Ukraine's foreign minister Tarasyuk fired (9/30/00|AP/KPnews.com)
4 Oct 2000 (Source: Russia Today/RFE RL)
Parliamentary speaker Ivan Plyushch said
on 2 October that Tarasyuk was ousted as foreign
minister because of his unsatisfactory performance
in integrating Ukraine with Europe and promoting
Ukrainian ...
KIEV, Ukraine, Oct 1, 2000 -- (Russia Today/Reuters):
... Kuchma, on a trip to the western Rivne region, praised
Tarasyuk's work as a minister, but said the situation in Ukraine had changed
and now a country needed a new foreign minister, "a calm person, a diplomat to
the roots," Interfax news agency reported.
KIEV (AP)--09-29-00:
... Speculation had swirled in Ukraine's capital Kiev this summer that Russia
was pressing Kuchma to fire Tarasyuk because he was too friendly towards NATO
and the West. Tarasyuk had pressed Ukraine's efforts to integrate with Western
structures and to strengthen its independence from Russia.
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