Senator Hillary Clinton and U.S. Delegation Visit Yushchenko and Tymoshenko

KIEV, Ukraine -- On Friday, February 11, 2005 a U.S. delegation headed by Republican Senator John McCain visited Ukraine.

This was reported by “Novosti-Ukrajina” as announced by the press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.


Senators Clinton, McCain and Lieberman (left to right)
Included in the delegation was Senator Joseph Lieberman (Democrat-Connecticut]), Hillary Clinton (Democrat-New York), Lindsey Graham (Republican-South Carolina) and members of the House of Representatives, Howard Berman (Democrat-California), Jane Harman (Democrat-California), Ellen Tauscher (Democrat-California), John Larson (Democrat-Connecticut), Mark Udall (Republican-Utah), and John Schwartz (Democrat-Pennsylvania).

The congressional delegation met with Ukraine’s President Victor Yushchenko, Verkhovna Rada Chairman, Volodymyr Lytvyn, and Prime Minister Julia Tymoshenko.

As reported by the press office, “the agenda included discussions on Ukrainian-U.S. cooperation, establishing mutual relations subsequent to the democratic victory in Ukraine, strengthening support for Ukraine, particularly by the U.S. Congress and Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic goals.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that this visit is a historic event showing support for Ukraine. The high-level delegation included members of both houses of Congress and represented both the Republican and Democratic parties.