The best and most reliable weapon of peace is steady economic development. For developing countries and countries with economies in transition, the m… - Leonid Kuchma

Apart from the purely medical consequences of the AIDS pandemic, another concern is the psychological aspect of the problem, manifest in the way society responds to HIV-positive people. We must work together to avoid isolating HIV-infected people from everyday social life. A top priority for us all must be protecting the social and economic rights of individuals and preventing discrimination against them.

The disappearance of a world divided into antagonistic systems is related to profound internal transformations in post-socialist countries. I am convinced of the need to establish the most favourable regime possible for those countries’ integration into the international community.

Ukraine has consistently conducted, and is determined to continue, a policy aimed at strengthening security and stability throughout the world.