President Victor Yushchenko welcomed President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Ukraine, who came to Ukraine with a three-day official visit. The ceremony took place in front of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine.
After it reciprocal introduction of the delegations took place. Ukraine is represented by Minister for Youth and Family Yuriy Pavlenko, Minister for Culture Vasyl Vovkun, Transport Minister Yosyp Vinsky, Minister of Economics Bohdan Danylyshyn, Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan, deputy Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Yeliseev, deputy Secretariat Chief of Staff Oleksandr Chalyy, NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine head Oleh Dubyna, other officials.
Following the introduction ceremony, President Yushchenko and President Aliyev went in for tête-à-tête meeting in Horodetsky House.