During a telephone conversation, Victor Yushchenko and Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary-General of the EU Council, discussed bilateral relations between Ukraine and the European Union. They also summed results oflast week's EU-Ukraine (troika) meeting.
The Head of State assured Mr. Solana that Ukraine would observe the PACE and OSCE standards during the March 26 election and pledged to help international observers, President's press office reported.
They also focused their attention on finding ways to carry out joint energy policy and preserve regional security. The President said he wanted the world community to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Chornobyl accident and help Ukraine to deal with its devastating aftermath.
