Victor Yushenko and Leonid Kuchm Rem Vyakhirev

Victor Yushenko, the Prime Minister of Ukraine and Rm Vyakhirev, the Chairman of the Russia's "Gazprom" company meet before the negotiations on Thursday, January 20, 2000, in Kyiv. In the course of negotiations was reached the agreement on the mechanisms of debts repayment for the Russian gas . In particular, on February 1 the figures of the "Neftegaz" company (Ukraine) to the "Gazprom" will be specified. The debts will repaid by cash resources as well as by goods and securities during the 2000 year. Photo by UNIAN