Leonid Kuchma, Geoffrey Hoon

Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma, left, shakes hands with British Secretary of State for Defence Geoffrey Hoon during their meeting at the presidential administration in Kiev, Ukraine, Sept. 26, 2002. Hoon arrived in Kiev Wednesday for two days of meeting with top officials to discuss bilateral ties and Ukraine's bids for closer integration with the Euro-Atlantic structures. Photo by Valery Solovyov / UNIAN