Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287
Articles
Brazil
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom
Sweden
00. Editorial
United States
Latin America
Egypt
Jordan
Yemen
Thailand
Browse latest releases
2010/12/01
2010/12/02
2010/12/03
2010/12/04
2010/12/05
2010/12/06
2010/12/07
2010/12/08
2010/12/09
2010/12/10
2010/12/11
2010/12/12
2010/12/13
2010/12/14
2010/12/15
2010/12/16
2010/12/17
2010/12/18
2010/12/19
2010/12/20
2010/12/21
2010/12/22
2010/12/23
2010/12/25
2010/12/26
2010/12/27
2010/12/28
2010/12/29
2010/12/30
2011/01/01
2011/01/02
2011/01/04
2011/01/05
2011/01/07
2011/01/09
2011/01/11
2011/01/12
2011/01/13
2011/01/14
2011/01/15
2011/01/16
2011/01/17
2011/01/18
2011/01/19
2011/01/20
2011/01/21
2011/01/22
2011/01/23
2011/01/24
2011/01/25
2011/01/26
2011/01/27
2011/01/28
2011/01/29
2011/01/30
2011/01/31
2011/02/01
2011/02/02
2011/02/03
2011/02/04
2011/02/05
2011/02/06
2011/02/07
2011/02/08
2011/02/09
2011/02/10
2011/02/11
2011/02/12
2011/02/13
2011/02/14
2011/02/15
2011/02/16
2011/02/17
2011/02/18
2011/02/19
2011/02/20
2011/02/21
2011/02/22
2011/02/23
2011/02/24
2011/02/25
2011/02/26
2011/02/27
2011/02/28
2011/03/01
2011/03/02
2011/03/03
2011/03/04
2011/03/05
2011/03/06
2011/03/07
2011/03/08
2011/03/09
2011/03/10
2011/03/11
2011/03/13
2011/03/14
2011/03/15
2011/03/16
2011/03/17
2011/03/18
2011/03/19
2011/03/20
2011/03/21
2011/03/22
2011/03/23
2011/03/24
2011/03/25
2011/03/26
2011/03/27
2011/03/28
2011/03/29
2011/03/30
2011/03/31
2011/04/01
2011/04/02
2011/04/03
2011/04/04
2011/04/05
2011/04/06
2011/04/07
2011/04/08
2011/04/09
2011/04/10
2011/04/11
2011/04/12
2011/04/13
2011/04/14
2011/04/15
2011/04/16
2011/04/17
2011/04/18
2011/04/19
2011/04/20
2011/04/21
2011/04/22
2011/04/23
2011/04/24
2011/04/25
2011/04/26
2011/04/27
2011/04/28
2011/04/29
2011/04/30
2011/05/01
2011/05/02
2011/05/03
2011/05/04
2011/05/05
2011/05/06
2011/05/07
2011/05/09
2011/05/10
2011/05/11
2011/05/12
2011/05/13
2011/05/14
2011/05/15
2011/05/16
2011/05/17
2011/05/18
2011/05/19
2011/05/20
2011/05/21
2011/05/22
2011/05/23
2011/05/24
2011/05/25
2011/05/26
2011/05/27
2011/05/28
2011/05/29
2011/05/30
2011/05/31
2011/06/01
2011/06/02
2011/06/03
2011/06/04
2011/06/05
2011/06/06
2011/06/07
2011/06/08
2011/06/09
2011/06/10
2011/06/11
2011/06/12
2011/06/13
2011/06/14
2011/06/15
2011/06/16
2011/06/17
2011/06/18
2011/06/19
2011/06/20
2011/06/21
2011/06/22
2011/06/23
2011/06/24
2011/06/25
2011/06/26
2011/06/27
2011/06/28
2011/06/29
2011/06/30
2011/07/01
2011/07/02
2011/07/04
2011/07/05
2011/07/06
2011/07/07
2011/07/08
2011/07/10
2011/07/11
2011/07/12
2011/07/13
2011/07/14
2011/07/15
2011/07/16
2011/07/17
2011/07/18
2011/07/19
2011/07/20
2011/07/21
2011/07/22
2011/07/23
2011/07/25
2011/07/27
2011/07/28
2011/07/29
2011/07/31
2011/08/01
2011/08/02
2011/08/03
2011/08/05
2011/08/06
2011/08/07
2011/08/08
2011/08/10
2011/08/11
2011/08/12
2011/08/13
2011/08/15
2011/08/16
2011/08/17
2011/08/19
2011/08/21
2011/08/22
2011/08/23
2011/08/24
2011/08/25
Browse by creation date
Browse by origin
Embassy Athens
Embassy Asuncion
Embassy Astana
Embassy Asmara
Embassy Ashgabat
Embassy Apia
Embassy Antananarivo
Embassy Ankara
Embassy Amman
Embassy Algiers
Embassy Addis Ababa
Embassy Accra
Embassy Abuja
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Embassy Abidjan
Consulate Auckland
Consulate Amsterdam
Consulate Alexandria
Consulate Adana
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embasy Bonn
Embassy Bujumbura
Embassy Buenos Aires
Embassy Budapest
Embassy Bucharest
Embassy Brussels
Embassy Bridgetown
Embassy Brazzaville
Embassy Bratislava
Embassy Brasilia
Embassy Bogota
Embassy Bishkek
Embassy Bern
Embassy Berlin
Embassy Belmopan
Embassy Belgrade
Embassy Beirut
Embassy Beijing
Embassy Banjul
Embassy Bangui
Embassy Bangkok
Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
Embassy Bamako
Embassy Baku
Embassy Baghdad
Consulate Belfast
Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Cotonou
Embassy Copenhagen
Embassy Conakry
Embassy Colombo
Embassy Chisinau
Embassy Caracas
Embassy Canberra
Embassy Cairo
Consulate Curacao
Consulate Ciudad Juarez
Consulate Chiang Mai
Consulate Chennai
Consulate Chengdu
Consulate Casablanca
Consulate Cape Town
Consulate Calgary
Embassy Dushanbe
Embassy Dublin
Embassy Doha
Embassy Djibouti
Embassy Dili
Embassy Dhaka
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Embassy Damascus
Embassy Dakar
DIR FSINFATC
Consulate Dusseldorf
Consulate Durban
Consulate Dubai
Consulate Dhahran
Embassy Guatemala
Embassy Grenada
Embassy Georgetown
Embassy Gaborone
Consulate Guayaquil
Consulate Guangzhou
Consulate Guadalajara
Embassy Helsinki
Embassy Harare
Embassy Hanoi
Consulate Hong Kong
Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
Consulate Hermosillo
Consulate Hamilton
Consulate Hamburg
Consulate Halifax
Embassy Kyiv
Embassy Kuwait
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Embassy Kolonia
Embassy Kinshasa
Embassy Kingston
Embassy Kigali
Embassy Khartoum
Embassy Kathmandu
Embassy Kampala
Embassy Kabul
Consulate Krakow
Consulate Kolkata
Consulate Karachi
Consulate Kaduna
Embassy Luxembourg
Embassy Lusaka
Embassy Luanda
Embassy London
Embassy Lome
Embassy Ljubljana
Embassy Lisbon
Embassy Lima
Embassy Lilongwe
Embassy Libreville
Embassy La Paz
Consulate Leipzig
Consulate Lahore
Consulate Lagos
Mission USOSCE
Mission USNATO
Mission UNESCO
Mission Geneva
Embassy Muscat
Embassy Moscow
Embassy Montevideo
Embassy Monrovia
Embassy Mogadishu
Embassy Minsk
Embassy Mexico
Embassy Mbabane
Embassy Maseru
Embassy Maputo
Embassy Manila
Embassy Manama
Embassy Managua
Embassy Malabo
Embassy Madrid
Consulate Munich
Consulate Mumbai
Consulate Montreal
Consulate Monterrey
Consulate Milan
Consulate Merida
Consulate Melbourne
Consulate Matamoros
Consulate Marseille
Embassy Nouakchott
Embassy Nicosia
Embassy Niamey
Embassy New Delhi
Embassy Ndjamena
Embassy Nassau
Embassy Nairobi
Consulate Nuevo Laredo
Consulate Naples
Consulate Naha
Consulate Nagoya
Embassy Pristina
Embassy Pretoria
Embassy Praia
Embassy Prague
Embassy Port Of Spain
Embassy Port Moresby
Embassy Port Louis
Embassy Port Au Prince
Embassy Podgorica
Embassy Phnom Penh
Embassy Paris
Embassy Paramaribo
Embassy Panama
Consulate Ponta Delgada
Consulate Peshawar
REO Mosul
REO Kirkuk
REO Hillah
REO Basrah
Embassy Rome
Embassy Riyadh
Embassy Riga
Embassy Reykjavik
Embassy Rangoon
Embassy Rabat
Consulate Rio De Janeiro
Consulate Recife
Secretary of State
Embassy Suva
Embassy Stockholm
Embassy Sofia
Embassy Skopje
Embassy Singapore
Embassy Seoul
Embassy Sarajevo
Embassy Santo Domingo
Embassy Santiago
Embassy Sanaa
Embassy San Salvador
Embassy San Jose
Consulate Surabaya
Consulate Strasbourg
Consulate St Petersburg
Consulate Shenyang
Consulate Shanghai
Consulate Sapporo
Consulate Sao Paulo
Embassy Tunis
Embassy Tripoli
Embassy Tokyo
Embassy Tirana
Embassy The Hague
Embassy Tel Aviv
Embassy Tehran
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Embassy Tbilisi
Embassy Tashkent
Embassy Tallinn
Consulate Toronto
Consulate Tijuana
Consulate Thessaloniki
USUN New York
USMISSION USTR GENEVA
USEU Brussels
US Office Almaty
US Mission Geneva
US Mission CD Geneva
US Interests Section Havana
US Delegation, Secretary
US Delegation FEST TWO
UNVIE
UN Rome
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Embassy Vilnius
Embassy Vientiane
Embassy Vienna
Embassy Vatican
Embassy Valletta
Consulate Vladivostok
Consulate Vancouver
Browse by tag
AF
ADANA
ASEC
AFIN
AMGT
AE
AORC
AID
AR
AO
AU
ASEAN
AGOA
AFGHANISTAN
AFFAIRS
AMED
APER
ASECARP
APEC
AEMR
AS
AA
ANET
AFLU
ABLD
AL
ASUP
AJ
APECO
AMER
ABUD
AODE
AM
AFSN
AESC
AND
AG
ALOW
AROC
AVIANFLU
ATRN
ACOA
AEGR
AMGMT
AADP
AFSI
ACABQ
APRM
AZ
AIDS
ASE
AGAO
ADCO
ABDALLAH
ARF
AIDAC
ACOTA
ASCH
AC
ASEG
AGR
ACS
AMCHAMS
AN
AMIA
ASIG
ADPM
ADB
ANARCHISTS
ALOWAR
ARM
AUC
AINF
AINT
AORG
AY
AVIAN
AMEDCASCKFLO
AK
ARSO
ARABBL
ASO
ANTITERRORISM
ARABL
AOWC
AGRICULTURE
ALJAZEERA
AMTC
AFINM
AOCR
ABER
ARR
AFPK
ASSEMBLY
ASSK
AZE
AORCYM
AINR
AGMT
AEC
ACKM
APRC
AIN
ASCC
AFPREL
ASED
APERTH
ASFC
ASECTH
AFSA
AOMS
AORCO
ANTXON
ARC
AFAF
ADIP
AIAG
AFARI
AEMED
AORL
AX
ASECAF
AOPC
ASECAFIN
AFZAL
APCS
AMB
AGUIRRE
AEMRASECCASCKFLOMARRPRELPINRAMGTJMXL
AIT
ARCH
AMEX
ALI
AQ
ATFN
AMBASSADOR
AORCD
AVIATION
ARAS
AINFCY
ACBAQ
AOPR
AREP
ALEXANDER
ATRD
AEIR
AOIC
ABLDG
ASEX
AFR
ASCE
ATRA
ASEK
AER
ALOUNI
AMCT
AVERY
APR
AMAT
AEMRS
ASPA
AFU
AMG
ATPDEA
ALL
AECL
ACAO
ASECKFRDCVISKIRFPHUMSMIGEG
AORD
AFL
AME
ADM
ASECPHUM
AGIT
ABT
ASECVE
AGUILAR
AT
ABMC
ALZUGUREN
ANGEL
ASR
ANTONIO
BMGT
BEXP
BM
BG
BL
BA
BR
BTA
BO
BY
BBSR
BLUE
BK
BF
BTIO
BELLVIEW
BE
BU
BN
BH
BD
BC
BTC
BILAT
BT
BX
BRUSSELS
BP
BB
BRPA
BUSH
BURMA
BMENA
BESP
BIT
BBG
BGD
BMEAID
BAGHDAD
BEN
BIO
BMOT
BWC
BLUNT
BURNS
BUT
BGMT
BAIO
BCW
BOEHNER
BFIF
BOL
BASHAR
BIMSTEC
BOU
BIDEN
BZ
BFIN
BTRA
BI
BHUM
BOIKO
BERARDUCCI
BOUCHAIB
BORDER
BEXPC
BTIU
BTT
BIOS
BEXB
BGPGOV
BOND
BLR
CE
CG
CH
CVR
CASC
CU
CI
CD
CO
CDG
CB
CJAN
CPAS
COM
CVIS
CMGT
CT
CENTCOM
CNARC
CTERR
COUNTER
CHIEF
CDC
CTR
CBW
COUNTRY
CLEARANCE
CY
CA
CM
CS
CWC
CN
CITES
CF
CWG
CIVS
CFIS
CASCC
CROATIA
CONS
COUNTERTERRORISM
CASA
COE
CJ
CHR
CODEL
CR
CBC
CACS
CHERTOFF
CAS
CONTROL
CONDITIONS
CONDOLEEZZA
CITEL
CV
CLINTON
CHG
CZ
CON
CTBT
CEN
CRIMES
COMMERCE
CLOK
CRISTINA
CFED
CARC
CND
CTM
CARICOM
COUNTRYCLEARANCE
CBTH
CHINA
CSW
CICTE
CJUS
CYPRUS
CW
CAMBODIA
CENSUS
CIDA
CRIME
CBG
CBE
CMGMT
CAIO
CEC
CARSON
CPCTC
CEDAW
COMESA
CVIA
CWCM
CEA
COSI
CAPC
CGEN
COPUOS
CGOPRC
COETRD
CKGR
CFE
CQ
CITT
CIC
CARIB
CVIC
CLO
CAFTA
CVISU
CHRISTOPHER
CACM
CIAT
CDB
CIS
CUL
CHAO
CNC
CL
CSEP
COMMAND
CENTER
COL
CAN
CAJC
CUIS
CONSULAR
CLMT
CIA
CBSA
CEUDA
CAC
CROS
CIO
CPUOS
CKOR
CVPR
CONG
CONTROLS
CEPTER
CVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGKIRF
CDCE
DPOL
DEMARCHE
DHS
DR
DA
DISENGAGEMENT
DEMOCRATIC
DEFENSE
DJ
DY
DARFUR
DHRF
DEA
DTRO
DPRK
DO
DARFR
DOC
DRL
DK
DOJ
DTRA
DOMESTIC
DAC
DOD
DEAX
DIEZ
DEOC
DELTAVIOLENCE
DCOM
DMINE
DRC
DCG
DPKO
DOMESTICPOLITICS
DE
DB
DOT
DEPT
DOE
DHLAKAMA
DHSX
DS
DKEM
DAO
DCM
DANIEL
DEM
DAVID
DCRM
ETRD
EAGR
ETTC
EAID
ECON
EFIN
ECIN
EINV
ELAB
EAIR
ENRG
EPET
EWWT
ECPS
EIND
EMIN
ELTN
EC
ETMIN
EUC
EZ
ET
ELECTIONS
ENVR
EU
EUN
EG
EINT
ER
ECONOMICS
ES
EMS
ENIV
EEB
EN
ECE
ECOSOC
EK
ENVIRONMENT
EFIS
EI
EWT
ENGRD
ECPSN
EXIM
EIAD
ERIN
ECPC
EDEV
ENGY
ECTRD
EPA
ESTH
ECCT
EINVECON
ENGR
ERTD
EUR
EAP
EWWC
ELTD
EL
EXIMOPIC
EXTERNAL
ETRDEC
ESCAP
ECO
EGAD
ELNT
ECONOMIC
ENV
ETRN
EIAR
EUMEM
ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID
EREL
ECOM
ECONETRDEAGRJA
ETCC
ETRG
ECONOMY
EMED
ETR
ENERG
EITC
EFINOECD
EURM
EENG
ERA
EXPORT
ENRD
ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC
EGEN
EBRD
EVIN
ETRAD
ECOWAS
EFTA
ECONETRDBESPAR
EGOVSY
EPIN
EID
ECONENRG
EDRC
ESENV
ETT
EB
ENER
ELTNSNAR
ECHEVARRIA
ETRC
EPIT
EDUC
ESA
EFI
ENRGY
ESCI
EE
EAIDXMXAXBXFFR
EETC
ECIP
EIAID
EIVN
EBEXP
ESTN
EING
EGOV
ETRA
EPETEIND
ELAN
ETRDGK
EAIDRW
ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS
EPEC
ENVI
ELN
EAG
EPCS
EPRT
EPTED
ETRB
EUM
EAIDS
EFIC
EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM
EAIDAR
ESF
EIDN
ELAM
EDU
EV
EAIDAF
ECN
EDA
EXBS
EINTECPS
ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ
EPREL
EAC
EINVEFIN
ETA
EAGER
EINDIR
ECA
ECLAC
ELAP
EITI
EUCOM
ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID
EARG
ELDIN
EINVKSCA
ENNP
EFINECONCS
EFINTS
ECCP
ETC
EAIRASECCASCID
EINN
ETRP
EAIDNI
EFQ
ECOQKPKO
EGPHUM
EBUD
ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ
ENERGY
ELB
EINDETRD
EMI
ECONEFIN
EIB
EURN
ETRDEINVTINTCS
EIN
EFIM
ETIO
ELAINE
EMN
EATO
EWTR
EIPR
EINVETC
ETTD
ETDR
EIQ
ECONCS
EPPD
ENRGIZ
EISL
ESPINOSA
ELEC
EAIG
ESLCO
EUREM
ENTG
ERD
EINVECONSENVCSJA
EEPET
EUNCH
ECINECONCS
ETRO
ETRDECONWTOCS
ECUN
EFND
EPECO
EAIRECONRP
ERGR
ETRDPGOV
ECPN
ENRGMO
EPWR
EET
EAIS
EAGRE
EDUARDO
EAGRRP
EAIDPHUMPRELUG
EICN
ECONQH
EVN
EGHG
ELBR
EINF
EAIDHO
EENV
ETEX
ERNG
ED
FR
FREEDOM
FINREF
FJ
FI
FRELIMO
FOREIGN
FAA
FETHI
FAS
FTAA
FRB
FAO
FCS
FINANCE
FWS
FTA
FEMA
FDA
FLU
FRANCISCO
FBI
FORCE
FO
FARC
FK
FT
FCSC
FAC
FM
FMGT
FINV
FCSCEG
FARM
FERNANDO
FINR
FIN
FINE
FIR
FDIC
FOR
FOI
FCUL
FKLU
FMLN
FISO
FIXED
GM
GMUS
GG
GR
GE
GAZA
GT
GH
GZ
GJ
GLOBAL
GV
GABY
GOI
GA
GCC
GB
GY
GATT
GC
GUAM
GEORGE
GTIP
GOV
GOMEZ
GUTIERREZ
GL
GKGIC
GF
GU
GWI
GARCIA
GTMO
GN
GANGS
GIPNC
GAERC
GREGG
GUILLERMO
GASPAR
GERARD
GI
HK
HR
HUMANR
HUMAN
HO
HA
HUMANRIGHTS
HU
HHS
HIV
HUM
HRKAWC
HILLEN
HILLARY
HDP
HUMRIT
HSTC
HUMANITARIAN
HCOPIL
HADLEY
HURI
HL
HRETRD
HOURANI
HG
HARRIET
HESHAM
HI
HNCHR
HARRY
HRECON
HRC
HOSTAGES
HEBRON
HUMOR
HSWG
HYMPSK
HECTOR
HN
HYDE
HUD
HRPGOV
HIGHLIGHTS
ID
ILC
IS
IZ
ICAO
IMO
ITU
IR
IAEA
ICRC
IPROP
IT
IBRD
ISRAELI
IRAQI
ISSUES
ITRA
IV
IO
IGAD
IRAQ
IN
IMF
ICTR
ISCON
IADB
IDB
IEA
INR
IWC
ICCAT
ILO
INMARSAT
IOM
ICJ
IQ
ISPA
ITRD
IPR
INTELSAT
ISN
IAHRC
INTERNAL
IFAD
IICA
IHO
IRAN
IL
IRCE
IC
INTELLECTUAL
IRM
IE
ICTY
IDLI
IFO
ISCA
INF
INL
ISRAEL
INV
IBB
INFLUENZA
ISPL
ITER
ITIA
INRA
ISAF
IACHR
INTERPOL
IFR
IRS
INRB
IEF
ISAAC
ICC
INDO
IIP
IATTC
INAUGURATION
IND
INS
IZPREL
IACI
IEFIN
INNP
ILAB
IA
IMTS
ITALY
ITALIAN
IFIN
IRAJ
IX
ICG
IF
ITPHUM
ITA
IP
IACW
IK
IUCN
IZEAID
IRPE
IDA
ISLAMISTS
ITF
INRO
IBET
IDP
IRC
ISO
ICES
IRMO
ITPGOV
IQNV
IMSO
IRDB
IMET
INCB
IFRC
JA
JO
JP
JM
JCIC
JOHN
JE
JEFFERY
JS
JUS
JN
JOHNNIE
JAMES
JKUS
JOSEPH
JML
JAWAD
JSRP
JIMENEZ
JOSE
JKJUS
JK
JAPAN
KMDR
KPAO
KPKO
KJUS
KCRM
KGHG
KFRD
KWMN
KDEM
KTFN
KHIV
KGIC
KIDE
KSCA
KNNP
KHUM
KIPR
KSUM
KISL
KIRF
KCOR
KRCM
KPAL
KWBG
KN
KS
KOMC
KSEP
KFLU
KPWR
KTIA
KSEO
KMPI
KHLS
KICC
KSTH
KMCA
KVPR
KPRM
KE
KU
KZ
KFLO
KSAF
KTIP
KTEX
KBCT
KOCI
KOLY
KOR
KAWC
KACT
KUNR
KTDB
KSTC
KLIG
KSKN
KNN
KCFE
KCIP
KGHA
KHDP
KPOW
KUNC
KDRL
KV
KPREL
KCRS
KPOL
KRVC
KRIM
KGIT
KWIR
KT
KIRC
KOMO
KRFD
KUWAIT
KG
KFIN
KSCI
KTFIN
KFTN
KGOV
KPRV
KSAC
KGIV
KCRIM
KPIR
KSOC
KBIO
KW
KGLB
KMWN
KPO
KFSC
KSEAO
KSTCPL
KSI
KPRP
KREC
KFPC
KUNH
KCSA
KMRS
KNDP
KR
KICCPUR
KPPAO
KCSY
KTBT
KCIS
KNEP
KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG
KNNB
KGCC
KINR
KPOP
KMFO
KENV
KNAR
KVIR
KDRG
KDMR
KFCE
KNAO
KDEN
KGCN
KICA
KIMMITT
KMCC
KLFU
KMSG
KSEC
KUM
KCUL
KMNP
KSMT
KCOM
KOMCSG
KSPR
KPMI
KRAD
KIND
KCRP
KAUST
KWAWC
KTER
KCHG
KRDP
KPAS
KITA
KTSC
KPAOPREL
KWGB
KIRP
KJUST
KMIG
KLAB
KTFR
KSEI
KSTT
KAPO
KSTS
KLSO
KWNN
KPOA
KHSA
KNPP
KPAONZ
KBTS
KWWW
KY
KJRE
KPAOKMDRKE
KCRCM
KSCS
KWMNCI
KESO
KWUN
KPLS
KIIP
KEDEM
KPAOY
KRIF
KGICKS
KREF
KTRD
KFRDSOCIRO
KTAO
KJU
KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW
KEN
KO
KNEI
KEMR
KKIV
KEAI
KWAC
KRCIM
KWCI
KFIU
KWIC
KCORR
KOMS
KNNO
KPAI
KBWG
KTTB
KTBD
KTIALG
KILS
KFEM
KTDM
KESS
KNUC
KPA
KOMCCO
KCEM
KRCS
KWBGSY
KNPPIS
KNNPMNUC
KWN
KERG
KLTN
KALM
KCCP
KSUMPHUM
KREL
KGH
KLIP
KTLA
KAWK
KWMM
KVRP
KVRC
KAID
KSLG
KDEMK
KX
KIF
KNPR
KCFC
KFTFN
KTFM
KPDD
KCERS
KMOC
KDEMAF
KMEPI
KEMS
KDRM
KEPREL
KBTR
KEDU
KNP
KIRL
KNNR
KMPT
KISLPINR
KTPN
KA
KJUSTH
KPIN
KDEV
KTDD
KAKA
KFRP
KWNM
KTSD
KINL
KJUSKUNR
KWWMN
KECF
KWBC
KPRO
KVBL
KOM
KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG
KEDM
KFLD
KLPM
KRGY
KNNF
KICR
KIFR
KM
KWMNCS
KAWS
KLAP
KPAK
KDDG
KCGC
KID
KNSD
KMPF
KPFO
KDP
KCMR
KRMS
KNPT
KNNNP
KTIAPARM
KDTB
KNUP
KPGOV
KNAP
KNNC
KUK
KSRE
KREISLER
KIVP
KQ
KTIAEUN
KPALAOIS
KRM
KISLAO
KWM
KFLOA
LE
LU
LH
LA
LG
LO
LY
LANTERN
LI
LABOR
LORAN
LTTE
LT
LAS
LAB
LAW
LVPR
LARREA
LEBIK
LAURA
LS
LOTT
LOVE
LR
LEON
LAVIN
LGAT
LV
LAOS
LOG
LN
LB
MOPS
MO
MARR
ML
MASS
MZ
MR
MNUC
MX
MV
MCC
MY
MEDIA
MTCRE
MG
MCAP
MOPPS
MP
MI
MK
MC
MD
MA
MU
MASC
MW
MT
MEPP
MN
MTCR
MH
MEPI
MIL
MNUCPTEREZ
MMAR
MICHAEL
MUNC
MDC
MPOS
MONUC
MAR
MGMT
MAS
MEPN
MENDIETA
MARIA
MONTENEGRO
MOOPS
MSG
MARITIME
MURRAY
MUKASEY
MOTO
MCA
MFO
MEX
MRSEC
MMED
MACP
MAAR
MINUSTAH
MCCONNELL
MAPP
MGT
MARQUEZ
MANUEL
MNUR
MCCAIN
MF
MOHAMMAD
MOHAMED
MNU
MFA
MILITANTS
MINORITIES
MTS
MLS
MILI
MIAH
MEETINGS
MERCOSUR
MED
MARAD
MNVC
MINURSO
MNUCUN
MIK
MARK
MBM
MPP
MILITARY
MAPS
MNUK
MILA
MTRRE
MACEDONIA
MICHEL
MASSMNUC
MUCN
MQADHAFI
MPS
MARRGH
MRCRE
MTRE
MORALES
MAP
MCTRE
MHUC
MOPSGRPARM
MOROCCO
MCAPS
NL
NU
NS
NI
NPT
NATO
NO
NG
NATEU
NSF
NZ
NAS
NP
NDP
NLD
NGO
NEPAD
NAFTA
NASA
NEA
NGUYEN
NIH
NK
NIPP
NONE
NR
NANCY
NEGROPONTE
NRR
NERG
NSSP
NSG
NSFO
NE
NATSIOS
NFSO
NATIONAL
NTDB
NT
NCD
NTSB
NRC
NELSON
NAM
NH
NPG
NEC
NSC
NFATC
NMFS
NATOIRAQ
NAR
NZUS
NARC
NCCC
NA
NC
NEW
NRG
NUIN
NOVO
NATOPREL
NEY
NV
NICHOLAS
NPA
NW
NARCOTICS
NORAD
NOAA
NON
NTTC
NKNNP
NMNUC
NUMBERING
ODIP
OIIP
OPRC
OSCE
OREP
OTRA
OPET
OSCI
OVIP
OECD
OCII
OUALI
OPDC
OEXC
OFPD
OPIC
OFDP
OPCW
OECV
OAS
OM
OMIG
ODAG
OPREP
ORA
OIC
OEXCSCULKPAO
OIG
OASS
OFFICIALS
ORTA
OSAC
OIL
OIE
OEXP
OPEC
OPDAT
OMS
OES
OHI
OMAR
OCRA
OFSO
OCBD
OSTA
OAO
ONA
OTP
ORC
OAU
OXEC
OA
ODPC
OPDP
OVIPPRELUNGANU
OASC
OSHA
OPCD
OTR
OPPI
OPCR
OF
OFDPQIS
OSIC
OHUM
OSTRA
OASCC
OBSP
OFDA
OPICEAGR
OIM
OGAC
OTA
OTRAORP
OPPC
OESC
OCEA
OVP
ON
OPAD
OTAR
OCS
ODC
OTRD
OCED
OSD
ORUE
OREG
PHUM
PINR
PTER
PGOV
PREL
PREF
PL
PM
PHSA
PE
PARM
PINS
PK
PUNE
PO
PALESTINIAN
PU
PBTS
PROP
PTBS
POL
POLI
PA
PGOVZI
POLMIL
POLITICAL
PARTIES
POLM
PD
POLITICS
POLICY
PAS
PMIL
PINT
PNAT
PV
PKO
PPOL
PERSONS
PING
PBIO
PH
PETR
PARMS
PRES
PCON
PETERS
PRELBR
PT
PLAB
PP
PAK
PDEM
PKPA
PSOCI
PF
PLO
PTERM
PJUS
PSOE
PELOSI
PROPERTY
PGOVPREL
PARP
PRL
PNIR
PHUMKPAL
PG
PREZ
PGIC
PBOV
PAO
PKK
PROV
PHSAK
PHUMPREL
PROTECTION
PGOVBL
PSI
PRELPK
PGOVENRG
PUM
PRELKPKO
PATTY
PSOC
PRIVATIZATION
PRELSP
PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ
PMIG
PREC
PAIGH
PROG
PSHA
PARK
PETER
POG
PHUS
PPREL
PS
PTERPREL
PRELPGOV
POV
PKPO
PGOVECON
POUS
PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN
PWBG
PMAR
PREM
PAR
PNR
PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO
PARMIR
PGOVGM
PHUH
PARTM
PN
PRE
PTE
PY
POLUN
PPEL
PDOV
PGOVSOCI
PIRF
PGOVPM
PBST
PRELEVU
PGOR
PBTSRU
PRM
PRELKPAOIZ
PGVO
PERL
PGOC
PAGR
PMIN
PHUMR
PVIP
PPD
PGV
PRAM
PINL
PKPAL
PTERE
PGOF
PINO
PHAS
PODC
PRHUM
PHUMA
PREO
PPA
PEPFAR
PGO
PRGOV
PAC
PRESL
PORG
PKFK
PEPR
PRELP
PREFA
PNG
PGOVPHUMKPAO
PRELECON
PINOCHET
PFOR
PGOVLO
PHUMBA
PRELC
PREK
PHUME
PHJM
POLINT
PGOVPZ
PGOVKCRM
PGOVE
PHALANAGE
PARTY
PECON
PEACE
PROCESS
PLN
PRELSW
PAHO
PEDRO
PRELA
PASS
PPAO
PGPV
PNUM
PCUL
PGGV
PSA
PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA
PGIV
PRFE
POGOV
PEL
PBT
PAMQ
PINF
PSEPC
POSTS
PHUMPGOV
PVOV
PHSAPREL
PROLIFERATION
PENA
PRELTBIOBA
PIN
PRELL
PGOVPTER
PHAM
PHYTRP
PTEL
PTERPGOV
PHARM
PROTESTS
PRELAF
PKBL
PRELKPAO
PKNP
PARMP
PHUML
PFOV
PERM
PUOS
PRELGOV
PHUMPTER
PARAGRAPH
PERURENA
PBTSEWWT
PCI
PETROL
PINSO
PINSCE
PQL
PEREZ
PBS
RS
REFUGEES
RW
RP
RELFREE
RO
REGIONAL
RIGHTS
REACTION
REPORT
RU
RENAMO
RIGHTSPOLMIL
REFORM
RM
REFUGEE
REL
RELATIONS
ROW
RREL
REGION
RATIFICATION
RBI
RICE
ROOD
RODENAS
RUIZ
RODHAM
ROBERT
RGY
ROY
REUBEN
RELIGIOUS
RUEHZO
RODRIGUEZ
RUEUN
RELAM
RSP
RF
RSO
RCMP
REO
ROSS
RPTS
RENE
REID
RUPREL
RMA
RI
REMON
RPEL
RFE
RFIN
RA
RAFAEL
RAY
RUS
RPREL
ROBERTG
RECIN
RAMONTEIJELO
SNAR
SP
SN
SMIG
SL
SOCI
SU
SG
SF
SENV
SZ
SOE
SCUL
SY
SO
SR
SYR
SE
SA
SW
SIPDIS
SCIENCE
SADC
SI
SCI
SOCIETY
SC
SAARC
STR
SECRETARY
SANC
SSH
ST
SNA
SGWI
SEP
SOCIS
SETTLEMENTS
SPECIALIST
SK
SHUM
START
STET
SCVL
SREF
SCHUL
SCUIL
SYRIA
SECURITY
SPCE
SYAI
SMIL
SOWGC
STEPHEN
SNRV
SKCA
SENSITIVE
SECI
SNAP
SPP
SCUD
SOM
SPECI
SMIGBG
SENC
SCRM
SGNV
SECTOR
SENVEAGREAIDTBIOECONSOCIXR
SENVSXE
SASIAIN
SACU
SENVSPL
SWMN
STEINBERG
SOPN
SOCR
SCOI
SCRS
SILVASANDE
SWE
SARS
SNARIZ
SUDAN
SENVQGR
SM
SNARKTFN
SAAD
SD
SAN
SIPRNET
STATE
SENS
SUBJECT
SFNV
SECSTATE
SSA
SPCVIS
SOI
SOFA
SCULKPAOECONTU
SPTER
SKSAF
SENVKGHG
SHI
SEVN
SANR
SPSTATE
SMITH
SCOM
SH
SNARCS
SNARN
SIPRS
SNARM
SIPDI
SCPR
SNIG
SELAB
SULLIVAN
SENVENV
SECDEF
SOLIC
SOIC
SPAS
SASC
SOSI
SEC
SEN
SENVCASCEAIDID
TU
TH
TW
TSPA
TRGY
TPHY
TBIO
TIFA
TS
TZ
TX
TSPL
TT
TK
TC
TINT
TERFIN
TERRORISM
TIP
TURKEY
TI
TECHNOLOGY
TNGD
TRSY
TRAFFICKING
TOPEC
TPSL
TP
TD
TR
TA
TIO
TREATY
TO
THPY
TECH
TRADE
TPSA
TG
TAGS
TF
TRAD
THKSJA
TVBIO
TNDG
TN
TBIOZK
TWI
TV
TWL
TRT
TWRO
TSRY
TTPGOV
TAUSCHER
TRBY
TRBIO
TL
TPKO
TIA
TGRY
TSPAM
TREL
TNAR
TBI
TFIN
TPHYPA
TWCH
THOMMA
THOMAS
TERROR
TRY
TBID
TPP
TE
THANH
TJ
TBKIO
UNGA
USUN
UN
UG
UNSC
UK
UP
US
UNCTAD
UNVIE
UNHRC
USTR
UNAMA
UNCRIME
UNESCO
UV
UNDP
UNHCR
UNCSD
UNCHR
UZ
USAID
UNEP
UNO
UNPUOS
UY
UNDC
UNCITRAL
UNAUS
UNCND
UA
UNMIK
USTDA
USEU
USDA
UNICEF
UR
UNFICYP
USNC
USTRRP
UNODC
UNRWA
UNOMIG
USTRPS
USAU
USCC
UNEF
UNGAPL
UNFPA
UNSCE
USSC
UGA
UEU
UNMIC
UNTAC
UNION
UNCLASSIFIED
USPS
UNA
UMIK
USOAS
UNMOVIC
UNFA
UNAIDS
UNCHC
USGS
UNSE
UNRCR
UNTERR
USG
UE
UAE
UNWRA
UNCSW
UNSCR
UNCHS
UNDESCO
UNPAR
UNC
UB
UNSCS
UKXG
UNGACG
UNREST
UNHR
USPTO
UNFCYP
USCG
UNIDROIT
UNSCD
UPU
UNBRO
UNECE
USTRUWR
UNCC
UNESCOSCULPRELPHUMKPALCUIRXFVEKV
VM
VE
VT
VETTING
VN
VZ
VIS
VC
VTPREL
VIP
VTEAID
VTEG
VOA
VA
VTIZ
VANG
VISIT
VO
VENZ
VAT
VI
VEPREL
VEN
WFP
WTO
WHO
WTRO
WBG
WMO
WIPO
WA
WI
WSIS
WHA
WCL
WE
WMN
WEBZ
WS
WAR
WZ
WMD
WW
WILLIAM
WEET
WAEMU
WM
WWBG
WWT
WWARD
WITH
WMDT
WTRQ
WCO
WEU
WALTER
WRTO
WB
WHTI
WBEG
WCI
WEF
WAKI
WHOA
WGC
Browse by classification
Community resources
courage is contagious
Viewing cable 08PARIS826, PARIS CLUB - PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND
If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs
Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
- The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
- The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
- The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #08PARIS826.
| Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08PARIS826 | 2008-04-29 07:14 | 2011-08-24 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Paris |
VZCZCXRO0350
RR RUEHBW RUEHBZ RUEHGI RUEHPOD
DE RUEHFR #0826/01 1200714
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 290714Z APR 08
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2828
INFO RUEATRS/DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 6782
RUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN 2101
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 6694
RUEHCP/AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN 1552
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 6898
RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 2813
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 6094
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO 1596
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 8820
RUEHSM/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM 1607
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 2963
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 2725
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS 2283
RUEHLU/AMEMBASSY LUANDA 0950
RUEHGI/AMEMBASSY BANGUI 0186
RUEHRY/AMEMBASSY CONAKRY 0025
RUEHBZ/AMEMBASSY BRAZZAVILLE 0116
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 0056
RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 1148
RUEHMV/AMEMBASSY MONROVIA 7342
RUEHBW/AMEMBASSY BELGRADE 0925
RUEHPOD/AMEMBASSY PODGORICA 0085
RUEHPS/USOFFICE PRISTINA
RUEHUB/USINT HAVANA 0063
RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 1599
RUEHAB/AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN 1188
RUEHLC/AMEMBASSY LIBREVILLE 1331
RUEHJL/AMEMBASSY BANJUL 0369
RUEHPU/AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE 0819
RUEHPC/AMEMBASSY LOME 1065
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 1514
RUEHKH/AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 0254
RUEHPO/AMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO 0065
RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI 0257
RUEHBP/AMEMBASSY BAMAKO 0978
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 10 PARIS 000826
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EEB/IFD/OMA
TREASURY FOR DO/IDD AND OUSED/IMF
SECDEF FOR USDP/DSCA
PASS EXIM FOR CLAIMS - MPAREDES
PASS USDA FOR CCC -- ALEUNG/WWILLER/JDOSTER
PASS USAID FOR CLAIMS -- WFULLER
PASS DOD FOR DSCS -- PBERG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
SUBJECT: PARIS CLUB - PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND
NEGOTIATION WITH LIBERIA
¶1. (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's April 16-17 session, the
U.S. and other creditors signed an accord with Liberia to begin
interim debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor
Countries (HIPC) initiative. During the Tour d'Horizon, France,
Germany, and the U.S. reported on recent bilateral contacts with
Argentina. Finance Secretary Secondini told the French that
Argentina hopes to reach a settlement by the end of 2008, and the
French believe that Argentina is preparing a formal proposal to the
Paris Club. The Secretariat urged Brazil to implement the 2004 debt
treatment for Iraq, and the Club discussed relations with the
Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Serbia, Seychelles, and
Togo. Despite opposition from the United States and Sweden and
concerns raised by several other creditors, France continued to push
its "fragile states" proposal for the Paris Club to provide an
unconditional debt deferral for low-income countries that are
participating in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) programs
with the IMF. The Secretariat also reported on what it
characterized as promising initial technical meetings with multiple
Chinese government ministries involved in PRC aid and lending
activities. Creditors also discussed preparation of a Paris Club
annual report. End Summary.
---------
Argentina
---------
¶2. (SBU) France reported Argentine Finance Secretary Secondini met
Paris Club Chairman Musca on the margins of the IMF-World Bank
Spring Meetings and expressed Argentina's desire to reach a
settlement with the Paris Club by the end of the year. France said
that, contrary to press reports, Sarkozy and Fernandez de Kirchner
did not discuss debt in their April 7 meeting in Paris. According to
the Secretariat's account, Secondini did not specify terms. The
Secretariat believes the GOA, knowing it cannot obtain a traditional
SIPDIS
Paris Club rescheduling without an IMF program, is working instead
on a voluntary arrears clearance proposal. The U.S. reported that
senior Treasury and State Department officials recently met with
their Argentine counterparts and pressed them to make a serious
offer to the Club. Germany said it also met with Argentina but did
not raise Paris Club issues. Separately, the Secretariat summarized
the results of the latest data call. As of March 1, 2008, Argentina
owed the Paris Club $7.92 billion (excluding the $1 billion
PARIS 00000826 002 OF 010
restructured Spanish loan), of which $5.36 billion consisted of
arrears and $1.21 billion consisted of late interest. Japan,
Norway, and Spain said they had received modest payments on debts
contracted after the December 1983 cutoff date. The Netherlands
said it may have also received some payments but would confirm. The
Secretariat will update the data call to reflect these payments and
SIPDIS
questioned whether Argentina was paying certain creditors
selectively, which could complicate efforts to reach a settlement.
Final payments on debts rescheduled through previous Paris Club
agreements are due by the end of 2008.
------------------------------
Central African Republic (CAR)
------------------------------
¶3. (SBU) The IMF said a significant share of CAR's external debt is
owed to non-Paris Club creditors, some of which are considering
litigation. The IMF warned that it will be challenging for CAR to
secure financing assurances from creditors holding 80 percent of the
debt -- a requirement for reaching HIPC Completion Point. (CAR
barely reached the 70 percent threshold necessary for the IMF to
provide interim debt relief at Decision Point.) The authorities
have approached the African Development Bank for legal assistance.
The Secretariat said it was important for the Paris Club to maintain
pressure on non-Paris Club creditors. One possibility is to send
letters to CAR's non-Paris Club creditors, similar to what the Paris
Club did for Iraq. Several creditors, including the U.S., reported
that they were close to concluding bilateral agreements to implement
the Paris Club's December 2007 HIPC Decision Point debt treatment.
-------------
Cote d'Ivoire
-------------
¶4. (SBU) The IMF said if Cote d'Ivoire performs satisfactorily
under its second Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) program,
it could reach HIPC Decision Point and begin to benefit from interim
debt relief at the same time a follow-on Poverty Reduction and
Growth Facility (PRGF) program is approved. The government would
like to reach Decision Point by the end of 2008. The IMF noted,
however, that Cote d'Ivoire's track record under its first EPCA was
not encouraging; overall performance was uneven, with unproductive
PARIS 00000826 003 OF 010
spending and delays in structural reforms. The Secretariat said it
could begin to think about the terms of an eventual Paris Club
treatment and approach the London Club to discuss comparable
treatment as soon as a macroeconomic framework is in place.
Preliminary contacts with the London Club suggest willingness to
have a cooperative dialogue. The Secretariat indicated that debts
contracted after the January 1983 cutoff date may have to be
included in the debt treatment. The IMF said most of Cote
d'Ivoire's private debt is owed to the London Club and repeated
previous statements that the Fund is not aware of any Ivorian debt
held by litigating creditors. Reconciliation of debt data is well
advanced. The World Bank reported that recent arrears clearance
operations enabled the Bank to provide $35 million in budget support
and reactivate $104 million in undisbursed funds. In the coming
months, there will be approval of $122 million in grants to support
emergency urban infrastructure, government and institution building,
among other projects.
----
Iraq
----
¶5. (SBU) The Secretariat reported that Iraq's advisers had asked
the Secretariat to write to Algeria and Morocco and urge them to
provide comparable treatment. Creditors gave their consent. The
Secretariat asked Brazil for an update on progress toward concluding
SIPDIS
a bilateral agreement with Iraq. Brazil's delegation stated that,
although Brazil participated in the 2004 negotiations, the GOB did
not sign the Agreed Minute for three reasons: (1) it did not agree
with the terms of the treatment; (2) the majority of Iraq's
creditors was not present at the Paris Club negotiations, and Brazil
did not know how those creditors would react to the Paris Club
agreement; and (3) there were other complicating factors, including
legal issues, involving many actors in Brazil. The Brazilian
representative promised that a response to the Secretariat's letter
would be forthcoming, adding that Brazil had maintained an open
dialogue with Iraq's advisers and was working internally to find a
solution even though Iraq was a very complicated issue domestically.
The Secretariat pressed the issue, noting that the situation had
changed significantly since 2004. No longer could Brazil cite
concerns about the reaction of other creditors considering that many
of Iraq's creditors have delivered comparable treatment. The
PARIS 00000826 004 OF 010
Secretariat reiterated that the comparability of treatment principle
SIPDIS
applies to all non-Paris Club creditors and especially to a country
like Brazil that has participated in so many Paris Club meetings.
¶6. (SBU) The UK asked whether there had been further discussions
with Iraq's EU creditors. The Secretariat said it had initiated
contacts with Poland and Greece, but there was nothing to report
yet. The U.S. asked for an update on Iraq's discussions with China
and India. The Secretariat said an agreement with India had been
concluded, and prospects for an agreement with China were good.
[Note: our understanding is that this assessment may be a bit
simplified and overly optimistic.] Spain asked the IMF about
prospects for the third-phase review of the Stand-by Arrangement
(SBA) occurring no later than December 31, 2008. The IMF reported
that a mid-June mission will review the SBA; if performance is
satisfactory, the IMF Executive Board could discuss the review in
August or September.
-------
Liberia
-------
¶7. (U) During the April 17 negotiation, Paris Club creditors
provided Liberia a flow treatment on the Club's standard terms for
HIPCs at Decision Point. The Paris Club's "Agreed Minute" with
Liberia commits creditors to provide debt relief on the following
terms, although several creditors will provide more generous
relief:
-- cancellation of 67 percent of arrears on non-official development
assistance (ODA) debts contracted before the January 1983 cutoff
date and rescheduling the residual amount over 23 years, with a
6-year grace period,
-- rescheduling over 40 years (with a 16-year grace period) all
pre-cutoff ODA arrears as well as all ODA debt service payments
falling due during the three-year period of the IMF program, and
-- deferral of all post-cutoff date and short-term debt and to
capitalize all moratorium interest payments, given Liberia's
extremely limited capacity to pay.
PARIS 00000826 005 OF 010
¶8. (U) As a result, a minimum of $254 million of Liberia's $1.4
billion Paris Club debt stock will be cancelled immediately, and
Liberia will not have any payments due to the Paris Club during the
period of the IMF program, as long as the program remains on track.
Additional bilateral relief from the U.S. and other Paris Club
creditors will further increase the amount of up-front cancellation.
Given the large proportion of arrears involved, this means the U.S.
will cancel nearly $400 million of Liberia's $430 million debt to
the U.S. when implementing the April 17 Paris Club accord. Liberia
also committed to obtain comparable debt relief from its commercial
and other bilateral creditors.
¶9. (SBU) Although HIPC Decision Point treatments are typically
uncontroversial, two aspects of Liberia's request provoked debate.
First, Liberia asked for zero payments during the period of the IMF
program. The IMF's own balance of payments projections surprisingly
showed that Liberia had the capacity to pay $6 million to the Paris
Club during the 2008-2010 program period, leading the Secretariat to
suggest that Liberia apply the $6 million to a small portion of
moratorium interest on deferred post-cutoff date debt. Several
creditors supported the Secretariat's proposal.
¶10. (SBU) The U.S. strongly disagreed, arguing that it was critical
to provide Liberia a cushion given balance of payment risks, and
citing the symbolic importance of zero payments. We reminded
creditors of a recent precedent: when Haiti received its HIPC
Decision Point treatment in December 2006, the Paris Club had not
asked for any payments despite Haiti's larger capacity to pay.
Germany strongly supported our position; Italy, Norway, and the UK
also made helpful comments. The Secretariat did not try to defend
its proposal and agreed that providing a cushion was important. A
consensus quickly formed in favor of requiring zero payments.
¶11. (SBU) Liberia further asked the Paris Club to reduce pre-cutoff
date non-ODA arrears by 90 percent rather than the standard 67
percent. Belgium, Germany, Italy, Norway, and the U.S. expressed
their willingness to reduce these arrears by 90 percent; however,
other creditors held to 67 percent. The Liberians did not insist,
but rather asked creditors that intended to go beyond the terms of
the Agreed Minute to publicize this additional debt relief through
bilateral press releases.
PARIS 00000826 006 OF 010
------
Serbia
------
¶12. (U) Switzerland said Serbia had declared that, even though the
two countries had agreed on the text and figures of a bilateral
agreement recognizing Serbia's share of the debt of the former
Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia could not sign the bilateral agreement
until a new government takes office following May 11 elections.
France said it was in the same position. The Secretariat promised
to review the situation in May or June.
----------
Seychelles
----------
¶13. (SBU) The Seychellois finance minister told the Secretariat
that the Seychelles intends to seek an IMF program, which it
understands is a precondition for a Paris Club treatment. The IMF
said the Seychellois principal secretary of finance met with Fund
staff and also expressed interest in a program, although there has
been no official written communication. The Secretariat expressed
cautious optimism that the Seychelles is moving in the right
direction. The government understands that comparability of
treatment will require an approach to commercial creditors, and the
Seychelles has also established a new debt committee in an attempt
to exercise restraint on the central bank. (The U.S. is not a
creditor.)
----
Togo
----
¶14. (U) The IMF said Togo's PRGF, which the Fund's Executive Board
approved on April 21, could pave the way for debt relief under HIPC
and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). Based on
end-2007 data, Togo's high ratio of debt-to-government revenue is
likely to exceed the 250 percent threshold necessary to qualify for
HIPC. The preliminary HIPC document should be completed by late
summer, and Togo could reach Decision Point if performance is strong
when the IMF completes its first review of Togo's PRGF. The World
Bank reported arrears to its International Development Association
PARIS 00000826 007 OF 010
(IDA) and noted a May 29 Board discussion would address an arrears
clearance operation similar to Cote d'Ivoire's, with actual arrears
clearance to occur the following day. After budget support of $18
million, there would be an IDA lending envelope. No date is set yet
for clearance of arrears to the African Development Bank (AfDB),
although preparations are well advanced. Germany said it received a
letter from Togo asking for a 160,000 euros contribution toward the
clearance of Togo's arrears to the African Development Bank. France
explained that the AfDB will pay 99 percent of the arrears, leaving
Togo to cover the remaining 1 percent -- an amount equal to 160,000
euros. Togo has also asked France to pay the 160,000 euros;
discussions are ongoing. Assuming PRGF approval and arrears
clearance to the World Bank and AfDB, negotiations in the Paris Club
on a pre-HIPC debt treatment could take place in June. (U.S. claims
total just $6,000. We requested a de minimis clause at the March
2008 meeting.)
--------------------------
Methodological Discussion:
Fragile States
--------------------------
¶15. (SBU) Despite opposition from the U.S. and mixed reactions from
other creditors, the Secretariat continued to press ahead with the
proposal it first raised in March 2008 for the Paris Club to provide
debt relief to low-income "IDA-only" countries, based on an IMF
Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) program. (The proposal
calls for the Paris Club, on a case-by-case basis, to defer all
arrears and debt service falling due during the period of the EPCA,
and to capitalize moratorium interest. If the country obtains a
follow-on PRGF, creditors would reschedule deferred amounts and
cancel the accrued moratorium interest.) The U.S. said it could not
support the proposal. We reiterated our concerns about the
precedent of providing debt relief -- even for a short period of
time -- without conditionality and noted that the U.S. could face
legal and budgetary obstacles in implementing such a deferral. The
Secretariat did not appear overly concerned about potential U.S.
SIPDIS
legal difficulties, noting that the U.S. Congress had provided the
necessary legislation in the past in the context of the HIPC
initiative.
¶16. (SBU) Creditors asked the Secretariat to 1) omit the reference
PARIS 00000826 008 OF 010
to Iraq in the working paper (Russia); 2) insert a claw-back
provision to strengthen the link to a PRGF (Spain); 3) await the
result of IMF and IBRD deliberations on fragile states before acting
(Netherlands); and 4) provide a list of countries that could receive
such treatment (Italy).
¶17. (SBU) Germany argued against automatically providing a deferral
and said it could not agree to defer all categories of debt, as the
inclusion of post-cutoff-date debt could affect export credit agency
cover policy. Germany, Japan, Sweden, and the UK all expressed
concern about canceling moratorium interest without regard to the
debtor country's capacity to pay once a PRGF is approved. Sweden
seconded all these concerns, pointed out Sri Lanka was paying its
debt when the tsunami occurred, and questioned whether the
Secretariat's proposal was the right way to help fragile states.
SIPDIS
¶18. (SBU) No creditor other than the U.S. and Sweden, however,
challenged the premise that the Paris Club should do something to
help fragile states. (Despite its reservations, Sweden said it did
not intend to block any Paris Club decision.) Indeed, several
countries (Italy, Japan, Spain, UK) said they supported the proposal
in principle. The Secretariat picked up on this sentiment,
concluding that "no one" around the table disagreed that the Paris
Club should try to help fragile states; the question was how to
respond.
¶19. (SBU) Given creditors' desire to take into account the outcomes
of IMF and IBRD discussions, the Secretariat said the previous U.S.
proposal to send a letter stating the Club's willingness to provide
a debt treatment once a PRGF is in place could serve as an initial
step. The Secretariat offered to prepare a draft text for such a
letter and update the working paper to reflect creditors' comments
regarding conditionality. The Secretariat stressed that the
deferral would be applied on a case-by-case basis rather than
automatically to all IDA-only countries on EPCAs. Guinea-Bissau and
the Comoros are likely candidates; Cote d'Ivoire and Lebanon are
not. The Secretariat proposed that, as the results of IMF and IBRD
meetings emerge, the Paris Club continue its "fragile states"
discussion.
--------------------------
Methodological Discussion:
PARIS 00000826 009 OF 010
Relationships with China
--------------------------
¶20. (SBU) Paris Club Secretary General Courbe reported on the
Secretariat's March 31 visit to Beijing to discuss the practices of
SIPDIS
the Paris Club with PRC officials. The visit included separate
meetings with staff-level officials from the Ministry of Commerce
(MOFCOM), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and China Exim Bank. The
four-hour MOFCOM meeting involved twenty officials, including
Africa, external aid, research institute, MFA and central bank
experts, a sign of interest in the dialogue. Commerce officials
stressed that China's overseas aid was South-South cooperation and
not comparable to development aid OECD countries provide; Commerce
officials also strongly criticized conditionality attached to debt
relief and development aid. Questions focused on the Paris Club's
practices with respect to conditionality, debt swaps, and how
exchange rates are handled in debt treatments. MFA officials made
it clear that China could not become a member of the Paris Club,
while at the same time acknowledging the Club's efforts in Africa.
Exim Bank officials were also critical of conditionality but said
they were willing to share data and experiences concerning
particular debtor countries. They also indicated a willingness to
participate as an observer at a future Paris Club discussion;
however, the Secretariat questioned whether China Exim's statement
reflected a fully cleared position.
¶21. (SBU) The Secretariat was generally encouraged by these initial
contacts. While it is clear that China is not prepared to associate
itself in any formal way with the Paris Club, Chinese officials
remain open to a technical dialogue. Possible next steps include
inviting China's Ministry of Finance to discuss its own practices at
a future Paris Club meeting; inviting China to participate in the
Paris Club's annual meeting with the private sector, alongside other
invited emerging market creditors; or inviting China to a seminar on
debt not officially affiliated with the Paris Club. The Chinese
have not responded to these ideas.
--------------------------
Methodological Discussion:
Paris Club Annual Report
--------------------------
PARIS 00000826 010 OF 010
¶22. (U) Creditors had very few comments on the first draft of the
annual report prepared by the Secretariat. The IMF said it strongly
supported the initiative. The UK suggested -- and the Secretariat
agreed -- that it would be helpful to include a section describing
how the resources made available by debt relief are used to reduce
poverty. The Secretariat seeks proposed edits within two weeks and
aims to finalize the draft report by the beginning of May.
STAPLETON
2