Leonid Kuchma and Julian Berengot

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, right, greets the new head of the permanent International Monetary Fund's (IMF) mission in Ukraine Julian Berengaut, left as the previous head of the mission Mohammad Shadman-Valavi (in center) looks on during their meeting at the Presidential office in Kiev, Ukraine, on Monday, April 10, 2000. Berengaut has previously held similar posts in Kazakhstan and the Baltic states. UNIAN photo