GICNT: UPDATE FOR PARTNERS ON EFFORTS TO ENHANCE

UNCLAS KYIV 001750 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR ISN/WMDT E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KGIC PARM PREL PTER UP SUBJECT: GICNT: UPDATE FOR PARTNERS ON EFFORTS TO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION REF: SECSTATE 100994 ¶1. (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche jointly with Russian Embassy Counselor Dmitry Gurin on October 8 to MFA Political Department Counselor Oleg Klynchenko. Klynchenko thanked both Embassies for the information, and expressed again the GoU's satisfaction with the spirit of collaboration embodied in the Co-Chair approach in the GICNT. ¶2. (SBU) Klynchenko forecast difficulty for the GoU in sending participants from Kyiv to the January 19 session - and also drew attention to the scheduled January 17 presidential elections in Ukraine. However he went on to note the GoU's support for and committment to the success of the GICNT, and in particular the Exercise Planning Group. Klynchenko stressed his interest in advance copies of the "enhanced implementation proposal" so that the MFA can ensure their Embassy representatives, who would certainly attend the meeting, could be well prepared. ¶3. (SBU) Regarding november 24-26 Exercise Cobalt meeting, Klynchenko said that the State Security Service (SBU) has identified two of its Counter-Terrorism Center personnel to attend the meeting, and will provide funding. ¶4. (SBU) Klynchenko said the update of the Ukrainian section on the GICNT portal should be finished very soon. He also noted the strong international participation, including from the U.S., expected at the Fourth International Forum on Nuclear Safety and Combatting Nuclear Terrorism, to be hosted MFA at the Diplomatic Academy in Kyiv on October 28-30. PETTIT