11.   Officials from NATO countries have previously said the charter could be signed during a summit somewhere in Europe in late May, but a location was not specified.

12.   The central event of the visit is to sign a charter of cooperation between Ukraine and the United States, said Hennady Udovenko, the Ukrainian foreign minister.

13.   The charter was signed later by Poland which was not represented at the original meeting.

14.   The central event of the visit is to sign a charter of cooperation between the Ukraine and the United States, said Gennadi Udovenko, the Ukrainian foreign minister.

15.   The NATO-Ukraine charter has been signed.

16.   The presidents signed the charter as they wrapped up a two-day summit in the Crimean resort town of Yalta.

17.   The three sponsors have invited other sponsors to sign the charter.

18.   Both Jordan and Italy have said they have already signed the charter.

19.   Clinton and Kuchma were to cap their day-long talks by signing a charter on friendly relations between the two countries that also addresses cooperation on security issues.

20.   Clinton and Kuchma were to sign a charter on US-Ukrainian relations Tuesday.