Tarasyuk meets with Kofi Annan (10/10/99)

Tarasyuk meets with Kofi Annan

Embassy of Ukraine in Canada

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk's meeting with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan became the central event of the third day of the Ukrainian delegation's work at the 54th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

During the meeting Mr. Tarasyuk said that one of main aims of the Ukrainian delegation during this session is to secure support for the convocation of the second conference of donor-nations for financing the Chornobyl-related shelter project.

Mr. Annan noted the weighty contribution made by Ukraine toward strengthening stability and security in the world, the participation of Ukrainian peacekeepers in U.N. operations, in particular in Kosovo as well as regular payment by Ukraine of its current dues to the organization's budget, despite the country's complicated economic situation.

The secretary general promised to visit Ukraine on an invitation extended by President Leonid Kuchma.

In his official address to the United Nations Foreign Affairs Minister Tarasyuk requested that the United Nations send observers to Ukraine for the period of the presidential election campaign and the elections.

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