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Ukraine

Parliament Head Says Kyiv Seeking Closer Ties With Europe

Oleksandr Moroz in Moscow last month (ITAR-TASS)

November 6, 2006 -- The speaker of Ukraine's parliament told the visiting Council of Europe chief today that Ukraine will continue to strive for closer ties with Europe.

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November 06, 2006

Speaker Oleksandr Moroz is the head of Ukraine's Socialist Party, which is part of pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's governing coalition.

Earlier today, Council of Europe head Terry Davis and Foreign Minister Borys Tarasiuk signed a memorandum on opening an office in Kyiv for Europe's top human rights body.

(AP, Interfax-Ukraine)

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