Hennady Novitski and Anatoli Kinakh

Prime Ministers of Belarus Hennady Novitski and Ukraine Anatoli Kinakh shake hands before the start of negotiation in Kyiv on Tuesday, Oct 16, 2001. This day Novitski arrived in Ukraine with the 2-day working visit. In the course of negotiations Ukrainian and Belarus signed 5 bilateral papers. During the conclusive press-conference Kinakh expressed hope that the question of oil products supply from Belarus to Ukraine will be solved in the nearest future taking into consideration the position of Russia. Photo by Victor Pobedinski/ UNIAN