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07KYIV187
2007-01-26 04:56:00
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Embassy Kyiv
Cable title:  

UKRAINE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN COESPU

Tags:  MARR MASS PGOV IT TU PK ID UP 
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Deborah J Ash 03/16/2007 12:21:36 PM From DB/Inbox: Jan 07 cables

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UNCLAS KYIV 00187

SIPDIS
CXKIEV:
 ACTION: POL
 INFO: CUST DTRO DAO PAS DCM ECON CONS AMB RAO AID

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: POL:KDLOGSDON
DRAFTED: POL:MMUYEHARA
CLEARED: ODC:RTIMM

VZCZCKVI570
PP RUEHC RUEHJA RUEHIL RUEHAK RUEHRO
DE RUEHKV #0187 0260456
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 260456Z JAN 07
FM AMEMBASSY KYIV
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1017
INFO RUEHJA/AMEMBASSY JAKARTA 0001
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 0002
RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0001
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0002
UNCLAS KYIV 000187 

SIPDIS

DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/UMB, PM/PPA RACHEL FEATHERSTONE AND EUR/PGI ALAIN
NORMAN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS PGOV IT TU PK ID UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN COESPU

REF: STATE 5646

UNCLAS KYIV 000187

SIPDIS

DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/UMB, PM/PPA RACHEL FEATHERSTONE AND EUR/PGI ALAIN
NORMAN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS PGOV IT TU PK ID UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN COESPU

REF: STATE 5646


1. Italian DCM Sergio Martes, Italian military attache Colonel
Claudio Ritacca, Embassy Kyiv Office of Defense Cooperation Chief
LTC Rob Timm, and poloff delivered reftel demarche January 25 to MFA
Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Director
Volodymyr Belashov and Counselor Gennadiy Shalev. Belashov said the
Ministry of Defense (MOD) had military police units and the Ministry
of Interior (MOI) also had police forces that might qualify for and
be interested in the training. He would transmit the information
immediately to both ministries with a recommendation that they
respond positively to the offer.


2. Belashov was uncertain, and Shalev expressed strong dismay, over
the abbreviated timeline required for a response. Belashov opined
that the Ukrainians would be likely to respond positively, but would
not be able to nominate qualified candidates in time for the March
courses. He hoped that Ukrainians could be accepted to courses
later this year or next year. He welcomed our indications, in
response to his inquiry, that travel expenses of Ukrainian
participants could be covered. Belashov explained that only the
Foreign Ministry had a budget authorized for foreign travel. Other
Ukrainian ministries, like MOD or MOI, had to get specific approval
from the Cabinet of Ministers for such travel. Foreign funding
would eliminate the requirement for such approval and expedite a
Ukrainian response.


3. Shalev asked a series of questions both during and in the
corridor after the meeting to clear up discrepancies between the
Italian Embassy English-language backgrounder and details in the
Ukrainian language diplomatic note. Shalev said his ministry
counterparts would react to information about COESPU with numerous
questions, to which he needed to be prepared; we provided details on
the number and ranks of prospective attendees to both courses and
the course start dates. We noted that, once the Ukrainian
government provided its affirmative intent to participate in the
training, a mobile assistance team could deploy quickly to provide
answers to such specific questions and to coordinate in preparation
for Ukraine's COESPU participation.

Taylor