Yeltsin to sign treaty

MOSCOW - President Yell sin expects to sign a "grand treaty" with Ukraine tomorrow that will provide a new start after years …

MOSCOW - President Yell sin expects to sign a "grand treaty" with Ukraine tomorrow that will provide a new start after years of frosty relations, the Kremlin press service said yesterday.

After a briefing by the Prime Minister, Mr Viktor Chernomyrdin, Mr Yeltsin said he was satisfied with agreements the Prime Minister signed in Kiev on Wednesday.

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