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Bush to meet with Ukraine leaders, opposition March 31-Apr. 1

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KIEV, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - President George W. Bush will meet with Ukrainian leaders and the opposition when he arrives in the ex-Soviet state for a two-day visit on March 31, Ukraine's presidential press office said on Tuesday.

"As part of his visit, the United States president plans to hold meetings with Ukraine's top officials and opposition leaders," the statement said.

Bush will meet with President Viktor Yushchenko for closed-door talks on April 1, after which extended talks will be held, the statement said.

Yushchenko said last week that his country's moves toward membership of NATO would be discussed with Bush in Kiev. He also said he was sure the NATO summit in early April would back Ukrainian leaders' request to allow the country to join the Membership Action Plan, which paves the way to jointing the alliance.

On leaving Kiev, Bush will travel to the summit in Bucharest, Romania.

Ukraine's drive toward NATO triggered parliamentary opposition protests and threats from Russia that it might target its nuclear missiles on Ukraine if it joined the military bloc.

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