Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08KYIV158
2008-01-25 12:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kyiv
Cable title:
UKRAINE/SUDAN: UKRAINIAN HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KYIV 000158
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/UMB AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/25/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR KPKO SU UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE/SUDAN: UKRAINIAN HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID
REF: A. STATE 6694
B. 07 KYIV 2720
C. 07 KYIV 2677
D. 07 KYIV 2515
Classified By: Political Counselor Kent Logsdon for reasons 1.4(b,d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L KYIV 000158
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/UMB AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/25/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR KPKO SU UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE/SUDAN: UKRAINIAN HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID
REF: A. STATE 6694
B. 07 KYIV 2720
C. 07 KYIV 2677
D. 07 KYIV 2515
Classified By: Political Counselor Kent Logsdon for reasons 1.4(b,d)
1. (C) Visiting EUR A/S Daniel Fried raised the issue of
helicopter assets for the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur
(UNAMID, ref A) during a January 24 meeting with Deputy
Foreign Minister Volodymyr Khandohiy. (Note: FM Ohryzko was
unavailable due to his travel in Davos, Switzerland.) Fried
thanked Khandohiy for Ukraine's past support for UN and other
peacekeeping missions and urged Ukraine to be responsive
regarding the latest UN request. Khandohiy said that, while
Ukraine had sufficient numbers of helicopters in the past,
the availability of military helicopters had gradually
dwindled. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD)
representatives had said that Ukraine had provided all the
airlift support available, and the issue continued to be
worked through the Ukrainian military representative at
Ukraine's UN Mission.
2. (C) Recalling Ukraine's recent request for a NATO
Membership Action Plan, Fried commented that countries
desiring NATO membership needed to demonstrate their
capability to make a security contribution across-the-board.
Khandohiy noted that Ukraine actively supported multilateral
peacekeeping operations (PKO) and was the only NATO
Partnership for Peace member to participate in all NATO PKOs.
3. (U) Visit Embassy Kyiv's classified website:
www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev.
Taylor
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/UMB AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/25/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR KPKO SU UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE/SUDAN: UKRAINIAN HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID
REF: A. STATE 6694
B. 07 KYIV 2720
C. 07 KYIV 2677
D. 07 KYIV 2515
Classified By: Political Counselor Kent Logsdon for reasons 1.4(b,d)
1. (C) Visiting EUR A/S Daniel Fried raised the issue of
helicopter assets for the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur
(UNAMID, ref A) during a January 24 meeting with Deputy
Foreign Minister Volodymyr Khandohiy. (Note: FM Ohryzko was
unavailable due to his travel in Davos, Switzerland.) Fried
thanked Khandohiy for Ukraine's past support for UN and other
peacekeeping missions and urged Ukraine to be responsive
regarding the latest UN request. Khandohiy said that, while
Ukraine had sufficient numbers of helicopters in the past,
the availability of military helicopters had gradually
dwindled. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD)
representatives had said that Ukraine had provided all the
airlift support available, and the issue continued to be
worked through the Ukrainian military representative at
Ukraine's UN Mission.
2. (C) Recalling Ukraine's recent request for a NATO
Membership Action Plan, Fried commented that countries
desiring NATO membership needed to demonstrate their
capability to make a security contribution across-the-board.
Khandohiy noted that Ukraine actively supported multilateral
peacekeeping operations (PKO) and was the only NATO
Partnership for Peace member to participate in all NATO PKOs.
3. (U) Visit Embassy Kyiv's classified website:
www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev.
Taylor