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07KYIV852
2007-04-11 14:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kyiv
Cable title:
Ukraine: Plans for BSEC Chairmanship
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TREASURY FOR MGAERTNER
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON PREL EFIN JA UP
SUBJECT: Ukraine: Plans for BSEC Chairmanship
Ref: (A) Schutte-Ukraine Desk e-mail, April 13, 2007
(B) 2006 Kyiv 03490
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MUMBAI FOR KLEIN
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TAGS: ECON PREL EFIN JA UP
SUBJECT: Ukraine: Plans for BSEC Chairmanship
Ref: (A) Schutte-Ukraine Desk e-mail, April 13, 2007
(B) 2006 Kyiv 03490
1. Summary: Ukraine envisions an ambitious agenda for its
chairmanship of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
(BSEC) from November 2007 to April 2008, according to MFA Director
for Economic Cooperation, Serhiy Korsunsky. During a recent meeting
with Econoff, he solicited U.S. involvement in setting and
participating in this agenda. He mentioned in particular his hope
that the U.S. would take part in a regional bankers' forum that
Ukreximbank was organizing. He thought that the Ukrainian delegation
to the upcoming World Bank and IMF meetings would be raising the
idea on the margins of the meetings. End Summary.
2. Korsunsky passed us a detailed five-page draft agenda for
Ukraine's tenure as chairman (ref A),which, he said was meant to be
"innovative, not business as usual." For example, he said, it
included a regional meeting of University rectors and another of
business leaders in order to encourage cross-border links outside
the government sphere. He said Ukraine would welcome any U.S.
suggestions for activities or initiatives to place on the agenda.
He said he hoped the U.S. will play an active role in BSEC events in
its role as an observer.
3. Ukraine was also inviting Japan to participate as an observer in
BSEC, he said. This had been discussed in a meeting at which the
Japanese introduced their recently launched concept of an "Arc of
Economic Prosperity and Democracy" stretching from Japan to the
Baltics, explicitly included GUAM, while passing south of Russia and
China.
4. Korsunsky said that he was particularly hopeful that the U.S.
would help with an as yet unscheduled meeting of regional bankers
that state-owned Ukreximbank would be putting together. Ukraine was
seeking U.S. advice on whom to invite, the topics of the meeting,
and any initiatives the U.S. felt it would be appropriate to launch
in this context. He said he believed that members of the Ukraine
delegation to the April 14-15 World Bank and IMF meetings in
Washington may raise this idea on the margins.
5. Asked about the National Bank of Ukraine's proposal for GUAM to
create its own development bank (ref B),Korsunsky responded that
nothing had come of it. He pointed out that the BSEC draft agenda
included a session on how to make use of the existing Black Sea
Trade and Development Bank.
TAYLOR
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
TREASURY FOR MGAERTNER
MUMBAI FOR KLEIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON PREL EFIN JA UP
SUBJECT: Ukraine: Plans for BSEC Chairmanship
Ref: (A) Schutte-Ukraine Desk e-mail, April 13, 2007
(B) 2006 Kyiv 03490
1. Summary: Ukraine envisions an ambitious agenda for its
chairmanship of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
(BSEC) from November 2007 to April 2008, according to MFA Director
for Economic Cooperation, Serhiy Korsunsky. During a recent meeting
with Econoff, he solicited U.S. involvement in setting and
participating in this agenda. He mentioned in particular his hope
that the U.S. would take part in a regional bankers' forum that
Ukreximbank was organizing. He thought that the Ukrainian delegation
to the upcoming World Bank and IMF meetings would be raising the
idea on the margins of the meetings. End Summary.
2. Korsunsky passed us a detailed five-page draft agenda for
Ukraine's tenure as chairman (ref A),which, he said was meant to be
"innovative, not business as usual." For example, he said, it
included a regional meeting of University rectors and another of
business leaders in order to encourage cross-border links outside
the government sphere. He said Ukraine would welcome any U.S.
suggestions for activities or initiatives to place on the agenda.
He said he hoped the U.S. will play an active role in BSEC events in
its role as an observer.
3. Ukraine was also inviting Japan to participate as an observer in
BSEC, he said. This had been discussed in a meeting at which the
Japanese introduced their recently launched concept of an "Arc of
Economic Prosperity and Democracy" stretching from Japan to the
Baltics, explicitly included GUAM, while passing south of Russia and
China.
4. Korsunsky said that he was particularly hopeful that the U.S.
would help with an as yet unscheduled meeting of regional bankers
that state-owned Ukreximbank would be putting together. Ukraine was
seeking U.S. advice on whom to invite, the topics of the meeting,
and any initiatives the U.S. felt it would be appropriate to launch
in this context. He said he believed that members of the Ukraine
delegation to the April 14-15 World Bank and IMF meetings in
Washington may raise this idea on the margins.
5. Asked about the National Bank of Ukraine's proposal for GUAM to
create its own development bank (ref B),Korsunsky responded that
nothing had come of it. He pointed out that the BSEC draft agenda
included a session on how to make use of the existing Black Sea
Trade and Development Bank.
TAYLOR