Victor Yushchenko met with Leader of the Party of Regions Victor Yanukovich, his opponent during the 2004 presidential campaign.

The meeting was held at Yanukovich’s request. President regards it as a continuation of the Declaration for Unity and Cooperation For the Sake of the Future, which was signed on September 13 by different Rada factions to initiate a dialogue among all parliamentary forces and ensure cooperation between government and opposition.

The sides discussed the current political situation in Ukraine. The Head of State stressed that it was time to forget all emotions that marked the campaign and spare no effort to leave all negative tendencies in the past.

In the course of the meeting, Yushchenko and Yanukovich discussed problems of the Donetsk region. President stressed that one of the challenges his team was facing was to solve all problems of the region, particularly in the coal industry.

Today, Yushchenko plans to meet with several political leaders.

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