11.   Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart and other officials on Friday at the start of his first official visit to the former Soviet republic.

12.   Clinton will meet president Kuchma, while Secretary of State Warren Christopher will hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart.

13.   Croatian Defense Minister Gojko Susak signed an agreement on military cooperation with his Ukrainian counterpart in Kiev on Tuesday.

14.   During his two-day visit, Primakov is to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Boris Tarasiuk, President Leonid Kuchma and Security Council chief Volodymyr Horbulin.

15.   Earlier in the day, he discussed military cooperation with his Ukrainian counterpart, Gen. Oleksandr Kuzmuk.

16.   German Defense Minister Volker Ruehe signed an agreement Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart to strengthen military and technical cooperation between their two countries.

17.   Ikeda met his Ukrainian counterpart Hennady Udovenko on Sunday, and met Kuchma and Prime Minister Pavel Lazorenko on Monday.

18.   Ikeda will be meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Hennady Udovenko later Sunday and is due to meet with President Leonid Kuchma and Prime Minister Pavel Lazorenko on Monday.

19.   In a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kuchma on Wednesday, Yeltsin promised unspecified humanitarian aid to the bereaved families, the Kremlin said.

20.   Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro met Monday with his Ukrainian counterpart, Leonid Kuchma, during his first state visit to the former Soviet republic.