KYIV, May 24 – The following are the leading stories in Ukrainian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HOLOS UKRAINY
– Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko has paid an official visit to Brussels for talks on Ukraine's cooperation with the European Union. He says the results of the negotiations inspire optimism.
– Municipal electricity company Kyivenergo set Hr 0.55 hryvnias per share in dividends on its 1999 results.
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– The paper says bread prices have jumped sharply in eastern regions of the country.
– Ukrainian and Russian consular departments have agreed that Ukrainian citizens would require international passports to visit Russia. Ukrainians were previously allowed to enter Russia just showing their local passports.
KYIVSKIE VEDOMOSTY
– Viktor Rzhatkevich, head of the state company Ukrresursy, has said Azerbaijan will renew diesel supplies to Ukraine on June 1.
– Vitaly Haiduk, first deputy fuel and energy minister, has said that the accumulation of coal for the future winter season is lagging behind the schedule.
– The paper says the adoption of the privatisation programme for this year by parliament last week has created new problems for the State Property Fund which now has to persuade President Leonid Kuchma to sign it into law.
– A World Bank monitoring mission will arrive in Kyiv on June 5 to review implementation of conditions under a $300 million financial sector loan.
– The paper says farmers have increased arears sown to oil seeds, hoping for higher profits from their exports this year.
