11.   He said he would discuss the planned summit with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, scheduled for mid-September, with the Ukrainian leader.

12.   He will join Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Shmarov and several other Ukrainian military leaders.

13.   Herzog was expected to depart on Tuesday for Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, where he was planning to hold political and economic talks with Ukrainian leaders.

14.   Herzog was expected to depart Tuesday for Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, where he was planning to hold political and economic talks with Ukrainian leaders.

15.   However, Ukrainian leaders defended their slow reform policies Tuesday, claiming they had helped to avoid a serious financial crisis that has swept emerging markets worldwide.

16.   His talks with Ukrainian leaders also touched upon economic issues and questions of European security.

17.   In a meeting with President Leonid Kuchma, Cohen congratulated the Ukrainian leader on the signing this week of a special partnership charter with NATO.

18.   It also led UKrainian leader Leonid Kuchma to warn that the Duma decision would further encourage Eastern European nations to seek membership in the U.S.-led NATO alliance.

19.   Last week, the Supreme Court overturned the re-election of Mayor Eduard Hurvits, and Ukrainian leaders have criticized the way Hurvits was running the city.

20.   Lukashenko was due to visit an electric welding institute Saturday and hold another round of talks with Ukrainian leaders before returning to Minsk.