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SUBJECT: DEFUTY SECRETARY TALBOTT'S DISCUSSION WITH

RUSSIAN PERMREP LAVROV ON IRAQ, GEORGIA AND
MACEDONIA [RELEASE IN FULL1

CLASSIFIED BY: POLCOUNS WILLIAM B. WOOD

REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). [DECLASSIFIED

1. ON MARCH 4, DEPUTY SECRETARY TALBOTT MET WITH

RUSSIAN PERMREP LAVROV AT USUN. THEY DISCUSSED IRAQ,
GEORGIA, MACEDONIA AND RUSSIAN CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR
RIVERDALE COMPOUND.

IRAQ

2. ( LAVROV SAID THAT RUSSIA- WANTED AN EFPECTIVE

UNS OM, AND IRAQ TO COMPLY WITH RELEVANT SECURITY
COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS. TALBOTT SAID THAT THE SECRETARY
HAD BEEN IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
PRIMAKOV. LAVROV SAID THAT RUSSIA HAD SUBMITTED THE
NAME OF VYACHESLAV KULIBYAKIN, AN ARMS CONTROL EXPERT,
TO UNSCOM TO REPLACE THE CURRENT RUSSIAN UNSCOM
COMMISSIONER GATILOV AND TO BE A THIRD DEPUTY. HE ALSO
ASSERTED THE UNSCOM COULD BE MORE EFPECTIVE AND LESS
PROVOCATIVE BY BEHAVING IN A MORE RESPECTPUL MANNER.

GEORGIA

3._.4C4— TALBOTT SAID HE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE U.S.

MILITARY ON THE PULLBACK OF U.S. UNMOS PROM UNOMIG. IT
WAS CRITICAL THAT THE U.S..UNMOS HAVE MEANINCPUL
ASSIGNMENTS AND THAT THEY BE ABLE TO WORK IN REASONABLE
SECURITY. LAVROV SAID HE WAS UNHAPPY TO LEARN THE UNMOS
WOULD BE WITHDRAWN BUT UNDERSTOOD THAT SRSG BOTA WAS
WORKING WITH THE SECRETARIAT AND THE U.S. ON WAYS TO
KEEP.THEM THERE. HE SAID THE RUSSIAN MILITARY WOULD BE
OPEN TO SPECIFIC PROPOSALS ON HOW THE CIS PKP COULD HELP
PROVIDE SECURITY FOR UNOMIG. TALBOTT SAID THE PRESENCE
OF THE UNMOS WAS IMPORTANT TO U.S. POLICY NOT JUST IN
GEORGIA BUT IN THE REGION.

MACEDONIA

4. IN LIGHT OP THE UNREST IN KOSOVO AND THE

TERMINATION OF UNPREDEP ON AUGUST 31, TALBOTT ASKED FOR
LAVROV'S VIEWS ON A FOLLOW-ON MISSION IN MACEDONIA.
LAVROV SAID THAT RUSSIA WAS NOT OPPOSED TO A FOLLOW-ON
UN PRESENCE ONLY TO - AN ARMED UN MILITARY MISSION. USUN
POLCOUNS WOOD ASKED WHETHER UNARMED UN MILITARY
OBSERVERS WOULD BE POSSIALE. LAVROV SAID HE WOULD CHECK

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BUT NOTED A UN CIVILIAN MISSION OR ONE INCLUDING

CIVILIAN POLICE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. RUSSIA ALSO HAD NO
OBJECTION TO A MILITARY MISSION BASED ON A BILATERAL
AGREEMENT.

RIVERDALE

5. ..(R1 LAVROV ASKED FOR STATE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE IN

RESOLVING THE CONTINUING PROBLEMS SURROUNDING EXPANSION
OP THEIR RIVERDALE COMPOUND. THE RUSSIAN MISSION WAS
TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING TO WORK OUT THE PROBLEMS ON THE
LOCAL LEVEL BUT WOULD APPRECIATE POLITICAL SUPPORT FROM
WASHINGTON. TALBOTT SAID HE WAS AWARE OP UNDER
SECRETARY COHEN'S EFFORTS ON THE MATTER AND WOULD UPDATE
HER, AS WELL AS SECRETARY ALBRIGHT, UPON HIS RETURN TO
WASHINGTON.

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