US Secretary of Defence to Visit Ukraine in October, Diplomat Says
Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency
Kiev, 28 August: A visit to Ukraine by the US secretary of defence, Robert Gates, has been planned for mid-October this year, the Ukrainian ambassador to the USA, Oleh Shamshur, told a news conference today.
“The visit to Ukraine by the US secretary of defence is expected in the near future,” he said. He added that the preliminary date of the visit has been scheduled for 14 October but this date will be clarified.
Shamshur said that the visit by the US secretary of defence will take place within the framework of a meeting of the council of the defence ministers of Southeast Europe. He said that the meeting of the defence ministers has been scheduled to take place in Kiev.
Originally published by Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Kiev, in Russian 1209 28 Aug 07.
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