| 00THEHAGUE1952 |
GEORGIA: UNOMIG MANDATE RENEWAL
[...][...] |
2000-06-28 12:33:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL GG RS UNSC |
| 01VATICAN6433 |
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI -
[...]THE POPE HAS APPOINTED ITALIAN-BORN VATICAN OFFICIAL,
MONSIGNOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI, AS NUNCIO (AMBASSADOR) IN
ARMENIA AND GEORGIA. GUGE[...] |
2001-12-12 14:03:00 |
Embassy Vatican |
UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL AM GG VT |
| 02ANKARA8018 |
TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT ADVANCES, BUT KEY
[...]) Summary and comment: Turkey and Greece have reached
agreement on the text of an Intergovernmental Agreement for
the Turkey-Greece g[...] |
2002-11-07 14:25:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA8141 |
MFA ON TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT
[...]) Summary: MFA Deputy DG for Energy Hakki Akil
reiterated to Econ Couns BOTAS's request for USG assistance
in encouraging the Greeks [...] |
2002-11-12 15:42:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA8863 |
IRAQ AND THE TURKISH GAS MARKET
[...]) Summary and comment: The GOT denies recent press
reports that suggest new developments on the Turkey-Iraq gas
project. Although th[...] |
2002-12-09 12:35:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC AJ GG KZ TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8986 |
BP STILL ANALYZING COMMERCIAL VIABILITY OF SHAH
[...]) Summary and comment: BP's gas analyst is struggling
to make the commercial case for Shah Deniz -- although he
claims top management[...] |
2002-12-16 13:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA9166 |
AMB. MANN'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...]) Summary: AK party officials, including Energy
Minister Guler and three newly-elected parliamentarians,
confirmed their support for [...] |
2002-12-30 05:48:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA1448 |
BTC, SHAH DENIZ, TURKEY-GREECE INTERCONNECT: ON
[...]) Summary: BP and BOTAS General Manager Bildaci are
still concerned that BOTAS does not have sufficient authority
to meet its obligat[...] |
2003-03-06 14:19:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA1724 |
CBED AMBASSADOR MANN'S MARCH 12 VISIT TO ANKARA
[...]) Summary: During CBED Ambassador Mann,s March 12
visit to Ankara, MFA and Ministry of Energy officials
requested his intervention wi[...] |
2003-03-19 10:36:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA1967 |
IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON BTC PIPELINE, TPAO
[...]) BOTAS General Manager Gokhan Bildaci and BP's local
BTC Co. President Yasar Latifov told us March 25-26 the Iraq
Operation thus far [...] |
2003-03-26 13:22:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA2165 |
BOTAS GENERAL MANAGER BILDACI DISCHARGED
[...]) The Ministry of Energy has officially dismissed Gokhan
Bildaci from his position as Chairman and General Manager of
BOTAS, the state[...] |
2003-04-03 08:52:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG TU |
| 03ANKARA2344 |
TURKEY MAKES GOOD PROGRESS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES
[...]ummary. With 71 wetlands of "international importance,"
175 lowland wetlands and 1,000 alpine wetlands, Turkey hosts
one of the most s[...] |
2003-04-11 06:07:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV GG TU |
| 03ANKARA2445 |
KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE: TANKS FULL, NO NEW
[...]) This is an action request. See para 5.
¶2. (SBU) BOTAS Deputy General Manager Fuat Celepci told
econoff April [...] |
2003-04-15 07:51:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA2459 |
BTC OPERATIONAL ISSUES: PROGRESS, BUT CHALLENGES
[...]) Summary: The GOT has made progress on outstanding BTC
operational issues since BTC Co sent a "material breach"
letter to Energy Min[...] |
2003-04-15 12:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA2997 |
BTC CO LIFTS MATERIAL BREACH CLAIM
[...]) Summary: BTC Co has formally informed the GOT that
the government is no longer in material breach of its
obligations under the BTC [...] |
2003-05-08 04:31:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA3190 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PIPELINES, BOT PROJECTS WITH
[...]) Summary. Energy Minister Guler reiterated to
Ambassador May 13 his personal commitment to completing BTC
construction on time in Tu[...] |
2003-05-15 08:20:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC GG TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3268 |
MFA RAISES KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE AGAIN
[...]) This cable contains an action request. See para 3.
¶2. (C) MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Alev �[...] |
2003-05-17 05:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA400 |
TURKISH OFFICIALS QUESTION IRAQ IMPACT ON ENERGY
[...]) Summary: Turkish officials have begun to ask about
the potential impact of an Iraq operation on Turkish energy
interests, raising w[...] |
2003-01-16 08:57:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC IZ AJ GG KZ TU UNSC |
| 03ANKARA528 |
ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON RUSSIAN GAS, BTC
[...]) Summary. Energy Minister Guler told Ambassador
January 15 that one of his top priorities was to renegotiate
Turkey's expensive natu[...] |
2003-01-22 14:27:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET GG TU KZ ETTC |
| 03ANKARA541 |
TURKS IN NO HURRY TO PUSH FOR MESKHETIAN
[...]) Summary: Turkish MFA officials consider resettlement
to Georgia the best long-term solution to the Meskhetian
issue. Aware of Geor[...] |
2003-01-23 06:54:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU GG RS |
| 03ANKARA6198 |
MFA CAUCASUS OFFICIAL ON ARMENIA, GEORGIA,
[...]C) Summary. In a September 23 conversation with poloff,
MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali worried about
Russian influence in t[...] |
2003-10-02 13:19:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU GG AJ AM RS |
| 03ANKARA7354 |
DAS PASCOE'S NOVEMBER 21 TRIP TO ANKARA
[...]S) Summary: EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe visited Turkey on
November 21 for a series of meetings with MFA officials. In
all his meetings, Pasc[...] |
2003-12-01 12:15:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | AJ AM GG PGOV PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7419 |
MFA CAUCASUS OFFICIAL ON THE THREAT OF SECESSION
[...]C) Summary: On December 2, Turkish MFA Caucasus
Department Head Murat Adali said Turkey would work to prevent
Ajarian secession in Ge[...] |
2003-12-03 15:25:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU GG |
| 03ANKARA7506 |
TURKISH FOOD AID TO GEORGIA
[...]SBU) Turkish MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali
told poloff on December 8 that Turkey would provide
humanitarian aid to Georgia [...] |
2003-12-08 13:27:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | GG PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA753 |
BTC UPDATE FROM TURKEY
[...]) Summary: BTC construction in Turkey is on schedule
(first pipe is scheduled to arrive at Iskenderun port on
February 7) and on budg[...] |
2003-01-29 17:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA935 |
TURKISH PETROLEUM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BUSINESS IN A
[...]) Summary: The Turkish Petroleum Agency (TPAO) is
optimistic about business opportunities in a post-sanctions
Iraq. TPAO Vice Presid[...] |
2003-02-06 15:10:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03THEHAGUE1847 |
OSCE: A/S JONES' MEETINGS IN THE HAGUE
[...][...] |
2003-07-22 10:33:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | GG KCRM MD NL PREL UP OSCE |
| 03THEHAGUE2128 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DUTCH ON GEORGIAN ELECTIONS
[...]) DCM AND POLOFF MADE REFTEL POINTS TO DUTCH MFA OSCE
TASK FORCE CHIEF AMB. DAAN EVERTS AND TASK FORCE STAFF IN
SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS[...] |
2003-08-22 16:08:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI KDEM GG NL OSCE DU |
| 03VATICAN4570 |
VATICAN MIFFED, REALISTIC ABOUT GEORGIAN ABOUT
[...]) VATICAN AUTHORITIES WERE SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED
WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA'S
DECISION NOT TO SIGN AN INTERSTATE AGREEMENT TH[...] |
2003-10-06 15:09:00 |
Embassy Vatican |
CONFIDENTIAL | GG KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VT |
| 03YEREVAN2806 |
ARMENIA: ONLY CONCERN IS GEORGIA'S STABILITY
[...]) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway. Reasons:
1.5 (B)&(D).
¶2. (C) Summary. Following the resignation of Georgian �[...] |
2003-11-24 14:20:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM GG |
| 03YEREVAN2883 |
SEVENTH ANNUAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HELD IN YEREVAN
[...]) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.4
(b&d).
¶2. (C) Summary. The seventh US-Armenian Strategic Dialogue[...] |
2003-12-02 05:41:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
SECRET | AJ AM GG MARR PARM PGOV PREL PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA1036 |
GEORGIAN FM JAPARIDZE'S FIRST VISIT TO TURKEY
[...]C) Summary: Georgian FM Japaridze reportedly gave
Turkish FM Gul a positive readout of President Saakashvili's
recent Moscow trip but [...] |
2004-02-23 16:16:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EPET GG PGOV PREL RS TU |
| 04ANKARA1585 |
GEORGIA ASKS TURKEY TO CLOSE BORDER, FREEZE AJARAN
[...]C) Summary: Georgian Embassy says GOG asked Turkey
March 15 to close its border crossing with Ajara and freeze
Ajaran assets. Turks [...] |
2004-03-17 09:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | GG PGOV PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2543 |
TURKISH MFA ON GEORGIA/AJARA
[...]C) On May 4, the GOT issued a public announcement about
Georgia saying that Turkey is following with concern
developments in Georgia a[...] |
2004-05-05 16:12:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | GG PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2948 |
PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S FIRST VISIT TO TURKEY
[...]C) Summary: During President Saakashvili's first-ever
May 20-22 visit to Turkey, he expressed satisfaction with the
GOT's position on[...] |
2004-05-27 14:42:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GG PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA4733 |
PM ERDOGAN VISITS GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: According to preliminary readout, Erdogan
brought Saakashvili and Zhvania a message of "Turkish support
for the GOG" in Sou[...] |
2004-08-20 12:22:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET TU GG RS |
| 04ANKARA5784 |
FM GUL AND STRAW MEET IN ANKARA OCTOBER 7
[...]C) Summary: UK FM Straw met with Turkish FM Gul the
morning after the EC issued its Turkey report. Gul said
Turkey is pleased overal[...] |
2004-10-12 04:49:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | CY IR IZ PREL TU UK AM GG |
| 04ANKARA7044 |
DEC. 12 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA
[...]) In policy discussions with the Turkish General Staff
during the Dec. 12 meeting of the Caucasus Working Group,
DASD James MacDougall[...] |
2004-12-20 08:04:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS |
| 04BRUSSELS3782 |
U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA
[...]) SUMMARY: On September 1 EUR DAS Laura Kennedy held
semi-annual consultations with the EU on Caucasus and Central
Asia (COEST). Cau[...] |
2004-09-08 14:36:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID GG AM AJ KZ KG TI TX UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS758 |
US-EU COEST CONSULTATIONS PART 2: SOUTH CAUCASUS
[...]) SUMMARY: On February 9 in Brussels, EUR DAS Lynn
Pascoe -- accompanied by EUR/ACE Deputy Dan Rosenblum and
EUR/ERA Director Kathy Al[...] |
2004-02-23 10:05:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM AJ GG RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04ROME818 |
GEORGIAN FOOD PIPELINE CONCERNS
[...]MMARY: WFP HAS PROVIDED A FUNDING PROPOSAL TO THE
US MISSION ROME THAT PROPOSES AN EXCEPTIONAL FOOD
DISTRIBUTION TO GEORGIAN HOUSEHOLD[...] |
2004-03-03 12:35:00 |
Embassy Rome |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF GG WFP |
| 04TAIPEI3268 |
TAIWAN INVESTIGATES GEORGIAN FLAGGED HIGH SEAS
[...][...] |
2004-10-20 06:24:00 |
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei |
UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS KTIA AORC EWWT GG PHSA PREL SENV |
| 04THEHAGUE2126 |
EU/NETHERLANDS/SOUTH OSSETIA: DUTCH SKEPTICAL
[...]) On August 24, POLCOUNS discussed reftel points with
Tony van der Togt, Head of the Dutch MFA's Eastern Europe and
Central Asia Divis[...] |
2004-08-25 15:20:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG GM NL EUN |
| 04YEREVAN2140 |
CASE AGAINST URANIUM SMUGGLER IN DANGER OF
[...]S/NF) Garik Dadayan was detained on the Georgia -
Armenia border while attempting to smuggle Highly Enriched
Uranium (HEU) in June 200[...] |
2004-09-29 09:01:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AM GG |
| 04YEREVAN2449 |
ARMENIAN FLIGHTS HAMPERED BY FUEL SHORTAGES
[...]his cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please
protect accordingly.
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SUMMARY
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�[...] |
2004-11-08 09:15:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG ETRD EAID GG AJ AM |
| 04YEREVAN641 |
SAAKASHVILI MAKES FIRST STATE VISIT TO
[...]) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect
accordingly.
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¶2. (S[...] |
2004-03-17 13:32:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM GG |
| 04YEREVAN809 |
DESPITE "HOT SPRING IN ARMENIA," REVOLUTION
[...]) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat
accordingly.
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¶2. (SBU[...] |
2004-04-05 09:59:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG AM |
| 05ALMATY1391 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SAAKASHVILI AND NAZARBAYEV MEET IN
[...]) Summary: Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili made
a state visit to Astana March 30-April 1. Presidents
Nazarbayev and Saakashvi[...] |
2005-04-11 08:33:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KZ GG POLITICAL |
| 05ANKARA1992 |
TURKEY PURSUES BTC SECURITY WITH NEIGHBORS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is interested in moving forward on
inter-governmental security arrangements in anticipation of
the BTC pipeline g[...] |
2005-04-07 05:39:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET MARR MASS TU GG AZ BTC |
| 05ANKARA2008 |
TURKEY PURSUES BTC SECURITY WITH NEIGHBORS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is interested in moving forward on
inter-governmental security arrangements in anticipation of
the BTC pipeline g[...] |
2005-04-07 07:37:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET MARR MASS TU GG AZ BTC |
| 05ANKARA2060 |
TURKISH MFA OFFICIAL: "NATO INVOLVEMENT IN THE
[...]) Turkey shares with us the goal of eventual NATO
involvement in the Black Sea, an MFA official told us April
¶7. At BLACKSEAFOR's[...] |
2005-04-08 15:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU NATO |
| 05ANKARA2600 |
DAS KENNEDY MAY 3 MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA DIRGEN
[...]C) Summary: Continuing their strategic dialogue begun
in February in Washington, EUR DAS Kennedy met May 3 with
Turkish MFA DG for Ce[...] |
2005-05-05 15:18:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU KG UZ AJ GG |
| 05ANKARA3171 |
TURKEY CONTINUES TO PURSUE BTC SECURITY WITH
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the recent "First Oil" celebration
in Baku, BTC intergovernmental security coordination
arrangements are still n[...] |
2005-06-07 10:18:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET MARR MASS TU GG AZ |
| 05ANKARA3953 |
USNAVEUR ADM ULRICH DISCUSSES BLACK SEA, IRAQ AND
[...]) Summary: During introductory calls as USNAVEUR and
Joint Forces Command Naples commander, ADM Ulrich won Turkish
Navy's agreement t[...] |
2005-07-07 12:58:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS TU RO BU GG UP RS IZ |
| 05ANKARA5080 |
DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH TURKEY ENERGY
[...]SBU) Summary. DAS Bryza and Turkey's senior energy
bureaucrat agreed that the imminent completion of the BTC
pipeline set the stage f[...] |
2005-08-31 15:03:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU GG IZ AZ BTC |
| 05ANKARA5168 |
TURKEY AND POTENTIAL GAS TO GEORGIA
[...][...] |
2005-09-06 06:00:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ETRD TU GG AZ |
| 05ANKARA5172 |
TURKEY VIEW ON BTC SECURITY AND CEYHAN INAUGURATION
[...]SBU) BTC Inauguration at Ceyhan: MFA DDG Energy Mithat
Rende told Econ Counselor on September 2 that the GOT
expected the BTC first oi[...] |
2005-09-06 09:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL TU GG AZ BTC |
| 05ANKARA5953 |
WHAT IS BEHIND TURKEY'S BLACK SEA POLICY?
[...]) Summary: Turkey makes a strong distinction between Black Sea maritime security and broader security challenges in the larger region (such as frozen [...] |
2005-10-04 09:03:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU RO BU GG UP RS |
| 05ANKARA6294 |
TURKEY AND BTC: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN THE EAST
[...]SBU) Summary. As oil creeps through BTC toward the
Turkish border, Turkish officials privately expect that a
"first oil" ceremony wi[...] |
2005-10-17 15:33:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PHUM EINV TU GG BTC |
| 05ANKARA6768 |
ENGAGING TURKEY ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]C) Senior Advisor for Eurasia Steven Mann discussed the
conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia during November 8-9
meetings at the T[...] |
2005-11-17 07:15:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG ZJ RS TU |
| 05ANKARA6846 |
NOV. 8 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA
[...]) During Nov. 8 Caucasus Working Group discussions, the
U.S. and Turkey shared assessments of the strategic situation
in the Caucasus [...] |
2005-11-21 13:15:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS |
| 05ANKARA802 |
TURKS SEEK TO INCREASE MULTILATERAL MARITIME
[...]) Turkish military and civilian officials have told us
that Turkey is working to multilateralize its current Black
Sea Harmony (BSH) o[...] |
2005-02-11 13:57:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU |
| 05ANKARA972 |
TURKEY TAKES A SMALL STEP IN DEALING WITH ARMENIA
[...]C) Summary: The Turkish MFA is moving responsibility
for official communication with the Government of Armenia
from its Embassy in Mo[...] |
2005-02-23 07:37:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | AM GG PREL TU |
| 05BRATISLAVA106 |
SLOVAKS SUPPORT EU-FLAGGING BMO IN GEORGIA
[...]) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 7 to Lubomir
Rehak, European Correspondent at the MFA. Rehak said
Slovakia will support t[...] |
2005-02-07 17:02:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO GG |
| 05BRUSSELS541 |
FEBRUARY 8 EU APPROVAL UNLIKELY: GEORGIA BMO
[...]) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 7 to key
Solana adviser Kees van Rij (protect), Head of the EU Council
Secretariat Poli[...] |
2005-02-07 13:07:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG EUN OSCE RU USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BUCHAREST1063 |
BLACK SEA CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROMANIAN EFFORTS
[...]) Summary. An April 20 conference on strategic
opportunities in the Black Sea region permitted Romanian
President Basescu to highligh[...] |
2005-04-29 13:36:00 |
Embassy Bucharest |
CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL PINR PINS ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO |
| 05BUCHAREST1270 |
ROMANIA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT RESURGENT BLACK
[...]U) This is an Action Request for the State
Department. See Paragraph 10.
¶2. (C) Summary. GOR interlocutors who handle [...] |
2005-05-31 12:03:00 |
Embassy Bucharest |
CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO |
| 05BUCHAREST1347 |
BLACK SEA BORDER SECURITY INITIATIVE EXPERTS GROUP
[...]mmary. Under the auspices of the Black Sea Border
Security Initiative (BSBSI), USG representatives attended a
first planning conferen[...] |
2005-06-13 08:59:00 |
Embassy Bucharest |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC KNNP RO MD GG UP BU |
| 05BUCHAREST1427 |
ROMANIA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CFE TREATY ISSUES
[...]BU) MFA Strategic Policy Director General Cristian
Istrate and NATO Division Director Mirela Maghiar discussed
with PolChief and PolOf[...] |
2005-06-23 13:04:00 |
Embassy Bucharest |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MARR MOPS PGOV PREL MD GG RO NATO CFE |
| 05BUCHAREST1472 |
BSBSI "STYX 2005" TABLETOP EXERCISE GOES WELL
[...]) SUMMARY. Department TDY PolOff officially observed
the Romanian-organized Black Sea Border Security Initiative
(BSBSI) tabletop exe[...] |
2005-06-30 13:24:00 |
Embassy Bucharest |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP PREL RO GG UP BU MD SECI |
| 05BUCHAREST938 |
ROMANIA SATISFIED WITH BLACKSEAFOR OUTCOME
[...]) Summary. Romania is satisfied with the results of the
recent BLACKSEAFOR meeting, which includes an agreement
allowing Black Sea st[...] |
2005-04-15 11:32:00 |
Embassy Bucharest |
CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG IP RO NATO RU |
| 05CANBERRA749 |
FM DOWNER MAY RAISE IDEA OF RICE/DOWNER JOINT
[...]U) Poloff delivered on April 27 Ref A talking points on
activities related to the second anniversary of the
Proliferation Security Ini[...] |
2005-04-28 05:57:00 |
Embassy Canberra |
UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GG KPAO OIIP AS |
| 05LJUBLJANA164 |
SLOVENIA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON GEORGIA'S
[...][...] |
2005-03-11 10:17:00 |
Embassy Ljubljana |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ZJ RS GG SI OSCE EUN |
| 05MADRID1000 |
SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 16 FOREIGN
[...]C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed the China arms embargo,
Croatia, Human Rights in Belarus and Cuba, the Middle East
Peace Process, Hamas[...] |
2005-03-15 17:44:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG SP EUN |
| 05MADRID2107 |
SPAIN WILL CO-SIGN LETTER ON UN MANAGEMENT REFORMS
[...][...] |
2005-06-02 16:32:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASIG GG KUNR UNGA |
| 05MADRID992 |
SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON GEORGIA'S BORDER MONITORING
[...]C) Charge raised the issue of a Georgia Border
Monitoring Organization (BMO) in a March 14 discussion with
Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Dire[...] |
2005-03-15 15:03:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZJ RS GG PBTS EUN OSCE |
| 05MINSK1041 |
Georgian Activists Released and Have Left
[...]) Summary: On September 2, two detained Georgians
won their court appeal, were released, and immediately
left Belarus for Kiev. The [...] |
2005-09-02 14:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG BO |
| 05PARIS1611 |
FRANCE "CAUTIOUS" ON EU-LED BMO MISSION, RECEIVE
[...]) Pierre Cochard, DAS-equivalent for Russia and the
former Soviet states, told Poloff March 10 that France was
not firmly opposed to a[...] |
2005-03-10 17:04:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG MD FR OSCE |
| 05PARIS1727 |
FRENCH RESPONSE ON MARCH 16 GAERC DEMARCHE
[...][...] |
2005-03-15 16:12:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL RS GG FR SY EUN |
| 05PARIS1733 |
FRANCE "CAUTIOUS" ON EU-LED BMO MISSION
[...][...] |
2005-03-15 17:44:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZJ RS GG PBTS FR EUN OSCE |
| 05PARIS6741 |
FRENCH ON OCTOBER 3 GAERC
[...]) Poloff delivered reftel A points on September 27 to
MFA deputy for CFSP Pascal Le Deunff and DAS-equivalent for
enlargement and Euro[...] |
2005-09-30 14:15:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | BO GG HR IZ KDEM KPAL PREL RS TU UP MD FR EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1004 |
CZECHS REPORT RUSSIAN PROTEST OVER DONATION TO
[...]) Action request: see para 4.
¶2. (C) Czech MOD Director of Security Policy Borkovec told
DATT on July 1 that the Russian[...] |
2005-07-01 14:47:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MOPS PREL EZ GG RU |
| 05PRAGUE1349 |
CZECH ARMS TRANSFERS TO GEORGIA: PRACTICAL STEPS
[...][...] |
2005-09-19 05:43:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG EZ PREL RS |
| 05PRAGUE1590 |
CZECHS ON TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACIES
[...]) Summary: The Czech MFA's Director for Transformation
Cooperation believes that many international efforts to
foster democratic chang[...] |
2005-11-09 15:12:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ CU UP GG MD SR BK IZ BO BM |
| 05PRAGUE376 |
CZECHS ON GAERC, CHINA ARMS EMBARGO, HIZBALLAH AND
[...]C) Summary. On March 14, we met with Mr. Michal
Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Department in the Czech [...] |
2005-03-15 14:38:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG EZ IR EUN |
| 05TBILISI2889 |
GEORGIA IN RECENT SURVEYS: GOOD NEWS ON PACE OF
[...]Summary: Annual surveys on media freedom, anti-
corruption, poverty reduction, and the general pace of
reforms show Georgia doing well[...] |
2005-11-07 12:05:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON GG |
| 05TBILISI2897 |
DECLARATION OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE COMMUNITY OF
[...][...] |
2005-11-07 12:14:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
| 05TBILISI3167 |
WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY: GEORGIA
[...]r reftel, Post delivered the message to the Chairman of
the Georgian National Communication Commission, Dimitri
Kitoshvili, on Novembe[...] |
2005-12-05 06:09:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC GG |
| 05TBILISI3171 |
VIOLATIONS IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]n response to inquiries from the Department regarding
Georgian complaints of misconduct by Russian peacekeeping
forces in South Osseti[...] |
2005-12-05 11:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG RU |
| 05TBILISI3194 |
COUNTERFEITING, ARRESTS, ABDUCTIONS IN SOUTH
[...]) Summary. On December 5, the Georgian government
orchestrated a sting operation against a counterfeiting
operation in the breakaway [...] |
2005-12-07 11:14:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 05TBILISI3198 |
TENSIONS RISING IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]) On December 2, the South Ossetian press reported that
a checkpoint on the road to the Ossetian village of Zari was
hit by fire from [...] |
2005-12-08 05:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 05TBILISI3199 |
PEACE PLAN FOR SOUTH-OSSETIAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
[...]) In a November 30 meeting with Poloff, Deputy State
Minister for Conflict Resolution Volski passed a copy of a
non-paper on South Oss[...] |
2005-12-08 12:23:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 05TBILISI3200 |
GEORGIA'S FINANCIAL POLICE: THE IRS WITH GUNS?
[...]mmary. Recent business establishment closings by the
Financial Police (FP) have prompted a renewed effort by local
business and NGO l[...] |
2005-12-08 12:58:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EINV KCRM GG |
| 05TBILISI3202 |
NON-PAPER ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ABKHAZIA
[...]oloff received the following non-paper on recent
developments in Abkhazia from Giorgi Nikolaishvili, Advisor to
the Minister of Foreig[...] |
2005-12-09 03:24:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 05TBILISI3205 |
GEORGIA/ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROSECUTION
[...]ummary. The DOJ supported anti money-laundering
(M/L) unit of the Georgian Prosecutor's Office scored
a first ever in Georgian jurisp[...] |
2005-12-09 03:48:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG |
| 05TBILISI3214 |
COMMENTS ON BANK OF GEORGIA'S APPLICATION FOR OPIC
[...]n response to reftel, post knows of no information about
Bank of Georgia's (BOG) shareholders that would cause us not
to support the p[...] |
2005-12-09 13:16:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV GG |
| 05TBILISI3215 |
GEORGIA'S PARTICIPATION IN WORLD BANK DEVELOPMENT
[...][...] |
2005-12-09 13:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV GG |
| 05TBILISI3216 |
S&P RATES GEORGIA AT B+ LONG TERM, B SHORT TERM
[...] December 6, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned
its 'B ' long-term and 'B' short-term sovereign credit
ratings to the governm[...] |
2005-12-09 13:18:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GG |
| 05TBILISI3226 |
ABKHAZIA: THE NEED FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...]) Summary: During a December 6 and 7 visit to
Abkhazia, the Abkhaz and Georgians agreed ad ref to a draft
of the joint declaration o[...] |
2005-12-12 13:11:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 05TBILISI3250 |
GEORGIAN SUPPORT ON IRAQ DECEMBER 15 ELECTION
[...][...] |
2005-12-14 07:37:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
| 05THEHAGUE362 |
DUTCH MFA ON GEORGIA BORDER MONITORING OPERATION
[...][...] |
2005-02-08 14:50:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG EU NL |
| 05VIENNA792 |
DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN
[...]SBU) On March 10, EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief
presented ref (a) points to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian
Foreign Ministry's new EU [...] |
2005-03-10 16:33:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA847 |
GEORGIA BORDER MONITORING: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
[...][...] |
2005-03-15 10:55:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZJ RS GG PBTS AU EUN OSCE |
| 05WARSAW1469 |
GEORGIA BORDER MONITORING ORGANIZATION AND THE EU:
[...]) Pol-Mil Chief delivered Ref A demarche on the EU and
Georgia Border Monitoring on March 14 to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski,
Counselor in the [...] |
2005-03-16 11:08:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS GG RS ZJ PL EUN OSCE |
| 05WELLINGTON513 |
NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO SECRETARY'S MESSAGE ON
[...]BU) Embassy passed reftel message and talking points
to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(MFAT) Disarmament Division [...] |
2005-07-05 03:36:00 |
Embassy Wellington |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GG KPAO OIIP NZ |
| 05YEREVAN1020 |
SENATOR HAGEL'S VISIT TO YEREVAN
[...]BU) In a brief stop as part of a larger trip to the
region, Senator Chuck Hagel, along with EUCOM Deputy
Commander Charles Wald and ot[...] |
2005-06-10 03:29:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM AM AJ GG RU |
| 05YEREVAN1058 |
RUSSIAN ARMS TRANSFER FROM GEORGIA TO ARMENIA
[...]) Armenian officials have confirmed news reports that
the transfer of materiel from Russian military bases in
Georgia to a Russian mil[...] |
2005-06-17 02:12:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL PBTS AM GG RU |
| 05YEREVAN1234 |
RUSSIAN ENERGY GIANT RAO-UES BUYS ARMENIAN
[...]) Russian energy giant RAO-UES has reportedly taken over
Armenia's electricity distribution company, Electricity
Networks of Armenia ([...] |
2005-07-12 11:45:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON AM GG RU |
| 05YEREVAN1576 |
KOCHARIAN-SAAKASHVILI "UNOFFICIAL MEETINGS"
[...]BU) On August 21, Armenian President Robert Kocharian
hosted Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili at his summer
residence on Lake Se[...] |
2005-08-30 12:35:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GG AM RU |
| 05YEREVAN1625 |
HOLD THE PRESSES: TURKISH SCHOLAR RETURNS TO U.S.
[...]) Yektan Turkyilmaz, the Turkish citizen and Duke
University doctoral student arrested for attempting to
smuggle controlled books and [...] |
2005-09-08 10:44:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TU GG AM |
| 05YEREVAN1725 |
GOAM FORMALLY ACCEPTS SALE OF NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
[...]) On September 23, Armenian Minister of Energy Armen
Movsisian announced that the GOAM has consented to the formal
sale of the nationa[...] |
2005-09-26 12:51:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON GG AM RU |
| 05YEREVAN2045 |
ARMENIA: TRANSFER OF CUSTODY OF L.A. MURDER
[...]BU) On November 21, Armenian authorities transferred
fugitive suspect Akop Akopyan to U.S. custody. Akopyan, a
U.S. Permanent Residen[...] |
2005-11-22 10:51:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ASEC CFED CPAS SOCI GG AM FBI |
| 05YEREVAN281 |
ARMENIA: URANIUM SMUGGLER CONVICTED, THEN RELEASED
[...]S/NF) On 15 December 2004, Garik Dadayan, an Armenian
citizen, was convicted of attempting to smuggle radioactive
material across stat[...] |
2005-02-17 12:32:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AM GG |
| 05YEREVAN287 |
RUSSIAN FM LAVROV: ARMENIA'S PLACE IS BY RUSSIA'S
[...]) Armenia and Russia are "old friends, reliable allies
and strategic partners" declared Russian FM Sergey Lavrov on
February 17. The [...] |
2005-02-18 10:29:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG AJ AM RU |
| 05YEREVAN476 |
DESPITE IRAN PIPELINE HEADLINES, ARMENIA-GEORGIA
[...]) Despite headlines suggesting that the March 11-12
visit of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli focused on
energy issues includi[...] |
2005-03-16 13:40:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG IR AM |
| 06ANKARA1252 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...]) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance
to Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, Ambassador Steven Mann,
and Elizabeth Rood[...] |
2006-03-10 13:03:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PGOV TU AM AJ GG |
| 06ANKARA135 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: REQUEST FOR MILITARY AIR SUPPORT
[...]is is an action request. See para 3.
¶2. Based on information received January 13 from Washington,
we expect an interagen[...] |
2006-01-13 12:36:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL OTRA TU AR GG AZ |
| 06ANKARA1478 |
TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS
[...]C) Summary: During Ambassador Steve Mann's March 17
meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said
they are still aimin[...] |
2006-03-21 10:30:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ |
| 06ANKARA1527 |
TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS
[...]C) Summary: During Ambassador Steven Mann's March 17
meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said
they are still aimi[...] |
2006-03-23 11:24:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ |
| 06ANKARA1557 |
TURKEY/GEORGIA: SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD
[...]) President Sezer's March 14-15 visit to Georgia
highlighted the relationship's growing economic dimension, as
the two sides agreed on[...] |
2006-03-24 11:43:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GG TU |
| 06ANKARA1651 |
A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN
[...]) A/S Daniel Fried, accompanied by Special Negotiator
Steven Mann and EUR/NCE Director Elizabeth Rood, discussed
Nagorno-Karabakh, the[...] |
2006-03-28 13:50:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | PGOV PREL AM AJ GG IR KPAL IS CY TU |
| 06ANKARA1697 |
THE CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP: NEXT STEPS
[...]) The Caucasus Working Group began in 1999 as a
bilateral mechanism for the United States and Turkey to
coordinate on security assista[...] |
2006-03-30 12:39:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS |
| 06ANKARA1790 |
TURKEY SUPPORTS ENGAGING GEORGIA IN NATO'S
[...]) We contacted MFA NATO Affairs Deputy Director General
Serdar Kilic on April 3 to urge support for NATO's engaging
Georgia, deliverin[...] |
2006-04-04 15:16:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GG TU NATO |
| 06ANKARA1877 |
DAS BRYZA'S DISCUSSIONS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY ON
[...]) MFA Caucasus Director General Resit Uman briefed DAS
Bryza April 4 on Turkey-Georgia relations, focusing on
President Sezer's March [...] |
2006-04-07 10:52:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | PREL GG AR TU |
| 06ANKARA1958 |
EUR DAS BRYZA'S BLACK SEA DISCUSSIONS IN ANKARA
[...]) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed Black Sea
security with MFA, Turkish Navy and Turkish Land Forces
officials during his April[...] |
2006-04-11 08:25:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU RO BU RS UP GG |
| 06ANKARA2009 |
TURKEY: BTC AND BOTAS AT ODDS OVER COST OVERRUNS
[...]C) SUMMARY: While construction of the BTC oil pipeline
is still reportedly on track for a first tanker loading at
Ceyhan on May 27 and[...] |
2006-04-13 04:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV TU AZ GG |
| 06ANKARA2044 |
TURKEY: GAS AND THE GREAT RACE TO EUROPE
[...]C) SUMMARY: In April 4-6 meetings in Ankara, senior
Turkish officials agreed
with EUR DAS Bryza on the need for rapid cooperation to[...] |
2006-04-14 12:05:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL TU AZ GG RU IZ IR |
| 06ANKARA2385 |
TURKEY: EUR A/S FRIED AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR
[...]) Senior MFA officials expressed concern to EUR A/S
Daniel Fried and NSC Senior Director for Europe Judith Ansley
that France may crim[...] |
2006-05-02 06:24:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IZ GG AJ AR FR TU |
| 06ANKARA2482 |
BLACK SEA: ROMANIA/BLACK SEA HARMONY AND BLACK SEA
[...]) Summary: Turkey appreciates our efforts to persuade
Romania and Bulgaria to join Operation BLACK SEA HARMONY
(OBSH), and asks that w[...] |
2006-05-05 05:00:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO UP RS TU GG BU RO |
| 06ANKARA3034 |
TURKISH REPRESENTATION AT THE BLACK SEA FORUM
[...][...] |
2006-05-26 05:52:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ |
| 06ANKARA3093 |
DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...][...] |
2006-05-26 13:42:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL RU GG OSCE TU |
| 06ANKARA3201 |
BLACK SEA SECURITY AND TURKISH REPRESENTATION AT
[...]) Summary: Turkey has actively participated in
preparations for the Black Sea Forum and will be represented
at the Forum at the cabin[...] |
2006-06-02 07:38:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ |
| 06ANKARA3435 |
BLACK SEA: ADMIRAL OUTLINES CURRENT TURKISH
[...]/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkey is pleased with Russia's
continually improving attitude toward Euro-Atlantic
cooperation in maritime s[...] |
2006-06-09 15:04:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO TU RS BU RO GG UP |
| 06ANKARA4241 |
TURKEY: ENERGY MINISTER ON CASPIAN GAS TO EUROPE
[...]C) Summary. Meeting on the margins of
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline inauguration ceremonies in
Istanbul on July 12, Deputy Secret[...] |
2006-07-21 07:07:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL TU AZ GG RU |
| 06ANKARA5745 |
TURKEY'S BOTAS WORRIED ABOUT SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR
[...]SBU) Summary: In an October 2 meeting, BOTAS officials
expressed strong support for the southern gas corridor, but voiced
concerns abo[...] |
2006-10-03 14:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU GG AZ RU |
| 06ANKARA6068 |
TURKEY'S SIDE OF THE STORY: TURKEY-GEORGIA FTA
[...]) Summary: According to Turkish trade officials, a
Turkey-Georgia preferential trade agreement (ref A) is still
being negotiated and [...] |
2006-10-20 12:30:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD TU GG |
| 06ANKARA6079 |
TURKEY VIEWS ON GAS POTENTIAL FROM CASPIAN
[...]C) Summary: Using the opportunity of Senior Energy
Analyst Bud Coote's briefing to Energy Minister Hilmi Guler
on Caspian oil and gas[...] |
2006-10-23 11:23:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ |
| 06ANKARA6396 |
TURKEY READY FOR 3-WAY MEETING ON AZERI GAS
[...]C) SUMMARY: Turkish Energy Minister Guler agreed with
Ambassador that Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia should meet
as soon as possible [...] |
2006-11-13 09:24:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS IZ |
| 06ANKARA6530 |
TURKEY AGREES WITH UNIFIED APPROACH TO
[...]) Summary: Turkey agrees with a unified approach to the
conflicts in Georgia and Moldova, strongly supports the
sovereignty and terri[...] |
2006-11-29 16:10:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU TU |
| 06ANKARA6569 |
TURKEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN 3-WAY MEETING ON AZERI
[...]SBU) The Turkish MFA confirms that Energy Minister Hilmi
Guler has agreed to participate in an
Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey meeting on na[...] |
2006-12-04 15:12:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ |
| 06ANKARA6623 |
TURKEY READY FOR SOLUTION ON WINTER CASPIAN GAS
[...]C) SUMMARY: On the eve of his departure for the December
8 three-way meeting in Tbilisi on winter natural gas, Energy
Minister Guler t[...] |
2006-12-08 16:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ |
| 06ANKARA6638 |
NO DEAL YET ON GEORGIA GAS
[...]C) From a Turkish perspective, the results of the
December 8 meeting of energy ministers in Tbilisi looks much
less like a "deal" tha[...] |
2006-12-12 11:04:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS |
| 06ANKARA6703 |
TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, November 2006
[...]e second annual meeting of Turkey's Supreme Military Council
(YAS) convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on November 30 to assess
external [...] |
2006-12-20 13:08:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL FR GR IS RS FI PL GG RO BU PK TU |
| 06ANKARA6736 |
TURKEY AND NEXT STEPS ON GEORGIA AND SHAH DENIZ
[...]C) SUMMARY: In a December 22 meeting with Ambassador,
Energy Minister Guler reiterated Turkey's willingness to help
Georgia meet its n[...] |
2006-12-22 15:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS |
| 06ANKARA6763 |
TURKEY AND GEORGIA SLOW DANCE ON GAS TO THE NEW
[...]C) SUMMARY: The full court press of President
Saakashvili's visit to Ankara aimed at securing gas for
Georgia yielded what the GOG ann[...] |
2006-12-28 15:41:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS |
| 06ASHGABAT108 |
TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER'S MEETING WITH NIYAZOV ON
[...]C)Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil provided Ambassador a
readout of Turkish Energy Minister Mehmet Hilmi Guler 1/19
meeting with Presiden[...] |
2006-01-24 11:22:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US |
| 06ASHGABAT140 |
TURKISH AMBASSADOR POSITS GAZPROM PLANS TO
[...]C) During a lunch he hosted for Georgian Ambassador
Petriashvili, Ukrainian Ambassador Mayko, and U.S.
Ambassador, Turkish Ambassador [...] |
2006-01-27 12:17:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US |
| 06ASHGABAT151 |
NIYAZOV WANTS TO "SOLVE GAS ISSUES PEACEFULLY"
[...]C) SUMMARY. Ambassador was called in by Niyazov Monday
morning for a briefing on his Moscow meeting with Putin last
week. Unexpectedl[...] |
2006-01-30 13:09:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US |
| 06ASHGABAT177 |
EU SPECIAL ENVOY KUBIS GIVES READOUT OF NIYAZOV
[...]SBU) EU Emissary to Central Asia Jan Kubis told the
ambassador on 2/7 that he had raised energy issues with
Niyazov at their meeting t[...] |
2006-02-07 12:58:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US |
| 06ATHENS904 |
GREEK VIEWS ON INTENSIFIED DIALOGUE FOR GEORGIA
[...]C) Poloff delivered points contained in reftel to Greek
MFA NATO Division Deputy Director Theodore Daskarolis on
April 3. Greece sha[...] |
2006-04-04 14:02:00 |
Embassy Athens |
CONFIDENTIAL | MARR AA GG GR NATO PREL NATOBALKANS |
| 06BAGHDAD2345 |
FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT INVOLVING GEORGIAN AND US
[...][...] |
2006-07-03 17:14:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS GG IZ |
| 06BAKU1193 |
BP AND STATOIL UPDATE EUR DAS BRYZA ON CASPIAN GAS
[...]C) In an August 1 meeting, executives from BP and
Statoil briefed EUR DAS Bryza on current prospects for
increasing Caspian gas export[...] |
2006-08-11 13:04:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL PINR RU GG AJ |
| 06BAKU1525 |
DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV RAISES REGIONAL SECURITY
[...]) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Matthew Bryza met with Azerbaijani
Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev on October 2 to discuss the
Nagorno-Karabakh co[...] |
2006-10-19 12:23:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS MARR AJ AM IR RS GG |
| 06BAKU1534 |
READOUT ON EU TROIKA VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN
[...]) SUMMARY: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador,
EU Special Representative Peter Semneby reviewed the EU
Troika's October 3 vis[...] |
2006-10-20 12:47:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS EAID AJ IR AM GG |
| 06BAKU1582 |
AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES U.S.-AJ
[...]) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting with a visiting
German Marshall Fund delegation that included six
Congressional staff, President A[...] |
2006-10-31 13:13:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ETRD ECON GG RU IR AJ |
| 06BAKU1807 |
BP AND GOAJ CONFIRM DEAL REACHED ON SHAH DENIZ GAS
[...]) SUMMARY: According to BP Azerbaijan President Bill
Schrader, during a December 9 meeting with SOCAR President
Rovnaq Abdullayev, SO[...] |
2006-12-11 15:12:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RU GG TU AJ |
| 06BAKU305 |
BTC COMPLETION ON TRACK FOR MAY; BP WORRIES GOAJ
[...]) SUMMARY. In his February 16 meeting with DCM
(attending for Ambassador) and the British Ambassador, AIOC
President David Woodward re[...] |
2006-02-27 14:02:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ KZ GG TR |
| 06BAKU327 |
BEYOND BTC - AZERBAIJAN SEEKS FURTHER ROLE FOR
[...]) SUMMARY. Azerbaijan's MFA, in cooperation with State
Oil Company SOCAR, sponsored a "High-Level Meeting on the
Issues of Energy Secu[...] |
2006-03-01 13:32:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ KZ GG TR RU IR |
| 06BAKU333 |
BP BUILDS PICTURE OF SPLIT GOAJ ON OIL TRANSPORT
[...]) SUMMARY. In his February 28 meeting with Ambassador
and the British Ambassador, BP Azerbaijan senior executive
David Woodward report[...] |
2006-03-02 14:37:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ KZ GG TR |
| 06BAKU431 |
EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY ISSUES IN
[...]) SUMMARY. EUR A/S Fried discussed the role of the
Caspian in European energy security with GOAJ, BP, TOTAL,
Statoil and ConocoPhilli[...] |
2006-03-21 13:13:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ KZ GG TR TX |
| 06BAKU607 |
EC VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN HEAVY ON NEIGHBORHOOD
[...]) SUMMARY. During his April 7 visit to Baku, EC RELEX
Deputy Director-General Fotiadis discussed mainly European
Neighborhood Program[...] |
2006-04-20 03:21:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG AJ GG AM CY EU |
| 06BAKU660 |
EU SPECIAL REP SEMNEBY ON EU SOUTH CAUCASUS POLICY
[...]) SUMMARY: EUR Senior Advisor Steven Mann met with EU
Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby
(Sweden) on April 2[...] |
2006-05-01 12:24:00 |
Embassy Baku |
SECRET | PREL PREF PBTS PNAT AJ GG RU MD |
| 06BAKU720 |
ITOCHU EXPRESSES INTEREST IN BAKU-TBLISI-KARS
[...]) SUMMARY. Japanese multinational Itochu is seriously
interested in the proposed Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail link. Both
Itochu and SOCAR [...] |
2006-05-16 12:17:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL ELTN AJ GG TR AM JA |
| 06BAKU734 |
PRESIDENT ALIYEV TO ATTEND KIEV GUAM SUMMIT; GOAJ
[...]) SUMMARY. President Aliyev will attend the GUAM Summit
in Kiev, according to his foreign policy advisor, Novruz
Mammadov. Mammadov [...] |
2006-05-18 13:09:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PBTS ECIN AJ GG UP MD |
| 06BERLIN3354 |
DAS KRAMER'S VISIT TO BERLIN, NOVEMBER 17
[...]C) (Summary) National Security Advisor Christoph
Heusgen, MFA Political Director Michael Schaefer, and other
senior German officials [...] |
2006-11-22 16:16:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM RU UP MD GG |
| 06BRUSSELS1133 |
GEORGIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR ITS ACTION PLAN
[...]) Summary: According to Georgian Mission to the EU,
Georgia wants several deliverables out of negotiations with
the EU on its European[...] |
2006-04-03 13:28:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD GG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS3668 |
A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 20, 2006 MEETING WITH BELGIAN
[...]) Summary: EUR A/S Fried met Belgian FM and OSCE CiO
De Gucht in Brussels on October 20. Fried and De Gucht
agreed that the U.S., EU[...] |
2006-10-27 15:23:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS OSCE GG RU BE |
| 06BRUSSELS731 |
EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA,
[...]) Summary: In U.S.-EU COEST Troika consultations on
Caucasus and Central Asia on February 23, EUR DAS Matt Bryza
discussed with EU off[...] |
2006-03-06 08:00:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG AM AJ TX KZ TI KG USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06DUBLIN609 |
IRELAND SUPPORTS A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION IN SOUTH
[...][...] |
2006-05-30 10:21:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV OSCE RU GG EI |
| 06DUSHANBE1464 |
OLD-GUARD TAJIK MINISTER OF DEFENSE OBSESSES ON NATO,
[...]) SUMMARY: The Ambassador endured a three-hour-plus one-on-one lunch August 1 with Tajikistan’s Minister of Defense Sherali Khairulloyev. Apart[...] |
2006-08-01 12:12:00 |
Embassy Dushanbe |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GG RS TI |
| 06GENEVA2614 |
GEORGIAN PERMREP ASKS FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S.
[...]) Georgian PermRep Levan Mikeladze and Political
Counselor Valerian Katamadze met with Ambassador Tichenor
Oct. 13 to request U.S. int[...] |
2006-10-16 15:39:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG AM RS |
| 06HELSINKI1037 |
DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA
[...]BU) EUR DAS Mark Pekala visited Helsinki October 4-6 to
participate in the Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Mission Conference
and to consult w[...] |
2006-10-12 08:45:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV ENRG ECON FI AF GT VE RS GG |
| 06HELSINKI1193 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNIFIED APPROACH TO
[...]BU) On 29 November, DCM delivered demarche to Finnish
Foreign Ministry Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros
Villeneuve. Vierros Vil[...] |
2006-11-30 13:08:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU |
| 06HELSINKI1197 |
EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: FM TUOMIOJA'S SIDEBARS WITH
[...]) On 29 November, DCM met with Finnish MFA Political
Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros Villeneuve and discussed FM
Erkki Tuomioja's recent [...] |
2006-12-01 12:38:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU GG FI |
| 06ISTANBUL1341 |
BTC PRE-INAUGURATION MEETINGS IN ISTANBUL
[...]BU) Summary: Energy Deputy Secretary Sell and senior U.S. officials met with high-level delegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia,
Turkey and Kazak[...] |
2006-07-26 13:04:00 |
Consulate Istanbul |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL AJ GG KZ RU TU |
| 06ISTANBUL1504 |
SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-26 VISIT OF CODEL MCCAIN
[...]BU) SUMMARY: Mission Turkey warmly welcomes the visit of
Codel McCain to Turkey. Turkey is an ally in the Global War
on Terrorism (GW[...] |
2006-08-22 08:32:00 |
Consulate Istanbul |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC DA GG IT MW OREP TU |
| 06KIEV1107 |
UKRAINE: DELIVERABLES FOR GUAM SUMMIT, NSDC AND
[...]) Summary: According to a National Security and Defense
Council (NSDC) staff official, the May GUAM summit aims to
feature agreements[...] |
2006-03-22 15:52:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EUN ENRG PGOV PINR RS AZ GG MD UP |
| 06KIEV2068 |
UKRAINE/GUAM: U.S.-GUAM BILATERAL MEETING
[...]) Summary: The U.S. delegation of EUR DAS Kramer and
Vice-Presidential Deputy National Security Adviser Wood met
with GUAM (Georgia, [...] |
2006-05-30 07:38:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ETRD EAID AORC UNMIK PINR YI AZ GG |
| 06KIEV3464 |
UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED VISIT: THE FOREIGN POLICY
[...]) Summary: While acknowledging PM Yanukovych's
inevitable influence in shaping Ukrainian foreign policy, FM
Tarasyuk asserted to EUR[...] |
2006-09-08 15:57:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MD GG PL UP |
| 06KYIV4062 |
UKRAINE: GUAM STATEMENT CRITICIZES RUSSIAN ACTIONS
[...]) The Organization for Democracy and Economic
Development - GUAM issued a statement dated October 16 on
Russia-Georgia tension on the [...] |
2006-10-20 16:25:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
SECRET | PREL KDEM YI RS AZ GG MD UP |
| 06KYIV4229 |
UKRAINE: GO SLOW APPROACH POSSIBLY COMPLICATING
[...]) Summary. Ukraine is increasingly willing to use the
Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM as
a policy coordina[...] |
2006-11-09 14:54:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MARR RS AZ GG MD UP |
| 06KYIV4305 |
UKRAINE: LITHUANIAN MFA U/S PAVILIONIS AND A/S
[...]BU) Summary: Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Zygimantas
Pavilionis and A/S Fried discussed developments in the region
and measures nee[...] |
2006-11-17 16:47:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO UP RS GG TU PL LH |
| 06LONDON8097 |
(C) OSCE MINISTERIAL: UK EXPECTS RUSSIAN
[...]C) Charge met November 24 with Stephen Pattison,
International Security Director in the FCO, to discuss
prospects for taking a unified[...] |
2006-11-24 18:21:00 |
Embassy London |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR RU UK GG MD UP |
| 06MADRID1564 |
SPAIN ON IRAN, SYRIA, HAMAS, NATO, WESTERN SAHARA,
[...]/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings at MFA, MOD, and the
presidency on June 1, top GOS policymakers told EUR PDAS Kurt
Volker and NEA DAS S[...] |
2006-06-16 13:57:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO SP AF VZ IR IZ WI IS MO GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW10607 |
RUSSIA PREEMPTS SAAKASHVILI UNGA SPEECH: UNOMIG
[...]C) Summary: Convoking the Friends of Georgia on
September 21, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin
expressed concern over the det[...] |
2006-09-21 16:03:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
| 06MOSCOW10986 |
"NOT WAR, BUT CLOSE:" RUSSIAN REACTION TO GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: DFM Karasin told Ambassador September 28 the
arrest of Russian officers in Georgia "could have been a
casus belli." Russi[...] |
2006-09-28 15:11:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11029 |
RUSSIAN REACTS TO ARRESTS OF SOLDIERS IN GEORGIA
[...]C) Summary: The Ambassador strongly encouraged
restraint in a September 29 telephone conversation with
Deputy Foreign Minister Karas[...] |
2006-09-29 15:38:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11107 |
RUSSIAN SANCTIONS ON GEORGIA TO STAY FOR NOW
[...]) Following President Putin's October 1 comments that
Georgia's arrest of Russian officers was an act of "state
terrorism," new measur[...] |
2006-10-03 13:57:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11315 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: NO LET-UP
[...]) Russian officials continue to reject relaxation of
economic sanctions. About 150 Georgians have been deported.
Police document chec[...] |
2006-10-09 10:54:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
SECRET | PREL MARR ETRD UNSC GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11372 |
RUSSIA-ABKHAZIA: SEEKING A DEAL AT THE UNSC
[...]) DFM Karasin convoked Ambassador October 10. He hoped
for "a more constructive and flexible" U.S. approach to the
Russian draft UNSC[...] |
2006-10-10 15:08:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11489 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: BACKLASH AGAINST THE BACKLASH?
[...]C) Summary: The Public Chamber has condemned
bureaucratic moves that have targeted ethnic Georgians, but
few elected officials have [...] |
2006-10-12 14:49:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11539 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA UPDATE
[...]C) Summary: Arrests and deportations of Georgians
accused of violating immigrations laws continue, but no new
measures have been ena[...] |
2006-10-13 14:46:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11582 |
GEORGIA UPDATE: OCTOBER 16
[...]) Deportations of undocumented Georgian nationals
continue. Round-ups have slowed in Moscow, but picked up in
St. Petersburg. Russia[...] |
2006-10-16 15:36:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
SECRET | PREL MARR ETRD PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11629 |
GEORGIA UPDATE, OCTOBER 17
[...]C) A Georgian detainee from St. Petersburg died of an
asthma attack as he waited at a Moscow airport to board the
plane deporting him [...] |
2006-10-17 14:16:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11690 |
GEORGIA UPDATE: OCTOBER 18
[...]) Deportation orders against Georgian continue; the
Georgian Embassy claims about 1000 Georgians have been told
to leave without being[...] |
2006-10-18 14:36:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11729 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA CONVERSATION WITH
[...]) DAS Matt Bryza and Ambassador called on Russian DFM
Grigoriy Karasin October 6. Karasin said Russian patience
with Georgia was at a[...] |
2006-10-19 09:57:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11771 |
GEORGIA UPDATE, OCTOBER 19
[...]) News of detention of Georgians continues to appear,
with the Volga Federal District the latest site. The
Georgian Embassy claims t[...] |
2006-10-19 14:13:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12257 |
GEORGIA-RUSSIA: FM BEZHUASHVILI GETS RUSSIA'S
[...]) Georgian FM Bezhuashvili told Ambassador November 2
that he "got the message" passed to him bluntly November 1 by
FM Lavrov and Secu[...] |
2006-11-02 14:32:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12347 |
RUSSIAN MFA ON TALKS WITH GEORGIA
[...]) The Russian MFA was disappointed that Georgian FM
Bezhuashvili brought no deliverables with him to his November
1-2 talks in Moscow.[...] |
2006-11-07 15:30:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12441 |
RUSSIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN GEORGIA
[...]) MFA 4th CIS Department Director Andrey Kelin told us
November 13 that Georgia shows no willingness to meet
Russia's "simple" demands[...] |
2006-11-14 15:13:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PBTS UNSC OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12528 |
A/S FRIED CONVERSATION WITH RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN,
[...]) Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried and Russian Deputy
Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin focused on Georgia, Ukraine
and Moldova in a [...] |
2006-11-20 13:48:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PBTS ETRD GG MD UP RS |
| 06MOSCOW12897 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS NORTH CAUCASUS, DECEMBER 4-5
[...]) Ambassador Burns traveled to the North Caucasus
December 4-5 -- the first American Ambassador to visit the
region in fifteen years. [...] |
2006-12-12 14:27:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETRD PINR GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12924 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: TREADING WATER
[...]) Summary: Russian-Georgian relations are treading
water until after both countries recover from their break for
New Years and Orthod[...] |
2006-12-14 10:19:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12999 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: TALKS AND OBSERVERS
[...]) We met with Russian MFA Ambassador-at-Large for South
Ossetia Yuri Popov on December 19 and 20, delivering reftel
demarche on the la[...] |
2006-12-20 14:22:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW1324 |
PRESSING RUSSIA FOR RESTRAINT ON GEORGIA
[...]C) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with Chief of
Defense General Baluyevskiy, Ambassador Burns urged that
Russia exercise restraint[...] |
2006-02-11 14:37:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PBTS GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW1536 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: HARD RUSSIAN LINE ON SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]) SUMMARY. Both the Russians (4th CIS Department
Director Kelin) and Georgians (State Minister for Conflict
Resolution Khaindrava) g[...] |
2006-02-16 18:06:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS RS GG |
| 06MOSCOW1635 |
GEORGIA-RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR PRESSES DFM KARASIN FOR
[...]) SUMMARY. Ambassador on February 17 outlined to DFM
Karasin ongoing U.S. efforts to encourage Georgian restraint
on South Ossetia, [...] |
2006-02-18 06:55:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW2070 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: DEALING WITH A DYSFUNCTIONAL
[...]) SUMMARY. Moscow's approach to Georgia is driven by
frustration with Tbilisi's defiant attitude to Russian
interests, reflected in [...] |
2006-03-02 14:33:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG |
| 06MOSCOW2974 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: LOOKING AHEAD
[...]) Summary: Emotions seem to be cooling (at least
temporarily) between Russia and Georgia, and we are seeing a
return to low-level bu[...] |
2006-03-24 06:29:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD PBTS NATO GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW3202 |
AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 29 MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DFM
[...]C) Summary: Ambassador Burns met with Russian Deputy
Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin March 29 to discuss the
outcomes of the Belar[...] |
2006-03-29 14:33:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD BO UP GG MD RS |
| 06MOSCOW3507 |
GEORGIA-RUSSIA: SOME POSITIVE STEPS -- AND SOME
[...]) Summary. Russian MFA Fourth CIS Department Director
Andrey Kelin told A/DCM April 4 that he was pleased with the
"good cooperative[...] |
2006-04-04 10:51:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PBTS ETRD OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW4614 |
GEORGIA-RUSSIA: MUTUAL COMPLAINTS CONTINUE
[...]) MFA Georgia Office Director Grigoryev told us April 28
that relations with Georgia were "at a dead end," and he did
not know how to [...] |
2006-04-28 13:43:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW5104 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: BORJOMI MINERAL WATER BAN
[...]) Summary: Jacques Fleury, Managing Director of
Georgian Glass and Mineral Waters (GGMW), producer of Borjomi
water, outlined for us [...] |
2006-05-15 09:33:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW5375 |
LETTER FROM U/S BURNS TO DFM KARASIN ON SOUTH
[...]) PolMinCouns delivered reftel letter May 19 to MFA IV
CIS Director Andrey Kelin. Kelin said he would immediately
pass the letter to [...] |
2006-05-19 14:23:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW5458 |
AMBASSADOR'S MAY 23 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN
[...]) Ambassador met with DFM Karasin May 23. Karasin was
to leave later that day for a Nagorno-Karabakh trip. He
hoped to be pleasantly[...] |
2006-05-23 13:35:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG IR AJ AM GG BO UP RS |
| 06MOSCOW5492 |
GEORGIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON CIS WITHDRAWAL,
[...]) Summary: Georgian Deputy PM Baramidze told the
Ambassador May 23 that he expected Georgia to leave the CIS
in a matter of months. [...] |
2006-05-24 14:24:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW5532 |
RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN'S REPLY TO LETTER FROM U/S
[...]) The Russian MFA on May 25 passed to us without comment
a written reply from DFM Grigoriy Karasin to the May 19
letter U/S Burns sent[...] |
2006-05-25 13:37:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW5933 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: RUSSIAN MFA ON HEIGHTENED TENSIONS
[...]) Summary: The Russian MFA negotiator on South Ossetia
assured us June 2 that Russia supports Georgia's territorial
integrity and bor[...] |
2006-06-02 14:37:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PBTS OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW6341 |
PUTIN-SAAKASHVILI TALKS: PRELIMINARY READOUTS
[...]) Georgian DCM Shugarov and Russian MFA Caucasus
conflicts division chief Dvinyanin gave us preliminary
readouts of the June 13 discus[...] |
2006-06-14 12:40:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MARR GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW6358 |
U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON THE CAUCASUS
[...]) DAS Kramer accompanied by the DCM called on Russian
MFA Fourth CIS Department Director (DAS equivalent) Andrey
Kelin June 13 to disc[...] |
2006-06-15 05:04:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS OSCE GG AM AJ RS |
| 06MOSCOW6390 |
RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGNERS IN NORTH OSSETIA
[...]) Summary: On March 21 the Russian Government issued a
decree that puts most of the Republic of North Ossetia
off-limits to foreigner[...] |
2006-06-16 07:06:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF PBTS MARR MOPS EAID OSCE RS GG |
| 06MOSCOW650 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: JCC ADRIFT AS RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN
[...]C) Russian, Georgian and South Ossetian representatives
have been unable to agree to a venue for the next Joint
Control Commission (J[...] |
2006-01-24 13:06:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW6535 |
RUSSIAN MFA ON PUTIN-SAAKASHVILI TALKS
[...]) Summary: The Russian MFA notetaker at the June 13
meeting between Presidents Putin and Saakashvili said the
discussion was a constr[...] |
2006-06-20 12:16:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PBTS GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW7340 |
RUSSIA CLOSES BORDER WITH GEORGIA
[...]) Russia closed its one border crossing with Georgia on
July 8. In response, on July 9 Georgia closed its "border"
crossing into Sout[...] |
2006-07-11 14:47:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PBTS ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW7385 |
RUSSIA'S GEORGIA POLICY: "THE CAUCASUS BENEATH ME"
[...]) Russia's policies towards Georgia are the product of
three factors: anger unleashed by perceptions of betrayal
and disrespect, fear[...] |
2006-07-12 11:08:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW7863 |
GEORGIA-RUSSIA: PUTIN-SAAKASHVILI MEETING OFF, LEAVING LITTLE CLARITY AND MUCH SUSPICION
[...]) Georgian President Saakashvili will not meet President Putin in Moscow at the July 21-22 informal CIS Summit. Both sides agreed to announce they wou[...] |
2006-07-21 14:40:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW789 |
RUSSIA/GEORGIA: IVANOV DISMISSIVE OF SAAKASHVILI'S
[...]) SUMMARY. At the end of a January 25 meeting devoted
primarily to Iran (ref A), Ambassador raised the Georgian
energy supply issue [...] |
2006-01-26 12:35:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS GG |
| 06MOSCOW8047 |
GEORGIA-RUSSIA: MFA ON KODORI GORGE
[...]) We discussed the Kodori Gorge situation July 27 with
Dmitriy Tarabrin, Acting Director of the MFA Fourth CIS
Department. Tarabrin s[...] |
2006-07-27 14:16:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW9015 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: AN "AMUSING" MEETING GETS NOWHERE
[...]) The Joint Control Commission to negotiate a settlement
in the South Ossetia conflict met in Moscow August 17-18 and
produced no resu[...] |
2006-08-18 14:23:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW9414 |
ABKHAZIA: DFM KARASIN SPELLS OUT TOUGH RUSSIAN
[...]) Summary: At his initiative, DFM Karasin on August 28
briefed Western Friends Chiefs of Mission on developments in
Abkhazia, which h[...] |
2006-08-28 14:45:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS UNSC GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW963 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN,
[...]) Summary: Ambassador Burns met with Russian Deputy
Foreign Minister Karasin January 31 to discuss recent
developments on regional [...] |
2006-01-31 14:04:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG UNSC AJ AM GG BO UP IAEA IR RS |
| 06MOSCOW9823 |
RUSSIAN MFA ON HELICOPTER INCIDENT IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]C) Summary: Following the September 3 firing on a
Georgian military helicopter over South Ossetia, the
Ambassador contacted DFM Kara[...] |
2006-09-06 13:15:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS GG RS |
| 06NICOSIA791 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH
[...]) Poloff delivered reftel message to Vasos Chamberlain,
who handles Russian and Eastern European issues in the MFA's
Division of bila[...] |
2006-05-26 12:53:00 |
Embassy Nicosia |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL RU GG OSCE PGOV CY |
| 06OSLO668 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH
[...][...] |
2006-05-23 15:33:00 |
Embassy Oslo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL RU GG NO |
| 06OTTAWA3458 |
CANADA SUPPORTS UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA AND
[...]) Urgent action request. Please see para four (4).
¶2. (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche on November 22 to
Department of[...] |
2006-11-24 20:53:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU CA |
| 06PARIS2195 |
THE FRENCH ARE STILL DELIBERATING ON ENGAGING
[...]) Using reftel points, pol/mil officer sought on April 3
MFA support for NATO to begin Intensified Dialogue on
Membership Questions wi[...] |
2006-04-04 13:46:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR GG FR NATO |
| 06PARIS3453 |
FRENCH SHARE USG CONCERNS ON RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN
[...]) On May 22, poloff delivered reftel demarche on Russian
activities in South Ossetia to Aurelia Bouchez, the MFA's
DAS-equivalent for [...] |
2006-05-23 10:44:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL RU GG OSCE PGOV FR |
| 06PARIS5423 |
EUR DAS BRYZA'S PARIS CONSULTATIONS ON GEORGIA
[...]C) Summary: Visiting DAS Matt Bryza met August 2 with
French Deputy PolDir Baleine du Laurens to discuss
developments in Georgia and [...] |
2006-08-10 16:09:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN GG NATO KDEM |
| 06PARIS6179 |
EUR DAS BRYZA MEETS FRENCH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON
[...]C) Summary: In a September 12 meeting with EUR/DAS Matt
Bryza and EUR/CARC Director Rood, French Political Director
Laboulaye expresse[...] |
2006-09-14 14:52:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR GG NATO EUN KDEM |
| 06PARIS6836 |
POLISH AMBASSADOR ON RUSSIA AND FRENCH/EU TIMIDITY
[...]C) Summary: In an October 13 meeting with the
Ambassador, Polish Ambassador to France Jan Tombinski
expressed concern about the incr[...] |
2006-10-17 11:58:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR RU EU GG MD |
| 06PARIS7024 |
SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY'S NOVEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO
[...]C) When you meet him, Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's focus
will be on some of the same subjects that are currently
preoccupying us: Ira[...] |
2006-10-25 17:34:00 |
Embassy Paris |
SECRET | PREL FR NATO KNNP IR IZ LE SY IS RS GG |
| 06PARIS7057 |
EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON
[...]C) SUMMARY: Visiting EUR DAS Bryza and EUR/CARC
Conflicts Advisor Crosby met with newly arrived MFA Deputy
Political Director and A/S[...] |
2006-10-27 08:26:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR GG RS NATO EU KDEM MARR |
| 06PRAGUE1387 |
CZECHS AGREE KOSOVO IS NOT A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER
[...]) Summary. The Czechs strongly agree Kosovo is not a
precedent for frozen conflicts, but are concerned that Russia
and some EU member [...] |
2006-11-08 13:52:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AL BH GG MK PBTS RO SR UP EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1448 |
CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. APPROACH TO GEORGIA/MOLDOVA
[...]BU) The Czech delegation to the upcoming OSCE
Ministerial in Brussels on December 4-5 will support the U.S.
position on the resolution[...] |
2006-11-29 14:05:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO MOPS GG RU EZ |
| 06PRAGUE343 |
CZECHS SUPPORT NATO INTENSIFIED DIALOGUE WITH
[...]) Poloff April 04 discussed reftel demarche concerning
NATO "Intensified Dialogue on Membership Questions" with
Vaclav Balek, Deputy D[...] |
2006-04-05 05:41:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL GG EZ |
| 06PRAGUE602 |
CZECHS VIEW RUSSIAN ACTIONS IN SOUTH OSSETIA WITH
[...]) Poloff May 31 delivered reftel demarche on Russian
action in South Ossetia to Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of
the MFA Security Poli[...] |
2006-06-02 13:39:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL EZ GG RU |
| 06REYKJAVIK125 |
ICELAND SUPPORTS ENGAGING GEORGIA IN NATO'S
[...]) Post delivered reftel demarche on April 4 to Thordur
Bjarni Gudjonsson, Icelandic MFA Head of Security and
Disarmament Division. Gu[...] |
2006-04-05 10:20:00 |
Embassy Reykjavik |
CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GG IC |
| 06RIGA526 |
LATVIA LOOKS TO MAJOR INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT
[...]) SUMMARY Latvia is shifting from being a recipient
of foreign aid to being a donor. Their recently published
development cooperatio[...] |
2006-07-06 07:54:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV GG MD LG |
| 06RIGA832 |
LATVIAN VIEWS ON GAERC - FOCUSED ON GEORGIA
[...]) Pol/econ chief delivered reftel demarche to Veronika
Erte, A/S-level official responsible for EU issues at the
MFA, on October 12. [...] |
2006-10-12 14:04:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS EUN GG RU LE LG |
| 06RIGA847 |
LATVIAN MFA ON BELARUS AND GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: Belarus has dropped the charges against the
Latvian diplomat accused in July of distribution of
pornography and transferre[...] |
2006-10-17 11:09:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID BO GG RU LG |
| 06ROME1023 |
ITALY: SLOW DOWN ON ID FOR GEORGIA
[...]) Responding to reftel demarche on April 4, MFA NATO
Office Head Gianni Bardini told polmiloff that Italy
considers it premature to in[...] |
2006-04-04 15:54:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GG IT NATO |
| 06ROME163 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON TURKEY AND THE
[...]SBU) SUMMARY. ON JANUARY 13, USMISSION UN ROME STAFF
MET WITH JOSEPH DOMENECH, FAO CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER, AND
MEMBERS OF HIS STAF[...] |
2006-01-18 11:05:00 |
Embassy Rome |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO TU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
| 06ROME3006 |
GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY COMPLAINS OF
[...]/NF) Summary. The Georgian Ambassador to Italy, Zaal
Gogsadze, told poloff that he has been unable to get the GOI
to focus on the ten[...] |
2006-11-02 08:22:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG RU IT |
| 06ROME3170 |
ITALY CONCERNED RUSSIA WON'T ACCEPT
[...]C) The DCM and poloff delivered reftel points to MFA
Political Director Terzi and OSCE Office Director Brunella
Borzi on November 22. [...] |
2006-11-24 12:30:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU IT |
| 06ROME428 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON NIGERIA
[...]rom February 8-10, USMISSION UN Rome staff met with
Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, to discuss the
current situation in N[...] |
2006-02-13 12:17:00 |
Embassy Rome |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
| 06ROME430 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON NIGERIA
[...]rom February 8-10, USMISSION UN Rome staff met with
Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, to discuss the
current situation in N[...] |
2006-02-13 12:18:00 |
Embassy Rome |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
| 06ROME435 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ITALY, IRAQ,
[...]ased on communications today between USMISSION UN Rome
staff and Dr. Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer,
FAO will conduct a p[...] |
2006-02-13 15:42:00 |
Embassy Rome |
UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA |
| 06ROME464 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO PRESS CONFERENCE PROVIDES
[...]n February 14, FAO held a press conference to provide
a global update on Avian Influenza. Areas highlighted were
Nigeria, Azerbaijan,[...] |
2006-02-15 16:29:00 |
Embassy Rome |
UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA |
| 06ROME933 |
ITALIANS TO DAS BRYZA: RUSSIA NOT READY FOR
[...]) Summary. On March 17, DAS Bryza met with Deputy
Diplomatic Advisor to PM Berlusconi Francesco Talo and MFA
Director General Giulio [...] |
2006-03-27 12:16:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO IT RU GG UP |
| 06SOFIA1393 |
BULGARIA CONSULTS ON ARMS TRANSFERS TO GEORGIA
[...]) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 5.
¶2. (S) On September 26, Christo Atanasov and Ivelina
Bachevanova o[...] |
2006-09-28 14:26:00 |
Embassy Sofia |
SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS ETTC GG BU |
| 06SOFIA1542 |
BULGARIA/GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA, FM KALFIN PREVIEW
[...]) SUMMARY. By hosting the Friends of Georgia on November
9, Bulgaria seeks to send a message of support to the GoG
while at the same t[...] |
2006-11-08 14:52:00 |
Embassy Sofia |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE GG RU BU |
| 06SOFIA743 |
BULGARIA AND THE BLACK SEA
[...]) SUMMARY. A cautious Bulgarian delegation, led by
Foreign Minister Kalfin, will attend the June 5 Black Sea
Forum. The GOB's Black [...] |
2006-05-26 10:14:00 |
Embassy Sofia |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS RS GG RO TU AR AJ BU |
| 06STATE203832 |
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...]is is an action request. Please see para 5.
SUMMARY
-------
¶2. (C) This cable informs addressee posts t[...] |
2006-12-28 21:43:00 |
Secretary of State |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM AW AF AJ AMB FR GG GM IR IT KZ TI |
| 06TALLINN1008 |
ESTONIA: BRIEFING ON KOSOVO
[...][...] |
2006-11-13 12:16:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
CONFIDENTIAL | AL BH GG MK MACEDONIA PBTS RO SR UP EN |
| 06TALLINN1067 |
ESTONIA: UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA/MOLDOVA
[...][...] |
2006-11-30 11:53:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS EU NATO OSCE MO GG RU EN |
| 06TALLINN1084 |
ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES'S TRIP TO GEORGIA
[...]) Summary. On December 6, President Ilves's Foreign
Affair Advisor, Sven Jurgenson, briefed us on Ilves's
recent trip to Georgia. Wh[...] |
2006-12-07 09:18:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG EN |
| 06TALLINN318 |
ESTONIA OFFERS SUPPORT AND CAUTION FOR GEORGIA IN
[...]) On April 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan
Hein, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to
seek GOE support for NA[...] |
2006-04-04 15:35:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL GG EN |
| 06TALLINN968 |
ESTONIA STANDS UP FOR GEORGIA
[...]) According to Simmu Tiik, MFA Director General for
Russia, on October 20, during the dinner with EU leaders
in Finland, Estonian Pri[...] |
2006-10-24 12:14:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU GG RS EN |
| 06TBILISI2512 |
NEGOTIATION ROUND ABORTED AS SOUTH OSSETIANS
[...]) The latest scheduled round of the Joint Control
Commission (JCC) failed to convene after the South Ossetians
refused to permit one m[...] |
2006-09-20 06:57:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG |
| 06TBILISI2590 |
GEORGIA ARRESTS RUSSIANS FOR SPYING, PLANNING
[...]/NF) The Georgian government announced the arrests of
four Russians and eleven Georgians on September 27, in
connection with an allege[...] |
2006-09-28 12:26:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG |
| 06TBILISI2601 |
GEORGIAN ARRESTS UPDATE -- SEPTEMBER 29
[...]) As the Georgian-Russian confrontation over Russian
military officers detained for spying enters its third day,
the Georgians have be[...] |
2006-09-29 10:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG |
| 06TBILISI2626 |
GEORGIA RELEASES RUSSIAN OFFICERS
[...]orgia released four Russian officers detained for spying
to OSCE Chair-in-Office Karel de Gucht on October 2 in a
televised handover c[...] |
2006-10-02 14:25:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GG |
| 06TBILISI2668 |
GEORGIA TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR:UPDATED
[...]rsuant to Ref A Embassy Tbilisi provides the following
statistics and information regarding the textile sector in
Georgia.
&#[...] |
2006-10-04 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ETRD GG |
| 06TBILISI2680 |
RUSSIA'S TIGHTENING THE ECONOMIC SCREWS ON GEORGIA
[...]U) This is an action request for EB and EUR. See
paragraph 8.
¶2. (U) Russia has announced that all airline, rail, road,[...] |
2006-10-06 13:32:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EWWT ECON PREL GG |
| 06TBILISI2698 |
GOG OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN ESTONIAN MODEL FOR
[...]e USAID Georgia Business Climate Reform Project (GBCR)
sponsored and participated in a very successful visit of key
GoG officials to L[...] |
2006-10-11 07:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV KFIN GG |
| 06TBILISI2708 |
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SOUTH OSSETIA ECONOMIC
[...]) International donors, OSCE, Georgia, and South Ossetia
kicked off the new economic rehabilitation initiative for
South Ossetia with [...] |
2006-10-11 13:25:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID GG |
| 06TBILISI2709 |
UN-CIS KODORI PATROL SCHEDULED, WHILE ABKHAZ TALK
[...]) Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resolution
Ruslan Abashidze told us October 9 that the main questions
about the modaliti[...] |
2006-10-11 13:26:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 06TBILISI2754 |
SOUTH OSSETIA TALKS AT AN IMPASSE
[...]) As described by OSCE, the October 12-13 Joint Control
Commission (JCC) meeting in Vladikavkaz produced few real
results because the [...] |
2006-10-17 13:42:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE PGOV GG |
| 06TBILISI2789 |
UN AND CIS CONDUCT JOINT PATROL OF KODORI GORGE
[...]) A joint UNOMIG-CIS patrol visited the
Georgian-controlled Upper Kodori Gorge October 12, the first
such international monitoring mis[...] |
2006-10-20 08:10:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 06TBILISI2855 |
INITIAL RESULTS OF USDA'S TRADE MISSION TO GEORGIA
[...] May, 2006, USDA led the first ever Agribusiness Trade
and Investment Mission (TIM) to Georgia, which was funded by
the Freedom Suppor[...] |
2006-10-27 11:14:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EINV GG |
| 06TBILISI2866 |
A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...]) Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili told A/S
Fried October 18 that recent Russian statements and actions
indicated that Russ[...] |
2006-10-30 08:34:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG |
| 06TBILISI2935 |
FINANCE MINISTER HEARS USG RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
[...]) On October 25, Econoff presented Finance Minister
Aleksishvili with a non-paper on consolidation of the GOG
revenue agencies (the ta[...] |
2006-11-02 14:02:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID GG |
| 06TBILISI2937 |
KVITSIANI ON FIRING IN UPPER KODORI: I DID IT
[...]) Abkhaz television broadcast November 1 a video,
quickly picked up on Georgian channels, in which ousted Upper
Kodori warlord Emzar K[...] |
2006-11-02 14:32:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 06TBILISI2938 |
GORKONI FRUIT PROCESSING COMPANY: AFTER STALIN,
[...]mmary. The city of Gori in the Shida Kartli region of
central Georgia prides itself on many things: the birthplace
of Josef Stalin, t[...] |
2006-11-03 04:31:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD PGOV KFIN GG |
| 06TBILISI2991 |
IMERETI REGION: SEEKING A VISION FOR ECONOMIC
[...]) Summary. The Georgian city of Kutaisi and its
surrounding region, Imereti, are struggling to find a clear
direction for future econo[...] |
2006-11-09 15:01:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ETRD GG |
| 06TBILISI3046 |
GOG NEEDS STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND
[...]) Summary: On November 7-8, PolEcon Chief and Poloff
traveled to the multi-ethnic region of Samstkhe-Javakheti to
meet with newly-elec[...] |
2006-11-20 13:08:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU |
| 06TBILISI3061 |
MFA RELEASES FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY
[...]) The MFA recently released its 2006-2009 Foreign Policy
Strategy document. The Strategy focuses on the goals of
territorial integrit[...] |
2006-11-22 06:00:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 06TBILISI3069 |
THE ROSE REVOLUTION: THREE YEARS ON
[...]) Summary: The Saakashvili administration came to power
after the 2003 Rose Revolution promising to build
democracy, increase prosper[...] |
2006-11-22 15:32:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 06TBILISI3399 |
NO SHAH DENIZ GAS MEANS TOUGH CHOICES FOR GEORGIA
[...]ummary: BP reported the delay in availability of Shah
Deniz gas to the Embassy on December 21. ACG associated gas,
which is now being[...] |
2006-12-26 13:08:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL GG |
| 06TBILISI3406 |
BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ
[...]) Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflicts
Resolution Ruslan Abashidze returned December 21 from leading
a GoG delegation at the C[...] |
2006-12-27 11:16:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
| 06THEHAGUE1168 |
NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA/GEORGIA: RESPONSE ON RUSSIAN
[...]) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Deputy Head
for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Thymen Kouwenaar on May
22 and 23. Kouwe[...] |
2006-05-24 07:19:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL RU GG OSCE PGOV NL |
| 06THEHAGUE705 |
NETHERLANDS/NATO/GEORGIA: DUTCH CONSIDER
[...]) SUMMARY: The Dutch do not rule out initiating an
Intensified Dialogue (ID) with Georgia in advance of the
April 27-28 informal Fore[...] |
2006-04-03 16:15:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MARR NL GG |
| 06TOKYO2066 |
U/S BURNS' LETTER DELIVERED TO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
[...][...] |
2006-04-17 08:21:00 |
Embassy Tokyo |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC PGOV PTER RS BO GG MD AM AJ JA |
| 06TOKYO2068 |
JAPAN TO "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" G-8 AGENDA REQUEST;
[...][...] |
2006-04-17 08:23:00 |
Embassy Tokyo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM AMED AJ BO GG MD RS JA |
| 06USNATO609 |
NATO ALLIES GIVE GEORGIA CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IN
[...]C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies expressed support for
Georgia's territorial integrity during an October 13 briefing
by Deputy Foreign Minist[...] |
2006-10-16 16:09:00 |
Mission USNATO |
SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL PGOV PINR GG |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1375 |
TAGLIAVINI'S LAST UNSC APPEARANCE ON ABKHAZIA:
[...]C) Summary: Speaking before the Security Council in a
private meeting about the UN Observer Mission in Georgia
(UNOMIG) on July 11, Ge[...] |
2006-07-17 20:46:00 |
USUN New York |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RS |
| 06USUNNEWYORK2181 |
GEORGIAN PERMREP HOLDS BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON
[...]BU) Summary: The Georgian Mission to the UN is getting
busy. On November 3, Georgian Permrep Irakli Alasania hosted
the New York Fri[...] |
2006-11-22 21:09:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG YI |
| 06USUNNEWYORK677 |
GEORGIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...]ission received a note from the Permanent Mission of
Georgia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its
candidature to the H[...] |
2006-04-03 21:53:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN GG |
| 06VIENNA3401 |
DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UNIFIED APPROACH TO
[...]SBU) Post conveyed reftel points on November 22 to
Thomas Mayr-Harting, the Austrian MFA's Political Director.
Charge met with Mayr-Ha[...] |
2006-11-24 14:19:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU AU |
| 06VILNIUS442 |
VILNIUS CDC SUMMIT: DEMOCRACY IS EUROPE'S DESTINY
[...]) Heads of state from the Baltic, Black Sea and Caucasus
regions gathered with EU and U.S. high-level officials May 4
for a regional c[...] |
2006-05-12 12:19:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO LT LG EN PL GG BO AM AJ UP RO |
| 06VILNIUS952 |
LITHUANIAN FM ADVOCATES PATIENCE TO GEORGIA, MAKES
[...]) Summary. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas
visited Georgia October 12 to pitch the Georgians on a
strategy of de-escalation [...] |
2006-10-18 13:41:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH GG EUN |
| 06VILNIUS969 |
LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH ENERGY TALK AT LAHTI SUMMIT
[...]) Summary. President Adamkus's silence at the October
20 EU-Putin dinner notwithstanding, Lithuania was pleased
that EU leaders reach[...] |
2006-10-25 13:05:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN LH RS GG |
| 06WARSAW1167 |
POLAND: UPDATE ON ENERGY SECURITY
[...]C) The Government of Poland continues to pursue its
goal of diversifying energy resources. On May 31, the
Cabinet of Ministers appro[...] |
2006-06-13 14:39:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET GG PO PREL RS SA SL UR AJ EZ |
| 06WARSAW2188 |
RUSSIAN FM LAVROV IN POLAND: A SOFT TOUCH, EXCEPT
[...]) SUMMARY. Russian FM Sergei Lavrov met October 5 with
President Lech Kaczynski, PM Jarek Kaczynski and FM Anna
Fotyga during a one-d[...] |
2006-10-12 15:51:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PL RS GG IR |
| 06WARSAW2359 |
BRIEFING THE POLES ON WHY KOSOVO IS NOT A
[...]) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche November
3 to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski, action officer for Security Threats
and Eurasian Con[...] |
2006-11-08 15:52:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL AJ AM GG MD SR |
| 06WARSAW2459 |
POLAND SUPPORTS UNIFIED APPROACH ON
[...]) PolExt Chief delivered reftel points November 22 to
Grzegorz Jazowski, Counselor in the MFA Security Policy
Department responsible f[...] |
2006-11-27 14:10:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE GG MD RS |
| 06YEREVAN110 |
WITH GAS USAGE ACCELERATING, GOAM PREPARING FOR WORST
[...]) ArmRosGazprom (ARG) has drawn roughly half of Armenia's
useful reserves -- much quicker than initially expected -- since the
January[...] |
2006-01-26 04:36:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG IR AM ENGR AZ |
| 06YEREVAN1268 |
GEORGIA ARRESTS ARMENIANS FOR CROSSING SEPARATIST
[...]) Since early August, numerous Armenian citizens have
been arrested in Georgia for transiting the breakaway
provinces of Abkhazia and [...] |
2006-09-13 12:57:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM GG RU |
| 06YEREVAN127 |
RUSSIAN GAS HASN'T REACHED ARMENIA YET
[...]) On January 29, Armenia cut gas to its thermal power
plant in Hrazdan (which converts gas to electricity),
reducing the country's ave[...] |
2006-01-30 14:17:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM |
| 06YEREVAN130 |
ENERGY: ARMENIA GEARING UP FOR EXPORTS TO GEORGIA
[...]) Natural gas from Russia reached Armenia on January 30,
just as Armenia depleted its useful reserves. At full
capacity (delivering 3[...] |
2006-01-31 12:02:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM |
| 06YEREVAN1335 |
ARMENIAN BRANDY: CHURCHILL'S FAVORITE FACES NEW THREATS
[...]) Standing on one end of Yerevan's "drunken" bridge, the
Yerevan Brandy Company (YBC) is Armenia's leading exporter of
brandy/cognac; [...] |
2006-09-26 02:52:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR PREL GG RS AM |
| 06YEREVAN1388 |
GUAM ALLIES GANG UP ON RUSSIA DURING THINKTANK
[...]) A Russian analyst who spouted anti-Western rhetoric at
a local thinktank seminar this week in Yerevan found himself
outnumbered when[...] |
2006-10-05 12:38:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UK GG RU AZ AM |
| 06YEREVAN1396 |
ARMENIANS WORRIED ABOUT EFFECTS OF GEORGIA-RUSSIA
[...]) Public statements from Armenian officials are
generally calm and balanced, but acknowledge the effects on
Armenia of the Russian blo[...] |
2006-10-06 10:35:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU AM |
| 06YEREVAN150 |
WITH POWERLINES ENERGIZED, ARMENIAN ELECTRICITY
[...]) The flow of natural gas from Russia through Georgia
has continued at full capacity (9 million cubic meters daily)
without interrupti[...] |
2006-02-02 12:46:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM |
| 06YEREVAN1645 |
JAVAKHETI: AN ARMENIAN PERSPECTIVE
[...]) Georgia,s predominantly Armenian Samstkhe-Javakheti
(S-J) region periodically makes news in Armenia, colored by
the local perception[...] |
2006-11-27 13:58:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG AM |
| 06YEREVAN281 |
KEEPING ARMENIA'S LIGHTS ON: PIPE DREAMS AND
[...]) President Robert Kocharian is, by most accounts,
Armenia's negotiator-in-chief on energy. He has personally
formulated and, through[...] |
2006-02-27 10:58:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP GG AJ AM |
| 06YEREVAN687 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RECONCILING MARITIME SECURITY
[...][...] |
2006-05-18 11:45:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ AM |
| 06YEREVAN838 |
YEREVAN-BATUMI TRAIN DEPARTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
[...]train departed Yerevan for the Georgian Black Sea resort
town of Batumi on June 17, marking the first train service
between the Armeni[...] |
2006-06-21 12:40:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG AM |
| 06YEREVAN938 |
MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES GOAM-GOG BORDER
[...]) The Georgian and Armenian governments have delimited
between 100 and 110 kilometers of the border between the two
countries, and the[...] |
2006-07-13 11:39:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU AM |
| 06YEREVAN98 |
ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO GAS SUPPLY CUT OFF
[...]) Russian gas via Azerbaijan will not flow to Armenia
according to Deputy Minister of Energy Iosef Isayan. As a
result, Armenia will [...] |
2006-01-23 14:17:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PREL RS GG IR AM AZ |
| 07ANKARA1310 |
TURKEY PLANS BLACK SEA OIL SPILL RESPONSE EXERCISE
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Private industry, the Turkish Government, and
other Black Sea littoral states are planning a comprehensive oil
spill re[...] |
2007-05-30 09:55:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EPET EWWT MARR TU RS GG RO |
| 07ANKARA1505 |
TURKISH-GEORGIAN RELATIONS: DEEPER AND DEEPER
[...]C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Turkish MFA Deputy
Undersecretary Unal Cevikoz (a former Ambassador to Baku)
visits Washington from June 18-2[...] |
2007-06-13 14:13:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR ECIN ETRD SMIG NATO AJ AM GG TU |
| 07ANKARA1554 |
THE GUAM ORGANIZATION: PRE-SUMMIT DEMARCHE
[...]C) We delivered reftel points to MFA South Caucasus Desk
Officer Yavuz Kul. Kul noted that Turkey follows the group,
and said that me[...] |
2007-06-18 14:26:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AJ GG MD UP TU |
| 07ANKARA1598 |
DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH MFA CAUCASUS DG UMAN AND
[...]C) SUMMARY. DAS Matt Bryza met in Ankara on June 14
with MFA Director General for Caucasus and Central Asia
Resit Uman and MFA Direct[...] |
2007-06-22 07:02:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV NATO OSCE AJ AM GG RU TU ZJ |
| 07ANKARA1620 |
TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, May 2007
[...]e 8th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the biennial
Turkish defense fair) was held on May 22-25 in Ankara. 494
companies ([...] |
2007-06-25 13:11:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL GG MK BK AF GR EG AJ QA BA SA LE |
| 07ANKARA1685 |
TURKEY'S BSEC BILATERALS: ARMENIA, GREECE, GEORGIA
[...]C) SUMMARY. Turkey held 38 bilaterals on the margins of
the 15th Black Sea Economic Cooperation Commission (BSEC)
June 25 summit (SEP[...] |
2007-06-29 14:25:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG GR TU |
| 07ANKARA2297 |
TURKEY UNLIKELY TO LOBBY RELUCTANT ALLIES, BUT
[...][...] |
2007-09-07 14:55:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL GG TU |
| 07ANKARA2596 |
TURKEY: ABKHAZ "PRESIDENT" CANCELS VISIT
[...]C) We met on October 16 with Georgian DCM Koplatadze,
who complained about the planned visit to Turkey of Abkhaz
"President" Bagapsh, [...] |
2007-10-19 13:33:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG TU |
| 07ANKARA2631 |
TURKEY FINDS AZERBAIJAN PESSIMISTIC ON N-K;
[...]C) MFA Deputy U/S for Caucasus and Central Asia Unal
Cevikoz held bilateral consultations last week with
Azerbaijan Deputy FonMins Azi[...] |
2007-10-24 13:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS AJ AM GG TU ZJ |
| 07ANKARA2698 |
TURKEY: DAS BRYZA REVIEWS SOUTH CAUCASUS ISSUES
[...]SBU) EUR DAS Bryza and the DCM met with Turkish MFA
Deputy U/S for South Caucasus and Central Asian Affairs Unal
Cevikoz on October 24[...] |
2007-11-01 15:31:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS AJ AM GG TU |
| 07ANKARA2847 |
TURKEY EXTENDING A DIPLOMATIC HAND TO GEORGIA,
[...]C) SUMMARY. Through frequent high-level visits, the GOT
has reaffirmed its strong support for Georgian independence
and territorial i[...] |
2007-11-28 15:12:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN ETRD ELTN SMIG NATO AJ AM GG TU ZJ |
| 07ANKARA407 |
ENERGY MIN TELLS A/S SULLIVAN READY TO TRANSIT
[...]C) SUMMARY: In February 10 meetings with EEB A/S Dan
Sullivan on the margins of U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership
Committee meetings, [...] |
2007-02-26 10:36:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS IZ |
| 07ANKARA847 |
LOOKING EAST: TURKEY'S MILITARY INVESTS IN THE
[...]) Turkey has invested heavily in its security
relationships in the Caucasus and Central Asia, with the bulk
of its military assistance[...] |
2007-04-12 09:58:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR PINS ZJ ZR AJ GG TI RS TU |
| 07ANKARA863 |
MARE NOSTRUM? BLACK SEA MARITIME SECURITY AND
[...]) Turkey seeks to maintain its leadership role in Black
Sea maritime security but remains frustrated that not all six
littoral countri[...] |
2007-04-13 05:10:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS GG RO RS UP BU TU |
| 07ASHGABAT1248 |
TURKMENISTAN MISSES POLISH NATIONAL DAY
[...]U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet.
¶2. (U) Polish Ambassador Maciej Lang hosted a reception in
Ashg[...] |
2007-11-20 05:20:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG UP PL RS TX |
| 07ASHGABAT285 |
TURKMENISTANI AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTS TALK FOR
[...]C) Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov
called Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev March 13, and,
according to Foreign Af[...] |
2007-03-14 13:54:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
CONFIDENTIAL | AJ EPET GG PREL RS TX |
| 07ASHGABAT322 |
TURKMENISTAN FM REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO THE "NEW
[...]C) SUMMARY: On March 27, First Deputy Chairman and
Foreign Minister Meredov touched on recent regional visitors,
emphasized Turkmenis[...] |
2007-03-28 09:41:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM TX IR AZ KZ GG UN |
| 07ASHGABAT436 |
ASHGABAT AMBASSADORS ON POLITICS, GROWING RUSSIAN
[...]) Visiting Deputy National Intelligence Officer for
Russia and Eurasia Dionisio de Leon, Charge, and embassy
officers met with Ashgaba[...] |
2007-04-30 13:39:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET GG PGOV PREL RS TU TX UP |
| 07ATHENS1803 |
GREECE: VIEWS ON NAC TRIP TO GEORGIA
[...][...] |
2007-09-10 09:23:00 |
Embassy Athens |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG NATO RS GR |
| 07ATHENS2004 |
GREECE: VISITING SAAKASHVILI FOCUSES ON REGIONAL
[...]) SUMMARY: During an October 1-2 State visit to Greece,
Georgian President Saakashvili focused on regional tensions
with Russia (parti[...] |
2007-10-05 13:50:00 |
Embassy Athens |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG GR |
| 07BAKU1042 |
AZERBAIJAN'S RELATIONS WITH CHINA
[...]C) SUMMARY: Relations between Azerbaijan and China are
warm, with the potential for increased economic cooperation
in select spheres,[...] |
2007-08-21 11:45:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AJ CH GG TU |
| 07BAKU1227 |
PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON ENERGY ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF
[...]) SUMMARY: In a one-hour one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on October 8, President Aliyev outlined with frustration current problems on energy in[...] |
2007-10-09 14:14:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV RS TU UP KZ PL GG LH TX AJ |
| 07BAKU136 |
AZERBAIJAN,S APPROACH TO THE "NEW" GUAM
[...]) SUMMARY: In the past year, Azerbaijan's primary
interest in GUAM appears to have been regional security,
especially resolving the re[...] |
2007-01-30 06:37:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM AJ GG MD UP |
| 07BAKU330 |
AZERBAIJAN: EIGHT AMERICAN FAMILIES CAUGHT IN
[...]) Summary: Intercountry adoptions in Azerbaijan have
effectively stopped since the end of 2006 due to changes to
the adoption legislat[...] |
2007-03-19 13:31:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | AJ CASC GG KJUS PREL TSPL |
| 07BAKU693 |
UPDATE ON GUAM SUMMIT, JUNE 18-19
[...]C) In a late May meeting, MFA Director for International
Security Affairs Galib Israfilov told us that Azerbaijan, as
incoming GUAM Ch[...] |
2007-06-05 04:28:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MARR MD UP GG AJ |
| 07BAKU766 |
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE IRAN-ARMENIA
[...]U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan.
¶2. (C/NF) Summary: According to the Armenian Ministry of
Foreign Aff[...] |
2007-06-20 06:59:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL IR GG AM AJ |
| 07BAKU792 |
BAKU GUAM SUMMIT: LOOKING FOR RELEVANCE
[...]SBU) The GOAJ hosted the second annual Summit of the
Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM on
June 18-19 in Baku.[...] |
2007-06-25 11:59:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ GG UP MD KZ TX |
| 07BARCELONA52 |
HIGH LEVEL OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL
[...]SBU) Eduard Planells, formerly the Spanish government's
deputy representative to the region of Catalonia, was arrested
July 16 in conn[...] |
2007-07-20 10:54:00 |
Consulate Barcelona |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KCRM RS GG IS SP |
| 07BERLIN1539 |
German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update
[...]BU) As of early August, Germany had 7,597 military personnel
(compared to 7,438 in mid-May) in out-of-area deployments. All
military [...] |
2007-08-13 05:42:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1715 |
GEORGIA/NATO: GERMANY HOLDS FIRM AGAINST NAC TRIP
[...]) Political Counselor raised Ref (A) points with MFA
NATO Office Director Dirk Brengelmann and
NSC-director-equivalent Detlef Waechter a[...] |
2007-09-10 15:50:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO GG PREL RS GM |
| 07BERLIN1822 |
German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update
[...]BU) As of early August, Germany had 7,149 military personnel
(compared to 7,597 in early August) in out-of-area deployments. All
mili[...] |
2007-09-28 15:34:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1994 |
Resumption of German training of Iraqi forces in the UAE
[...]BU) Summary: After a two-year disruption, Germany will resume
training of the Iraqi armed forces in cooperation with the United
Arab E[...] |
2007-11-01 11:46:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1995 |
German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update
[...]BU) As of late October, Germany had 6,737 military personnel in
out-of-area deployments, plus an additional 600 dedicated for
SACEUR's[...] |
2007-11-01 11:48:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN2172 |
German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update
[...]BU) As of December 2, Germany had 7,173 military personnel in
out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,737 in late October), plus
3,100 [...] |
2007-12-05 17:23:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BRIDGETOWN268 |
TIP SUBMISSION - GRENADA
[...]mbassy Grenada provides its response for reftel
questions in paragraph 2.
¶2. Begin text:
SUMMARY: Post[...] |
2007-03-01 22:44:00 |
Embassy Bridgetown |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF GG XL |
| 07BRUSSELS1307 |
GREEK CONCERNS ABOUT SEMNEBY'S METHODS SHOULD NOT
[...]C) Greek Political and Security Committee (PSC)
Ambassador Lozos told DAS Bryza April 17 that Greece largely
shares U.S. views on Geor[...] |
2007-04-18 17:25:00 |
USEU Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN GG GR RS |
| 07BRUSSELS3466 |
FRIED TO PSC: TIME TO MOVE ON KOSOVO AND
[...]C) EUR A/S Fried told the EU's Political and Security
Committee (PSC) ambassadors December 6 that the EU must move
forward on Kosovo a[...] |
2007-12-06 18:36:00 |
USEU Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BK GG KV SR EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS3477 |
A/S FRIED MEETS GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER GURGENIDZE
[...][...] |
2007-12-10 15:56:00 |
USEU Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS822 |
EU DEBATES NEXT STEPS ON GEORGIA
[...]) On March 6, the European Council's Political and
Security Committee (PSC) debated the recommendations of a
joint Commission/Council[...] |
2007-03-12 17:56:00 |
USEU Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EAID GG EUN |
| 07GENEVA2492 |
A/S FRIED MEETS WITH ANTONOV ON CFE IN GENEVA
[...]C) Summary. On November 7, A/S Dan Fried, accompanied
by A/S Paula DeSutter and an interagency team, met in Geneva
with Russian MFA D[...] |
2007-11-15 10:24:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG MD NATO |
| 07KYIV131 |
UKRAINE/GUAM: NEW MFA TEAM IN CHARGE, TIMING OF
[...]BU) Summary. The Ukrainian MFA team overseeing GUAM
issues told us they anticipate approval of the GUAM Charter
bill in the Rada sess[...] |
2007-01-19 12:09:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MARR RS AZ GG MD UP |
| 07KYIV1324 |
UKRAINE: GUAM AS A REGIONAL ORGANIZATION -- A TWO
[...]) Summary: Executive Director of the GUAM Information
Office Heorhiy Nazarov acknowledged that the impasse over
scheduling early parl[...] |
2007-05-31 13:17:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MARR RS AZ GG MD UP |
| 07KYIV214 |
UKRAINE: UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR COMMUNITY OF
[...]) Summary. The Community of Democratic Choice (CDC), as
described in an August 2005 joint statement by Ukrainian
President Yushchenko[...] |
2007-01-30 14:10:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM GG UP |
| 07KYIV756 |
CREATION OF A GUAM SECRETARIAT CENTRAL TO GUAM'S
[...]) Summary. First Deputy Minister of Georgia and GUAM
National Coordinator Valery Chechelashvili sounded an
optimistic note during our[...] |
2007-03-30 14:13:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MARR RS AZ GG MD UP |
| 07LISBON2959 |
PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA
[...]/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European
Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is
one of Portugal's t[...] |
2007-11-20 17:07:00 |
Embassy Lisbon |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO |
| 07MINSK808 |
GEORGIA ON LUKASHENKO'S MIND
[...]) During a visit by Georgia's Minister of Defense to
Minsk, Lukashenko said he wanted to make relations between
the two countries "bet[...] |
2007-09-21 11:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO GG |
| 07MOSCOW1104 |
RUSSIAN MFA REACTION ON KODORI INCIDENT
[...]) Summary: DFM Karasin told Ambassador March 12 -- and
the MFA repeated March 13 -- that Russia was not involved in
the March 11 firi[...] |
2007-03-14 14:56:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW1316 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA, TRANSNISTRIA: TOUGH TALK FROM DFM
[...]) DFM Grigoriy Karasin showed little flexibility when
Ambassador pressed him on relations with Georgia March 26.
Karasin warned that a[...] |
2007-03-26 13:40:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR MOPS OSCE MD BO UP KZ GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW1374 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: CALM BEFORE THE STORM?
[...]) Russian non-official commentators have shown little
interest in reacting to the Georgian suit against Russia in
the European Court f[...] |
2007-03-29 10:46:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR EU GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW1521 |
RUSSIA: NEW CONCILIATORY TONE AT ISTC MEETINGS
[...]) SUMMARY: The March 29-30 meetings in Moscow of the
Coordinating Committee and Governing Board of the
International Science and Tech[...] |
2007-04-05 16:04:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | GG KNNP PARM PREL RS TSPL |
| 07MOSCOW1523 |
RUSSIA: NEW CONCILIATORY TONE AT ISTC MEETINGS
[...]) SUMMARY: The March 29-30 meetings in Moscow of the
Coordinating Committee and Governing Board of the
International Science and Tech[...] |
2007-04-06 02:47:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | GG KNNP PARM PREL RS TSPL |
| 07MOSCOW2128 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN
[...]) EUR A/S Daniel Fried and Russian DFM Grigoriy Karasin
focused on Georgia and Ukraine during an April 23 discussion
in Moscow lasting[...] |
2007-05-08 14:38:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ETRD PHUM OSCE UNSC GG UP RS |
| 07MOSCOW2214 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: RUSSIAN MFA "ALARMED"
[...]) Russian MFA Ambassador at Large for the South Ossetia
conflict Yuriy Popov on May 14 assessed the situation on the
ground as "alarmi[...] |
2007-05-14 09:48:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR OSCE GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW2334 |
A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN: ESTONIA,
[...]) EUR A/S Fried and Russian DFM Karasin's May 15
discussion focused on Estonia and Georgia. Fried assured
Karasin that the U.S. suppo[...] |
2007-05-18 18:41:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD UNSC OSCE AM AJ EN GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW2595 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: IF THEY CAN JUST MAKE IT TO THE
[...]) MFA 4th CIS Department Director Kelin said May 31
that the upcoming Saakashvili-Putin meeting in St. Petersburg
might serve one pur[...] |
2007-06-01 14:30:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR OSCE UNSC GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW2860 |
SUMMIT TIDBITS: PUTIN WITH SAAKASHVILI AND VORININ
[...]) Russian MFA and Security Council readouts of President
Putin's meetings with Presidents Saakashvili of Georgia and
Voronin of Moldov[...] |
2007-06-15 06:15:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR GG MD RS |
| 07MOSCOW2966 |
GEORGIA-SOUTH OSSETIA: POPOV PLEADS FOR ROY REEVE
[...]) Summary: Russian Ambassador-at-Large for South
Ossetia Yuriy Popov pled with us to ensure that Roy Reeve is
extended as OSCE Head o[...] |
2007-06-19 14:08:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR OSCE GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW3519 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: RUSSIAN VIEWS
[...]) Russian South Ossetia Negotiator Yuri Popov told us
Russian domestic concerns in the North Caucasus will keep
Russia hostile to the [...] |
2007-07-18 13:19:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR OSCE GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW3531 |
ABKHAZIA: RUSSIAN MFA DEFENDS STATEMENT, ASKS FOR
[...]) We took the Russian MFA to task July 18 for its
statement on the UNOMIG report on the March 11 Kodori Gorge
attack. MFA officials C[...] |
2007-07-19 09:00:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR UNSC GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW3892 |
GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT: MOSCOW CONTINUES TO DENY
[...]C) Summary: Russia's Special Negotiator for South
Ossetia, Ambassador Yuriy Popov, reiterated to Charge August
8 that Russia played "n[...] |
2007-08-08 14:55:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV RS GG |
| 07MOSCOW3954 |
FROZEN CONFLICTS: DAS BRYZA TALKS WITH RUSSIAN MFA
[...]) EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed frozen conflicts in
Georgia with senior MFA officials August 1. South Ossetia
negotiator Popov agreed [...] |
2007-08-13 17:45:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS OSCE UNSC GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW405 |
RUSSIAN MFA CONFIRMS POSITIVE CHANGE IN ABKHAZIA
[...]) MFA Fourth CIS Director Andrey Kelin briefed
PolMinCouns on the Russian position toward Georgia's Kodori
Gorge January 31, making ex[...] |
2007-01-31 15:10:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PBTS GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW4111 |
GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT: RUSSIA ISSUES ITS OWN
[...]) MFA acting Department chief Tarabrin described to us a
report compiled by Russian experts "proving" that Russia had
nothing to do wi[...] |
2007-08-22 12:49:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR MOPS OSCE UNSC GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW4113 |
GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT: RUSSIA ISSUES ITS OWN
[...]) MFA acting Department chief Tarabrin described to us a
report compiled by Russian experts "proving" that Russia had
nothing to do wi[...] |
2007-08-22 13:26:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR MOPS OSCE UNSC GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW4163 |
MFA REITERATES TO VISITING OSCE SPECIAL ENVOY GOR
[...]C) Summary: According to MFA and Spanish diplomats, OSCE
CiO Zuzul used his August 22-23 visit to stress the need to
reduce Georgian-R[...] |
2007-08-24 13:48:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS PINS UNSC GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW4307 |
RUSSIA/GEORGIA: BAKRADZE VISIT FAILS TO EASE
[...]) Russian MFA South Ossetia negotiator Yuriy Popov told
us August 31 that visiting Georgian State Minister Bakradze
did not hit it off[...] |
2007-08-31 13:51:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR MOPS OSCE GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW4328 |
DFM KARASIN ON GEORGIA AND OTHER NEIGHBORS
[...]) Two contentious issues -- Georgia and the Russian
charges against the American HOM of OSCE Moldova -- dominated
the Ambassador's Sep[...] |
2007-09-04 15:36:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS OSCE UNGA MD GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW4709 |
RUSSIAN ENVOY ON ABKHAZIA MOVEMENTS
[...]C) On September 24, Russian Envoy for the
Georgia-Abkhazia conflict Ambassador Chernov shared with us
his views on the developments in[...] |
2007-09-25 13:23:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW4852 |
RUSSIA ON DEVELOPMENTS IN GEORGIA
[...]C) Summary. On October 2, the GOR requested U.S.
assistance in the release of the two South Ossetian PKF
personnel in Georgian custod[...] |
2007-10-03 12:33:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5044 |
REMOVAL OF HIGH-THREAT RADIOACTIVE SOURCES FROM
[...]) Summary: Rosatom and MFA officials tell us they are
not aware of any plans by Rosatom Director Kiriyenko, or
anyone else at Rosatom,[...] |
2007-10-17 16:05:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ENRG PGOV PREL GG IAEA RS |
| 07MOSCOW5147 |
DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES GEORGIA AND NAGORNO-KARABAKH
[...]C) Summary: On October 23, DFM Grigoriy Karasin told
visiting EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and the Ambassador that Russia
was increasingly w[...] |
2007-10-25 11:04:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS OSCE UNGA MD GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5223 |
GOR VIEWS ON NO-RESULT JCC ON SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]C) Summary. The GOR's Special Envoy on the South
Ossetian conflict expressed disappointment with the October
23-24 Joint Control Comm[...] |
2007-10-31 15:02:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5247 |
GOR REACTION TO THE GANARDZHIAS-MUKHURI INCIDENT
[...]C) Summary. As noted reftel, on October 30, CIS
peacekeepers were involved in a confrontation with Georgian
forces near the cease fire[...] |
2007-11-02 06:00:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5336 |
RUSSIA EXPELS THREE GEORGIAN DIPLOMATS IN RESPONSE
[...]C) Summary. On November 8, Russia declared persona non
grata two senior counselors and one counselor in the Georgian
Embassy in Mosc[...] |
2007-11-08 18:27:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5354 |
DFM KARASIN URGES TOUGHER U.S. POSTURE ON GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: Prior to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister's
November 9 meeting with GOG DFM Vashakidze, the Ambassador
reinforced U.S. expe[...] |
2007-11-10 08:39:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5371 |
MFA ON POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN GEORGIA
[...]C) Summary: In a November 13 conversation, the
Ambassador reinforced with DFM Denisov U.S. efforts in
Tbilisi and urged GOR restraint.[...] |
2007-11-13 17:01:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5402 |
DFM KARASIN ON GEORGIA
[...]) On November 15, Ambassador outlined to Deputy Foreign
Minister Karasin both the public and private messages
delivered to Saakashvill[...] |
2007-11-15 16:13:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5405 |
REMOVAL OF HIGH-THREAT RADIOACTIVE SOURCES FROM
[...]) Rosatom International Affairs Director Vladimir
Kuchinov called in EST Counselor November 14 to follow up on
our earlier approaches [...] |
2007-11-15 16:32:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5430 |
MFA ISSUES TOUGH STATEMENT AGAINST SAAKASHVILI
[...][...] |
2007-11-16 15:52:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5478 |
DFM KARASIN ON UKRAINE, BELARUS, GEORGIA, MOLDOVA
[...]C) Summary. In a November 21 meeting with the
Ambassador, DFM Karasin requested the USG's understanding of
the "erroneous" Ukrainian [...] |
2007-11-21 19:50:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW564 |
RUSSIA-AZERBAIJAN DYSPEPSIA: EAT TOMATOES AND GET
[...]) Russian press articles and Embassy Baku's
interlocutors have played up deteriorating
Russian-Azerbaijani relations. They cite Gazpr[...] |
2007-02-08 12:42:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
SECRET | PREL ETRD PREF AJ AM GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5720 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA RELATIONS
[...]C) Summary. Russia is in no hurry to re-evaluate its
bilateral relations with Georgia, with the MFA issuing
repeated statements slamm[...] |
2007-12-06 10:07:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW5824 |
U.S., RUSSIA, AND EUROPEAN COOPERATION: FIRST WE
[...]C) Summary. MFA European Cooperation Director Ryabkov
offered only partial reassurance on prospects for cooperation
on European issue[...] |
2007-12-14 15:23:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV EU OSCE GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW599 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: TINY STEPS FOR LITTLE FEET
[...]) On January 22 Putin sent his ambassador back to
Georgia with fanfare. On February 5-6 the two countries held
constructive talks on [...] |
2007-02-09 15:14:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PBTS MARR MOPS GG RS |
| 07MOSCOW626 |
RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN ACTIONS ON SEPARATIST
[...]) We approached Russian MFA South Ossetia negotiator
Popov and, separately, Transnistria negotiator Nesterushkin
with reftel demarche.[...] |
2007-02-13 13:47:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MD GG RS |
| 07PARIS1383 |
FRANCE ON SHAMBA VISA
[...][...] |
2007-04-06 10:26:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG UNSC FR |
| 07PARIS2743 |
U/S BURNS' JUNE 12 DINNER MEETING WITH FRENCH
[...]) June 12, 2007, 8:30 P.M.
¶2. (U) Participants
U.S.
Under Secretary Burns
Ambassador Stapleton &#x[...] |
2007-06-26 15:42:00 |
Embassy Paris |
SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS EUN NATO AF TU GG FR |
| 07PARIS3798 |
A/S FRIED DISCUSSES NATO, GEORGIA, KOSOVO, CFE
[...]S/NF) Summary. On September 10, A/S Dan Fried met with
Political Director Gerard Araud at the MFA to discuss
developments on NATO, G[...] |
2007-09-13 10:48:00 |
Embassy Paris |
SECRET | PREL NATO MARR PARM FR GG RS SR |
| 07PARIS3808 |
A/S FRIED CFE TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FRANCE
[...]C) Summary. EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried and an
interagency team met with Russian DFM Kislyak September 11 in
Paris to discuss n[...] |
2007-09-13 14:28:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR NATO KFCE FR GG RU MD |
| 07PARIS4439 |
U/S BURNS DISCUSSES KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA,
[...]C) Summary. In an October 30 working dinner with MFA
Political Director Gerard Araud, U/S Burns urged the European
community to respe[...] |
2007-11-07 15:08:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO AZ FR SR GG RU BM IN IR |
| 07PARIS4522 |
USD/P EDELMAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN,
[...]C) SUMMARY: On November 9, USD/P Eric Edelman met with
senior GOF officials to discuss Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran,
missile defense, [...] |
2007-11-19 09:09:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MCAP AF IR RU PK GG FR |
| 07PARIS4529 |
USD(P) EDELMAN MEETING WITH FRENCH DEFENSE
[...]C) SUMMARY. On November 9, USD(P) Eric Edelman met
with French Defense Minister Herv Morin in Paris as a
follow-up to Secretary Of D[...] |
2007-11-19 16:44:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MCAP AF IR RU PK GG FR |
| 07PARIS4683 |
USD/P EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS
[...]) SUMMARY: Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (USD/P)
Eric Edelman and State Department Counselor (C) Eliot Cohen
discussed the U.S.[...] |
2007-12-11 10:28:00 |
Embassy Paris |
SECRET | PREL PARM MARR MCAP AF IR RU PK GG FR |
| 07PARIS636 |
GEORGIA/ABKHAZIA WITH DAS BRYZA; FRENCH FAVOR
[...]C) SUMMARY: In a February 14 meeting with EUR DAS
Bryza, MFA A/S-equivalent for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Terral argued for kee[...] |
2007-02-20 07:09:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN UNO GG UNMIK YI RS |
| 07RIGA610 |
LATVIA STANDING UP FOR GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: Latvia is concerned about the missile impact
in Georgia and frustrated by the weak reaction of the
Portuguese presidency of[...] |
2007-08-10 12:02:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG LG |
| 07RIGA658 |
LATVIA LIKLEY TO ENGAGE ON GEORGIA AT SEP. 6 PC
[...]) Pol/econ chief spoke with MFA Pol Dir Ilgvars Klava to
encourage Latvia to speak at the September 6 OSCE PC in
support of the report[...] |
2007-09-05 14:38:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS OSCE GG RS LG |
| 07RIGA665 |
LATVIA SUPPORTS NAC VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...][...] |
2007-09-07 07:11:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG LG |
| 07RIGA873 |
E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, MEETING
[...]C) SUMMARY. The fall meeting of the e-PINE Political
Directors was held October 26 in Riga, Latvia. Political
Directors from seven N[...] |
2007-11-23 13:41:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS GG MD BO BK LG |
| 07ROME1589 |
ITALY CONCURS ON ATTENDANCE FOR GEORGIA/UNOMIG
[...][...] |
2007-07-26 11:50:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GG RS IT |
| 07SARAJEVO1738 |
BOSNIA: GEORGIAN ARMS DEAL REVIVED?
[...]) In recent weeks, several high-ranking government
officials have raised the possibility of reviving a
Bosnia-Georgia arms deal that [...] |
2007-08-10 09:28:00 |
Embassy Sarajevo |
SECRET | PGOV PREL PARM MASS MARR BK GG RS SR |
| 07SOFIA743 |
BULGARIA: EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIA, KOSOVO
[...]) SUMMARY: Valentin Radomirski, Foreign Policy Advisor
to Prime Minister Stanishev, described to EUR A/S Dan Fried
on June 11 Russian [...] |
2007-06-19 07:24:00 |
Embassy Sofia |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO GG BU |
| 07STATE133107 |
DEMARCHE: SEEK UNDPA'S IDEAS FOR EXPANDING THE
[...]C) This is an action request. Department understands
that the Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe
would like to see[...] |
2007-09-20 23:22:00 |
Secretary of State |
CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GG |
| 07STATE154920 |
U.S. RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED U.S.-POLISH EXPORT
[...]) This is an Action request. Please, see para 3 below.
¶2. (C) BACKGROUND: Responding to an earlier U.S. suggestion
for co[...] |
2007-11-09 19:49:00 |
Secretary of State |
CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MASS PGOV GG PL |
| 07STATE164180 |
A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN FM BEZHUASHVILI
[...]) Summary: A/S Fried urged Georgia not to restrict its
democratic space and to re-establish unrestricted freedom of
the media. Bezhua[...] |
2007-12-06 17:04:00 |
Secretary of State |
SECRET | KCFE PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 07STATE18053 |
GEORGIA/ABKHAZIA: BERLIN FRIENDS MTG - JAN 22
[...]C) SUMMARY. DAS Matthew Bryza attended a January 22
meeting in Berlin of the UN Friends of the Secretary
General for Georgia (FSG or [...] |
2007-02-13 15:47:00 |
Secretary of State |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN GG |
| 07STATE23655 |
U.S. RESPONSE TO GEORGIAN OFFER OF ADDITIONAL
[...]) This is an action request for February 27. Please
see paragraph 3.
----------
BACKGROUND
---------- �[...] |
2007-02-27 00:48:00 |
Secretary of State |
SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GG IZ |
| 07STATE23657 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST ON GEORGIA/SOUTH OSSETIA: MAKING
[...]C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests that post
demarche the GoG at the highest appropriate level drawing on
the points in para 3 be[...] |
2007-02-27 00:59:00 |
Secretary of State |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE GG |
| 07STATE32648 |
GUIDANCE FOR PROPOSED UN APPEARANCE BY DE FACTO
[...]U) This is an action request, see para 3.
¶2. (C) Background: Department is aware Russia is actively
lobbying the Frie[...] |
2007-03-14 23:20:00 |
Secretary of State |
CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PGOV PREL GG |
| 07STATE40220 |
GUIDANCE FOR UNOMIG RENEWAL DISCUSSIONS
[...]U) This is an action request, see paras 2 and 3 below.
¶2. (SBU) USUN is authorized to engage on the German draft
text [...] |
2007-03-28 23:59:00 |
Secretary of State |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG RS |
| 07STATE64167 |
DEMARCHE ON NEXT STEPS ON ABKHAZIA
[...]U) ACTION REQUEST: This is an action request. Embassy
is requested to deliver the points in para 2 at the
appropriate level to Deput[...] |
2007-05-11 00:32:00 |
Secretary of State |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RU GG |
| 07STATE83491 |
THE UNITED STATES AND THE GUAM ORGANIZATION --
[...]) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3.
¶2. (C) The 2007 Organization for Democracy and Economic
Development[...] |
2007-06-14 21:27:00 |
Secretary of State |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP |
| 07STOCKHOLM1055 |
BILDT ON GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT FOLLOW-UP,
[...]c) On August 28, the Ambassador raised the Georgia
missile incident and Kosovo with Foreign Minister Bildt in a
meeting devoted to oth[...] |
2007-08-29 06:16:00 |
Embassy Stockholm |
SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS GG SR SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM988 |
SWEDISH MFA POLDIR ON GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION
[...]C) Charge met Aug 14 with MFA Political Director Olof
Skoog to discuss Sweden's role in the Georgia missile
investigation. Skoog was [...] |
2007-08-14 13:23:00 |
Embassy Stockholm |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW MOPS GG |
| 07TALLINN2 |
ESTONIA: FM PAET VISITS GEORGIA
[...]BU) Summary. During his visit to Georgia
December 18-19, Georgian Officials told Foreign
Minister Urmas Paet that:
-[...] |
2007-01-03 09:14:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU NATO OSCE GG RU EN |
| 07TALLINN52 |
ESTONIA: FORMER PM LAAR OPTIMISTIC ON GEORGIA
[...]) On January 23, former Prime Minister Mart Laar told
Charge that he was "optimistic" about the situation in
Georgia - citing improvem[...] |
2007-01-24 15:18:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG EN |
| 07TALLINN541 |
ESTONIA PARTICIPATES IN GEORGIAN MISSILE
[...]) Along with France and the UK, Estonia will
participate in the international team investigating the
missile incident in Georgia (reft[...] |
2007-08-21 04:56:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG EN |
| 07TALLINN542 |
ESTONIA PARTICIPATES IN GEORGIAN MISSILE
[...]) Along with France and the UK, Estonia will
participate in the international team investigating the
missile incident in Georgia (reft[...] |
2007-08-21 04:56:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG EN |
| 07TALLINN588 |
LEADING ESTONIAN MP DISCUSSES RUSSIA
[...]BU) During a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Marko
Mihkelson, head of the Parliament's EU Affairs Committee,
highlighted as import[...] |
2007-09-07 13:20:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR RU GG EN |
| 07TALLINN604 |
ESTONIA ON ALLIANCE ATTITUDES TOWARD NAC VISIT TO
[...]) On September 11, poloffs delivered reftel points to
Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy, and Toomas
Lukk, MFA Director for[...] |
2007-09-14 06:43:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG RS EN |
| 07TASHKENT1806 |
UZBEKS PROMISE POST-ELECTION PROGRESS ON TIP ISSUES
[...]) Summary. On October 17 poloffs and visiting G/TIP
officer met with GOU officials from MFA, Ministry of Internal
Affairs (MVD), and [...] |
2007-10-19 06:27:00 |
Embassy Tashkent |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID GG KG UZ |
| 07TASHKENT1829 |
NEW HUMAN TRAFFICKING OBSERVATIONS FROM KEY NGO
[...]) Summary. On October 16, DCM, poloff, and visiting
G/TIP officer met with anti-TIP NGO Istiqbolli Avlod to
discuss new trends. New [...] |
2007-10-23 11:13:00 |
Embassy Tashkent |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN AE RS KZ GG IS TH |
| 07TBILISI1001 |
REPORT: ABKHAZ PRESSURING GEORGIAN STUDENTS TO
[...][...] |
2007-04-30 10:03:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1037 |
GEORGIA: UN HRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS
[...][...] |
2007-05-04 13:59:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC GG |
| 07TBILISI1039 |
Georgia Bi-Weekly Update May 4
[...]is cable contains current items of political, economic, and
social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 21-May
¶4.[...] |
2007-05-04 14:11:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1047 |
GEORGIA BORDER SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...]rime Minister Zurab NOGAIDELI appointed Mindia
GADAEVI as the Head of the new Revenue Service. Mindia
GADAEV, will have three deputies[...] |
2007-05-07 11:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | GBSLE GG |
| 07TBILISI1063 |
ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE FOUND IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]C) Summary: On May 7, Noah Lane, Security Officer for
the OSCE reported that a joint OSCE-Joint Peacekeeping Force
(JPKF) monitoring[...] |
2007-05-08 12:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1064 |
ZOURABICHVILI WORKING TO FORGE COMMON OPPOSITION
[...]C) On May 7, Ambassador met with Salome Zourabichvili,
former Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and current
leader of the oppositi[...] |
2007-05-08 13:29:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1079 |
GEORGIA: REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON
[...]) The Georgian government has confirmed to us that they
oppose Belarus' candidacy to the United Nations Human Rights
Council (UNHRC) [...] |
2007-05-10 14:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM RPEL UNHRC GG |
| 07TBILISI1080 |
SANAKOYEV TO ADDRESS PARLIAMENT, RECEIVE
[...]) The Georgian Parliament passed a resolution May 8
establishing the temporary administrative unit for South
Ossetia that had been the[...] |
2007-05-10 14:24:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1100 |
INTERIOR MINISTER MERABISHVILI'S VIEWS ON THE
[...]) In a wide-ranging discussion of the separatist
conflicts with the Ambassador May 9, Georgian Minister of
Internal Affairs Vano Merab[...] |
2007-05-11 12:28:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1101 |
SPEAKER BURJANADZE ON OPPOSITION, CONFLICTS, AND
[...]) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with Ambassador,
Speaker Burjanadze said she was frustrated by opposition New
Rights party MP David[...] |
2007-05-11 13:01:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU |
| 07TBILISI1103 |
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES WIN CASE AGAINST GEORGIA IN THE
[...]n May 3, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in
Strasbourg ruled that Georgia violated three articles of the
European Human Righ[...] |
2007-05-11 13:40:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1120 |
SOUTH OSSETIA WEEKEND SHOOTING INCIDENTS
[...]C) Summary: The situation in the South Ossetian zone
of conflict (ZOC) appears relatively calm following a weekend
of shooting activ[...] |
2007-05-14 14:28:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1121 |
GEORGIA INFORMED OF BOSNIA'S CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC
[...] May 11, Poloff informed Irakli Machitidze, the Americas'
Desk Officer at the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
that Bosnia has of[...] |
2007-05-14 14:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1130 |
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE REPRESENTS FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT
[...]ummary: In 2007, Georgia will enact a new Criminal Procedure
Code ("CPC") that replaces the former Soviet-style of prosecution
with a [...] |
2007-05-15 07:23:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG |
| 07TBILISI1135 |
GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE
[...][...] |
2007-05-15 12:19:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL WHO KFLU GG |
| 07TBILISI1136 |
CEC COMMITS TO FALL VOTERS LIST UPDATE CAMPAIGN
[...]ring a meeting with Poloff on May 4, Guram
Chalagashvili, the Chairman of the Central Election
Commission (CEC), said that the CEC wil[...] |
2007-05-15 12:22:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1139 |
SOUTH OSSETIA CONTINUES BLOCKADE OF TRANSCAUCASIAN
[...]SBU) Summary: On May 15, OSCE Ambassador Roy Reeve
told Ambassador that the South Ossetians continue to block
the Transcaucasian Hig[...] |
2007-05-15 13:48:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1140 |
GEORGIA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR UNDER FIRE
[...]C) Summary: Roman Gotsiridze, the president of the
National Bank of Georgia (NBG), Georgia's central bank, came
under withering critic[...] |
2007-05-15 14:11:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN GG |
| 07TBILISI1141 |
ARNAULT: ABKHAZ LEADERSHIP IN ANGRY MOOD
[...]) Special Representative of the UN Secretary General
Jean Arnault told the Group of Friends Ambassadors May 15
that Abkhaz de facto pr[...] |
2007-05-15 14:30:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1145 |
GEORGIA OUTLINES ANTI-TIP PLANS FOCUSING ON
[...] May 14, representatives from the Georgian government
and civil society gathered to formally present the GOG's
2007-2008 Anti-TIP Stat[...] |
2007-05-16 10:15:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1165 |
EMBASSY TBILISI'S 2007 AMBASSADOR'S FUND PROJECT
[...]or the FY07 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for Georgia,
Post proposes the rehabilitation of the water supply system
in Tsinubani villa[...] |
2007-05-18 12:43:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1169 |
Georgia Bi-Weekly Update May 18
[...]is cable contains current items of political, economic, and
social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of May 5-18.
[...] |
2007-05-18 12:59:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1171 |
RUSSIAN WTO NEGOTIATOR TO COME TO TBILISI FOR
[...]U) This telegram is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for
Internet distribution.
¶2. (SBU) DCM met on May 16 with Valeri C[...] |
2007-05-18 13:18:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTIA USTR GG |
| 07TBILISI1172 |
FURTHER DETAIL ON MOD PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING
[...]C) The Georgian Ministry of Defense has provided
additional information about its priorities for spending the
proposed GEL 442,100,000[...] |
2007-05-18 13:33:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV EFIN GG |
| 07TBILISI1181 |
SOUTH OSSETIA SHOOTOUT MAY 19
[...][...] |
2007-05-21 12:56:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI1212 |
DFM MANJGALADZE'S READOUT OF HIS MEETING WITH
[...]C) Summary: On May 22, Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgi
Manjgaladze called in the Ambassador and the German Charge
(representing the E[...] |
2007-05-23 09:36:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1213 |
ANTADZE ON PROSPECTS FOR DIALOGUE WITH ABKHAZIA
[...]) Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Merab
Antadze told the Ambassador May 22 that Abkhaz de facto
officials appeared to [...] |
2007-05-23 09:38:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1247 |
EVIDENCE TAMPERING SCANDAL HITS GEORGIAN MINISTRY
[...]) Summary: A top Ministry of Internal Affairs official
(MOIA) was arrested May 2 on charges of evidence tampering,
along with the depu[...] |
2007-05-29 07:36:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR GG |
| 07TBILISI1265 |
ABKHAZ DE FACTO PRIME MINISTER ANKVAB ON ECONOMY
[...]) In a meeting with Ambassador May 23, Abkhaz de facto
prime minister Alexander Ankvab acknowledged that neither
economic growth nor R[...] |
2007-05-30 12:07:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI1267 |
GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED RUSSIAN DRAFT OF AN
[...][...] |
2007-05-30 12:14:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PGOV KTIA GG |
| 07TBILISI1278 |
SOUTH OSSETIA WATER STANDOFF
[...]) As of May 31, the South Ossetian "capital" of
Tskhinvali has been without water for a week, producing a
SIPDIS
tens[...] |
2007-05-31 14:44:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI1279 |
PARLIAMENTARIANS OUTLINE GEORGIA'S REFORMS,
[...]) Summary: During a meeting with Deputy National
Security Advisor to the Vice President Joseph Wood, key
ruling party and opposition p[...] |
2007-06-01 04:23:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG GG RU |
| 07TBILISI1284 |
PM NOGHAIDELI ON ECONOMIC REFORMS, ENERGY
[...]) In a May 28 meeting with Joseph Wood, Deputy National
Security Advisor to the Vice President, Georgian Prime
Minister Zurab Noghaide[...] |
2007-06-01 10:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI1293 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NATO-AFGHANISTAN: URGENT NEED
[...]) Per reftel request, on May 29, Poloff delivered
demarche points to MFA America Desk Officer Irakli
Machitidze. Machitidze said Geor[...] |
2007-06-01 13:08:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF GG PK |
| 07TBILISI1298 |
Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 1
[...]is cable contains current items of political, economic, and
social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of May 19-June
Â[...] |
2007-06-01 13:45:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1299 |
GEORGIAN POLITICAL REFORM UPDATE, PART ONE
[...]) This is part one of a two-part series by outgoing
officers on Georgia's progress on key internal reforms as
Georgia tries to obtain [...] |
2007-06-01 13:46:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1320 |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ARVELADZE ON
[...]) In a May 28 meeting, Georgian Minister of Economic
Development Giorgi Arveladze described to Joseph Wood, Deputy
National Security A[...] |
2007-06-05 07:01:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI1364 |
GEORGIA: JUNE 7 UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER
[...]C) The Georgian government has begun to mobilize its
forces to deal with the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF)
reported reftel. P[...] |
2007-06-07 14:34:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR SENV PGOV TBIO GG |
| 07TBILISI1368 |
SOUTH OSSETIA WATER FLOWS AT LAST
[...]) On the evening of June 7, the South Ossetian de facto
authorities re-opened the drinking water pipeline in Java,
allowing water to f[...] |
2007-06-08 13:49:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI1386 |
LITTLE PROGRESS RESULTS FROM MAY 31 GEORGIA-RUSSIA
[...][...] |
2007-06-11 13:46:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD USTR WTO GG RU |
| 07TBILISI1418 |
DEMARCHE BY FRIENDS OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL TO
[...]) Summary. The Friends of the Secretary General (FSG)
delivered a demarche, as agreed in capitals, to the Georgian
Government on June[...] |
2007-06-13 13:21:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS KPKO UNSC RU GG |
| 07TBILISI1446 |
Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 15
[...]is cable contains current items of political, economic, and
social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 2-15.
[...] |
2007-06-15 11:01:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI1450 |
MOJ TAKES OVER IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUTH OSSETIAN
[...]his cable contains an action request. Please see
paragraph 5.
¶2. In late May, Minister of Justice Gia Kavtaradze and &#[...] |
2007-06-15 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF GG |
| 07TBILISI1476 |
FREEDOM HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS GEORGIAN PROGRESS ON
[...]e 2007 Nations in Transit report released this week by
Freedom House highlighted significant progress by Georgia in
consolidating demo[...] |
2007-06-19 12:58:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI1477 |
OSCE AMBASSADORS GROUP UPBEAT ON ELECTION REFORMS
[...]) Summary: During a June 18 meeting, the OSCE
Ambassadors Group on Elections offered a glowing report on
GOG efforts to implement sugg[...] |
2007-06-19 13:03:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1479 |
JUDICIAL REFORM: MOVING FORWARD
[...]) SUMMARY: Georgian officials admit privately that
judicial reform was not high on the list of reform projects
immediately following [...] |
2007-06-19 13:56:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1504 |
UN DOWNBEAT ON INCREASING ASSISTANCE TO ABKHAZIA
[...]) SUMMARY: In a June 11 meeting with USAID
representatives, UN Special Representative of the Secretary
General (SRSG) for Georgia Jea[...] |
2007-06-21 13:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM PREF EAID GG |
| 07TBILISI1528 |
MCC DANILOVICH MEETS MINORITY LEADERS IN ETHNIC
[...]) SUMMARY: On June 14, Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC) President John Danilovich, accompanied by Ambassador
Tefft and MCC Coun[...] |
2007-06-26 12:45:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON EAID GG |
| 07TBILISI1530 |
GEORGIAN PROSECUTORS INSTITUTIONALIZE NEW TRIAL
[...] Summary. In January 2007, the Department of Justice
(DOJ) and the Office of Public Prosecution Service (OPP) developed a
y[...] |
2007-06-26 13:10:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS GG |
| 07TBILISI1542 |
GEORGIA: JUNE 27 UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER
[...]) Summary. As of June 26, over 42,000 pigs have died of
African Swine Fever (ASF) in Georgia with an additional 4500
culled. First D[...] |
2007-06-27 13:36:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR SENV PGOV TBIO GG |
| 07TBILISI1562 |
SANAKOYEV SPEAKS IN BRUSSELS
[...]n June 26, Dmitry Sanakoyev, head of Georgia's Temporary
Administration of South Ossetia, addressed the European Parliament
in Brussel[...] |
2007-06-29 09:54:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV RS GG |
| 07TBILISI1563 |
SOUTH OSSETIA TENSIONS HIGH
[...]BU) A number of dangerous eruptions in tension have
recently occurred in South Ossetia, suggesting that we may be
in for a long, hot s[...] |
2007-06-29 13:23:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI1566 |
RUSSIA TRANSFERS AKHALKALAKI MILITARY BASE TO
[...]n June 27 Russia officially handed over its military
base in Akhalkalaki to Georgia, several days ahead of
schedule. Georgian First D[...] |
2007-06-29 13:23:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1573 |
SOUTH OSSETIA REOPENS ONE IRRIGATION CANAL
[...]C) OSCE confirmed on July 2 that the South Ossetians
have re-opened one of the two irrigation canals that bring
water to Georgian far[...] |
2007-07-02 13:36:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1574 |
Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 29
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of June 16-29.
[...] |
2007-07-02 15:24:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1595 |
MORE TIME NEEDED TO REOPEN GEORGIA-RUSSIA AIR LINKS
[...]orgian Airways announced on July 1 that it is about to start
periodic charter flights to Moscow, beginning July 3. The company's
pres[...] |
2007-07-03 14:46:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PGOV PREL GG RU |
| 07TBILISI1601 |
CHECHEN REFUGEES RECEIVE TEMPORARY RESIDENCE
[...]ummary: Georgian Minister of Refugees Giorgi
Kheviasvhili marked World Refugee Day on June 20 by
distributing temporary residence per[...] |
2007-07-05 13:00:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF GG |
| 07TBILISI1604 |
ABKHAZIA: GENEVA-STYLE MEETING IN BONN: SMALL
[...]) SUMMARY: On June 27 and 28, representatives of the
Friends of the UN Secretary General (FSG), together with the
UN, met the Georgia[...] |
2007-07-06 11:36:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS KPKO UNSC GG RU |
| 07TBILISI1605 |
MERABISHVILI ON WHAT'S NEXT IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]) Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Vano
Merabishvili told the Ambassador July 5 that while he thought
tensions would continue in [...] |
2007-07-06 11:40:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1619 |
GOOD SIGNS AND BAD AT SOUTH OSSETIA DONORS'
[...]) A July 2 meeting in Tskhinvali of the Steering
Committee for the donors' South Ossetia economic
rehabilitation projects was marked b[...] |
2007-07-09 13:21:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI1621 |
DETAINEE TREATMENT BETTER--TRANSPARENCY STILL
[...]C) SUMMARY: Georgia's Ombudsman told DCM and Poloff in a
meeting on 5 July that detainee treatment at pre-trial
detention centers has [...] |
2007-07-09 13:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1622 |
OCTOBER LAUNCH OF JUDICIAL TRAINING PROGRAM TAKES
[...]BU) Summary. The USAID Caucasus Mission Director and
Poloff attended the opening of a new High School of Justice
(HSOJ) facility on 2[...] |
2007-07-10 05:27:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1624 |
GEORGIA-CHINA: TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS
[...]) Summary. On June 28, press reports announced that
Chinese buyers purchased Tbilisi's central supermarket. The
news sparked mild pr[...] |
2007-07-10 07:09:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1639 |
USG TO HOST THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...]r reftel, Ambassador sent information about the
conference by letter to Minister of Energy Gilauri and
Minister of Environmental Prote[...] |
2007-07-11 11:54:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO GG |
| 07TBILISI1675 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 13
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of June 30-July 13. &#[...] |
2007-07-13 13:34:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG |
| 07TBILISI1687 |
SCAM - FRAUDULENT FAXES CLAIMING TO BE FROM FDIC:
[...] July 13, Econoff delivered ref A notice to Guram
Abashidze of the National Bank of Georgia and Tina
Burjaliani, Head of the Legal Dep[...] |
2007-07-16 12:14:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1701 |
GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO US CANDIDATE FOR IOM DIRECTOR
[...][...] |
2007-07-17 12:51:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG GG |
| 07TBILISI1702 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: INCHING TOWARD DIALOGUE?
[...]) Georgian and South Ossetian representatives are
currently negotiating the details of a meeting of the Joint
Control Commission (JCC)[...] |
2007-07-17 12:51:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1731 |
DAVID BAKRADZE TO BE NEW STATE MINISTER FOR
[...]) Officials in the State Ministry for Conflict
Resolution have confirmed to us that Minister Merab Antadze
is departing his post to re[...] |
2007-07-20 12:02:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1732 |
RUSSIAN ACTIVE MEASURES IN GEORGIA
[...]) The strains between Russia and Georgia play out in leaders’ statements, the Russian economic embargo, the separatist conflicts, and a number [...] |
2007-07-20 12:10:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1765 |
GEORGIA: UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION
[...][...] |
2007-07-25 05:01:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO GG |
| 07TBILISI1780 |
62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL GEORGIAN
[...][...] |
2007-07-25 13:06:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GG |
| 07TBILISI1781 |
CEC CHAIR GIVES AMBASSADOR ELECTION UPDATE
[...]) Summary: In a follow-up to the June 18 OSCE
Ambassadors Group on Elections (reftel), Ambassador met with
Central Election Commission[...] |
2007-07-25 13:06:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1857 |
DFM MANJGALADZE EXPRESSES GOG CONCERN OVER UNSYG
[...]ummary: On July 27, Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgi
Manjgaladze called a meeting of the Group of Friends of the
Secretary General to e[...] |
2007-07-31 12:43:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1933 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 3
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of July 14-August 3. &[...] |
2007-08-03 13:36:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG |
| 07TBILISI1940 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: SHOOTINGS AND ACCUSATIONS
[...]) OSCE Political Advisor Gantcho Gantchev told us August
6 that South Ossetian accusations of a Georgian "terrorist
attack" August 3 s[...] |
2007-08-06 11:14:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI1944 |
GEORGIAN STATE DEBT RESTRUCTURING COMMISSION TO
[...][...] |
2007-08-06 12:11:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP GG |
| 07TBILISI1946 |
THE REPUBLICANS' OKRUASHVILI PROBLEM
[...]) Summary: During a July 19 meeting with Ambassador,
opposition Republican Party Chairman, David Usupashvili,
confirmed his party is i[...] |
2007-08-06 13:14:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI1956 |
GEORGIA WARNS OUTSIDE INVESTORS ON BUYING PROPERTY
[...]n August 3, Post received a diplomatic note from the
Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding its concern
about possible sales o[...] |
2007-08-07 10:59:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1958 |
GEORGIA BOMBING UPDATE
[...]) Georgian officials report that SU-type airplanes from
Russia crossed into Georgian airspace on the evening of
August 6, and that one[...] |
2007-08-07 12:18:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG |
| 07TBILISI1976 |
DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS
[...]) Summary: On July 27, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with
influential majority Members of Parliament. Saakashvili
insider Giga Bokeria compl[...] |
2007-08-08 13:02:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU |
| 07TBILISI1977 |
GEORGIA: CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE ELECTION
[...][...] |
2007-08-08 13:04:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA GG |
| 07TBILISI1979 |
DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH OPPOSITION MP'S
[...]) Summary: On July 27, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with
leading opposition Members of Parliament. Their most
urgent concern was elections,[...] |
2007-08-08 13:15:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU |
| 07TBILISI1980 |
GEORGIA CONDEMNS UNOFFICIAL JPKF CHECKPOINTS IN
[...]n August 3, Post received two diplomatic notes from
State Minister for Conflict Resolution, Davit Bakradze,
addressed to Special Repre[...] |
2007-08-08 13:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1992 |
SOUTH OSSETIA DONORS STEERING COMMITTEE ADDRESSES
[...]BU) In a meeting August 2, the Steering Committee for
the OSCE-led economic rehabilitation projects in South
Ossetia conditionally app[...] |
2007-08-09 12:48:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI1993 |
GEORGIA MISSILE ATTACK UPDATE -- AUGUST 9
[...]) Speaking at a press conference August 8, Foreign
Minister Bezhuashvili maintained the Georgian government's
moderate tone in talking[...] |
2007-08-09 13:38:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI1994 |
SOUTH OSSETIAN CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY IN TBILISI
[...]) Building on previous accusations that the Georgians
were plotting bombings and assassinations (reftel), South
Ossetian de facto pres[...] |
2007-08-10 04:49:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI1998 |
DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH OSCE AMBASSADOR REEVE
[...]C) Summary: In a July 27 meeting with DAS Bryza, OSCE
Ambassador Roy Reeve said that the Georgians have rejected a
Spanish proposal [...] |
2007-08-10 05:08:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2000 |
DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH SPEAKER BURJANADZE
[...]C) Summary: On 27 July, DAS Bryza met with Georgian
Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze and discussed a wide
range of issues. Burj[...] |
2007-08-10 05:10:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2012 |
GEORGIA MISSILE ATTACK UPDATE -- AUGUST 10
[...]) U.S. military experts arrived August 10 to review the
evidence related to the August 6 missile impact in Georgia.
Other internationa[...] |
2007-08-10 11:29:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2018 |
DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH FM BEZHUASHVILI
[...]C) Summary: On July 27, DAS Bryza met with Foreign
Minister Gela Bezhuashvili on the conflicts in Abkhazia and
South Ossetia. Bezhu[...] |
2007-08-13 05:30:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2019 |
DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH PROSECUTOR GENERAL
[...]C) Summary: On July 27, DAS Bryza and GoG Prosecutor
General Adeishvili discussed judicial reform, Abkhazia,
property issues and crime[...] |
2007-08-13 08:29:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2024 |
GEORGIA: POTENTIAL POLISH MANPADS SALE TO GEORGIA
[...]) On August 11 Charge delivered reftel demarche to
Deputy Foreign Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze. Foreign Minister
Gela Bezhuashvili rec[...] |
2007-08-13 11:22:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL |
| 07TBILISI2029 |
GEORGIA INTENDS TO CONTINUE WORKING IN JCC
[...]) Georgian officials tell us they plan to continue
working in the Joint Control Commission (JCC) on the South
Ossetia conflict, even a[...] |
2007-08-13 13:21:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2030 |
DEPUTY SPEAKER MACHAVARIANI DISCUSSES ELECTIONS,
[...]) Summary: During a July 24 meeting with Poloff, Deputy
Speaker of Parliament, Mikheil Machavariani, discussed the
upcoming 2008 elect[...] |
2007-08-13 14:11:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG RU |
| 07TBILISI2043 |
GEORGIA: FRIENDS OF SYG DISCUSS FOLLOW-UP TO BONN
[...]C) Summary: On August 7, Deputy Special Representative
of the Secretary General (D/SRSG) Ivo Petrov briefed
representatives of the G[...] |
2007-08-14 06:26:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2050 |
NINO BURJANADZE, THE CONSTANT GARDENER
[...]) Summary: One of the few constants in the Georgian
political landscape over the past decade has been Nino
Burjanadze. Since her ele[...] |
2007-08-14 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR GG |
| 07TBILISI2061 |
GEORGIA LAUNCHES ANTI-TIP CAMPAIGN IN SVANETI
[...]) As part of a national anti-trafficking awareness
campaign, the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) - a
USAID implementing par[...] |
2007-08-15 12:46:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2062 |
GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 15
[...]) International experts have completed a preliminary
report on the August 6 missile incident. Key conclusions
are: the aircraft enter[...] |
2007-08-15 13:12:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2063 |
DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH STATE MINISTER FOR
[...]) David Bakradze, Georgia's new State Minister for
Conflict Resolution, told EUR DAS Bryza July 27 that the
Georgian government was co[...] |
2007-08-16 06:29:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2074 |
USAID SURVEY REVEALS POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD NATIONAL
[...]ummary: On July 19, the USAID-funded National Integration and
Tolerance in Georgia (NITG) program implemented by the UN
Association o[...] |
2007-08-17 12:23:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI2075 |
GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 17
[...]) Additional international experts are arriving in
Georgia to provide further, more specific analysis following
up on the Internationa[...] |
2007-08-17 12:55:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2076 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 17
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of August 4-17. �[...] |
2007-08-17 13:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG |
| 07TBILISI2084 |
WHO'S RUNNING GEORGIA: IT'S THE EKA'S
[...]) Summary: Amid the crowd of young, talented,
Western-educated officials in Georgia, one feature often
stands out: many of those in[...] |
2007-08-21 07:31:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2089 |
GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 21
[...]) A second round of the International Group of Experts
(IGE) has completed a report on the August 6 missile impact,
endorsing the conc[...] |
2007-08-21 11:52:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI2090 |
ABKHAZIA: UN BASE ESTABLISHED IN UPPER KODORI
[...]) Summary: On August 16, the UN Special Representative
of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean Arnault and the Chief of
the UN Observer[...] |
2007-08-21 13:20:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2091 |
REVENUE SERVICE HEAD POSITIVE ABOUT TAX AND
[...]mmary. On August 8, Mindia Gadaevi, head of Georgia's
Revenue Service, discussed with Econoffs the progress made to
date in the reorg[...] |
2007-08-21 13:21:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2092 |
HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN GALI--SAME PROBLEMS
[...]C) Summary: On 31 July-2 August, an Embassy team
traveled to Abkhazia to review the human rights situation
there. The team participate[...] |
2007-08-21 13:24:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2114 |
IMPACT OF RUSSIAN SANCTIONS ON GEORGIAN ECONOMY
[...]) Summary. A recent report by the International School
of Economics at Tbilisi State University provides a rigorous
analysis and conf[...] |
2007-08-23 10:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2117 |
GEORGIA BORDER SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
[...]ly 7, 2007 GBSLE Program Manager Karen Chaisson arrived from
CBP Headquarters to conduct a program review and visit Embassy
Officers a[...] |
2007-08-24 03:16:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | GBSLE GG |
| 07TBILISI2131 |
GOG PROPERTY GRANT TO JUDGES' ASSOCIATION RAISES
[...]U) On June 5, in accord with Georgia's effort to fight
corruption among judges, President Saakashvili issued a
decree directing the Mi[...] |
2007-08-24 12:19:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI2139 |
MAIA TOPURIA CASE
[...]C). Summary: On August 24, the Tbilisi City Court found
all 13 defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the
country's leadership i[...] |
2007-08-27 14:10:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2151 |
PROSECUTOR GENERAL ON MAIA TOPURIA
[...]C) On August 29, Ambassador used a previously scheduled
meeting with Prosecutor General Adeishvili to raise concerns
about the Maia To[...] |
2007-08-29 12:05:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2170 |
PEACEKEEPING ACCIDENT SPURS DISPUTE OVER MOSCOW
[...]) SUMMARY: On August 28, a CIS Peacekeeping Force
(PKF) contingent collided with a civilian minibus in the
Georgian city of Khobi. [...] |
2007-08-30 13:57:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2221 |
BURJANADZE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CABINET CHANGES
[...]) On September 4, Speaker of Parliament, Nino
Burjanadze, used the first planning meeting of the new
Parliamentary session to speak ou[...] |
2007-09-05 11:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2267 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 7
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of August 18-September[...] |
2007-09-07 12:06:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI2269 |
STAFFDEL ANAND'S AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 1 VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...]BU) Georgian officials gave a four-member staff delegation from
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs an overview of Georgia's
ongoin[...] |
2007-09-07 12:24:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2272 |
REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY?
[...]) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the
mi[...] |
2007-09-07 13:18:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PINR GG |
| 07TBILISI2290 |
REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY?
[...]) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals
involving the mi[...] |
2007-09-11 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PINR GG |
| 07TBILISI2291 |
REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY?
[...]) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals
involving the mi[...] |
2007-09-11 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PINR GG |
| 07TBILISI2304 |
CONVERSATION WITH SALOME ZOURABICHVILI
[...]) Summary: On September 6, former Foreign Minister and
hopeful presidential candidate, Salome Zourabichvili, met
Ambassador. Zourabic[...] |
2007-09-12 12:51:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2308 |
PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS MINISTERS, ALEKSISHVILI WAITS
[...]) Summary: On September 7, the Georgian Parliament approved the
new Cabinet of Ministers (ref A) at its first fall session after the
s[...] |
2007-09-13 03:05:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV SOCI GG |
| 07TBILISI2389 |
ABKHAZ CONTINUE TO BLOCK UN MISSION TO ASSESS
[...]C) Summary: On September 18, the Ambassador attended a
Tbilisi meeting of the Group of Friends of the Secretary
General, minus Russi[...] |
2007-09-21 09:45:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2392 |
GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ FORCES CLASH NEAR KODORI
[...]C) On the evening of Thursday, September 20, Georgian
media reported a clash between Georgian and Abkhaz forces
near the Georgian-cont[...] |
2007-09-21 10:45:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2393 |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SLOWLY AWAKENS IN WESTERN GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: On August 7-9 an Embassy team traveled to
Western Georgia to assess the development of local
governance. Government of Aut[...] |
2007-09-21 10:55:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2398 |
LABOR TRENDS IN GEORGIA
[...]ummary: Post submits the following voluntary report on labor
trends in Georgia. Most Georgians work in agriculture and
unemployment [...] |
2007-09-21 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB BEXP SENV EAGR ENRG GG |
| 07TBILISI2400 |
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT VIEWS ON WIREC AND CLIMATE
[...]ost received the following letter from the new Minister
of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, David
Chantladze on Septemb[...] |
2007-09-24 12:15:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2401 |
IMF REPRESENTATIVE WARNS OF INFLATION, GOVERNMENT
[...]C) Summary: In a September 19 meeting with the
Ambassador, the IMF's resident representative in Georgia,
Robert Christiansen, told the[...] |
2007-09-24 12:20:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2413 |
DIPLOMATS TURN OUT FOR CONFERENCE IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]ummary: On September 21, the Georgian State Ministry
for Conflict Resolution held a conference for the western
diplomatic corps in th[...] |
2007-09-26 11:54:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2414 |
GEORGIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR UN CAT
[...]r reftel request, Poloff delivered demarche to Merab
Manjgaladze, the Head of the UN Division at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Man[...] |
2007-09-26 12:02:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNHRC GG |
| 07TBILISI2415 |
OKRUASHVILI THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET
[...]BU) Summary: On September 25, former Defense Minister
Irakli Okruashvili made the long-awaited announcement on the
establishment of hi[...] |
2007-09-26 13:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2423 |
IRI NATIONAL VOTER SURVEY: ECONOMY SLOWS
[...]BU) Summary: President Saakashvili's, and his
government's, popularity have slipped since February (ref A).
According to a USAID-fund[...] |
2007-09-27 11:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2424 |
OKRUASHVILI ALLY ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION
[...]) Summary: On September 11 and 12 four local government
officials from Gori District were arrested on corruption
charges. The same da[...] |
2007-09-27 11:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2437 |
OKRUASHVILI DETAINED FOR CORRUPTION, OPPOSITION
[...]) Summary: Former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili
was arrested in his office on the evening of September 27 by
the criminal police[...] |
2007-09-28 10:49:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2439 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 28
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of September 8-28. &#x[...] |
2007-09-28 13:23:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI2450 |
PROBLEMS REMAIN IN PRISON HEALTH CARE
[...]) Summary: Health care in Georgian prisons continues
to be problematic due to overcrowding, lack of professional
medical staff, and u[...] |
2007-10-01 09:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2451 |
GEORGIA GETS IMPROVED RANKINGS ON BUSINESS
[...]mmary: The annual report of the International
Financial Corporation (World Bank Group) has moved
Georgia up from thirty-seventh to ei[...] |
2007-10-01 10:01:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PROV GG |
| 07TBILISI2452 |
THOUSANDS PROTEST OKRUASHVILI ARREST, SAAKASHVILI
[...]) Summary: On September 28, several thousand people took
part in a demonstration against President Saakashvili's
government and the ar[...] |
2007-10-01 12:57:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2453 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER 2 NATO
[...]BU) DCM Perry delivered the demarche (reftel) to Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgi Manjgaladze regarding
guidance on the Octob[...] |
2007-10-02 07:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2463 |
COURT OF APPEALS CONFIRMS OKRUASHVILI DETENTION
[...]) Summary: The Tbilisi Court of Appeals rejected an
appeal of former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili's two
month pre-trial detenti[...] |
2007-10-02 12:37:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2476 |
MILITARY LEADERS SAY THEY WILL NOT SUPPORT
[...]C) On October 3, Embassy's Defense Attache spoke with
senior, high ranking members of the Georgian Army leadership
regarding their vie[...] |
2007-10-04 11:52:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MARR GG |
| 07TBILISI2483 |
BURJANADZE SPEAKS OUT, OPPOSITION CALLS FOR
[...]) Summary: In her first comments regarding the
Okruashvili arrest, Parliamentary Speaker Nino Burjanadze
called Okruashvili's allegati[...] |
2007-10-04 13:10:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2484 |
SENTENCING IN THE GIORGADZE TREASON CASE
[...]) As promised to the Ambassador (ref C) the office of
the Prosecutor General made the trial court's decision in the
Maia Topuria trea[...] |
2007-10-04 13:13:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2485 |
GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE
[...][...] |
2007-10-05 03:03:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG |
| 07TBILISI2498 |
PM NOGHAIDELI TALKS TOUGH ABOUT BP AND AZERI GAS
[...]) On October 4, the Ambassador met with Georgian Prime
Minister Noghaideli. Noghaideli told the Ambassador that
shortly before he wen[...] |
2007-10-05 09:37:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET GG AJ RU AR |
| 07TBILISI2499 |
PRIME MINISTER NOGHAIDELI ON OKRUASHVILI AFFAIR
[...]) In an October 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime
Minister Noghaideli admitted that the sequence of former
Defense Minister Irakli [...] |
2007-10-05 09:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2501 |
GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON BLACK SEA STRATEGY
[...][...] |
2007-10-05 11:11:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA SENC ECON EWWT GG |
| 07TBILISI2532 |
SAAKASHVILI QUESTIONS INTERIOR MINISTER ON MOD
[...]) Summary: During a televised government session with
his cabinet, President Saakashvili criticized Interior
Minister Vano Merabishvil[...] |
2007-10-05 12:38:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2542 |
OKRUASHVILI PLEADS GUILTY AND RECANTS ALLEGATIONS
[...]) Summary: A video-taped testimony by Irakli
Okruashvili, confessing to charges of extortion and criminal
negligence and recanting his[...] |
2007-10-09 11:38:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2545 |
DEMARCHE ON RELEASE OF SOUTH OSSETIAN PEACEKEEPERS
[...]) On October 7 the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche
to Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili. The
Ambassador recommended th[...] |
2007-10-09 11:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2558 |
PATRIARCH'S PROPOSAL FOR RESTORATION OF GEORGIA'S
[...]ummary: In a sermon on October 7, Georgian Patriarch Ilia II
suggested a constitutional monarchy for Georgia. The proposal was
welco[...] |
2007-10-10 12:46:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2559 |
OPPOSITION COALITION MEETS AMBASSADOR, WANTS EARLY
[...]) Summary: On October 9, three opposition leaders
representing the United National Council of opposition
parties (ref A) called on Amb[...] |
2007-10-10 13:10:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2560 |
Georgia's Woman of Courage Nominee 2008
[...]ost's nominee for the International Woman of Courage Award is
Marina Tabukushvili, artist, civil society activist, and chairman of
the[...] |
2007-10-11 11:40:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN GG |
| 07TBILISI2574 |
OKRUASHVILI FADES FOR NOW, PATARKATSISHVILI
[...]) Summary: Irakli Okruashvili has secluded himself in
his Tbilisi apartment following two weeks of ups and downs in
his political fort[...] |
2007-10-12 13:01:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2576 |
JURY TRIALS WILL RETURN TO GEORGIA AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS
[...]mmary: For the first time since the 1920's, jury trials will
return to Georgia. On October 6, 2007, prosecutors from the Office
of Pu[...] |
2007-10-15 05:58:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG |
| 07TBILISI2579 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 12
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of September 29-Octobe[...] |
2007-10-15 10:46:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI2590 |
GOG AMENDMENTS TO TRAVEL PROCEDURES FOR DIPLOMATIC
[...]) Post received a Circular Note, no. 6/4302-12, on
October 13 from the Government of Georgia, regarding GOG
rules for notification by [...] |
2007-10-16 11:02:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP GG |
| 07TBILISI2595 |
ISOLATED ABKHAZIA GROWS BUT DEVELOPMENT LAGS
[...]) Summary: On a September 4-8 visit to Abkhazia, Embassy
officers found that the region's economy and its tourism
industry are growing[...] |
2007-10-17 12:00:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2596 |
SAAKASHVILI: LOWER PARTIES' PARLIAMENTARY
[...]) Summary: On October 16, in a televised meeting with
parliamentarians from the ruling National Movement (UNM),
President Saakashvili [...] |
2007-10-17 12:09:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2608 |
GOVERNMENT ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING CHARGES
[...]) Summary: On October 16 the Government of Georgia
released an "information note" setting out the legal basis
for charges against form[...] |
2007-10-19 11:15:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2610 |
OPPOSITION RESPONDS TO SAAKASHVILI, OTHER RECENT
[...]BU) Summary: President Saakashvili's October 16 proposal
(ref A) for lowering the party list threshold for next year's
Parliamentary e[...] |
2007-10-19 13:43:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2614 |
GEORGIA: REACTION TO 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...]) Government reaction. On September 20, 2007, Emboff presented
a copy of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) report text to
Ira[...] |
2007-10-22 06:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI263 |
SOUTH CAUCASUS SUMMIT ENERGY RESULTS DISAPPOINT
[...]) Summary: IN a February 8 meeting with DCM Mark X.
Perry, Valeri Chechelashvili, Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Georgia expres[...] |
2007-02-09 14:42:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL GG TU AJ |
| 07TBILISI2644 |
GEORGIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE
[...]er reftel request, Poloff delivered talking points to
Alexander Nalbandov, Director of the Department of
International Organizations a[...] |
2007-10-25 08:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA GG |
| 07TBILISI2645 |
SUPREME COURT CHAIRMAN ON JUDGES' TRAINING, ETHICS
[...]U) Summary: The Chairman of the Supreme Court of
Georgia, Konstantin Kublashvili, recently updated Ambassador
on two milestones of ju[...] |
2007-10-25 09:22:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2657 |
GEORGIA'S NEW ENERGY MINISTER OUTLINES 2007-08
[...]) Summary: The Ambassador met with Georgia's new
Minister of Energy, Aleksandr Khetaguri, on October 18.
Khetaguri outlined increasing[...] |
2007-10-26 07:26:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL GG RU AJ |
| 07TBILISI2659 |
USUPASHVILI ADDRESSES NOVEMBER 2 PROTEST,
[...]) Summary: On October 24, Chairman of the opposition
Republican Party David Usupashvili met with Ambassador
regarding the united oppos[...] |
2007-10-26 11:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2660 |
GEORGIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...][...] |
2007-10-26 11:43:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ETRD UNGA GG CU |
| 07TBILISI2661 |
GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO DAVID WALKER CANDIDACY FOR UN
[...][...] |
2007-10-26 11:43:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNGA UN GG |
| 07TBILISI2662 |
OPPOSITION DRUMMING FOR SUPPORT IN REGIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2
[...]mmary: The United National Council of ten opposition parties
(reftel) has applied for a public demonstration permit with the city
of [...] |
2007-10-26 11:48:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2663 |
GEORGIA TACKLES CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
[...]mmary: In an effort to protect children from sexual
exploitation, Georgia is working to criminalize online child
exploitation, buildin[...] |
2007-10-26 12:04:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG |
| 07TBILISI2664 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 26
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of October 13-26. �[...] |
2007-10-26 12:16:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI2675 |
GEORGIA WILL SUPPORT DAVID WALKER FOR UN IAAC
[...][...] |
2007-10-29 11:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNGA UN GG |
| 07TBILISI2708 |
G/TIP VISITS GEORGIA
[...]BU) Summary: In Tbilisi on October 22 and 23, G/TIP
Officer Brittany Brown and EUR/PGI Officer Jody Buckneberg
visited multiple NGOs a[...] |
2007-11-02 07:09:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2709 |
UNITED COUNCIL OF OPPOSITION MEETS AMBASSADOR
[...]) Summary: On October 26, representatives of the
ten-party United National Council of opposition (ref A) met
the Ambassador and presen[...] |
2007-11-02 07:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2710 |
OVERVIEW OF GEORGIA'S LEADING OPPOSITION PARTIES
[...]BU) Summary: Of the 191 political parties officially
registered at the Ministry of Justice, 182 parties are formally
operating, but o[...] |
2007-11-02 07:28:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2719 |
OPPOSITION KICKS OFF DAY OF PROTEST, OKRUASHVILI
[...]) Summary: Protesters arrived from outside Tbilisi on
November 1 in anticipation of the November 2 opposition rally
at the Parliament[...] |
2007-11-02 12:28:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2729 |
GAP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND PROTESTERS WIDENS AS
[...]) Summary: Street demonstrations against the Saakashvili
government continue in Tbilisi for the fourth day on November
5, following th[...] |
2007-11-05 12:46:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2738 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...] October 30, Embassy Econ Officer met with David Amaghlobeli,
vice president and acting president of the National Bank of Georgia
(Geo[...] |
2007-11-05 15:59:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KNNP IR GG |
| 07TBILISI2739 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...]is is a corrected copy. Number of referenced telegram is
corrected.
¶2. On October 30, Embassy Econ Officer met with Davi[...] |
2007-11-05 16:05:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KNNP IR GG |
| 07TBILISI2752 |
LIVE FROM MUNICH, OKRUASHVILI ENCOURAGES PROTESTERS
[...]) Summary: Former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili
appeared via live telecast on Imedi TV from Munich on
November 5. Okruashvili c[...] |
2007-11-06 12:30:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2762 |
RIOT POLICE MOVE PROTESTERS OUT OF STREET WITH
[...]) On November 7 at 1:20 local time Georgian riot police
used water cannons and tear gas to move the increasing crowd
of protesters out[...] |
2007-11-07 09:33:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2764 |
PROTEST IN TBILISI SITREP NO. 1
[...]BU) This cable provides a rough timeline of ongoing
events on November 7 regarding protests against the
Saakashvili government in fron[...] |
2007-11-07 12:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2771 |
TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP NO.2
[...]U) As of 1700 local time, the street in front of the
Georgian Parliament remains clear after riot police used tear
gas to clear the ar[...] |
2007-11-07 13:25:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2772 |
RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GEORGIA
[...][...] |
2007-11-07 14:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2773 |
BURJANADZE REACHING OUT TO OPPOSITION
[...]C) The Ambassador met privately with Nino Burjanadze,
Speaker of Parliament, on November 6. The meeting took place
at the Parliament [...] |
2007-11-07 14:21:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2774 |
TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP 3
[...]esident Saakashvili addressed the Georgian nation live
on television at approximately 1900 on November 7.
Meanwhile, demonstrators cla[...] |
2007-11-07 17:18:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC GG RU |
| 07TBILISI2777 |
PROTEST IN TBILISI SITREP NO. 4
[...]) This cable details the latest information regarding
the November 7 government crackdown on opposition protests in
Tbilisi, including[...] |
2007-11-08 09:44:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2778 |
TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE
[...]BU) On November 2, 2007, Post convened the Emergency
Action Committee (EAC) in response to threat information
against Baku, to review [...] |
2007-11-08 11:29:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC GG |
| 07TBILISI2787 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE 4TH COMMUNITY OF
[...][...] |
2007-11-08 13:47:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KOEM UNGA GG |
| 07TBILISI2789 |
GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BEZHUASHVILI ON
[...]C) Summary: In a meeting on November 8, Georgian
Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili said that the government
has decided not to go fo[...] |
2007-11-08 14:16:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CFE GG |
| 07TBILISI2790 |
SAAKASHVILI RESIGNS PRESIDENCY, CALLS FOR
[...][...] |
2007-11-08 15:49:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2791 |
SAAKASHVILI ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS FOR
[...]) Summary. In a live address November 8 President
Saakashvili announced his intention to hold a presidential
election on January 5, 2[...] |
2007-11-08 15:57:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2796 |
GEORGIA OUTLINES WORK OF COMMISSION ON SOUTH
[...]BU) Embassy received the below letter and non-paper
(full texts in paragraph 2) from Georgian State Minister for
Conflict Resolution D[...] |
2007-11-09 12:51:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2797 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of October 27-November[...] |
2007-11-09 12:54:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI2798 |
AMBASSADOR TEFFT'S MEETING WITH EU CAUCASUS
[...]) Summary: The Ambassador met with Peter Semneby, EU
Special Representative for the South Caucasus, on November 9.
Also present were [...] |
2007-11-09 14:37:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2799 |
PROTEST IN TBILISI SITREP NO. 5
[...]) Most opposition leaders embraced President
Saakashvili's call to hold a Presidential election on January
5, 2008 (reftel). The Unit[...] |
2007-11-09 14:47:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2800 |
INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: This interim assessment (reftel) covers
Georgia's continuing strides against trafficking-in-persons
(A-TIP) since April, 20[...] |
2007-11-09 15:51:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN GG |
| 07TBILISI2802 |
TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP NO 6
[...]U) The United National Council of Opposition (UNC) met
with the government, represented by the Speaker of
Parliament, Nino Burjanadze,[...] |
2007-11-13 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2804 |
TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE DUE TO CIVIL
[...]SBU) The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened
on November 7, 8, and 9, 2007 in response to the development
of violence in the[...] |
2007-11-13 15:13:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AEMR GG |
| 07TBILISI2812 |
DAS BRYZA'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH GEORGIAN
[...]C) Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili told EUR
DAS Matthew Bryza on November 13 he was concerned about a
Russian build-up of[...] |
2007-11-14 14:05:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2813 |
EUR DAS BRYZA'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...]) Summary: In a November 13 meeting EUR DAS Matt Bryza
conveyed to Georgian President Micheil Saakashvili the
Secretary's firm messag[...] |
2007-11-14 14:33:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GG RU |
| 07TBILISI2814 |
DAS BRYZA'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH GEORGIAN PM
[...]) Summary: In a November 12 meeting with Georgian Prime
Minister Zurab Noghaideli, EUR DAS Matt Bryza urged that the
government lift [...] |
2007-11-14 14:47:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG GG |
| 07TBILISI2822 |
TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP NO. 7
[...]) Speaker Nino Burjanadze said in a televised statement
that the state of emergency imposed on November 7 will be
lifted on November 1[...] |
2007-11-15 13:38:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2842 |
GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE
[...][...] |
2007-11-16 09:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG |
| 07TBILISI2843 |
TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP NO. 8
[...]) Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze announced the
Parliament voted by a margin of 153 to 6 on November 15 to
lift the state of eme[...] |
2007-11-16 11:51:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2854 |
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN GEORGIA ENDS
[...][...] |
2007-11-16 13:56:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2855 |
LADO GURGENIDZE NAMED NEW PRIME MINISTER OF GEORGIA
[...]) Lado Gurgenidze was named the new Prime Minister of
Georgia November 16, replacing Zurab Noghaideli. Gurgenidze
has been Chairman o[...] |
2007-11-16 15:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR GG |
| 07TBILISI2862 |
MEETINGS WITH GEORGIAN OFFICIALS ON PREVENTING
[...][...] |
2007-11-19 06:57:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP GG |
| 07TBILISI2881 |
TBILISI UPDATE 11/19/2007
[...]) Following President Saakashvili's November 16
announcement of Lado Gurgenidze as the new Prime Minister
(Ref A), two changes to the [...] |
2007-11-19 12:12:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2882 |
TBILISI UPDATE 11/19/2007
[...]) Following President Saakashvili's November 16
announcement of Lado Gurgenidze as the new Prime Minister
(Ref A), two changes to the [...] |
2007-11-19 12:38:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2892 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...][...] |
2007-11-19 13:55:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA GG |
| 07TBILISI2893 |
HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS ARISING FROM THE NOVEMBER 7
[...]) Summary: Events before, during, and after the
violence of the November 7 Opposition protest in Tbilisi have
raised a number of huma[...] |
2007-11-19 14:19:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2894 |
GEORGIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS -
[...]) Per reftel request, on November 19 poloff delivered
the demarche to Merab Manjgaladze, Head of UN Division,
International Organizati[...] |
2007-11-20 04:56:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA GG |
| 07TBILISI2934 |
TBILISI UPDATE: 11/20/07
[...]) On November 19 Speaker Nino Burjanadze postponed her
meeting with opposition leaders, saying the opposition was
complicating the pro[...] |
2007-11-20 14:40:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2935 |
ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR GEORGIA'S JANUARY 5, 2007
[...]U) SUMMARY: On November 8, President Saakashvili
announced snap Presidential elections and a plebiscite to ask
voters for their view[...] |
2007-11-20 14:49:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2937 |
DAS BRYZA'S 13 NOVEMBER MEETING WITH GEORGIAN
[...]) Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilya II told EUR
DAS Matthew Bryza on November 13 that the government should
quickly lift the sta[...] |
2007-11-21 04:52:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2944 |
DAS BRYZA'S NOVEMBER 11 AND 14 MEETINGS WITH IMEDI
[...]) (Summary) During his visit to Tbilisi DAS Bryza held
three meetings with the management and journalists of Imedi
television. On Nov[...] |
2007-11-21 11:30:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO ASEC GG RU |
| 07TBILISI2948 |
TBILISI UPDATE: 11/21/07
[...]) United National Council of Opposition (UNC) members
met with Ambassador November 21 to express their concerns
about continuing gove[...] |
2007-11-21 14:00:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2953 |
PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI SOFTENS HIS TONE, BUT DIALOGUE WITH
[...]BU) Summary. Dialogue between the government, represented by
Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze, and the government's
political op[...] |
2007-11-21 14:18:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI2964 |
TBILISI UPDATE: 11/26/07
[...]) As expected, on November 25 President Saakashvili
resigned to launch his re-election campaign. The resignation
is required for earl[...] |
2007-11-26 12:30:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2973 |
REQUESTED SPEAKER ON MEDIA ETHICS IN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
[...]mmary: Embassy Tbilisi requests a rapid response speaker
program for a program on journalistic ethics in covering elections.
This prog[...] |
2007-11-28 09:58:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO GG |
| 07TBILISI2976 |
TBILISI UPDATE: 11/28/2007
[...]) Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Levan
Tarkhnishvili said, as of the November 26 deadline,
twenty-two people had registere[...] |
2007-11-28 13:36:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI2977 |
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AHEAD OF
[...]ummary: Responding to social concerns voiced at the November
2-7 anti-government demonstrations in Tbilisi, the government of
Georgia[...] |
2007-11-28 14:07:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI2978 |
GEORGIAN INVESTIGATION OF PATARKATSISHVILI
[...]) Summary: The closure of Imedi television and the
investigation of its finances and operations by the Goverment
of Georgia has made h[...] |
2007-11-28 14:24:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BEXP EFIN GG |
| 07TBILISI2990 |
FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER IRAKLI OKRUASHVILI
[...]BU) Former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili was
arrested November 27 in Berlin. An Interpol warrant was
issued for him at the requ[...] |
2007-11-29 13:51:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI2999 |
TBILISI UPDATE: 11/30/07
[...]) Opposition parties accused Mikheil Saakashvili of
misusing administrative resources for political campaign
purposes after he met wit[...] |
2007-11-30 12:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI3000 |
OKRUASHVILI REQUESTS POLITICAL ASYLUM IN GERMANY
[...]) The German Ambassador to Georgia told the Ambassador
November 30 that former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili,
arrested November [...] |
2007-11-30 12:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI3002 |
WHY PATARKATSISHVILI SCARES THE GOG
[...]) Summary. The Georgian government accuses oligarch and
presidential candidate Badri Patarkatsishvili of moving from
ordinary politic[...] |
2007-11-30 13:12:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KBIO GG |
| 07TBILISI3004 |
INVESTIGATION OF IRAKLI RUKHADZE EXPLORES POSSIBLE
[...]) The Deputy Prosecutor General of Georgia, Nika
Gvaramia, called DCM to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to
give an update on the cri[...] |
2007-11-30 13:20:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC GG |
| 07TBILISI3005 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 30
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of November 10-30. &#x[...] |
2007-11-30 13:35:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI3010 |
TBILISI UPDATE: 12/3/07
[...]) On November 30, the Ambassador attended an OSCE
Ambassadorial Working Group to discuss the upcoming Georgian
Presidential Elections[...] |
2007-12-03 12:56:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI3011 |
GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES FIRST STEP TO ALLOW
[...]) In a December 3 press conference, Acting President
Nino Burjanadze instructed the Prosecutor General to ask the
Tbilisi City Court t[...] |
2007-12-03 12:58:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI303 |
OSCE PROVIDES SNAPSHOT OF SOUTH OSSETIA
[...]) OSCE officials shared with us several interesting bits
of news and analysis about South Ossetia during a recent
visit to Tskhinvali.[...] |
2007-02-14 13:37:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID OSCE GG |
| 07TBILISI3031 |
GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE 2008
[...]) Per reftel, Embassy Control Officer for the National
War College Proposed Field Studies course in Georgia will be
Defense Attache Co[...] |
2007-12-05 13:16:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI3032 |
TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE, 12/5/2007
[...]) Presidential candidate Mikheil Saakashvili's
representatives presented the Central Election Commission
(CEC) with 140,000 supporters[...] |
2007-12-05 13:18:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI3036 |
IMF SEES SLOWER GROWTH, HIGHER INFLATION AND
[...]) Robert Christiansen, the IMF's resident representative
in Georgia, told the Ambassador on December 5 that the
uncertainty arising fr[...] |
2007-12-06 13:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI3037 |
OPPOSITION PARTIES QUICK TO PRE-JUDGE ELECTIONS
[...]) Summary: The government is concerned that the
opposition will not accept any outcome of the January 5
elections that returns former [...] |
2007-12-06 13:55:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI304 |
SPEAKER BURJANADZE ON RUSSIA, UKRAINE, REFORMS
[...]) Summary: During a February 9 meeting with Ambassador,
Speaker Nino Burjanadze was positive on the recent
rapprochement with the oppo[...] |
2007-02-14 13:43:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI3049 |
STATE MINISTER BAKRADZE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN
[...]) State Minister for Conflict Resolution David Bakradze
briefed the diplomatic corps December 6 on his taking leave
of absence to beco[...] |
2007-12-07 12:52:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI3050 |
GEORGIA: TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE: 12/07/2007
[...]) Thirteen presidential candidates each submitted more
than the 50,000 required voter signatures to the Central
Election Commission ([...] |
2007-12-07 12:52:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI3051 |
DCM'S DECEMBER 5 MEETING WITH CENTRAL ELECTION
[...]U) In a December 5 meeting with DCM, Central Election
Commission (CEC) Chairman Levan Tarkhnishvili refuted rumors
that CEC short-ter[...] |
2007-12-07 13:16:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI3064 |
TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/10/07
[...]C) On 7 December, members of the OSCE Ambassadorial
Working Group were provided a copy of the letter sent by
Ambassador Terhi Hakala, [...] |
2007-12-10 13:22:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI3065 |
PROFILES OF OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
[...] December 6, the Central Election Commission registered
thirteen candidates for the early presidential elections January 5
but only ei[...] |
2007-12-11 04:32:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KBIO GG |
| 07TBILISI3080 |
TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE, 12/12/07
[...]) Imedi is due to begin broadcasting December 12 with
the Kronika program, beginning at 8 p.m. Tbilisi time. The
Imedi staff report [...] |
2007-12-12 11:25:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI3092 |
IMEDI BACK ON THE AIR, MICHNIK AND MONITORS IN PLACE
[...]BU) Summary. After 34 days off the air due to a governmental
shutdown, Imedi, Georgia's most popular television network, resumed
full[...] |
2007-12-13 12:51:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO GG PHUM |
| 07TBILISI3096 |
GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 14
[...]is cable contains current items of political,
economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the
weeks of December 1-14. �[...] |
2007-12-14 11:56:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3098 |
GEORGIANS ADVANCE PROPOSAL TO SOLVE WTO BORDER
[...]) Summary: On December 13, Econoff met with Tamar
Kovziridze, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and
Georgia's lead negotiator on[...] |
2007-12-14 12:06:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL WTO USTR GG RU |
| 07TBILISI3099 |
GEORGIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGNS OF
[...]SBU) Summary: On December 11, the Central Election
Commission (CEC) released the final list of the seven
registered candidates for the[...] |
2007-12-14 12:22:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KBIO PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3101 |
TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/14/07
[...]C) On December 13, the OSCE/ODIHR Monitoring Team
briefed the diplomatic community on its series of meetings
with civil society, polit[...] |
2007-12-14 13:07:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3112 |
TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/17/07
[...]) In a meeting December 14, the Ambassador told NSC
Chairman Alexander Lomaia that we had done a comprehensive
feasibility evaluation [...] |
2007-12-17 13:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3135 |
DOCUMENTARY FILM HIGHLIGHTS LABOR EXPLOITATION,
[...]U) Summary: Embassy officials opened the USAID
sponsored anti-trafficking film "Labor Trafficking Reality"
on December 19 to an audi[...] |
2007-12-19 12:39:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI3137 |
TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/19/2007
[...]) In a meeting December 18, United National Council of
opposition (UNC) presidential candidate Levan Gachechiladze
told Ambassador he [...] |
2007-12-19 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3145 |
GEORGIAN ELECTIONS: TWO COMPETING WORLDS IN
[...]BU) Summary: Poloff visited the Black Sea town of Batumi
in the autonomous region of Adjara December 11-13 to gauge
the pre-election m[...] |
2007-12-20 12:38:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3146 |
GEORGIA: NOT QUITE THERE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
[...]) Summary: Georgia should be able to meet at least 3.5
million of its total 7 million cubic meter per day natural
gas needs from Azer[...] |
2007-12-21 10:01:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL GG AJ RU TU |
| 07TBILISI3147 |
GEORGIA MEDIA AND PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COVERAGE: THE CASE
[...]SBU) Summary. As the election campaign heats up, Embassy
Tbilisi is reviewing the media coverage of the elections. Although
the Auto[...] |
2007-12-21 10:34:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO GG |
| 07TBILISI3148 |
GEORGIA: PRE-ELECTION TRIP TO AKHALKALAKI,
[...]SBU) Summary: Poloff visited the Armenian minority
region of Akhalkalaki in Javakheti December 18-19 to gauge
the pre-election mood o[...] |
2007-12-21 10:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3149 |
TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/21/07
[...]C) At the 21 December meeting of the OSCE Ambassadorial
Working Group, the Chairman of the Election (CEC) Levan
Tarkhnishvili address[...] |
2007-12-21 10:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3151 |
GEORGIAN ELECTIONS: COMPETITION FOR THE FIRST TIME
[...]) Summary: As the Georgian Presidential election
campaign gears up for its final two weeks, a number of themes
have emerged on the c[...] |
2007-12-21 12:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI3152 |
PATARKATSISVILI COUP PLOT UNCOVERED
[...]SBU) On December 24, the Prime Minister called in the
U.S., UK, French, German and Baltic Ambassadors to provide a
briefing on a plot [...] |
2007-12-24 10:20:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI3166 |
SAAKASHVILI STRONG IN ZUGDIDI DISTRICT
[...]BU) Summary: Mikheil Saakashvili is strong in Samegrelo
and its capital, Zugdidi, the home of many displaced persons
from the conflict[...] |
2007-12-27 13:06:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI3167 |
IMEDI STRUGGLES AND SUSPENDS OPERATIONS
[...]SBU) Summary. Imedi TV voluntarily ceased operation shortly
after 20:00 hrs on December 26, 2007. This was a decision of News
Corp m[...] |
2007-12-27 13:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO GG |
| 07TBILISI3174 |
ALEX RONDELI: THE UNM SHIP MIGHT STILL FLOAT
[...]) Alex Rondeli, Director of the Georgian Foundation for
Security and International Studies (GFSIS) and widely
respected political ana[...] |
2007-12-28 11:40:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI3177 |
OPPOSITION GEARING UP FOR THE DAY AFTER GEORGIAN
[...]) Summary: As the election campaign enters its final
week and following a series of events that have strengthened
former president S[...] |
2007-12-28 12:52:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3178 |
GEORGIAN ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGNS SPAR OVER PROCESS IN
[...]) During a December 19-20 pre-election visit to Kutaisi,
Georgia's second largest city, we found opposition campaigns
focused almost e[...] |
2007-12-28 12:56:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI3179 |
TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/28/2007
[...]U) ODIHR's second report was released on December 28 and
notes that the campaign environment has been soured by
allegations of use by [...] |
2007-12-28 13:28:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
| 07TBILISI379 |
PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI SHARES HIS VIEWS ON CASPIAN
[...]C) Summary: In a February 12 meeting with Assistant
Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Daniel
SIPDIS �[...] |
2007-02-26 07:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI384 |
Georgia Update February 23
[...]is cable contains current items of political, economic, and
social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of February
10-23. &#x[...] |
2007-02-26 13:52:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI387 |
SAAKASHVILI DISMISSES ANTI-NATO DEBATE AND
[...]) At a February 23 news conference, President
Saakashvili dismissed as "foolish" the recent public debate
over whether Georgia's NATO[...] |
2007-02-27 06:40:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RU |
| 07TBILISI401 |
AMBASSADOR URGES GEORGIA TO AGREE TO JCC MEETING
[...]) Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister
Manjgaladze on February 27 to deliver reftel demarche urging
the Georgians to agree on[...] |
2007-02-28 14:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI405 |
UN TO USE UNOMIG RENEWAL TO MOVE SIDES FORWARD
[...]) On February 27, UN Special Representative to the
Secretary General (SRSG) for Georgia Jean Arnault briefed the
SIPDIS �[...] |
2007-03-01 15:33:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI431 |
GOG CONTINUES ITS ANTI-TIP PUBLIC OUTREACH
[...]U) On February 27, Poloff participated in a GOG
sponsored presentation on anti-trafficking in persons (TIP)
at the University of Fore[...] |
2007-03-05 05:32:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL GG RU |
| 07TBILISI436 |
OSCE SAYS THERE IS AGREEMENT TO INFORMAL JCC MARCH
[...]) Summary: Ambassador Tefft called on OSCE Ambassador
Roy Reeve February 28 to discuss South Ossetia. On the Joint
Control Commissi[...] |
2007-03-05 14:07:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI489 |
ABKHAZIA: UN BRIEFS WESTERN FRIENDS ON KODORI
[...]) Summary: On March 12, UN Special Representative of
the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean Arnault briefed the Western
Friends of the Se[...] |
2007-03-12 14:27:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI623 |
BAGAPSH ALLIES WIN ABKHAZ DE FACTO PARLIAMENTARY
[...]) After a poor showing in the first round (reftel),
candidates aligned with de facto Abkhaz president Sergey
Bagapsh rallied in the pa[...] |
2007-03-23 12:30:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI624 |
Georgia Bi-Weekly Update March 23
[...]is cable contains current items of political, economic, and
social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March 11-23.
�[...] |
2007-03-23 13:07:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO GG |
| 07TBILISI652 |
THE GEORGIAN ECONOMY LOOKS FORWARD TO A YEAR OF
[...]) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified. Not for
Internet distribution.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: Georgia's economy overc[...] |
2007-03-28 10:28:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI656 |
GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER NOGHAIDELI REPORTS ON HIS
[...]) Summary: Returning from a March 23 visit to Ashgabat,
Georgian Prime Minister Noghaideli told the Ambassador on
March 26 that he fou[...] |
2007-03-28 12:50:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL GG TX |
| 07TBILISI674 |
ABKHAZIA: PRELIMINARY REPORT ON KODORI ATTACK
[...]) In a March 29 meeting of the Friends of the Secretary General
(FSG), UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean
[...] |
2007-03-29 14:15:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI711 |
EUR DAS MATT BRYZA'S MARCH 29 MEETING WITH
[...]C) Summary: In a March 29 meeting with Georgian Prime
Minister Zurab Noghaideli, EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed the
recent attack on Geo[...] |
2007-04-02 10:21:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG GG AR RU TX UN |
| 07TBILISI725 |
EUR DAS MATT BRYZA'S MARCH 29 MEETING WITH
[...][...] |
2007-04-02 11:35:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG GG AR RU TX UN |
| 07TBILISI769 |
Georgia Bi-Weekly Update April 5
[...]is cable contains current items of political, economic, and
social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March
24-April 6. &[...] |
2007-04-05 14:53:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI816 |
SOUTH OSSETIA ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS LAW MOVES
[...]BU) Parliament Speaker Nino Burjanadze briefed the
diplomatic corps April 11 on the draft law establishing a new
autonomous status for[...] |
2007-04-13 12:17:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI817 |
GOG LOOKS TO IMPROVE AI COOPERATION WITH ABKHAZIA
[...]ummary: On March 23, Russian and Georgian press reports
claimed an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak had occurred in
Abkhazia. On March [...] |
2007-04-13 12:59:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO GG |
| 07TBILISI826 |
SOUTH OSSETIA: LAW ON RESTITUTION
[...]ummary: On January 1, 2007, a new Georgian restitution
law entered into force, authorizing the GoG to provide
compensation for the ap[...] |
2007-04-16 13:33:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF GG |
| 07TBILISI855 |
DEMARCHE REPLY: GEORGIA LOOKS FOR USG SUPPORT TO
[...] April 17, Econoff delivered reftel talking points as a
non-paper and solicited GoG views on the World Meterological
Organization (WMO[...] |
2007-04-18 13:26:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY WMO GG |
| 07TBILISI894 |
Georgia Bi-Weekly Update April 20
[...]is cable contains current items of political, economic, and
social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 7-20.
�[...] |
2007-04-20 11:56:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07TBILISI918 |
GEORGIA RELEASES CHAKABERIA
[...][...] |
2007-04-24 12:03:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07TBILISI927 |
GEORGIAN LABOR UNIONS SEEK DIALOGUE WITH THE
[...] April 20, PolEcon deputy and Econoff met with
approximately 20 trade union delegates to the Georgian Trade
Unions Confederation (GTUC[...] |
2007-04-25 08:41:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON GG |
| 07TBILISI932 |
Ambassador's meeting with High School of Justice and High
[...]ummary: Ambassador met with representatives of the Georgian
High School of Justice (HSOJ) and High Council of Justice to discuss
the H[...] |
2007-04-25 12:12:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
| 07TBILISI992 |
GEORGIA: DRAFT TIFA DELIVERED TO GOG, RUSSIA
[...]C) On April 18, Econoff met with Tamara Kovsiridze,
Deputy Minister of Economic Development, and delivered a copy
of the draft TIFA ap[...] |
2007-04-27 13:28:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL USTR WTO GG |
| 07TBILISI996 |
RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE WITHDRAWAL FROM GEORGIA
[...]C) Summary: Russia appears ready to complete its
withdrawal from its military base in Akhalkalaki and to
finish removing all heavy e[...] |
2007-04-30 06:31:00 |
Embassy Tbilisi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
| 07THEHAGUE1650 |
NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL NAC
[...]) The GONL is not opposed in principle to a North
Atlantic Council (NAC) trip to Tbilisi, but has reservations
regarding the prospects[...] |
2007-09-10 15:59:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | GG NATO PREL RS NL |
| 07TOKYO2737 |
JAPAN WILL HAVE FIRST MEETING WITH "GUAM" COUNTRIES
[...][...] |
2007-06-18 05:57:00 |
Embassy Tokyo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP JA |
| 07USNATO148 |
NATO/GEORGIA: NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MEETING
[...]U) Below is the text of a report distributed to NATO
Allies by the NATO Secretary-General on his February 27
meeting with Georgian Pr[...] |
2007-03-07 17:14:00 |
Mission USNATO |
CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS GG |
| 07USNATO191 |
NATO/GEORGIA: ALLIES PRAISE GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO
[...]C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. NATO Allies unanimously
praised Georgia's restrained response to the March 11 attacks
in the Kodori Gorge (r[...] |
2007-03-23 16:54:00 |
Mission USNATO |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL GG RS NATO |
| 07USNATO316 |
ALLIES POSITIVELY ASSESS GEORGIA'S PROGRESS, PUSH
[...]C) SUMMARY. During a May 16 meeting to review
Georgia's progress in implementing reforms over the last
year, Georgian Foreign Minist[...] |
2007-05-18 15:31:00 |
Mission USNATO |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO GG |
| 07USNATO479 |
BUILDING SUPPORT FOR A NAC VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...]) This cable contains an action request.
Please see paragraphs 2 and 7.
¶2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: At a September 4&[...] |
2007-09-05 16:50:00 |
Mission USNATO |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO GG |
| 07USNATO539 |
GEORGIAN MINISTER BAKRADZE REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO
[...]) Georgian Conflict Resolution Minister Bakradze led an
interagency delegation to meet with Allies in a
Georgian-initiated discussion [...] |
2007-10-03 13:13:00 |
Mission USNATO |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO GG |
| 07USNATO605 |
SAAKASHVILI PROMISES NATO SYG TO LIFT STATE OF
[...]) In his November 11 telephone conversation with
Georgian President Saakashvili, NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer urged him to lift Geor[...] |
2007-11-14 16:50:00 |
Mission USNATO |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1085 |
GEORGIAN DFM MAJGALADZE AFFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN
[...]BU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the New York Friends of
Georgia on November 28, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister
Majgaladze said Georgi[...] |
2007-11-28 23:31:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GG UNSC |
| 07USUNNEWYORK111 |
TABLING OF GUAM RESOLUTION DELAYED UNTIL FEBRUARY
[...]U) This is an action request -- see para 4.
¶2. (SBU) On February 5, the Georgian Mission contacted USUN
informing us Ukr[...] |
2007-02-08 23:18:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1217 |
EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 62ND UNGA
[...]) This cable was prepared by Ambassador James Gadsden,
who served as Senior Area Adviser for Eastern European
Affairs to the 62nd Unit[...] |
2007-12-26 20:30:00 |
USUN New York |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA AA AM BK BU CY EN GG GR HR |
| 07USUNNEWYORK155 |
USUN DISCUSSES PROTRACTED CONFLICTS RESOLUTION
[...]SBU) On February 23, Acting Permrep Wolff met with
representatives of the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and
Moldova) at their req[...] |
2007-02-27 19:19:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG MD AJ |
| 07USUNNEWYORK195 |
RUSSIANS RENEW PRESSURE FOR U.S. APPEARANCE BY DE
[...]U) Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect
accordingly.
¶2. (U) This is an action request -- action requested para [...] |
2007-03-12 19:17:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
| 07USUNNEWYORK216 |
RUSSIAN PERMREP LINKS KOSOVO AND ABKHAZIA
[...]) Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect
accordingly.
¶2. (SBU) On March 14, at the end of P5 meeting on Iran, &#x[...] |
2007-03-17 01:00:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG UNMIK YI |
| 07USUNNEWYORK622 |
US STRONGLY DEFENDS GEORGIAN RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
[...]BU) SUMMARY: During Security Council consultations on
July 25, Georgia's
request to speak in the July 26 meeting on the UN Observer &#[...] |
2007-07-28 00:56:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG UNSC |
| 07USUNNEWYORK626 |
US STRONGLY DEFENDS GEORGIAN RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
[...]BU) SUMMARY: During Security Council consultations on
July 25, Georgia's request to speak in the July 26 meeting on
the UN Observer Mi[...] |
2007-07-30 20:19:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG UNSC |
| 07USUNNEWYORK659 |
SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS GEORGIAN REQUEST FOR
[...]SBU) Summary: In UNSC consultations on August 9, the
Congolese Presidency raised Georgia's request for a Security
Council meeting on t[...] |
2007-08-10 00:09:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC GG |
| 07USUNNEWYORK67 |
ARNAULT RAISES POSSIBLE REQUEST FOR INCREASE IN
[...]ensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: In a private meeting of the Security
Council[...] |
2007-01-26 22:10:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG UNSC |
| 07USUNNEWYORK689 |
RUSSIA STIFLES UNSC STATEMENT ON GEORGIAN MISSILE
[...]BU) SUMMARY. Russia blocked Security Council consensus
on two U.S.-led efforts to have the Council issue a statement
of concern over t[...] |
2007-08-17 23:27:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GG PGOV PREL UNSC |
| 07USUNNEWYORK696 |
SOMALIA: SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS AMISOM, PREVIEWS
[...]BU) SUMMARY. On August 20, the Security Council
unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the African
Union to maintain its AMISOM[...] |
2007-08-22 18:39:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GG PGOV PREL PHUM SO |
| 07USUNNEWYORK745 |
GEORGIA PROPOSES NEW IDEAS FOR NEW YORK ACTION ON
[...]C) Summary: On June 7, Ambassador Wolff and Georgian
Permrep Alasania discussed next steps in reaction to the
August 6 attack on Georg[...] |
2007-09-12 22:07:00 |
USUN New York |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC GG |
| 07USUNNEWYORK805 |
RUSSIA BLASTS GEORGIA ON SEPTEMBER 20 INCIDENT
[...]SBU) SUMMARY. In a rambling screed before the Security
Council on September 26, Russia's PermRep Churkin accused the
Government of Ge[...] |
2007-09-28 19:12:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC GG |
| 07USUNNEWYORK815 |
U/SYG PASCOE SAYS UN CYPRUS PLANS DEPEND ON
[...]C) Summary: In a September 27 meeting with visiting EUR
DAS Matt Bryza, UN U/SYG Lynn Pascoe said that if President
Papadopoulos of C[...] |
2007-10-04 13:33:00 |
USUN New York |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC CY GG |
| 07USUNNEWYORK873 |
UNOMIG CONSULTATIONS: SPARKS BUT NO FIRE
[...]SBU) Summary: On October 10 UNOMIG SRSG Jean Arnault
held a private meeting with the New York Friends (Friends
plus Slovakia) to discu[...] |
2007-10-16 22:40:00 |
USUN New York |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC GG |
| 07VILNIUS829 |
LITHUANIA WILL FOCUS ON GEORGIA FOR NOVEMBER 19
[...]) Summary. Lithuania's focus for the November 19 GAERC
will be Georgia. FM Vaitiekunas plans to try to convince
other EU members that[...] |
2007-11-16 16:12:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV GG IR PK BM LH |
| 07WARSAW1147 |
POLAND'S NAIMSKI TELLS DAS BRYZA KRAKOW SUMMIT
[...]C) Summary: Poland's Deputy Minister of Economy Piotr
Naimski told visiting DAS Bryza that the Krakow Summit had
four important resu[...] |
2007-05-16 08:53:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL PO KZ UR LI AJ GG RS |
| 07WARSAW1163 |
POLAND-IRAQ: INFORMING THE GOP OF LEADERSHIP
[...]) DCM delivered reftel demarche during the week of May
14 in separate meetings with MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski,
PM's foreign policy [...] |
2007-05-17 13:48:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PL IQ GG |
| 07WARSAW1221 |
POLAND-IRAQ: FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN
[...]) Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga called Ambassador
in on Friday, May 25, to discuss the changes in the
leadership structure of th[...] |
2007-05-25 15:35:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PL IQ GG |
| 07WARSAW1265 |
POLES ADVISED AGAINST MANPADS TO GEORGIA
[...]) SUMMARY: Polcouns delivered reftel demarche, advising
that Poland not sell MANPADS to Georgia, to Ambassador
Tadeusz Chomicki on May[...] |
2007-05-31 14:31:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL |
| 07WARSAW1748 |
POTENTIAL POLISH MANPADS SALE TO GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: In three separate meetings August 10, Charge
and Polcouns conveyed reftel demarche to Robert Draba, the
President's acting[...] |
2007-08-13 09:41:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
SECRET | PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL |
| 07WARSAW1821 |
MANPADS SOLD TO GEORGIA BY POLAND ACCORDING TO
[...][...] |
2007-08-24 10:49:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
SECRET | PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL |
| 07WARSAW1930 |
POLAND-NATO/GEORGIA: GOP AN ACTIVE PROPONENT OF
[...]) On the margins of September 6-7 U.S.-Polish Missile
Defense negotiations, Pol External Chief shared reftel points
on the NAC visit t[...] |
2007-09-12 13:05:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG PL RS |
| 07WARSAW2154 |
ACTION REQUEST: LETTER FROM MFA PROPOSES
[...]C) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests that the Department
respond positively to the Polish government's invitation to
participate in a Poli[...] |
2007-10-26 09:46:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL |
| 07WARSAW2266 |
POLES FORMULATING PLAN FOR JOINT EXPORT CONTROL
[...][...] |
2007-11-23 11:31:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MASS PGOV GG PL |
| 07WARSAW86 |
POLAND: DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY ECONOMICS
[...]C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza and Polish Deputy Minister
of Economy Naimski discussed a deal for gas for Azerbaijan
and Georgia that wou[...] |
2007-01-12 15:59:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL RS GG AJ KZ LH LG EN LO PL |
| 07YEREVAN165 |
ANALYSTS WORRIED, GOVERNMENT UNCONCERNED ABOUT
[...]) GOAM officials' mild public statements about the
finalizing of the Kars-Akhalkalki-Baku railway agreement (ref
A) belie the signific[...] |
2007-02-15 13:25:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG TU AM |
| 07YEREVAN661 |
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS HELD IN GEORGIA RETURNED TO
[...]) Two alleged Armenian trafficking victims who had been
held in a Georgian jail for six months returned to Armenia
May 17, and are in [...] |
2007-05-22 11:34:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM HSTC GG AM |
| 07YEREVAN77 |
OPENING THE TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER: BUSINESSES AND
[...] January 13 and 14 the Armenian International Policy Research
Group (AIPRG), with funding from USAID, the British Embassy, and the
Eur[...] |
2007-01-23 06:49:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ELNT PGOV PREL TU GG AM |
| 07ZAGREB791 |
MEETING WITH OSCE CIO PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR
[...]) Former Croatian FM Miomir Zuzul told the Ambassador on
August 25 that his recent visit to Georgia and Moscow had
convinced him that [...] |
2007-08-27 14:56:00 |
Embassy Zagreb |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS OSCE GG RU HR |
| 08ABUDHABI977 |
UAE COMMENTS ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND
[...]C) The Charge presented reftel points condemning Russia's
recognition of the two breakaway republics to Assistant Under
Secretary for [...] |
2008-08-28 10:55:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU AU |
| 08ABUJA1716 |
NIGERIA: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON REJECTING RUSSIAN
[...][...] |
2008-08-28 17:01:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV RS GG RU NI |
| 08ALGIERS942 |
ALGERIA UNLIKELY TO FOLLOW RUSSIA ON SOUTH OSSETIA
[...][...] |
2008-08-27 11:17:00 |
Embassy Algiers |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG AG |
| 08AMMAN2567 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA
[...]C) PolCouns delivered Ref A demarche to Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Ayman
Al-Aamiry on Septemb[...] |
2008-09-03 13:55:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RU JO |
| 08ANKARA1062 |
ABKHAZ "FM" SHAMBA IN ANKARA: "INDEPENDENCE NOT
[...]SBU) SUMMARY. Addressing a small audience of supporters
and Caucasus experts in Ankara June 4, Abkhaz "FM" Shamba
underscored the pri[...] |
2008-06-09 13:51:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG TU |
| 08ANKARA1101 |
TURKEY ADVOCATES PATIENCE ON CIS PEACEKEEPERS IN
[...]C) The Turkish MFA has not yet been briefed by Georgia
on any decision to call for the replacement of Russian
peacekeepers in Abkhazia[...] |
2008-06-13 14:59:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU TU |
| 08ANKARA1326 |
BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY GROUNDBREAKING; GOAJ
[...]C) SUMMARY. President Gul traveled to the ancient
Armenian capital of Ani July 23 before joining Georgian
President Saakashvili and A[...] |
2008-07-24 12:01:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | PREL PGOV AJ AM GG TU |
| 08ANKARA1372 |
TURKEY: GUL-ALIYEV/SAAKASHVILI BILATERALS
[...]C) SUMMARY. Energy issues and Azerbaijani-Turkmen
relations monopolized President Gul's bilateral with
Azerbaijani President Aliyev, [...] |
2008-07-30 15:02:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ELTN ETRD ENRG EPET AJ AM GG TX TU |
| 08ANKARA1423 |
TFGG01: TURKEY'S REACTION TO GEORGIA/SOUTH OSSETIA
[...][...] |
2008-08-11 12:31:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG TU |
| 08ANKARA1426 |
TURKEY: NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2008-08-11 15:08:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE PARM GG RU TU |
| 08ANKARA1442 |
TFGG01: TURKEY PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE;
[...]) SUMMARY: Turkey has provided some humanitarian
assistance to Georgia already and is considering an
additional request from the Gover[...] |
2008-08-12 11:27:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU GG |
| 08ANKARA1472 |
TFGG01: GOT URGED TO DEMAND RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL
[...]) CDA delivered reftel points August 14 to MFA Deputy U/S for Americas Berk and DDG for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Ozturk. Berk agreed that Russia [...] |
2008-08-14 16:40:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO OSCE PHUM PREL GG RS TU UN |
| 08ANKARA1478 |
PM ERDOGAN VISITS MOSCOW AND TBILISI; SUPPORT FOR
[...]) SUMMARY. PM Erdogan received a warm reception from Russian leaders in Moscow, where he conveyed Turkey's clear support for Georgia's sovereignty, in[...] |
2008-08-15 14:54:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS GG RS TU ZJ |
| 08ANKARA1513 |
TFGG01: TURKEY'S CAUCASUS STABILITY AND
[...]) SUMMARY. The GOT continues to roll out its "Caucasus
Stability and Cooperation Platform" concept, with PM Erdogan
visiting Baku Aug[...] |
2008-08-21 15:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM AJ GG RU TU |
| 08ANKARA1547 |
TURKEY LINKS USS MOUNT WHITNEY PASSAGE WITH GLOBAL
[...]S/NF) This is an urgent action message. Post requests
immediate guidance on request for USS Mount Whitney to
transit the Turkish Stra[...] |
2008-08-27 10:31:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM GG TU |
| 08ANKARA1553 |
TURKEY SUPPORTS GEORGIA'S SOVEREIGNTY AND
[...]) We delivered ref A points to MFA South Caucasus
Department Head Firat Sunel, urging a clear statement
rejecting Russia's recognition[...] |
2008-08-27 16:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU TU |
| 08ANKARA1576 |
TURKEY: GEORGIAN FM URGES GLOBAL SOLUTIONS IN
[...]) Georgian DCM Irakli Koplatadze on September 1 gave DCM
a readout of the August 31 meeting between Turkish FM Babacan
and Georgian FM[...] |
2008-09-02 12:50:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RU TU |
| 08ANKARA1611 |
TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL MEETS U/S BURNS
[...]C) SUMMARY. During a September 5 meeting with Under
Secretary Burns, Turkish President Gul said his trip to
Yerevan the next day is in[...] |
2008-09-09 09:54:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO |
| 08ANKARA1624 |
TURKISH MFA INTERESTED IN EU OBSERVER MISSION IN
[...]) During a meeting to deliver reftel demarche (reported
septel), MFA NATO Security Affairs Section Head M. Turker Ari
took the opportu[...] |
2008-09-10 13:43:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO TU GG |
| 08ANKARA1627 |
U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5
[...]C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working
dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA
Under Secretary Apakan: [...] |
2008-09-10 16:40:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO |
| 08ANKARA1628 |
U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5
[...]C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working
dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA
Under Secretary Apakan: [...] |
2008-09-10 22:15:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO |
| 08ANKARA1633 |
CJCS VISIT TO TURKEY
[...]S) The timing of your visit to Turkey is ideal. The
President's commitment in November to provide enhanced
intelligence against the P[...] |
2008-09-11 10:47:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | PREL MARR GG IZ TU |
| 08ANKARA1635 |
TURKISH CAUCASIANS' INFLUENCE ON REGIONAL POLICY
[...]) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The conflict in Georgia has
mobilized a large portion of Turkey's ethnic Caucasian
community to lobby Ankara t[...] |
2008-09-11 14:25:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RU TU |
| 08ANKARA1642 |
GUL IN BAKU AND YEREVAN; GEORGIAN PM IN ISTANBUL
[...]) MFA South Caucasus Section Head Firat Sunel briefed us
September 11 on President Gul's September 10 visit to Baku.
Despite criticism[...] |
2008-09-12 15:47:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM AJ GG TU |
| 08ANKARA1689 |
CJCS ADMIRAL MULLEN CALL ON PRESIDENT GUL
[...]) Summary: President Gul told CJCS Admiral Mullen
September 15 that Turkey wanted our close counterterrorism
cooperation to continue [...] |
2008-09-22 14:29:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PTER IZ GG IR PK AF TU |
| 08ANKARA1690 |
MFA WANTS TO MAINTAIN NRC PREPCOM AS CHANNEL FOR
[...]) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA NATO Policy
Department Head Gulhan Ulutekin on September 22. While she
took our points on board[...] |
2008-09-22 15:08:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG RS TU |
| 08ANKARA1827 |
TURKEY: OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA DONORS' CONFERENCE
[...][...] |
2008-10-20 16:09:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL GG TU |
| 08ANKARA1854 |
TURKEY: A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 21 MEETING WITH MFA
[...]C) SUMMARY. In a three-hour meeting October 21 with EUR
A/S Fried, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan said that
Turkey:
�[...] |
2008-10-24 07:29:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | TU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO |
| 08ANKARA1990 |
TURKISH FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER TUZMEN'S VIEWS ON
[...]) SUMMARY. In a November 12 meeting, the Ambassador
spoke with Kursad Tuzmen, State Minister for Foreign Trade,
on a range of issues, [...] |
2008-11-17 11:13:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN TU IZ GG |
| 08ANKARA2085 |
TURKEY: MFA ON THE HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL
[...][...] |
2008-12-04 11:48:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU |
| 08ANKARA2181 |
TURKEY/GEORGIAN SEPARATIST REGIONS: ANKARA CANNOT
[...]) Ambassador delivered ref A points to MFA Deputy U/S
for Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Unal Cevikoz December
29, underscoring the[...] |
2008-12-30 10:01:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS TU |
| 08ANKARA290 |
TURKEY PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVAR INDEPENDENCE,
[...]) SUMMARY: The GOT will recognize an independent Kosovo
soon after the Quint and the U.S. GOT officials remain
uncertain whether Koso[...] |
2008-02-15 14:04:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU RU GG YI AA |
| 08ANKARA440 |
DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ARMENIA, GEORGIA WITH FM
[...]C) SUMMARY. DAS Bryza stressed to FM Babacan and MFA
Deputy U/S for Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union), Africa,
East Asia and Pacif[...] |
2008-03-06 09:22:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AM AJ GG TU |
| 08ANKARA506 |
TURKEY: MFA STOPS M72 LAW TRANSFER/SALE TO GEORGIA
[...]) This is an action request. Please see para. 4.
¶2. (S) Following up on ref a demarche on the potential
transfer of U.S[...] |
2008-03-14 13:21:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | ETTC GG MAS PARM PGOV PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA565 |
CFE: TURKEY WANTS NO MENTION OF FLANKS IN NATO
[...]) We queried MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General
Ahmet Gun March 25 on MFA reactions to the proposed NATO
statement on CFE (refte[...] |
2008-03-25 15:54:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR GG MD TU |
| 08ANKARA643 |
TURKEY ENCOURAGED BY SAAKASHVILI'S ABKHAZ AUTONOMY
[...]C) The GOT believes Georgian President Saakashvili's
March 28 proposals offering significant autonomy to Abkhazia
are important, South[...] |
2008-04-04 14:29:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG TU |
| 08ANKARA679 |
TURKEY/GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA DISCONNECT
[...]C) The GOT has told Georgia it is ready to facilitate
Georgia's Abkhaz autonomy proposals (ref A and B), Georgian
DCM Irakli Koplatadz[...] |
2008-04-10 09:13:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG TU |
| 08ANKARA753 |
ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA: TURKEY CONCERNED ABOUT
[...]C) Turkey shares our concerns about the new presidential
instructions to the Russian government to create "mechanisms"
to protect the [...] |
2008-04-22 13:58:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS |
