Identifier
Created
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09KYIV1944
2009-11-10 04:28:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kyiv
Cable title:
U.S. STRATEGY FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR THE
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2019
TAGS: PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UP
SUBJECT: U.S. STRATEGY FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR THE
DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 113840
Classified By: Political Counselor Colin Cleary. Reasons: 1.4 (b/d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L KYIV 001944
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2019
TAGS: PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UP
SUBJECT: U.S. STRATEGY FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR THE
DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 113840
Classified By: Political Counselor Colin Cleary. Reasons: 1.4 (b/d).
1. (C) We delivered reftel message November 6 to Anatoliy
Oliynyk, new director of the MFA's NATO Directorate General.
Oliynyk, a former Ukrainian ambassador to Serbia, volunteered
that he was "happy for Montenegro," and appeared to accept
the idea of multiple paths to NATO membership. He said it
would be helpful to have "multiple paths" language in the
December Ministerial communique, even without any specific
mention of Ukraine in that context; we cautioned that it is
important to avoid reopening the contentious issue of MAP for
Ukraine (and Georgia).
2. (C) Oliynyk told us that his main task in his new
assignment is to increase the pace of Ukraine's integration
into NATO. Ukraine plans to send FM Poroshenko and Deputy FM
Yeliseyev to the December Ministerial. He added that Kyiv
would like to see a positive assessment of Ukraine's Annual
National Program (ANP) in the Ministerial communique.
3. (C) Oliynyk stressed that NATO and Ukraine needed to
"invigorate" the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC). He said
Ukraine would like the Communique to establish a fixed number
of annual meetings of the NUC: two Foreign Ministerial and
two Defense Ministerial meetings per year, and quarterly
meetings at the PermRep level. Oliynyk said that Ukraine's
ANP for 2010 is nearly finished. He argued that NATO and the
GOU should use NATO's new Strategic Concept process as a
media opportunity to publicize NATO better in Ukraine, and he
suggested that NATO embassies in Kyiv "adopt" regions of
Ukraine for purposes of promoting the Alliance here.
4. (C) Comment: Oliynyk is a breath of fresh air after his
languid predecessor. However, his ability to pursue an
active agenda with NATO will be hampered by Ukraine's fiscal
straits, and by the likelihood that the Ukrainian president
elected in early 2010 will soft-pedal or even reverse the
country's policy to seek NATO membership. Oliynyk appeared
reassured and cooperative in reaction to our demarche. We'll
see if that carries over at the NUC to Deputy FM Yeliseyev,
who has a tendency to harp on Ukraine being in a strategic
vacuum. The Ministerial will also be an introduction for new
FM Poroshenko.
PETTIT
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2019
TAGS: PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UP
SUBJECT: U.S. STRATEGY FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR THE
DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 113840
Classified By: Political Counselor Colin Cleary. Reasons: 1.4 (b/d).
1. (C) We delivered reftel message November 6 to Anatoliy
Oliynyk, new director of the MFA's NATO Directorate General.
Oliynyk, a former Ukrainian ambassador to Serbia, volunteered
that he was "happy for Montenegro," and appeared to accept
the idea of multiple paths to NATO membership. He said it
would be helpful to have "multiple paths" language in the
December Ministerial communique, even without any specific
mention of Ukraine in that context; we cautioned that it is
important to avoid reopening the contentious issue of MAP for
Ukraine (and Georgia).
2. (C) Oliynyk told us that his main task in his new
assignment is to increase the pace of Ukraine's integration
into NATO. Ukraine plans to send FM Poroshenko and Deputy FM
Yeliseyev to the December Ministerial. He added that Kyiv
would like to see a positive assessment of Ukraine's Annual
National Program (ANP) in the Ministerial communique.
3. (C) Oliynyk stressed that NATO and Ukraine needed to
"invigorate" the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC). He said
Ukraine would like the Communique to establish a fixed number
of annual meetings of the NUC: two Foreign Ministerial and
two Defense Ministerial meetings per year, and quarterly
meetings at the PermRep level. Oliynyk said that Ukraine's
ANP for 2010 is nearly finished. He argued that NATO and the
GOU should use NATO's new Strategic Concept process as a
media opportunity to publicize NATO better in Ukraine, and he
suggested that NATO embassies in Kyiv "adopt" regions of
Ukraine for purposes of promoting the Alliance here.
4. (C) Comment: Oliynyk is a breath of fresh air after his
languid predecessor. However, his ability to pursue an
active agenda with NATO will be hampered by Ukraine's fiscal
straits, and by the likelihood that the Ukrainian president
elected in early 2010 will soft-pedal or even reverse the
country's policy to seek NATO membership. Oliynyk appeared
reassured and cooperative in reaction to our demarche. We'll
see if that carries over at the NUC to Deputy FM Yeliseyev,
who has a tendency to harp on Ukraine being in a strategic
vacuum. The Ministerial will also be an introduction for new
FM Poroshenko.
PETTIT