3rd QUARTER 1998 ARCHIVES
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September 30, 1998 |
President's Permanent Representative In Parliament Doubts If Stable Majority Can Be Built In Verkhovna Rada
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Scholars Draft Program For Asserting Ukrainian As National Language
Kyiv Honors Memories Of Babyn Yar Victims
Environment Ministry Officials Unveil Concept For Protecting Azov And Black Seas
Mykola Knyazhytsky Appointed Chairman Of "Ukrteleradio" Company's Board
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September 29, 1998 |
President Kuchma Receives Co-Chairperson Of Ukrainian-German Interbank Group
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Economics Ministry: Government Ready To Index Population's Income
NBU's Currency Reserves Rise To $ 1,034 Million
Hryvnia Rate Will Not Drop Below 3.5 Hryvnia/Dollar, Says NBU Chairman
Standard & Poor's Qualifies Ukraine's Bond Conversion As Default; Government Officials Disagree
Cabinet Of Ministers Continuing Dialogue With Investors
Ukrainian Government Working Out Mechanism Of Barter Payment For Russian And Turkmen Natural Gas
Economics Ministry Forecasts 7.5% Inflation For September
World Bank Drafting Program Of Aid To Social Sphere Of Ukraine
United States To Announce Tender For Supply Of Nuclear Fuel To Ukrainian Power Stations
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September 29, 1998 |
Presidents Of Ukraine And Poland Meet In Crimea
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Javier Solana: Independent, Stable, And Democratic Ukraine Strategically Important For Europe's Development
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Meets With Russian State Duma Speaker
Russian Duma Speaker: Clarification Of Positions And Bilateral Contacts Create Favorable Atmosphere For Ratification Of Russia-Ukraine Treaty
Joint Statement On Results Of Official Visit By Russian Parliamentary Delegation To Ukraine
Ukrainian-Russian Friendship And Cooperation Treaty To Be Ratified Separately From Agreements On Black Sea Navy
President Kuchma Meets With Belarussian Prime Minister
Ukrainian And Belarussian Premiers Reaffirm Two Nations' Strategic Partnership
Ukraine's Future Closely Connected With Europe, Says Deputy Foreign Minister Buteyko
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Supports UN Resolution Calling For Immediate Cease Of Hostilities In Kosovo
US Assistant Defense Secretary Warner Leading Delegation To Ukraine
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September 25, 1998 |
Ukrainian Delegation Attending UN General Assembly 53rd Session In New York
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Foreign Minister Tarasyuk Addresses UN General Assembly
Foreign Minister Tarasyuk Meets With UN Secretary-General Annan
Ukrainian And Hungarian Foreign Minister Meet In New York
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Meeting With Eu Troika In New York
Foreign Minister Tarasyuk Urged Germany's More Active Support Of Ukraine In Its Bid For European And Euro-Atlantic Integration
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Participates In 3d International Conference Of New Or Restored Democracies
Ukrainian Foreign Minister's Initiative To Give BSECO UN General Assembly Observer Status Gains Member-Nations' Support
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September 24, 1998 |
Prime Minister Pustovoitenko Refers To Reimbursement Of External Debts As His Government's Urgent Problem
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Most Kiev Residents Oppose Government's Resignation
Parliament Confirms Ban On Raising Tariffs For Housing And Communal Services
Economics Ministry Appeals To Constitutional Court On Parliament's Freezing Of Housing Tariffs
State Regulation Of Prices Will Be Discontinued On October 1
Inflation Process In Ukraine Will Be Much Milder Than In Russia, Economics Ministry Forecasts
Parliament Opposes Cancellation Of Certification Of Goods Having International Certificates
Prime Minister Pustovoitenko Attends Ceremony Of Launching New Tanker Built At Kiev Shipyard To Order Of Dutch Company
Presidential Decree Being Drafted To Create Special Economic Zone Based On Mykolaiv Shipyard
Program Approved For Developing Ukrainian Insurance Market
President Kuchma Signs Decree On State Management Of Information Sector
Prime Minister Pustovoitenko Meets With DAEWOO Group President
Ukraine Will Soon Begin Mining Diamonds
NSA Director-General Negoda Reassures Worried Public As To Ukrainian Rocket Zenith-2's Future
EBRD Is Ready To Participate In Preparing Ukrtelecom For Privatization
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September 23, 1998 |
President Kuchma Meets With Regional Media Editors In Kiev
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EU Confirms Its Interest In Promotion Of Political And Economic Partnership Relations With Ukraine
Government Needs National Revival Program, Says Speaker Tkachenko
Government's Resignation Will Not Change Situation In Ukraine, Says Deputy Speaker
4th Session Of Joint Ukrainian-Russian Commission For Borderline Delimitation Gets Underway In Kiev
Peace Shield-98 Military Exercise Ends In Lviv Region
USAID Launches Center For Alternative Fuels In Kyiv
MBA In Banking Program Begins Third Year In Ukraine
Health Minister And Head Of State Committee For Medical And Microbiological Industries Speak On Health Care System's Tasks And Problems
Kievan And Muscovite Police Jointly Working Toward Tracking Down Hit Men And Plotters Involved In Vadym Hetman's Murder
Minister Of Interior Kravchenko: There Are No Political Implications Behind Ukraine's Gas Consortium CEO Syvulsky's Arrest
World Congress Of Ukrainian Jurists Holds Its 4th Convention
President Kuchma Congratulates Ukrainian Jews On New Year
Lutsk To Play Host To Jewish Arts Festival On October 3-4
Romanian Foreign Minister Disavows Romanian Media Allegations About Ukrainian Authorities' Discrimination Against Romanian Ethnic Minority
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September 19, 1998 |
Presidents Kuchma And Yeltsin Hold Get-Together In Moscow's Suburb
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Russian And Ukrainian Presidents Decide To Set Up Joint "Anti-Crisis Task Force"
Ukraine And Russia Agree On Coordinated Effort To Cope With Financial Crisis
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September 16, 1998 |
Government and NBU Issue Joint Decree on Anti-Crisis Measures
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President Kuchma Orders National Bank and Government to Create Insurance Fund for Citizens' Deposits
WB Board of Directors Endorses $ 949.6 Million Credit Package for Ukraine
Finance Minister Mityukov States Govt's Efforts to Improve Situation on Ukraine's Financial Market
Parliament Overrules Presidential Veto on Law Banning Higher Prices and Tariffs on Housing and Public Services
Ukrainian Ministry for Industrial Policies Launches Long-Term Project to Construct Wind Power Plants
Economics Ministry Proposing State Regulation of Basic Food Prices
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September 14, 1998 |
Danish Foreign Minister's Two-Day Official Visit To Ukraine Opens $100M Credit Line
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Danish Foreign Minister Pledges Support For Ukraine's Bid For Membership Of WTO
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's Statement On Romanian Ethnic Minority In Odessa Region
President Kuchma Appoints Ambassador To Vatican
Kharkiv's Gypsy Community Seeking Compensation For Holocaust
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September 12, 1998 |
IMF Approves A $ 2.2 Billion Loan For Ukraine
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Prime Minister Pustovoitenko To Lead Ukrainian Delegation To Annual Meeting Of IMF And WB Governors
IMF Provides First Tranche Of EFF Loan
President Kuchma Holds Telephone Conversation With World Bank President
World Bank May Approve $ 800 Million For Ukraine On September 22
Government Unveils Bond Conversion Terms For Non-Residents
Hryvnia's Rate Will Be Dictated By Market, Says NBU Governor
Parliamentary Speaker: Cabinet Of Ministers Is To Implement Anti-Crisis Measures
Ukrainian Parliamentarians Object To Privatization Of Distilleries
USA Supports Ukraine's Bid For Integrating With European And Transatlantic Institutions
US Administration Continues Supporting Sea Launch Project
President Kuchma Meets With Argentinian Ex-Minister Of Economics
Deputy Prime Minister Holubchenko: Odessa Oil Terminal To Be Completed In Two Years
President Kuchma Dismisses Head Of Khmelnytsky Region Administration
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September 8, 1998 |
President Kuchma To Attend Silk Road Summit In Baku
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EU And Azerbaijan Sponsor International Conference On Silk Road
President Kuchma: Baku Summit Is An Event Hard To Overestimate
Parliament Speaker Tkachenko Receives U. S. Ambassador
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuriy Shcherbak Visits Boeing HQ In Seattle
Agreement On Cooperation Between Ukrainian Government And UNICEF Signed In Kyiv
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September 7, 1998 |
President Kuchma Meets With Leaders Of Political Parties To Discuss Economic Situation In Ukraine
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Cabinet Of Ministers To Draft Procedures For Charging Non-State-Run Banks For Use Of Extrabudgetary Funds And Budgetary Means
Government And Parliament Coordinating Their Financial And Economic Measures
Speaker Tkachenko: Only Cooperation Between Parliament And Government Will Facilitate Timely Adoption Of 1999 Budget
Prime Minister Pustovoitenko Stresses Need For Closer Cooperation Between Government And Parliament
Government Will Cancel Agreements For Sale Of Shares In Enterprises If Buyers Fail To Fulfill Their Obligations
World Bank To Decide In October On Granting Loans For Development Of Power Sector In Ukraine
"Kharkivan Fat Combine" Awarded Diploma By Us Association For Business Promotion
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September 4, 1998 |
French President Jacques Chirac On A State Visit To Ukraine
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French President Chirac: France Trusts And Will Assist Ukraine
Presidents Kuchma And Chirac Express Confidence That Ukraine Will Receive IMF Loan
Ukrainian And French Foreign Ministers Hold Negotiations
President Kuchma Discusses Anti-Narcotics Measures In Letter To UN Secretary-General Annan
VADM D. Murphy, US 6th Fleet Commander, And Ukrainian Navy Commander VADM M. Yezhel Hold Press Conference In Sevastopol
President Roosevelt's Lab-Study Museum Opens In South Crimea
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September 1, 1998 |
President Kuchma: Hryvnia Corridor Will Change
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President Kuchma’s Telephone Conversation With Imf Managing Director Camdessus
Ukraine Makes Bond Conversion Offer To Foreign Investors
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September 1, 1998 |
Verkhovna Rada Speaker Tkachenko Meets With Parliament’s Leaders
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Ukrainian And Uzbek Presidents Agree On Deportees' Citizenship
Crimean Tartar Leader Praises Presidential Measures Simplifying Citizenship Procedures For Deportees
First Deputy Foreign Minister Buteyko Meets With Greek Officials
Ukraine And European Union Discuss Summit's Agenda
Ukraine And France To Strengthen Relations
President Chirac Calls On French And Ukrainians To Jointly Build United Europe
International Conference On Human Rights To Be Held In Yalta On September 2-4
Peace Shield 98 To Be Held At Lviv Training Ground As Multinational Command-Post Exercise
Sea Breeze'98 Manoeuvers To Be Held In October
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August 28, 1998 |
Cabinet Of Ministers To Draft 1999 State Budget Before September 10
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Pension Fund And Labor Ministry Seeking Presidential Decree Generating Additional Resources Into Pension Fund
Ukrainian Cabinet Of Ministers Issues Circular To Executive Power Bodies, Regional Administrations, Enterprises, Institutions And Organisations To Comply With UN Security Council's Sanctions Against Yugoslavia
Ukrainian Delegation Attending Working Group Session In Minsk On CIS's Reformation
People's Rukh Of Ukraine Issues Statement To Express Resentment About Verkhovna Rada Chairperson Tkachenko's Speech At Festive Gathering In Kyiv Marking 7th Anniversary Of Ukraine's Independence
Us Peace Corps Beefs Up Its Volunteer Force In Ukraine
Third Jewish Art Festival Scheduled For October 3-4
We Have Fair Chances To Preserve Early Shoots Of Economic Stabilization And Growth, Prime Minister Valeriy Pustovoitenko Says
Russian Ambassador Yuri Dubinin Summoned To Ukrainian Foreign Ministry In Aftermath Of Moscow Mayor Lushkov's Unfriendly Utterances In Sevastopol
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August 27, 1998
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Statement Of The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Ukraine
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August 19, 1998
Economy Update
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Prime Minister Orders Re-Privatization Of Tax Debtors' Assets
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Finance Ministry Repays Nomura Loan
The More Efforts Government Is Making To Stabilize Economy, The Stronger Shadow Economy's Resistance Is, Says Prime Minister Valeriy Pustovoitenko
Pension Fund Replenished By 100 Million Hryvnias
Facilities And Automobiles Heads Of Debtor-Enteprises To Be Deprived Of Office
President Leonid Kuchma Initiates Amendments To Taxation Laws
President's Decrees Improve Ukraine's Taxation System Through Eliminating Its Flaws And Filling Existent Gaps, Deputy Head Of State Taxation Administration Oleksiy Shytrya Says
Government To Solve Luhansk Coal Miners' Socio-Economic Problems, Says Prime Minister Pustovoitenko
National Bank Of Ukraine Raises Lombard Rate To 92% Per Annum
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August 19, 1998
Foreign Policy Update
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Cabinet Of Ministers Representative Visits Luxembourg And Brussels In Preparation For Ukrainian-EU Summit
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US Ambassador Stephen Pifer Reassures Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Orel As To US Administration's Support For Multinational Space Project Marine Start
Ukrainian Embassy Staffers Attend Mournful Ceremony At Andrews AFB Near Washington To Pay Last Tribute To Victims Of Terrorist Attacks In Kenya And Tanzania
President Kuchma And Chancellor Kohl Discuss International Financial Crisis
US Army Experts Arrive At Yavorivsky Training Ground Near Lviv
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August 18, 1998 |
UKRAINE MARKS THE 7th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS INDEPENDENCE
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August 1, 1998 |
IMF MISSION TO RECOMMEND 2.2-BILLION-DOLLAR EFF LOAN FOR UKRAINE
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July 23, 1998 |
US VICE-PRESIDENT ALBERT GORE IN KIEV
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PRESIDENT KUCHMA AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE OPEN 2ND PLENARY SESSION OF UKRAINE-US BINATIONAL COMMISSION
PRESIDENT KUCHMA SUGGESTS THAT BINATIONAL COMMISSION TAKE UP STRATEGIC ISSUE OF CASPIAN OIL TRANSPORTATION
PRESIDENT KUCHMA SAYS UKRAINE WILL NOT FORGET THOSE WHO ASSISTED IN RESOLVING CHORNOBYL PROBLEM
PRIME MINISTER PUSTOVOITENKO MEETS WITH US UNDERSECRETARY OF TREASURY
US AND UKRAINIAN NATIONAL GUARD PARATROOPERS TO CLASH IN MOCK ACTION "GUARD PARTNERSHIP-98" AT CHUGUIV TRAINING GROUND
CONSULTATIONS ON UKRAINIAN-US COOPERATION IN AEROSPACE AREA
BOEING'S VICE PRESIDENT VISITS YUZHMASH ENGINEERING FACTORY
UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS KILLING OF UN OBSERVERS IN TAJIKISTAN
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July 22, 1998 |
U.S.-UKRAINE BINATIONAL COMMISSION JOINT STATEMENT 7/22
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July 22, 1998 |
FOREIGN MINISTER TARASYUK’S WORKING VISIT TO MOLDOVA
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FOREIGN MINISTER’S MISSION TO MOLDOVA REPORTED AS UKRAINE'S BIG BID FOR PLAYING A GO-BETWEEN ROLE IN SETTLING TRANSDNISTRIAN CRISIS
NEW COMMANDER OF RUSSIA'S BLACK SEA FLEET INTRODUCED TO UKRAINE'S DEFENSE MINISTER KUZMUK
UKRAINE'S AMBASSADOR SHCHERBAK VISITS NATO BASE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
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July 21, 1998 |
PRESIDENT KUCHMA HOLDS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH WB PRESIDENT WOLFENSOHN
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PRESIDENT KUCHMA: PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS SHOWING WILLINGNESS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
UKRAINE HOPING TO MEET EFF STARTING CONDITIONS BEFORE ARRIVAL OF IMF's MISSION
O.RIABCHENKO ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE FOR CONTROL OVER PRIVATIZATION
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE EXPECTED TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES FOR RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES
UKRAINE'S EXTERNAL DEBT AMOUNTED TO $ 10,721 MILLION AS OF JUNE 1
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JANUARY-JUNE, 1998
Ukrainian PLANT SHIPPING ITS ARC-WELDING EQUIPMENT TO US
SAN DIEGO AEROSPACE MUSEUM TO HONOR UKRAINIAN AIRCRAFT DESIGNER
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July 21, 1998 |
UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT FORMED ITS PERMANENT COMMITTEES
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July 15, 1998 |
PRESIDENT KUCHMA SIGNS A PACKAGE OF ECONOMICS-RELATED DECREES
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NBU PLANNING HRYVNIA DEVALUATION TO BELOW 2.15 HRYVNIA/DOLLAR
PRESIDENT KUCHMA DECREES NEW RULES FOR FOREIGN BORROWING
GOVT ENDORSES REGULATIONS ON PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING BUSINESSES
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ORDERS SECURITIES TRADERS TO SET UP INVESTOR PROTECTION FUND
RUSSIA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER DROP IN TRADE TURNOVER WITH UKRAINE
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July 14, 1998 |
PRESIDENT KUCHMA MEETS WITH VR CHAIRPERSON TKACHENKO
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PRESIDENT KUCHMA URGES PARLIAMENT'S PROMPT ENDORSEMENT OF AMENDED NATIONAL BUDGET FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
PEOPLE'S RUKH DECLARES ITSELF PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION MINORITY
THERE WILL BE NO ROTATION OF GOVERNMENT BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY RECESS
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES THAT PRESIDENT HAD CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO CREATE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
LVIV INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOCUSES ON STRATEGIC FOR COMBATING MODERN SLAVERY
UKRAINIAN MILITARY TRANSPORT P-LANE CRASHES IN PERSIAN GULF
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July 13, 1998 |
NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL SOLANA VISITS UKRAINE
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PRESIDENT KUCHMA: UKRAINE'S FOREIGN POLITICAL COURSE TOWARD CLOSER COOPERATION WITH NATO HAS PROVEN UNERRING
NSDC SECRETARY HORBULIN: NATO-UKRAINIAN COOPERATION WILL INFLUENCE UKRAINE'S ECONOMIC SITUATION
PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER MEETS WITH NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL
NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS NATO DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION CENTER IN KIEV
NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL SOLANA VISITS YUZHNYI ENGINEERING FACTORY
FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER BUTEYKO: CIS SHOULD BE AN ACTIVE NEGOTIATION AND CONSULTATION MECHANISM
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July 10, 1998 |
UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT COMPLETES ELECTION OF ITS LEADERS
Listing of newly elected officials includes names, party affiliations, position and/or title.
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July 9, 1998 |
MYKOLAIV REGION ACHIEVES 9% INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN FIRST HALF OF 1998
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MEXICO IS INTERESTED IN PURCHASING UKRAINIAN METALS AND GRAIN
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP'S IMPORTANT ROLE IN COORDINATING EFFORTS TOWARD SOLVING SOCIAL-LABOR PROBLEMS
IOM CHIEF OFFICER IN UKRAINE PRAISES UKRAINE'S STEPS TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
UKRAINIAN SU-27 TAKES PART IN AEROSHOW IN ISRAEL
KIEV HOSTS EXPO-FAIR OF ENERGY-SAVING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES
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July 9, 1998 |
PRESIDENT KUCHMA CONGRATULATED NEWLY ELECTED PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
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SPEAKER TKACHENKO EXPRESSES HOPE FOR POWER BRANCHES' CONCORD
PRESIDENTS KUCHMA AND YELTSIN AGREED TO HOLD A UKRAINE-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN KHARKIV
NSDC SECRETARY HORBULIN CHAIRS A SESSION OF INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMISSION ON NATO-UKRAINE COOPERATION
UKRAINIAN DELEGATION TAKES PART IN CONFERENCE "UPDATE-98"
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July 7, 1998 |
UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT ELECTS OLEKSANDR TKACHENKO AS ITS SPEAKER
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July 6, 1998
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On Ukraine’s Place In The European And Global Security Systems
(Speech, Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk)
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July 6, 1998
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Statement By Mr. Tarasyuk, Foreign Minister Of Ukraine
(Speech, National Press Club)
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July 4, 1998
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Borderline Case Europe - Chances and Risks of the New Neighbourhood
(Speech, Berlin)
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July 1, 1998 |
UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER COMES TO WASHINGTON
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CURRENT ARCHIVE
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3rd QUARTER 1998 (Jul 1 - Sept 30) ARCHIVE
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2nd QUARTER 1998 (Apr 1 - Jun 30) ARCHIVE
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1st QUARTER 1998 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) ARCHIVE
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