| 00THEHAGUE1950 |
DUTCH CONFIRM EU PLANS FOR MINISTERIAL TROIKA
[...][...] |
2000-06-28 11:31:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO NL OSCE EUN |
| 01VATICAN5288 |
POPE'S VISIT TO ARMENIA AND KAZAKHSTAN: VATICAN'S
[...][...] |
2001-10-11 14:38:00 |
Embassy Vatican |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM KZ TU RO UP BO BU VT |
| 02ANKARA8089 |
TURKS LUKEWARM ABOUT LUKASHENKO'S ATTENDANCE AT
[...][...] |
2002-11-08 13:07:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO TU NATO |
| 02HANOI2622 |
NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS,
[...]U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE
COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV), VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9-
13 AND BELARUS OCTOB[...] |
2002-10-30 09:36:00 |
Embassy Hanoi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM |
| 03KUWAIT3360 |
NO BELARUS VISIT FOR KUWAITI SPORTS MINISTER
[...]) Per Ref. A, the Ambassador briefed FonMin U/S Khaled
Al-Jarallah on the background of Belarusian Sports Minister
Yuri Sivakov during[...] |
2003-07-27 15:32:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KU BO |
| 03ROME2137 |
GOI AGREES ON NEED TO COORDINATE "STEP BY
[...]C) MFA RUSSIA OFFICE DIRECTOR ROSA ANNA CONIGLIO SAID
THAT POINTS REFTEL, WHICH POLOFF ORIGINALLY DELIVERED MAY 6,
WERE USED AS FOOD [...] |
2003-05-15 12:11:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU BO OSCE |
| 03ROME4230 |
ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - THE WAY AHEAD ON BELARUS
[...]) ON SEPTEMBER 16, MFA NIS DESK OFFICER LORENZO ORTONA
CONFIRMED TO POLOFF THAT THE DRAFT US-EU STATEMENT ON BELARUS
WE PROVIDED TO TH[...] |
2003-09-17 11:09:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO IT EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE1732 |
DUTCH ON BELARUS DEMARCHE
[...][...] |
2003-07-07 14:59:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO NL EUN |
| 04ANKARA6114 |
SPONSORING RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BELARUS
[...]) We presented reftel demarche October 27 to Turkish MFA
Human Rights officer Serhat Aksen. Aksen personally
concurred with the state[...] |
2004-10-28 09:47:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM BO TU |
| 04BRUSSELS1162 |
U.S.-EU DISCUSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, BELARUS
[...]) SUMMARY: At U.S.-EU COEST consultations on March 16,
EUR DAS Steven Pifer and EU interlocutors agreed that Russian
progress on demo[...] |
2004-03-19 09:31:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP BO MD EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1623 |
EU REACTION TO POTENTIAL POSITIVE STEPS FOR BELARUS
[...]) Mission passed ref a points April 15 to Carl Hartzell,
East Europe and Caucasus specialist of the Council's Policy
Unit. Hartzell r[...] |
2004-04-15 16:47:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2610 |
EU UPDATE ON GEORGIA, MOLDOVA, UKRAINE
[...]C) Summary. On June 17, EU High Rep Solana's advisor
for the CIS, Kees Van Rij, reviewed developments in Georgia,
Moldova and Ukrain[...] |
2004-06-18 12:13:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UP BO MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3224 |
EU MAY ACT TO BAN BELARUSIAN SPORTS MINISTER FROM
[...]C) Summary. The EU is looking seriously at steps it
can take to ban Belarusian Sports Minister Sivakov from the
Olympic games. Gree[...] |
2004-07-30 07:18:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | KOLY PHUM PREL GR BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4119 |
European Parliament (EP) Plenary September
[...]MMARY: The September 13-16 EP plenary included
debate on Iraq and Darfur. External Relations
Commissioner Chris Patten criticized U.[...] |
2004-09-27 13:02:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF IZ SU CD BO CY TU EUN AID ICTY USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4944 |
COMMISSION AND COUNCIL RESPONSES ON NOV. 22 GAERC
[...]) PolOffs have delivered Ref A points to contacts in the Council Secretariat and the personal staff of new External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Wal[...] |
2004-11-19 15:41:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS MARR IR CH BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BUENOSAIRES3216 |
URGENT DEMARCE CONCERNING THIRD COMMITTEE
[...][...] |
2004-11-16 17:17:00 |
Embassy Buenos Aires |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM IR BO ZI SU AR UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE1880 |
DUTCH ON EXCLUDING BELARUSIAN MINISTER FROM THE
[...][...] |
2004-07-26 15:31:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | KOLY PHUM PREL BO NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2764 |
UNGA 59/BELARUS - SPONSORING RESOLUTION ON HUMAN
[...][...] |
2004-10-27 13:36:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM BO NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2992 |
NETHERLANDS: BELARUS PARTICIPATION IN CEI SUMMIT
[...][...] |
2004-11-17 16:26:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SI BO NL EUN |
| 04VILNIUS1512 |
CODEL HASTINGS PRAISES LITHUANIAN EFFORTS IN
[...]) Summary: Congressman Alcee Hastings, attending a
GOL-sponsored conference on the promotion of democracy in
Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova[...] |
2004-12-13 04:54:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UK BO LH |
| 05ALMATY4290 |
DELIVERY OF JCIC-DIP-05-019 TO THE MINISTRY OF
[...]n 5 December 2005, DTRO-Almaty delivered JCIC-DIP-05-
019, "Annual START SLCM Declarations," to CPT Radik
Zhakirov, Duty Officer, Arms[...] |
2005-12-05 03:54:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | KACT KTIA PARM US RS UP BO KZ DTRO |
| 05ASUNCION1468 |
PARAGUAY: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS
[...]) On 11/30, PolOff discussed reftel points with the
MFA's Director of International Organizations, Julio Peralta.
Mr. Peralta indicat[...] |
2005-11-30 21:12:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO PA |
| 05ASUNCION511 |
PARAGUAY SUPPORTS BELARUS RESOLUTION AT UNCHR
[...]U) On 4/13, UK Charge (representing the EU) and PolCoun
met with Acting Foreign Minister Jose Martinez Lezcano urging
Paraguay to vot[...] |
2005-04-15 15:58:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO PA PDEM |
| 05ASUNCION668 |
PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON CUBAS KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION
[...]) As reported in the press, a dissident Patria Libre
party (PPL) member testified that a Colombian national who
advised the PPL factio[...] |
2005-05-18 20:43:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM AR BO BR CO PA VE |
| 05BRASILIA3134 |
BRAZIL: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS
[...]) On 29 November PolCounselor delivered reftel demarche
to Clemente Baena Soares, Andean Division Chief at the
Ministry for External R[...] |
2005-11-30 16:19:00 |
Embassy Brasilia |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BR BO |
| 05BRATISLAVA1010 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 23, 2005
[...]C) NGO Obciansko-demokraticka mladez (Citizens'
Association for Democratic Youth) has made a deal with
center-right parties SDKU and [...] |
2005-12-23 13:35:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KPAO SOCI UP BO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA804 |
SLOVAKIA: BELARUS IS DETERIORATING, NEEDS
[...]C) SUMMARY: On September 30, DCM and Poloff
(notetaker) delivered reftel demarche to Stefan Rozkopal, MFA
Director for CIS and Balka[...] |
2005-10-03 14:53:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KDEM PGOV LO BO |
| 05BRATISLAVA831 |
EUR PDAS KURT VOLKER'S MEETING WITH V-10 POLDIRS
[...]C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 meeting with V-10
PolDirs, visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker heard frank and honest
opinions -- and some[...] |
2005-10-08 20:42:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU IZ BO LO NATO RU |
| 05BRATISLAVA861 |
SLOVAKIA'S VIEWS OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS
[...]C) Charge discussed Deputies Committee decisions on
policy toward Belarus (ref A) with MFA Director for CIS and
Balkans Stefan Rozkop[...] |
2005-10-24 06:01:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO LO EUN |
| 05BRATISLAVA924 |
SLOVAKS DISCUSS BELARUS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY, THE
[...]C) SUMMARY: During a series of recent meetings we have
engaged our Slovak interlocutors in both the GOS and NGO
community about demo[...] |
2005-11-18 16:42:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ETRD PREL SOCI PINR BO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA939 |
GUIDANCE REQUEST: SLOVAKS BUYING MILITARY SUPPLIES
[...]MMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. The Slovak Ministry of
Defense has signed contracts with a Slovak firm to purchase
replacement military pa[...] |
2005-11-25 13:14:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PM LO BO |
| 05BRATISLAVA979 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 12, 2005
[...]C) SMK MP Laszlo Nagy told Poloff on December 7 that
the SMK party continues to develop venues through which to
promote democracy in [...] |
2005-12-12 14:39:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR ETRD SOCI BO LO |
| 05DUBLIN1321 |
IRELAND SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN BELARUS
[...]) On October 25, emboff delivered reftel talking points
to Department of Foreign Affairs Eastern Europe and Central
Asia Deputy Direc[...] |
2005-10-26 10:58:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV EUN BO EI USAID |
| 05DUBLIN1360 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND UNEASY ON MACEDONIA,
[...]C) Summary: On November 3, Post delivered ref A and B
demarches to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
EU correspondent. K[...] |
2005-11-04 15:40:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KPAL SY YI EAGR MK ETRD BO EI EUN |
| 05DUBLIN1442 |
IRELAND UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN
[...][...] |
2005-11-28 16:50:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO EI |
| 05GENEVA1326 |
JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI AND RUSSIAN
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-003.
¶2. Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 below contain the official
translations of the texts of the Delegation L[...] |
2005-06-01 11:08:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1339 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON GROUND
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-009.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-02 05:15:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1342 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RSM-56
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-010.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-02 06:34:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1361 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON SS-25
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-011.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-03 09:01:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1363 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-013.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:07 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-03 10:12:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1365 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-014.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-03 11:39:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1387 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-015.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2005
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-07 04:08:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1388 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RUSSIAN
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-012.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005
Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-07 04:09:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1391 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-018.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005
Time: 5:10 - 5:50 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-07 06:20:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1394 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JUNE 2,
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-019.
¶2. (U) At a U.S.-hosted reception, held on June 2 at the
U.S. Mission, Delegation members eng[...] |
2005-06-07 10:04:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1401 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-017.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005
Time: 3:00 - 5:05 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-07 11:56:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1403 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) SECOND WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-016.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-08 04:15:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1404 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON GROUND
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-021.
¶2. The texts at paragraphs 3-6 below are the letters on the
ground transportation understanding t[...] |
2005-06-08 05:03:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1411 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) BILATERAL MEETING ON UKRAINIAN
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-022.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: June 7, 2005
Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
[...] |
2005-06-08 06:40:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1415 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON BULAVA, JUNE 7,
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-024.
¶2. The texts in paragraphs 3-6 below are JCIC Agreement
Numbers 52 and 53, and Joint Statement Nu[...] |
2005-06-08 08:32:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1417 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED ON REPLACEMENT OF
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-025.
¶2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Agreement 54,
"Replacement of Radiation Detection Equipm[...] |
2005-06-08 08:48:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1418 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED "ON CHANGES TO THE
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-026.
¶2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Joint Statement
Number S-21, that was initialed at the f[...] |
2005-06-08 10:00:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1419 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) FINAL MEETING OF PART ONE OF
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-023.
¶2. (U) The Parties met, with all delegation members of each
Party present, at the U.S. Missio[...] |
2005-06-08 10:43:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2599 |
REPORT ON BELARUS ACCESSION TO THE WTO - INFORMAL
[...]ummary. At the close of Belarus' last WTO Working Party
(WP) meeting in May 2005, the WP Chair was unable to confirm
support among WT[...] |
2005-10-26 12:07:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BO WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2636 |
JCIC-XXVII: RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II)
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-029.
¶2. The Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint
Compliance and Inspection Commission (J[...] |
2005-10-31 09:40:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2669 |
JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-031.
¶2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official
translations of the texts of the delegatio[...] |
2005-11-02 11:18:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2682 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON A
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-034.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: October 31, 2005
Time: 3:00 - 4:35 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-03 10:16:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2683 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) TAYLOR-BORYAK DINNER, OCTOBER 30,
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-032.
¶2. Meeting Date: October 30, 2005
Time: 7:00 - 8:15 P.M.
Pla[...] |
2005-11-03 10:16:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2685 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-037.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-03 10:57:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2690 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-035.
¶2. (S) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-04 06:15:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2712 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-038.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-08 06:02:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2719 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-039.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005
Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-08 10:57:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2726 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-040.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005
Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-09 05:41:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2734 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-041.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005
Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-09 07:35:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2735 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT,
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-049.
¶2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. statement that
was made at the closing plenary [...] |
2005-11-09 08:36:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2738 |
JCIC-XXVII: UNCLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT TO THE U.S.
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-047.
¶2. At paragraph 3 is the text of the Unclassified Attachment
to the U.S. closing plenary statemen[...] |
2005-11-09 09:44:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2739 |
JCIC-XXVII: INITIALED JOINT STATEMENT NUMBER 39
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-048.
¶2. At paragraph 3 is the text of Joint Statement Number 39
"On First Stages of SS-25 ICBMs Burned[...] |
2005-11-09 10:10:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2741 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING PLENARY
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-052.
¶2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation
of the Russian statement that was [...] |
2005-11-09 10:57:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2748 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-042.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005
Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-09 13:09:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2749 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN GRIEVANCES WITH CTR AND
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-046.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-10 03:54:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2750 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN-HOSTED RECEPTION,
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-033.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005
Event: Russian-Hosted Reception �[...] |
2005-11-10 04:03:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2751 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-043.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005
Time: 3:30 - 5:40 P.M.
[...] |
2005-11-10 05:49:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2753 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-044.
¶2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005
Time: 10:15 - 11:30 A.M.
[...] |
2005-11-10 06:24:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2755 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-050.
¶2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation
of the Belarusian statement that w[...] |
2005-11-10 07:40:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2756 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-051.
¶2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation
of the Kazakhstani statement that [...] |
2005-11-10 08:02:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2757 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-053.
¶2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation
of the Ukrainian statement that wa[...] |
2005-11-10 08:19:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2760 |
JCIC-XXVII: CLOSE-OUT OF PART TWO OF JCIC-XXVII
[...]his is JCIC-XXVII-056.
¶2. This is the end of operations for the second part of
JCIC-XXVII. The next meeting of the JCIC[...] |
2005-11-10 08:59:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2761 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES
[...]U) This is JCIC-XXVII-055.
¶2. (S) Following is the listing of Geneva cables from Part
II of JCIC-XXVII reporting activit[...] |
2005-11-10 09:04:00 |
US Mission Geneva |
SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GUATEMALA2690 |
GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS ELECTION
[...][...] |
2005-11-30 22:24:00 |
Embassy Guatemala |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BO GT OAS |
| 05HELSINKI1146 |
FINLAND SUPPORTIVE OF COORDINATED U.S-EU EFFORTS
[...]) Summary: The GOF welcomes U.S. efforts to coordinate a
robust Belarus strategy with EU partners. It views a strong
message to Lukas[...] |
2005-10-27 12:52:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID BO FI PROG EUN |
| 05HELSINKI1170 |
FINNISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER GAERC
[...]BU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche to EU
Correspondent Jarno Syrjala, who highlighted the Balkans,
ICTY cooperation, Syria, Iran a[...] |
2005-11-02 13:29:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID BO KPAL IZ SY YI EAGR MK ETRD FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 05HELSINKI1234 |
FINLAND: NO MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS
[...]U) Poloff spoke with MFA desk officer for Bolivia
Anu-Vuori Kiikeri on November 28 about the rescheduled Dec.
18 elections. Kiikeri [...] |
2005-11-28 14:30:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO FI |
| 05HELSINKI312 |
FINLAND: BELARUS RESOLUTION AT THE UNCHR
[...][...] |
2005-03-14 13:42:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM BO FI UNHRC PDEM |
| 05ISTANBUL329 |
MUNICIPALITY TO FUND ISTANBUL TIP SHELTER, BUT
[...]mmary and comment: In recent Istanbul meetings on
trafficking in persons (TIP), G/TIP officer Jennifer Donnelly
discussed the upcoming[...] |
2005-02-28 14:25:00 |
Consulate Istanbul |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU BO MD PHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ISTANBUL38 |
ISTANBUL POLICE ON TIP AND MURDER OF BELARUSIAN
[...]BU) Summary: On December 27, poloff met with Osman
Kaplan, Deputy Director of the Foreigners Unit of the
Istanbul Police Department, t[...] |
2005-01-11 07:37:00 |
Consulate Istanbul |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU BO MD KCRM PGOV KJUS |
| 05KABUL5076 |
THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON
[...]SBU) On December 13, 2006, a diplomatic delegation lead
by Canadian Ambassador David Sproule delivered a demarche to
Minister of Fore[...] |
2005-12-15 04:25:00 |
Embassy Kabul |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
| 05LIMA2397 |
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS CANDIDATE
[...]C) The Ambassador reiterated our request for Peru to
support the candidacy of Paolo Carozza for commissioner on
the Inter-American Co[...] |
2005-05-27 22:13:00 |
Embassy Lima |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PE BO |
| 05LIMA2461 |
PERU TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN
[...][...] |
2005-06-02 20:59:00 |
Embassy Lima |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PE BO OAS |
| 05LIMA5099 |
PERU ON MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS
[...] 11/28, D/Polcouns presented reftel demarche on the need
for monitors for the Bolivian elections to the Foreign
Ministry's Bolivia Des[...] |
2005-11-30 21:38:00 |
Embassy Lima |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO PE |
| 05LJUBLJANA764 |
SLOVENIA ON BELARUS POLICY
[...]C) Summary. Slovenia currently has a significant (for
its size) commercial relationship with Belarus totaling
around USD 30 million[...] |
2005-10-28 07:18:00 |
Embassy Ljubljana |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SI BO |
| 05MINSK1006 |
POLICE DISRUPT U.S. DIPLOMAT'S MEETING WITH
[...]) Summary: Gomel Police officers disrupted a
meeting between NGOs and two Emboffs on August 24 and
prevented the latter from leaving f[...] |
2005-08-24 14:36:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1013 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 24, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-08-26 14:38:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1022 |
Resuscitating the Soviet Idelogical Machine
[...]) Summary: Under Presiden Lukashenko, Belarus has adopted an
"official Belrusian ideology," which in many respects is
remiiscent of t[...] |
2005-08-31 10:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHU ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1023 |
Press Accuses Marines of Smuggling, Romance
[...]) Summary: The independent, but pro-Lukashenko, weekly
newspaper Obozrevatel ("Observer") ran a story August 26
accusing Embassy Minsk[...] |
2005-08-31 10:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1026 |
MFA RESPONDS TO DIP NOTE ON DETAINED U.S. DIPLOMAT
[...]) On August 31 Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials
called in CDA to discuss the results of the MFA's
investigation into the August 2[...] |
2005-09-01 05:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1040 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 31, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
-----------------------
Intern[...] |
2005-09-02 14:38:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 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 |
| 05MINSK1052 |
Lukashenko Continues His Slander Campaign
[...]mmary: President Lukashenko continues to slander
the U.S. and the Belarusian opposition via the state-
controlled media on a daily ba[...] |
2005-09-06 12:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1054 |
IISEPS in Trouble Again
[...]BU) On September 2 Oleg Manaev, head of the deregistered
polling agency IISEPS, discussed IISEPS' latest troubles with the
authorities[...] |
2005-09-06 14:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1055 |
Media Polling: Most Watch, Distrust State News
[...]BU) Summary: On September 2 the head of the IISEPS
polling service provided polling results for a June poll
ISEPS conducted on media a[...] |
2005-09-06 14:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1062 |
Regional Opposition Malaise
[...]) Summary: In the past month Poloffs visited three
mid-sized Belarusian cities, each an hour or two from
Minsk, to the west, northeast[...] |
2005-09-07 08:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1074 |
BELARUS WILL NOT FULFILL ILO RECOMMENDATIONS
[...]) Summary: The deadline for Belarus to fulfill ILO
recommendations on labor rights is approaching, but Belarus
has yet to make any im[...] |
2005-09-08 11:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1075 |
"Privatization Not For Slavs"
[...]) Summary: On August 19, Lukashenko opined that
Slavs are not mentally ready for privatization and,
therefore, private farms have no [...] |
2005-09-08 11:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1079 |
Would You Go on Holiday in Belarus?
[...]U) Summary: President Lukashenko decided this year
that tourism in Belarus must increase, and the GOB issued a
number of new laws to e[...] |
2005-09-08 13:26:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1086 |
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SET TO BE IN EARLY SUMMER
[...]mmary: The chair of the Central Election Committee
(CEC) announced on August 30 that the 2006 presidential
election would be held no [...] |
2005-09-12 05:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1090 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 7, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-09-12 10:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1099 |
Lukashenko to Help Opposition
[...]) Summary: Lukashenko recently announced he would
assist the opposition in finding a venue for their
convention inside Belarus. This [...] |
2005-09-13 14:28:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1106 |
The Few, The Timid, The Youth Groups
[...]BU) Summary: Poloff met with a series of non-partisan
youth NGOs to determine young peoples' attitudes to the
present and future of Be[...] |
2005-09-15 07:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO CH |
| 05MINSK1107 |
Tourism Part II: An Examination of Agrotourism
[...]mmary: (U) The GOB has a two-part program for tourism:
to increase tourism within Belarus by Belarusians and to
increase the number of[...] |
2005-09-15 07:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1126 |
Unexpectedly Active Opposition in Southwest
[...]) Summary: September 12 was the tenth anniversary of
the Belarusian military shooting down a hot air balloon and
killing the two Ameri[...] |
2005-09-16 10:30:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC BO |
| 05MINSK1129 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 14,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
-------------
Civil Society &#[...] |
2005-09-16 12:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1145 |
Trade with Russia Falls under New VAT Rules
[...]mmary: In January Belarus and Russia switched the way VAT on
bilateral trade is paid. President Lukashenko and other GOB
officials co[...] |
2005-09-20 12:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1146 |
Who's Taking over Djem Bank?
[...]mmary: Since late July the GOB has been exerting heavy
pressure on foreign owned Djem Bank. The National Bank of Belarus
admitted it [...] |
2005-09-20 12:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1155 |
Chernobyl Report Met with Criticism by Some
[...]) Summary: The Chernobyl Forum, comprised of several
UN organizations, recently released its report on the
consequences of the Cherno[...] |
2005-09-22 10:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV MNUC SENV TBIO TRGY BO |
| 05MINSK1159 |
Minsk Wants Bilateral WTO Negotiations
[...]) Summary: Econoff met September 13 with MFA representatives
Anton Kudasov, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Foreign Trade,
and S[...] |
2005-09-23 05:34:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECIN WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1163 |
Bombing in Vitebsk
[...] 2217 hours on September 22 a small bomb detonated inside a
discotheque at 35A Lenin Street in Vitebsk, north-eastern Belarus.
Approxi[...] |
2005-09-23 12:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO |
| 05MINSK1164 |
MOJ: Any Political Organization Must Register
[...]) On September 19 Minister of Justice Viktor Golovanov
signed a "postanovlenie" (ruling, or ordinance) regulating
the political activi[...] |
2005-09-23 13:55:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1165 |
Flaws in Single Candidate Process
[...]) Summary: The independent election observation NGO
Partnership recently released a report on the conduct of
the opposition 10+ coalit[...] |
2005-09-23 13:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1167 |
Protestant Churches Pressured
[...]BU) Summary: The New Life Church has employed numerous
techniques to protest the GOB's denial of its re-
registration, but thus far wi[...] |
2005-09-26 08:11:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF BO |
| 05MINSK1169 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 23,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
-------------
Civil Society &#[...] |
2005-09-27 05:22:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1177 |
Largest Private Bank Offers Foreign Policy Advice
[...]BU) Summary: The chairman of the Austrian holding
company that owns Priorbank, the largest and most
internationally recognized privat[...] |
2005-09-28 10:26:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1192 |
New Poll - Lukashenko Already Winning
[...]) Summary: NOVAK released the results of its August -
September survey and presented an analysis to Pol Chief on
September 27. Lukash[...] |
2005-09-29 13:22:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1193 |
Narodnaya Volya Hits Rock Bottom
[...]BU) Summary: A district court froze independent
newspaper Narodnaya Volya's bank account and assets on
September 27. The court also d[...] |
2005-09-30 05:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1194 |
Single Opposition Candidate Convention Almost A
[...]C) Summary: The 10+ coalition leaders are frantically
making the final preparations for the single candidate
convention, which will t[...] |
2005-09-30 10:02:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1199 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 30,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
-------------
Civil Society &#[...] |
2005-09-30 13:12:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1205 |
Opposition Chooses Single Candidate
[...]) Summary: The 10+ coalition, by far Belarus' largest
opposition group, held its Congress of Democratic Forces in
Minsk October 1 and [...] |
2005-10-03 14:24:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1227 |
"BELARUS' ELECTION MORE DEMOCRATIC THAN THOSE IN
[...]) Summary: In an October 5 meeting, Head of the
Central Election Committee (CEC) Ludmilla Yermoshina and
her deputy explained to Pol C[...] |
2005-10-07 10:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1231 |
New IISEPS Poll: Lukashenko Will Win,
[...]mmary: Head of the IISEPS polling service delivered
his recent survey results to Ambassador on September 30.
Similar to other polls, [...] |
2005-10-07 10:46:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1232 |
BELARUS: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES
[...]C) The Lukashenko regime is engaged in a clear and
comprehensive effort to continue and deepen Lukashenko's
dictatorial rule over Bel[...] |
2005-10-07 10:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR EAID PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1235 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 6, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-10-11 08:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1236 |
Who is Alexander Milinkevich?
[...]SBU) Summary: The Congress of Democratic Forces of
Belarus nominated physics professor, former deputy mayor of
Grodno and NGO activist[...] |
2005-10-11 11:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1262 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 13, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-10-14 14:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1271 |
INTERVIEW WITH LUKASHENKO'S WIFE
[...]) Summary: An independent newspaper interviewed
President Lukashenko's separated wife, Galina, on September
¶29. His wife spoke o[...] |
2005-10-17 14:02:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1274 |
No UNESCO Demarche
[...]st believes that delivering the reftel letter and talking
points would be counterproductive and provides the GOB more
ammunition for i[...] |
2005-10-18 07:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL UNESCO BO |
| 05MINSK1284 |
CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS DISCUSS IMPACT OF
[...]C) Summary: Since the October 2 nomination of
Aleksandr Milinkevich by the democratic congress, Emboffs
have conducted a series of mee[...] |
2005-10-21 11:28:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1286 |
China Q Belarus Relations: Politically Strong,
[...]) Summary: On October 14 the newly arrived Chinese
Ambassador candidly discussed Chinese-Belarusian relations.
He asserted his main ta[...] |
2005-10-21 14:21:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON BO CH |
| 05MINSK1289 |
NSG-India Demarche Delivered
[...][...] |
2005-10-24 05:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP BO |
| 05MINSK1291 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 20, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-10-24 08:24:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1292 |
Mystery Surrounds Death of Independent Journalist
[...]) Summary: On October 18, Vasily Grodnikov,
contributor to the independent daily Narodnaya Volya (NV),
was found dead in his apartment[...] |
2005-10-24 08:29:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1305 |
Importing Barley A "Treasonous" Act
[...]BU) Summary: The GOB has been trying to promote
domestic beer production since 2003. Though Belarusian
beer is cheap and sold in half[...] |
2005-10-26 11:36:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1312 |
Belarus Unlikely to Help Pakistan with Mi-17 Parts
[...] October 27, Emboffs delivered reftel information to the
Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of
Emergency Situat[...] |
2005-10-27 14:24:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV PK PREF NATO MASS BO |
| 05MINSK1316 |
MILINKEVICH APPEALS TO US AMBASSADOR FOR
[...]C) Summary: On October 26, Aleksandr Milinkevich
discussed with Ambassador his campaign activities following
the October 1-2 democrati[...] |
2005-10-28 11:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1317 |
NO PROTECTION FROM TRIPLE JEOPARDY IN BELARUS
[...]) Summary: On October 11, the Supreme Economic Court
(SEC) announced it would retry for the third time the tax
authority's case agains[...] |
2005-10-28 11:18:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1323 |
Minsk Expects Big Profit from Kyoto Protocol
[...]) Summary: On September 23, Econoff met with Deputy Minister
of Natural Resources Aleksandr Apatskiy to discuss Belarus' plans
after a[...] |
2005-10-31 06:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ETRD ECON PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1324 |
Belarus Cozies Up to Iran
[...]BU) Summary: In recent months Belarus and Iran have
greatly increased their contacts and friendly rhetoric,
including an invitation fo[...] |
2005-10-31 08:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD BO IR |
| 05MINSK1327 |
Embassy Officers Encounter Problems In Slutsk
[...]) Summary: On October 19, poloffs visited the southern
town of Slutsk to view the GOB's large-scale, harvest-
related renovation of th[...] |
2005-10-31 12:55:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1328 |
MFA Arms Control Raises Old Issues
[...]SBU) Summary: On October 14, Ambassador Krol met with
MFA Arms Control and International Security Director
Alexander Baichorov before [...] |
2005-10-31 13:01:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC BO |
| 05MINSK1330 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 28, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-10-31 14:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1342 |
MILINKEVICH TEAM OUTLINES CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
[...]C) Summary: Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief recently met
with 10+ presidential nominee Aleksandr Milinkevich and
several leaders of his [...] |
2005-11-01 13:20:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1343 |
Election Observers Arrested, Convicted
[...]BU) Summary: Minsk police on October 29 raided a
conference held by Belarus' largest election observation
group Partnership and detai[...] |
2005-11-01 13:21:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1347 |
Belarus and Russia to Unite? Not this Year
[...]) Summary: Reportedly on November 15, Presidents Putin
and Lukashenko are scheduled to review the latest draft of
the Constitutional A[...] |
2005-11-02 12:20:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1348 |
FREEDMON TO TRAVEL FREELY IN THEORY ONLY
[...]ummary: In the past month, the GOB has taken a series
of steps - including detentions at airports and borders,
seizures at customs, tr[...] |
2005-11-03 07:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1352 |
Grodno Trip A Success, Attracts Attention
[...]) Summary: Poloffs visited 10+ opposition candidate
Aleksandr Milinkevich's hometown of Grodno on October 25.
Due to the usual govern[...] |
2005-11-02 07:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1355 |
Minsk Fails to Defend Confiscation Record
[...]BU) Summary: On October 25, State Customs Committee (SCC)
officials attempted to defend their government's confiscation
practices to E[...] |
2005-11-08 11:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1359 |
Belarus Reneges on SA/LW Destruction; De-mining on Track
[...]BU) Summary: Minsk previously asked the OSCE for help securing
stockpiles of excess Small Arms and Light Weapons (SA/LW), and in
their[...] |
2005-11-08 13:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV MASS OSCE NATO BO |
| 05MINSK1363 |
Extreme Extremist Law Passes First Reading
[...]BU) Summary: On October 26 Belarus' parliament passed the
first reading of a bill to combat extremism. The bill specifically
mentions[...] |
2005-11-09 12:09:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1365 |
Ambassador's Trip to Mozyr
[...]BU) Ambassador and Emboffs visited the southeastern
Belarusian city of Mozyr November 3 and 4. Ambassador met
with the head of Mozyr [...] |
2005-11-09 12:11:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1381 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 10, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-11-15 07:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1383 |
Re-Nationalization of Industry Continues
[...]BU) Summary: Reftel describes how the GOB has been using the
Golden Share to nationalize a number of companies. Over the summer
the G[...] |
2005-11-15 11:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1384 |
Belarusian TV Accuses U.S. Diplomats of Revolutionary
[...]) Summary: Belarus' national television channel aired
exposes on November 4 and 13 accusing U.S. intelligence
agencies of using NGOs [...] |
2005-11-15 11:58:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1387 |
Free Press Cut from State Distribution Network
[...]BU) Summary: On November 4 and 11, Belarusian state
postal service provider RUP Belpochta announced it would
remove four independent n[...] |
2005-11-16 08:56:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1391 |
Mozyr Refinery Highly Profitable
[...]BU) Summary: Belarus has two oil refineries, in Mozyr and
Novopolotsk. The GOB owns the Novopolotsk refinery and 43% of the
Mozyr ref[...] |
2005-11-16 14:20:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1393 |
Minsk Obstinate on WTO
[...] a November 11 press conference, Belarus' MFA lashed out at
the European Union, United States and Australia for "politicizing"
Belarus[...] |
2005-11-16 14:21:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1404 |
GOB: "We're Peaceful, Friendly"
[...]mmary and comment: In recent weeks Belarusian state owned
television has aired several hostile and tendentious "news"
programs accusin[...] |
2005-11-21 14:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI BO |
| 05MINSK1405 |
Lukashenko Forming an Obedient Electorate Ahead of the
[...]BU) Summary: Since the beginning of September,
Lukashenko has stepped up populist efforts to buy the
people's support for his election[...] |
2005-11-22 06:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1406 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 18, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-11-22 07:00:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1409 |
INDEPENDENT POLLS FALL UNDER GOB CONTROL
[...]BU) Summary: On November 12, the GOB announced that all
independent polling institutions must receive accreditation by a
special pane[...] |
2005-11-22 11:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1410 |
Empty Victory for Narodnaya Volya
[...]BU) Summary: On November 17, the Minsk City Economic
Court ordered the state-run publishing house, Krasnaya
Zvezda (KZ), to begin publ[...] |
2005-11-22 11:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1419 |
Day of Solidarity Numbers Don't Add Up
[...]BU) Summary: On November 16, opposition activists
hosted the second "Day of Solidarity" with those who have
been persecuted by the GOB[...] |
2005-11-23 07:38:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1422 |
MFA Begs for WTO Help
[...]BU) Summary: One week after publicly lambasting the U.S. for
"blocking" Belarus' WTO application for political reasons, Deputy
Foreign[...] |
2005-11-23 10:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1425 |
GOB Forum Warns Against Investing in Belarus
[...]mmary: On November 17 Econoff and Econasst attended an
investment conference in Mogilev, eastern Belarus, hosted by local
authorities.[...] |
2005-11-23 12:21:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV BO |
| 05MINSK1432 |
Avian and Pandemic Influenza Information from
[...]is is a response to ref A action request. All
information is from Emboff meetings (ref B) with
Belarusian Ministry of Health (MoH) of[...] |
2005-11-25 12:33:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1433 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 25, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-11-25 13:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1436 |
Security Advisory Opinion (FEDULOV, YURIY)
[...]) Summary: Post requests guidance regarding the visa
application of Yuri Nikolaevich Fedulov. Mr. Fedulov is
applying for a visa in o[...] |
2005-11-29 08:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
SECRET | CVIS FEDULOV YURIY PINR PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1437 |
Three Years In Jail for Discrediting Belarus
[...]) Summary: Belarus' lower house of Parliament on
November 25 approved in first reading amendments to the
criminal code that would mak[...] |
2005-11-30 14:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1444 |
Human Rights Day 2005 Plans
[...][...] |
2005-12-01 10:11:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1445 |
Belarus: Energy Round-up
[...]mmary: Post provides a number of energy topics of interest
that were not otherwise reported. Natural gas issues will be
reported sepa[...] |
2005-12-01 10:11:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1452 |
MOTOVELO WORKERS GO ON STRIKE
[...]) Summary: Workers at a Minsk motorcycle plant went on
strike on November 25 demanding the factory pay their
October wages. After blo[...] |
2005-12-02 12:28:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1458 |
Belarus: Libertad Act
[...]mmary: The GOB strongly supports the Castro government,
publicly opposes the U.S. embargo on Cuba, has no interest in
promoting democr[...] |
2005-12-02 14:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU |
| 05MINSK1462 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 02, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-12-05 11:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1464 |
LUKASHENKO STANDS ON HIS SOAPBOX FOR RUSSIAN
[...]mmary: President Lukashenko spoke at a November 23
press conference with approximately 100 visiting Russian
reporters from provincial [...] |
2005-12-05 15:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1485 |
GOB Seeks Meeting with U.S. Delegation During WTO
[...]llowing up on Ambassador's November 21 meeting with
Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich (reftel), the
MFA on December 8 deliv[...] |
2005-12-09 13:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR ECON BO CH |
| 05MINSK1487 |
INCSR Part I from Belarus
[...] Summary.
Belarus continues to grow in importance as a transit country
for drugs. Local drug use and drug-related crime rates
[...] |
2005-12-09 14:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1488 |
DAS Kramer Meets with Civil Society Leaders
[...]) Summary: On December 6, EUR Deputy Assistant
Secretary David Kramer met with civil society leaders who
SIPDIS
calle[...] |
2005-12-09 14:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1494 |
Future of Minsk Forum in Doubt
[...]) The German Embassy in Minsk hosted the eighth annual
Minsk Forum November 24-26. This forum is meant to bring
together Belarusian a[...] |
2005-12-13 13:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1495 |
EUR DAS Kramer Discusses Campaign Strategy with
[...]C) Summary: On December 6, EUR DAS David Kramer met
with single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's
campaign team. Milinkevi[...] |
2005-12-13 13:58:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1498 |
Russian Embassy Explains Slow Russia-Belarus Integration
[...]mmary: While speaking to investment forum participants in
Mogilev on November 17 (reftel), Trade Counselor of the Russian
Embassy in M[...] |
2005-12-14 13:07:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1499 |
Lukashenko to Rule Economy
[...]) Summary: In recent months President Lukashenko has issued
several presidential decrees that put vast powers over the economy
into hi[...] |
2005-12-14 13:07:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1507 |
Presidential Elections To Take Place In March 2006
[...]C) Summary: On December 16, the Belarusian Parliament in a
suddenly announced extraordinary session unanimously approved
March 19, 200[...] |
2005-12-16 15:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1518 |
Belarus: MTCR Info Passed
[...][...] |
2005-12-20 13:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BO |
| 05MINSK1524 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 20, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk over the past week.
---------
Elections
--[...] |
2005-12-21 10:53:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1525 |
WORLD BANK IN BELARUS: FUTURE ENGAGEMENT RESTS ON
[...]MMARY: Increasing GOB impediments to the provision of
foreign assistance and further resistance to outside advice
call into question [...] |
2005-12-22 07:38:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ENRG SENV UNDP BO |
| 05MINSK1527 |
Partnership Prepared to Observe Elections
[...]) Summary: On December 20, 2005, Poloffs met with civil
initiative Partnership deputy director Enira Bronitskaya to
inquire about the [...] |
2005-12-22 12:24:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1528 |
World Bank Rep Skeptical of Belarus' Continued
[...]) Summary: World Bank Permanent Representative
Vladimir Voronin discussed with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief the
general state of the Belaru[...] |
2005-12-22 12:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1547 |
Women's Issues Working Group Launches Networking
[...]his is an action request. See para 5.
¶2. On November 30, DCM hosted a reception for twenty
Belarusian women leaders fro[...] |
2005-12-29 07:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
| 05MINSK1549 |
Russia Gives the Gift of Cheap Gas
[...]mmary: At a time when Gazprom is abrogating its supply
contracts with other countries and raising gas prices for the
recently democrat[...] |
2005-12-29 07:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1555 |
Presidential Hopefuls Begin Signature Collection
[...]C) Summary: The Central Electoral Committee (CEC) on
December 27 registered all eight candidates for the March
presidential elections [...] |
2005-12-29 13:59:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1556 |
Even Bureaucrats Want Change: Elite Poll Shows
[...]) Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service Oleg
Manaev (protect) delivered his recent survey results to
Ambassador on December 21.[...] |
2005-12-29 13:59:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1558 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 28, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
------------
Human Rights
------[...] |
2005-12-30 09:29:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1561 |
Minsk Election Weekly II (December 24-30)
[...]his is the second in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pre[...] |
2005-12-30 10:53:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK757 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 6, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
---------------------- �[...] |
2005-07-13 05:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK759 |
RIOT POLICE PUNCHES WIDOW OF MISSING REPORTER
[...]) Summary: On July 7, Svetlana Zavadskaya, widow of
missing Russian cameraman Dmitry Zavadsky, and other
supporters demonstrated on Oc[...] |
2005-07-13 07:37:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK760 |
New SD Leader Meets Ambassador, Tries to Sell
[...]) Summary: On July 7, new social democrat leader
Aleksandr Kozulin called on Ambassador Krol to give his
view of the political opposit[...] |
2005-07-13 07:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
| 05MINSK780 |
INTERNATIONAL CHERNOBYL REHABILITATION PROGRAM:
[...][...] |
2005-07-15 05:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC SENV UNDP BO |
| 05MINSK790 |
Lukashenko Tightens Control over Donations
[...]mmary: On July 1 President Lukashenko issued edict 300,
"On the Provision and Use of Donations." The document puts
legal bounds on who[...] |
2005-07-19 13:34:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
| 05MINSK792 |
Roma Update: Belarus
[...]mmary: On July 5, the DCM met with Belarusian Roma
leader Oleg Kozlovskiy. Kozlovskiy requested a meeting with
the Embassy in order t[...] |
2005-07-19 14:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK793 |
Lukashenko Has No Friends Or Money
[...]mmary: Famous Russian journalist Oleg Poptsov
recently interviewed President Lukashenko on the Russian
TV channel "Tsentr". Poptsov,[...] |
2005-07-20 08:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK794 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 13, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
---------------------- �[...] |
2005-07-20 08:51:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK810 |
Polling Shows Street Name Fury
[...]mmary: According to the NOVAK opinion polling for
June, 42.3 percent of Belarusians would vote for President
Aleksandr Lukashenko, do[...] |
2005-07-22 10:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK825 |
NGO SAFETY NET SEVERED
[...]mmary: On July 1, President Lukashenko signed edict 302, which
significantly tightens the creation and limits the activities of
funds,[...] |
2005-07-26 08:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
| 05MINSK826 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 20, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
---------------------- �[...] |
2005-07-26 08:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK838 |
UNTITLED
[...]) Summary: On July 15, Poloffs met with NGO and
political activists in Molodechno, a mid-sized town near
Minsk. The activists, who c[...] |
2005-07-26 13:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK851 |
THE BANKING SECTOR, BELARUSIAN STYLE
[...]mmary: The banking system in Belarus is
characterized by its underdevelopment, lack of foreign
competition, and constant government in[...] |
2005-07-28 14:18:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR BTIU PGOV AFIN BO |
| 05MINSK859 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 27, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
---------------------- �[...] |
2005-07-29 12:58:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK870 |
Farming In Belarus Still A Risky Business
[...]) Summary: Poloff visited a "privatized" collective
farm on July 7 to assess the progress made since the
previous visit in July 2004.[...] |
2005-08-01 10:28:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK904 |
Russia's Missing Ambassador and the Sorry State of
[...]) Summary: Russia's newly appointed Ambassador to
Belarus, and former Saratov governor, Dmitriy Ayatskov's
arrival to assume his post [...] |
2005-08-04 13:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK922 |
Belarus IPR Update
[...]BU) Summary: A Belarusian state agency "protects"
musicians' copyrights by collecting royalties on their
behalf from all Belarusian re[...] |
2005-08-05 13:18:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BO |
| 05MINSK923 |
The "Best" Harvest Ever
[...]BU) Summary: The 2005 harvest campaign is in full
swing in Belarus and, like in years past, Lukashenko
expects an unattainable yield.[...] |
2005-08-05 13:22:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK939 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 03, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
------------
Human Rights �[...] |
2005-08-12 05:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK941 |
BANDAZHEVSKY RELEASED
[...]mmary: Chernobyl researcher and doctor of
radiology Yuri Bandazhevsky was released on August 5
after serving six years of chimia (sup[...] |
2005-08-12 06:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK951 |
President Signs TIP Edict
[...]mmary: On August 8 President Lukashenko signed the edict `On
Preventing the Effects of TIP', which defines the status of
trafficking v[...] |
2005-08-16 07:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK956 |
Minsk's Deepening Relations with China
[...]) Summary: Belarus' relationship with China continues
to strengthen. China has invested and plans to invest
millions of dollars in Be[...] |
2005-08-16 12:58:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO CH |
| 05MINSK984 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 17, 2005
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled
by Embassy Minsk over the past week.
----------------------
Politic[...] |
2005-08-22 10:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK992 |
Few Protest German Radio Plans
[...]BU) Summary: Deutsche Welle recently won a bid to broadcast 30
minutes of radio news to Belarus daily. However, their
announcement pr[...] |
2005-08-23 12:56:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI BO |
| 05OTTAWA3120 |
CANADA ON U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS -- ENGAGE
[...]) Poloff shared U.S. views on democratization toward
Belarus with Habib Massoud, Deputy Director at Foreign
Affairs Canada for Ukraine[...] |
2005-10-18 20:13:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
CONFIDENTIAL | BO KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV CA SCRS |
| 05OTTAWA3579 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS
[...][...] |
2005-12-02 21:56:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
UNCLASSIFIED | BO PGOV PREL |
| 05PARAMARIBO774 |
BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2005-11-29 16:54:00 |
Embassy Paramaribo |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO815 |
BOLIVIA DEMARCHES
[...][...] |
2005-12-14 18:04:00 |
Embassy Paramaribo |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NS BO |
| 05PARIS1713 |
FRENCH RESPONSE TO BELARUS DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...][...] |
2005-03-15 13:17:00 |
Embassy Paris |
UNCLASSIFIED | BO FR UNHRC PDEM EUN |
| 05PARIS6486 |
MFA DISCUSSES COORDINATING ASSISTANCE ON BELARUS
[...]) Summary: Aurelia Bouchez_, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for
Russia and the former Soviet space, welcomed reftel demarche
on promoting de[...] |
2005-09-22 16:14:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PREL BO FR RU |
| 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 |
| 05PARIS7225 |
FRENCH RESPOND TO U.S. BELARUS POLICY DEMARCHE,
[...]) On October 20, Poloff spoke with Aurelia Bouchez,
DAS-equivalent for Russia and the former Soviet space, to
discuss reftel demarche [...] |
2005-10-21 14:15:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO FR EUN |
| 05PARIS7521 |
FRENCH REACTION TO DEMARCHE FOR EU GAERC
[...]SBU) Deputy Political Minister-Counselor met November 3
with MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy CFSP unit deputy
director Pascal L[...] |
2005-11-03 17:02:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EAID BO KPAL IZ SY YI EAGR MK ETRD EUN |
| 05PARIS8137 |
FRENCH UNABLE TO SEND BOLIVIAN ELECTION MONITORS
[...]oloff delivered reftel demarche to Bolivia Desk Officer
Philippe Letrillard on November 30. Letrillard underlined
that the GoF fully [...] |
2005-11-30 15:55:00 |
Embassy Paris |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL FR BO |
| 05PRAGUE1578 |
DLOUHA REPLY TO ADAMS LETTER: THANKS FOR SUPPORT
[...]) On Nov. 3, Poloff forwarded reftel letter from Thomas
Adams to Gabriela Dlouha, the Czech MFA Transition Promotion
Unit Coordinator.[...] |
2005-11-04 13:52:00 |
Embassy Prague |
UNCLASSIFIED | BO EAID EZ PL |
| 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 |
| 05PRAGUE1601 |
CZECHS PROVIDE RECIPE FOR DEMOCRACY IN BELARUS
[...]) Summary. The Czechs have been working for years to
promote democracy in Belarus. Thus, talking to the Czechs
about Belarus is like p[...] |
2005-11-10 14:55:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PGOV BO EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE337 |
(C) RUSSIAN MISSILES FOR US NAVY COMING FROM
[...]) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 4. The US Navy has for some time been planning an open commercial purchase of 23 KH-31 (or MA-31) Russian s[...] |
2005-03-09 06:49:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ UP BO RS |
| 05PRAGUE356 |
(C) US NAVY POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN MISSILES
[...]) Poloff was shown March 10 the request for an export license filed by the Czech firm that is working to provide an initial shipment of 23 Russian-mad[...] |
2005-03-10 16:26:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ BO RS UP |
| 05PRAGUE470 |
(C) CZECH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY SAYS NO TO SALE OF
[...]) The Czech government has formally denied the license request of a Czech arms dealer to broker the sale of Russian KH-31 missiles, now in the possess[...] |
2005-04-01 14:50:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BO EZ RS |
| 05PRAGUE832 |
CZECH MFA FOCUSES "LESSONS LEARNED" ASSISTANCE ON
[...]ummary: The Czech MFA office designed to promote
democratic transformations based on Czech experience is now
in its first year of ope[...] |
2005-06-02 12:12:00 |
Embassy Prague |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL EZ CU BO IZ |
| 05QUITO2795 |
ENGAGING ECUADOR ON BOLIVIA
[...]C) Summary: The DCM expressed USG concerns about the
potential effects of upcoming Bolivian elections with Vice
Foreign Minister Dieg[...] |
2005-12-08 22:10:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO EC |
| 05QUITO797 |
ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON BELARUS AND CUBA, BUT NOT
[...]C) Summary: The GOE will vote against any no-action
motion in Geneva, but will firmly abstain from voting on
Belarus and Cuba resolut[...] |
2005-04-13 12:54:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO CU EC |
| 05QUITO799 |
ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON BELARUS AND CUBA, BUT NOT
[...]C) Summary: The GOE will vote against any no-action
motion in Geneva, but will firmly abstain from voting on
Belarus and Cuba resolut[...] |
2005-04-13 12:54:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO CU EC |
| 05ROME1509 |
OHR CANDIDATE MIRACHIAN - A GOOD CHOICE FOR
[...]) As stated ref A, Embassy Rome considers Italian
diplomat Laura Mirachian a good choice to take over as HiRep
when Paddy Ashdown step[...] |
2005-05-03 16:14:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO IT |
| 05ROME3547 |
ITALIANS SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BELARUS
[...]) Summary. On October 24 Poloff met with Antonino
Cascio, Deputy Director of the Office of Eastern European
Affairs of the Italian MF[...] |
2005-10-24 15:29:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO IT EUN |
| 05ROME3671 |
ITALIAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 7 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS'
[...]) Summary. Post delivered ref d points to MFA
interlocutors during the week of October 31. The GOI
supports the US position on Middle[...] |
2005-11-03 16:47:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL BO KPAL ETRD IT EUN EAGER |
| 05SANTODOMINGO2058 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CHR-61: EUROPEAN
[...]) Summary: The Ambassador approached both the French
and the British ambassadors here about helping convince
President Fernandez to c[...] |
2005-04-13 17:00:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CU BO DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO2080 |
CHR-61: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO VOTE WITH US ON
[...]) Embassy delivered demarche (paras 5-6 Ref A) to MFA
UN/OAS Division Chief Michelle Cohen on April 13, having
received telephonic ins[...] |
2005-04-14 00:30:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO5339 |
ENGAGING THE REGION ON BOLIVIA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...]) Embassy on December 7 delivered reftel talking points
to MFA South America director Juany Mejia de Gil, requesting
the Dominican Rep[...] |
2005-12-10 18:00:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL | BO PGOV PREL DR |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA786 |
HONDURAN FM ON UNCHR RESOLUTIONS: YES VOTE ON
[...]) Ambassador met the morning of April 13, on the margins
of a G-17 meeting, with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to
verify the GOH's[...] |
2005-04-13 22:57:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM HO BO UNHRC CHR RU |
| 05THEHAGUE2845 |
NETHERLANDS/BELARUS: DUTCH SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY
[...]) SUMMARY: The Dutch support promoting civil society
in Belarus and are prepared to pursue this objective
bilaterally. At the same [...] |
2005-10-20 13:07:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID BO NL EUN |
| 05VIENNA3402 |
AUSTRIA EAGER FOR CLOSE COORDINATION ON BELARUS,
[...]C) Summary: Austria welcomes the U.S. approach to
promote democracy in Belarus, and looks forward to close
coordina[...] |
2005-10-19 12:33:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA3569 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE ON BELARUS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
[...]C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Austrian MFA A/S
for Eurasian Affairs Hans Porias on November 4, stressing
that the U.S. hoped [...] |
2005-11-07 13:46:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV BO AU EUN |
| 05VILNIUS1057 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE
[...]ngressman Kolbe, thanks to you and your colleagues for
traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an
opportunity to show gr[...] |
2005-10-04 07:04:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1076 |
LITHUANIA TRIES TO EXPLAIN AWAY
[...]C) Summary: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis
accepted U.S. and EU Presidency criticism of recent
Lithuanian machinations regardi[...] |
2005-10-07 15:20:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1093 |
CODEL KOLBE AND BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION DISCUSS
[...]C) Summary: The congressional delegation led by
Congressman Jim Kolbe expressed unwavering commitment to a
diverse group of Belarusia[...] |
2005-10-12 14:14:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1161 |
GOL SUPPORTS USG POLICY ON BELARUS
[...]C) Summary: The GOL is refocusing its efforts to promote
democracy in Belarus after fielding criticism from the USG
and EU for overste[...] |
2005-10-29 07:40:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH |
| 05VILNIUS1191 |
LITHUANIA CONSIDERING PROPOSED MESSAGE ON BELARUS
[...]) We delivered ref A points to Tomas Gulbinas, head of
the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Department,
November 2. Gulbinas [...] |
2005-11-04 14:47:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1240 |
GOL SEEKS TO PLAY THE RUSSIAN CARD WITH LUKASHENKO
[...]C) Summary: The GOL believes that a joint USG-EU mission
to Belarus to deliver a strong message to the regime is
doomed to fail if the[...] |
2005-11-23 15:28:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO RS LH |
| 05VILNIUS266 |
LITHUANIA TO REVIEW DRAFT RESOLUTION ON BELARUS
[...][...] |
2005-03-16 06:04:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
UNCLASSIFIED | BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS732 |
GOL EAGER TO DEAL QUIETLY WITH DETAINED BELARUSIAN
[...]) Summary: Senior GOL officials are focused on managing the detention by Lithuanian authorities of a Belarusian employee of a USAID contractor on char[...] |
2005-07-13 12:35:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS751 |
WHEELS GRIND IN DETAINED BELARUSIAN COURIER CASE
[...]C) The GOL is keen to resolve the case of a Belarusian
courier detained while carrying undeclared cash for an NGO in
a manner consiste[...] |
2005-07-20 11:00:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS888 |
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION WILLING TO TAKE HARD
[...]C) Minister of Transportation and Communication Petras
Cesna, meeting with the Ambassador on August 25, emphasized
his eagerness to se[...] |
2005-08-29 11:21:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LH BO |
| 05VILNIUS989 |
COORDINATING ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN
[...]e Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding
coordination of assistance to promote democracy in Belarus to
MFA Political Director Zy[...] |
2005-09-20 11:49:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID PREL BO LH |
| 05WARSAW2265 |
HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY EDWARD O'DONNELL IN
[...]BU) SUMMARY: During his May 4-7 visit to Poland Special
Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell
discussed with key Poli[...] |
2005-05-16 11:18:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL BE BO EZ HU IS UP WJRO |
| 05WARSAW3387 |
POLAND WEIGHS UKRAINIAN ROLE IN ADDRESSING
[...]) Polish officials confirmed to us September 16 that
they are likely to respond positively to a Ukrainian proposal
to host a meeting a[...] |
2005-09-16 11:41:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV BO UP PL |
| 05WARSAW3423 |
POLISH NSA REQUESTS MEETING ON BELARUS
[...]) Following up on reftel conversations concerning our
interest in close coordination with Poland on Belarus, Polish
National Security [...] |
2005-09-20 13:52:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV BO UP PL |
| 05WARSAW3613 |
POLAND: U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS
[...]) We shared reftel (A) demarche points with Polish MFA
officials October 12 and 13, highlighting the results of our
policy review and [...] |
2005-10-17 14:08:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BO PL |
| 05WARSAW3762 |
POLISH RESPONSE ON BELARUS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...]) Acting Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Beata
Kolecka, Deputy Director of the EU Department of the Polish
MFA. Kolecka welcome[...] |
2005-11-04 14:49:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV BO EUN |
| 05YEREVAN611 |
CHR-61: US-EU DEMARCHE ON BELARUS, BUT ARMENIA
[...]C) On April 6, together with the EU Presidency rep, we
urged Armenia to vote against a no-action motion on the
Belarus resolution at t[...] |
2005-04-07 05:07:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AM BO CHR |
| 05YEREVAN666 |
CHR-61: ARMENIA WON'T SUPPORT US ON BELARUS
[...]) Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baibourtian told us
April 15 that the GOAM would vote in favor of the no-action
motion on the Belarus [...] |
2005-04-15 12:18:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO AM CHR |
| 06ABIDJAN1277 |
DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS
[...]) POL/ECON Counselor delivered ref A demarche to
Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue,Director of the Office of
United Nations and Speci[...] |
2006-11-16 17:25:00 |
Embassy Abidjan |
CONFIDENTIAL | PUHM PREL BO IV |
| 06ANKARA1666 |
TURKEY/BELARUS: TURKEY KEEPING A LOW PROFILE ON
[...]) We shared ref b points concerning our talks with EU
member states on responding to Belarus elections with MFA
Commonwealth of Indepe[...] |
2006-03-29 12:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS BO TU |
| 06ANKARA6423 |
TURKEY TO CO-SPONSOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON BURMA AND
[...]) Turkey has decided to co-sponsor resolutions on the
human rights situations in Burma and North Korea in the UNGA
Third Committee, to[...] |
2006-11-15 15:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA TU BO BM KN |
| 06ANKARA6445 |
TURKEY WILL SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION ON UZBEKISTAN
[...]) Summary: Turkey has decided to support the resolution
on Uzbekistan's human rights record at the UNGA Third
Committee. It will oppo[...] |
2006-11-17 15:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UZ BM BO IR KN TU |
| 06ASHGABAT699 |
DEAL OR NO DEAL? NIYAZOV PLAYS HARDBALL ON
[...]) On June 29 GazProm Chairman Alexei Miller returned to
Turkmenistan to discuss gas prices with President Niyzaov )-
his second visit [...] |
2006-07-03 13:17:00 |
Embassy Ashgabat |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG TX UP RS BO ZR |
| 06ASTANA149 |
AND THEN THERE WERE THREE: CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN RUSSIA,
[...]BU) Summary: In the view of Kazakhstani working-level
Industry & Trade officials, the newly announced
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan custom[...] |
2006-09-28 08:03:00 |
Embassy Astana |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KZ BO RS UZ UP |
| 06ASUNCION1000 |
PARAGUAY: CRISIS WITH BOLIVIA AVERTED, FOR NOW
[...]C) SUMMARY. After a quick Bolivian climb-down over
insults directed at Paraguayan President Duarte, Paraguay
accepted Bolivia's apol[...] |
2006-09-28 23:09:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MARR PREL PGOV PA BO VE |
| 06ASUNCION1077 |
PARAGUAY: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONCERN OVER BOLIVIA
[...]) SUMMARY: Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca
visited Paraguay October 19-21 to address concerns about
Bolivia's military ag[...] |
2006-10-26 14:03:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
SECRET | PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PNAT MASS MCAP PA BO VE |
| 06ASUNCION1130 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4
[...]) SUMMARY:
-- Journalists March for Enrique Galeano
-- Paraguay Ranked 5th Worst in Latin America
-- U.N. Tells Parag[...] |
2006-11-09 20:58:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV PA VE UR AR BR BO JA SP |
| 06ASUNCION430 |
PARAGUAY: CATHOLIC CHURCH TAKES ON DUARTE ON
[...]) SUMMARY: Late last year, the Catholic Church,
including leading Bishops, sharply criticized the Duarte
Administration, in particular[...] |
2006-04-26 20:19:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PA VE BO |
| 06ASUNCION433 |
PARAGUAY: CATHOLIC CHURCH TAKES ON DUARTE ON
[...]) SUMMARY: Late last year, the Catholic Church,
including leading Bishops, sharply criticized the Duarte
Administration, in particular[...] |
2006-04-26 20:19:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PA VE BO |
| 06ASUNCION768 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 22 -
[...]) SUMMARY:
-- Growing Protests in CDE
-- Couple Accused of Trafficking Children to Spain
-- IMF Director Compliments Paraguay'[...] |
2006-07-28 15:15:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM PA SP BO |
| 06ASUNCION986 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER
[...][...] |
2006-09-26 18:46:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SNAR KCRM MASS BO PA |
| 06ASUNCION992 |
PARAGUAY: THE CHANGING RELATIONS WITH BOLIVIA
[...]MMARY: (U) Paraguayan media September 27 trumpet charges
by Bolivian Interior Vice Minister Puente that Paraguayan
President Duarte is[...] |
2006-09-27 21:39:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MARR PREL PGOV PA BO VE |
| 06ATHENS3002 |
GREEK ACTION ON BELARUS UN RESOLUTIONS
[...]) On November 15, Dep Polcouns delivered ref a demarche
to Ambassador Aleksandros Rallis and Vassilios Moutsoglou of
the MFA D1 Direc[...] |
2006-11-15 15:42:00 |
Embassy Athens |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO GR |
| 06BAKU1667 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION
[...][...] |
2006-11-16 10:09:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ UN BO |
| 06BANGKOK6959 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUSIAN ANTI-US RESOLUTIONS
[...]oloff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Dusit Manapan,
Director of the Social Division at the Thai Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Mr. Du[...] |
2006-11-17 08:43:00 |
Embassy Bangkok |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BO TH |
| 06BELGRADE1870 |
SERBIA WILL VOTE "NO" ON BELORUSSIAN RETALIATORY
[...]U) On November 15, 2006, Ambassador Polt called Serbian
Foreign Minister Draskovic to request Serbia's "No" vote on the
Belarusian re[...] |
2006-11-17 13:51:00 |
Embassy Belgrade |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SR BO |
| 06BERLIN1025 |
DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S MEETING IN
[...]C) (Summary) During his visit to Berlin on April 11,
Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with Rolf Nikel,
Deputy Director Ge[...] |
2006-04-13 15:03:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN GM BO |
| 06BRASILIA1094 |
PETROBRAS' CAREFUL STEPS
[...]BU) Summary: In a May 26 meeting Petrobras Director of
International Affairs Nestor Cervero told the Charge, CG and econoff
that thre[...] |
2006-06-02 19:26:00 |
Embassy Brasilia |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON PGOV CH BR BO |
| 06BRASILIA1261 |
BRAZIL SHOOTDOWN PROGRAM - REVIEW PROCESS UNDERWAY
[...]rsuant to reftel instructions, AirAtt and Polmiloff will meet
with GoB interlocutors next week to determine GoB compliance with
shootd[...] |
2006-06-23 18:39:00 |
Embassy Brasilia |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID OPDC BO BR |
| 06BRASILIA596 |
LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES DISCUSS URBAN AIR QUALITY IN
[...]he 1st Bolivian Congress on Urban Air Quality Management, held
in Cochabamba March 16-18, brought together students,
environmentalists[...] |
2006-03-23 19:27:00 |
Embassy Brasilia |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BO BR |
| 06BRATISLAVA111 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY 10, 2006
[...]C) The departure of KDH from the ruling coalition (refs
B-D), which resulted in the resignation of three cabinet
Ministers and the Ch[...] |
2006-02-10 16:09:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA180 |
BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION TELLS BRATISLAVA THE
[...]SBU) At a March 3 briefing hosted jointly at the MFA by
State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova and German
Marshall Fund's [...] |
2006-03-03 16:40:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI LO BO |
| 06BRATISLAVA214 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 17, 2006
[...]SBU) At a March 13 seminar held by the new
Smer-friendly ASA (Analysis, Strategy, Alternatives) think
tank to provide input on the de[...] |
2006-03-17 14:09:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SMIG EFIN SOCI BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA234 |
SLOVAKIA FRUSTRATED WITH EU RESPONSE TO BELARUS
[...]C) SUMMARY: A March 24 event on "next steps in
Belarus" hosted by the British Ambassador to Slovakia and
featuring presentations by [...] |
2006-03-24 14:20:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA235 |
SLOVAKIA CONDEMNS MILITIA ACTION AGAINST
[...]lovakia released the following statement condemning the
attack on and arrest of Belarusian protesters on March 24.
The original statem[...] |
2006-03-24 15:03:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA256 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 31, 2006
[...]C) Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda called Belarusian
opposition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich March 24 to express
his support and to c[...] |
2006-03-31 15:29:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UNSC KIRF IZ UP BO BM LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA301 |
LAVROV VISIT REINVIGORATED BILATERAL TALKS ON
[...]) Summary: The working visit of Russian FM Lavrov to
Slovakia focused on renewing dialogue on economic and energy
issues. Lavrov expr[...] |
2006-04-13 14:25:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON BO RU LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA349 |
CONFERENCE ON BELARUS: EU ON DEFENSIVE, RUSSIANS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: An April 25-26 conference on Belarus
held at the Slovak Ministry on Foreign Affairs was an
intellectual lynch mob in t[...] |
2006-04-28 14:03:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA42 |
SLOVAKIA ORGANIZING V-4 ELECTION MONITORING TO
[...]C) Director of the MFA's Third Territorial Division
(including Eastern Europe and Russia) Stefan Rozkopal
presented us January 18 add[...] |
2006-01-18 15:55:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI BO UP LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA961 |
MILINKEVICH IMPRESSES IN BRATISLAVA
[...]BU) Summary. Belarussian opposition leader and 2006
presidential candidate Alexander Milinkevic visited
Bratislava December 9, callin[...] |
2006-12-12 15:09:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | BO KDEM LO PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 06BRATISLAVA97 |
SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE, READY TO MOVE
[...]U) This is an action request. Please see para 7.
¶2. (C) SUMMARY: MFA Third Territorial Division Director
Stefan Rozk[...] |
2006-02-07 12:49:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU PO BO EZ LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA981 |
GOS FOLLOWS UP ON MILINKEVICH COMMENTS
[...]) The GOS is beginning to carry out the commitments made
to Belarussian opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich during
his December 9 [...] |
2006-12-22 11:15:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM BO LO |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2018 |
EASTERN CARIBBEANS PONDERING THEIR VOTES ON
[...]) Per ref B instructions, talking points on Belarus'
Anti-U.S. Resolutions were delivered under cover of
Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #15[...] |
2006-11-16 23:43:00 |
Embassy Bridgetown |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO XL |
| 06BRUSSELS1175 |
HAMAS LIKELY TO DOMINATE MEETING OF EU FOREIGN
[...]C) Judith Gebetsroithner, an advisor to External
Relations Commission Ferrero-Waldner, told us April 6 that
discussion of Hamas would [...] |
2006-04-06 15:35:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KPAL BO UP XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS4113 |
MANDELSON PUSHES EU'S LABOR AND TRADE
[...]UMMARY. EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson keeps
pushing for the inclusion and development of a
social dimension in trade policy instrum[...] |
2006-12-13 15:55:00 |
USEU Brussels |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD ILO PREL PGOV BM IN BO EUN |
| 06BRUSSELS928 |
GAERC: WAITING ON HAMAS GOVERNMENT, LIKELY TO
[...]C) A Commission official told us March 17 that she
expects no movement on WTO and heavy criticism of Belarus to
dominate the March 20 [...] |
2006-03-17 13:52:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAL BO ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS975 |
EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS HAMAS, BELARUS, OTHER
[...]U) EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels March 20,
agreed with the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR
that the Belarusian e[...] |
2006-03-21 13:47:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID KPAL BO XF ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BUCHAREST629 |
ROMANIA: DAS KRAMER, AMBASSADOR HODGES -
[...]) Summary: DAS David Kramer and Ambassador to Moldova
Heather Hodges shared views with leading Romanian
interlocutors on recent develo[...] |
2006-04-18 07:57:00 |
Embassy Bucharest |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD RS BO UP KDEM PHUM RO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES117 |
MINISTER DEVIDO DISCUSSES BOLIVIA AND THE GOA'S
[...]C) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received Assistant
Secretary Tom Shannon on January 12. A/S Shannon and DeVido
SIPDIS &[...] |
2006-01-17 20:08:00 |
Embassy Buenos Aires |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EINV EFIN ETRD AR BO VE |
| 06CARACAS3432 |
DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2006-11-20 14:25:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO VZ |
| 06COLOMBO1851 |
SRI LANKA: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA
[...][...] |
2006-11-07 12:59:00 |
Embassy Colombo |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN KN BO IR UZ BM CE |
| 06COLOMBO1916 |
SRI LANKA WILL VOTE AGAINST BELARUS-SPONSORED
[...][...] |
2006-11-15 10:09:00 |
Embassy Colombo |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL BO CE |
| 06DARESSALAAM1829 |
TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION
[...]U) Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral
Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
told Poloff on Novembe[...] |
2006-11-16 13:43:00 |
Embassy Dar Es Salaam |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BO TZ |
| 06DUBLIN275 |
BELARUS: IRELAND SUPPORTS U.S.-EU COORDINATION,
[...]SBU) Ireland agrees strongly with U.S. points on the
continuing importance of U.S.-EU coordination in the run-up
to, and aftermath of,[...] |
2006-03-15 14:52:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO EI |
| 06DUBLIN277 |
PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN
[...]C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B
demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) EU Correspondent[...] |
2006-03-16 17:20:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR |
| 06DUBLIN314 |
IRELAND SUPPORTS VISA BAN ON LUKASHENKA
[...]C) Ireland supports an extended visa/travel ban on
Lukashenka and other officials associated with the fraudulent
March 19 Belarusian e[...] |
2006-03-28 11:19:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO EI |
| 06DUBLIN530 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: GOI EXPECTS PRELIMINARY
[...]C) Summary: On May 11, Post delivered ref A pre-GAERC
demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU
correspondent, and[...] |
2006-05-12 15:21:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI |
| 06DUBLIN839 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND CALLS FOR MIDDLE EAST
[...]C) Summary: The Irish Government recognizes Israel's
right to self-defense, though not at the expense of
Palestinian and Lebanese civi[...] |
2006-07-14 16:40:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
| 06DUSHANBE2084 |
DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DELIVERED, USUN
[...]C) PolOff discussed talking points per reftel on the
demarche on Belarus' anti-U.S. United Nations resolution with
Ismatullo Nasredin[...] |
2006-11-15 11:22:00 |
Embassy Dushanbe |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO TI |
| 06GEORGETOWN30 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREEMPTING MORALES' MESSAGE
[...]) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Insanally January
9 and delivered talking points on U.S. concerns and
suggestions regarding the[...] |
2006-01-10 20:04:00 |
Embassy Georgetown |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO GY |
| 06HAVANA10031 |
NEW CUBAN AMBO TO BOLIVIA: RAFAEL DAUSA
[...]) The Cuban regime has nominated senior Foreign Ministry
honcho Rafael Dausa Cespedes as its ambassador to Bolivia.
This in the contex[...] |
2006-05-11 13:27:00 |
US Interests Section Havana |
SECRET | PINR PREL ASEC BO CU |
| 06HELSINKI1042 |
OCTOBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS
[...]) PolChief met with Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno
Syrjala Oct. 12 to discuss the October GAERC. Syrjala
welcomed our demarche points[...] |
2006-10-12 12:21:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE |
| 06HELSINKI1173 |
DAS KRAMER AND FINNISH DG ESKELINEN DISCUSS
[...]BU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer on
15 November met with Finnish Director General Eskelinen and
other foreign mini[...] |
2006-11-21 14:26:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RU FI EUN BO MD PL UP |
| 06HELSINKI18 |
FINNS SUPPORT JOINT STATEMENT TO BELARUS; WILL
[...]) Following up on reftels, PolChief called on MFA
Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Matti Turunen to
discuss Belarus. The G[...] |
2006-01-05 14:50:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM BO FI EUN |
| 06HELSINKI523 |
FINNISH VIEWS ON JUNE GAERC
[...]) PolChief delivered subject demarche to European
Correspondent Jarno Syrjala June 7. Syrjala said the GOF
generally supports most of[...] |
2006-06-08 11:00:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ CU KPAL FI |
| 06HELSINKI936 |
SEPTEMBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS
[...]) PolChief, EU Unit Chief and visiting Finland Deskoff
delivered subject demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno
Syrjala Sept. 13. [...] |
2006-09-14 05:03:00 |
Embassy Helsinki |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE |
| 06ISTANBUL598 |
ISTANBUL CONFERENCE SHOWCASES INCREASED POLICE
[...]) Summary: Police chiefs and high-level officers from
throughout Turkey participated in a three-day workshop in
Istanbul from April 1[...] |
2006-04-20 10:47:00 |
Consulate Istanbul |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU BO MD KCRM PGOV KJUS |
| 06JAKARTA13217 |
INDONESIA NON-COMMITTAL ON BELARUS, MATHESON
[...]BU) On November 15 we met with Harry Purwanto,
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and
Central America, to present[...] |
2006-11-15 10:37:00 |
Embassy Jakarta |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA ILC BO ID |
| 06KABUL510 |
SOLICITATION FOR ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...]U) SUMMARY. Post submits the following proposal from
International Organization for Migration IOM) for Economic
Support Funded (ESF)[...] |
2006-02-06 09:46:00 |
Embassy Kabul |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
| 06KABUL589 |
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY DISSOLVES 1,620 NGOS
[...]U) SUMMARY. Following a Feb 4 deadline, the Minister
of Economy (MoE) Mir Mohammad Farhang announced that some
1,620 NGOs had been d[...] |
2006-02-09 14:10:00 |
Embassy Kabul |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
| 06KATHMANDU3050 |
DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2006-11-16 10:04:00 |
Embassy Kathmandu |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN BO NP |
| 06KIEV1062 |
UKRAINE/BELARUS/RUSSIA: GOU VIEWS ON RUSSIA
[...]) Summary: During EUR DAS David Kramer's March 13
meetings in Kiev, Deputy Defense Minister Polyakov said that
while security issues [...] |
2006-03-17 15:23:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KDEM PHUM PINR RS BO UP |
| 06KIEV1444 |
UKRAINE: NSDC SECRETARY ON TRANSNISTRIA, BELARUS,
[...]) Summary: In an April 11 meeting, National Security
and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Kinakh told Ambassador
the Ukrainian govern[...] |
2006-04-11 15:25:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ENRG ETRD PINR OSCE MD BO RS UP |
| 06KIEV1693 |
UKRAINE: PARTY OF REGIONS LEADER YANUKOVYCH'S
[...]) Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych told
Ambassador April 27 that working-level negotiations with
President Yushchenko's Our U[...] |
2006-04-28 13:23:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG NATO EPET PINR ZR ZJ AJ BO |
| 06KIEV1937 |
UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON COALITION TALKS,
[...]) Summary: Defense Minister Hrytsenko opined to
Ambassador May 18 that Orange coalition prospects were
growing as President Yushchenk[...] |
2006-05-19 12:09:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM MARR NATO BO UP |
| 06KIEV2039 |
UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER GETS AHEAD OF FOREIGN
[...]) Summary: In a May 22 meeting with EUR DAS Kramer,
Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said a meeting of the presidents of
Ukraine and Belarus[...] |
2006-05-26 08:45:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM EAID NATO MARR PINR BO UP |
| 06KIEV2278 |
UKRAINE: ENCOURAGING GREATER SUPPORT TO BELARUSAN
[...]) Summary: During a June 8 meeting with DFM Khandohiy,
U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Krol encouraged Ukraine to develop
contacts with Be[...] |
2006-06-09 15:26:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO UP |
| 06KIEV336 |
UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: NATO,
[...]) Summary: In Bilateral Coordination Group talks
January 24, ASD/ISP Flory and EUR A/S Fried noted U.S.
support for Ukraine's NATO as[...] |
2006-01-26 08:12:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR YI IZ MD BO UP OSCE NATO |
| 06KIGALI1111 |
NO IMMEDIATE ANSWER FROM GOR MFA ON BELARUS AND
[...]) Ministry of Foreign Affaris Americas Desk Officer
Augustin Rutikara did not have an immediate response to
talking points (reftels). [...] |
2006-11-17 12:58:00 |
Embassy Kigali |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA IS BO RW |
| 06KUWAIT4465 |
BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION
[...]olCouns delivered demarches in reftels A and B to the
Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 7 and 8
respectively. Char[...] |
2006-11-15 13:34:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KU BO |
| 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 |
| 06KYIV4466 |
EU MAKES BELARUS AN OFFER, AWAITING RESPONSE
[...]) Summary: EU European Commission official Jean-Eric
Holzapfel told us December 4 that the initial Belarusan
government reaction was [...] |
2006-12-05 14:48:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM EAID EUN BO UP |
| 06KYIV4647 |
UKRAINE/BELARUS: PLANNING A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL
[...]) Summary/comment: According to the MFA, Ukrainian
Presidential Secretariat Chief of Staff Baloha's December 14
visit to Minsk was in[...] |
2006-12-22 10:57:00 |
Embassy Kyiv |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MNUC PINR BO UP |
| 06LINSK1234 |
LUKASHENKO'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY: A METHOD TO THE
[...][...] |
2006-12-01 14:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH VE AJ IR BO |
| 06LISBON1110 |
PORTUGAL: JUNE 12 GAERC READOUT
[...]) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 8 to MFA
Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha. Rocha
observed that Kosovo wo[...] |
2006-06-09 15:22:00 |
Embassy Lisbon |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL UN YI MW SR BO IR PO |
| 06LISBON1425 |
PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 17 GAERC
[...]) P/E officer met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent
Ana Filomena Rocha on July 14 to discuss the Balkans, Middle
East, Sudan, Con[...] |
2006-07-14 16:03:00 |
Embassy Lisbon |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG |
| 06LISBON1989 |
PORUTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC
[...]) P/E officer paid a call on MFA Deputy European
Correspondent, Ana Filomena Rocha on September 14, to discuss
the policy areas listed[...] |
2006-09-14 15:50:00 |
Embassy Lisbon |
CONFIDENTIAL | YI BO LE PREL PGOV PO |
| 06MADRID1832 |
SPAIN'S DEPUTY FM ON IRAQ HOSPITAL DONATION,
[...]/NF) SUMMARY. Spain's Deputy Foreign Minister Leon
confirmed to Ambassador Aguirre on July 18 that Spain will
donate USD 22 million to[...] |
2006-07-20 13:26:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP VZ IZ BO |
| 06MADRID2624 |
SPAIN: IN ADVANCE OF OCT. 16 GAERC
[...]) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA European Correspondent
Carlos Fernandez-Arias on October 13 to discuss Spain's
position in advance of[...] |
2006-10-17 07:22:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE IR IZ UP |
| 06MADRID32 |
SPAIN'S MEASURED WELCOME OF EVO MORALES
[...]BU) SUMMARY. Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales met
in Madrid on January 4 with the King, President Zapatero, the
Foreign and Indus[...] |
2006-01-05 16:04:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP BO |
| 06MADRID35 |
SPAIN: DEPUTY FM ON "MODERATE" EVO MORALES VISIT
[...]) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon
called Charge on January 5 to pass on his impressions of
Bolivian President-elect E[...] |
2006-01-09 15:35:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP BO |
| 06MASERU567 |
LESOTHO: BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...]SBU) Ambassador reviewed (ref A) talking points on the
Belarus Anti-U.S. Resolution with Acting Minister of Foreign
Affairs Sekatle (M[...] |
2006-11-15 15:20:00 |
Embassy Maseru |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL BO LT |
| 06MILSK1226 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24,
[...][...] |
2006-11-29 11:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK10 |
Belarus' Flailing White Elephants
[...]BU) Summary: In recent months Ambassador and Emboffs
have visited several of Belarus' larger businesses,
including its fourth largest [...] |
2006-01-05 14:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD ELAB PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1002 |
GOB DENIES ACCESS TO KOZULIN, ANONYMOUS LETTER
[...]) On September 8, the Embassy received a diplomatic note
from the MFA in response to the Embassy's August 10 request
for access to for[...] |
2006-09-13 11:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1013 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 18,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATION[...] |
2006-09-18 08:36:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1018 |
DAY OF SOLIDARITY EVENT CUT SHORT BY POWER FAILURE
[...]C) Summary: On September 16, youth opposition activists
staged a demonstration and concert on the one-year
anniversary of the first "[...] |
2006-09-18 12:58:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF ASEC BO |
| 06MINSK1019 |
UNION STATE STAGNATES ALONG WITH GAS NEGOTIATIONS
[...]) Summary. Despite public statements to the contrary,
and without knowing the content of the "Constitutional Act,"
Russia and Belarus[...] |
2006-09-18 12:58:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD PGOV PINR BO |
| 06MINSK1031 |
TIP Film Screening Prompts Discussion of GOB's Anti-TIP
[...]U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently hosted a film screening
of a U.S.-produced investigative documentary on victims of
trafficking in[...] |
2006-09-20 12:00:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1036 |
BORISOV OPPOSITION FACES SEVERE REPRESSION AHEAD
[...]) Poloffs recently traveled to Borisov to gauge local
preparedness and the degree of cooperation of democratic
forces ahead of the Jan[...] |
2006-09-21 11:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
| 06MINSK1050 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 26,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATION[...] |
2006-09-27 03:33:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1055 |
HRDF POLLING CONTINUES, NEW DISTRIBUTOR SUCCESSFUL
[...]) This is the third report on implementation of a DRL
grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus.
Under the auspices of a[...] |
2006-09-27 13:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK1056 |
REGIME TIGHTENING ELECTORAL CODE ON EVE OF LOCAL
[...]) The Belarusian Parliament will review a bill of 60
amendments to the Electoral Code in early October, which if
passed, could have a [...] |
2006-09-27 13:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK106 |
WOMEN,S POLITICAL WILL IS STRONG BUT UNDERUTILIZED
[...]) Summary: On January 17, DCM met with Belarusian
Organization of Working Women (BOWW) representative to
discuss the political mood of[...] |
2006-02-03 07:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
| 06MINSK1060 |
THE HARD LIFE AND TIMES OF BELARUSIAN THINK TANKS
[...]) Leaders of the most prominent independent analytical
centers in Belarus recently detailed how a continuing
campaign of repression by[...] |
2006-09-28 10:59:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1061 |
OPPOSITION COALITION SPLITTING AT THE SEAMS
[...]C) On September 25, several key parties within the
United Democratic Forces (UDF) announced the formation of an
independent &executive[...] |
2006-09-28 15:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1062 |
OPPOSITION LEADERS ADMIT DIFFERENCES OF OPINION,
[...]C) Charge met separately September 29 at the Embassy
with Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) leaders Vintsuk
Vyachorka and Anatoliy Lebe[...] |
2006-09-29 09:37:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1074 |
BELARUSIAN YOUTH ACTIVELY WORKING, JUST NOT
[...]) Summary: Belarusian youth groups have redirected
their attention away from post-election stagnation to
resuming activities to bring[...] |
2006-10-03 10:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1075 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 03,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATION[...] |
2006-10-03 11:27:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1079 |
LUKASHENKO FIELDS SOFTBALLS FROM RUSSIAN MEDIA,
[...]) In an extensively covered lengthy press conference
with selected visiting Russian journalists, President
Lukashenko laid all the bla[...] |
2006-10-03 13:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK108 |
Minsk Election Weekly VII (January 28-February 3)
[...]his is the seventh in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pr[...] |
2006-02-03 09:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1081 |
BELARUS TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING
[...]sponses keyed to paragraph 11 of reftel:
¶A. Only one trade agency, State, is represented at Post.
¶B. Contact[...] |
2006-10-04 12:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BO |
| 06MINSK1084 |
NEW EU INTEREST IN VISA BANS ON STATE MEDIA
[...]) Embassy Minsk recommends that the Department renew its
efforts to persuade European allies to expand the current EU
visa ban against[...] |
2006-10-05 09:55:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1088 |
DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2006-10-06 04:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BO |
| 06MINSK1099 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 06,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ELECTIONS
----[...] |
2006-10-06 12:20:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB KHIV BO |
| 06MINSK11 |
Minsk Election Weekly III (December 31 - January 6)
[...]his is the third in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pres[...] |
2006-01-05 14:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1100 |
DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2006-10-11 04:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BO |
| 06MINSK1102 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN
[...]C) The Ambassador met October 9 with Belarusian Foreign
Minister Martynov to present him with copies of the letter of
recall for her p[...] |
2006-10-11 13:53:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1109 |
AMBASSADOR REINFORCES UNITY MESSAGE TO OPPOSITION
[...]C) On October 11, Ambassador met with three senior
leaders of the United Democratic Forces (UDF) opposition
coalition: Belarusian Par[...] |
2006-10-13 14:21:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1110 |
REGIME FINGERS OPPOSITION ACTIVIST FOR 2005
[...]) On October 5, Belarusian law enforcement authorities
arrested prominent youth opposition leader Pavel Krasovskiy
on suspected involv[...] |
2006-10-13 14:29:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1116 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 16,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ELECTIONS
----[...] |
2006-10-17 03:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO |
| 06MINSK1117 |
INDEPENDENT POLLING: MILINKEVICH SUPPORT RATINGS DECLINE
[...]mmary: Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev September 25
gave Poloff results of his fifth post election survey conducted in
August.[...] |
2006-10-17 04:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1119 |
BELARUSIAN RELGIOUS LEADERS SHARE THEIR CONCERNS
[...]BU) As her first official event at her residence,
Ambassador hosted a breakfast for leaders of various
religious communities in Minsk [...] |
2006-10-18 06:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1123 |
"16" NOT SO SWEET: DAYS OF SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
[...]C) September 16, 2006 marked the first anniversary of
the "Days of Solidarity" opposition campaign in Belarus.
Planned as a series of [...] |
2006-10-18 11:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1136 |
OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADER RECONSIDERS HIS ACTIVITIES
[...]C) Authorities conditionally released youth opposition
activist Pavel Krasovskiy from police custody on October 15,
following 10 days [...] |
2006-10-20 13:36:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1141 |
MILINKEVICH PROMOTES HIS OWN MOVEMENT IN MEETING
[...]) On October 20, Ambassador met with opposition
coalition leader Milinkevich to discuss the status of the
United Democratic Forces (UD[...] |
2006-10-24 13:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1142 |
HOSIERY, HYPERMARKETS AND HOT RODS; ECONOMIC
[...]) The first-time visitor to Minsk will quickly notice
pockets of conspicuous consumption belying tour book
descriptions of Belarus as [...] |
2006-10-24 13:16:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1143 |
PROTESTANTS PREPARED TO "FIGHT UNTIL THE END" TO
[...]BU) On October 21, approximately 600 people gathered in
Minsk to protest the GOB's confiscation of the New Life
Church's (NLC) propert[...] |
2006-10-24 14:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF BO |
| 06MINSK1144 |
TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR INSULTING LUKASHENKO
[...]SBU) In a politically motivated trial observed by
Poloff, a Minsk court sentenced a 60-year-old human rights
activist Yekaterina Sadov[...] |
2006-10-25 04:50:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1149 |
LOCAL ELECTION PROCESS DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING FOR
[...]BU) The Belarusian Central Election Committee (CEC)
approved a calendar of the process for the January 14, 2007
local council election[...] |
2006-10-27 05:20:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1157 |
COALITION LEADERS SETTLE ON HOLDING SECOND
[...]) The United Democratic Forces (UDF) Political Council
recently agreed to convene a second congress of democratic
forces on March 25, [...] |
2006-10-31 05:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1159 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 31,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] |
2006-10-31 10:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO |
| 06MINSK1162 |
U.S.-EU AMBASSADORS PRESS FOR ACCESS TO OPPOSITION
[...]SBU) On October 30, Ambassador and EU Heads of Mission
in Minsk continued their assertive and collaborative approach
to spotlighting t[...] |
2006-11-01 03:16:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1164 |
SATISFYING THE MARKET IN A STATE-DOMINATED ECONOMY
[...]) Profitable Belarusian businesses, even if they are
completely privately owned, must respond in large part to the
dictates of the sta[...] |
2006-11-01 09:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1166 |
OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADER RECEIVES 18 MONTHS
[...]SBU) On November 1, Judge Alla Bulash convicted Dmitriy
Dashkevich, the leader of the opposition youth organization
Malady Front, for [...] |
2006-11-01 14:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK117 |
MFA Wants Positive WTO Answer Now
[...]) On February 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich
called Ambassador to the MFA to complain again about the U.S., EU
and th[...] |
2006-02-06 10:56:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 06MINSK1174 |
U.S.-EU AMBASSADORQ SHOW SUPPORT FOR CHURCH UNDER
[...]) Summary: Ambassador and EU Heads of Mission recently
visited the embattled New Life Church (NLC) to show their
support for religious[...] |
2006-11-03 14:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF BO |
| 06MINSK1179 |
GOB'S EGO OUTSTRIPS ACTIONS IN ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...]C) The GOB and the International Organization for
Migration recently co-hosted an international conference that
sought to bolster coop[...] |
2006-11-09 05:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1184 |
LUKASHENKO AND RUSSIA: A TALE OF UNREQUITED LOVE?
[...]) Lukashenko and Putin likely will achieve little during
a possible November 10 meeting in Moscow. Both countries
continue to play ha[...] |
2006-11-09 12:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1187 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 9,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk. This edition includes events thru the November 6-
7 Revolution Day[...] |
2006-11-09 13:51:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO |
| 06MINSK1188 |
BELARUS NOT DOING WHAT IS NEEDED TO PREVENT GSP
[...]) On October 12, the European Commission (EC) postponed
its decision to suspend the General System of Preferences
(GSP) for Belarus, g[...] |
2006-11-13 09:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1192 |
REGIONAL ACTIVISTS CONFIRM: BELARUSIANS ARE
[...]) Pol/Econ Chief and Emboffs recently traveled to
Polotsk and Baranovichi in introductory visits with local
authorities, opposition ac[...] |
2006-11-14 07:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1204 |
HUNGER-STRIKING KOZULIN DENIED FAMILY CONTACT
[...]C) At a recent opposition Belarusian Social Democratic
Party "Gramada" (BSDP) press conference held in support of
imprisoned BSDP chai[...] |
2006-11-17 15:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1207 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS VANDALIZED HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
[...]) Ambassador visited Minsk's Yama Holocaust Memorial and
two other related sites on November 15. The Yama site had
been vandalized on[...] |
2006-11-20 13:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF KIRF BO |
| 06MINSK121 |
P5+2 Statement on Iran
[...] February 6, Econoff delivered ref A points and statement to
Igor Ugorich of the MFA's Department of International Security and
Arms C[...] |
2006-02-07 06:58:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL IR BO |
| 06MINSK1212 |
BELARUSIAN ECONOMIC FUTURE IN DOUBT
[...]) Belarus' current trend of robust GDP growth faces
numerous challenges. The so-called economic miracle rests
largely on Russian subs[...] |
2006-11-24 06:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1213 |
HUNGER-STRIKING KOZULIN DENIED FAMILY CONTACT
[...]C) At a recent opposition Belarusian Social Democratic
Party "Gramada" (BSDP) press conference held in support of
imprisoned BSDP chai[...] |
2006-11-24 10:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1215 |
DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-06-11, 12, AND 13
[...][...] |
2006-11-24 12:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
SECRET | KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO |
| 06MINSK1220 |
MINSK FORUM: BITING THE HAND THAT PATS YOUR BACK?
[...]) November 9-11 witnessed the Minsk Fgrum, an annual
German-sponsored conference designed to be a platform for
open dialogue. The GOB[...] |
2006-11-24 14:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1221 |
POLITICAL PARTY DEPUTIES POINT FINGERS WHILE
[...]) Ambassador on November 17 met with deputy leaders of
pro-democratic political parties to gauge the unity within
the coalition and th[...] |
2006-11-24 14:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1222 |
FREED MP CALLS FOR SHADOW GOVERNMENT, UNSC DEBATE
[...]C) Ambassador recently met with former opposition MP and
political prisoner Sergey Skrebets following his release on
amnesty. While S[...] |
2006-11-24 14:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PFOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1225 |
INDEPENDENT POLLING REPORTS INCREASE IN INDEPENDENT RADIO
[...]dependent Belarusian pollster Manaev November 21 gave
Ambassador the results of his sixth and final post election survey.
According to[...] |
2006-11-29 11:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1226 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LUKASHENKO PRESS CONFE[...] |
2006-11-29 11:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1227 |
HRDF POLLING ENDS, NEW DISTRIBUTOR SUCCESSFUL
[...]) This is the fourth report on the implementation of a
DRL grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus.
Under the auspices[...] |
2006-11-29 12:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK1231 |
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN MINSK: GAS PRICE TO INCREASE
[...]C) During an introductory courtesy call, Ambassador was
told by her Russian counterpart that the price of natural gas
will be going up[...] |
2006-11-30 13:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET PINR BO RS |
| 06MINSK1234 |
LUKASHENKO'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY: A METHOD TO THE
[...]C) Belarus' rocky relationship with Russia has forced
the isolated country to pursue a different course in its
foreign policy. The GO[...] |
2006-12-01 14:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH VE AJ IR BO |
| 06MINSK1235 |
LUKASHENKO ADMITS RIGGING ELECTIONS
[...]C) President Lukashenko admitted during a press
conference with Ukrainian journalists in Minsk that he rigged
the March 2006 president[...] |
2006-12-01 14:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1241 |
LOCAL COUNCIL DEPUTIES FACING AN UPHILL BATTLE
[...]) Pro-democratic local council deputies from the regions
of
Belarus claimed to have high public support within their
districts[...] |
2006-12-04 08:30:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1244 |
LUKASHENKO FOCUSES ON ENERGY SECURITY DURING CIS
[...]BU) On November 28, Minsk hosted the CIS Heads of State
summit. Although the agenda called for discussions on CIS
reform and other is[...] |
2006-12-05 12:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1245 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 4, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy
Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] |
2006-12-05 13:01:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1248 |
KOZULINA APPROACHES AMBASSADOR TO HELP END
[...]C) Ambassador recently meet with Irina Kozulina, wife of
hunger striking imprisoned former opposition presidential
candidate Aleksandr[...] |
2006-12-05 13:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1252 |
LEFTIST PARTIES POISED TO BOYCOTT LOCAL ELECTIONS
[...]C) Leftist opposition parties Belarusian Party of
Communists (BPC) and Belarusian Social Democratic Party
(BSDP) "Gramada" intend to b[...] |
2006-12-06 13:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1255 |
BELARUS: LIBETDACT
[...]mmary: The GO is building economic ties with Cuba,
strongly spports the Cuban government, and has no interest
n promoting democracy, t[...] |
2006-12-07 12:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU |
| 06MINSK1256 |
DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-14
[...][...] |
2006-12-07 13:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO |
| 06MINSK1259 |
STROYENERGO PROPOSAL ON OPIC CLAIM
[...]BU) Post has no derogatory information on Stroyenergo.
However, judging by some of the contracts it has received,
Stroyenergo, like ma[...] |
2006-12-08 11:27:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BO |
| 06MINSK1270 |
Prison Cannot Stop Pro-Democratic Activists
[...]) Former political prisoners and the friends and family of
opposition activists currently in jail gathered December 7 at
Ambassador's [...] |
2006-12-12 12:00:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1272 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 8, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy
Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ELECTIONS
----[...] |
2006-12-12 13:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1273 |
OPPOSITION UNITED ON KOZULIN, DIVIDED ON
[...]C) Through a series of demonstrations on World Human
Rights Day (December 10), the Belarusian democratic forces
demonstrated unity in [...] |
2006-12-13 09:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1276 |
OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER FENDS OFF JAIL SENTENCE
[...]C) A Minsk judge suspended indefinitely the trial of
opposition party leader Anatoliy Lebedko, whom authorities
had charged with "mino[...] |
2006-12-14 09:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1278 |
KOZULIN ENDS HUNGER STRIKE, GRATEFUL TO USG
[...]C) On December 13, Irina Kozudina, wife of imprisoned
former opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party
"Gramada" (BSDP) Chair and [...] |
2006-12-14 11:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1283 |
LUKASHENKO, UNDER RUSSIAN PRESSURE, TRIES TO SHORE
[...]) News Russia would begin charging full export duties on
oil shipments to Belarus effective January 1 caught
Lukashenko off guard, nec[...] |
2006-12-15 14:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET BO RS |
| 06MINSK1290 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 15, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy
Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATION[...] |
2006-12-19 05:30:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1294 |
MFA CRITICIZES RAISING BELARUS AT UNSC, FEARS
[...]) On December 20, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas
Department Grigoriy Lyashuk presented Ambassador Belarus'
concerns regarding p[...] |
2006-12-20 14:07:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1299 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 22, 2006
[...][...] |
2006-12-22 07:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1301 |
LETTER FROM KOZULIN'S WIFE TO USG, AMERICAN PEOPLE
[...]he following is an unofficial trAnslation of a letter from
Irina Kozulina, wife of Belarus' imprisonedformer opposition
presidential c[...] |
2006-12-22 10:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1307 |
COURT UPHOLDS FIRING OF ELECTION MONITORING
[...]C) A Minsk court recently upheld a university's decision
to fire a professor who had served as an independent election
observer during[...] |
2006-12-27 13:00:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1314 |
GOT CAS? THE COLD WAR BETWEEJ BELARUS AND GAZPROM
[...]) NEGOTIATIONS IN MOSCOW OVER GAS PRICES AND A RUSSIAN
STAKE IN BELTRANSGAZ CONTINUE DOWN TO THE WIRE, WITH BOTH
SIDES RATCHETING UP T[...] |
2006-12-29 11:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL BO RS |
| 06MINSK1315 |
MINSK EAC DISCUSSES POSSIBLE INTERRUPTION IN
[...]SBU) Charge convened post's Emergency Action Committee
December 28. In attendance were A/DCM, A/POL/ECON chief,
RSO, CONS, GSO, IMO, [...] |
2006-12-29 11:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
SECRET | ASEC CASC AMGT ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK1317 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 29, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy
Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AN[...] |
2006-12-29 13:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK132 |
PARTNERSHIP ANONYMOUSLY REPORTS FIRST ELECTION
[...]) Summary: Despite potentially facing criminal charges
for reporting any information that may discredit Belarus,
civil initiative Part[...] |
2006-02-08 09:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK134 |
Demarche On UN Reform
[...][...] |
2006-02-09 05:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PHUM PREL SOCI BO |
| 06MINSK141 |
Belarusian Athletes to Win, If They Know What Is Good For
[...]BU) Summary: On January 24, Belarus' chief Olympic coach
Aleksandr Popov announced the names of athletes who would attend
the Turin Ol[...] |
2006-02-10 14:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK147 |
Analyzing Belarusian Trade
[...]BU) Summary: Trade figures for the first nine months of 2005
show a strong increase in Belarusian imports and exports, leading
to a sh[...] |
2006-02-13 09:29:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
| 06MINSK148 |
Suspicious Belarusian Trade
[...]BU) Summary: In recent years, Minsk has actively sought to
increase trade and relations with pariah states as a counterbalance
to West[...] |
2006-02-13 10:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
| 06MINSK149 |
EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 10, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
------------
Human Rights
------------ &#[...] |
2006-02-13 11:00:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK152 |
Belarus Getting Sicker
[...]BU) Summary: Despite Lukashenko's "Third Way Economic
Miracle," the Belarusian population is now sicker, dies earlier and
has fewer ch[...] |
2006-02-14 08:22:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TBIO ENRG MNUC SENV BO |
| 06MINSK154 |
Minsk Election Weekly VIII (February 3-February 10)
[...]his is the eighth in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pre[...] |
2006-02-14 08:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK162 |
GOB Ready to Cooperate to Fight TIP
[...]) In a surprisingly cooperative gesture, GOB
officials willingly shared information on the GOB's
efforts to combat trafficking in pers[...] |
2006-02-15 09:26:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK17 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - January 5, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
------------
Human Rights
------------ &#[...] |
2006-01-10 09:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK172 |
FORMER OPPOSITION MP SKREBETS CONVICTED
[...]) Summary: On February 14, the Supreme Court of Belarus
convicted former Respublika MP Sergey Skrebets to 30 months
in prison for alle[...] |
2006-02-16 14:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK173 |
STATE MEDIA VILIFIES AMERICA, OFTEN
[...]) Summary: In recent months Belarusian state media has
become increasingly venomous in its daily attacks against the
U.S. and the West[...] |
2006-02-16 14:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK178 |
Minsk Election Weekly IX (February 11 - February 17)
[...]his is the ninth in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pres[...] |
2006-02-17 15:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK179 |
DEMONSTRATION PEACEFULLY DISBURSED, SOME ARRESTS
[...]) At 1800 on February 16, opposition groups Zubr and
Charter 97 organized a peaceful demonstration on October
Square as part of the Da[...] |
2006-02-17 15:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK184 |
State Media Focuses only on Lukashenko
[...]BU) Summary: The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)
monitored Belarusian media coverage of the March presidential
elections f[...] |
2006-02-21 12:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK185 |
YOUTH GROUPS COMMITTED TO DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
[...]C) Summary: While many youth remain reluctant to wander
far from President Lukashenko's camp of supporters, some
Belarusian youth grou[...] |
2006-02-21 12:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK192 |
BKGB ARRESTS ELECTION OBSERVERS
[...]) On February 21, BKGB officers arrested four
pro-democracy activists, Partnership leaders Nikolay Astreyka
and Enira Bronitskaya, NDI[...] |
2006-02-22 15:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK195 |
Belarus Special 301 Review
[...]mmary and recommendation: Post once again recommends placement
of Belarus on the watch list for 2006. Little has changed since
Post's[...] |
2006-02-23 05:50:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON BO |
| 06MINSK200 |
Minsk Election Weekly X (February 18 - February 24)
[...]his is the tenth in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pres[...] |
2006-02-24 07:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK205 |
BKGB SPREADING FEAR
[...]) Summary: The BKGB continues to hold, but has not yet
charged, the four activists it arrested on February 21 (ref
A). Authorities ha[...] |
2006-02-24 15:33:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK208 |
EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 24, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
------------
Human Rights
------------ &#[...] |
2006-02-27 14:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK21 |
TAIWAN CLOSES MISSION AS MINSK SUPPORTS BEIJING
[...]) Summary: Taiwan is closing its small trade mission in
Belarus, as Minsk grows ever closer to Beijing. In recent
months the mission [...] |
2006-01-11 13:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TW BO |
| 06MINSK22 |
TAIWAN CLOSES MISSION AS MINSK SUPPORTS BEIJING
[...]) Summary: Taiwan is closing its small trade mission in
Belarus, as Minsk grows ever closer to Beijing. In recent
months the mission [...] |
2006-01-11 13:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TW BO |
| 06MINSK222 |
DAS KRAMER V. MFA, ROUND II
[...]) Summary: Visiting EUR DAS Kramer met on February 23
with MFA America's Desk head Maksim Ryzhenkov. The MFA at
the last minute cance[...] |
2006-03-02 12:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK223 |
OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAQ CANDIDATE BEATEN AND
[...][...] |
2006-03-02 12:55:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK233 |
OPPOSITION CANDIDATE RELEASED FROM DETENTION,
[...]C) Summary: On March 2, opposition presidential
candidate Aleksandr Kozulin was released from October Police
Station between 1700 and [...] |
2006-03-07 09:26:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK234 |
DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH MILINKEVICH
[...]C) Summary: On February 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met
with deputy campaign managers of the single opposition
candidate Aleksandr Milink[...] |
2006-03-07 15:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK238 |
Harassment of Opposition Intensifies
[...] recent weeks authorities have greatly accelerated their petty
harassment of opposition activists, leading up to the March 19
presiden[...] |
2006-03-11 09:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK25 |
Latest Polling: Milinkevich Creeps Ahead in Polls, But Not
[...]mmary: The results of IISEPS' latest polling shows
that Lukashenko retains high ratings, around 53 percent.
Opposition support remain[...] |
2006-01-12 12:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK252 |
Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10)
[...]his is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pr[...] |
2006-03-14 08:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK255 |
Opposition and Police Face Off at Peaceful Rally
[...]mmary: On March 2 at 1800 opposition candidate Aleksandr
Milinkevich held an election rally in downtown Minsk. The rally
attracted an[...] |
2006-03-14 09:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK256 |
Trustbank Profits Soar Despite USG Sanctions (C-NE5-00153)
[...] February 28, a spokesman for Belarus' Trustbank (formerly
known as Infobank) told the press his bank's profits in January
were 6.1 ti[...] |
2006-03-14 09:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PINR EINV ETRD PREL BO |
| 06MINSK258 |
Meeting Voters Illegal in Belarus
[...]) Summary: In the past week authorities have arrested and
jailed or fined several Milinkevich activists, including senior
campaign dep[...] |
2006-03-14 09:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK259 |
Meeting Voters Illegal in Belarus
[...]) Summary: In the past week authorities have arrested and
jailed or fined several Milinkevich activists, including senior
campaign dep[...] |
2006-03-14 09:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK260 |
Trustbank Profits Soar Despite USG Sanctions (C-NE5-00153)
[...] February 28, a spokesman for Belarus' Trustbank (formerly
known as Infobank) told the press his bank's profits in January
were 6.1 ti[...] |
2006-03-14 09:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PINR EINV ETRD PREL BO |
| 06MINSK261 |
Opposition and Police Face Off at Peaceful Rally
[...]mmary: On March 2 at 1800 opposition candidate Aleksandr
Milinkevich held an election rally in downtown Minsk. The rally
attracted an[...] |
2006-03-14 09:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK262 |
Harassment of Opposition Intensifies
[...] recent weeks authorities have greatly accelerated their petty
harassment of opposition activists, leading up to the March 19
presiden[...] |
2006-03-14 09:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK264 |
Kozulin Continues With Campaign, More Violence
[...]) Summary: Campaign managers for presidential
candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, Aleksei Korol and Oleg Volchek
met with Poloffs on March 6 [...] |
2006-03-14 13:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK265 |
CEC Secretary on Early Voting and Problems with
[...]) Summary: Poloffs met with Central Election
Commission (CEC) Secretary Nikolai Lozovik on March 9.
Lozovik at first explained Belaru[...] |
2006-03-14 13:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK266 |
EUR DAS Kramer Meets Analysts, Civil Society
[...]) Summary: Visiting EUR DAS David Kramer met with
political analysts, civil society leaders, and students on
February 24 to discuss t[...] |
2006-03-14 13:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK267 |
Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10)
[...]his is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pr[...] |
2006-03-14 13:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK268 |
EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - March 10, 2006
[...]efrigerator and freezer inventories increased 127 percent
in January to 20,000 units. Tire inventories increased 29.7
percent to 28,0[...] |
2006-03-14 13:50:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK269 |
Opposition Candidate Released From Detention,
[...]C) Summary: On March 2, opposition presidential
candidate Aleksandr Kozulin was released from October
Police Station between 1700 and [...] |
2006-03-14 13:53:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK270 |
Milinkevich Team Discusses Campaign Activities
[...]C) Summary: On March 6, Victor Kornyenko, deputy
campaign manager for Ten Plus Coalition presidential
candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich,[...] |
2006-03-14 13:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK274 |
DAS Kramer Discusses Elections with Milinkevich
[...]C) Summary: On February 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met
with deputy campaign managers of the single opposition
candidate Aleksandr Milink[...] |
2006-03-15 10:09:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK275 |
DAS Kramer Discusses Elections with Kozulin's
[...]C) Summary: EUR DAS David Kramer met with opposition
presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin and his campaign
team during his recent [...] |
2006-03-15 10:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK276 |
Milinkevich Holds Three Meeting With GOB
[...]) Summary: Emboffs on March 12 observed three of 10+
Coalition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's meetings with
voters in Minsk. Milin[...] |
2006-03-15 10:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK277 |
Can't Sell Those Belarusian Goods
[...]mmary: Many Belarusian companies, especially those owned by
the state (which controls 80% of economic activity), are having
problems s[...] |
2006-03-15 12:07:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK278 |
Belarus Buying Indian SU-30s
[...]BU) In February a number of Indian and Russian press
sources announced that Belarus was intending to buy 18 used
Sukhoi SU-30 aircraft[...] |
2006-03-16 11:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC BO |
| 06MINSK279 |
Russian Printing Press Stops Producing Independent
[...]BU) Summary: The Smolensk Printing Plant annulled its
contracts with independent newspapers Narodnaya Volya (NV), BDG
Gazeta, and the[...] |
2006-03-16 14:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK28 |
LUKASHENKO FEARS WEAK OPPOSITION
[...]) Summary: Political analyst Valeriy Karbalevich
explained that Lukashenko fears the opposition, even though
the opposition poses no r[...] |
2006-01-13 11:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 06MINSK281 |
BKGB Claims USG Terrorism on Election Day
[...] 1100 local on March 16, chairman of the BKGB Stepan
Sukhorenko held a press conference to claim the BKGB had uncovered
a plot by the [...] |
2006-03-16 14:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PHUM CASC BO |
| 06MINSK282 |
Milinkevich Campaign Manager Discusses Last-Minute
[...]C) Summary: On March 15, Sergey Kalyakin, campaign
manager for Ten Plus Coalition presidential candidate
Aleksandr Milinkevich, provid[...] |
2006-03-17 07:56:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK285 |
Lukashenko Leads February Poll
[...]BU) Summary: In a poll conducted just before the
presidential campaign began, Lukashenko dominated the field
and most Belarusians reli[...] |
2006-03-17 08:46:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK286 |
Independent News Does Make a Difference
[...]) Under the auspices of a DRL Human Rights and
Democracy Fund (HRDF) small grant (reftel), the IISEPS
polling service conducted the se[...] |
2006-03-17 08:46:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK287 |
Russian Printing Press Stops Producing Independent
[...]BU) Summary: The Smolensk Printing Plant annulled its
contracts with independent newspapers Narodnaya Volya (NV), BDG
Gazeta, and the[...] |
2006-03-17 11:16:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK288 |
Milinkevich Strong in Grodno
[...]) Summary: Poloff recently visited the western city
of Grodno, hometown of opposition presidential candidate
Aleksandr Milinkevich. [...] |
2006-03-17 11:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK29 |
BELARUS PERSONNEL RE-SHUFFLE: TAKING NO CHANCES
[...]) Summary: In recent weeks Belarusian dictator
Lukashenko has reshuffled several senior positions in his
Presidential Administration ([...] |
2006-01-13 11:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 06MINSK290 |
Minsk Election Weekly XIII (March 11-March 17)
[...]his is the thirteenth in a weekly series of election-
oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to
the March 19 pres[...] |
2006-03-17 14:24:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK292 |
March Madness: Mass Opposition Arrests
[...] the past two weeks authorities have arrested at least 150
opposition activists, jailing many of them for up to 15 days each
on charge[...] |
2006-03-17 14:30:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK294 |
KOZULIN MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT
[...]) Summary: In his March 14 meeting with Ambassador,
opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin
presented pictures and names [...] |
2006-03-17 16:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK299 |
MILINKEVICH CALLS FOR STREET PROTESTS
[...]) Summary: Opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr
Milinkevich told a press conference on March 20 that the
opposition does not re[...] |
2006-03-21 07:50:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK305 |
INDEPENDENT WEEKLY CLOSED FOR PRINTING MOHAMMED
[...]) Summary: The Supreme Economic Court first suspended
and then closed the independent weekly "Zgoda" for reprinting
the Mohammed carto[...] |
2006-03-21 15:05:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK306 |
SOME DIGGING STILL AT GRODNO CEMETERY
[...]) Summary: On March 13, Poloff visited the site of the
controversial Grodno stadium, built on top of a Jewish
cemetery. Poloff confir[...] |
2006-03-21 15:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF BO |
| 06MINSK307 |
Mass Arrests Follow Elections
[...]mmary: The human rights NGO Vyasna and independent press
report that at least 108 people, and likely more, were arrested
late March 20[...] |
2006-03-21 15:53:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK308 |
Crowd Size Drops On Second Day of Opposition Protests
[...]SBU) Summary: On March 20, opposition presidential
candidates Aleksandr Milinkevich and Aleksandr Kozulin organized
another protest ra[...] |
2006-03-21 16:05:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK309 |
OSCE Rebukes Belarus Elections
[...]U) Summary. At a joint press conference on March 20, OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly and OSCE ODIHR representatives declared that
the pre[...] |
2006-03-22 11:01:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK311 |
Lukashenko Gives Victory Speech and Fiery Press
[...]BU) Summary: On March 20, a defiant Aleksandr Lukashenko accepted his presidential “victory†at a press conference held in the cavernous P[...] |
2006-03-22 15:51:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK312 |
Sitrep 1: Numbers and Spirits Drop On Third Day of
[...]C) Summary: In the evening on March 21, Poloffs observed
the third protest rally on October Square organized by Ten Plus
Coalition can[...] |
2006-03-22 15:51:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK318 |
Sitrep 1: Numbers and Spirits Drop On Third Day of
[...][...] |
2006-03-23 14:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK320 |
Sitrep 1: Numbers and Spirits Drop On Third Day of
[...]C) Summary: In the evening on March 21, Poloffs observed
the third protest rally on October Square organized by Ten Plus
Coalition can[...] |
2006-03-23 15:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK321 |
Ten Days in Jail for Reading the Bible
[...]C) Summary: On March 14, Poloff met with head of the
Christ Convenant Reformed Baptist Church who had just
served 10 days in jail for [...] |
2006-03-23 15:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK322 |
Situation Report 3: Opposition Crowd Dwindles, Ten Plus
[...]C) Summary: The number of protesters on October Square
continues to diminish. On March 22, the fourth night of
protests on the square[...] |
2006-03-23 15:55:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK323 |
Even More Arrests and Many Convictions Follow Elections
[...]ummary: From March 21 to March 23, human rights activists and
independent press reported that more people have been arrested and
sever[...] |
2006-03-23 15:56:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK327 |
Opposition Faces Criminal Charges
[...]mmary: Hundreds of opposition activists have recently been
charged and convicted for violating the relatively more lenient
Administrat[...] |
2006-03-24 11:04:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK330 |
MFA Refutes U.S. Rejection of Belarusian Elections
[...]t a March 23 press briefing, Belarusian MFA Press Secretary
Andrei Popov refuted press statements from the White House and
State Depar[...] |
2006-03-24 12:24:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK331 |
SITUATION REPORT 5: POLICE BREAK-UP PROTEST
[...]) Summary: Just after 0300 March 24, security forces
converged on October Square and arrested nearly everyone
taking part in the oppos[...] |
2006-03-24 12:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BO CASC |
| 06MINSK332 |
Milinkevich: 500 Arrested Today
[...]) Summary: On March 24 opposition presidential candidate
held a press conference where he estimated that around 500 of
his supporters [...] |
2006-03-24 16:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK333 |
Sitrep 6: Detainees Exceed 200
[...]BU) According to human rights NGO Vyasna, there are now 227
identified protesters who were arrested early this morning.
Trials are alr[...] |
2006-03-24 16:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK335 |
MFA Issues Two Statements In Response To Critical U.S. and
[...]n March 24-26, the Belarusian MFA published two statements in
response to the U.S. and EU actions and statements against Belarus.
The [...] |
2006-03-27 15:11:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK336 |
Sitrep 7: March 25 Protests End In Violence
[...]) Summary: When police denied an estimated 7,000 protesters
access to October Square for the March 25 "Freedom Day" rally,
opposition [...] |
2006-03-27 15:24:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK337 |
Up to 1,000 Arrested, Trials Have Begun
[...]mmary: Trials for those arrested March 24, when police raided
the protest tent camp on October Square, started on March 24. Most
of t[...] |
2006-03-27 15:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK338 |
Ambassador Delivers Demarche On Wave Of Arrests
[...]C) Summary: On March 24, Ambassador called on MFA
Americas Department Director Maksim Ryzhenkov to deliver a
joint U.S.-EU message on [...] |
2006-03-27 15:46:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK341 |
Minsk Election Weekly XIV (March 18-March 24)
[...]his is the fourteenth in a weekly series of election-
oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to
the March 19 pres[...] |
2006-03-28 13:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK343 |
Candidates React to Regime Crackdown
[...]U) On March 26, opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr
Milinkevich issued a statement expressing solidarity with all
those beaten[...] |
2006-03-28 16:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK348 |
Where's Lukashenko?
[...]mmary: On March 28 the GOB indicated Lukashenko's inauguration
would not take place March 31 as had been widely reported and
prepared [...] |
2006-03-29 11:28:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
| 06MINSK359 |
PARTNERSHIP NGO RELEASES FINAL ELECTION
[...]) Summary: With its leaders currently in prison,
election monitoring NGO Partnership anonymously sent via
email its final election obs[...] |
2006-03-30 07:26:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK36 |
Minsk Election Weekly IV (January 6-January 16)
[...]his is the fourth in a weekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pre[...] |
2006-01-17 13:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK364 |
USD 2.5 BILLION IN RUSSIAN SUBSIDIES IN 2005
[...]) Summary: According to the best numbers available,
Russia provided approximately USD 2.531 billion in subsidies,
mostly energy, to Be[...] |
2006-03-31 06:59:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PREL ENRG ETRD BO |
| 06MINSK365 |
BKGB USES COLD WAR TECHNIQUES TO GRAB POLITICAL
[...]) Summary: Belarusian security services seem to have
employed old tools of the trade to silence a senior
opposition activist, Vyachesl[...] |
2006-03-31 07:27:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK370 |
EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - March 31, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-------------
Post Elections
------------[...] |
2006-04-03 09:22:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK374 |
LUKASHENKO FOUND, LOOKS ILL
[...]) Summary: Lukashenko has been found. After a two-week
absence from the public eye, and after missing all the events
surrounding the [...] |
2006-04-05 15:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 06MINSK381 |
GAZPROM'S THREATS A PLOY FOR STRENGTHENING UNION?
[...]) Summary: Gazprom and Minsk have been arguing for years
over control of the GOB's Beltransgaz pipeline network. To
date Lukashenko h[...] |
2006-04-07 09:46:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD BO |
| 06MINSK386 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 7, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
--------------
Post Elections
-----------[...] |
2006-04-10 13:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK390 |
OPPOSITION COALITION TO STAY TOGETHER
[...]) Summary: In recent days Poloffs and Ambassador have
spoken with a number of senior members of Milinkevich's 10
Plus coalition. All [...] |
2006-04-11 06:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUMBO PREL BO |
| 06MINSK393 |
PARTNERSHIP FOUR LANGUISH IN JAIL
[...]) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador and DCM met with
the families of the four jailed Partnership activists
(reftel). Ambassador str[...] |
2006-04-12 12:12:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK394 |
PARTNERSHIP FOUR LANGUISH IN JAIL
[...]) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador and DCM met with
the families of the four jailed Partnership activists
(reftel). Ambassador str[...] |
2006-04-12 12:12:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK395 |
STUDENT EXPULSIONS FOLLOW PARTICIPATION IN
[...]C) Summary: Although the Ministry of Education (MOE)
denied reports that students would be expelled for political
reasons, approximate[...] |
2006-04-12 13:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK413 |
Oil-for-Food: GOB Not Investigating Self
[...]e GOB has taken and almost certainly will not take any actions
as a result of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) looking into
Ira[...] |
2006-04-14 13:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KFIN PGOV IZ BO |
| 06MINSK420 |
Economic Problems Growing, but Reform Only by Force
[...]) Summary: On April 7, DCM hosted a discussion among a number
of leading Belarusian economists. All agreed that the GOB is
facing Rus[...] |
2006-04-18 12:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
| 06MINSK422 |
CIVIL SOCIETY REGROUPS POST ELECTIONS
[...]) Summary: Ambassador and Poloffs met separately with
human rights activists, civil society leaders and political
analysts following t[...] |
2006-04-18 14:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK427 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 18, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
--------------
Post Elections
-----------[...] |
2006-04-19 13:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK428 |
UCP UNHAPPY WITH COALITION
[...]) Summary: On April 17, United Civic Party (UCP) deputy
Jaroslav Romanchuk in a meeting with Poloff expressed his
frustration with the[...] |
2006-04-19 13:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK43 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - January 17, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
------------
Human Rights
------------ &#[...] |
2006-01-19 05:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK431 |
MILINKEVICH'S WIFE MEETS AMBASSADOR
[...]) Summary: On April 17, Ambassador met with Ten Plus
Coalition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich's wife, Inna Kulei,
who is the president [...] |
2006-04-20 10:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL INR BO |
| 06MINSK433 |
EU VISA BAN IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE
[...]) Summary: On April 10, the EU expanded its visa ban
list for Belarus from six to 37 senior GOB officials involved
in election fraud a[...] |
2006-04-20 13:07:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CVIS BO |
| 06MINSK436 |
OPPOSITION COALITION LACKS PLANS
[...]) Summary: On April 21, Ambassador met with the senior
leadership of the United Civic Party (UCP), one of the main
members of the oppo[...] |
2006-04-21 13:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK44 |
SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN MOVING FORWARD, DESPITE HARASSMENT
[...]BU) Summary: The signature collecting campaign, the second
phase of the presidential election, is in full swing. The
Central Election[...] |
2006-01-19 06:46:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK442 |
OPPOSITION ILL-PREPARED FOR CHERNOBYL
[...]) Summary: The Minsk authorities granted the opposition
permission to hold the Chernobylski Shliakh (The Chernobyl
Path), a demonstra[...] |
2006-04-24 13:27:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK443 |
BELARUS, RUSSIA, S-300S AND IRAN
[...]) Summary: A prominent British journal recently wrote
that Moscow might be selling S-300 anti-aircraft missile
systems to Iran, using [...] |
2006-04-24 13:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETRD ETTC MARR IR BO |
| 06MINSK445 |
The GOB Prepares For Bird Flu
[...]BU) Summary: The GOB on March 24 ratified a plan
to prevent avian influenza (AI) from appearing in
Belarus and to isolate it in case [...] |
2006-04-24 13:56:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PGOV PHUM ECON CASC BO |
| 06MINSK446 |
POLITICAL PROTESTANTS WANT CHANGE
[...]C) Summary: Prominent Belarusian Protestant leaders
recently described for Ambassador their continued
registration problems and the i[...] |
2006-04-24 14:02:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK451 |
Belarus Makes and Russia Loses Billions on Oil
[...]mmary: During a recent seminar an energy expert from Belarus'
Ministry of Economics explained that Belarus buys crude oil from
Russia [...] |
2006-04-27 08:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON ETRD PREL ENRG USTR BO |
| 06MINSK453 |
WOMEN LEADERS READY FOR CHANGE IN BELARUS
[...]) Summary: DCM hosted a luncheon discussion on women's
roles in Belarusian society and politics for visiting speaker
Darryl Glenney a[...] |
2006-04-27 08:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
| 06MINSK456 |
Belarus to Export Sugar to Cuba
[...]larusian Prime Minister Sergey Sidorsky led a delegation of
GOB officials and state-owned businesses to Cuba April 20 to 23.
In additi[...] |
2006-04-27 09:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL USTR EAGR CU BO |
| 06MINSK459 |
4,000 PARTICIPATE IN CHERNOBYL MARCH, OPPOSITION
[...]) Summary: Approximately 4,000 people participated in
the opposition's annual Chernobyl march that took place at
the National Academy[...] |
2006-04-27 14:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK460 |
MILINKEVICH DISCUSSES STATE OF THE OPPOSITION
[...]C) Summary: In an April 24 conversation with Ambassador,
Belarusian opposition leader and former Ten plus Coalition
presidential candi[...] |
2006-04-27 14:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK461 |
IT PARK CONCEPT GOOD, BUT COMPANIES SKEPTICAL
[...]) Summary: The GOB is in the process of creating its own
Silicon Valley, an IT park in Minsk. The park will offer a
number of tax and[...] |
2006-04-28 11:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND ETTC BO |
| 06MINSK462 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 28, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
--------------
Post Elections
-----------[...] |
2006-04-28 11:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK463 |
Post-Election Polling: Lukashenko Wins, but Not by As Much
[...]mmary: The IISEPS polling service recently unveiled the
results of the first post-election poll. IISEPS found that about
64% of the e[...] |
2006-04-28 11:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
| 06MINSK464 |
HRDF POLLING SUCCESSFUL, LEAFLETS SEIZED
[...]) This is the second report on implementation of a DRL
grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus.
Under the auspices of [...] |
2006-04-28 11:51:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK470 |
OPPOSITION,S TENUOUS PLANS FOR LABOR DAY RALLY
[...]SBU) Despite the recent imprisonment of most of the main
opposition leaders (reftel), Ten Plus Coalition press
secretary Pavel Mazheik[...] |
2006-04-28 14:22:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK477 |
Small Protest Jeopardizes Remaining Free Activists
[...]n May 1, Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada head
Stanislav Shushkevich led approximately 300 people carrying signs
and waving [...] |
2006-05-03 14:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK479 |
The Gas Dance Begins
[...]mmary: Belarus and Gazprom have entered into negotiations of
sorts on the price of gas for 2007. Gazprom announced that Minsk
can exp[...] |
2006-05-04 05:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD USTR BO |
| 06MINSK483 |
Belarus Special 301 Notification
[...][...] |
2006-05-04 11:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR USTR BO |
| 06MINSK486 |
Pandemic Influenza Talking Points Delivered
[...][...] |
2006-05-04 12:53:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV BO |
| 06MINSK493 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 5, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------------
International Relations &[...] |
2006-05-05 14:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK494 |
Regime Nationalizing and Milking Economy
[...]mmary: By most estimates the GOB controls about 80% of
economic activity, but the state has refused to divulge the exact
amount. Over[...] |
2006-05-05 14:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
| 06MINSK498 |
SOBR PAVLICHENKO PRESENTS "DICKENS-ESQUE
[...]) Summary: An independent newspaper interviewed Special
Forces Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) head Dmitry Pavlichenko on
April 21. He sp[...] |
2006-05-11 08:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 06MINSK50 |
Minsk Election Weekly V (January 16-January 20)
[...]his is tha fifth in a wEekly series of election-oriented
reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March
19, 2006 pres[...] |
2006-01-20 13:56:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK501 |
NOVAK POST-ELECTION RESULTS MIRROR THOSE OF
[...][...] |
2006-05-11 14:16:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK513 |
Youth Activist Gets Two Years Restricted Freedom
[...]UMMARY: After a six-day postponement, the trial of Malady
Front activist and anti-Lukashenko graffitist Artur Finkevich
concluded on [...] |
2006-05-16 06:01:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK514 |
LUKASHENKO'S NEW GOVERNMENT
[...]) SUMMARY: President Aleksandr Lukashenko has formed a
new government with a more streamlined organization and new
directives relatin[...] |
2006-05-16 06:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK520 |
INTERNAL POWER STRUGGLE HINDERS OPPOSITION MOVEMENT
[...]) Summary: High-level opposition members told Pol/Econ
Chief on May 11 that the power struggle between United Civic
Party (UCP) leade[...] |
2006-05-16 14:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK521 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 12, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-------------
Civil Society
-------------[...] |
2006-05-16 14:26:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK527 |
DEMONSTRATORS BRIEFLY DETAINED NEAR RUSSIAN EMBASSY
[...]) Approximately 70 people at 20:00 on May 16 gathered in front
of the Russian Embassy, which is adjacent to the U.S. Embassy,
wearing [...] |
2006-05-17 14:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK528 |
THE BELARUSIAN PARTY OF FREEDOM: AN ACTIVE PLAYER
[...]) Summary: On May 16, Poloffs met with the leader of
the unregistered Belarusian Party of Freedom (BPF) Sergey
Visotsky at the latter[...] |
2006-05-18 10:29:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK530 |
KAZAKHS ON LUKASHENKO'S HEALTH, CORRUPTION
[...]) Summary: On April 27, Pol Chief met with the Kazakh
Political Counselor, Bakhram Auanasov, who claimed to have
information that Luka[...] |
2006-05-22 07:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK531 |
DESPITE RHETORIC, MOSCOW NOT TO PUSH MINSK HARD
[...]) During a recent conversation with Pol/Econ Chief,
Vladimir Pavlenko, Counselor for Internal Political Affairs
in the Russian Embassy[...] |
2006-05-22 07:47:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK532 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 19, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------------
International Relations &[...] |
2006-05-22 11:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK534 |
PSI Points Passed to Belarus
[...][...] |
2006-05-22 11:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK537 |
MILINKEVICH ON THE LEBEDKO PROBLEM, RUSSIAN
[...]) Summary: On May 22, Ambassador met with leader of the
unified opposition Aleksandr Milinkevich. Milinkevich had
just completed a lo[...] |
2006-05-22 13:58:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK538 |
Belarus Suffers Large Crop Loss, Still Expects
[...]BU) Summary: Spring has finally come to Belarus
and, along with it, President Aleksandr Lukashenko's mad
fervor to attain an unrealist[...] |
2006-05-22 14:12:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK543 |
LUKASHENKO PRAISES SOVIET UNION, CRITICIZES WEST
[...]BU) Summary: In his May 9 Victory Day speech, Belarusian
dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko lauded the Soviet Union's might
and asserted Be[...] |
2006-05-23 12:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK545 |
Belarus Supports U.S. ITU Candidacy
[...][...] |
2006-05-23 14:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AORC BO |
| 06MINSK555 |
GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...]BU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno
oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in
Grodno and then in V[...] |
2006-05-26 08:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO |
| 06MINSK556 |
GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...]BU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno
oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in
Grodno and then in V[...] |
2006-05-26 08:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO |
| 06MINSK557 |
GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...]BU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno
oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in
Grodno and then in V[...] |
2006-05-26 08:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO |
| 06MINSK558 |
BELARUS TO BAN U.S., CANADIAN OVERFLIGHTS
[...]) Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko during his May 23
presidential address to the National Assembly ordered his
government to t[...] |
2006-05-26 12:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PBTS PREL PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK559 |
GOB SUSPENDS THREE INVESTIGATIONS OF TWO
[...]) Summary: During the first two weeks of May, GOB
authorities announced that investigations into the 1999-2000
disappearances of two [...] |
2006-05-26 12:26:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK56 |
Jeans Campaign: Youth Try To Unite Through Denim
[...]C) Summary: The human rights NGO Charter97 recently
reported that on January 16 the Free Belarus Coalition
launched the "jeans campai[...] |
2006-01-24 08:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK560 |
LEBEDKO EXPLAINS HIS OPPOSITION TO MILINKEVICH
[...]) SUMMARY: In a May 23 meeting with Ambassador,
Belarusian opposition figure and United Civic Party (UCP)
chairman Anatoliy Lebedko d[...] |
2006-06-01 12:17:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK565 |
Lukashenko's State of the Republic Tirade
[...]BU) Summary: In his May 23 annual address before parliament,
Lukashenko declared all is well in Belarus. He raised the trial
balloon [...] |
2006-06-01 12:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK572 |
Another Monument to a Repressor
[...]) On May 26, authorities unveiled a statue of Felix
Dzerzhinsky on the grounds of Belarus' Military Academy.
The 10.5-foot bronze stat[...] |
2006-06-01 12:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK574 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 26, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------------
International Relations &[...] |
2006-06-02 06:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK580 |
Opposition Activist Convicted of Sedition
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: On May 25, a Milinkevich campaign worker,
Sergei Lyashkevich, was tried in Shchuchin regional court on
charges of incit[...] |
2006-06-02 10:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK581 |
Belarus: Iran Demarches Passed; No Response
[...]n June 2, acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref A and B Iran
demarches to Oleg Anisimov, Second Secretary in the MFA's America's
Departm[...] |
2006-06-02 10:22:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IAEA KNNP USNC IR BO |
| 06MINSK582 |
PINSK VISIT NOT IDEOLOGICALLY PURE
[...]) Summary: On May 24 and 25 DCM and Econoff visited the
southern cities of Pinsk, Beryoza and Beloozyersk, as well as
a newly discover[...] |
2006-06-02 10:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM KNAR BO |
| 06MINSK584 |
BELARUS NAMES FOR ASSET FREEZE
[...]) Post provides the following information to supplement
that gathered by the Department in consideration of placing
assets freezes on [...] |
2006-06-02 12:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK585 |
Belarus: UNHRC Demarche Delivered
[...][...] |
2006-06-05 04:19:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK588 |
TEN PLUS APPROVES TWO-YEAR STRATEGY
[...]) Summary: The Ten Plus Coalition's Political Council on
May 22 approved a two-year plan aimed at removing Belarusian
dictator Aleksan[...] |
2006-06-05 12:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK599 |
BELARUS: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...]BU) Post submits its annual contribution for the 2006
Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims.
During the year the Bela[...] |
2006-06-09 04:44:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK600 |
IMF: Belarus Faces Falling Growth
[...]BU) Summary: In a recent briefing a visiting IMF team
acknowledged that the Belarusian economy has seen strong growth the
past few yea[...] |
2006-06-09 07:59:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
| 06MINSK602 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 2, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------------
International Relations &[...] |
2006-06-09 09:22:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK603 |
BSDP Says Kozulin Not Vote Splitting, Supports Hunger
[...]UMMARY: On June 1, the Belarusian Social Democratic (Gramada)
Party (BSDP) held a press conference to discuss March's
presidential el[...] |
2006-06-09 10:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK605 |
CZECHS BLOCK SENIOR GOB VISAS, PASS
[...]) Summary: The Czech Embassy recently passed over
information that Lukashenko's son, Dmitry, and Prime Minister
Sergei Sidorsky and hi[...] |
2006-06-09 12:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK606 |
FMCT Points Passed to Belarus
[...][...] |
2006-06-09 13:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG BO |
| 06MINSK607 |
Latest Iran Points Passed to Belarus
[...] June 9, Econoff delivered reftel Iran information to Igor
Ugorich, Counselor in the MFA's Department of International
Security and Ar[...] |
2006-06-09 13:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IAEA PREL MNUC IR BO |
| 06MINSK608 |
REGIONAL OUTREACH TO GOMEL REGION HIGH, SUPERVISED
[...]) Summary: On June 1-2, Ambassador traveled to the
regional capital city Gomel and surrounding villages to
conduct public outreach. O[...] |
2006-06-09 13:33:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK619 |
POST-ELECTION PROFILE OF BELARUSIAN YOUTH GROUPS
[...]) SUMMARY: On April 25-27 and May 3-4, Poloffs met with
representatives of five Belarusian youth organizations:
Zubr, which announced[...] |
2006-06-13 13:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK627 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 9, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------------
International Relations &[...] |
2006-06-14 06:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK628 |
State Forces Competition to the Lowest Common Denominator
[...]BU) Summary: On June 8, General Manager for Coca-Cola
Beverages Belarus Alexander Denisov listed for Econoff a number of
problems Coke[...] |
2006-06-14 06:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
| 06MINSK629 |
Gas Negotiations Drag On, and On
[...]mmary: Gas price negotiations have continued behind closed
doors between the GOB and Gazprom, with no deal apparently reached
at the m[...] |
2006-06-14 12:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD USTR BO |
| 06MINSK630 |
PARTNERSHIP ELECTION OBSERVERS FACE TRIAL
[...]) Summary: On June 13, Ambassador and DCM met with the
wives of two of the jailed Partnership activists (independent
election observer[...] |
2006-06-14 13:25:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK633 |
LOCAL ELECTION DATE SET AND LUKASHENKO ALREADY
[...]) On June 9, Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko
issued the order to hold elections for local district and city
councils (soviet[...] |
2006-06-15 13:18:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK637 |
The Belarusian Lottery: Who Is Actually
[...]BU) Summary: Belarus' lottery industry is booming.
The two largest of Belarus' 30 registered lotteries
gross USD 6 million per month,[...] |
2006-06-15 13:28:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK638 |
Youth Flash Mobs on Rise Despite Repression
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Flash mobs have increasingly become one of the
principal methods of protest by anti-Lukashenko activists since the
Marc[...] |
2006-06-16 05:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI BO |
| 06MINSK639 |
MOTHER OF FUGITIVE OPPOSITION ACTIVIST DELIVERS
[...]) On June 12, Galina Sivchik, mother of opposition
activist Vyacheslav Sivchik, told DCM that prosecutors
dismissed her complaint agai[...] |
2006-06-16 05:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK640 |
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY: LUKASHENKO'S DIAMOND OR
[...]) Summary: The June 9 grand opening of the Belarusian
National Library, a 23-story glass diamond-shaped monstrosity
on the outskirts o[...] |
2006-06-16 05:30:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK641 |
BELARUS’ TOP 50 OLIGARCHS
[...]) Summary: Econoff recently received a list purporting to show Belarus’ top 50 oligarchs and their net worth. An internet search found another,[...] |
2006-06-16 06:08:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ETRD BO |
| 06MINSK646 |
EUR/ACE COORDINATOR DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE NEEDS
[...]) SUMMARY: On June 5, an EUR/ACE and USAID delegation
led by Ambassador Thomas Adams met with representatives of
Belarusian oppositio[...] |
2006-06-16 14:20:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK648 |
Sudan and Belarus Sign Military Pact, Minsk Stays Silent
[...]) On June 16, on-line Sudanese newspaper the Sudan Tribune
announced that Sudanese Defense Minister General Abdelrahim Mohamed
Hussein[...] |
2006-06-19 10:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETRD UNSC SU BO |
| 06MINSK652 |
Lukashenko's Potash Hole Grows Deeper
[...]) On June 13, Belarus closed all four of its potash mines.
With exports falling due to Lukashenko's insistence on above-market
prices,[...] |
2006-06-20 09:55:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EMIN ETRD EAGR USTR PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK654 |
DEMONSTRATION
[...]BU) At 20:00 on June 16 near the Russian Embassy (adjacent to
U.S. Embassy), 45 activists were briefly detained while observing
the Da[...] |
2006-06-20 11:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK659 |
CSTO Castigates NATO And Its Neighbors
[...]mmary: The Russian Secretary General of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on June 20 gave a press
conference in which[...] |
2006-06-21 12:10:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK664 |
Belarus Faces Pension Crisis
[...]mmary: On May 18, Econoff met with the head of the Ministry of
Labor's pension office, and on May 30 attended a conference where
sever[...] |
2006-06-21 14:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN SOCI BO |
| 06MINSK666 |
NATO Materials Seized from Local Deputies
[...]e Lithuanian Embassy, NATO POC in Minsk, informed post on June
21 that they sent a group of twelve elected members of local
government[...] |
2006-06-22 10:55:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK669 |
POLL OF BELARUSIAN ELITES SHOWS SUPPORT FOR OPPOSITION
[...]BU) SUMMARY: On June 9, Oleg Manaev, head of the de-
registered IISEPS sociological research center, presented the
results of additio[...] |
2006-06-23 05:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
| 06MINSK679 |
ACTIVIST SEEKS TO EXPAND ROLE OF WOMEN IN BELARUS
[...]) Summary: In her new role as head of the Commission on
Women in the United Civic Party (UCP), Women's Independent
Democratic Movemen[...] |
2006-06-27 12:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF KWMN SCUL BO |
| 06MINSK680 |
MFA MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR-DRUMS UP GOB OUTCRY OVER
[...]) Summary: On June 23, Head of the MFA's U.S. and Canada
Desk Sergey Sergeyev formally relayed GOB irritation with the
U.S. imposition[...] |
2006-06-27 12:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK682 |
Media Focuses on Lukashenko and Putin at CSTO-EAEC Summit
[...]UMMARY: On June 23, the heads of state and foreign ministers
of countries belonging to the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (C[...] |
2006-06-28 13:38:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO |
| 06MINSK683 |
GOB Mocks U.S. Financial Sanctions But Responds In Kind
[...]BU) Summary: The GOB has threatened to freeze the assets of
President George Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in
response [...] |
2006-06-29 11:11:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK689 |
State Dominates Banking Sector
[...]mmary: Belarus has a poorly developed capital market, and the
financial sector almost exclusively consists of banks. The joint
stock [...] |
2006-06-30 12:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR BTIU PGOV AFIN BO |
| 06MINSK690 |
BELARUS NAMES FOR ASSET FREEZE, TRANCHE 2
[...]) Post provides the following information to supplement
that gathered by the Department in consideration of freezing
the assets of cer[...] |
2006-06-30 12:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK691 |
GOB APPEALS TO EU TO STOP "SPIRAL OF PRESSURE"
[...]C) SUMMARY: The Lithuanian Ambassador to Belarus gave
U.S. Ambassador copies of three letters from Belarusian
Minister of Foreign Aff[...] |
2006-06-30 13:11:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PREL PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO |
| 06MINSK692 |
OPPOSITION LEADER OUTLINES MULTIPLE PROBLEMS IN
[...]C) Summary: During a June 26 meeting with Ambassador,
pro-democracy Belarusian Party of Communist (BPC) head
Aleksandr Kalyakin descri[...] |
2006-06-30 13:27:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK701 |
LUKASHENKO PRAISES ECONOMY, SEEKS BETTER RELATIONS WITH
[...]) SUMMARY: President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave his
Independence Day address on July 1 at the Palace of the Republic.
He vowed that Bel[...] |
2006-07-10 06:40:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK707 |
IN-FIGHTING AND DISORGANIZATION STAGNATES UDF
[...]BU) Summary: The internal power struggles and
disorganization within the United Democratic Forces (UDF) are
affecting the UDF's suppor[...] |
2006-07-10 13:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK711 |
Belarus: Radioactive Metal Found
[...]ndependent newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda reported on May 30
that Minsk police investigating fraud searched scrap metal
collection sta[...] |
2006-07-11 05:50:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG MNUC PARM SENV TRGY BO |
| 06MINSK719 |
BELARUS ON THE EVE OF THE G8 SUMMIT
[...]) Many in the Belarusian opposition are hopeful G-7
leaders will raise Belarus at the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg
in an effort to conv[...] |
2006-07-12 13:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK720 |
POST REVIEW OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS,
[...] June 27, 2006 USAID Country Representative, USAID
Activity Manager and an Embassy Poloff met with UNDP
HIV/AIDS Program Manager, the [...] |
2006-07-12 13:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO BO |
| 06MINSK731 |
KOZULIN VERDICT
[...]C) SUMMARY: On July 13, former opposition presidential
candidate Aleksandr Kozulin was sentenced to five and a half
years in a medium[...] |
2006-07-14 13:37:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK737 |
Opposition Leader Assures Ambassador He's A Man of
[...]C) Summary: United Democratic Forces leader Aleksandr
Milinkevich and his wife Inna Kulei provided a frank, yet
optimistic assessment [...] |
2006-07-17 13:37:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK738 |
Opposition Party Leader Arrested in Rally Near Russian
[...]BU) On July 17, a Belarusian court sentenced United Civic
Party (UCP) leader Anatoly Lebedko to 10 days in jail for "minor
hooliganism[...] |
2006-07-17 14:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK740 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 17, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------
Political Parties
-----[...] |
2006-07-18 03:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK758 |
IISEPS Polling: Lukashenko Still Enjoys Popular Support
[...]MMARY: On July 10, Director of the independent polling service
IISEPS Oleg Manaev gave Ambassador the results of two opinion
surveys c[...] |
2006-07-21 05:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
| 06MINSK759 |
VICTIMIZED BELARUSIAN STUDENTS GET CHANCE TO STUDY
[...]C) Summary: Inna Kulei's Committee for the Defense of
the Repressed (CDR) has successfully placed approximately 250
Belarusian student[...] |
2006-07-21 05:46:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK763 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 21, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
---------
Elections
---------
&#[...] |
2006-07-21 13:33:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK764 |
Pro-Lukashenko Communists Hijack Opposition Party
[...]C) SUMMARY: On July 15, the pro-government Communist Party of
Belarus (CPB) and the opposition Belarusian Party of Communists
(BPC) h[...] |
2006-07-21 14:36:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK77 |
Minsk Election Weekly VI (January 20-January 27)
[...]) January 27 is the final day for presidential contenders
to submit signatures. Each contender must submit a minimum of
100,000 signa[...] |
2006-01-30 14:06:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK784 |
BELARUSIAN SECURITY FORCES SEARCH APARTMENT OF
[...]C) The Latvian Embassy on July 25 released a press
statement protesting the July 25 search of a Latvian
diplomat's residence by Belaru[...] |
2006-07-27 08:50:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK785 |
POLICE BRIEFLY DETAINED OPPOSITION LEADER
[...]C) On July 26, two Polotsk traffic police officers
stopped a vehicle carrying former opposition presidential
candidate Aleksandr Milin[...] |
2006-07-27 08:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK787 |
LUKASHENKO FINDS A NEW FRIEND IN HUGO CHAVEZ
[...]mmary: On July 23-25, Lukashenko hosted Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez in Minsk, marking the first official visit of a Latin
Americ[...] |
2006-07-27 10:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD VE BO |
| 06MINSK791 |
NGO Partnership Case Begins, Families and Observers
[...]SBU) On July 28, the criminal trial against four young people
associated with the NGO Partnerstvo (Partnership) began in Minsk's
Tsent[...] |
2006-07-28 12:48:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK794 |
PRESSURES ON LUKASHENKO: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
[...]C) Summary: Although Lukashenko secured a third term in
office through rigged March presidential elections, the
regime is grappling wi[...] |
2006-07-31 13:09:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK795 |
OPPOSITION COALITION SET TO LAUNCH THREE-STEP
[...]) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff met with United
Democratic Forces (UDF) Political Council member Viktor
Ivashkevich to discuss th[...] |
2006-07-31 13:26:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK796 |
LATVIAN DIPLOMAT HAS RESIDENCE RAIDED, IS MALIGNED
[...]C) On July 30, Belarusian Television's (BT) analytical
program "Center of Attention" - a program known for its
anti-Western shows - br[...] |
2006-07-31 14:20:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK809 |
NO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE FROM RUSSIAN PIPELINE
[...]elarusian and Russian press are reporting that on
July 27 an oil leak occurred on the Unicha-Polotsk
section of the Druzhba pipeline i[...] |
2006-08-01 13:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK819 |
US and European Heads of Mission Press for Access to NGO
[...]SBU) U.S. and EU embassies in Minsk have taken an assertive
and coordinated approach to spotlighting the criminal trial against
four y[...] |
2006-08-02 14:14:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK820 |
Belarus Announces Potash Contract with China, China Claims
[...]) Despite recent claims from the GOB that Belarus has signed a
contract to supply potash to China, it remains unclear whether
China an[...] |
2006-08-03 05:42:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN ETRD EAGR USTR BO |
| 06MINSK831 |
Female Tent City Heroes Reaffirmed Commitment to
[...]U) On July 28, leader of the Women's Independent
Democratic Movement (WIDM) Ludmila Petina presented the
release of the organization's[...] |
2006-08-04 06:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN BO |
| 06MINSK838 |
UN HLD Demarche Delivered, MFA Requests U.S. Participation
[...]oloff delivered reftel talking points on the UN High Level
Dialogue (HLD) on International Migration and Development to the
Ministry o[...] |
2006-08-04 14:07:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PREF SMIG UNGA BO |
| 06MINSK839 |
NGO PARTNERSHIP LEADERS CONVICTED
[...]C) On August 4, Judge Leonid Yasinevich convicted four
young leaders of the election monitoring NGO "Partnerstvo"
(Partnership) for al[...] |
2006-08-04 14:35:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | BO PGOV PHUM |
| 06MINSK840 |
OPPOSITION LEADER VYACHORKA PRAISES USG EFFORTS,
[...]C) Summary: In their first meeting, Belarusian
opposition leader Vyachorka asserted to Charge on August 2
that United Democratic Force[...] |
2006-08-04 14:43:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK847 |
LUKASHENKO CRITICIZES U.S. BUT SEEKS GREATER
[...]) Summary: President Lukashenko, meeting with his
Belarusian Ambassadors August 1, stated that increased
U.S.-EU harassment was due to[...] |
2006-08-09 04:51:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK848 |
OPPOSITION LEADER KALYAKIN OFFERS CANDID VIEW OF
[...]) Summary: In their first meeting, Belarusian opposition
leader Kalyakin asserted to Charge August 8 that the United
Democratic Forces[...] |
2006-08-09 07:18:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK857 |
CHARGE EXPRESSES CONCERN WITH LATVIAN DIPLOMAT
[...][...] |
2006-08-09 12:33:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK860 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 11, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------------
International Relations &[...] |
2006-08-10 04:49:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK866 |
BOBRUISK OPPOSITION PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS
[...]C) Summary: To gauge the strength of opposition forces
ahead of upcoming municipal elections, Poloffs traveled to
Bobruisk on July 20[...] |
2006-08-10 13:03:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON BO |
| 06MINSK876 |
MFA BAITS AND SWITCHES ON COORDINATED U.S.-EU
[...]C) Summary: On August 11, Charge delivered the
coordinated U.S.-EU demarche to MFA Counselor on the U.S.
and Canada Desk Pavel Pustov[...] |
2006-08-11 15:46:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK881 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 14, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------------
International Relations &[...] |
2006-08-14 13:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK887 |
KOZULIN'S PARTY PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS
[...]C) Summary: Senior Belarusian Social Democratic Party
"Gramada" (BSDP) members corroborated reports that the health
of imprisoned BSD[...] |
2006-08-17 06:12:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK890 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 11, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
-----------------------
International Relations &[...] |
2006-08-17 06:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK893 |
GOB - "AVIAN INFLUENZA NOT BEHIND 100,000 POULTRY
[...]) Summary: Approximately 100,000 chickens have died in
two separate accidents at Belarusian poultry farms since July
¶14. The GOB[...] |
2006-08-17 07:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK9 |
Media Mistaken: Partnership Will Observe Elections
[...]) Summary: On January 4, Emboffs met with civil
initiative Partnership director Nikolai Astreiko to inquire
about press reports that P[...] |
2006-01-05 14:05:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK903 |
MINSK AUTHORITIES LIQUIDATE KALYAKIN'S OPPOSITION
[...]) Summary: On August 17, authorities liquidated the
Minsk chapter of the Belarusian Party of Communists for
alleged violations of "reg[...] |
2006-08-18 13:29:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK904 |
BUILDING THE CASE FOR DEMOCRACY: MONITORING NEEDED
[...]U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8.
Summary
-------
¶2. (C) On August 17, the Belarus[...] |
2006-08-18 13:41:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE BO |
| 06MINSK910 |
Belarusian High-Level Attendance at 61st UNGA
[...]ccording to the MFA's response to post's demarche on
Belarusian participation at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA)
(reftel), the member[...] |
2006-08-21 13:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BO |
| 06MINSK911 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 18, 2006
[...]U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL RELA[...] |
2006-08-21 13:36:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK924 |
Nomination for 006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL Conference,
[...][...] |
2006-08-25 07:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | AMT MARR NATO PREL BO |
| 06MINSK937 |
BELARUS' MOST PROFITABLE STATE-RUN COMPANIES
[...]) Summary: The GOB published its list of state-owned
companies contributing the most revenue to the GOB budget in
¶2005. This lis[...] |
2006-08-28 10:54:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
| 06MINSK938 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 28, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATION[...] |
2006-08-28 11:33:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK939 |
"INDEPENDENT" MP CLAIMS TO PROMOTE GRADUAL CHANGE
[...]) Summary: On August 23, "independent" Belarusian MP
Abramova met unofficially with Pol/Econ Chief to encourage
the USG to bolster sup[...] |
2006-08-28 12:16:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK94 |
GOB Ready to Cooperate to Fight Money
[...]) In a surprisingly cooperative meeting between
Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and members of the State
Control Committee (SCC), the GO[...] |
2006-01-31 14:31:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK95 |
EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - January 31, 2006
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
------------
Human Rights
------------ &#[...] |
2006-02-01 05:45:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK951 |
MILINKEVICH, BACK IN BELARUS, TOUTS SOLIDARITY AND
[...]) Summary: In a meeting with Charge on August 29, United
Democratic Forces (UDF) leader Milinkevich argued that the
opposition remains[...] |
2006-08-31 13:15:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK957 |
PROTESTANTS THREATEN TO PROTEST FORCED SALE OF
[...]) Summary: On August 22, the GOB ruled that the New Life
Church must sell their church building to the local
government at a price far[...] |
2006-09-01 10:39:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC BO |
| 06MINSK963 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 5,
[...]he following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LOCAL ELECTIONS �[...] |
2006-09-05 10:32:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK964 |
CHARGE'S PRESS CONFERENCE ELICITS INTEREST OF
[...]U) On August 31, Charge hosted a press conference with
members of the Belarusian independent media and local
representatives of variou[...] |
2006-09-05 12:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK965 |
EMBASSY HOSTS VICTIMS AND FAMILIES OF KOZULIN AND
[...]SBU) On September 1, Charge and A/DCM hosted a reception
for family members of imprisoned former opposition
presidential candidate Ale[...] |
2006-09-05 12:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK971 |
BELARUS GEARING UP FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
[...]) The GOB continues to advocate the construction of a
nuclear power plant (NPP) in Belarus. Although a decision
has not officially be[...] |
2006-09-07 08:51:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY PARM MNUC BO |
| 06MINSK972 |
MOBILE SATELLITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...]oloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on
Sept[...] |
2006-09-07 08:57:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS BO |
| 06MINSK975 |
BREST OPPOSITION PUSHES ON DESPITE GOB PRESSURE
[...]) Summary: An August 22-23 visit by Poloffs to the
Western border city of Brest received heavy attention from
state security services[...] |
2006-09-11 12:28:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK976 |
PRO-REGIME NEO-NAZIS INTIMIDATE INDEPENDENT MEDIA,
[...]) Summary: Following March's stolen presidential
elections, the pro-government, pan-Russian, neo-Nazi group
"Russian National Unity" ([...] |
2006-09-11 13:01:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK978 |
REGIONAL OPPOSITION PARTIES COALESCE FOR LOCAL
[...]C) In preparation for Belarus' upcoming municipal
elections, the regional chapters of parties within the
opposition United Democratic [...] |
2006-09-11 13:52:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK981 |
LUKASHENKO RECEIVES IRANIAN FM, ANNOUNCES VISIT TO TEHRAN
[...]BU) President Aleksandr Lukashenko on September 7 urged
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to use his two-day
visit to Minsk [...] |
2006-09-12 11:20:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD BO |
| 06MINSK982 |
NAM ATTENDEES DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...]oloff delivered reftel talking points on the Middle East and
terrorism to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MFA) i[...] |
2006-09-12 11:21:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK984 |
UNSC RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...]oloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on
Sept[...] |
2006-09-12 11:21:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS BO |
| 06MINSK994 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 8,
[...]) The following are brief items of interest compiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LOCAL ELECTIONS &#x[...] |
2006-09-12 11:23:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1101 |
URUGUAY ON BELARUS' ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS
[...]) On November 15, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche on
countering Belarus' anti-US resolutions at the UNGA and
soliciting GOU support [...] |
2006-11-16 19:15:00 |
Embassy Montevideo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO UY |
| 06MOSCOW1171 |
RUSSIA COMFORTABLE WITH STATUS QUO IN BELARUS
[...]) Summary: The MFA's official stance on Belarus seems
to have shifted from resigned noninterference to passive
support for Lukashenk[...] |
2006-02-08 08:53:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BO RS |
| 06MOSCOW12600 |
RUSSIA'S RELATIONS WITH BELARUS
[...]C) Summary. Another Putin-Lukashenko meeting has come
and gone with few evident results. It occurred against a
widespread perception[...] |
2006-11-24 10:38:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BO RS |
| 06MOSCOW12917 |
DFM YAKOVENKO: "DISAPPOINTMENT" OVER US RAISING OF
[...]C) On December 13, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
Aleksandr Yakovenko called the Ambassador to register
"concern and disappointment"[...] |
2006-12-13 16:37:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC RS BO |
| 06MOSCOW3035 |
AFTER THE ELECTION: MOSCOW VIEWS ON BELARUS AND
[...]) Summary. Russia's embrace of President Lukashenko's
victory in the March 19 Belarus election reflects official
Moscow's strong pre[...] |
2006-03-27 05:52:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO 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 |
| 06MOSCOW3687 |
RUSSIAN MFA ON BELARUS, UKRAINE ELECTIONS
[...]) Summary: Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche on
Belarus elections (ref A) April 7 to Vyacheslav Kovalenko,
who was acting for Dep[...] |
2006-04-07 17:07:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO 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 |
| 06MOSCOW6065 |
SQUEEZING BELARUS, BUT NOT UNTIL IT POPS
[...]) Summary. Moscow's embrace of Lukashenko before and
immediately after his March 19 reelection has tightened into
a clench. Analyst[...] |
2006-06-07 04:45:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO RS |
| 06MOSCOW9415 |
DFM KARASIN ON UPCOMING RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS
[...]) Summary: After DFM Karasin briefed Friends of Georgia
Chiefs of Mission August 28 (Septel), he met with Ambassador
Burns bilaterall[...] |
2006-08-28 14:51:00 |
Embassy Moscow |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MD UP BO 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 |
| 06NEWDELHI223 |
NO IMMEDIATE MORALES VISIT PLANS, BUT LEFT WOULD
[...]C) Summary: D/PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel
talking points on January 10 to Director (Latin America
Countries) Anwar Haleem, wh[...] |
2006-01-10 13:32:00 |
Embassy New Delhi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN BO |
| 06NEWDELHI7802 |
GOI NOT IN FAVOR OF COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS
[...]) As stated in Ref A, the Joint Secretary of the
Ministry of External Affairs (UN Economic and Social), in his
reply to Ref C demarch[...] |
2006-11-15 12:17:00 |
Embassy New Delhi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO UNGA UN IN |
| 06NICOSIA1164 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JULY 17 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...]U) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Elena
Rafti, who covers the Balkans in the MFA's Division of
Bilateral Affairs. Raf[...] |
2006-07-18 09:16:00 |
Embassy Nicosia |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG |
| 06NICOSIA265 |
CYPRUS AGREES WITH MOST U.S. POSITIONS ON THE
[...]) On February 23, poloff delivered reftel message to the
appropriate action officers in the MFA's office of bilateral
affairs. Elena [...] |
2006-02-24 14:23:00 |
Embassy Nicosia |
CONFIDENTIAL | BK BO CG CY EUN IR IZ KPAL MW PREL SR YI |
| 06NICOSIA374 |
CYPRUS WILL CONSIDER SUGGESTIONS FOR REACTION TO
[...]) On March 1, poloff delivered reftel message to Vasos
Chamberlain, who handles Russian and Eastern European issues
in the MFA's Divi[...] |
2006-03-13 14:47:00 |
Embassy Nicosia |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO CY |
| 06NICOSIA96 |
CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON BELARUS ELECTIONS
[...]SBU) On January 26 poloff delivered reftel message to
Vasos Chamberlain in the MFA's Bilateral Affairs Division.
Chamberlain said Cypr[...] |
2006-01-26 13:27:00 |
Embassy Nicosia |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BO KDEM KPAO PREL |
| 06OSLO1424 |
NORWAY VOTING NO ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION
[...]rway will vote against the Belarus sponsored anti-U.S.
resolution in reftel. For the other Belarus-sponsored
resolutions, Norway is v[...] |
2006-11-17 14:42:00 |
Embassy Oslo |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BO NO |
| 06OSLO181 |
DIALOGUE WITH BELARUSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
[...]C) Summary. The Ambassador brought together visiting
Belarusian human rights activist Aliaksandr Bialiatski,
Norwegian government off[...] |
2006-02-16 14:04:00 |
Embassy Oslo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO NO |
| 06OSLO523 |
OSLO ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR BELARUS' MILINKEVICH
[...]C) Summary. Belarussian presidential candidate
Alexander Milinkevich's April 19-22 visit to Oslo (sponsored
by the Norwegian Helsinki[...] |
2006-04-26 05:14:00 |
Embassy Oslo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO NO |
| 06OTTAWA3632 |
CANADA TAKES ECONOMIC ACTION AGAINST BELARUS
[...]) On December 18, Foreign Minister MacKay and
International Trade Minister Emerson announced that Canada is
taking new measures agains[...] |
2006-12-21 22:11:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL PHUM CA BO |
| 06PARAMARIBO729 |
(C) DESPITE PRESSURE, SURINAME NONCOMMITTAL BUT
[...]U) The Ambassador and Pol/Econ officers have approached
the GOS Foreign Ministry on four separate occasions regarding
ref A, most rece[...] |
2006-11-15 19:28:00 |
Embassy Paramaribo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UNHRC UN XG BO NS |
| 06PARIS104 |
MFA, PRESIDENCY ADDRESS UPCOMING MORALES VISIT
[...]C) Summary: In a January 5 discussion of ref A demarche,
an MFA official indicated that President Chirac would urge
Bolivian president[...] |
2006-01-06 18:31:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV FR BO CO |
| 06PARIS1186 |
FRENCH ON FEBRUARY 27 GAERC
[...]) SUMMARY: Pol Deputy delivered points to Pascal
LeDeunff, deputy chief of the MFA's CFSP unit, on February
17; poloff followed up wit[...] |
2006-02-24 17:26:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG FR EUN |
| 06PARIS130 |
FRENCH IMPRESSIONS OF MORALES VISIT
[...]C) Presidential diplomatic advisor for the Americas
Dominique Boche characterized the 45 minute meeting January 7
between President Ja[...] |
2006-01-09 17:57:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV FR BO |
| 06PARIS1735 |
FRENCH ON MARCH 20 GAERC
[...]) SUMMARY: French MFA officials spent much of March 17
helping plan the EU response to the summons received by EU
and US Ambassadors [...] |
2006-03-17 17:57:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU FR EUN |
| 06PARIS1922 |
FRANCE WILL SUPPORT BELARUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
[...]) On March 24, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on
expanding a visa ban against Belarusian officials to Antoine
Gosset, the MFA's Bela[...] |
2006-03-24 17:06:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS BO FR EUN |
| 06PARIS2267 |
MFA OUTLINES FRENCH POSITIONS IN LATIN AMERICA
[...]C) Summary: MFA A/S-equivalent for WHA Daniel Parfait
provided visiting EUR/WE Director Kathy Allegrone with a
candid assessment of Fr[...] |
2006-04-06 15:56:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV FR VE BO CU HA |
| 06PARIS2450 |
FRENCH IN AGREEMENT ON BELARUS SANCTIONS
[...]) Summary: DAS Kramer met April 11 with interlocutors
from the MFA and Treasury to discuss next steps on Belarus.
The French agreed on[...] |
2006-04-13 13:33:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR BO RU |
| 06PARIS3181 |
FRENCH ON MAY 15-16 GAERC - FOCUS ON AID TO
[...]) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA deputy for CFSP
Pascal LeDeunff on May 10 and discussed them with him on May
¶12. LeDeunff[...] |
2006-05-12 16:25:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KPAL UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU |
| 06PARIS3922 |
FRANCE ON JUNE 12 GAERC - RECOGNITION OF MONTENEGRO
[...]) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy will announce
at the June 12-13 GAERC that France recognizes Montenegro,
according to MFA C[...] |
2006-06-09 16:18:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ CU KPAL FR |
| 06PARIS554 |
FRANCE AGREES WITH FOCUSING INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
[...]) On January 27, Poloff met with Antoine Gosset, the
MFA's desk officer for Belarus, to discuss reftel demarche
encouraging internatio[...] |
2006-01-27 16:05:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL BO FR |
| 06PARIS6176 |
EU/GAERC DEMARCHE: FRENCH TAKE ON BOARD, NO
[...]U) Post shared refs A and B points September 13 with
new MFA Deputy Chief for CFSP Emmanuel Cohet, Lebanon points
with desk officer f[...] |
2006-09-14 13:09:00 |
Embassy Paris |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL FR PGOV UNBRO EU YI SR BO JK SU CG IS |
| 06PARIS6788 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE TO FRANCE: POINTS DELIVERED
[...]SBU) We shared all ref A points October 11 with MFA
DAS-equivalent for CFSP Emmanuel Cohet, Balkans points with
DAS-equivalent for the[...] |
2006-10-13 17:03:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EU PGOV KPAL UNAUS YI SR BO MK SU |
| 06PARIS7393 |
COTE D'IVOIRE/FRANCE: INVESTIGATION OF NOVEMBER
[...]C) SUMMARY: France's judicial investigation of the
November 6, 2004, bombing of French forces in Cote d'Ivoire
by the Ivoirian Air F[...] |
2006-11-15 15:18:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS IV TO BO RS UP FR |
| 06PARIS7419 |
FRENCH RESPONSES TO SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR COUNTRY
[...]C) On November 9 Poloff delivered demarches seeking
French support for defeating any procedural moves that could
prevent voting on the[...] |
2006-11-17 05:05:00 |
Embassy Paris |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC CA FR IR BM KN BO UZ |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1328 |
T&T UNLIKELY TO OPPOSE BELARUS'S RETALIATORY RESOLUTIONS
[...]he Ambassador made a number of attempts on November 15 to
schedule an immediate meeting and/or make telephone contact with
Foreign Min[...] |
2006-11-16 17:52:00 |
Embassy Port Of Spain |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BO TD |
| 06PRAGUE142 |
ERB RADIO PROJECT: CZECHS LOOKING FOR WAYS AROUND
[...]) In Poloff's meeting on February 3 with Gabriela
Dlouha, Director of Czech MFA's Transformation Coordination
Unit (TRANS), Dlouha exp[...] |
2006-02-10 16:45:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | BO EAID EZ PL |
| 06PRAGUE199 |
CZECHS ON FEB 27 GAERC
[...]) Summary. At the February 27 GAERC, the top priorities
will be the Balkans, the Middle East, and Belarus. The Czechs
stress the impor[...] |
2006-02-24 07:53:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG |
| 06PRAGUE204 |
CZECH DIPLOMATS MAY FACE EXPULSIONS FROM BELARUS
[...]) Summary: Chilly relations between the Czech Republic
and Belarus have nearly frozen in the aftermath of a
Belarusian television broa[...] |
2006-02-24 14:38:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BO EZ |
| 06PRAGUE222 |
CZECHS HOST COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONFERENCE ON BELARUS
[...]BU) Summary. The Czech MFA hosted a Council of Europe
(COE) Conference on Belarus February 22. The Conference was
attended by Belarusi[...] |
2006-03-02 12:08:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM BO EZ |
| 06PRAGUE257 |
CZECHS WELCOME COORDINATION ON
[...]) A/DCM March 10 delivered reftel points on reacting to
the Belarus election to Deputy Foreign Minister Thomas Pojar.
Pojar welcomed t[...] |
2006-03-10 18:36:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO EZ |
| 06PRAGUE285 |
CZECHS ON MARCH 20 GAERC
[...]) Summary. The Czechs predict that the Balkans,
Palestine, and Belarus will be the top priorities at the
March 20 GAERC. On the Balkan[...] |
2006-03-17 16:30:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU |
| 06PRAGUE298 |
CZECHS ASK WHETHER THE USG WILL REFUSE TO
[...]) Poloff met with MFA Eastern Europe Director Tomas
Szunyog March 23 to discuss the Czech response to the
elections in Belarus. Szunyo[...] |
2006-03-22 16:52:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM BO EZ |
| 06PRAGUE309 |
CZECHS STRONGLY SUPPORT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR
[...]) In a meeting on March 23, MFA Eastern Europe Director
Tomas Szunyog told Poloff the Czechs support travel
restrictions for top Belar[...] |
2006-03-24 17:03:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO EZ |
| 06PRAGUE498 |
CZECHS EXPAND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION EFFORTS IN
[...]) Summary. Promoting democracy and human rights in
Belarus remains a top foreign policy priority for the Czech
government. Following t[...] |
2006-05-10 15:46:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BO EZ |
| 06PRAGUE508 |
CZECHS ON MAY 15 GAERC
[...]) Summary. At the May 15 GAERC, Czechs expect the focus
will be on the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa. On
Serbia, the Czechs agr[...] |
2006-05-12 08:41:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI |
| 06PRAGUE635 |
CZECHS ON JUNE 12 GAERC
[...]) Summary. At the June 12 GAERC, the Czechs expect the
focus to be on Cuba, the Middle East, and the Balkans. On
Cuba, the GAERC concl[...] |
2006-06-09 14:56:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL EZ |
| 06PRAGUE806 |
CZECHS ON JULY 17 GAERC
[...]) Summary: At the July 17 GAERC, the Czechs expect the
focus to be on the Middle East and the Balkans. The Czechs
are strong supporter[...] |
2006-07-14 12:54:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG |
| 06PRAGUE9 |
CZECHS ON JOINT U.S.-EU STATEMENT TO LUKASHENKO:
[...]) CDA and Poloff met January 3 with Tomas Szunyog, Czech
MFA's Director of the Eastern Europe Department, to discuss
the proposed U.S.[...] |
2006-01-03 16:07:00 |
Embassy Prague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM EUN BO OSCE EZ |
| 06PRETORIA3182 |
SOUTH AFRICA EXPANDING COOPERATION IN BOLIVIA
[...]) Summary. South Africa plans to expand its cooperation
with Bolivia, particularly in the mining and energy sectors,
according to DFA[...] |
2006-08-02 15:02:00 |
Embassy Pretoria |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO SF |
| 06PRETORIA4710 |
MORALES HOPES TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA IN EARLY 2007
[...]) Bolivian President Morales is seeking to travel to
South Africa in early 2007 for the first meeting of the South
African-Bolivian Jo[...] |
2006-11-14 15:25:00 |
Embassy Pretoria |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO SF |
| 06QUITO2811 |
GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS
[...]SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador
Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on
November 15, and followed up [...] |
2006-11-16 13:40:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC |
| 06QUITO2812 |
GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS
[...]SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador
Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on
November 15, and followed up [...] |
2006-11-16 13:40:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC |
| 06QUITO2832 |
UN: ECUADOR FOR BALANCE IN BEIT HANOUN
[...]SBU) Summary: The GOE will vote in favor of the Beit
Hanoun resolutions in NY and Geneva, in favor of the Burma
country resolution, a[...] |
2006-11-17 21:13:00 |
Embassy Quito |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN BO EC |
| 06QUITO3059 |
UNGA: GOE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON IRAN/BELARUS
[...]C) PolOff delivered the points in reftel demarche on
December 18 to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs,
Lourdes Puma. PolO[...] |
2006-12-18 21:49:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UN BO EC |
| 06QUITO3073 |
UN ASSESSMENTS: GOE WILL LIKELY FOLLOW G-77
[...]C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Director
General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on December 18.
Puma said that many c[...] |
2006-12-21 00:42:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UN BO EC |
| 06REYKJAVIK331 |
ICELAND/NAM SUMMIT: ICELAND ATTENDING HAVANA NAM
[...]/NF) Summary: Iceland is attending the NAM Summit in
Havana primarily to campaign for a 2009-2010 UN Security
Council seat, and claim[...] |
2006-09-13 17:12:00 |
Embassy Reykjavik |
SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PHUM UNSC CU IR BO IC |
| 06RIGA619 |
DAS KRAMER TALKS BELARUS, MOLDOVA AND RUSSIA WITH
[...]) Summary: In a productive series of meetings in Riga
July 24, DAS David Kramer discussed Belarus, Moldova and
Russia with key Latvia[...] |
2006-08-02 11:59:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID RS MD BO LG |
| 06RIGA633 |
SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE: LATVIAN MFA,S REACTION TO
[...]C) Summary: Latvia believes that the recent incident
alleging that one of its diplomats in Minsk was distributing
pornography was a [...] |
2006-08-08 09:02:00 |
Embassy Riga |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM PINR EUN BO 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 |
| 06ROME956 |
ITALIANS OPEN TO EU VISA BAN AGAINST LUKASHENKA,
[...]) Summary. On March 27, Poloff met with Antonino
Cascio of the Eastern European Department of the Italian
MFA to deliver reftel point[...] |
2006-03-29 16:05:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO IT |
| 06ROME979 |
ITALIANS URGE SLOW EXPANSION OF EU VISA BAN
[...]) On March 31, PolMinCouns and Poloff met with Paolo
Serpi, Director of the Eastern European Department of the
Italian MFA, to get a r[...] |
2006-03-31 15:30:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM CVIS BO IT |
| 06SANSALVADOR2778 |
EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION
[...][...] |
2006-11-17 16:34:00 |
Embassy San Salvador |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BO ES |
| 06SANTODOMINGO3502 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NONSUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO
[...] November 14, poloff delivered Ref C talking points to
Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen. This was
followed up on Nove[...] |
2006-11-15 16:26:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC UN KTIA BO DR |
| 06SANTODOMINGO3545 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REVIEWS ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA
[...]) On November 16, Economic-Political Counselor and
poloff presented Ref A points concerning the November 17
special session to Deputy [...] |
2006-11-20 17:38:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHCR UN KTIA BO IS DR |
| 06SECTIKN01OF03MINSK1223 |
EMBASSY EINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 21,
[...]he following are brief items of interest cmmpiled by
Embassy Minsk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIKN[...] |
2006-11-27 04:30:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO |
| 06SECTIO03OF03MINSK1128 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 20,
[...][...] |
2006-10-20 13:13:00 |
Embassy Minsk |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO |
| 06SEOUL3962 |
ROK TO OPPOSE BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS
[...]) On November 15, poloff delivered reftel points, urging
capitals to vote against three retaliatory resolutions
sponsored by Belarus i[...] |
2006-11-15 22:48:00 |
Embassy Seoul |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KS BO |
| 06SKOPJE1102 |
MACEDONIA OPPOSES BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS
[...][...] |
2006-11-21 16:25:00 |
Embassy Skopje |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BO MK |
| 06SOFIA554 |
BULGARIA PLANS TO IMPOSE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON
[...][...] |
2006-04-19 12:33:00 |
Embassy Sofia |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD BO BU |
| 06STATE197404 |
INSTRUCTIONS: BELARUS POLITICAL PRISONER
[...]SBU) Action Request: USUN is instructed to raise the
issue of the hunger strike of Belarus political prisoner
Kozulin under "other m[...] |
2006-12-11 14:17:00 |
Secretary of State |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC BO |
| 06STOCKHOLM420 |
SWEDEN: BELARUS VISA BANS
[...]c) Polcouns made reftel demarche on expanding travel
restriction against Belarus officials to MFA Eastern Europe
Director Malena Mard.[...] |
2006-03-24 16:05:00 |
Embassy Stockholm |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO SW |
| 06TALLINN1114 |
UKRANIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO VISITS ESTONIA
[...]) Summary. During a visit to Estonia, Ukrainian
President Yushchenko emphasized his country's interest in
NATO and EU membership, and[...] |
2006-12-19 13:50:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP BO EN |
| 06TALLINN659 |
ESTONIA: GAERC DEMARCHE
[...]BU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel
Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting
would be dominated by the rece[...] |
2006-07-17 15:02:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
| 06TALLINN660 |
ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...]BU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel
Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting
would be dominated by the rece[...] |
2006-07-18 04:41:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
| 06TALLINN836 |
ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...]BU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel
points on Iran and other GAERC agenda items with
Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Corr[...] |
2006-09-14 11:25:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EN YI SR BO IR IZ UP KPAL SU |
| 06TALLINN943 |
ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...]BU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel
points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the
MFA's European Correspondent, on O[...] |
2006-10-16 13:28:00 |
Embassy Tallinn |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EU YI SR BO SU CG IS LE IR IK |
| 06THEHAGUE1080 |
NETHERLANDS: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE
[...]) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 10 to Deputy
European Correspondent Bahia Tahzib-Lie and attended
subsequent diplomatic communi[...] |
2006-05-12 13:57:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNAUS EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU |
| 06THEHAGUE1308 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF
[...]) Poloff and intern delivered reftel demarche June 7 and
8, to policy officers of the MFA Political Affairs and
European Integration D[...] |
2006-06-09 13:50:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL UN BO CU IR IZ MW SR YI NL |
| 06THEHAGUE1562 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACH IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 17
[...]) Summary: The Dutch expect discussion at the July GAERC
to be more limited than normal - a reflection of the vacation
season. Iran a[...] |
2006-07-14 15:14:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL UN BO CG IR IZ KN MW SR SU |
| 06THEHAGUE2430 |
NETHERLANDS/THIRD COMMITTEE: DUTCH INDICATE
[...]) Poloff spoke November 9 with Deputy Director General
for Political Affairs Wim Geerts and Deputy European
Correspondent (and Geerts [...] |
2006-11-09 17:12:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UN BO UZ NL |
| 06THEHAGUE2561 |
NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: GONL REMAINS POSITIVE ON
[...]) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales, on his second
visit to the Netherlands this year, continued to impress
hopeful GONL officia[...] |
2006-12-06 14:23:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EPET BO NL |
| 06THEHAGUE396 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: APPROACHING THE DUTCH AHEAD OF
[...]loff delivered reftel demarche February 17, to Bahia
Tahzib-Lie, Deputy European Correspondent, Political Affairs
Department, Dutch MF[...] |
2006-02-22 12:14:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG NL |
| 06THEHAGUE569 |
NETHERLANDS: DEMARCHING EU MEMBERS ON REACTION TO
[...][...] |
2006-03-17 15:02:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN KDEM PGOV PREL BO NL |
| 06THEHAGUE570 |
NETHERLANDS: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF
[...]) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 15 to MFA
Political Affairs Department Director Pim Dumore. He had no
immediate response. &#[...] |
2006-03-17 15:02:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU |
| 06THEHAGUE763 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF
[...]) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 7 to
MFA European Correspondent Desiree Kopmels and Deputy
Correspondent Bahia Tahz[...] |
2006-04-07 16:03:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR UP SY |
| 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 |
| 06TOKYO2398 |
15TH JAPAN-EU SUMMIT: FOCUS ON POLITICAL AND
[...]C) SUMMARY. The 15th Japan-EU Summit on April 24 in
Tokyo highlighted the maturing Japan-EU partnership. During
the Summit:
[...] |
2006-05-01 09:27:00 |
Embassy Tokyo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON MEPP EUN KNUC UNSC BO UP RS |
| 06TOKYO6546 |
JAPAN OPPOSED TO BELARUS-TABLED RESOLUTIONS
[...][...] |
2006-11-15 09:32:00 |
Embassy Tokyo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BO JA |
| 06TOKYO6928 |
SHORT NOTICE FOR JAPAN'S HELP IN UNSC ON BELARUS
[...]) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel
demarche December 11 to MOFA UN Policy Planning Division
Principal Deputy Directors[...] |
2006-12-11 08:54:00 |
Embassy Tokyo |
CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PHUM BO JA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK2252 |
UNSC: U.S. RAISES BELARUS POLITICAL PRISONER, SETS
[...]) Summary. As instructed, USUN raised the case of
Belarus political prisoner Kozulin during Security Council
consultations on the aft[...] |
2006-12-14 17:43:00 |
USUN New York |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BO RS |
| 06VIENNA3394 |
RAIFFEISEN ON BELARUS, UKRAINE, THE SALE OF BAWAG,
[...]C) Summary: Friedrich Sommer, Raiffeisen Zentralbank's
General Counsel, confirmed to us on November 17 that no
senior Belarus officia[...] |
2006-11-24 07:47:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET ENGR BO UKR AU |
| 06VIENNA778 |
EU INFORMAL MINISTERIAL IN SALZBURG:
[...]eaking at the informal "Gymnich" meeting of the EU
foreign ministers in Salzburg on March 10-11, European
External Relations Commissio[...] |
2006-03-15 10:48:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UP BO EUN AU |
| 06VIENNA785 |
AUSTRIA ON REACTION TO BELARUS ELECTION
[...]C) Summary: During a March 14 meeting, MFA Belarus
expert Josef Litschauer said Austria would issue a
"presidential statement" on the[...] |
2006-03-15 13:52:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV BO AU EUN |
| 06VIENNA892 |
DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON BELARUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
[...]SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on March 24
to Josef Litschauer, the MFA's DAS-level Director for Eastern
Europe. (Note:[...] |
2006-03-24 13:59:00 |
Embassy Vienna |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS BO AU EUN |
| 06VILNIUS102 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN
[...]BU) Senators McCain and Lieberman, a hearty welcome
and our sincere thanks to you and your colleagues for
traveling to Lithuania! You[...] |
2006-02-02 08:22:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH |
| 06VILNIUS1072 |
STRANDED TRUCKERS PONDER EU "OPEN MARKET"
[...]BU) Summary: The long lines of trucks that began appearing
November 20 at all four border crossing points where commercial
traffic ca[...] |
2006-12-01 13:59:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PREL LH LG EUN RS BO |
| 06VILNIUS137 |
PDAS VOLKER MEETS WITH LITHUANIA'S FOREIGN POLICY
[...]C) EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and Ambassador discussed
regional issues February 8 with MFA Undersecretary Albinas
Januska, Lithuania's chief[...] |
2006-02-10 16:47:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH |
| 06VILNIUS164 |
GOL SCALES BACK BORDER CEREMONY WITH BELARUS
[...]C) Summary: A senior GOL MFA official told us that the
signing of a border demarcation agreement with Belarus will
occur without fanfa[...] |
2006-02-17 15:30:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU BO LH |
| 06VILNIUS278 |
ELECTION EVE DUSTUP IN LITHUANIA-BELARUS RELATIONS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Lithuanian-Belarusian relations are tense
on the eve of the March 19 elections. The decision by the
Minsk regime to den[...] |
2006-03-17 14:09:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BO LH |
| 06VILNIUS279 |
EUR DAS KRAMER AND EU REPS COORDINATE BELARUS
[...]C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS David Kramer participated in an
informal meeting on Belarus with EU officials and
representatives from EU capitals[...] |
2006-03-17 14:27:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET RS UP BO KZ LH |
| 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 |
| 06VILNIUS540 |
LITHUANIA HOLDS SUB-MINISTERIAL LEVEL DIALOGUE
[...]) Summary. Subcabinet-level officials from the
Lithuanian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries held annual
bilateral meetings June 1-3. [...] |
2006-06-09 14:11:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH BO |
| 06VILNIUS705 |
LITHUANIAN AND BELARUSIAN AIR FORCE COMMANDERS
[...]) Lithuanian Air Force Commander Arturas Leita invited
Belarus's Air Force Commander Oleg Paferov to Lithuania to
discuss an alleged J[...] |
2006-07-31 14:28:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BO LH |
| 06VILNIUS814 |
SUBJECT LINE
[...]) Lithuanian officials do not believe that Belarusian
authorities were behind the death of Lithuanian diplomat
Vytautas Pociunas. Poc[...] |
2006-09-01 13:46:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
SECRET | PREL BO LH |
| 06VILNIUS815 |
(S) GOL WITHHOLDING JUDGEMENT ON DEATH OF
[...]) Lithuanian officials do not believe that Belarusian
authorities were behind the death of Lithuanian diplomat
Vytautas Pociunas. Poc[...] |
2006-09-01 14:10:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
SECRET | PREL BO LH |
| 06VILNIUS850 |
EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA: ENERGY,
[...]) Summary. During DAS Mark Pekala's September 8 visit
to Vilnius, the foreign policy advisors to the President and
Prime Minister, th[...] |
2006-09-14 10:48:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG LH BO |
| 06VILNIUS946 |
LITHUANIA OUTLINES BELARUS POLICY, ASSISTANCE
[...]) Summary. Lithuanian activism in support of reform in
Belarus continues. In EU structures, Lithuania argues for an
exception for Be[...] |
2006-10-13 15:02:00 |
Embassy Vilnius |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH BO |
| 06WARSAW176 |
U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC DIALOGUE III: EU FOREIGN
[...]C) Summary: Septel reports on security and defense
issues discussed by EUR A/S Dan Fried and ASD/ISP Peter Flory
at the Third U.S.-Pol[...] |
2006-02-03 15:03:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL UP BO RU |
| 06WARSAW2399 |
POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC
[...]) SUMMARY. Pol External Chief delivered reftel
demarches upon receipt to Miroslaw Luczka, Deputy Director of
the MFA UN Department. [...] |
2006-11-15 15:53:00 |
Embassy Warsaw |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO |
| 06ZAGREB83 |
GOC CONSIDERING POINTS ON BELARUS ELECTIONS
[...]olcouns delivered points to North America department
director January 18, who undertook to discuss them within the
MFA and inform us o[...] |
2006-01-20 10:29:00 |
Embassy Zagreb |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KDEM PREL BO HR |
| 07ACCRA1455 |
PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS
[...]SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of
the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in
Accra, held bilater[...] |
2007-07-03 16:02:00 |
Embassy Accra |
CONFIDENTIAL | BF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG |
| 07ANKARA1101 |
UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2007-05-10 08:29:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU |
| 07ANKARA1111 |
UNHRC ELECTION: TURKISH MFA SIGNALS INTENT TO VOTE
[...][...] |
2007-05-10 13:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI |
| 07ANKARA1151 |
UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2007-05-15 08:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU |
| 07ANKARA1181 |
UNHRC ELECTION: MFA UNDERSECRETARY SIGNALS TURKEY
[...]) Ambassador raised the UN Human Rights Council election
issue (ref a) during a May 15 meeting covering various topics
with MFA Unders[...] |
2007-05-17 07:50:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI |
| 07ANKARA1907 |
TURKEY: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION AT UNESCO
[...][...] |
2007-07-26 12:18:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU |
| 07ASTANA546 |
JCIC-DIP-07-001: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN
[...]) On February 28 DTRO-A delivered reftel U.S. response
to the Russian non-paper requesting an additional photograph
for the Trident Re[...] |
2007-03-01 07:34:00 |
Embassy Astana |
SECRET | JCIC START PARM PREL KACT RS UP BO KZ US |
| 07ASUNCION396 |
COM CONFERENCE: A SOUTHERN CONE PERSPECTIVE ON
[...]) SUMMARY: During May 8-9 Southern Cone / Brazil COM
Conference in Rio de Janiero, the five Southern Cone
Ambassadors discussed aggres[...] |
2007-05-17 13:28:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON AR BO BR CH PA UY VE |
| 07BAKU595 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CAUTIONING AZERBAIJAN AGAINST
[...]C) As reported ref a, the Ambassador delivered ref b
demarche cautioning Azerbaijan against closer relations with
Belarus in separate [...] |
2007-05-16 13:24:00 |
Embassy Baku |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ECON BO RU AJ |
| 07BELGRADE627 |
SERBIA UNDECIDED ON BELORUSSIAN CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC
[...]U) On May 7, 2007, poloff delivered ref demarche to the
Serbian MFA. Serbia has not yet decided on their reaction to this
nomination[...] |
2007-05-09 13:37:00 |
Embassy Belgrade |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SR BO |
| 07BELGRADE687 |
SERBIA WILL SUPPORT BOSNIAN AND SLOVENIAN CANDIDACY FOR
[...]U) On May 17, 2007, poloff delivered ref update to the Serbian
MFA. Serbia agreed to support the candidacy of both Bosnia and
Sloven[...] |
2007-05-18 10:26:00 |
Embassy Belgrade |
UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SR BO |
| 07BERLIN45 |
GERMANY TAKES RUSSIAN - BELARUS OIL DISPUTE IN
[...]U) German reaction to the cutoff of Russian oil via the
Druzhba Pipeline has been relatively muted. Economics
Minister Michael Glos s[...] |
2007-01-09 16:55:00 |
Embassy Berlin |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM |
| 07BRASILIA105 |
FISCAL DATA FOR TRAVEL OF PATRICIA S. PIRIZ
[...][...] |
2007-01-19 16:51:00 |
Embassy Brasilia |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA BO BR |
| 07BRATISLAVA298 |
SLOVAK CONCERNS ON BELARUSIAN INVITATION TO OSCE
[...]BU) Stefan Rozkopal, MFA Director for CIS and the
Balkans, told DCM May 18 that Slovakia shares the U.S.
opinion about not accepting t[...] |
2007-05-18 11:59:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OSCE BO LO |
| 07BRIDGETOWN633 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD MAY 29 - JUNE 6, 2007
[...]mbassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance
to Michael Donald, Regional Environmental Advisor for the Caribbean,
to[...] |
2007-05-18 20:14:00 |
Embassy Bridgetown |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ASEC OTRA DR BO BB XL |
| 07BRUSSELS1099 |
FRIENDS OF BELARUS OFFER MIXED VIEWS ON ENGAGEMENT
[...]) On March 21, DAS David Kramer and U.S. Ambassador to
Belarus Karen Stewart participated in a Friends of Belarus
meeting convened at [...] |
2007-03-30 15:21:00 |
USEU Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN |
