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C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 001884 
 
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STATE FOR EUR/AGS AND S/CT - JSANDAGE 
USEU FOR KERBER AND UNDERWOOD 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/05/2016 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV EIND ELTN ETTC GM
SUBJECT: RUSSIA G-8 PRESIDENCY HOSTS MEETING ON ENGAGING 
THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN COUNTERTERRORISM 
 
REF: SANDAGE - KOUMANS EMAILS 
 
Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs Robert F. Cekuta 
 for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
¶1. (C) Summary.  German, UK, U.S., and Canadian 
 
representatives used a counterterrorism meeting co-organized 
in Berlin by the Russian MFA and the East West Institute 
(EWI) to encourage a more structured Russian effort in 
official G-8 Roma-Lyon channels.  The plan that emerged from 
the June 30 meeting involves (1) From July - October: G-8 
countries reaching out to the private sector to seek 
suggestions on how to combat terrorism more effectively; (2) 
Before early September: G-8 countries vetting and 
circulating, but not necessarily endorsing, those proposals; 
(3) October 10: a conference in Brussels, hosted by Russia, 
to review the proposals and identify which to pursue; and (4) 
a November conference in Moscow, chaired by Russian President 
Putin, to endorse the workplan and begin work on the 
proposals.  Russia and EWI will chair another meeting July 11 
in Brussels to discuss their plans further and solicit 
additional input. 
 
RUSSIA PROPOSES G-8 PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE 
--------------------------------------------- 
 
¶2. (C) Russia and EWI invited representatives from G-8 
countries and selected companies to the June 30 Berlin 
meeting, titled "Cross-Border Movement of People, Goods and 
Money."  Russian MFA Deputy Director for New Challenges and 
Threats Vladimir Andreyev outlined a schedule of four 
meetings in the initiative: The June 30 Berlin meeting, a 
second meeting to discuss the Russian initiative July 11 in 
Brussels, a third meeting October 10 in Brussels, and last a 
November 27-29 conference in Moscow, chaired by President 
Putin, with "highest possible" international governmental and 
industry attendance.  The plan was to "establish a basis for 
future dialogue, launch a process, reach deeper 
understanding, and forge a genuine partnership with the 
private sector" in the fight against terrorism, Andreyev 
explained.  Russia would describe this plan to the G-8 in St. 
Petersburg.  Andreyev apologized that this first Russian G-8 
Presidency had been a challenge, but said Russia counted on 
G-8 support for an initiative that held great interest in 
Russia.  The MFA, he continued, would do everything to 
support the Russian proposal. 
 
¶3. (C) German, UK, and U.S. reps expressed several concerns 
about the Russian initiative, including (1) whether the 
meetings would be under formal G-8 auspices, and if not, who 
would host; (2) the difficulty in obtaining senior 
governmental and private sector attendance given the little 
time left for preparation and given that G-8 leaders are 
already going to Russia in July; (3) how the initiative would 
be tied to the already informally agreed draft "Strategy for 
Partnerships between Governments and Businesses to Counter 
Terrorism."  Andreyev responded Russia sought an official G-8 
event, but with a "true private sector partnership." 
Businesses should provide input on the strategy paper -- the 
G-8 should not just present a fait accompli.  Then G-8 
Roma-Lyon delegation heads would have to approve the changes, 
followed by Sherpas and Ministers, Andreyev said.  The 
Russian Deputy DG continued that a Russian firm had proposed 
including a section on corruption in the strategy paper; the 
Russian MFA had agreed.  Andreyev explained the Russian 
stance was that all G-8 members should solicit private sector 
comments on the strategy document; in addition, the private 
sector should suggest new policies and practices to improve 
international counterterrorism efforts. 
 
G-8 REPS RESPOND 
---------------- 
 
¶4. (C) German and UK reps told Andreyev that, contrary to a 
suggestion he made, G-8 Sherpas and Ministers had not already 
approved the strategy paper.  Canadian Embassy PolCouns Ian 
Shaw reported the Canadian government had held two 
conferences with industry representatives and had circulated 
the strategy paper.  Canada offered to circulate to the G-8 
the Canadian companies' proposals and comments and also 
proposed the G-8 look for suggestions of practical steps G-8 
countries could take that are tied to the 19 points in the 
 
strategy paper.  Companies could use a standard one-page 
template form for their proposals.  UK Foreign Office 
Counterterrorism Policy Officer in the Directorate for 
Defense and Security Threats Dr. Simon Harkin said HMG had 
also circulated the strategy paper to UK businesses and could 
also circulate the comments and proposals HMG received. 
Andreyev agreed to circulate Russian companies' 
counterterrorism proposals.  The German delegate, MFA 
Counterterrorism Officer Holger Kraemer, asked Russia to 
clarify whom it and EWI had invited or would invite to the 
July and October Brussels meetings.  It is hard for the 
German government to invite companies to an event Germany did 
not host, Kraemer cautioned, but Germany could suggest German 
companies the organizers could invite.  Andreyev and EWI 
agreed to circulate an invitees list. 
 
¶5. (C) U.S. rep (Embassy Global Affairs Officer), per emailed 
instructions from S/CT, said the U.S. supports the overall 
goal of meaningful participation of private sector, as 
exhibited by the large U.S. private sector presence at a G-8 
counterterrorism conference earlier in the year.  That said, 
Russia should circulate to Roma-Lyon heads of delegation by 
the middle of the week of July 3 a clear plan for their 
consideration.  As to including anti-corruption in the 
strategy paper, the U.S. had to reserve its position.  While 
the U.S. shared Russian concerns, other fora might be more 
appropriate for this question in order to keep the G-8 
strategy focused on CT.  No Italian representative was 
present; the only Japanese intervention from MFA Senior 
Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis in the International 
Counter Terrorism Cooperation Division Toshikatsz Aozama was 
to say he could not guarantee Japanese industry 
representatives would attend the July Brussels meeting. 
 
A PLAN EMERGES 
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¶6. (C) Andreyev said the July event in Brussels will focus on 
the same issues on the agenda in Berlin ("Cross-Border 
Movement of People, Goods and Money"), but with two 
additional areas: Cyber security and Critical infrastructure 
protection, particularly energy infrastructure.  Then, during 
the summer, G-8 countries would circulate the strategy paper 
to their business communities and solicit reactions to it as 
well as companies' proposals for counterterrorism practices. 
There was a sense among those present that G-8 members should 
vet proposals from the private sector before circulating them 
and that circulating a proposal did not imply endorsement. 
Also, businesses should submit their proposals before early 
September to give G-8 capitals time to review them before the 
October meeting.  Andreyev explained that the purpose of the 
October meeting would be to discuss the private sector's 
proposals.  Then the November meeting would propose practical 
results and projects and thereby achieve senior Russian 
leaders' objective of launching of a process of partnership 
with the private sector. 
 
EAST WEST INSTITUTE 
------------------- 
 
¶7. (C) During the meeting, the EWI circulated a "Projected 
Outcomes" paper (on Russian MFA and EWI letterhead -- faxed 
to S/CT) that Canada criticized as "going beyond" the 
Roma-Lyon strategy paper.  Germany and U.S. reps asked for it 
electronically before Andreyev said that he, too, was seeing 
it for the first time and that the Russian MFA might still 
have edits.  He added EWI "helped Russia a lot" but Russia 
would circulate the paper later.  As for media involvement in 
the Russian initiative, EWI President and CEO John Mroz said 
the November event would be open to the press, but all 
meetings before then were off the record.  The EWI President 
said he had already contacted some U.S. and European 
businesses, including Microsoft, and companies had insisted 
on confidentiality in order to give honest, serious 
proposals, Mroz said.  The EWI President and Andreyev asked 
G-8 members to ensure good commercial sector participation 
and Mroz asked for more names to invite.  The EWI envisions 
five to six agencies in each country's delegation, from 
intelligence, transport, information, customs, economics, and 
other ministries, Mroz said.  In an aside to U.S. and UK 
reps, Mroz said senior U.S. officials support EWI's efforts 
to assist the Russian G-8 presidency.  He added Russian 
 
officials sometimes did not understand G-8 practices, for 
example assuming G-8 approval of ideas or papers still under 
discussion.  He asked that the UK and U.S. tell Russia 
clearly what is approved and what is not. 
 
PRIVATE SECTOR INTERVENTIONS 
---------------------------- 
 
¶8.  (SBU) Industry Director for Public Security Sean O'Brien 
from German software firm SAP -- which provided the meeting 
venue -- made a pitch for a "common passport / identity 
strategy" to accelerate border crossings.  What about a 
globally integrated public security system, he asked. 
General Director of Consulting and Marketing International 
Center (a Russian firm) Mikhail Minchenkov said recovery from 
a dirty bomb would cost $250 billion and destabilize the 
global financial system; therefore the world needed 
international terrorism insurance, he said.  He elaborated 
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov agreed with the idea, which 
would require a multilateral agreement with the by-in of 
international companies.  General Director of the Russian 
firm SPHERA said global information technology is too 
vulnerable and countries use too many different systems.  The 
world needs a unified security strategy, because currently 
too many national authorities create too many regulations, he 
said.  Aeroflot First Deputy to the DG on Industrial Activity 
Vladimir Antonov stated the world spends more on reacting to 
terrorism than on its prevention and should coordinate 
better.  Existing ICAO, IATA mechanisms are not enough; the 
G-8 needs to give leadership, he said. 
TIMKEN JR