Powell, who met with Yushchenko in Kyiv before his inauguration yesterday, said Washington wanted to help Ukraine acquire a market-based economy in preparation for the country joining the World Trade Organization.
"I am happy that I lived until the hour when the president of Ukraine is elected not in Moscow or Washington, but in Ukraine by the people of Ukraine," Yushchenko said during a news conference with Powell.
Powell, who is soon to be replaced as secretary of state by Condoleezza Rice, said voters had picked Yushchenko in a free, fair, and open election.
Powell also conveyed an invitation from President George W. Bush for Yushchenko to visit Washington.
(Reuters)
"I am happy that I lived until the hour when the president of Ukraine is elected not in Moscow or Washington, but in Ukraine by the people of Ukraine," Yushchenko said during a news conference with Powell.
Powell, who is soon to be replaced as secretary of state by Condoleezza Rice, said voters had picked Yushchenko in a free, fair, and open election.
Powell also conveyed an invitation from President George W. Bush for Yushchenko to visit Washington.
(Reuters)
