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Viewing cable 06VIENNA894, STATUS OF AUSTRIAN RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS IN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06VIENNA894 2006-03-27 06:27 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Vienna 
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHVI #0894 0860627
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 270627Z MAR 06
FM AMEMBASSY VIENNA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2873
INFO RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 0083
 
UNCLAS VIENNA 000894 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN IZ AU
SUBJECT: STATUS OF AUSTRIAN RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS IN 
IRAQ 
 
REF: (A) STATE 44648, (B) 05 VIENNA 3493, (C) 05 VIENNA 810 
 
1.  As of December 2005, Austria has disbursed Euro 1.5 
million (USD 1.8 million) in technical assistance to Iraq, 
according to Lydia Saadat, the MFA's Assistance Coordinator 
for the Middle East and Asia.  (Saadat's department is 
updating figures for the first quarter of 2006).  Austria 
had pledged Euro 1.7 million (USD 2.0 million) in technical 
assistance at the Madrid Conference in 2003, and gradually 
increased this amount to Euro 2.4 million (USD 2.9 million). 
Thus, approximately 900,000 Euro (USD 1.1 million) remain to 
be disbursed. 
 
2.  In addition, Austria had pledged Euro 4.5 million (USD 
5.4 million) in "infrastructure assistance."  Saadat said 
Austria would not disburse these funds.  Instead the GOA has 
added the amount to its debt relief program with Iraq 
(remission of a total of Euro 1.7 billion or USD 2.1 
billion), which the GOA signed with Iraq in December 2005. 
Austria had also pledged Euro 10.2 million (USD 12.2 
million) in export credit guarantees at the Madrid 
conference.  However, the Austrian Control Bank, which 
administers the money, suspended issuing export guarantees 
because the Control Bank does not consider the Trade Bank of 
Iraq, the Iraqi entity overseeing the management of 
government contracts, to be a reliable business partner (ref 
B). 
 
3.  Completed Austrian projects include evacuation and 
emergency response activities, and training for young Iraqi 
diplomats.  There are two major ongoing Austrian assistance 
activities.  One is the Austrian-Slovenian project 
"Psychological Support for children and Families in Iraq". 
The other one is an "adopt-a-hospital" project 
(rehabilitation of basic health care within the Shatra 
region.  Austria has suspended the second phase of the 
"adopt-a-hospital" project because of security concerns. 
Another ongoing project is a reconstruction of facilities at 
the "Borsippa" archeological excavation site "Borsippa". 
 
MCCAW