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President Vladimir Putin attended a reception on Ukraine's Independence Day

August 23, 2001, The Mariinsky Palace, Kiev

In his address to the gathering, Mr Putin said that Russian-Ukrainian relations were gaining stability and becoming predictable, and that bilateral strategic partnership was a hopeful token not only for the two nations but for the entire Commonwealth of Independent States, united Europe and the world.

Mr Putin and Mr Trajkovski had a short talk before the reception. They did not need an interpreter with their fluent English.

August 23, 2001, The Mariinsky Palace, Kiev