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Ukraine Today   11-May-1998     Ukraine denied share of FSU assets
From 20 to 30 beautiful mansions used to belong to the FSU in some European capitals.

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11 May 1998

UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER TO LAY CLAIM TO A SHARE IN FORMER SOVIET UNION ASSETS

KYIV.  Ukraine will insist on the division of FSU assets and liabilities, said Ukraine's new foreign minister Borys Tarasyuk, speaking to InfoBank correspondent.  The "0" variant in the division is far from being the fairest option, believes the foreign minister.  "No one could accuse us of inconsistency, says Tarasyuk.  Ukraine is the only FSU republic which insists both on its share of the FSU assets and liabilities.

    Earlier, a decision was reached setting Ukraine's share at 16.37 percent of the FSU assets and liabilities.  We were aware of the amount of FSU debts, but the amount of assets was kept away from us.  Meanwhile, from 20 to 30 beautiful mansions used to belong to the FSU in some European capitals".

    Answering a question by InfoBank's correspondent on how big the fees to international realtor companies would be to assess the cost of FSU property abroad, Borys Tarasyuk said: "If there is no will to resolve the issue, one can put forward a thousand of reasons why nothing is being done.  Actually, all financial and technical problems have long been sorted out.  What is needed is political will.

    Experts have long established specific property located in specific countries which could be transferred to Ukraine".  Giving his assessment of the situation inside the CIS, the Ukrainian foreign minister said: "Ukraine acts on the conviction that bi-lateral contacts among CIS countries are more beneficial than multi-lateral, with the latter leading to the creation of supranational administrative structures".

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