BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN

C O N F I D E N T I A L KYIV 001749 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/09/2019 TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM UP SUBJECT: BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN GENEVA OCTOBER 1 REF: SECSTATE 103218 Classified By: Political Counselor Colin Cleary, Reason 1.4 (b, d) ¶1. (C) Drawing on background and points provided, Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Maryna Stroga Yermakova of the MFA Department for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation on October 6. Yermakova took notes during the discussion and paid close attention to the information provided, showing particular interest in the possibility of another meeting between the partners and Iran, and in Iranian commitments resulting from the October 1 meetings. ¶2. (C) Thanking the Embassy for the read out and our transparent approach, Yermakova noted that Ukraine shares the international commmunity's concerns about the newly revealed enrichment facility near Qom. Ukraine does not have any plan to issue a public statement at this time, but will continue to support the P5 1 process and the dual track strategy. She expressed GoU interest in further updates as they may become available. PETTIT