CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SECftfl'l' RELEASE IN FULLJ MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION Christopher Kozyrev DECLASSIFIEDJ adison Room 8th floorSt-ate Department --April 26 1995 3 00 - 5 00 pm Secre ar y ¢h_ristophe _b a l the me_ ting J Y than ing - - yrev for coming down from New Yor He said thiit he wanted to _put forward a notional schedule for the next couple of days He said that he had set aside -the whole a ternoo-n t-o talk to· Kozyrev that we would take as long as necessary for the discussion press Then_ they would go out a-nd meet bi'iefly-with the This was however not a press occasion and the Secretary hoped that we would not make too much news The Secretary then said that if we meet the understanding that you and Strobe discussed then we would go over and meet with the President tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock He said that he liked Kozyrev's phrase t at the summit is doomed to success if we do ou_r work Well we will do our work We've taken a few hits but we can still make important progress in this relationship e I key - _ issue that wi 11 provide the basis for measuring the s_1 1111111i t is European security That is the basic issue by which the Summit will be judged in our country and in other countries well · We have discussed this issue since our very· first meeting This meeting can be critical in putting the whole thing in I context and that context should include the followin·g elements First is the President's main idea which is integration That is an idea that ought to be reassuring to SECRfl'f DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY Geoffrey W Chapman Senior Reviewer A GIS IPS 3 19 2019 ' UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 I CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SEQRS'f - 2 you and to us Let me also talk about what is likely to happen at the May Ministerial of the NAC You -are obviously concerned about NATO expansion accelerating or moving on to a faster track The antidote to that concern is a Ministerial of the NAC that provides the answers to the questions you have been asking If you indicate at the May 10th Summit that the Partnership for Peace documents have been forwarded and that they will soon be formally signed as agreed and if that is in the communique then the NAC Minis-te r-- -i- ad- wil-1 -de --t-he -f-oHowi ng first it will make clear that NATOa-ex-pansicm i-s--a--carefu-1 deliberate process That it wi 11 p_roceed no_ f a ter__ and __ no slower than NATO has already stated -Sec ond c the-r e- MiLl- be - a _ reference at the NAC to the interna1 -study oL e xp ans_ion- _There wi 11 be a ref_erence to progress in·d he_a st udy g_ ts e-iXipans-icrn andp'-a- c es statement the results of the study __will b e _ay-_aj_l able to aU ________ --------•--- Russia can be first to receive theS ' J u ie-fiing-s WlleJh theJ _ briefings are ready for presentatio n i i -Ther e w i111•-H e surprises in this process rtt k - _ - ____ - - - - - ---- ' The NAC ' iMi ni ste-r i a1 iin Ma-y -w¼l -lI i - - - -- 3 about before and that means that - the -p r o cess __w i l 1--c o nt i nue no--- deliberate It will be s-t-e ady o a--re-f u-1- and- ·- ·· - To counterbalance the e 1ement in tpe NAC - • 0 -- J_ - -' contain a reiteration of the time-t-a b-1 - --t-ttaJ we - -h ·v-e Jl l -·-···--·-- - faster and no slower t' -·· _ •··---- _ - · UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 CO 6 6 9 8 9 0 6 FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SBCREI - 3 - Ministerial having to do with NATO expansion there will be other elements as well One of t-ho·se i-s · that -- the United Staters will take the lead in putting the Partnership for Peace in the spotlight of the May Ministerial Actually there has been a lot of activity on P4P already but we can take the le d t the May Ministerial We can raise the visibility of P4P as a permanent aspect of European security If you have already signed the Beyond Partnership for Peace document then we can While the President has made clea-r --t-ha t NAT0 --is---net-- hos ti le· to - - - · -- -· Russia the May meeting could really launch the NATO-Russia simply on track not faster not slowe - i• also hope to mention integration and more reliance - o•n the··oseE· a't t he· -May ' ' ' --Ministerial In the September-October timeframe AT6 wilf have its hands full dealing with all t-he P-a r t-ne r s b i p £ 0 r---Peace - -___ ___ - -- · 0 members who want a briefing reports generate At the December Mi- nij§te t i1ai 1- NA o twiL1-1 -be ' ' '• ' concentrating on answering a furthe- rf rtjufid fof o que·s· fcrns'- - December Ministerial will produce atf6t·l iEft· t otifl'd 6-f - ' -'' 1 ' b 'T'li z f c'z• -- 'Fs - - - · ' - - - - - ' December we could have a framework ·0£- priricipleS'·and p arameters ·-- to govern the NATO-Russia relationsh ip- I-t --'is -pr·dbab-ly tOo ·- - - 0 much to hope that there wi 11 be an acttl'cn ·1i9- r eement- --15y'- Decemb·e-i UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 - - _ --- I CO 6 6 9 8 9 0 6 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 8 ECftE'f - 4 - but certainly a framework will help set the stage for a formal understanding will be able to feel comfortable in recommending to your President that we adopt this approach and move forward quickly with the two outstanding documents Frankly I have been frustrated by the delay because it has made it hard to proceed with the NATO-Russia dialogue So I hope you can recommend this approach to your President ----- Kozyrev then replied -· - ----- ---- - I have some-- 'co-rrcern abo·ut · pubric' · · statements that have created a greatEfi· problem th-an w·e -need to 0 have We need somehow to step down -·ttre··Theto r-i 'c -a bout -• --s-s··' expansion Stones are falling on ou·r he·aa befo-r-e -an-yt-hi-ng··---· 0 happens in reality Nobody has act'ti a I-l y ·erit e r ·ea -NA-TO- yeti' - -· Bt rt-- · '- --- - -· 2 there is so much talk around about-' 't-he--e X pa ris ion o·f NATO and· ·-- _ · echo in a valley in the mountains th·tftfLca'uses· aif•- avas lah'c1he 1 -'fWe need to beware of terminology and ctf id-he f t-ha ti 1p1 -ay i ri fo the- ·c t· hands of those who would like to use € fle- 2NA T0· e·xtfans iorf il s1s-ue ·' c -O •- _ to do damage to President Yeltsin tcFme _ -arla· -t-o otlfets - F - aifl 0 ic Lukin uses the rio --ve·fo• -t a -lk- t d --s·ay· ttia·t - -- --'- -- · -- - - -'-- - Lukin is dialogue and that's one r a·s6'n• r -life - th i e·mp hasis on·dialogue to be at the t i - • ·J· - - - · - thinking of people like Lukin He fn-as ·•ma'de a- 1 ed't o u 1 ·o£ tia lk • _ i s_ s -about no vetoes $lh MinisterTal- Chefkirf- -gave' --a-ri·- UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 -- CO66989O6FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 seCRET - 5 - interview recently that is the start of a public campaign very much along the lines of what Dick Gardner-has proposed about how to overcome the perception that N TO expansion means the isolation of Russia Russia aside We must avoid--rhetor-ic that seems to push That means also we must avoid the characterization of expansion of being either speedy or slow For our part we will avoid saying we have slowed it down There is also the question of how to present this issue to third world countries They will all ask you if you bowed to Russian pressure and they wi 11 a sk -u s ·-if- -we-- exer -c -i-s'ed · a - 0 veto 0 Both those questions are ve r y _ u-n p leas anb - - As - to- - -e - ---- sub st a nee a 11 this that you have p r o p o_se d sQu-nd s J trsagma t-ic· enough · - - - - ___ _ _- - There is really no other Wiq-Y i - t O _h·an_dle- - t·he_-d s_sue ' · JI -- -- _- · ' T am prepared to recommend this cou r- ae o-f· a- c t io-n - _·_ I- n-- f-a c -t I - 0 · -_ 0 --_ - · a 1 ready did recommend something -Y - Y - IB IC_ l - a __lo_ng-t-hese - l- -ines · -·- - 7- -'- - -0 Namely a highlighting or putting f Q cPW n d·-iij i•'J a r t nej S_ h i- P- f corx Secretary Christopher intetrN ene s r- l IlOf s_ a ycs 11 ' 1li kj _d1 o n e s _ - - -tr -tit - _ wanted what he said to be off the r eco zi d s-s-ays e s 1- we 11 that - r _ · passage of the letter already c·ost me-- dea-r lx 1 -' Y e shed a _-1-ot of blood - i 1ni -s --_ rn_ r Peace and also something in the mee tc n g i n - _Mo scc_O W - th_a t tm a kes_ t-r E- si i letter • - In any event its not a pun·dred percent -sul 'e- theft I- _ - - - · UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 CO66989Q6 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 seCRE'f - 6 - can deliver but there is a good chance that I can Back in Moscow there is quite an attempt to torpedo the Partnership for Peace not to mention the NATO-Russia dialogue That attempt must be stopped and it will cost a lot o·f a-dditronal blo·od Also there must be no linkage between the signing of the documents and the criteria resulting from the study in May I worry about Walesa using the May Ministerial and the study as a pretext to issue statements on how Poland will be a new member by a particular date If that happens we wi -l-1- a-l l -f-i-nd--· 0 - 0 ourselves in a very stupid position· - --T -he --Russ-ian-- pe0-p le - -wil-l' -- ·-·· 0 feel cheated They wi 11 feel that c t-liings aFe mei dng much'--' '- _ _ cc ----- -- ·- ___ faster than they had been led to ex-p ee b_ gcf 1-f- wedcan ma n-age ·-j hat - _ '- · - f--- - - i problem and get momentum in a posi t ivec o sense bet-ween Russ-i a -and- _ __ _ __ ' NATO without unexpected development's OXi s t he· t·o ric 1- ·th-icn-k t-h a t ·· 0 -- - - - · c1 the Summit will be successful and h'he· Ese lca-ati onship w-i ¾-1 -be ve·r y1-•· -- ---- co much on track Secretary Christopher then replied 2-J Hwitl' 1 -- unde ttf aket fer -my '-ii rtcr - st n - part to lower the rhetoric as far ais wei fc an ' n-iBut· thei- heto Ji'ib 4 i -- - from your side has also caused pain p - he r e 1 s wh a t y0u -sa ia'7'in -- __ __ _ _- i Brussels what President Yeltsin sa i d- in Bud-a p esst - i-njhab yetu_• - v -e c said in Paris and Copenhagen i 1'i -' ' 1 - -i Part- i c-til a r -iy _whefl you-- - t a lk a bbu t - - - - - 0 0 putting expansion on ice -- that c i s -- s-eif- defea-ti- ng It -- ·7-s fr · inflames people who favor NATO acce l-eJ a-tion i S0 utge you h1· our common interest to watch out fcnt tt tfis• -Jtind 1of · rhetor ic I UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 0 0 _ ·-a CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SECRfl'f - 7 - agree that the study must not establish criteria that c eate problems We must make sure that the study is not fairly susceptible to the interpretation that you're concerning about Of course we can't control what all politicians and members of the press say but by being pro-active in Partnership for Peace you can help give validity to the Partnership and avoid problems of the kind you're concerned about could be very helpful here The timing We will have three or four months in order to make clear that the Pa t-triers·hci·p f·ot -i ea·ce· rea uj i is· --· -· -- ·· 0 taking on new life and that the NATO- Ru1fsi a- - -dialogt±Ef i·s- · - · 0• ··- beginning before NATO beg ins its · tiriefthgs _··of · the- PFP- --memtfeffs1· • • · - - - · ·i fl - ' mine insure the outcome But in your bt --i refi mee-t-i·fig wi th the 0 President tomorrow will give him a chance to endorse this plan and also the phone call afterwardsBt-01P-i es•idehtiY e½ _tsfifi wiil1l -'L -- _i L give him a chance to say that he ltkea Pi'es·hleat·± elt's ihJ g letters I see that your f ingerprJntrs and e pe-drap·$c § you-r 1 · - ----- handprints were all over the lette·r1i -' J - -c-h l· ¥ - -- -i'i h J -i ¥-i ·l-'t 1 'c-- - -0 i l I fingerprints and handprints Kozyr ev t heri -ufideis·c0·res·1 that n· f • Russia will never be in the positiO II 'of··endors-Fng' a·n - UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 -- _ CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SECRJ l'f - 8 - accelerated NATO expansion tract opposing hasty NATO expansion avalanche we cannot favor We will be on record Anything that looks like an The question still comes up on how to handle this at the Summit in Moscow Keep in mind what When I speak about freezing we're dealing with domestically NATO expansion that's one thing its another when people talk about military countermeasures Its very important for Perry and Grachev to concentrate on the practical aspects of Partnership We also have to find a • Way - to - make mo r e _ c-ent- E-a-1- __ --- · what we call a new model of securi cy ---as- opposea ·bo'- 'NA TO ·being· ·central to European security Talbott asks whether Partnership fo·t fPea·ce and ·t-he' NA-T0 a Russ ira i1 - ' - i ' it Kozyrev says yes as long as they ars'er pair o'f -tth-eHmodeld a1rld t bhe tiirn cd di mode 1 is not seen as subordinate tod NAT01 and- Jt heJfP ai etrre psh if p t tJ 1 _ _ 1_ for Peace He then continues we wirbbnputii empha·s idrs '©ri - th-ermewJ 1· he 11 4' e i I position In any event nothing cam - -imp Lynag reementc-Jibyr_M0s•c6w1 -- · v•i to speedy NATO enlargement process Secretary Christopher then speaks · Y-0 u- -mu-st-- 'r-eeoghi·ze ·tha t 0 • there is a lot of difference between yo u r · ob j ecti- on t o w hab you UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 CO 6 6 9 8 9 0 6 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SBCftE'f - 9 - call an avalanche or too speedy enlargement on the one hand and living with a gradual process that you may not welcome or applaud but that you nonetheless accept Secretary Christopher then calls upon Talbott to add anything that seems germane Talbott reports on his conversation with the Polish Foreign Minister an hour or so before and how the US was urging the Poles to be helpful in three respects first to emphasize the importance and vi tali ty for Partner--ship· fo r Peac·e· i-n - i t·s own __ right rather than treating it as -aa -ve'r y tempora ry -exped i eri '- · -c - ·· -that will disappear as soon as NATo· tfa-kes ·in n'ew· membe-r s- · ' - · · Second to accentuate the rationale for NATO expansion that publicly or otherwise speculate on dates when new members might come into NATO when such speculation goes beyond anything that the United States or the a 11 i ance nas rt onun ht1t edt'tiitsl f lfl t i J presentation in Moscow aB How do we answer the question about speeding up or slowing down of the''-pYo'tefs·s pe·o·p'le' -'wi-11 - wa'nt • -- UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 -- -- CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SEGRB'f - 10 need two or three catch phrases that make clear that this is not a win lose situation An example might be a phrase no hasty process or the phrase what's _important is that the dialogue goes forward Secretary Christopher then says while he leaves it to others to come up with the exact phrases we might try something along the lines of a balanced and integrated approach that - NATO-Russi a dialogue a deliberate a and -9 ra du·a -J pro·ce s s o f - --- ___ ··- - - expansion a steadily evolving OSCEia-rtd RussraJ 5 imp or amze t o c 0 losers Kozyrev Yes yes We need simple 1 anguage·- _ e liches- --wi th three four five words secretary Christopher I'll tell the President that you're prepared to put forward the approach 2ti'ha t· we· 'v·e rdi'scu s sed 1 r Kozyrev Yes it's important that t he 1 Rr1esit eQtupu6 s1 1 rhH ilt-o r- Ye 1 ts in in the fol low ng way Chr i st'e-plie°F c ·a·nd Koz-y-I ev' have t t iw presented me with a framework that 4pres·et· v es thfi pa r-t nei ·ship1 ' ·'- ti _ - -- -·-- -·-- -- ' - - ' and that puts an emphasis on the Pa 1 t ne is hip aF1d the- development of a NATO Russia relatir0ns h-i p· 1n11' nee d7 •Kozyrcev i - ---i 1 ' ti - 1_ - · --- - 1• ' · continues I need an ally UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 _ - ust 1 • •'- CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SECRE'f - 11 - Secretary Christopher For this package you have an ally at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Kozyrev Well I need an ally soon because the invasion has already started It's already 1944 n the war that I'm fighting back home Secretary Christopher Let's turn to soll e security issues · In ' Kozyrev on Iran __ _ --- ·-· -- - ··-·-- I'm concerned abo-u t -·- th is is- 1 ran -r e acto·r · sales I• m concerned about addi t ion aU'E a · r-ang eme-n ts byi •·r-' - Mikhailov I could use an ally on t h a t subject as well but its too sensitive for me to bring up in the Presidential conversation tomorrow NATO Besides we· ha v e c enough t r o ub le w ith ··· · ·· ·-· - · · But I will tell you that we · w1bl ltab1r o g a te · eve r -yt-hi-ng except the reactor deal itself with very strict controls It makes me and some other people very unh-a·pp ¥qwhaituMk ha4 lov isl know these things J 1 • ii t_ 1 Now I'm pretty sure that he will stop the dangerous part of this activity T hez _que•stio n i -ts 1hoW- to •tpo dLbd Lhat its in the normal course of Partners h-ip r e la-t ons-hip- ofLa- c • · · partnerlike relation but we need to• s·bep· ·a-ownr t·he -rli·Effo r-it -1 and - ' - I · UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 lt_t € - l CO 6 6 9 8 9 0 6 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 S CtU 'f - 12 - move very practically along the same tract ·If our presidents discuss this eyeball to eyeball in MQscow President Yeltsin I will probably be quite blunt in saying that this activity has been shut down On the issue of the experts group working on the reactor sales issue Kozyrev agreed that the experts would report back to their ministers Secretary Christopher Kozyrev We must be able to create a situation Yes we need a win win 1 e s u-ht ' - -· We ha '-'e t-e - 1- -_c • concentrate on that Kozyrev The focus is in the Duma j 1We Lneed aan - a g1 e e me tno1tt il tiii ·f- i t sf i I to disagree but an agreement to con t·iirnue·u Q r k Jrno r f indimg an1 1 iiil 1 1 rn r Secretary Christopher · We have a mi- rrro·l iim·age on our -f -own 1 · ' · 7 -c-ti '-' side The new Republican majority i s s u rp rics ng ly intense 7 about the ABM issue · UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6 -IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SflCltf I - 13 - Kozyrev Give me some advice on how to behav·e with- th·e- Republica_ns that I' 11 be meeting he·te · Secretary Christopher I think you should simply be very candid that our whole arms control regime is dependent on the ABM Treaty He then turns to biological weapons points Kozyrev says the experts are still wrestling with definitions and the question of parity and mutuality It deserves some dor ie among Kissylayak Lynn Davis a-n a --Holum - -- - e _ ' • r0 _--_ °' i2- 0 1 ·-5 - - - - 'c' J Christopher then raises COCOM says that the Vice President has written a new letter to Chernomyrdfn- ' -1 - Kozyrev -c-- c------ COCOM is one of the best issues for a successful Kozyrev seems not very iriterested a ndoi· ce r tai 11'1 y n o t LV- e qi w e'l 1' i 'he -xati-tit briefed he turns the matter over to Spassky who says that the UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 - 14 - Secretary Christopher says that our positions are not congruent problem Let's let our experts continue to work the Secretary Christopher then raises CFE Kozyrev says that there is dissatisfaction and growing anxiety in Moscow issue Summit It seems our partners are trying to avoid this President Yeltsin will certainly bring it up at the The CFE flanking issue is linked to NATO expansion Talbott intervenes and says the impe 1 t an-t t-h ir-rg ic s Jt h-a t Rus s i a L- d' - not abrogate the CFE Treaty unilaterally and that whatever solution we find be genuinely negobi1a te d ' amitc mul ti1atel'a l · ' i· Kozyrev says that is my preference and Mamedov's and others back home but there has been no rei tl yz-5 t 0 Rresi der-r t_1yel t s in--• s- ' b 1 et te r to President c 1i n ton of 1 as ts· y e-air '€ - -' £' Tih a tn d e l-ay c r e a ttejsn a -n 'i ' kt r n 1 1 vacuum which has been filled by fear which in turn fans the possibility of unp 1eas ant a 1te rna t i 1 e sr et tW e_r w_ourlid tP- 't2e fi e r -t _ _J n alternatives that address the issue in the framework of the Secretary Christopher us into the Caucasus He then urges that on Chechnya there be UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SEC E'f - 15 - an·open ended ceasefire rather than a 10-day or 2-week ceasefire over the period of the summer which he says would be cruel and artificial looking Sec_retary Christopher also urges an OSCE Mission for the North Caucasus He then raises the issues of Fred Cuny and Steve Levine On Cuny Kozyrev says I don't want to raise any expectations This issue is beyond my control but there is slight indication of hope We have had ambiguous indications from our secret service This issue is that Cuny is still alive This iss-tre is1ve ry· much- -i n---ithe·-focus --of all the agencies concerned certainly the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior s 1 t - si ' _ -- --- - - - - - -- the contact group is getting together in Paris to discuss recognition among other things Milosevic into the give and take -•-· --•--·- - - - O f F theh fs-'stre •oif rre t b-g·n -t Jon 1 tenli' L vB'b 1 1 into the process to influence Karadzic although Milosevic has over estimated his influence before' ' 'H'e s'ai ff-we· 'ha-ve-- independent contact with Mladic ands some di'a-nce ·of • --in·f luehcing 0 • him UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 CO 6 6 98 9 O6 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 sr elU T - 16 - Secretary Christopher said the Contact Group needs to define what is meant by recognition Kozyrev says that control of the borders is a tricky thing that the borders between Serbia and Bosnia are just as porous as those between Ukraine and Russia and so its much harder to carry out real control Secretary Christopher says that wh n a btfrde·r--ii S· mar ketl by a - - river it is much easier to controb 1t- --and t fie•- s to r-1 es·t-trat are-- ·---- ____ --coming out about the porousness of -- t nectbo r a·e r ia'f e ffr amat· i c _ and-- exciting 0 • • He also urges lets get the parties not to launch any offenses - ····- · ----• · ---·-··-- -·- ______ __ ·_ - ·· - -- Kozyrev says yes including the Moslem· s i-de ·_ Kozyrev ·a-rgues - ii i that at Halifax its important that the dinner discussion be highly substantive After some corrc·l ucH ng t pole1a gan· tsF•i es a·botd 1s - -- - · tennis and the weather in which the· S-ecret-a Fy s g u aran tee·s·ngooa -e s an Secretary had such good connections - tre· wowlid h-av'E · bl th'iav1ea- - n c r--e differently on some issues Kozyrev lt1ht fo r nJm--e -s1 1b adk hrndJ•·siay-sii o-1tifJtF• 1 '-' S ' ·1•11 1 ' d 1 c j in ta king about press points how 'b 1 h arid le1 a rp r-es's con fere·free1 ·-- _ T'- '- '-' ' we• re sure to get questions about whoJbea·- whom om NATO·t alid c·is•- - H - t¾ the honeymoon over • • --- • - - - - _ _ _ __ - - _ _ - • - --' • --- ___ - __ - - - - - - · - ·- • - i _ - - - _-- -------·----- JI - -_--_ - ·- · -- _ 'l • UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 CO 6 6 9 8 9 O6 FIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 SBCR El'f - 17 - Secretary Christopher says that metaphors are always dangerous Andrey but to make a serious point there was probably·a period when our view was too rosey and glowing now we have a more mature more realistic relationship -Kozyrev says that we should present the Middle East cosponsorship as a success story and asks if there is any good news on the Syria front --- · - -- ---- ' • --- - -7 Kozyrev concludes with a request th atx-Ame icans_ of§ficials wh0 -t · 0 visit the Baltic States avoid langu1ag e t-hat suggest complete normality He says language there hurts the Russian speaking handled in a sensitivity way The End I•ni fC ·tJP-- $ h y - 'l - J - -i • - i-i - nY- - - -- -• - - - -- -- --- ••• ' • - £ k -i_ - 1- _ r Df - 'ir _ - -• - UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06698906 Date 06 25 2019 · itv -