Miss Bolivia 2005
South America
The USG supports DIRAN’s aviation unit (ARAVI), comprised of 20 fixed-wing and 62 rotary-wing aircraft. In addition to counternarcotics missions, ARAVI has, with Embassy approval, used USG-supported assets for humanitarian missions, targeted intelligence gathering, antiterrorism, antikidnapping, and public order missions. The USG also helped ARAVI reach an agreement with the Colombian Air Force (COLAF) to train ARAVI pilots at the Bogotá-based COLAF simulator, thereby eliminating the need to send ARAVI pilots to the United States for instrument training. The USG has initiated in-country high-altitude training for ARAVI and has worked with ARAVI to explore possibly reintroducing the use of night vision goggles in 2005. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: State Department Briefing, June 1
And if you're not coming back, we're going to miss you and we hope you come back in some form or another. And now we have, I think, a dozen questions on Cyprus. Right? ... WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005 ... Wednesday, June 1, 2005 ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: State Department Briefing, March 16
Do you have -- what are your thoughts concerning that and will, do you think, effectively be able to work with NGOs and work in development at the World Bank has as its mission? ... MR. ERELI: (A) We haven't the Syrian Government say that publicly; (B) we've also made clear that 1559 does not say the Syrian foreign forces should move out once they have agreements and once they've worked out the details with military commissions. It doesn't say that. ... [Read More]
U.S. Helps Global Partners Achieve Development Goals - US Department of State
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Chapter 5B -- Country Reports
Libya remains designated as a state sponsor of terrorism and is still subject to the related sanctions. In 2004, Libya held to its practice in recent years of curtailing support for international terrorism, although there are outstanding questions over its residual contacts with some past terrorist clients. Libya has provided cooperation in the global war on terrorism, and Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi continued his efforts to identify Libya with the international community in the war on terrorism. Prior to the January 30, 2005, elections in Iraq, senior Libyan officials made statements that defended insurgent attacks on US and Coalition forces; following strong US protests, Libya encouraged Iraqi participation in the elections, indicating its intent to recognize the upcoming Transitional Iraqi Government, and support reciprocal diplomatic missions with Iraq. ... [Read More]
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