Deputy Secretary Armitage, Oleg Rybachuk, Victor Yushchenko

Taken QuestionsOffice of the SpokesmanWashington, DCDecember 14, 2004 Question Taken at December 14, 2004 Daily Press Briefing

Deputy Secretary Meeting with Oleg Rybachuk

Question: What did Deputy Secretary Armitage and Mr. Oleg Rybachuk, Chief of Staff to Ukrainian Presidential Candidate Victor Yushchenko, discuss during their meeting last Friday?

Answer: Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage and Mr. Oleg Rybachuk met briefly on Friday, December 10, 2004. During their meeting they discussed recent developments in Ukraine.

2004/1359 [End] Released on December 14, 2004

Secretary Newman Minister Askalu Menkerios

Taken QuestionsOffice of the SpokesmanWashington, DCDecember 15, 2004 Question Taken at December 14, 2004 Daily Press Briefing

Meeting between Assistant Secretary Newman and Eritrean Minister of Labor and Human Relations Askalu Menkerios

Question: What was the subject of the December 14 meeting between Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Constance Newman and Eritrean Minister of Labor and Human Relations Askalu Menkerios?

Answer: Minister Menkerios paid a courtesy call on Assistant Secretary Newman while in Washington to attend a World Bank-UNICEF meeting on orphaned children. They discussed humanitarian and bilateral issues.

2004/1361 [End]