UKRAINE/MTCR: U.S. VIEWS ON CONTROLLING

C O N F I D E N T I A L KYIV 004468 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT ALSO FOR T, ISN/MTR, EUR/PRA, AND EUR/UMB E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2016 TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA UP SUBJECT: UKRAINE/MTCR: U.S. VIEWS ON CONTROLLING UAVS/CRUISE MISSILES REF: STATE 190333 Classified By: Political Counselor Kent Logsdon for reasons 1.4(b,d) ¶1. (C) We relayed reftel points on a U.S. proposal to revise the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) approach to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/cruise missiles December 5 to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselors Igor Kyzym and Oleh Belokoles. We stressed the high priority that the U.S. places on the proposal and our interest in gaining consensus for its adoption in early 2007. ¶2. (C) Kyzym said he would transmit our views to the technical experts in the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU) for their examination and evaluation. NSAU, which has the lead in the Ukrainian government, would formulate the Ukrainian position, taking into account USG views as contained in the non-papers. Kyzym said he understood a parallel effort was underway within the Wassenaar Arrangement to ensure that both regimes' treatment of UAVs/cruise missiles was harmonized. ¶3. (U) Visit Embassy Kyiv's classified website: www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev. Gwaltney