Talks must focus on power transfer, says Ukraine opposition

An ally of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko said today that the opposition is ready to hold talks with President Leonid Kuchma only about the peaceful transfer of power to Yushchenko.

“We are ready to negotiate only about the peaceful handing over of power to Yushchenko by Kuchma,” said Mykola Tomenko, an ally of Yushchenko.