Jiang Zemin and Leonid Kuchma

Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma, right, and his Chinese counterpart Jiang Zemin watch as Ukraine's Guard of Honor (unseen) salutes during welcoming ceremony at the presidential residence of Mariinsky Palace in Kiev Friday, July 20, 2001. Jiang Zemin arrived in Ukraine for his official visit that is a part of his extensive trip to the former Soviet Union, after visiting Russia, Belarus and Moldova. Photo by Viktor Pobedinsky / UNIAN