Leonid Kuchma and Javier Solana

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, left and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana shake hands prior to the negotiations in Ukrainian capital Kiev on Friday, Feb. 7, 2003. Solana arrived in Ukraine Thursday to head the Ukraine-EU talks at the foreign ministerial-level on prospects for Ukraine's accession to the European Union as an associated member and plans for their cooperation. Photo by Valery Solovyov / UNIAN