5662 THE WH TE HOUSE WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED IN PART PER E.O. 12958, ~AMENDED ;2 ooo -1119-F 1f. z l.s)oJ MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION SUBJECT: Meeting President Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine PARTICIPANTS: t er III, Secretary of State oft, Assistant to the President al Security Affairs Henson Moor , Deputy Chief of ~taff Robert Zoel ick, Under Secretary of State for Economic nd Agricultural Affairs Thomas Nile , Assistant Secretary of State for Europ an and Canadian Affairs Robert Hutc ings, Director, European and Eurasian ffairs, National Security Council (Notetake ) Interpreter Leonid Kravchuk, President of Ukraine Anatoliy Zl nko, Foreign Minister Interpreter DATE, TIME 4:05 - 4:23pm AND PLACE: Center, Finland The President : again. (U) President Kravchuk; I see you day on television. The G-7 meeting was covered widely. The President ; I think it went well. There is a spirit of unity. When did you arrive? (U) President Kravchuk; Two days go. We were in Brussels and I visited NATO headquarters. I ~ad good discussions with the NACC . I also addressed the World JewJ sh Congress. (U) The President: How did that g ? (U) President Kravchuk ; The ss is organized very well . The ma~n topic was the fight anti-semitism. (U) The President: Yes, the head the U.S. is Edgar Bronfman. We like him. (f,> Se:C~'P""' Declassify on: OADR 2 -8E6REf President Kravchuk; I had a l o g talk with him. He is of Ukrainian origin . He supporte the idea of starting businesses in the Uk raine . <¢ The President : They've got ple ty of money. You might get him to invest some of that Bronfman money. Well, how are things going? The science and technology center is a high priority for us. We want to get that going. <¢> President Kravchuk; Yes, our p,arliament has already ratified the trade agreement. Peace Corps !t aining is starting. American businessmen were attracted to t e Ukraine after my visit to the U.S. l think that had a good f fect. <¢> The President: So many Americ ns wish you well. You have a good base of people who are interested in your success. I did want to ask when you can accede to NPT. This is a priority for us. I would encourage you to move as soon as possible. (1) President Kravchuk: It is mai ly a matter of timing. The documents are ready. The parl' ament is starting to consider it. We have already ratified CFE. We have a program now for the ratification of START. As soo as the parliamentary vacation is over in September I have no do b ts that we will ratify. (~ The President: I had a fairly optimistic assessment from President Yeltsin of his visit with you. Do you share that impression? <!) President Kravchuk : Yes, it w nt very well. <.I) The President: I had a talk w, th you about that. We talked about the Crimea. <¢) (b) (1 I The President ; What flag f lie on those ships. I asked President Yeltsin that but I c n't remember. ($) (b) (1) The President ; Good. How ab0 t the Moldovan problem? We want to see it peacefully resolved ithout border changes. 1 vr> (b) (1) M;i€Rf!'f - 3 SE6RET (b)(1) The President; Is it a nuclea ~ plant? (U) (b) (1) The President: The Moldovans ~ alled for a multi-national peacekeeping force of neighborl ng countries? (j) (b}(1) Secretary Baker : Do you want SCE approval of that? yt>. (b)(1) Secretary Baker: Would this p acekeeping force go into Transdneistr or just on the ri i er'? <!> (b) (1) -:r-- -- - ------ - --- The President; What are your , h oughts about that? The Bosnian president came in to see me wi h a heartrending story of the suffering in Bosnia. {,i'> (b) (1) 4 8E6REf· (b)(1) The President:. How much do you) think Milosevic is the problem? Will things get better if he wefe out of the picture? ~ (b) (1) The President: The army would ave to be forcefully put back or in the face of force, go back. (~ (b) (1) The President : Are threats eno gh or are they crazy enough to fight? I ask because the Bosni n president said that if they see muscle they w:i.11 go away. <!' (b) (1 ) The President~ There is no si ~p le solution. (~ President Kravchuk : That is r Jght. We tried to discuss it in Moscow. ~ The President: Have the Turks been helpful'? (,$) (b) (1) i~CR;!J'f 5 The President: I'm afraid we r e running out of time. I have to give a speech later on this a fternoon but I promise mine will be short. (U) President Kravchuk: I am very lad to have had this opportunity for a meeting. (U) J The President ; I am so please ~ There was great satisfaction with your visit to Washington. We have a keen interest in your success. (U) - End of onversation -.