "government of broad consensus". The Prime Minister listed eight priorities for his government with the consolidation of nat [...]	2007-03-29 14:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINS EAID GV
07COTONOU389	BENIN: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE ISPS [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered REF A demarche to the Minister of Transportation and Public Works and to the Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, respectively, on May 21, 2007. The Government of Benin and the Port of Cotonou now have ninety days to address the deficiencies [...]	2007-05-29 12:41:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV KHLS PTER BN
07DAMASCUS188	Syria/Spain, OIC, Israeli Nukes, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 25 reported that on Feb. 22 in Madrid King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain inaugurated Arab House and the Spanish Political Conference with the participation of Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem and the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Tunisia, Yemen, [...]	2007-02-27 12:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DILI230	FRETILIN REASSESSES, PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE OPPOSITION ROLE [...] (C) Summary: The results of East Timor's April-May 2007 presidential elections clearly demonstrated ruling party Fretilin's weakness heading into the June 30 parliamentary elections. Fretilin, which has dominated East Timor's politics since independence, was caught by surprise by the extent to [...]	2007-06-14 13:44:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DILI285	TIMOR-LESTE'S NEW CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: Newly appointed PM Xanana Gusmao laid out an ambitious program for the government formed by the Alliance with a Parliamentary Majority (AMP) in his August 8 inaugural speech. Effective implementation will be challenged by difficult relations with the outgoing ruling party FRETIL [...]	2007-08-13 09:39:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TT
07DUSHANBE886	SETTING THE SCENE FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND'S JUNE [...] (C) Executive Summary. Embassy Dushanbe welcomes you on your first trip to Tajikistan. This will be an important step in forging personal relationships with key Tajik leaders. We enjoy friendly relations with this small but strategic country on the Afghan border. In addition to DoD and CENT [...]	2007-06-13 09:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EAID TI
07FREETOWN421	SIERRA LEONE ELECTIONS ON TRACK AS CAMPAIGNING [...] (SBU) The official campaign period for Sierra Leone's August 11 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections began on July 10. With the elections under a month away, no party has emerged as the clear favorite to win. Indications are there could be a runoff in the presidential election between the [...]	2007-07-12 17:25:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR SL

07FREETOWN689	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW SIERRA LEONEAN [...] The initial group of cabinet Ministers in the new government has been announced by President Koroma. The process of confirmation by parliament has been completed for most nominees. Three Ministers were confirmed on October 19, and 12 more confirmed on October 24. Biographic information for 15 [...]	2007-11-19 17:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SL
07FREETOWN79	SIERRA LEONE 2007 NATIONAL ELECTIONS: SETTING THE [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables intended to set the context for the July 28, 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, only the fifth multiparty elections in Sierra Leone since its independence in 1961. Post welcomes any comments or suggestions. ---------------------------- [...]	2007-02-02 15:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELECTIONS SL
07HANOI234	DPM KHIEM'S VISIT TO UNITED STATES: MARCH DATES ACCEPTED [...] (SBU) On February 5, the DCM met with the MFA America's Desk Acting DG Pham Van Que. Que confirmed that DPM/FM Pham Gia Khiem would like to visit Washington DC, March 15-16 (text of diplomatic note at para 6). The main purpose of the DPM's visit is to prepare for President Nguyen Minh Triet's [...]	2007-02-05 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ECON VM
07HANOI923	APEC Workshop, Implementation Action Plan on Influenza [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from APEC member economies, the U.N. Systems Influenza Coordinator, the World Health Organization, the UNDP-supported Partnership for Avian and Human Influenza (Vietnam),and the Asian Development Bank met May 7 and 8 in Hanoi to discuss progress and future directio [...]	2007-05-18 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECIN KFLU APECO PINR SOCI VM
07HARARE1002	BFIF FUNDING ONCE AGAIN CATALYZES PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On October 2, for the second consecutive year, the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),generously supported by the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) and the private secto [...]	2007-11-07 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
07HARARE341	LOCAL OBSERVERS HIGHLIGHT ROADMAP, PITFALLS TO [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) Chairperson Reginald Matchaba-Hove on April 17 told poloffs that preparatory work needed to begin now to ensure that elections to be held next year will be free and fair. The SADC summit in Tanzania had locked the GOZ into presidential and parli [...]	2007-04-24 12:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07IRANRPODUBAI56	PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD ATTEMPTS TO TONE DOWN TENSIONS BUT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 18:50:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PREL PGOV KNNP IZ
07ISTANBUL565	BSEC 15TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMIT: A PROTOCOL TRIUMPH [...] (SBU) Summary: The BSEC 15th anniversary summit held in Istanbul on June 25 proved that Turkey could deliver a high level protocol event, including participation by eleven of the twelve BSEC member heads of state or government. Armenia, the only hold out, was represented by Foreign Minister O [...]	2007-07-02 08:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ENRG TU RU EU
07JAKARTA1150	AHTISAARI MEETINGS IN INDONESIA ON KOSOVO [...] (C) UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Marti Ahtisaari told A/DCM April 24 that President Yudhoyono (SBY) said that Indonesia would try to decide on the future of Kosovo rationally. Citing domestic concerns and the need to consult the legislature, SBY did not state a position. The Indonesians seem [...]	2007-04-24 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK SR ZL ID
07JAKARTA1919	SPEAKER CALLS OFF THE DOGS IN UNSCR IRAN VOTE [...] (S) In a hopeful sign for President Yudhoyono in his three-month pitched battle with the House of Representatives (DPR) over Indonesia's support for UNSCR 1747, DPR Speaker Laksono has reportedly decided to let the interpellation matter drop. The Speaker's party, Golkar, which controls the la [...]	2007-07-13 07:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA2772	INDONESIA -- RAMPING UP THE PRESSURE ON THE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulates Medan and Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continued a robust outreach campaign to press the Indonesian government and legislature for stronger action on Burma. Indonesian students and NGO activists continued to protest in front of the Bu [...]	2007-10-01 10:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA3153	POLITICAL ISLAM -- KEY PARTY EYES NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamist-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) emerged as a political force in Indonesia by capturing eight percent of parliamentary seats in 2004. PKS campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, but has thus far failed to deliver on its clean governance promise. A 55-per [...]	2007-11-14 08:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07KHARTOUM1097	MINAWI PROPOSES U.S.-NCP DIALOGUE, DISCUSSES [...] (S/NF) Reporting on recent conversations with two senior National Congress Party (NCP) figures, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi has renewed a previous proposal to facilitate a regular dialogue between the CDA and the NCP on the Darfur c [...]	2007-07-15 12:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SU UN AU
07KHARTOUM1105	SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS JULY 11 MEETING WITH SPLM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Special Envoy met with GOSS senior officials Luka Biong Deng, Paul Mayom, and Cirino Hiteng to discuss the status of CPA implementation, U.S. support for an equitable solution to the Abyei impasse, road development in the South, and the SPLM's efforts on Darfur. Despite the u [...]	2007-07-16 06:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM EPET EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1157	DENG ALOR: NCP-SPLM AT LOGGERHEADS ON ABYEI, SAF [...] (U) This cable has an action request (see para. 11). 2. (C) The SPLM and the NCP have reached an impasse on the status of Abyei and the redeployment of the Sudanese Armed Forces from Southern Sudan, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told CDA Fernandez. Following senior-level internal c [...]	2007-07-25 13:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN SU
07KHARTOUM1384	ON EVE OF UNSYG VISIT, UN CHIEF DISCUSSES NCP, [...] (C) Noting that the relationship between Sudan and the UN had improved in the last year, the UN Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General told CDA Fernandez that UNSYG Ban Ki Moon's September 4-8 visit comes at an ideal time to sustain momentum on the Darfur peace process, pave th [...]	2007-09-04 06:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU ER
07KHARTOUM1612	GOS MINISTERS URGE SPLM TO RETURN TO DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13, the MFA convoked the diplomatic community in Sudan to a briefing at the MFA focusing on the Government's reaction to the Communique issued on October 4 by the SPLM Interim Political Bureau (IPB). The briefing was chaired by State Minister Ali Karti with the parti [...]	2007-10-15 05:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM1894	NCP AND SPLM READY TO RESUME TALKS BUT DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: President Bashir and First Vice President Kiir will meet again December 3 to try to clear the way for the NCP and SPLM to resume negotiations to end their political stalemate, representatives of both parties confirmed. The SPLM is still holding out for a negotiating agenda that i [...]	2007-12-02 10:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM524	SLM NEEDS USG HELP AFTER KHARTOUM ATTACK [...] (C) Most members of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) arrested during a March 24 raid on SLM facilities in Khartoum have been released or taken to hospitals for medical treatment. Senior Assistant to the President and SLM leader Minni Minawi has maintained calm within the movement in the a [...]	2007-04-03 14:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU
07KINSHASA185	ANDRE KASONGO ILUNGA, R.I.P. [...] (SBU) Summary. Trade minister Kasongo Ilunga was one of the many unknowns named to the DRC cabinet February 5. A true non-entity, he left the political scene this week with a singular flourish that has humiliated his political godfather. In fact, he never existed. The episode demonstrates [...]	2007-02-15 15:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KDEM CG
07KINSHASA245	DRC GOVERNMENT PROGRAM APPROVED, MINISTERS [...] (U) Summary: The DRC National Assembly approved Prime Minister Gizenga's program and team of ministers by a wide majority February 24, following Gizenga's responses to questions submitted by deputies February 22 (ref A). Key questions addressed by Gizenga included the status of the trade po [...]	2007-02-28 12:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA306	BEMBA, RUBERWA RESISTING REPLACEMENT OF PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary. Former vice presidents Azarias Ruberwa and Jean-Pierre Bemba are resisting orders to have their personal guard forces replaced by Congolese national police by March 15. Bemba's guards remain the source of greatest concern since the public release of the order from the army chie [...]	2007-03-14 15:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM ASEC KPKO MOPS CG
07KINSHASA308	BEMBA, RUBERWA RESISTING REPLACEMENT OF PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary. Former vice presidents Azarias Ruberwa and Jean-Pierre Bemba are resisting orders to have their personal guard forces replaced by Congolese national police by March 15. Bemba's guards remain the source of greatest concern since the public release of the order from the army chie [...]	2007-03-15 05:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM ASEC KPKO MOPS CG
07KINSHASA329	OPENING OF DRC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ORDINARY SESSION [...] (U) Summary. The DRC National Assembly's first ordinary session opened March 15. Initial priority items on the three-month agenda include final approval of the Assembly's internal rules, membership and election of officers of its permanent committees, and final confirmation of all deputies' ma [...]	2007-03-19 15:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG AO GB
07KINSHASA361	KINSHASA UPDATE: SITUATION IN CAPITAL RETURNING TO [...] (U) The central Gombe district of Kinshasa remains calm four days after fighting broke out between elements of the Congolese military (FARDC) and guard forces of Senator and former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. There have been no reports of fighting since early morning on March 24. Vehicle [...]	2007-03-26 11:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO MOPS CASC CG
07KINSHASA370	KINSHASA UPDATE 3/27: KABILA DEFENDS ACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: President Kabila defended the use of force against Jean-Pierre Bemba's guard forces in a March 26 press conference, declaring that "order had to be restored at all cost." Bemba, who remains in the South African embassy compound, said in a press interview Kabila is determined to ge [...]	2007-03-27 14:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC KPKO MOPS CG
07KINSHASA375	IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: Forces loyal to former Vice President Bemba were defeated in March 22 - 23 violence, and no longer constitute a fighting force. There is a general consensus that numerous political options were not exhausted prior to the fighting, with many in the Kabila camp spoiling for a fight [...]	2007-03-28 16:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC MOPS CG
07KINSHASA387	UPDATE ON KATANGA SUSPENSION OF UNPROCESSED ORE [...] (SBU) Summary. Katanga Governor Moise Katumbi has permanently banned the export of non-refined metal from the province. All major exporters but one have a six-month grace period within which they may continue to export certified ore concentrate. Export traffic has begun to normalize, although [...]	2007-04-02 11:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV CG
07KUALALUMPUR782	MALAYSIA'S POLITICAL CYCLES [...] Summary: Malaysia's established cycle of meetings and events helps define the country's political landscape and determine to an extent the pace of political developments. In this cable we outline the government's primary meeting schedule and the political events that drive Malaysia's politic [...]	2007-04-26 08:31:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR MY
07KUWAIT1348	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER 24 [...] (S/NF) Your visit is timely as it comes on the heels of the highly successful SECDEF visit of 1 August. We are requesting meetings for you with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah, Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al Sabah, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister, Defense M [...]	2007-09-06 11:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT642	KUWAITI TIFA LEAD DISAPPOINTED BY SPECIAL 301 [...] (SBU) On April 29, Econcouns and Econoff met with Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Assistant Undersecretary Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi to deliver Ref A demarche. Al-Khaldi expressed disappointment that Kuwait retained its Watchlist ranking, noting (as he has in previous meetings) that Kuwa [...]	2007-04-30 13:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR KU
07KYIV1862	UKRAINE: POLITICAL CLASH HIGHLIGHTS CORRUPTION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU attempted to push through a controversial amendment to the government procurement law, causing indignation among political opponents and spurring claims that the Party of Regions was trying to grab public funds for their election coffers. Opposition by President Viktor [...]	2007-08-01 05:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND EFIN EINV PGOV UP
07LAPAZ188	A NEW YEAR, A NEW CABINET [...] (C) Despite recent public statements that he would not make any cabinet changes, President Morales announced a shake-up late January 23, replacing seven ministers (government, education, agriculture, justice, public works, planning, and labor). The announcement came as a surprise for many, ex [...]	2007-01-25 15:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2156	BOLIVIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS BAD FOR [...] (C) President Morales's public image took an unexpected hit during the Bolivian Independence Day celebrations August 6 in Sucre, when he received jeers and insults from the crowd and negative press following the event. President Morales's nearly four-hour-long speech included aspersions again [...]	2007-08-08 15:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2960	EVO'S VAGUE CONDITIONS FOR "CONDITIONLESS" AID [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales issued a decree October 11 presenting foreign assistance donors with a variety of new requirements to register projects with the Bolivian government and strengthen its oversight. The most potentially troublesome articles require that aid not/not imp [...]	2007-11-07 18:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ3243	EVO BLASTS U.S. TO RALLY INCREASINGLY CRITICAL BASE [...] (C) Summary: Continuing his now nearly daily attacks on the United States, President Evo Morales told an El Alto crowd December 12 that "the U.S. Embassy is here to organize a conspiracy" against Morales' government. Harkening back to his days fighting "gringos" as a coca grower union leader, [...]	2007-12-12 23:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL VN BL
07LILONGWE415	MUTHARIKA'S THIRD YEAR: REFORM CONTINUES, BUT SLOWLY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika in May marked the completion of his third year in office. As with his first two years, the president's record in this past twelve months is one of mixed success. Mutharika has overseen a substantial improvement in Malawi's economy, but slow action in enactin [...]	2007-06-01 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EAID MI
07LIMA2026	DECENTRALIZATION: GOVERNMENT AMBIVALENCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Decentralization -- the transfer of administrative responsibility from the national government to regions and municipalities -- is a cornerstone of the Garcia government's state reform plan. In pursuit of this policy, President Garcia recently signed a decree transferring 185 f [...]	2007-06-11 15:19:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE
07LIMA3075	MINING CONFLICT, THE VIEW FROM CAJAMARCA [...] (SBU) Conflicts between large mining companies and surrounding communities have increased in the last five years, with Cajamarca one of the hardest hit regions. Cajamarca's Yanacocha gold mine, the largest open-pit gold mine in the world, has been the most visible and controversial example of [...]	2007-09-12 22:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EMIN SOCI PE
07LIMA417	PERU GEARING UP TO HOST APEC 2008 [...] (SBU) Organizing the 21-member APEC events presents an enormous challenge for Peru. The GOP recognizes the benefits APEC can bring and is engaged in preparations, but Peru will need substantial help from other APEC members. The GOP already has an active High-Level Organizational Committee le [...]	2007-02-12 20:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON APECO ETRD ASEC PE
07LISBON1812	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL JULY 19-20 [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit -- at the beginning of Portugal's EU presidency -- is particularly timely and provides an excellent opportunity to try to shape from the outset the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests. Portugal - Steadfast Ally ------- [...]	2007-07-11 18:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PO
07LISBON607	PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...]	2007-03-09 16:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO
07LOME186	TOGO - ELECTORAL COMMISSION'S ACTIVITIES - 2007 [...] Summary: Togo's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has made institutional and logistics progress in a number of key areas toward legislative elections, officially scheduled for June 24. However, many believe that implementation of the new election system and voting logistics will [...]	2007-03-06 15:05:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR TO
07LUANDA104	DAS CAROL THOMPSON MEETING ANGOLAN VICE FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29, 2007, visiting AF DAS Carol Thompson received GRA thanks for the disaster relief assistance provided to Angola by the United States following the recent flooding and noted the positive contribution of the 2005 MEDFLAG Exercise. Thompson reiterated USG interest in [...]	2007-02-02 11:04:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EINT EAID TBIO AO
07LUANDA473	ANGOLA - APRIL ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) Table of Contents: -- Ministry of Finance Issues Its First Long-Term Debt -- Kyoto and Cartagena Protocols Ratified -- New Minimum Wage -- Luanda,s First Major Shopping Mall Opens -- Luanda Infrastructure ) Friction vs. Traction -- Angola-China Trade -- Portuguese Language Labeling on Al [...]	2007-05-15 12:33:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG SENV ELAB ETRD AO
07LUANDA56	SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAROL THOMPSON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) DAS Thompson, I want to warmly welcome you to Angola. Your visit follows the highly successful 2006 visits of General Ward, A/S Lowenkron and then-PDAS Pittman. Your visit, which will be followed by the February ship visit of the USS Kaufmann, starts 2007 positively towards the USG goal o [...]	2007-01-22 11:45:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM AO
07LUANDA650	ANGOLA CHAIRS SOUTH ATLANTIC PEACE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. Angola hosted the sixth Ministerial Conference of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone from June 18-19, 2007 in Luanda, and now chairs the organization. The main outcome of the conference was approval of the Luanda Action Plan (LAP),an extremely broad paper calling for [...]	2007-06-27 16:06:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
07LUANDA67	ANGOLA: FLOODING KILLS 46, POOR SANITATION [...] (U) Summary: At least 46 people are dead and 22 missing following heavy rains and flooding in Luanda Province on January 22, 2007. Preliminary reports show severe flooding and damage in several municipalities, but no large-scale loss of life. However, several bridges either collapsed or were [...]	2007-01-24 12:38:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TBIO CASC EAID AO
07LUANDA872	DEMARCHE: SEEKING HIGH-LEVEL COMMITMENT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paras. 6 and 7 2. (SBU) Summary. At the request of the President's diplomatic advisor (ref a),Charge delivered reftel c demarche to Vice Minister of Transportation Helder Preza on 21 August 2007. Preza has been ordered by President dos Santos to bri [...]	2007-08-22 14:30:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON AO
07MANAGUA155	EX-SANDINISTA VP SERGIO RAMIREZ: RECENT ORTEGA [...] (C) Summary: Sergio Ramirez, a renowned author and Vice President during the 1980s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) era who is estranged from the FSLN, paints a discouraging map of the course the new Ortega government has set over the past week. He recently warned the Ambassador [...]	2007-01-19 21:19:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1622	ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT SIX MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: During his first six months in office, President Daniel Ortega has expanded executive powers and used them to destroy or give away pieces of Nicaragua's cultural patrimony; to threaten opposition media and freedom of expression; to fire large numbers of government officials and r [...]	2007-07-02 17:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON NU
07MANAGUA2495	IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? HEALTH MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: On November 6, Nicaragua's Minister of Health, Dr. Maritza Cuan, tendered her resignation in what appears to have been a palace coup engineered by Vice-Minister Guillermo Gonzalez. Over the prior several weeks, Cuan had come under increasingly public and high-level criticism, inc [...]	2007-11-23 23:20:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TBIO PARM MASS NU
07MANAGUA585	OVERVIEW OF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within two weeks of his January 10 inauguration, President Daniel Ortega had appointed all his ministers save one, the Minister of Defense. Political opposition leaders have characterized the new ministers as "nobodies" who exercise virtually no authority or influence. Instead, [...]	2007-03-06 15:50:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA965	NICARAGUA: HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt visited Managua on March 26-27, 2007 to sign a Letter of Intent with Minister of Health Maritza Cuan on the establishment of a regional health-care training center in Panama. Secretary Leavitt met with President [...]	2007-04-17 20:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO EAID PREL OSHA OTRA NU
07MASERU113	LESOTHO: ELEVEN APPOINTED TO SENATE [...] The Office of the Prime Minister announced on February 28 that His Majesty King Letsie III, in accordance with Section 55 of the Constitution of Lesotho, appointed eleven new members of the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. (NOTE: The Constitution stipulates that the Council of State sho [...]	2007-03-02 12:35:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MINSK296	GOB MOVING SLOWLY TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT [...] (C) The government of Belarus announced its hopes to attract greater investment and to expand the share of foreign investment in the economy. However, the GOB has not undertaken any new initiatives to make the business climate more favorable for foreign investors. Systemic barriers and overa [...]	2007-04-06 14:01:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BO
07MONTEVIDEO917	THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE HALFWAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) government of President Vazquez passed its halfway mark last month. This cable provides our assessment of the first half of the Vazquez administration as it relates to foreign relations, economic policy and domestic issues. Our overall assessment is posit [...]	2007-10-23 19:22:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY
07MOSCOW2527	RUSSIA: REYMAN'S RIO-CENTER LOOKS FOR ALTERNATIVE [...] (C) Summary. Six months before the Duma elections and nine months before the Presidential contest, several economic think-tankers are laying out strategies for the post-Putin period. Most of these plans are descriptive, not prescriptive: they are critical of the government's record on modern [...]	2007-05-30 13:21:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL RS
07MOSCOW5869	GOR EFFORTS TO ADVANCE MULTIPOLAR WORLD IN [...] Summary: While Russian officials view the October ministerial in Harbin as a "pivotal event" in accelerating the formation of a Russia, India, and China (RIC) triangle, fundamental differences in strategic vision, mutual distrust, and differing relations with the U.S. significantly limit Russ [...]	2007-12-19 15:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON RS
07MUNICH325	MUNICH G-8 JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTERS MEETING [...] The below text is the concluding declaration from the G-8 Justice and Interior Ministers Meeting held in Munich May 23-25. The U.S. was represented at the meeting by Attorney General Gonzales and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jackson. 2. Begin text: During our meeting in Munich on [...]	2007-05-25 15:24:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM KISL GM
07NEWDELHI3844	DELHI DIARY, AUG 04-22 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 4-22, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Opens a 22-year-old "Rulebook" to Keep Other Government Entities Out of Foreign Affairs -- Indo-Pak Border to Open for Trade October [...]	2007-08-22 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KISL KWBG KPAL ELTN AS
07OTTAWA1587	CANADA'S NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER MAXIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maxime Bernier has enjoyed a swift rise in his eighteen-month career in federal politics, becoming only the fifth Quebecer to serve as Canada's Foreign Affairs minister following a shuffle of cabinet responsibilities on August 14, 2007. Bernier is regarded as an ambitious, smart [...]	2007-08-17 21:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
07OUAGADOUGOU1080	Burkina Faso Believes Cote d'Ivoire Ready for Peace, [...] Classified by Amb. Jeanine Jackson for 1.5 (b) 2. (C) Summary. Intense diplomacy by Burkina Faso's President Compaore led to the November 29 signature by Ivorian President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro of two side agreements to the Ouagadougou Peace Accord (OPA). These side agreements pr [...]	2007-12-10 17:23:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MASS UNGA UV IV
07PANAMA1474	PANAMA POST: EDITION X - "THE PEDRO MIGUEL [...] (C) This week's politics -- and in turn this week's edition of the Panama Post -- was dominated by the race to become the next President of the National Assembly and the prospects that Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG),a fugitive from U.S. justice in connection with the 1992 murder of U.S. servic [...]	2007-08-31 20:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1476	PANAMA: TORRIJOS NAMES NEW CABINET [...] (U) Replacing five cabinet ministers, Panamanian President Martin Torrijos named a total twenty-seven high-level appointments to his administration. Torrijos' decisions were announced by Secretary of State Communication Erich RODRIGUEZ Auerbach on August 30 in a press release. On August 27, a [...]	2007-08-31 21:04:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PM
07PARIS1228	A/S O'BRIEN MEETINGS ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (S) Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Patrick O'Brien consulted March 15-16 with French officials to discuss implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1737 on Iran sanctions, share information on individuals and entities involved in Iran's nuclear weapons program, learn the status of [...]	2007-03-27 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP IR FR
07PARIS2072	VICE FM ASANO ON KOREAN ABDUCTIONS, U.S.-JAPAN TRADE, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan met on May 15 on the margins of the ECD Ministerial Council Meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Katsuhito Asano. Asano proposed that President Bush and Prime M [...]	2007-05-21 12:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID OECD JA KN AF
07PARIS3183	FRENCH MFA NEA A/S-EQUIVALENT ON LEBANON, JULY 24 [...] (C) The French are starting to worry about the clock ticking down in Lebanon and the decreasing likelihood of a carefully sequenced settlement that addresses the need to elect a successor to President Lahoud as well as form a new government representing the different factions. NEA A/S-Equiv [...]	2007-07-25 17:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07PARIS3184	FRENCH MFA NEA A/S-EQUIVALENT ON LEBANON, JULY 24 [...] (C) The French are starting to worry about the clock ticking down in Lebanon and the decreasing likelihood of a carefully sequenced settlement that addresses the need to elect a successor to President Lahoud as well as form a new government representing the different factions. NEA A/S-Equiv [...]	2007-07-25 18:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07PARIS3210	FRENCH MFA NEA A/S-EQUIVALENT ON LEBANON, JULY 24 [...] (C) The French are starting to worry about the clock ticking down in Lebanon and the decreasing likelihood of a carefully sequenced settlement that addresses the need to elect a successor to President Lahoud as well as form a new government representing the different factions. NEA A/S-Equiv [...]	2007-07-27 17:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07PARIS525	OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OECD members are divided on a number of key issues regarding enlargement and enhanced engagement. A February 5 Council discussion highlighted differing views on how to deal with the BRICS, whether Russia should be invited to begin discussions on accession negotiations, whether [...]	2007-02-09 14:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PODGORICA50	MONTENEGRO: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 09:54:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MW
07PORTAUPRINCE330	SCENSETTER FOR CODEL PRICE VISIT [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified --- please protect accordingly. 2.(U) We very much look forward to your visit to Haiti next week and have worked hard to put together a program that will begin to build bridges between the Congress and the Parliament. Parliamentary leaders are eager [...]	2007-02-21 14:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE59	DEPUTIES TO ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: As a result of continuing political maneuvering and lobbying, the deputies in Haiti's lower house have delayed executive board elections originally scheduled for the first day of the new session on January 8. A coalition of the Fusion, Alyans, and OPL parties has reportedly agree [...]	2007-01-12 20:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR HA
07PORTOFSPAIN1031	OAS LABOR MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DECENT WORK AS THE CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE XV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) IN PORT OF SPAIN SEPTEMBER 11-13 PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND LABOR OBJECTIVES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO BE REINFORCED THROUGH ENGAGEMENT ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AMONG LABOR MINISTERS, I [...]	2007-10-15 11:48:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SOCI OAS XK XL XM TD
07PRAGUE313	CZECH AMBASSADOR FOR ENERGY SECURITY'S TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This is Vaclav Bartuska's first trip to the U.S. in his capacity as Czech Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security. He was appointed to this position last winter because the MFA saw the need for closer scrutiny and high level interagency coordination to develop a coher [...]	2007-03-23 14:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CZ RU
07QUITO17	CORREA NAMES FINAL CABINET POSTS, INCLUDING A [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27, President-Elect Rafael Correa announced the rest of his cabinet, to be sworn in on January 15. The new officials named were: Guadalupe Larriva, as Minister of Defense; Caroline Chang as Health Minister; Trajano Andrade Viteri will head the Transportation and Pu [...]	2007-01-04 07:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR SNAR EC
07QUITO1758	A REVOLVING DOOR IN ECUADOR'S ECONOMIC MINISTRIES [...] (U) In the past month, the Correa administration has implemented a number of high-level changes in Ecuador's economic ministries. The country now has new ministers of Electricity, Petroleum and Mining, Transportation, and Economy and Finance. Ministers Leave to Run for Constituent Assembly [...]	2007-08-06 20:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PINR EC
07QUITO2580	INAUGURATION OF ECUADOR'S CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] Summary: (SBU) The Constitutional Assembly, charged with writing Ecuador,s twentieth Constitution, was inaugurated on November 29. Declaring itself &the highest authority in Ecuador8, the Assembly suspended congress, retained President Correa and Vice President Moreno, and fired two key Corr [...]	2007-12-03 17:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07RABAT1274	MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: OPTIMISM FROM ACROSS THE ATLAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and Econ FSN visited the largely Berber, rural-oriented Atlas and trans-Atlas towns of Azrou, Midelt and Errachidia preliminary to the September 7 parliamentary elections. Among the business associations, non-government organizations (NGOs),local government officials, [...]	2007-08-10 08:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL MO
07RABAT1695	MOROCCANS FURIOUS OVER SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan government is reacting strongly to the announced visit of Spanish King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Following blistering criticism of the intended visit by PM El-Fassi and Information Minister Naciri, the GOM announced in the afternoon of Nove [...]	2007-11-02 17:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO SP
07RIYADH1412	GROWING PAINS: IMPROVEMENTS IN SAUDI MEDIA [...] (C) In the past five years, there have been significant and positive changes in the Saudi media thanks to King Abudullah, gains by moderates in the SAG, and subsequent ministry restructuring. There are more moderate commentary in the press, more reporting done on previously taboo subjects, [...]	2007-07-02 13:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA
07SANJOSE1783	COSTA RICA AND CHINA: IS TRADE THE TIE THAT BINDS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations have gotten off to a splashy start, with trade as the centerpiece. The new Chinese Embassy in San Jose opened on August 24, in conjunction with a trade fair which reportedly netted USD 12 million in sales or commitments for the Chinese and USD 140 mil [...]	2007-09-27 17:33:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS CVIS ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XK
07SANSALVADOR41	THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although established in 1992, the Central American Integration System (SICA) remains an incipient attempt by the countries of Central America to achieve regional integration and cooperation. The organization includes the member nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guate [...]	2007-01-10 19:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM XK ES ETRD EU
07SARAJEVO1403	AMB. WILLIAMSON DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON PIFWCS, [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Sarajevo, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues J. Clint Williamson met with top Bosnian politicians, justice officials and members of international organizations to discuss improving Bosnia's justice system in advance of the ICTY's planned 2009 clos [...]	2007-06-25 05:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC ICTY KJUS PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO2278	BOSINA POLITICAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 25, 2007 [...] (C) In a telephone call with the Ambassador, SDA President Sulejman Tihic expressed concern over situation in the RS and asserted Dodik,s behavior was part of coordinated plot with Belgrade to destabilize Bosnia and link Kosovo to the RS. Tihic explained he had met today with SDA RSNA delega [...]	2007-10-25 17:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2574	BOSNIA - POSSIBLE DEAL OPENS WINDOW FOR INITIALING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Developments over the course of November 29-30 have brought us very close to resolution of the political crisis over High Representative Lajcak,s October 19 measures designed to facilitate decision-making in the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) and the Council of Ministers (CoM). This [...]	2007-11-30 20:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK EU
07SARAJEVO487	BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...]	2007-03-02 06:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
07SARAJEVO674	BOSNIA - THE PRESIDENCY DEVELOPS A STAFF-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bosnian Tri-Presidency has begun to develop a staff that can serve their respective bosses. On a day-to-day basis the vast majority of our contact with the Presidency takes place at the staff level, which has provided an important avenue for influencing their bosses' thinking [...]	2007-03-27 14:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SECTION01OF03ANKARA365	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07SEOUL3527	LOOKING IN THE CRYSTAL BALL: LEE MYUNG-BAK'S [...] (C) Summary: Past presidents have traditionally started their tenure by choosing academics or National Assembly members as their first foreign ministers, later replaced by career diplomats. The current bet among our MOFAT and campaign contacts is that Lee Myung-bak might decide to stick wit [...]	2007-12-13 21:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
07SHANGHAI335	SHANGHAI INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary. During a May 29 luncheon with the Consul General, Shanghai Institute For International Studies (SIIS) Vice President Yang Jiemian said China would be responsive to U.S. requests conveyed via the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) process. He predicted that China would gradually ta [...]	2007-06-01 03:09:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH TW XA XK XR XD
07STATE154674	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary. Department requests action addressees demarche host governments, at the highest appropriate level, to: 1) share our concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package; 2) highlight growing dissension within Venezuela and the increasingly rep [...]	2007-11-09 16:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE PHUM WHA EU
07STATE166027	A/S FRIED MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR USHAKOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, Russian Ambassador Yuriy Ushakov met with EUR A/S Daniel Fried for a read-out of meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) at the foreign ministers level in Brussels. Fried noted that the NRC "could have been much worse." He [...]	2007-12-12 13:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAIR PARM MARR RS
07STATE81232	EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE; [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]	2007-06-11 23:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07SUVA53	FIJI UPDATE 1/23/17: BAINIMARAMA LOOKING NORTH; [...] (C) In reaction to aid and visa restrictions imposed by Western governments, particularly Australia and New Zealand, Commodore Bainimarama announced plans to send a delegation of ministers, senior officials and businessmen to China, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia in order to diversify sources [...]	2007-01-22 21:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC UN EU CH IN MY ID
07TAIPEI740	INPUT FOR 2007 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 11:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
07TEGUCIGALPA76	HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS U.S. OIL COMPANIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales returned "a changed man" from meetings with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on January 10. Zelaya was clearly frustrated at his continuing inability to resolve Honduras' energy proble [...]	2007-01-13 00:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA77	HONDURAS EXPROPRIATES U.S. OIL COMPANIES' STORAGE [...] (S/NF) Summary: On January 13, the GOH announced in a surprise decision that it would be compelling use of privately-owned oil import and storage facilities in Honduras. It remains unclear which facilities are affected, but at a minimum Honduran firm DIPPSA and U.S. firm Esso are subject to [...]	2007-01-14 20:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET EINV ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TELAVIV1029	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Detention and Release of UK Sailors ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Israel Radio reported that around two weeks ago IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit's captors passed on to him a pair of glasses sent by his father. The r [...]	2007-04-06 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

07TELAVIV1048	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend the media reported on slight progress in negotiations toward the release of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit. On Sunday leading media reported that Hamas demands the liberation of 1, [...]	2007-04-10 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1293	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 09:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3501	READOUT: INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON OUTPOSTS [...] (C) Summary: On December 11, Vice Premier Haim Ramon told the Ambassador that the basic principle of any legislation to standardize the rules of construction in the West Bank would ensure that any politically sensitive settlement construction would have to be approved by the government. Pri [...]	2007-12-12 12:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV678	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. Syria 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department official in Washington as saying that no one in the US administration, including President Bush, can point out a date for the establishment [...]	2007-03-02 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1364	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DASD FATA'S JULY 13 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During his meetings with Dutch officials on July 13, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata discussed the Dutch decision on whether to extend in some capacity its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. Dutch officials were receptive to Fata's suggestion of [...]	2007-07-19 10:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE448	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) presided over his final Article VII consultations. Delegations congratulated him for his work over the past year. Amb. Onate (Legal Adviser) then gave a brief summary of the Progress Report (EC-48/DG.10 27 Feb. 2007) noting that the cut-off for new i [...]	2007-03-14 11:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07TOKYO1	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1000	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1218	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1253	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1384	IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI'S "EXCELLENT" VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's March 21-24 visit to Tokyo was "excellent," according to Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim al-Jumaily. During the visit PM Abe assured Hashimi his government would push to renew the Iraq Special Measures Law for two years, permitting the continued d [...]	2007-03-29 10:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
07TOKYO1420	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 03:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1605	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1677	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1852	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1926	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1989	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 01:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2239	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2255	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 07:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2481	VFM YACHI REVIEWS SUMMIT, BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) The Japanese were very happy with April's summit between President Bush and Prime Minster Abe, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told the Ambassador June 1, and PM Abe would welcome a stopover in Tokyo by President Bush en route to the APEC summit in Sydney. Abe would also welcome a p [...]	2007-06-04 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAGR PGOV MOPS MARR PHUM PINR ETRD
07TOKYO2652	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 23:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2966	The Japan Economic Scope June 28, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from June 28, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Economic Section's Thinning Ranks 4. Doha Stock Taking in Tokyo 5. Ag Text Delay -- Is There a Silver Lining? 6. US-Korea FTA -- Political Will Key to Deal 7. U.S. Beef: Technical [...]	2007-06-29 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3243	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 01:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3362	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-24 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO343	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO36	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3884	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4863	LITTLE SUBSTANCE LIKELY IN JAPAN-CHINA ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: The high-level economic dialogue between China and Japan, a product of former Prime Minister Abe's effort to improve relations with China, will likely take place in late November or early December, according to an official of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Th [...]	2007-10-18 09:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL ETTC KIPR JA CH
07TOKYO5228	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5425	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5573	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 01:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO643	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO762	DIET ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2007 Diet convened on January 25 and will run 150 days to June 23 during which it will consider a number of economic bills with potential impact on this summer's Upper House election, particularly those designed to bolster PM Abe's "Second Chance" initiative to close a perce [...]	2007-02-22 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ELAB EINV ETRD JA
07TOKYO784	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TUNIS180	ARAB INTERIOR MINISTERS DISCUSS CT COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The January 30-31 Arab League Interior Ministers meeting in Tunis was focused on counter-terrorism cooperation. Voicing support for Lebanon and Iraq, the Council of Arab Interior Ministers also discussed narcotics trafficking, civil protection and road safety. President Ben Ali' [...]	2007-02-05 15:26:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV IZ SY SU TS
07ULAANBAATAR112	Third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States State Department held the third annual U.S.-Mongolia Consultations on Bilateral, Regional, and Global Issues (CBRGI) on January 29 at Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen [...]	2007-02-21 07:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ETRD MASS MARR PREF MG
07ULAANBAATAR355	DECISION ON 8TH ROTATION TO IRAQ DELAYED BY [...] (C) During a June 19 meeting, Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Tsogtbaatar told E/P Chief that the GOM's decision on sending an 8th rotation of troops to Iraq has been delayed because of the June 14 parliamentary vote to dismiss Ts. Nyamdorj as Speaker. He noted that, because of the dismi [...]	2007-06-19 08:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV PINR MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR712	Ambassador Meets New Minister of Industry and Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Kh. Narankhuu told the Ambassador, during an initial courtesy call December 21, that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) hopes to conclude one or both of the two major mining projects under consideration (Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi) ov [...]	2007-12-27 00:32:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON SENV MARR PGOV KMCA MG
07USEUBRUSSELS536	EU AGREES ON ACCESS TO POLICE DATABASES FOR [...] EU ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA Council) on February 15 agreed to incorporate into the EU legal order the main provisions of the Treaty of Pr\|m relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (issues coming under the so- called "third pillar") with the exception [...]	2007-02-16 11:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL KCRM RS EUN
07USNATO636	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 12, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Ambassadors congratulated ISAF for excellent military and media coordination on Operation MAR KARARDAD in Musa Qala, but expressed concern that follow-up efforts to hold Musa Qala are implemented across the civil-military spectrum. Ambass [...]	2007-12-14 10:48:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USNATO637	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 12, 2007 [...] (U) This cable is being retransmitted due to an error in the reftel number. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Ambassadors congratulated ISAF for excellent military and media coordination on Operation MAR KARARDAD in Musa Qala, but expressed concern that follow-up eff [...]	2007-12-14 11:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
07USUNNEWYORK217	IRAQ BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Abd al-Mahdi told the Security Council that 2007 will be the year of civil peace and unity in Iraq. The UN Security Council held March 15 its quarterly open briefing (REFTEL) on the activities of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) and the Multinational For [...]	2007-03-19 14:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK695	CHAD/CAR: UN URGES COUNCIL TO "TRUST BUT VERIFY" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At August 21 consultations, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations Assistant-Secretary-General Annabi advised the Security Council to "trust but verify" plans for peacekeeping in eastern Chad and northeastern Central African Republic (CAR),given Chadian President [...]	2007-08-21 22:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK944	UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (U) Summary: On October 24, Professor John Dugard, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, briefed the Third Committee of the General Assembly on his latest report, UN document A/62/275 of 17 August 2007. Israel called the report one-s [...]	2007-11-01 13:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA KPAL IS
07VIENNA1218	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 10, 2007 [...] The parliamentary investigative committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces will hold the next round of hearings today. A key figure in the affair is due to appear before the committee: Erhard Steininger, a lobbyist for the EADS consortium, who has been a [...]	2007-05-10 13:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA157	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 23, 2007 [...] Minister for the Environment Josef Proell yesterday presented "Perspectives Group 2010", which outlines proposals for the OEVP's future course that are to be developed in detail by 14 working groups. The OeVP will be "open to outside criticism," Proell emphasized. Presenting the OeVP's program [...]	2007-01-23 13:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA200	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 26, 2007 [...] Unlike Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe),Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has harshly criticized FPOe boss Heinz-Christian Strache's "war games pictures." Such images, Molterer underscored, "could not simply be dismissed as some foolish action" Strache committed as a youth. Similarly, should [...]	2007-01-26 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2064	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 2, 2007 [...] Even though he had lost the BAWAG bank 639 million dollars in October 1998, the bank's managing board gave Wolfgang Flttl another 330,000 million dollars to continue his speculations. On the 11th day of the BAWAG trial, the former Secretary General of the bank, Peter Nakowitz, confirmed that Wo [...]	2007-08-02 13:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2633	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 16, 2007 [...] A SPOe-OeVP government review of integration policy began in Austria on Monday with the launch of the so-called "integration platform." At the same time, the European Union released a study saying Austria has one of the worst records in the EU on integration. The study reveals that Austria is r [...]	2007-10-16 13:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2639	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 17, 2007 [...] Austria is to significantly improve its handling of asylum cases, the government has said. Funds will be released to provide more staff to process applications for asylum, according to Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer of the People's Party (OeVP). The coalition government h [...]	2007-10-17 13:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA702	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 20, 2007 [...] Although politicians agree Austria needs more child-care spaces, they disagree on how to finance such facilities. Health Ccare and Family Issues Minister Andrea Kdolsky wants the provinces to provide the funding, but Austrian municipality president Helmut Moedlhammer argues the federal governme [...]	2007-03-21 07:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA714	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 21, 2007 [...] The SPOe-OeVP coalition will make an effort to settle its ongoing dispute regarding implementation of Kyoto goals at today's Council of Ministers. There has been disagreement on a number of aspects of Austria's planned new climate strategy, including on the SPOe's proposals of holding a climate [...]	2007-03-21 15:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENTIANE364	UNHCR'S ERIKA FELLER DISCUSSES HMONG ISSUES; LAO [...] (C) Summary: The visit of UNHCR's lead protection official, Erika Feller, haS provided insight into Hmong issues including what may happen to the 152 Hmong (plus three babies) being held in Thailand's Nong Khai Province. Unfortunately, we are concerned UNHCR may be overestimating the ability o [...]	2007-05-04 09:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM LA
07WARSAW355	KACZYNSKIS SEEK TO SOLDIER ON DESPITE CRACKS IN [...] (C) Summary. There is a crisis atmosphere within the government as President and Prime Minister Kaczynskis' most loyal political lieutenants are squabbling publicly. Even for the Kaczynskis, who have overseen a government buffeted by crisis (much of their own making),the resignations last [...]	2007-02-14 16:11:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07YAOUNDE442	CAMEROON GETS CORRUPTION WATCHDOG, BUT WILL IT [...] (C) Summary. One year after establishing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC),President Biya on March 15 nominated a slate largely consisting of ruling CPDM party apparatchiks to CONAC's Coordination Committee. It will be headed by Paul Tessa, a longtime Presidency confidante. [...]	2007-04-09 13:28:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ECON PREL CM
07YEREVAN307	MCC VP HEWKO DRIVES HOME COST OF BAD ELECTIONS [...] (C) During his March 8-9 visit to Yerevan, MCC Vice President for Operations John Hewko praised Armenia's implementation of the MCC Compact while sending a clear message that in order to remain eligible for funding, elections in May must be a "significant improvement towards full compliance wi [...]	2007-03-15 09:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMCA AM
07ZAGREB618	CROATIA COMMITTED TO NATO REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador, DCM, and PolOff delivered ref A points during week of June 18 to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Asst DefMin Igor Pokaz, and MFA NATO Office Director Neven Mikec respectively. GoC representatives were grateful for USG support and guidance and emphasized com [...]	2007-06-28 13:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ABIDJAN138	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Cote d'Ivoire is beginning to emerge from a five-year crisis during which the country was divided in two, with government forces controlling the southern half of the country and rebel forces, known as the New Forces (NF),in control of the north. President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces [...]	2008-03-03 16:13:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
08ABUDHABI1247	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE FIFTH MINISTERIAL MEETING IN ABU DHABI OCTOBER 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-02 12:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI XF AE
08ABUDHABI1430	SENATOR BAUCUS'S VISIT TO THE UAE [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) During his December 13-15 visit to the United Arab Emirates, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and accompanying delegation from the Senate Finance Committee staff met with senior government and financi [...]	2008-12-21 09:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV ETRD ENRG OREP PREL SENV PARM KNNP AE
08ABUJA2119	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WITH FONMIN CURRENT PRECARIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador had a two hour one-on-one meeting with Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe at his home evening October 26 following his arrival from the Cotonou October 24-25 NEDPAD peer review meeting on Uganda and Nigeria. The main points the Ambassador raised during the meeting we [...]	2008-10-27 20:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08ABUJA2264	NIGERIA: POWER SECTOR TO GET $5.3 BILLION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 30, 2008 the National Assembly approved the Federal Government's portion of $2.4 billion the required $5.3 billion for Nigeria's short-term power strategic plan. The funds will be used to rehabilitate the electricity grid and begin the completion of the National Indep [...]	2008-11-18 07:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV EAID NI
08ABUJA893	U.S. RICE EXPORTERS FAIL TO RESPOND TO GON LIFTING RICE [...] (U) This is an Action Request for USDA/FAS/OTP Deputy Administrator Christian Foster and USDA/FAS/OCRA Charles Alexander. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (FEC) on May 7 approved the suspension of customs tariffs for six months to allow for the [...]	2008-05-16 10:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL NI
08ADDISABABA1299	EXCEPTIONAL ISSUANCE OF IMPORT LICENSES TO CHINESE FIRMS [...] The influence of the Chinese Government on Ethiopian economic sectors continues to gain traction. The Ethiopian Council of Ministers recently approved an exception to issued licenses previously reserved for domestic investors to two Chinese government firms to import and distribute heavy const [...]	2008-05-14 08:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET EEB
08ALGIERS1208	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS APPROVED WITHOUT DEBATE [...] (C) Algeria's new constitution was ratified in a special November 12 joint session of the Algerian parliament, during which senators and MPs voted overwhelmingly to approve the constitutional amendments proposed by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (ref A). After an introduction by Senate Presid [...]	2008-11-12 17:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL AG
08ALGIERS1296	ALGERIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS ON BOUTEFLIKA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliamentarians told Codel Hastings on December 2 that they believed the international community must play a greater role in resolving the Western Sahara question and that a third term for President Bouteflika is necessary for the well-being of Algeria. The Minister of Parliame [...]	2008-12-15 07:56:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OREP PBTS MO AG
08ANKARA1023	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1255	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1888	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA72	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA999	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANTANANARIVO137	COMOROS WAITS FOR ZUMA; ASSEMBLES HELICOPTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros and the Moroni diplomatic corps await South African (RSA) Foreign Minister Dlamini-Zuma's decision regarding when an international delegation might deliver an ultimatum to renegade Colonel Mohamed Bacar of Anjouan. The Union has obtai [...]	2008-02-19 11:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CN
08ASTANA2179	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC CRISIS AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held a meeting of SCO heads of government in Astana on October 30. All four SCO observer states, as well as Afghanistan, also sent high-level representatives to the event. The SCO heads of government called for greater coordination in [...]	2008-11-04 11:46:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET AF KZ
08ASTANA2276	KAZAKHSTAN: KAZMUNAIGAS FIRST VP IDENOV ON SWAPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, KazMunaiGas (KMG) First Vice President Maksat Idenov briefed the Ambassador on KMG's trans-Caspian oil transportation agreement with the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR),indica [...]	2008-11-19 10:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI KPAO KZ
08ASUNCION696	SCENE-SETTER FOR BUSH-LUGO MEETING: PARAGUAY [...] (C) President Fernando Lugo's administration represents the first break in Colorado Party's 61-year stranglehold on power; as such, it is shaking the foundations of Paraguayan society. President Bush's October 27 meeting with President Lugo offers the United States an opportunity to reaffirm it [...]	2008-10-14 18:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION747	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Engel November 11-13. President Fernando Lugo's administration represents the first break in the Colorado Party's 61-year streak in power; as such, it is shaking the foundations of Paraguayan society. Just on the heels of President Lugo's October 27 [...]	2008-11-04 12:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08BAGHDAD1015	RRT ERBIL: BARZANI ADVISOR SUPPORTS CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Fuad Hussein, a key advisor to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani, told RRTOFF that Barzani voiced his support to PM Maliki's crackdown on criminal gangs and militia in Basra in a March 31 phone call. The call, the first conversation between the two [...]	2008-04-02 09:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD1075	VP ADEL ON APRIL 5 PCNS AND GOI OFFENSIVE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi said political unity expressed in the April 5 meeting of the Political Council for National Security (PCNS) had built momentum for progress on several fronts, particularly the dissolution of the Jaysh al-Mehdi (JAM) and the r [...]	2008-04-07 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1168	NECHIRVAN BARZANI HAILS NEW AMITY WITH BAGHDAD [...] (C) Econ Minister-Counselor Charlie Ries, Pol/Mil Minister-Counselor Marcie Ries, and Special Assistant to the President for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk met on April 12 with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani. Barzani proclaimed a dramatic upswing in G [...]	2008-04-14 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD118	READOUT OF THE JANUARY 14 THREE PLUS ONE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 18:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1403	RIKABI STUMPED BY TAWAFUQ SPLIT? [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a May 5 meeting, Sadiq Rikabi professed to be unsure of how PM Maliki should play the splintering of the Tawafuq Front, but finally indicated that Maliki would likely press Vice President Hashimi to submit a new list of ministerial nominees representing the entire Front and n [...]	2008-05-05 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1407	THE TAWAFUQ COALITION: A PORTRQT OF SUNNI [...] (S) The largest bloc of Sunni political parties, the "Tawafuq Front," is likely to fracture over internal feuding between its three senior leaders, tensions created by the prolonged negotiations to return Tawafuq to government, and positioning in the run-up to provincial elections. Relations [...]	2008-05-06 09:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1426	THE AMBASSADOR'S MAY 6 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: President Talabani, accompanied by DPM Barham Saleh, told the Ambassador that he had advised PM Maliki to wait and see whether Iran implemented its promises to not support Shi'a militants before deciding whether to visit Tehran. Talabani said he warned Iranian Ambassador Qomi ear [...]	2008-05-07 18:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1483	MALIKI DEMANDS HALT TO IRANIAN AND SYRIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During his weekly security meeting on May 7 with the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus, Prime Minister Maliki cited increasing evidence of Iran's direct interference in Iraqi affairs and the backlash it has engendered among Iraqis at all levels of society. He said he [...]	2008-05-12 16:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD1509	IRAQ'S SWIRLING SUNNI STREET: UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (S) In a particularly encouraging development, the Sunni Arab community appears increasingly reconciled to competing in the formal political process, despite its many misgivings related to that process. Preparations for provincial elections later this year have set in motion a dizzying scram [...]	2008-05-14 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1526	SCENESETTER FOR NECHIRVAN BARZANI'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani is visiting Washington on May 17-21 after receiving an honorary degree from Washington and Jefferson University. His meetings will include the Vice President, the Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary. Nechirvan [...]	2008-05-18 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1577	FM ZEBARI ON REGIONAL ISSUES; AMBASSADORIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 21 meeting with PolCouns and Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari was skeptical about the prospects for a June Arab League ministerial in Baghdad, but more upbeat about an Expanded Neighbors FM-level meeting here. Zebari described bilatera [...]	2008-05-22 11:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1668	ENGAGING IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS ON GOI EFFORTS TO [...] (U) Para 11 contains talking points that addressees may wish to use in updating the engagement approach laid out in Refs A and B. 2. (C) Summary: The government of Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki has undertaken significant steps to confront militias and criminal groups supported by Iran and to [...]	2008-06-02 02:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD202	TALABANI ON EARLY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BUSINESS, [...] (C) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani discussed the Executive Council (formerly known as the "3 1") and other topics in an informal dinner on January 20 with the Ambassador. He said the Council plans to shrink the Council of Ministers by nearly half, but also to reincorporate most of the blocs [...]	2008-01-25 12:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD2032	MAIN SUNNI BLOC INCHES CLOSER TO DEAL TO RETURN [...] (C) Government spokesman Ali Dabbagh on June 30 announced that PM Maliki and VP Hashimi worked out a compromise deal to return the Tawafuq Front - the main Sunni Arab bloc in Parliament - to its cabinet seats. A list of cabinet nominees was reportedly agreed to by the two leaders, including [...]	2008-07-01 15:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2134	DE-BAATH AMENDMENTS AND COMMISSIONERS PENDING [...] (C) Member of Parliament Rashid Azzawi, (Sunni/Arab, Tawafuq, Iraqi Islamic Party) explained to Poloffs on July 6 the state of play regarding the law on Accountability and Justice which passed last February but has been neither implemented nor amended until now. Azzawi confirmed that the Pr [...]	2008-07-09 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2152	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI ON: THE PROVINCIAL [...] (S) Summary: In a July 8 meeting with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, Ambassador Crocker, joined by NSC Senior Director Brett McGurk and DASD Mark Kimmitt, discussed progress on the Provincial Elections Law and on the Strategic Framework Agreement and accompanying protocol/MOU. On the Provinc [...]	2008-07-10 16:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD2206	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SFA/PROTOCOL WITH VP [...] (C) In a brief July 14 meeting, Ambassador Crocker outlined for Vice President Tariq Hashimi the U.S. approach to the Strategic Framework Agreement and protocol to be taken up by the Executive Committee that evening. Ambassador Crocker said that on July 12 he and PM Maliki had discussed the i [...]	2008-07-15 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD2212	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SFA/PROTOCOL WITH VP [...] (C) In a brief July 14 meeting, Ambassador Crocker outlined for Vice President Tariq Hashimi the U.S. approach to the Strategic Framework Agreement and protocol to be taken up by the Executive Committee that evening. Ambassador Crocker said that on July 12 he and PM Maliki had discussed the i [...]	2008-07-16 04:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD224	VP ADEL ON BUDGET, NEW CABINET, SECURITY, REGIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador January 24 that Prime Minister Maliki continues to obstruct passage of the 2008 GOI budget, but it is unlikely that the budget would need to be submitted for an additional, time-consuming cabinet vote prior to final parliamentary [...]	2008-01-26 10:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2297	VP HASHIMI, AMB CROCKER, CG PETRAEUS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 18 dinner hosted at his residence for Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus to discuss how to promote better relations between the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) and Coalition Forces (CF) in Anbar Province, IIP Secretary-General and Iraqi Vice President Hashimi, IIP MPs, an [...]	2008-07-23 19:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PMIL IZ
08BAGHDAD238	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTS, [...] (S) During their January 25 meeting, the Ambassador and Vice President Hashimi discussed the Executive Council, a draft amnesty law, Mosul, Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs),and Iran. Hashimi voiced concern that PM Maliki might decrease relative authority of the Executive Council in favor of [...]	2008-01-27 17:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ
08BAGHDAD250	VP ADEL ON LTSR AND PENDING LEGISLATION [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told Political Counselor on January 28 that the GOI Political Committee for National Security (PCNS) discussed the GOI long-term strategic partnership (LTSR) negotiating framework during a January 26 meeting, agreeing that negotiations would be hand [...]	2008-01-28 12:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2702	PARLIAMENTARY ALLIANCE FRAGILE AMIDST KURD-SHI'A [...] (C) SUMMARY: While bitter feelings linger toward the Kurds over the election law/Kirkuk impasse, mainstream Shi'a political leaders (particularly ISCI) appear to recognize that their political self-interest requires a continuation of their alliance with the Kurds. Kurdish interlocutors have v [...]	2008-08-22 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2703	PARLIAMENTARY ALLIANCE FRAGILE AMIDST KURD-SHI'A [...] (C) SUMMARY: While bitter feelings linger toward the Kurds over the election law/Kirkuk impasse, mainstream Shi'a political leaders (particularly ISCI) appear to recognize that their political self-interest requires a continuation of their alliance with the Kurds. Kurdish interlocutors have v [...]	2008-08-22 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ

08BAGHDAD2966	NINEWA: SHREWD AND MERCURIAL GOVERNOR FAVORS KRG, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ninewa provincial governor Kashmoula is a pro-KRG Sunni Arab whose administration has contributed to the socio-economic decline of the province. Elected with US support by Kurdish and pro-Kurdish members of the Provincial Council following the 2004 assassination of his cousin, [...]	2008-09-14 17:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3310	ERBIL: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES SOFA, PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 4 meeting in Sulaymaniyah with Iraq's Presidency Council and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, Iraq President Jalal Talibani told visiting Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Ambassador Crocker that the Presidency Council would propose adding Article 50 (election quo [...]	2008-10-14 08:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3652	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT,S DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt had a series of meetings with key Iraqi economic officials at events surrounding the Dialogue on Business and Investment Climate (DBIC),including a large dinner hosted by Finance Minister Bayan Jabr at his home in the International [...]	2008-11-18 14:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD3776	KRG DIVIDED: SPECIAL ADVISOR KRAJESKI DISCUSSES [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) During Senior Advisor Krajeski's recent visit to the Kurdistan Region, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and non-KRG interlocutors suggested that the power struggle between the two dominant Kurdish political pa [...]	2008-12-01 18:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3796	GOI DELIVERS ASSURANCES TO MEK, TAKES CUSTODY OF [...] (C) Summary: A GOI delegation led by Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim conveyed the GOI's humanitarian assurances to the USG to the Camp Ashraf (Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK)) leadership during a November 26 visit. The GOI had been reluctant to officially convey the assurances, concerned tha [...]	2008-12-04 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PTER PINS PREF IR IZ
08BAGHDAD3880	FIVE COMMITTEE TALKS - POSSIBLE ROADMAP FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Participants in the Five Committee Talks on constitutional issues have told us the process has been positive, hard-hitting and honest. Heightened Shia-Kurd tensions, the confrontation in Khanaqin (reftel A,B,C and D) led to a Kurdish President Barzani visit to Baghdad at the end [...]	2008-12-12 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3881	FIVE COMMITTEE TALKS - POSSIBLE ROADMAP FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Participants in the Five Committee Talks on constitutional issues have told us the process has been positive, hard-hitting and honest. Heightened Shia-Kurd tensions, the confrontation in Khanaqin (reftel A,B,C and D) led to a Kurdish President Barzani visit to Baghdad at the end [...]	2008-12-12 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD437	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S) During a February 11 meeting, the Ambassador and Vice President Hashimi discussed the Executive Council (Ex-Co),the Political Council for National Security (PCNS),Tawafuq's return to government, legislation, threats by Anbar sheikhs directed at the Iraqi Islamic Party, and Hashimi's U.S. [...]	2008-02-15 10:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD438	VP ADEL ABDEL MEHDI: SISTANI "VERY NERVOUS" ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on February 10 that his recent meetings in Najaf with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Iraq's other three leading Shia clerics revealed great unease over current economic and social conditions in Iraq, but the four Maraja offer [...]	2008-02-15 10:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD449	INITIAL ANALYSIS OF COR-APPROVED 2008 FEDERAL [...] (C) Begin Summary: After more than two and a half months of legislative branch deliberations, the Council of Representatives (CoR) voted to pass the 2008 General Federal Budget law on February 13 as part of an overall package which included Amnesty and Provincial Powers laws. The Presidency Co [...]	2008-02-15 16:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD495	IRAQ'S COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES [...] (C) Its powerful constitutional role notwithstanding, Iraq's parliament remains a weak institution. Its problems are Iraq's problems: deep-seated sectarian, ethnic and personal animosities that inhibit and frequently prevent compromise, cooperation and agreement. Given the magnitude of thes [...]	2008-02-21 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD502	MCNS FEBRUARY 17 DISCUSSES IRAQI PSDS, FORCE [...] (S REL UK AS) The weekly MCNS discussed supervision and management of Personal Security Details (PSDs),force generation success for the Ministry of Interior (MOI) forces, needs of the Directorate of Border Enforcement (DBE),security for elections and the approaching visit of Iranian Presiden [...]	2008-02-21 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PGOV PREL PTER SY IZ
08BAGHDAD536	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI ON NATIONAL GOVERNANCE, [...] (S) During a February 21 meeting, the Ambassador and Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi reviewed the status of Provincial Powers legislation, the Executive Council, Mosul, and Kurdish issues. Responding to the Ambassador's request to help pressure Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi to avoid vetoing [...]	2008-02-24 17:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD585	NINEWA: IRAQI GOVERNMENT SAYING THE RIGHT THINGS [...] (C/REL ACGU) Summary and Comment: The Iraqi Government is focused on Mosul security and reconstruction. The massive explosion in January in West Mosul's Zanjali market and ongoing military operations served as catalysts to focus the Iraqi Government at the highest level on the critical import [...]	2008-02-28 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL ECON MARR IZ
08BAGHDAD595	DE-BA'ATH PUBLISHED -- CLOCK NOW TICKING [...] (C) Summary: Two separate sources report that the Law of Accountability and Justice (De-Ba'ath Reform) was published in the official gazette approximately two weeks ago (around February 14). Its publication begins the countdown on a 60-day (or 90-day) window for former Ba'athists covered by t [...]	2008-02-29 18:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD650	THE IRAQI FPS - A MISSING SECURITY LINK? [...] SUMMARY: Prior to the fall of Saddam's regime, the Facility Protection Services (FPS) was directly controlled by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) but was decentralized during the CPA's administration. The MoI has recently introduced a FPS Reform Law that is considered critical in guaranteeing [...]	2008-03-05 13:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP PGOV PINS
08BAGHDAD658	WHY VP ABDEL MEHDI REFUSED TO SIGN THE PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Abdel Mehdi plans to send Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mashadani a paper outlining sixteen specific objections to the Provincial Powers Law (PPL),along with proposed changes. While there is nothing in VP Abdel Mehdi's paper that would necessarily delay [...]	2008-03-05 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD66	KURDS STILL SEEKING CHANCE TO REPLACE MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish leaders have agreed not to remove Prime Minister Maliki in the short term, but have little faith in him and probably would move to replace him if not for the Secretary,s strong message that Iraqi leaders must focus on issues instead of personalities. While that message r [...]	2008-01-09 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD735	(C) SUNNI POLITICAL BLOC (TAWAFUQ) SEEKS EMBASSY [...] (S) On March 8, a senior member of the Iraqi Islamic Party and Tawafuq Bloc, Parliament Member Dr. Alaa al-Mekki, presented poloff with a letter clarifying the bloc's demands in ongoing but stalled negotiations with the Prime Minister's office. In the letter's cover note, Mekki requests Embass [...]	2008-03-12 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREF IZ
08BAGHDAD855	WEEKLY MEETING WITH PM, MARCH 13: SOFA/STRATEGIC [...] (S) In a cordial meeting March 13 at Prime Minister Maliki's weekly security meeting with Ambassador Crocker and GEN Petraeus, Ambassador briefed Maliki on the dual-tracked, concurrent negotiation of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and the Strategic Framework (SF) by a technical experts [...]	2008-03-20 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD887	THE AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH VP ABDEL [...] (S) Summary: In a March 23 meeting with the Ambassador, VP Abdel Mehdi shared his analysis of the latest IDF strikes on the International Zone; discussed the reasons for his withdrawal of his veto of the Provincial Powers Law; speculated on the CoR's priorities when it reconvenes; described a [...]	2008-03-24 12:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD901	THE AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH VP ABDEL [...] (S) Summary: In a March 23 meeting with the Ambassador, VP Abdel Mehdi shared his analysis of the latest IDF strikes on the International Zone; discussed the reasons for his withdrawal of his veto of the Provincial Powers Law; speculated on the CoR's priorities when it reconvenes; described a [...]	2008-03-25 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD909	WEEKLY MEETING WITH PM, MARCH 13: SOFA/STRATEGIC [...] (S) In a cordial meeting March 13 at Prime Minister Maliki's weekly security meeting with Ambassador Crocker and GEN Petraeus, Ambassador briefed Maliki on the dual-tracked, concurrent negotiation of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and the Strategic Framework (SF) by a technical experts [...]	2008-03-25 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS IZ
08BAGHDAD968	RUBAIE ON CURRENT SECURITY AND POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a March 28 call on National Security Advisor Mowafuq Rubaie, the Ambassador discussed the current security situation in Baghdad, Basrah, and the southern provinces, all of which were the scenes of intensified conflict with criminal elements associated with Moqtada al-Sadr [...]	2008-03-29 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER EG IR IZ JO SA SY
08BAKU535	AZERBAIJAN: TURKEY NAKHCHIVAN SUMMIT A SUCCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Initial press accounts indicate that Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's June 4 meeting in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan was successful, with the two countries announcing that their positions coincide "in all spheres." However, SOCAR Vice Pre [...]	2008-06-09 13:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TK
08BANGKOK409	NEW THAI CABINET FILLED WITH PRO-THAKSIN FIGURES [...] (C) The cabinet inaugurated on February 6 is largely made up of figures with close ties to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Most of the representatives of the People's Power Party's coalition partners are relegated to less influential positions, even though many of them also have ha [...]	2008-02-07 10:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BEIJING1141	STAFFDEL JANUZZI DISCUSSES NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN, [...] (C) Current bilateral cooperation on arms control, nonproliferation and export control is "remarkable," MFA Department of Arms Control Director General Cheng Jingye told Staffdel Januzzi March 24. Nevertheless, there is a "perception" that the United States counts on China's support on nonprolifera [...]	2008-03-26 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KN CH IR
08BEIJING1144	STAFFDEL JANUZZI DISCUSSES NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN, [...] (C) Current bilateral cooperation on arms control, nonproliferation and export control is "remarkable," MFA Department of Arms Control Director General Cheng Jingye told Staffdel Januzzi March 24. Nevertheless, there is a "perception" that the United States counts on China's support on nonpro [...]	2008-03-26 11:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KN CH IR
08BEIJING217	JANUARY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SENIOR [...] Key points at the January 22 MFA Press Briefing: -- At the Senior Dialogue last week, Vice Foreign Minister Dai and Deputy Secretary Negroponte exchanged ideas on the international situation and how to ensure the long-term stable development of bilateral relations and cooperation on regional [...]	2008-01-22 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH TW GM IR UK
08BEIJING2179	JUNE 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Security Dialogue, Tibet, [...] Key points at the June 5 MFA press briefing were: -- The Security Dialogue held in Beijing was pragmatic and conducive to the development of security relations. -- Tibet is stabilizing "gradually." -- China has taken note of Australian Prime Minister Rudd's proposal for an Asia Pacific [...]	2008-06-05 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY PTER PHUM KS ZI KN MG SA YM QA
08BEIJING2876	JULY 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Nepal, Six-Party Talks, [...] Key points at the July 24 MFA Press Briefing: -- China rejects the accusation that it pressured the Government of Nepal to arrest Tibetan protestors. -- Much progress has been made towards the denuclearization of North Korea. All parties involved laud China's positive efforts in the Six-P [...]	2008-07-24 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH RS NP
08BEIJING4281	PRC-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE COVERS IRAN, SUDAN, [...] (C) In the first China-Egypt Strategic Dialogue, led by Foreign Ministers Yang Jiechi and Aboul Gheit, Egypt pressed China to take a more "comprehensive" approach in its Middle East policy and to avoid viewing topics like the Middle East Peace Process and the Iranian nuclear issue as isolated [...]	2008-11-21 01:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER AORC UN CH EG SU IR
08BEIRUT1220	LEBANON: DRUZE (OPPOSITION) MINISTER: U.S. SHOULD [...] (C) An affable Minister of Youth and Sports Talal Arslan welcomed the recent Damascus meeting between Presidents Sleiman and Asad as a positive step in putting the Lebanese-Syrian bilateral relationship back on a good track. Thanking the U.S. for its military assistance, Arslan said the list o [...]	2008-08-19 14:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
08BEIRUT1233	LEBANON: INTERIOR MINISTER FOCUSED ON 2009 [...] (C) In a August 20 meeting with the Charge, Minister of Interior Ziyad Baroud said he is finalizing a "master plan" for donor nations who wish to provide technical assistance to Lebanon for the 2009 elections. Asked about a USG offer to assist with elections security planning, Baroud told us h [...]	2008-08-21 16:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINS LE
08BEIRUT1234	LEBANON: SINIORA'S TRIP TO IRAQ: INVESTMENT; ARAB [...] (C) PM advisor Rola Noureddine deemed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's August 20 trip to Iraq a success and enthusiastically spoke of the future investment opportunities between the two countries. Noting to the Charge on August 21 that, "The earlier we get in, the better deals we will get," Nou [...]	2008-08-21 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MOPS MARR IZ LE
08BEIRUT1309	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA MINISTER OF [...] (C) Independent Shia and March 14-appointed Minister of Administrative Reform Ibrahim Shamseddine, showing a remarkable mastery of the inner workings of his ministry, the Lebanese government, and various development projects taking place in Lebanon, explained to the Ambassador and Acting USAID [...]	2008-09-05 14:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV SENV PINR LE
08BEIRUT1542	LEBANON: FATE OF SYRIAN-LEBANESE HIGHER COUNCIL [...] (SBU) The future of the Syrian-Lebanese Higher Council remains unknown after Lebanon and Syria formally established diplomatic relations October 16, 2008. The Higher Council is the umbrella organization created under a 1991 treaty to administer and implement coordinated foreign, economic, and [...]	2008-10-29 16:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT353	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER INSISTS LEBANON ATTEND [...] (C) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk told the Charge in their first meeting that it is imperative that Lebanon attend the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus, regardless of whether it is invited. He was less insistent on who should represent Lebanon, saying that ideally, the whole Counc [...]	2008-03-07 16:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SY LE
08BEIRUT608	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA FIGURES PROMOTE WAYS TO [...] (C) Sayyed Ali al-Amin, Shia mufti of Tyre, remains highly critical of Hizballah, listing examples of its widespread control over state institutions and the media. He said the best way to counter Hizballah is through empowering moderate Shia clerics and through the provision of basic services, [...]	2008-05-05 13:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SY LE
08BEIRUT838	LEBANON: JUMBLATT AND S/P GORDON: EMPOWERING [...] (C) In a discussion on how the U.S. can support a sovereign, independent, and stable Lebanon, Policy Planning Director David Gordon and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt agreed that empowering moderates and building a regional network of alternative voices were important long-term strategies. In the [...]	2008-06-04 16:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EAID SY IR LE
08BEIRUT908	LEBANON: POTENTIAL SHIA CABINET MEMBER STRESSES [...] (C) Respected Shia leader Ibrahim Shamseddine, rumored to be a possible March 14 candidate for a position in the next cabinet, stressed his political independence in a June 17 meeting with the Charge. Shamseddine welcomed the Secretary's statement stressing the need to resolve Sheba'a Farms, [...]	2008-06-18 19:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PINR IR AR SY IS LE
08BELGRADE1270	SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 19-20 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Your visit to Serbia comes as we are rebuilding high-level contacts with a new, pro-European Serbian government in the wake of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The recent agreement in the UN Security Council on the deployment of the European Union's Rule of Law mission was a crucia [...]	2008-12-10 14:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MARR SR
08BELGRADE718	SERBIA ARRESTS ACCUSED WAR CRIMINAL KARADZIC [...] (SBU) Serbian security forces arrested Hague Tribunal indictee Radovan Karadzic late on July 21 in Belgrade, where he had reportedly been living under an assumed identity. The Serbian War Crimes court ruled the same night that he could be transferred to The Hague, a process that could take sev [...]	2008-07-22 17:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC SR
08BELGRADE800	SOUTHERN SERBIA: HIGH EXPECTATIONS, MISSED OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) By not including Serbs in local governments, Southern Serbia's ethnic Albanian political leaders missed an opportunity to exercise political inclusiveness and set a course for stability in the multi-ethnic, economically depressed, politically volatile region. In Bujanovac and Presevo mun [...]	2008-08-07 08:54:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR
08BERLIN256	GERMANY - 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission point of contact is Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127). 2. (SBU) [...]	2008-03-03 08:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV GM
08BISHKEK530	A RAMP TOO FAR? KYRGYZ OFFER SOME INSIGHTS INTO [...] (C) Summary. In a May 23 meeting, Kyrgyz Security Council Deputy Secretary informed Charge that the Kyrgyz decision to disapprove the U.S. proposal to invest $30 million to construct a strategic parking ramp at Manas Airport for use by coalition forces was final, and the decision had been ta [...]	2008-05-23 11:26:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BOGOTA1889	GOC "INTENDS" TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO - BUT DITHERS [...] (C) The Ambassador called Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo on May 13 to urge that the GOC immediately recognize Kosovo. The Ambassador summarized points from the Secretary's letter (ref B) and told Araujo that the issue was important to the USG. The Ambassador noted that the GOC had spent a lo [...]	2008-05-20 16:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV CO
08BOGOTA3521	(C) GOC SEEKS TO "NORMALIZE" RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bermudez announced that he would meet with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Maduro in mid-October to discuss trade and a full range of bilateral issues. Vice FM Reyes told us the GOC wants to use the meeting to "normalize" relations through existing bi-national forums to addres [...]	2008-09-19 20:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO VE EC
08BOGOTA3896	U/S BURNS OCT 14-16 VISIT TO COLOMBIA: GOC LOOKS [...] (U) Under Secretary Bill Burns met with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Bermudez during his October 14-16 visit to Colombia. President Uribe underscored the importance to Colombia of the Colombia Free Trade Promotion Act (CTPA) and continued USG support in its fight against the Revolution [...]	2008-10-27 16:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA4304	INDIGENOUS MARCH TO BOGOTA [...] (U) After a 16-day trip from Cauca department, the indigenous protest reached Bogota on November 20. They demanded the GOC comply with prior commitments on land, apologize for making public statements linking the indigenous to the FARC, and make concessions on a range of issues including th [...]	2008-12-02 14:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BRASILIA159	REGIONAL STABILITY, GLOBAL ASPIRATIONS BEHIND NEW [...] (S) Summary. Discussions between Ambassador Sobel and Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, along with Brazilian defense-related activities with France and Russia and in South America suggest the key elements shaping Brazil's new defense posture. The military's traditional role in maintaining inter [...]	2008-01-31 13:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	MARR MCAP PREL
08BRASILIA304	BRAZIL: IRAN, ARAB WORLD, ON AMORIM'S MIND IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim's recent visit to five Middle Eastern countries continues a renewed focus on the Middle East that began with Amorim's participation at the Annapolis meetings in November of last year. Since Annapolis, Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) Middle Eas [...]	2008-03-05 10:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL BR VE IS IR BL JO SA EG MO SY
08BRASILIA454	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 108 [...] The following is the one hundred eigth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2008-04-09 16:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRUSSELS1165	EU SAYS PROTECTION OF IRAQI REFUGEES SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN [...] EU Ministers in the July 24 JHA Council adopted conclusions on Iraqi refugees that underlined the priority of creating the conditions for refugees to go back home and included no call to take in more Iraqi refugees in the EU Member States. The French Presidency reported on the drafting of a E [...]	2008-07-29 11:04:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1538	EU-27 AGREE ON IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM PACT; DEAL NEAR ON [...] EU ministers in the September 25 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council agreed on a European Pact on Immigration and Asylum to be endorsed by EU leaders at their mid-October European Council meeting. The Pact sets out principles to manage legal migration based on labor market needs of the ind [...]	2008-10-01 15:33:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1659	EU COUNTRIES TO SHARE INFORMATION ON CYBER CRIME [...] EU Interior Ministers at their October 24 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting in Luxembourg set up a European alert platform for reporting offences on the Internet. The platform, hosted by EUROPOL with 300,000 EUR funding from the EU budget, will help cyber crime investigators in t [...]	2008-10-28 06:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1669	SOLANA'S MIDDLE EAST ADVISOR PROVIDES READ-OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: Christian Jouret, Middle East Advisor to EU/HR Javier Solana, provided Deputy Political M-C with an extensive read-out of Solana's recent trip to Syria, indicating Solana's continued wariness of Syrian President Assad, while noting some desire by the French, in particular, to m [...]	2008-10-29 15:24:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PHUM PREL SY
08BRUSSELS1781	EUR A/S FRIED AND AMBASSADOR ENGLISH MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On the heels of the November 19 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Brussels, A/S Dan Fried and U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Charles English met successively with the following key BiH political leaders: Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik; [...]	2008-11-25 13:29:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK EUN
08BRUSSELS1853	EU COUNTRIES PLEDGE TO TAKE IN SOME 10,000 IRAQI REFUGEES [...] EU ministers in the November 27 JHA Council pledged to take in, "as a signal of solidarity, up to around" 10,000 Iraqi refugees in particularly vulnerable situations. Reception will take place on a voluntary basis, taking account of the capacities of the individual Member States and of "the o [...]	2008-12-05 16:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1879	DISCUSSIONS AT NOVEMBER 14 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING [...] (C) Discussions at the November 14 U.S.-European Union (EU) Troika meeting on Drug Issues confirmed U.S.-EU convergence on most drug issues. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Affairs David Johnson led the inter-agency U.S. Delegation as a sign [...]	2008-12-12 15:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS325	LIECHTENSTEIN SET TO JOIN SCHENGEN AREA [...] In addition to discussions of the Visa Waiver Program and the question of the MOU with the Czech Republic (SEPTEL),EU Interior ministers in the February 28 JHA Council gave their backing to Liechtenstein's entry into the Schengen area in spite of the tax fraud scandal now affecting the princi [...]	2008-03-04 09:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS500	IRAN: EU UNITY UNWINDS IN TEHRAN AND BRUSSELS [...] (S/NF) Summary: EU experts have begun to transpose UNSCR 1803 into EU policy guidance and regulation for adoption at the April 28-29 Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). However, French and British Permreps may prefer to delay EU follow-up action on UNSCR 1803 for several weeks in the hopes th [...]	2008-04-04 10:58:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC KNNP ETRD ENRG IR EUN
08BRUSSELS868	EU MINISTERS AGREE ON "RETURN DIRECTIVE" [...] EU Interior Ministers in the June 5 JHA Council recorded their agreement on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying non-EU nationals (the "Return Directive"). The Council encouraged Member States to "voluntarily" take on refugees from Iraq, focusing on [...]	2008-06-09 12:17:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BUCHAREST112	ROMANIA CONSIDERS ENACTING THE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE ON [...] (C) Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu has asked Minister of the Environment Attila Korodi to take preliminary steps toward enacting a provisional safeguard clause to ban planting of MON 810 Bt corn, according to local agricultural biotechnology industry representatives. They speculate tha [...]	2008-02-11 15:55:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO RO
08BUCHAREST117	BLAND JUSTICE: JUDICIAL INSIDERS DECRY WEAK EC [...] (C) Summary: A recent European Commission interim report on judicial reform in Romania provoked disappointment in many judicial circles, with pro-reform activists hoping for a sharper rebuke of recent backsliding. Based on comments from many local contacts, we have prepared a "parallel report" [...]	2008-02-13 13:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KCOR KJUS PGOV PREL RO
08CANBERRA1258	SOFA UNLIKELY FOR AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY It is highly unlikely that Australia will negotiate a SOFA with the Iraqi government before the end of the year. The Australian Department of Defence (ADOD) is developing an alternative plan where personnel who work at the Australian Embassy or Camp Victory will remain in place [...]	2008-12-11 06:04:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AS IZ ES EN RO
08CANBERRA1265	AUSTRALIA FEELING HEAT AT POZNAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A year after being widely praised for signing the Kyoto Protocol at the Bali Climate Change Conference, PM Kevin Rudd's government is now coming under fire to an unexpected degree for appearing to take a more conservative approach at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change [...]	2008-12-12 03:34:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV KGHG PREL AS
08CARACAS1661	ALBA SUMMIT: THE USUAL RHETORIC AND A NEW PROPOSAL [...] (U) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) hosted on November 26 the third extraordinary summit of heads of state and government of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) - trade pact for the peoples. In attendance were the following representatives of ALBA coun [...]	2008-12-03 20:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL VE
08CARACAS1685	CHAVEZ DUAL TRACKS RE-ELECTION INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Chavez announced that the process to amend the constitution to remove presidential term limits will be initiated by both seeking to acquire 15 percent of registered voters' signatures and the support of 30 percent of the deputies in the National Assembly. He did not explain his [...]	2008-12-08 21:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE KDEM
08CARACAS286	CHAVEZ PUTS FINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS PSUV PARTY [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez presided over the final session of the founding congress of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) March 2 in Maracaibo. Over 1600 PSUV party delegates elected Chavez party president the week before. In Maracaibo, Chavez announced the names of 69 PSUV m [...]	2008-03-03 22:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
08CARACAS334	PSUV BATTALION LEADERS ELECT LOYALISTS TO PARTY [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela's (PSUV) held intra-party elections March 9 to fill the PSUV's 15-member leadership committee. PSUV local ("battalion") leaders elected well-known loyalists to one-year terms on the party's steering committee from the 69 nam [...]	2008-03-10 20:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
08CARACAS677	CHAVEZ PREPARES TO (S)ELECT STATE/LOCAL CANDIDATES [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez' new United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) will hold internal party elections in early June to help determine the PSUV's candidates for 22 gubernatorial and over 300 mayoral races slated for November. While Chavez and PSUV leaders are heralding these "prima [...]	2008-05-16 16:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
08COLOMBO1022	MALDIVES: MAJLIS PROVISIONALLY CONFIRMS NEW 14-MEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 12 President Nasheed secured approval for his new 14 minister cabinet. The cabinet represents each of the six parties and groupings that make up the ruling coalition. The cabinet's approval came amidst a power struggle between Nasheed and former President Gayoom's DRP [...]	2008-11-13 12:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM MV
08CONAKRY112	HYPERDYNAMICS, A FIRM AT ODDS WITH ITSELF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Divisions are becoming apparent at Hyperdynamics, while concerns about possible FCPA violations continue to surface. The top management of the company know little about what is going on in Guinea and have virtually ignored political insights provided by the Embassy. With virtu [...]	2008-02-12 12:09:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EPET PGOV KCRM PREL GV
08CONAKRY67	DIALOGUE COMMITTEE SET TO HOLD FIRST MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Most of the member institutions of Guinea,s Committee de Suivi have named their representatives and Guinean Government officials report that the committee will hold its first meeting on January 29. The committee will be led by the President of the National Assembly and organized [...]	2008-01-24 12:04:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY798	CALM RESTORED, NEW GOVERNMENT MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has assumed control of the government, proclaiming himself president of the Republic of Guinea. The Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) appears to be successfully consolidating and reinforcing its authority, although internal disagreements [...]	2008-12-29 14:07:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM PHUM GV
08COTONOU219	BENIN: PEACEFUL LOCAL ELECTIONS AGAINST BACKGROUND OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 20, 2008, Benin held its second set of municipal and local elections since 1990. Early results point to a defeat for President Yayi's new Force Cowrie for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) party in Cotonou and Porto-Novo. FCBE did better in the north where preliminary results ind [...]	2008-04-21 10:28:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
08DAKAR1416	GUINEA-BISSAU ENTERING PERIOD OF VOLATILITY [...] (C) Summary: Many aspects of the November 23 attack on Guinea-Bissau's President, Joao Bernardo Vieira, remain unclear. According to the official account, the President narrowly escaped an attempted assassination as a prelude to a coup d'etat, which he survived due to the intervention of loy [...]	2008-12-10 19:11:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PU SNAR
08DAMASCUS579	SLEIMAN VISIT TO DAMASCUS: AGREEMENT ON [...] (S) Summary: In a visit that went largely as scripted, Lebanese President Sleiman arrived August 13 in Damascus and issued a joint press statement with President Asad on their decision to establish full diplomatic relations "at the ambassadorial level." Though there were Syrian concerns that a bus [...]	2008-08-14 16:06:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DILI239	RECENT U.S. SUPPORT FOR REFORMING TIMOR-LESTE'S SECURITY [...] The Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) convened a workshop September 8-12 to assist the development of Timor-Leste's first national security policy. The workshop brought to Hawaii seventeen Timorese leaders and stakeholders, including the vice prime minister and parliamentarians [...]	2008-09-23 09:04:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PMIL MARR TT
08DILI54	TIMOR-LESTE UPDATE: NATIONAL AUTHORITIES TAKE LEAD IN [...] (C) Summary. Timor-Leste's Council of Ministers has instructed the Armed Forces (F-FDTL) and National Police (PNTL) to direct all security operations in the wake the February 11 attacks on President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. This is at variance with the agreement between th [...]	2008-02-19 11:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC TT
08DILI94	TIMOR-LESTE EAGER TO BEGIN WORK ON MCC COMPACT AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Dili welcomes and is ready to support the initiation on March 25 of discussions between MCC Vice President John Hewko and his team, and senior members of the government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) on a potential MCC Compact as well as Timor's remediation process. The March 25 teleconf [...]	2008-03-21 08:57:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA TT
08DOHA578	ESTABLISHMENT OF QATARI INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Qatar is rapidly building a world-wide disaster response and humanitarian relief capability, part of the Qatari leadership's efforts to carve out a larger regional and international role for their country. To better coordinate these efforts, a recent Emiri decree established [...]	2008-08-13 11:20:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV EAID ASEC SOCI QA
08DUBLIN616	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (U) Welcome to Ireland. We look forward to your visit. You will arrive against a backdrop of an Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen that is facing economic woes and uncertain relations with the European Union following its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum in June [...]	2008-11-12 16:53:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR SENV MOPPS MARR
08DUBLIN662	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL DODD TO IRELAND [...] (U) Embassy Dublin welcomes Senator Dodd to Ireland. The Senator will arrive against a backdrop of an Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen that is facing economic woes, uncertain relations with the European Union following its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum in J [...]	2008-12-07 10:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR SENV MOPPS MARR
08FREETOWN11	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in December 2007 Included articles surrounding the arrival of the Amistad and programs organized to raise awareness about it, Ambassador Perry's maiden press conference, the performances of Devin Philips and New Orleans Straight Ahead jazz ensemble in Sierra [...]	2008-01-09 18:13:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN608	A HAZY SHADE OF INTEGRITY: SIERRA LEONE WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) released a press report December 31, outlining President Koroma's meeting with representatives of the Guinean junta, including Vice President General Mamadouba Toto Camara on December 30. Text of the report is contained in para 2. Though, per [...]	2008-12-31 15:14:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08GUATEMALA90	VFM IBARRA DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (C) According to new Vice Foreign Minister Miguel Ibarra, the Colom Government will make a priority of maintaining productive, positive relations with the USG, and advancing toward resolution of the Belize border dispute. The GOG is considering joining Petrocaribe, but the MFA is giving close [...]	2008-01-29 21:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BE VE CU GT
08HANOI1360	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In what we hope will be a regular monthly exchange, the Ambassador raised UNSC Security Council Resolutions on Somalia (septel),Vietnamese membership in the Trans Pacific Partnership, human rights, adoption, the Megaports Initiative and our proposed MOU on civilian nuclear pow [...]	2008-12-15 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD TRGY VM
08HARARE1065	ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT 19 AND THE STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Negotiators from ZANU-PF, MDC-T, and MDC-M agreed on a draft Amendment 19 to the Zimbabwean constitution on November 27. The draft, which essentially incorporates the agreement reached by the parties in September, now awaits approval by party leaders Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, a [...]	2008-12-03 15:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE144	Zim Notes 02-22-2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-02-22 09:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE793	OUTLINES OF A DEAL [...] (C) An upbeat Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador early this morning that he thought a breakthrough in ZANU-PF--MDC negotiations had been achieved last night. On the contentious issue of allocation of executive authority, Tsvangirai said he had presented a proposal to Zimbabwean president [...]	2008-09-10 08:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE842	FLAWED DEAL PRESERVES ZANU-PF PRIMACY; [...] (C) President Mugabe came away from Monday's signing of a power-sharing agreement with many of his previous executive authorities intact. He appears to retain control of the military, and potentially other security elements, as well as primacy within the policy-determining Cabinet. Prime Min [...]	2008-09-17 15:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE862	ZIM NOTES 09-19-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe and Tsvangirai sign deal - Mugabe Retains Significant Power - Tsvangirai Briefs Diplomats on Challenges - MDC and ZANU-PF Reactions to the Deal Differ Sharply - Students Arrested - Labor Leaders' Case Referred to Supreme Court - [...]	2008-09-22 07:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08ISTANBUL557	IRANIAN TOURISM: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEVERAGE? [...] (C) Summary: Iran is making a strong diplomatic push to promote tourism cooperation with Turkey and "friendly" organizations like the D8 and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Iran sees tourism and related investment as a way to ease its isolation and boost economic growth, and th [...]	2008-11-03 14:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON EINV CVIS SCUL SOCI TU IR
08JEDDAH248	WOMEN IN 2009 MUNI ELECTIONS? MIXED PREDICTIONS [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: A delegation from the Department's Middle East Partnership Initiative met May 13 with local politicians and prominent members of civil society to discuss trends in political reform. Members of Jeddah's Municipal Council described the body's growing role as a provider of go [...]	2008-06-08 05:10:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI PGOV PHUM SOCI SA
08JEDDAH253	OIC SYG: IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM IN THE US; [...] (C) In June 4-5 Meetings Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee staff member Wendy Anderson met with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) board members, Jeddah Municipal Councilors, and other civ [...]	2008-06-10 15:02:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL SOCI SA
08JEDDAH350	GACA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN REVIVING FAA [...] (C) During an August 4 - August 6 visit by Senior FAA Representative Roy Barnett from Emb Abu Dhabi, executives at the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) said they are proceeding on divesting and privatizing the authority's non-regulatory functions. They also expressed interest in re [...]	2008-08-20 05:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV PGOV SA
08JEDDAH501	GTIP AMBASSADOR LAGON VISITS SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Lagon, Director of GTIP, visited Riyadh and met with officials from the government's Human Rights Commission, Ministries of Labor and Interior, a government-run shelter, a meeting of labor sending-country diplomats, and a shelter run by the Filipino embassy. A comprehen [...]	2008-12-01 05:16:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA
08KABUL3187	AFGHAN LEADERS TELL AMB. KHALILZAD THEY ARE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. USUN Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad met with a broad array of Afghan political leaders, civil society activists, and government officials on the margins of his participation in a UN Security Council fact-finding mission to Afghanistan Nov. 24-27. He heard a common theme of growing pess [...]	2008-12-10 11:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL AF

08KABUL601	KARZAI CONVENES HIGH-LEVEL NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On March 4, President Karzai convened a three-hour meeting of key national and international players to try to sort out the issue of simultaneous elections. His goal was to lay out positions, allow the internationals to make their case directly to Afghan leaders, and, presumably, [...]	2008-03-09 14:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF
08KARACHI582	SINDH - PML-N PLANS SINDH REORGANIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sindh Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League ) Nawaz (PML-N) told the Consul General (CG) on October 16 that his party plans to reorganize the Sindh provincial party structure. The restructured party will include some former Pakistan Muslim League (PML) politicians a [...]	2008-10-25 13:18:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08KATHMANDU630	NEPAL: CONSTITUTION AMENDED TO CREATE PRESIDENCY [...] (C) In the early hours of May 29, after abolishing the monarchy, Nepal's Constituent Assembly adopted a set of amendments to the Interim Constitution to create a President as head of state. It also established a Vice President. The President will have a range of powers that are not merely ce [...]	2008-06-03 08:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM NP
08KHARTOUM130	SPLM SEES SLOW PROGRESS AND REVIEWS SUBVERSIVE YET [...] (C) Summary: SPLM SecGen and GNU Minister for Cabinet Affairs Pagan Amun sees the National Congress Party's "totalitarian structure intact" but is currently taking the long view towards NCP stonewalling about the December 2007 agreement that returned the SPLM to government. Amun, although resi [...]	2008-01-29 13:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU
08KHARTOUM1344	SPLM FRUSTRATION GROWS OVER DEMARCATING SUDAN'S NORTH-SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bashir's August 27 public comments have put the North-South border demarcation issue at the center of the latest SPLM/NCP political impasse. Senior SPLM officials involved in the NCP/SPLM Executive-Committee talks are concerned that border demarcation could spark unint [...]	2008-09-03 12:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PGOV KDEM MARR ASEC UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1836	APPOINTMENT OF NHIAL DENG NHIAL AS MINISTER FOR SPLA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential advisors assert that Nhial Deng Nhial's performance during and after Ali Osman Taha's December 16th visit to Juba (reftel) gave an 11th hour boost to his selection by GOSS President Salva Kiir Mayardit to be Minister for SPLA Affairs. They add he was chosen over Jon [...]	2008-12-23 12:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM259	JUBA PEACE TALKS DEADLOCKED OVER POWER SHARING [...] (SBU) The Juba Peace Talks between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) resumed on January 30. If an agreement is signed in the next week as hoped for, it is an historical step that will bring an end to a conflict that has lasted more than 20 years, resulted in extensiv [...]	2008-02-22 10:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV SU UG
08KHARTOUM310	S/E WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH RIEK MACHAR [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Special Envoy Williamson, Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Vice President Riek Machar briefed the Special Envoy on GOSS efforts to improve stability and security in the South in the face of continued tensions along the North/South border and despite continued threats [...]	2008-03-03 10:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UN SU CD
08KHARTOUM430	GOSS REGIONAL COOPERATION MINISTER ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Southern Sudan Minister for Regional Cooperation discussed the SPLM,s concern over a recently revealed &defense pact8 between Tehran and Khartoum, continued SAF manipulation of the Misseriya Arabs, and outward attempts by the SAF to push a military solution to th [...]	2008-03-23 15:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINS EAID MARR IR MOPS SU
08KHARTOUM99	SUDANESE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS ON ELECTIONS SHOWS HOPE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Co-chairs of the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC) Abel Alier and Abdulla Idris confirmed that the National Assembly will hold a special session before April to review and ratify the electoral law. Alier and Idris explained that the draft law calls for free and unim [...]	2008-01-24 09:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KIGALI872	RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (U) In this edition: - Effort to Form New Political Party - Protests Continue at German Embassy - FDLR Officer Reaches Rwanda - President Kagame Presides at National Dialogue and RPF Meeting - New Labor Code Under Consideration Disaffected PSD officer Tries to Form New Pa [...]	2008-12-24 13:41:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KINGSTON1039	JAMAICA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Response to reftel request for the investment climate statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and markets itself to companies in Europe, North America and the Caribbean region. [...]	2008-12-10 13:02:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08KINGSTON219	JAMAICA: CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND ECONOMY PRINCIPAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 12:00:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON884	OPPOSITION PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY REGROUPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is reorganizing and healing rifts in the aftermath of a hotly contested leadership election. Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (PSM),the incumbent party president, retained her seat in the September 20 contest, beating her ch [...]	2008-10-09 16:33:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON95	(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] (S) The text below is taken directly from an internal briefing document drafted by the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Bilateral Relations Department. The document was dated October 1 2007 and prepared for the then-newly elected Prime Minister Bruce Golding. [...]	2008-01-30 17:50:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINSHASA162	Government, CNDP agree on moving Goma process forward [...] (SBU) Summary: Government and CNDP delegations agreed in Goma February 13 that the Technical Commission charged with overseeing implementation of the Kivu Conference's Acte d'Engagement will be officially empowered and have decision-making authority, and that CNDP will have input to its missio [...]	2008-02-14 17:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG UG
08KINSHASA243	SPECIAL POLICE FORCES ASSAULT BDK COMPOUND IN [...] (C) Summary: Congolese special police forces assaulted the compound of the separatist movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) March 8 in the Bas-Congo capital of Matadi, partially destroying it, killing several people and robbing a number of nearby residents. Details of the operation remain sketchy, [...]	2008-03-11 13:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI ASEC CG AO
08KINSHASA326	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 15:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	CG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA327	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 16:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	CG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA329	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]	2008-04-04 15:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA332	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]	2008-04-07 06:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA333	DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DRC [...]	2008-04-08 06:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA96	Congolese Parliament wraps up special session [...] Congo's National Assembly and Senate adopted legislation on the 2008 budget and on the status of the political opposition during their December 15-January 15 special sessions. Both laws are now in force after having been reviewed by the Supreme Court and promulgated by President Kabila. Memb [...]	2008-01-29 16:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG
08KUALALUMPUR193	MALAYSIA'S NEW CABINET -- MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on March 18 announced Malaysia's new cabinet. This message provides a brief summary of each cabinet-level appointment, focusing particularly on changes and newcomers. Septel provides Post's initial overall impressions of the new cabinet. End Summ [...]	2008-03-18 12:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR512	UMNO YOUTH OFFICIAL ON HEATED PARTY CONTESTS AND [...] (C) Many UMNO party branches and divisions could nominate a Najib/Muhyiddin ticket despite Prime Minister Abdullah's confirmation that he will stand for reelection in the December party contest, UMNO party youth official Suffian Awang told us on June 17. Eleven candidates would vie seriously [...]	2008-06-17 10:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR805	PM ABDULLAH'S POSITION ERODED AFTER TUMULTUOUS WEEK [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has seen his political position eroded during a tumultuous week of mounting challenges from within his United Malay National Organization (UMNO),his coalition partners, and the opposition. While struggling to regain cohesion within his National Front (BN) c [...]	2008-09-12 12:33:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR810	UPROAR OVER INTERNAL SECURITY ACT AS UMNO DEBATES [...] (C) Malaysian authorities' September 12 arrest of three persons under the Internal Security Act (ISA) created an uproar across the political spectrum, resulting in the release of one detainee the following day and the September 15 offer of resignation of de facto legal reform minister Zaid Ib [...]	2008-09-15 11:40:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUWAIT337	U.S.-KUWAIT GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE TALKS (MARCH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Kuwait hosted the third round of the U.S.-Kuwait Gulf Security Dialogue on March 10. During these discussions, Kuwait condemned Iran's support for terrorism, reiterated its commitment to engaging Iran diplomatically, and expressed its support in implementing UNSC resolutions 1 [...]	2008-03-26 06:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR MASS PTER KPAL KTFN KCIP ASEC
08KUWAIT411	POLITICAL OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT IN RUN-UP TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: With candidate registration commencing on April 14, Kuwait's electoral field is beginning to take shape. The GOK is hoping that the new five-district electoral system will deliver more nationally focused candidates as well as a more cooperative Parliament. Islamist candidates sta [...]	2008-04-15 07:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI ECON KU
08KUWAIT453	FINAL COMMUNIQU OF THE EXPANDED MINISTERIAL [...] On April 22, the participants of the Expanded Ministerial Conference of the Neighbouring Countries of Iraq issued a final communiqu listing agreements reached during the conference. Text of the communiqu is included below. Overview of conference reported septel. 2. Begin text. Final C [...]	2008-04-24 12:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PBTS KU
08KUWAIT666	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- TIP and GCC Foreign Ministers' [...] (U) Summary and Comment. A limited amount of press coverage immediately followed the U.S Department of State's June 4 release of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. However, there since has been a plethora of articles, editorials, and op-eds responding to the report's contents. A [...]	2008-06-12 03:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT936	(S) SCENESETTER FOR THE KUWAIT PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (S) Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington offers a timely opportunity to honor and reaffirm the unique and indispensable security relationship between our two countries; it is also an important opportunity to encourage the PM [...]	2008-09-02 15:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PTER CVIS MASS ECON EINV IR IZ KU
08KYIV2289	SCENESETTER FOR ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S VISIT TO KYIV [...] (SBU) Your November 22-23 visit to Kyiv will be an important sign of continuing USG support for international recognition of the Holodomor, the Great Famine of 1932-1933, which has been a top priority for President Yushchenko. Your visit will come at a time of an unfolding economic crisis and [...]	2008-11-20 17:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL UP
08LAPAZ1023	WORKING RELATIONS: DEATH BY A THOUSAND PAPER CUTS [...] (C) Summary. Despite a constant barrage of anti-U.S. vitriol and baseless accusations of U.S. conspiracies against the Morales government, there are also many examples of continuing good relations among working-level and even senior-level contacts. However, there is clearly a campaign underw [...]	2008-05-02 22:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS MARR EAID ECON OPDC OPRC ADPM
08LAPAZ1406	CHARGE REITERATES SECURITY CONCERNS TO VICE FM [...] (C) Summary. Charge and EcoPol Counselor reiterated Post's security concerns in the aftermath of a violent June 9 protest at the Embassy to Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez. The Charge delivered a diplomatic note asking that appropriate action be taken regarding a march organizer who con [...]	2008-06-23 13:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ODIP KLIG KTIA BO
08LAPAZ175	MORALES CABINET SHUFFLE REMAINS HARDLINE [...] (SBU) President Morales initiated his third year in office by changing four of his sixteen cabinet ministers. Signaling that economic growth is a priority, three of the four positions are economic. Substantive changes are unlikely however, as none of the new ministers holds sufficient clout [...]	2008-01-24 22:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL BL
08LAPAZ2464	BOLIVIA: MAS CONTINUES PURGE OF JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party are moving aggressively once again to bring to heel dissident members of the country's judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and to install new justices more amenable to the MAS vision. Recent [...]	2008-11-19 18:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ENVR BL
08LIBREVILLE420	CEEAC, AN EVOLVING REGIONAL ORGANIZATION, ASSUMES [...] (C) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS/CEEAC) took over responsibility for a small EU-funded peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) on July 12. The handover was a milestone in CEEAC's gradual emergence as a focus for security initiatives in central [...]	2008-08-20 15:12:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KPKO GB
08LIMA417	DESIGNING AN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Instructed by President Garcia, a commission of experts presented draft legislation on March 3 establishing an Environment Ministry in Peru and outlining its structure and responsibilities. After discussion and tweaking by the Council of Ministers, the GOP plans on creating the Ministry [...]	2008-03-07 16:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETRD ENRG EMIN PGOV USTR PE
08LJUBLJANA144	U.S.-EU JHA Ministerial Meeting Holds Productive Sessions [...] (U) Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate and Justice Minister Lovro Sturm hosted Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini on March 12-13 for the [...]	2008-03-27 15:11:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CVIS SMIG SNAR PREL KCRM KFRD EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA41	U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS INFORMAL HIGH LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior U.S. and European Union (EU) officials met in Ljubljana, Slovenia January 9-10 for the U.S.-EU informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Senior Level Meeting to discuss cooperation and coordination across a broad range of transatlantic law enforcement and internal security [...]	2008-02-01 05:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PTER SNAR PREL EUN KHLS SI
08LONDON1862	SUDAN/ICC: UK STRATEGY WITH POTENTIAL BASHIR ICC [...] (C/NF) Summary. Following Foreign Secretary Miliband's July 9 visit to Sudan, ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's July 14 request for indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, and Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor's July 14 assurances to the UK that the GoS will "engage legally" wit [...]	2008-07-15 16:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC KPKO PHUM SU UK
08LONDON2451	UK PM GORDON BROWN REASSERTS HIS LEADERSHIP AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE, BUT DAVID CAMERON LOOMS REF: A. LONDON 2163 B. LONDON 2010 C. LONDON 623 D. LONDON 1991 [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Gordon Brown succeeded in reestablishing his authority at the Labour Party's Fall Conference in Manchester September 20-24, cutting the Conservative Party's lead in half in post-conference polling and buying himself some time against a serious leadership challenge. Brown [...]	2008-09-25 16:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UK
08LONDON3197	LIBERTAD ACT: IPNUT FOR UK [...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Yes. The UK's policy toward Cuba continues to be based upon the EU Common Position [...]	2008-12-22 17:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM PGOV CU UK
08LONDON425	DOL ADVISOR BRUMFIELD DISCUSSES LABOR PRIORITIES WITH HMG, [...] (SBU) Summary: William Brumfield, European Area Advisor and Foreign Service Coordinator at the Department of Labor (DOL),visited the UK to discuss labor priorities with HMG, Unions and Employers. At HMG he was told that James Purnell, the new Work and Pensions Secretary, will prioritize welf [...]	2008-02-12 09:40:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB SOCI UK
08MADRID1003	MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPT. 15-19 [...] (SBU) Spanish government officials and press followed the U.S. financial turmoil closely during the week. President Zapatero and Second Vice President and Economy and Finance Minister Solbes reassured Spaniards that Spain's financial sector was safe and its financial firms solvent. Zapatero claimed [...]	2008-09-22 05:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG EWWT KNNP SOCI
08MADRID1080	MADRID ECON WEEKLY, OCT 6-10 - FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 14:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB SP
08MADRID1189	MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE - NOV 1-7 [...] (U) On November 4, the Ministry of Labor released statistics showing an increase of 192,658 registered unemployed workers for the month of October, the sharpest month-to-month increase ever recorded. This brings the total of unemployed to over 2.8 million, with immigrants especially affected. [...]	2008-11-07 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SP EPET
08MADRID1257	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 21-28 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 16:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EPET KIPR SP
08MADRID1299	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftels B and C. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain played a leadership role in [...]	2008-12-11 12:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
08MADRID1337	SPAIN UNVEILS COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In conjunction with the 60th Anniversary of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Spanish Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega unveiled Spain's National Human Rights Plan (the plan) December 15 in New York. The plan, approved by Spain's Council of Ministers [...]	2008-12-19 11:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SP PREL PGOV
08MADRID1339	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC 13-19 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB SP
08MADRID137	SPAIN: CHARGE DISCUSSES IPR, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, [...] (C) In a February 7 meeting with Spanish Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez-Hernandez (Deputy Justice Minister equivalent) that focused primarily on our pending request to extradite alleged Syrian arms dealer Monzer Al-Kassar (SEPTEL),the Charge also raised USG concerns on intellectua [...]	2008-02-11 08:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KOCI KIPR ETRD ECON KIRF KJAN CVIS
08MADRID225	EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Pursuant to REFTEL A, the following is input from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Political Officer Matt Osborne, Tel. (34) 91-587-2294, Fax. (34) 91-587-2391. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report are [...]	2008-02-28 16:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
08MADRID443	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE APRIL 14 - 18 [...] ECON: Euros 10 billion fiscal stimulus package announced and approved 2. ECON/EFIN: Solbes insists he is in charge of the economy 3. SENV: Drought leads to "Water War" 5. KNNP: Nuclear accident cover-up sparks controversy 7. ECON/EFIN: Caja Madrid buys Florida bank 8. EPET: REPSOL stake [...]	2008-04-21 08:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET KIPR KNNP PGOV SENV SP
08MADRID469	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE APRIL 21 - 25 [...] ELAB: Unemployment increases one full point to 9.6% 2. EFIN: IMF says no more room for additional fiscal stimulus 3. EFIN: Banks returning to capital markets 4. EFIN: 198 suspected of tax evasion via Liechtenstein 5. EINV/ECPS: "Everyone expects the Spanish telecoms acquisition" 6. EAIR: [...]	2008-04-25 15:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELAB KNNP SENV
08MADRID552	SPANISH CABINET MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES - ZAPATERO'S [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Zapatero's center-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was the victor in the March 9 general election. This cable gives brief biographies for the cabinet members in Zapatero's second administration. Overall, the cabinet reflects Zapatero's campaign promises to [...]	2008-05-19 16:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SP
08MADRID7	SPAIN/AL-KASSAR: EXTRADITION ON TRACK, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The extradition process of Syrian arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar continues to move forward and we are increasingly confident that he will end up in U.S. custody. Foreign Minister Moratinos and Interior Minister Rubalcaba have both told the Ambassador in recent days that the judicia [...]	2008-01-03 12:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID707	ZAPATERO ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 23, President Zapatero acknowledged the economy's rapid deceleration, said growth in 2008 would be below 2 percent but would start to recover in the second half of 2009, and announced 21 reforms. The measures include spending cuts that are being perceived as an atte [...]	2008-06-25 17:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL SP
08MADRID757	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your presence provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message on Iran financial sanctions with both government and private sector representatives. (Note: Your schedule has been sent via e-mail to staff.) You will also have an oppo [...]	2008-07-10 09:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETC ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM
08MADRID790	SPANISH AIR FORCE GENERAL RODRIGUEZ TO BE NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain's Council of Ministers approved July 18 the changes to Spanish military leadership alluded to by Defense Minister Carme Chacon in her June 30 congressional testimony. Chacon, who assumed charge of the MOD April 14, was on maternity leave beginning May 19. In all likelihoo [...]	2008-07-18 12:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID895	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE AUGUST 11-14 [...] (U) President Zapatero and economic ministers met on August 13 in a special session to discuss the economy and the impact of previous GOS stimulus measures and to propose new measures to address the slowdown. During the meeting, Second Vice President and Minister of Economy Pedro Solbes presen [...]	2008-08-14 15:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EC ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV SP
08MADRID921	MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE - AUGUST 18-22 [...] (U) On August 18, the GOS published the list of measures agreed to in the August 14 extraordinary Council of Ministers session (ref A). The package includes 24 economic stimulus measures and structural reforms to be implemented with a specific timeline in 2009 and 2010. Many of these proposal [...]	2008-08-22 13:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG SP
08MANAGUA1490	NICARAGUA: RELATIONS WITH CUBA CLOSER UNDER ORTEGA [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established very close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (A [...]	2008-12-15 15:10:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU
08MANAGUA254	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, STILL WORLDS [...] (SBU) Following Daniel Ortega's November 2006 victory at the polls, the business community's first reaction was the generalized desire to get past the bitterness of the elections. Erwin Kruger, then President of the Federation of Nicaraguan Business Associations (COSEP),thought such reconcili [...]	2008-03-04 16:08:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV NU
08MANAGUA361	WHA/CEN DIRECTOR FEELEY VISITS NICARAGUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his March 4-5 visit to Nicaragua, Office Director for Central American Affairs John Feeley delivered a consistent message that the USG desires a constructive and positive relationship with the Ortega administration and that the U.S. will stay engaged for the benefit of th [...]	2008-03-26 23:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MAPUTO241	PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA SACKS THREE MINISTERS, DEMOTES [...] (C) In a rare cabinet reshuffle on March 10, President Armando Guebuza sacked the Transportation, Justice, and Environment Ministers, and demoted Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu to the less prestigious Environment Ministry. The three incoming ministers are considered to be capable technocrats. [...]	2008-03-19 08:53:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ
08MONTEVIDEO505	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH URUGUAYAN FM FERNANDEZ [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 16:54:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CJAN TBIO GG UY
08MONTEVIDEO569	EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO BRIEFS URUGUAY'S [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. - - - - Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) Following up the September 25th signing of a bilateral Letter of Agreement, Embassy Montevideo's interagency counter-narcotics team met October 7 with Uruguay's Counter- [...]	2008-10-10 10:49:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PINR PREL UY
08MONTEVIDEO587	SCENESETTER FOR TRIP TO URUGUAY OF DASD STEPHEN JOHNSON AND [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. SUMMARY - - - - 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay's left-leaning Frente Amplio (FA) coalition government. Our areas of focus include trade, [...]	2008-10-23 09:28:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON UY
08MONTEVIDEO68	VAZQUEZ ANNOUNCES A MAJOR CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (U) Summary: President Vasquez announced a major cabinet reshuffle in a February 11 televised address. His long-anticipated changes began in earnest when he convoked several ministers to his residence over the weekend to inform them of their departure. The current Ministers of Foreign Affai [...]	2008-02-12 19:05:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR EAGR ETRD UY
08MOSCOW102	RUSSIAN DUMA TAKES ON AGGRESSIVE AGENDA [...] (U) The Duma has planned an aggressive legislative agenda for its spring session. The lower body of parliament has decided that more than 600 bills will be considered by its committees during the session that runs through July. Of these bills, a much smaller number are considered to be high [...]	2008-01-16 15:18:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM RS
08MOSCOW1187	MOSCOW'S RUMORMILL ON SUCCESSION [...] (C) Putin's actions since the March elections have heightened political uncertainty about the shape of the Medvedev-Putin tandem. Lacking hard information, everything from Putin's decision to head United Russia to administrative changes at the White House is seen by the chattering class through the [...]	2008-04-28 14:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR RS
08MOSCOW1599	PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary. President Medvedev's visit to China on May 23-24 is seen as confirmation of Russia's desire to project a new foreign policy focus towards other major partners, such as China. At the same time, Putin's visit to Paris (septel) and Medvedev's upcoming trip to Berlin ensure that Russ [...]	2008-06-05 11:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PGOV PINS PREL PROP
08MOSCOW2808	RUSSIA-CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PAYING REAL [...] (C) Summary. The Russian government continues to claim publicly a diplomatic victory over what it declares as tacit Chinese support on Georgia despite Beijing's traditional emphasis on national sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is the latest example of successful coordination betwe [...]	2008-09-18 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD RS CH GG
08MUSCAT425	OMAN INDIGNANT OVER 2008 TIP REPORT; SUSPENDS TIP [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 8 below. 2. (C) Summary: Sayyid Badr al-Busaidy, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told me June 9 that the government of Oman does not accept Oman's placement on Tier 3 of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) re [...]	2008-06-09 14:56:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT426	OMAN TAKES ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TIP REPORT TO THE [...] (C) During a June 9 meeting on the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report (reftel),Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, informed the Ambassador that Oman planned to raise its ire with our report at the June 9 meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council [...]	2008-06-10 13:40:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08NAHA8	SOME INTEREST IN, BUT NO LOCAL DEMAND FOR, EXPANDED RETURN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 02:53:00	Consulate Naha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR JA
08NAIROBI1698	GOK BILL OUTLINES ROADMAP TO NEW CONSTITUTION [...] The Ministry of Justice recently published the Constitution of Kenya Review Bill of 2008, outlining the process for writing and adopting a new constitution. The new constitution could take as long as 24 months to enter into force, not the 12 months agreed at the Kofi Annan-led mediation eff [...]	2008-07-11 04:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI198	KENYA ELECTIONS: PARLIAMENT COMPOSITION - A [...] (SBU) Unlike Kenya's contentious presidential election, the parliamentary elections proceeded relatively smoothly and with a clear and credible outcome. With 207 of 210 constituencies reporting (3 constituencies will be re-run),Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) won 99 of the 207 [...]	2008-01-17 16:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI609	Somalia -- Reconciliation at the Top [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum spent February 27 in Baidoa primarily in an effort to bridge the schism between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Hussein (Ref A),but also to iron out concerns on the bilateral GOE-TFG relationship. Tactics for accomplishing greate [...]	2008-03-01 11:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL ET SO
08NICOSIA125	G/TIP VISITOR SEES FIRST-HAND CYPRIOT EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Official Jennifer Donnelly visited Cyprus January 31 - February 2 to evaluate RoC efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) on the island. In her meetings, Donnelly acknowledged government successes, such as the recent passage of comprehensive anti-TIP legislation an [...]	2008-02-22 07:14:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY
08NICOSIA836	CYPRUS: T/C NEGOTIATOR URGES GREATER U.S. ROLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 14:05:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TR CY
08NOUAKCHOTT421	SITREP 6: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Ambassador received a message from Presidential protocol the afternoon of August 9, inviting him to meet with individually with General Aziz. Once US and EU Ambassadors determined that General Aziz preferred meeting with us individually rather than to receive the joint demarche, the ambas [...]	2008-08-11 09:47:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ASEC CASC EAID MR
08NOUAKCHOTT760	CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL STICKS TO ITS LIMITED GUNS [...] (C) Summary: The High Constitutional Council exercised its limited oversight role in rejecting some of the National Assembly changes designed to kick out Assembly President Messaoud Ould Boulkheir. The Council exercises "pragmatic legalism" under the "exceptional" constitutional circumstanc [...]	2008-12-22 07:56:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08OTTAWA1122	CANADA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C//Rel Can) Summary: Canada has shared with Embassy a draft of the Dubai Process's yet-to-be approved Pakistan-Afghanistan Cooperation Action Plan (PACAP) to improve security and efficiency along the two countries' shared borders and legal crossing points. After the final Dubai Process meet [...]	2008-08-21 15:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA951	COUNSELOR, CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials discussed challenges confronting Canada and the United States in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Counselor of the State Department Eliot Cohen in Ottawa July 2 and 3. The Canadians shared Dr. Cohen's bleak assessment of developments in Pakistan and raised [...]	2008-07-14 22:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF IR CA
08PANAMA725	PANAMA'S NEW SECURITY LAWS PASSED AMIDST OPPOSITION [...] (C) The GOP approved five controversial security laws by decree on August 18 and 20. The decrees will: 1) create an independent civilian intelligence service (SENIS); 2) create a coast guard (SENAN); 3) create a frontier force to protect the borders (SENAFRONT); 4) reform the Panamanian Natio [...]	2008-09-05 12:44:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PARIS1980	FRENCH CIVILIAN NUCLEAR: CURRENT AMBITIONS AND FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In 10/16-17 meetings French officials and private sector representatives told Special Representative Frank Mermoud that France wants its national energy industrial groups to be leaders in the "nuclear renaissance". Expansion is being driven by energy security and climate change [...]	2008-10-29 11:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PREL FR GM
08PARTO121901	(C) Secretary Rice's December 16, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 16, 2008, 0915-1050, UN Headquarters, New York City 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Welch NEA PDAS Feltman NEA/ARP Office Director Steinfel [...]	2008-12-19 12:15:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL IR EUN XF XG
08PODGORICA210	SUMMER OF SQUABBLES FOR MONTENEGRO'S RULING COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Relations between coalition partners the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have hit a rough patch of late, fueling rumors that the DPS might consider early elections. While highly unlikely -- the partners' decade-long coalition has surviv [...]	2008-08-14 12:16:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PRAGUE254	CZECH GOVERNMENT POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Climate change will be an issue of key significance during the Czech EU presidency beginning January 2009, even though the three-party governing coalition is not yet in lockstep on the issue. The government's official position generally supports the European Commiss [...]	2008-04-24 14:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON PGOV EZ
08PRISTINA15	KOSOVO: WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On January 9 the Kosovo Assembly approved the following slate of ministers of Kosovo's new goverment coming out of the November 17, 2007 central elections (see bios at para 2; septels report January 9 Assembly action; PM Thaci bio; and Assembly Speaker Krasniqi bio): Prime Minister Hashi [...]	2008-01-10 18:26:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UNMIK KV
08QUITO1162	CORREA'S POLEMICAL VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa's December 5-9 visit to Iran, the first by an Ecuadorian president, resulted in 12 agreements and a $40 million line-of-credit. Our assessment is that GOE actions defy the spirit, but not the letter, of UN Security Council sanction resolutions. During the [...]	2008-12-19 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MASS EC IR
08RANGOON508	BURMA'S SENIOR GENERAL SHAKES UP THE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On June 20, Senior General Than Shwe announced over one hundred key promotions, retirements, and changes for high and mid-ranking military officers. Three senior members of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) were retired from their military positions, although it is [...]	2008-06-23 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RIYADH102	SARKOZY IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. French President Nicholas Sarkozy's visited Saudi Arabia on January 13-14 to make clear that Saudi Arabia is now "at the top" of the French Middle East policy list. Pres. Sarkozy met with Saudi King Abdullah, addressed the Shura council and spoke briefly with Saudi business leaders. [...]	2008-01-26 11:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	FR PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH1197	RADICAL SHI'A CLERIC SUPPORTS IRAN, WARNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, a Shi'a sheikh in Qatif, Saudi Arabia has once again caused controversy with his radical statements supporting Iran and challenging Saudi authority. In a July 11, 2008 sermon al-Nimr defended Iran's right to respond to "American aggression" and stated t [...]	2008-08-05 10:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH853	STATE OF THE SAUDI SHI,A 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing dialogue between Saudi Shi'a leadership and the SAG, and slightly greater autonomy of religious and political action in the sub-governate of Qatif, the Shi'a community of Saudi Arabia continues to feel itself a second-class citizenry, facing both formal and inf [...]	2008-06-01 15:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08ROME1304	GOI CONCERNED ABOUT IRITAL SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials expressed concerns that Italian firms may be subject to US sanctions through inadvertent use of Irital, a U.S.-designated Iranian shipping company based in Genoa. End summary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Hazard for Italian Non-Dual Use Compan [...]	2008-10-28 11:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EUN EWWT KNNP PARM PREL
08SANAA256	SECOND POST-CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOLLOW-UP MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) officials, Gulf Cooperation Council representatives (including the Secretary General) and a large number of bilateral and SIPDIS multilateral donors gathered in Sana'a on February 4 to discuss the status of the pledges allocated to Yemen and the [...]	2008-02-11 09:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM

08SANSALVADOR830	MINISTER OF ECONOMY REVIEWS CAFTA, BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia and the Ministry of Economy's (MINEC) senior leadership team discussed CAFTA-DR and bilateral issues from mining to telecommunications with EconCouns on June 20. De Gavidia pushed for efforts to "keep CAFTA-DR alive" and requested U.S. assi [...]	2008-07-11 17:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON ES

Pages 1 2

1'000 rows / 1'472 results

Embassy Abidjan
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Embassy Abuja
Embassy Accra
Consulate Adana
Embassy Addis Ababa
Consulate Alexandria
Embassy Algiers
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embassy Amman
Consulate Amsterdam
Embassy Ankara
Embassy Antananarivo
Embassy Apia
Embassy Ashgabat
Embassy Asmara
Embassy Astana
Embassy Asuncion
Embassy Athens
Consulate Auckland
Embassy Baghdad
Embassy Baku
Embassy Bamako
Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
Embassy Bangkok
Embassy Bangui
Embassy Banjul
Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Beijing
Embassy Beirut
Consulate Belfast
Embassy Belgrade
Embassy Belmopan
Embassy Berlin
Embassy Bern
Embassy Bishkek
Embassy Bogota
Embassy Brasilia
Embassy Bratislava
Embassy Brazzaville
Embassy Bridgetown
Embassy Brussels
Embassy Bucharest
Embassy Budapest
Embassy Buenos Aires
Embassy Bujumbura
Embassy Cairo
Consulate Calgary
Embassy Canberra
Consulate Cape Town
Embassy Caracas
Consulate Casablanca
Consulate Chengdu
Consulate Chennai
Consulate Chiang Mai
Embassy Chisinau
Consulate Ciudad Juarez
Embassy Colombo
Embassy Conakry
Embassy Copenhagen
Embassy Cotonou
Consulate Curacao
Embassy Dakar
Embassy Damascus
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Department of State
Consulate Dhahran
Embassy Dhaka
Embassy Dili
DIR FSINFATC
Embassy Djibouti
Embassy Doha
Consulate Dubai
Embassy Dublin
Consulate Durban
Embassy Dushanbe
Consulate Dusseldorf
Embasy Bonn
Consulate Florence
Consulate Frankfurt
Embassy Freetown
Consulate Fukuoka
Embassy Gaborone
Embassy Georgetown
Embassy Grenada
Consulate Guadalajara
Consulate Guangzhou
Embassy Guatemala
Consulate Guayaquil
Consulate Halifax
Consulate Hamburg
Consulate Hamilton
Embassy Hanoi
Embassy Harare
Embassy Helsinki
Consulate Hermosillo
Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
Consulate Hong Kong
American Consulate Hyderabad
Iran RPO Dubai
Embassy Islamabad
Consulate Istanbul
Consulate Izmir
Embassy Jakarta
Consulate Jeddah
Consulate Jerusalem
Consulate Johannesburg
Embassy Kabul
Consulate Kaduna
Embassy Kampala
Consulate Karachi
Embassy Kathmandu
Embassy Khartoum
Embassy Kigali
Embassy Kingston
Embassy Kinshasa
Consulate Kolkata
Embassy Kolonia
Embassy Koror
Consulate Krakow
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Embassy Kuwait
Embassy Kyiv
Embassy La Paz
Consulate Lagos
Consulate Lahore
Consulate Leipzig
Embassy Libreville
Embassy Lilongwe
Embassy Lima
Embassy Lisbon
Embassy Ljubljana
Embassy Lome
Embassy London
Embassy Luanda
Embassy Lusaka
Embassy Luxembourg
Embassy Madrid
Embassy Majuro
Embassy Malabo
Embassy Managua
Embassy Manama
Embassy Manila
Embassy Maputo
Consulate Marseille
Embassy Maseru
Consulate Matamoros
Embassy Mbabane
Consulate Melbourne
Consulate Merida
Embassy Mexico
Consulate Milan
Embassy Minsk
Mission Geneva
Mission UNESCO
Mission USNATO
Mission USOSCE
Embassy Mogadishu
Embassy Monrovia
Consulate Monterrey
Embassy Montevideo
Consulate Montreal
Embassy Moscow
Consulate Mumbai
Consulate Munich
Embassy Muscat
Consulate Nagoya
Consulate Naha
Embassy Nairobi
Consulate Naples
Embassy Nassau
Embassy Ndjamena
Embassy New Delhi
Embassy Niamey
Embassy Nicosia
Consulate Nogales
Embassy Nouakchott
Consulate Nuevo Laredo
Consulate Osaka Kobe
Embassy Oslo
Embassy Ottawa
Embassy Ouagadougou
Embassy Panama
Embassy Paramaribo
Embassy Paris
Consulate Perth
Consulate Peshawar
Embassy Phnom Penh
Embassy Podgorica
Consulate Ponta Delgada
Embassy Port Au Prince
Embassy Port Louis
Embassy Port Moresby
Embassy Port Of Spain
Embassy Prague
Embassy Praia
Embassy Pretoria
Embassy Pristina
Consulate Quebec
Embassy Quito
Embassy Rabat
Embassy Rangoon
Consulate Recife
REO Basrah
REO Hillah
REO Kirkuk
REO Mosul
Embassy Reykjavik
Embassy Riga
Consulate Rio De Janeiro
Embassy Riyadh
Embassy Rome
Embassy San Jose
Embassy San Salvador
Embassy Sanaa
Embassy Santiago
Embassy Santo Domingo
Consulate Sao Paulo
Consulate Sapporo
Embassy Sarajevo
Secretary of State
Embassy Seoul
Consulate Shanghai
Consulate Shenyang
Embassy Singapore
Embassy Skopje
Embassy Sofia
Consulate St Petersburg
Embassy Stockholm
Consulate Strasbourg
Consulate Surabaya
Embassy Suva
Consulate Sydney
Embassy Tallinn
Embassy Tashkent
Embassy Tbilisi
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Embassy Tehran
Embassy Tel Aviv
Embassy The Hague
Consulate Thessaloniki
Consulate Tijuana
Embassy Tirana
Embassy Tokyo
Consulate Toronto
Embassy Tripoli
Embassy Tunis
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
UN Rome
UNVIE
US Delegation FEST TWO
US Delegation, Secretary
US Interests Section Havana
US Mission CD Geneva
US Mission Geneva
US Office Almaty
US OFFICE FSC CHARLESTON
USEU Brussels
USMISSION USTR GENEVA
USUN New York
Embassy Valletta
Consulate Vancouver
Embassy Vatican
Embassy Vienna
Embassy Vientiane
Embassy Vilnius
Consulate Vladivostok
Embassy Warsaw
Embassy Wellington
Embassy Windhoek
Embassy Yaounde
Consulate Yekaterinburg
Embassy Yerevan
Embassy Zagreb

AA
AADP
AALC
ABER
ABLD
ABLDG
ABLG
ABMC
ABT
ABUD
AC
ACABQ
ACAO
ACCOUNT
ACDA
ACEC
ACKM
ACOA
ACOTA
ACS
ACTION
ADANA
ADB
ADCO
ADCP
ADEL
ADEP
ADIP
ADM
ADMIRAL
ADPM
ADRC
AE
AEC
AECL
AEGR
AEIR
AEM
AEMED
AEMR
AER
AESC
AF
AFARI
AFDB
AFDIN
AFFAIRS
AFGHANISTAN
AFIN
AFL
AFLU
AFOR
AFR
AFSA
AFSI
AFSN
AFU
AFZAL
AG
AGAO
AGENDA
AGENGA
AGIT
AGMT
AGOA
AGR
AGS
AGUIRRE
AI
AIAG
AID
AIDAC
AIDS
AIEA
AIHRC
AIN
AINF
AINFCY
AINR
AINT
AISG
AIT
AJ
AK
AL
AL-1
ALAB
ALBE
ALEXANDER
ALI
ALJAZEERA
ALL
ALNEA
ALOW
ALOWAR
AM
AMAT
AMB
AMCHAMS
AMCT
AME
AMED
AMEDI
AMEMR
AMER
AMERICAS
AMEX
AMG
AMGE
AMGMT
AMGT
AMIA
AMLB
AMPR
AMT
AMTC
AMTG
AN
ANARCHISTS
ANC
AND
ANET
ANTITERRORISM
AO
AOCR
AODE
AOIC
AOMS
AOPR
AORC
AORD
AOREC
AORG
AORL
AOWC
AP
APCS
APDC
APEC
APECO
APER
APR
APRC
APRM
AQ
AR
ARAB
ARABBL
ARABL
ARABLEAGUE
ARAS
ARC
ARCH
ARENA
AREP
ARF
ARG
ARM
ARMITAGE
ARMS
AROC
ARR
ARRMZY
ARSO
AS
ASA
ASAC
ASC
ASCC
ASCE
ASCEC
ASCH
ASE
ASEAN
ASEC
ASECARP
ASECE
ASECM
ASECSI
ASECVE
ASED
ASEDC
ASEG
ASEK
ASES
ASEX
ASFC
ASIC
ASIG
ASIR
ASJA
ASO
ASOC
ASPA
ASR
ASSEMBLY
ASSK
ASUP
AT
ATFN
ATPDEA
ATRA
ATRD
ATRN
AU
AU-1
AUC
AUNR
AUSGR
AUSTRALIAGROUP
AV
AVERY
AVIAN
AVIANFLU
AVIATION
AW
AX
AY
AZ
AZE
B.
BA
BAGHDAD
BAIO
BAKOYANNIS
BALKANS
BAPOL
BARACK
BASHAR
BATA
BB
BBG
BBSR
BC
BCW
BCXP
BD
BE
BEAN
BEN
BERARDUCCI
BESP
BEXB
BEXP
BEXPC
BEXPPLM
BEXT
BF
BFIF
BFIN
BFIO
BG
BGD
BGMT
BH
BHUM
BI
BIC
BIH
BILAT
BIMSTEC
BINR
BIO
BIOS
BIOTECH
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIT
BITO
BK
BL
BLR
BLUE
BLUNT
BM
BMENA
BMGT
BMOT
BN
BNUC
BO
BOIKO
BOL
BOND
BOQ
BORDER
BOSNIA
BOU
BOUCHAIB KAKA
BOUTERSE
BP
BPIS
BPTS
BR
BRIAN
BRPA
BRUSSELS
BS
BSSR
BT
BTA
BTC
BTIO
BTIU
BTRA
BTT
BU
BUD
BULGARIA
BURMA
BUSH
BV
BW
BWC
BX
BXEP
BY
BZ
CA
CAC
CACM
CACS
CAFTA
CAIO
CAJC
CAMBODIA
CAN
CAPC
CARC
CARE
CARIB
CARICOM
CARSON
CAS
CASA
CASC
CASCC
CASCR
CASE
CASTILLO
CAVO
CB
CBC
CBD
CBE
CBG
CBIS
CBM
CBSA
CBTH
CBW
CCSR
CCY
CD
CDB
CDC
CDCC
CDCE
CDG
CDI
CE
CEA
CEC
CEDAW
CEN
CENTCOM
CENTRIC
CEUDA
CF
CFE
CFED
CFG
CFIS
CFSP
CG
CGEN
CGOPRC
CH
CHAD
CHALLENGE
CHAO
CHELIDZE
CHENEY
CHERTOFF
CHG
CHIEF
CHN
CHR
CHRISTIAN
CHRISTOF
CHRISTOPHER
CI
CIA
CIAT
CIC
CICTE
CIDA
CIO
CIP
CIS
CITEL
CITES
CITIBANK
CITT
CIVAIR
CIVS
CJ
CJAN
CJUS
CK
CKGR
CKOR
CL
CLEARANCE
CLINTON
CLMT
CLO
CLOK
CM
CMAE
CMFT
CMGT
CMP
CMT
CN
CNAR
CNARC
CNC
CNO
CO
CODEL
COE
COL
COLIN
COLLECTIVE
COLOMBO
COM
COMESA
COMMERCE
CON
CONAWAY
CONDOLEEZZA
CONDOLEEZZA RICE
CONEAZ
CONG
CONGO
CONGRINT
CONS
CONSULAR
CONTROL
CONTROLS
CORRUPTION
COSI
COUNTER
COUNTER TERRORISM
COUNTERTERRORISM
COUNTRY
COUNTRYCLEARANCE
CP
CPA
CPAS
CPC
CPCTC
CPPT
CPUOS
CQ
CR
CRIM
CRIME
CRIMES
CRM
CROATIA
CROS
CRS
CRUZ
CS
CSCE
CSEP
CSIS
CSW
CT
CTBT
CTER
CTERR
CTM
CTR
CTRYCLR
CU
CUCO
CUIS
CUL
CV
CVIA
CVIC
CVIS
CVISU
CVPR
CVR
CW
CWC
CWCM
CWG
CX
CY
CYP
CYPRUSARMS
CZ
DA
DAC
DAFR
DAN
DANFUNG
DANIEL
DAO
DARFR
DARFUR
DAVID
DAVID LEE HOWES
DAVID WELCH
DAVID WILLIAM RAY
DB
DC
DCDG
DCG
DCHA
DCI
DCM
DCOM
DCRM
DE
DEA
DEAX
DEFENSE
DEFENSEREFORM
DELTAVIOLENCE
DEM
DEMARCHE
DEMOCRATIC
DENNIS
DEOC
DEPT
DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER
DESI
DHA
DHLAKAMA
DHLS
DHRF
DHS
DHSX
DIEZ
DIPLOMACY
DISENGAGEMENT
DJ
DK
DKEM
DMIN
DMINE
DO
DOC
DOD
DOE
DOJ
DOMC
DOMESTIC
DOMESTICPOLITICS
DONALD RUMSFELD
DOT
DPAO
DPKO
DPM
DPOL
DPRK
DR
DRC
DRIP
DRL
DS
DSR
DSS
DTFN
DTRA
DTRO
DU
DVC
DY
EAC
EAD
EADI
EADM
EAG
EAGER
EAGR
EAI
EAIC
EAID
EAIDB
EAIDCIN
EAIDEGZ
EAIDMG
EAIDNI
EAIF
EAIG
EAIO
EAIR
EAIS
EAIT
EAOD
EAP
EAPC
EAR
EARI
EASS
EATO
EAUD
EAVI
EB
EBEXP
EBRD
EBUD
EC
ECA
ECCP
ECCT
ECE
ECIN
ECIP
ECLAC
ECN
ECOIN
ECOM
ECON
ECONCS
ECONEGE
ECONOMIC
ECONOMICS
ECONOMY
ECONOMY AND FINANCE
ECOR
ECOS
ECOSOC
ECOWAS
ECPC
ECPN
ECPO
ECPS
ECPSN
ECRM
ECTRD
ECUN
ED
EDA
EDEV
EDRC
EDU
EDUC
EE
EEB
EEC
EENG
EENV
EEOC
EET
EETC
EFI
EFIC
EFIM
EFIN
EFIS
EFLU
EFN
EFND
EFNI
EFQ
EFTA
EG
EGAD
EGAR
EGEN
EGHG
EGOV
EGOVSY
EH
EI
EIAD
EIAID
EIAR
EIB
EICN
EID
EIDE
EIDN
EIFN
EIN
EIND
EINDIR
EINF
EING
EINN
EINO
EINR
EINT
EINV
EINZ
EIPR
EIQ
EISL
EISNLN
EITC
EITI
EIVN
EK
EL
ELA
ELAB
ELAD
ELAINE
ELAM
ELAN
ELAP
ELB
ELBA
ELBR
ELEC
ELECTIONS
ELF
ELIN
ELN
ELND
ELNT
ELTD
ELTM
ELTN
ELTRN
EMAIL
EMED
EMI
EMIN
EMN
EMS
EMW
EN
END
ENDURING
ENEG
ENER
ENERG
ENERGY
ENFR
ENG
ENGR
ENGRD
ENGRG
ENGY
ENIV
ENLT
ENNP
ENR
ENRC
ENRG
ENRL
ENTG
ENV
ENVI
ENVIRONMENT
ENVR
ENVT
EON
EOXC
EP
EPA
EPAT
EPCS
EPE
EPEC
EPECO
EPET
EPIN
EPIT
EPPD
EPRT
EPSC
EPTE
EPTED
EPWR
EQ
EQRD
ER
ERA
ERD
EREL
ERGR
ERICKSON
ERIN
ERTD
ES
ESA
ESCAP
ESCI
ESDP
ESENV
ESF
ESLCO
ESOC
ESOCI
ESPS
ESS
ESSO
ESTH
ESTN
ESTRADA
ET
ETA
ETAD
ETC
ETCC
ETD
ETDR
ETEL
ETER
ETEX
ETFN
ETIC
ETIO
ETLN
ETMIN
ETR
ETRA
ETRAD
ETRB
ETRC
ETRD
ETRDECD
ETRG
ETRK
ETRN
ETRO
ETRP
ETT
ETTC
ETTD
ETTF
ETTN
ETTR
ETTRD
ETTW
ETZ
EU
EUC
EUCOM
EUE
EUEAID
EUFOR
EUM
EUMEM
EUN
EUR
EUREM
EURM
EURN
EV
EVENTS
EVN
EWRG
EWT
EWTR
EWWT
EX
EXBS
EXEC
EXIM
EXO
EXPORT
EXTERNAL
EZ
FA
FAA
FAC
FAGR
FAO
FARC
FARM
FAS
FATAH
FBI
FCC
FCS
FCSC
FCSCEG
FCUL
FDA
FDIC
FEDULOV
FEMA
FERNANDO
FGM
FI
FIN
FINANCE
FINE
FINR
FINREF
FINV
FIR
FISO
FJ
FK
FKFLO
FKLU
FLU
FM
FMC
FMGT
FMLN
FMS
FO
FOI
FOOKS
FOR
FORCE
FORCES
FOREIGN
FORWHA
FP
FPC
FR
FRA
FRANCIS
FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ
FRB
FREDOM
FREEDOM
FRELIMO
FRIED
FRN
FRU
FSC
FSI
FT
FTA
FTAA
FWS
GA
GAERC
GAMES
GAO
GARCIA
GASPAR
GATT
GAZA
GAZPROM
GB
GBSLE
GC
GCC
GCCC
GE
GEF
GEORGE
GERARD
GESKE
GF
GG
GH
GI
GIPNC
GIWI
GJ
GKGIC
GL
GLOBAL
GM
GN
GO
GOG
GOI
GON
GOVPOI
GPGOV
GPI
GPOI
GPOV
GR
GRQ
GS
GT
GTIP
GTMO
GTREFTEL
GU
GUAM
GUANTANAMO
GUIDANCE
GUILLERMO
GUTIERREZ
GV
GWI
GY
GZ
GZIS
HA
HARRIET
HARRY
HAWZ
HCOPIL
HDP
HE
HEAVEN
HEBRON
HELGERSON
HERCEGOVINA
HG
HHS
HI
HIGHLIGHTS
HIJAZI
HILARY
HILLARY
HILLEN
HIPC
HIV
HIZ
HK
HKSX
HL
HLSX
HN
HNCHR
HO
HOA
HOSTAGES
HPKO
HR
HRC
HRCS
HRICTY
HRIGHTS
HRKSTC
HSI
HSTC
HSWG
HT
HTCG
HTSC
HU
HUD
HUM
HUMAN
HUMANITARIAN
HUMANR
HUMANRIGHTS
HUMOR
HUMRIT
HUNRC
HURI
HURRICANE
HYDE
HYLAND
HYMPSK
HZ
IA
IACHR
IACI
IACO
IACW
IADB
IAEA
IAES
IAHRC
IAIE
IAII
IASA
IATTC
IAZ
IBB
IBD
IBET
IBPCA
IBRB
IBRD
IC
ICAC
ICAO
ICC
ICCAT
ICCROM
ICES
ICJ
ICRC
ICRS
ICSCA
ICTR
ICTY
ID
IDA
IDB
IDLI
IDLO
IDP
IDR
IE
IEA
IEAB
IEF
IF
IFAD
IFC
IFIN
IFM
IFO
IFR
IFRC
IG
IGAD
IGF
IHO
IICA
IINS
IIP
IK
IL
ILAB
ILC
ILEA
ILO
IMC
IMET
IMF
IMMIGRATION
IMO
IMSO
IMTS
IN
INAUGURATION
INCB
IND
INDO
INF
INFLUENZA
INL
INMARSAT
INNP
INPFC
INR
INRA
INRB
INRD
INRO
INRPAZ
INS
INSC
INT
INTEL
INTELLECTUAL
INTELSAT
INTERNAL
INTERPOL
INV
INVI
IO
IOC
IOM
IP
IPET
IPGRI
IPK
IPPC
IPR
IPROP
IQ
IQNV
IR
IRAN
IRAQ
IRAQI
IRAQI FREEDOM
IRC
IRCE
IRDB
IRE
IRL
IRLE
IRM
IRMO
IRNB
IRPE
IRS
IS
ISA
ISAAC
ISAF
ISCA
ISCON
ISLAMISTS
ISLE
ISN
ISNV
ISO
ISPA
ISPL
ISRAEL
ISRAEL RELATIONS
ISRAELI
ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
ISSUES
ISTC
IT
ITA
ITALIAN
ITALY
ITECIP
ITEIND
ITELTN
ITER
ITF
ITIA
ITRA
ITRD
ITU
IUCN
IV
IVIANNA
IWC
IWI
IX
IZ
IZAORC
JA
JAM
JAMES
JAPAN
JAT
JAWAD
JCIC
JE
JEFFERY
JEFFREY
JHR
JI
JIMENEZ
JIMENEZ CHILDREN
JK
JKUS
JM
JN
JO
JOHNNIE
JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA
JOSE RAMOS HORTA
JOSEPH BIDEN
JP
JS
JSRP
JUAN
JUS
JY
KA
KACP
KACT
KACW
KADM
KAID
KALM
KALR
KANSOU
KAPO
KARIM WADE
KATRINA
KAUST
KAWC
KAWK
KAWL
KAWS
KAWX
KAYLA
KBCT
KBDS
KBEM
KBIO
KBNC
KBTC
KBTR
KBTS
KBWG
KCCP
KCEM
KCERS
KCFC
KCFE
KCGC
KCHG
KCIP
KCIS
KCM
KCMA
KCMR
KCOG
KCOM
KCOR
KCPS
KCRCM
KCRI
KCRIM
KCRM
KCRN
KCRO
KCROM
KCROR
KCRP
KCRS
KCRT
KCSA
KCSI
KCSY
KCUL
KCUM
KCVM
KCWI
KDCM
KDDEM
KDDG
KDE
KDEM
KDEN
KDET
KDEV
KDGOV
KDGR
KDHS
KDM
KDMR
KDP
KDRG
KDRL
KDTB
KDUM
KE
KEAI
KEBG
KECF
KEDEM
KEDM
KEDU
KEIM
KEM
KEMPI
KEMR
KEMS
KEN
KENV
KERF
KERG
KESO
KESP
KESS
KEVIN
KFAM
KFCE
KFE
KFEM
KFGM
KFIN
KFIU
KFLD
KFLO
KFLU
KFOR
KFPC
KFRD
KFRP
KFSC
KFTFN
KFTN
KG
KGCC
KGCN
KGHA
KGHG
KGIC
KGICKS
KGIT
KGIV
KGKG
KGLB
KGOR
KGOV
KH
KHDP
KHGH
KHIB
KHIV
KHJUS
KHLS
KHMN
KHOURY
KHPD
KHSA
KHSL
KHUM
KI
KIBL
KICA
KICC
KICCPUR
KICR
KICT
KID
KIDE
KIF
KIFR
KIIC
KIIP
KIL
KILS
KIMMITT
KIMT
KIND
KINF
KINL
KINP
KINR
KINT
KIPR
KIPT
KIRC
KIRF
KIRL
KIRP
KIS
KISC
KISK
KISL
KISM
KISR
KITA
KIVP
KIVR
KJAN
KJRE
KJU
KJUS
KJUST
KJWC
KK
KKIV
KKNP
KKOR
KKPO
KLAB
KLAP
KLBO
KLEG
KLFLO
KLFU
KLHS
KLIG
KLIP
KLPM
KLSO
KLTN
KM
KMAC
KMAR
KMCA
KMCC
KMCR
KMDR
KMEPI
KMFO
KMGT
KMIG
KMNP
KMOC
KMPF
KMPI
KMPIO
KMPL
KMPP
KMPT
KMRD
KMRS
KMSG
KMVP
KMWN
KN
KNAO
KNAP
KNAR
KNDP
KNEI
KNEP
KNET
KNMP
KNN
KNNA
KNNB
KNNC
KNNF
KNNO
KNNP
KNNR
KNOP
KNP
KNPP
KNPPIS
KNPR
KNPT
KNRG
KNRV
KNSD
KNUC
KNUP
KO
KOC
KOCI
KOCM
KOEM
KOGL
KOLY
KOM
KOMC
KOMCCO
KOMCSG
KOMH
KOMO
KOMS
KOR
KOSOVO
KOUYATE
KPA
KPAD
KPAI
KPAK
KPAL
KPALAOIS
KPAM
KPAO
KPAS
KPBT
KPDD
KPEM
KPEO
KPER
KPET
KPIN
KPIR
KPKO
KPKP
KPLS
KPMI
KPMO
KPO
KPOA
KPOKO
KPOL
KPOP
KPOV
KPOW
KPPAO
KPPD
KPRD
KPRM
KPRO
KPROG
KPRP
KPRV
KPSC
KPTD
KPTS
KPWG
KPWR
KQ
KQM
KQRDQ
KR
KRAD
KRAL
KRCIM
KRCM
KRCS
KRD
KRDP
KREC
KREF
KREL
KRF
KRFD
KRFR
KRG
KRGY
KRIC
KRIF
KRIM
KRKO
KRM
KRMS
KRV
KRVC
KS
KSA
KSAC
KSAF
KSCA
KSCI
KSCS
KSCT
KSEAO
KSEC
KSEI
KSEO
KSEP
KSI
KSIA
KSKN
KSLG
KSMT
KSOC
KSOCI
KSPA
KSPR
KSRE
KSTC
KSTCC
KSTCPL
KSTH
KSTS
KSTT
KSUM
KSUP
KT
KTAO
KTBD
KTBT
KTCRE
KTDB
KTDD
KTDM
KTER
KTEX
KTFIN
KTFM
KTFN
KTFR
KTFS
KTIA
KTIP
KTLA
KTNBT
KTNF
KTPN
KTRD
KTRF
KTSC
KTSD
KTTB
KTTC
KTTP
KU
KUAE
KUIR
KUM
KUNA
KUNC
KUNH
KUNP
KUNR
KUS
KUWAIT
KV
KVBL
KVIP
KVIR
KVIS
KVPR
KVRC
KVRP
KW
KWAC
KWAK
KWAWC
KWBC
KWBG
KWBW
KWCI
KWCR
KWGB
KWHG
KWIC
KWIM
KWIR
KWKN
KWM
KWMJN
KWMM
KWMN
KWN
KWNM
KWNN
KWOMN
KWPA
KWPB
KWPG
KWPR
KWRC
KWRF
KWRG
KWUN
KWWT
KWWW
KX
KY
KZ
LA
LAB
LABOR
LANSANA
LANTERN
LARREA
LARS
LAS
LAURA
LAVIN
LAW
LB
LBAR
LBY
LE
LEAGUE
LEB
LEBIK
LEGAT
LEGATT
LEIS
LEON
LEVINE
LEW
LG
LGAT
LH
LI
LIB
LICC
LIMA
LINE
LK
LMS
LN
LO
LOG
LORAN
LOTT
LOVE
LR
LS
LT
LTG
LTTE
LU
LV
LVPR
LY
LZ
MA
MAAR
MACEDONIA
MACP
MANUEL
MAP
MAPP
MAPS
MAR
MARAD
MARIE
MARINO
MARITIME
MARK
MARQUEZ
MARR
MARS
MARTIN
MARV
MAS
MASC
MASS
MATT
MB
MBM
MC
MCA
MCAP
MCAPARR
MCAPN
MCAPP
MCAPS
MCAT
MCC
MCCONNELL
MCCP
MCRM
MCTRE
MD
MDA
MDC
MDO
ME
MEA
MED
MEDIA
MEP
MEPI
MEPN
MEPP
MERCOSUR
MESUR
MEX
MF
MFA
MFO
MG
MGL
MGMT
MGOV
MGT
MGTA
MH
MHUC
MI
MIAH
MIC
MICHAEL
MICHEL
MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO
MIK
MIL
MILI
MILITANTS
MILITARY
MILLENNIUM
MINURSO
MINUSTAH
MITCHELL
MJ
MK
ML
MLS
MMAR
MMED
MN
MNLF
MNNC
MNNUC
MNU
MNUC
MNUCH
MNUCWA
MNUM
MNUN
MNUR
MNUS
MNVC
MO
MOHAMAD
MOHAMMAD
MOLINA
MONTENEGRO
MONUC
MONY
MOOPS
MOP
MOPP
MOPPS
MOPS
MORG
MOROCCO
MORS
MOS
MOTO
MOTT
MP
MPOL
MPOS
MPP
MPS
MQADHAFI
MR
MRCRE
MRRR
MRS
MRSEC
MS
MSG
MSIG
MT
MTAA
MTAG
MTCAE
MTCR
MTCRA
MTCRE
MTRCE
MTRE
MTRRE
MTS
MU
MUC
MUCN
MUKASEY
MULLEN
MUNC
MURRAY
MV
MW
MX
MY
MZ
NA
NAC
NACB
NAFTA
NAM
NAMSA
NANCY
NAR
NARC
NARCOTICS
NARR
NAS
NASA
NAT
NATEU
NATGAS
NATIONAL
NATO
NATOAFGHAN
NATOBALKANS
NATOIRAQ
NATOOPS
NATOPOLICY
NATSIOS
NAVO
NB
NBTS
NBU
NC
NCCC
NCD
NCT
NCTC
NDI
NDP
NE
NEA
NEC
NEI
NELSON
NEPAD
NERG
NET
NEW
NFATC
NFMS
NFSO
NG
NGO
NGUYEN
NH
NI
NICOLE
NIH
NIPP
NK
NKWG
NL
NLD
NLIAEA
NLO
NMFS
NMNUC
NMUC
NNPT
NO
NOAA
NOI
NOK
NON
NONE
NORAD
NOTAG
NOVO
NP
NPA
NPG
NPT
NR
NRC
NRG
NRR
NRRC
NS
NSC
NSF
NSFO
NSG
NSSP
NT
NTDB
NTSB
NTTC
NU
NUC
NUIN
NV
NW
NZ
NZUS
OA
OAO
OARC
OAS
OASC
OASCC
OASS
OAU
OBAMA
OBS
OBSP
OCBD
OCEA
OCED
OCHA
OCII
OCRA
OCS
OCSE
ODAG
ODC
ODIP
ODPC
OECD
OECS
OECV
OES
OESC
OEXC
OEXP
OF
OFDA
OFDC
OFDP
OFDPQIS
OFFICIALS
OFPD
OFSO
OGAC
OGIV
OHCHR
OHI
OHIP
OI
OIC
OICCO
OIE
OIF
OIG
OIIP
OIL
OIM
OLY
OLYAIR
OLYMPICS
OM
OMB
OMIG
OMS
ON
ONA
OPAD
OPBAT
OPC
OPCD
OPCR
OPCW
OPDAT
OPDC
OPDP
OPEC
OPET
OPIC
OPID
OPOC
OPPC
OPRC
OPREC
OPREP
OPS
OPSC
OPVIP
ORA
ORC
ORCA
ORECD
ORED
OREG
OREP
ORGANIZED
ORP
ORTA
ORUE
OSAC
OSCE
OSCI
OSD
OSEC
OSHA
OSIC
OSTA
OSTRA
OTA
OTAR
OTP
OTR
OTRA
OTRABL
OTRAO
OTRAZ
OTRC
OTRD
OUALI
OVIP
OVP
OXEC
OXEM
OZ
PA
PAARM
PAC
PACE
PAGE
PAGR
PAHO
PAIGH
PAK
PAL
PALESTINIAN
PAMQ
PAN
PANAM
PAO
PAR
PARALYMPIC
PARCA
PAREL
PARK
PARLIAMENT
PARM
PARMS
PARN
PARP
PARR
PARTIES
PARTM
PARTY
PAS
PASS
PATTY
PAUM
PB
PBGT
PBIO
PBK
PBOV
PBPTS
PBS
PBT
PBTS
PCI
PCON
PCOR
PCRM
PCUL
PD
PDA
PDD
PDEM
PDIP
PDOV
PDRG
PE
PEACE
PEACEKEEPINGFORCES
PEDRO
PEL
PELOSI
PEMEX
PENA
PENV
PEPFAR
PEPR
PER
PEREZ
PERL
PERM
PERSONS
PET
PETER
PETERS
PETR
PETRAEUS
PETROL
PF
PFIN
PFLP
PFOR
PFOV
PG
PGGOC
PGIC
PGIV
PGKV
PGO
PGOC
PGOF
PGOG
PGON
PGOR
PGOT
PGOV
PGOVE
PGOVQL
PGPV
PGREL
PGREV
PGV
PH
PHALANAGE
PHARM
PHAS
PHEM
PHIM
PHM
PHSA
PHU
PHUH
PHUM
PHUMHUPPS
PHUN
PHUS
PHYTRP
PI
PIA
PICES
PIF
PIN
PINB
PIND
PINER
PINF
PING
PINL
PINO
PINR
PINS
PINT
PINV
PIR
PIRF
PIRN
PJUS
PK
PKAO
PKBL
PKFK
PKISL
PKK
PKMN
PKNP
PKO
PKPA
PKPAL
PKPO
PKPRP
PKST
PL
PLAB
PLAN
PLEC
PLN
PLO
PLUM
PM
PMAR
PMAT
PMDL
PMIG
PMIL
PMIN
PMR
PMUC
PN
PNAT
PNET
PNG
PNIR
PNNL
PNR
PNRG
PNS
PNUC
PNUK
PNUM
PO
PODC
POG
POGV
POINS
POL
POLG
POLI
POLICY
POLINT
POLITICAL
POLITICS
POLM
POLMIL
POLS
POLUN
POREL
PORG
POSTS
POTUS
POUS
POV
POWELL
PP
PPA
PPAO
PPD
PPEF
PPEL
PPKO
PPOL
PQL
PQM
PRC
PRE
PREC
PRED
PREF
PREG
PREJ
PREK
PREL
PRELEVU
PRELM
PRELPLS
PRELTBIOBA
PREM
PREO
PREP
PRER
PRES
PRESIDENT
PRESL
PREV
PREZ
PRF
PRFE
PRFL
PRGO
PRGOV
PRIL
PRL
PRLE
PRM
PRO
PROB
PROCESS
PROG
PROL
PROLIFERATION
PROP
PROPERTY
PROTECTION
PROTESTS
PROV
PROVE
PRT
PRTER
PRWL
PS
PSA
PSCE
PSEC
PSEPC
PSHA
PSI
PSNR
PSO
PSOC
PSOCI
PSOE
PT
PTBS
PTE
PTEL
PTEP
PTER
PTGOV
PTIA
PTR
PTRD
PU
PUAS
PUBLIC
PUNE
PUNR
PUOS
PV
PVIP
PVOV
PVPR
PVTS
PWBG
PWMN
PY
QA
QADRI
QEL
QI
QIZ
QM
QT
QU
QUAN
QUOC
RA
RAED
RAID
RAS
RATIFICATION
RBI
RCA
RCMP
RE
REA
REACTION
REALTIONS
RECIN
REF
REFORM
REFPAN
REFUGEE
REFUGEES
REGION
REGIONAL
REID
REIN
REINEMEYER
REL
RELAM
RELATIONS
RELFREE
RELIGIOUS
REMON
RENAMO
RENE PREVAL
REO
REPORT
REUBEN
RF
RFE
RFIN
RFREEDOM
RGOV
RGY
RHUM
RI
RICE
RICHARD
RIGHTS
RIGHTSPOLMIL
RIMC
RIVERA
RL
RLA
RM
RMA
RO
ROK
ROME
ROSS
ROW
ROY
RP
RPEL
RPTS
RQ
RR
RRB
RREL
RS
RSO
RSOX
RSP
RSZ
RTT
RU
RUEHZO
RV
RW
RWANDA
SA
SAAD
SAARC
SACU
SADC
SAFE
SAIR
SAIS
SAMA
SAN
SANC
SANR
SAO
SARB
SARGSIAN
SARS
SASC
SASEC
SB
SBA
SC
SCA
SCCC
SCE
SCENESETTER
SCHUL
SCI
SCIENCE
SCNV
SCOI
SCOL
SCOM
SCPR
SCRM
SCRS
SCRSERD
SCUL
SCVL
SD
SE
SEC
SECDEF
SECI
SECRET
SECRETARY
SECSTATE
SECTOR
SECURITY
SEMAAN GABY EID
SEN
SENC
SENG
SENS
SENU
SENV
SENVQGR
SENVSPL
SENVSXE
SEP
SERBIA
SERZH
SETTLEMENTS
SEVN
SEXP
SF
SFNV
SG
SGNV
SGWI
SH
SHANNON
SHI
SHUM
SI
SIMS
SIPDI
SIPDIS
SIPR
SIPRNET
SIPRS
SIUK
SK
SKCA
SKEP
SKI
SKSAF
SL
SLM
SLOVAK
SM
SMAR
SMI
SMIG
SMIL
SMIT
SMITH
SMRT
SN
SNA
SNAP
SNAR
SNUC
SO
SOC
SOCI
SOCIA
SOCIETY
SOCIS
SOCISZX
SOCR
SOCY
SOE
SOFA
SOI
SOIC
SOLI
SOLIC
SOM
SOPN
SORT
SOSI
SOVIET
SOWGC
SP
SPAS
SPC
SPCE
SPCVIS
SPECI
SPECIALIST
SPILL
SPP
SPSTATE
SR
SREF
SRIT
SRS
SRYI
SSA
SSH
ST
STAG
START
STATE
STC
STEINBERG
STET
STP
STR
SU
SUCCESSION
SULLIVAN
SUMMIT
SUR
SV
SW
SWHO
SWMN
SX
SXG
SY
SYAI
SYMBOL
SYR
SYRIA
SYSI
SYTH
SZ
TA
TAGS
TALAL
TAUSCHER
TAX
TB
TBI
TBID
TBIO
TBIOZK
TBKIO
TBO
TC
TCOR
TCSENV
TD
TDA
TE
TECH
TECHNOLOGY
TER
TERAA
TERFIN
TERR
TERROR
TERRORISM
TF
TFIN
TG
TGRY
TH
THANH
THE
THERESE
THIRDTERM
THKSJA
THOMAS
THPY
TI
TIA
TIBO
TIFA
TINT
TIO
TIP
TITI
TIUZ
TJ
TK
TL
TM
TN
TNDG
TNGD
TO
TOPEC
TORRIJOS
TOURISM
TP
TPHY
TPKO
TPP
TPSA
TPSL
TR
TRAD
TRADE
TRAFFICKING
TRBIO
TRBY
TRD
TREAS
TREASURY
TREATY
TREL
TRG
TRGV
TRGY
TRIO
TRSY
TRT
TRV
TRY
TRYG
TRYS
TS
TSA
TSLP
TSPA
TSPL
TSRL
TSRY
TSY
TT
TTFN
TU
TURKEY
TV
TVBIO
TW
TWRO
TX
TY
TZ
TZBY
UA
UAE
UAID
UAM
UB
UDEM
UE
UEU
UG
UGA
UK
UKR
UKRAINE
UM
UMIK
UN
UNA
UNAF
UNAIDS
UNAMA
UNAMSIL
UNAORC
UNAUS
UNBRO
UNC
UNCC
UNCDF
UNCDN
UNCHC
UNCHR
UNCHS
UNCITRAL
UNCND
UNCOPUOS
UNCRED
UNCRIME
UNCSD
UNCSW
UNCTAD
UNDC
UNDEF
UNDOF
UNDP
UNECE
UNEF
UNEP
UNESCO
UNFA
UNFC
UNFCYP
UNFF
UNFICYP
UNFIYCP
UNFPA
UNGA
UNGAPL
UNGO
UNHCR
UNHRC
UNICEF
UNIDCP
UNIDO
UNIDROIT
UNIFEM
UNIFIL
UNION
UNKIK
UNM
UNMEE
UNMIC
UNMIK
UNMIKI
UNMIKV
UNMIL
UNMIN
UNMOVIC
UNO
UNODC
UNOMIG
UNOPS
UNP
UNPAR
UNPUOS
UNRCCA
UNRCR
UNREST
UNRWA
UNSC
UNSCAPU
UNSCD
UNSCE
UNSCER
UNSCR
UNSCS
UNSD
UNSE
UNTAC
UNTERR
UNTZ
UNUS
UNVIE
UNYI
UP
UPU
UPUO
UR
US
USAID
USAU
USCC
USCG
USDA
USDELFESTTWO
USEU
USG
USGS
USMS
USNC
USOAS
USOP
USPS
USPTO
USSC
USTA
USTDA
USTR
USTRD
USTRIT
USTRPS
USTRUWR
USUN
UUNR
UV
UX
UY
UZ
VA
VANG
VAT
VC
VE
VELS
VEN
VENZ
VETTING
VI
VINICIO
VIP
VIS
VISIT
VM
VN
VO
VOA
VT
VTEG
VTFR
VTIS
VTPREL
VTTBIO
VTWCAR
VXY
VY
VZ
WA
WAEMU
WAKI
WAR
WB
WBEG
WBG
WCAR
WCI
WCL
WCO
WE
WEBG
WEBZ
WEET
WEF
WEOG
WET
WEU
WFA
WFP
WFPAORC
WFPO
WGC
WGG
WHA
WHITMER
WHO
WHTI
WI
WILCOX
WIPO
WIR
WJRO
WM
WMD
WMDT
WMN
WMO
WOMEN
WPO
WRTO
WS
WSIS
WTO
WTRD
WTRO
WTRQ
WW
WWARD
WWBG
WWT
WZ
XA
XAAF
XB
XC
XD
XE
XF
XFNEA
XG
XH
XI
XJ
XK
XL
XLUM
XM
XO
XP
XQ
XR
XS
XT
XTAG
XU
XV
XW
XX
XXX
XY
XZ
YE
YEH
YI
YL
YM
YMCS
YS
YU
YURIY
ZA
ZANU
ZB
ZC
ZCTU
ZEALAND
ZF
ZFR
ZH
ZI
ZIM
ZJ
ZK
ZKGM
ZL
ZM
ZN
ZO
ZP
ZR
ZS
ZT
ZU
ZW
ZXA