UKRAINE: BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION WORKING GROUP:

C O N F I D E N T I A L KIEV 002451 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/PRA, EUR/UMB, PM/WRA, AND ISN E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/22/2016 TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PINR UP SUBJECT: UKRAINE: BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION WORKING GROUP: DRAFT AGENDA REF: KIEV 1962 Classified By: Acting Political Counselor George Kent for reasons 1.4(b ,d) ¶1. (U) This is an action request. See para 4. ¶2. (U) In a letter dated June 19, received by the Embassy June 22, MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Department Director Volodymyr Belashov transmitted the Government of Ukraine (GOU)'s proposed agenda for the July 11-12 U.S.-Ukraine bilateral nonproliferation working group (NPWG) meetings to be held in Kiev. He suggested that the UK and Polish representatives take part in discussion on agenda items 1, 3, and 4, and also invited our "early reaction" to the GOU draft agenda. The text of the draft agenda, with Embassy's minor corrections, is contained in para 3. ¶3. (C) Begin text of GOU draft agenda (note: no Ukrainian classification markings included) ¶1. Information on development and improvement of legislation in the sphere of export control. ¶2. Further assistance to Ukraine for storage and utilization of solid rocket fuel from SS-24 missiles. ¶3. Progress in utilization (note: destruction) of surplus SCUD and Frog 7 missiles. U.S. assistance in liquidation of Kh-22 missiles. ¶4. Participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative, Bilateral Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ukraine concerning cooperation to suppress the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems, and related materials by sea. ¶5. Removing of highly enriched uranium from Kyiv Institute of Nuclear Research and Sevastopol Institute of Nuclear Energy and Industry. Agreement between the State Committee on Nuclear and Radiological Safety of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of the United States of America regarding development of the state system for control, registration and physical protection of nuclear materials in order to prevent proliferation of nuclear armaments from Ukraine of 1993. ¶6. Implementation of the Agreement between the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the Department of Defense of the United States of America concerning cooperation in the area of prevention of proliferation of technology, pathogens and expertise that could be used in the development of biological weapons (note: BTRIA). Preparation of the Sixth Review Conference of the States-Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxic Weapons. ¶7. Activity within the framework of the NATO Trust Fund "Partnership for Peace", particularly MANPADS utilization (note: destruction). ¶8. Bilateral cooperation in anti-missile defense. End text. ¶4. (U) Please advise on how we should respond to the GOU proposal. ¶5. (U) Visit Embassy Kiev's classified website: www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev. Gwaltney