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translated by Galyna Danylenko , 10.02.2005, 18:58
The two ex-presidents of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and Leonid Kravchuk went to Albania on a football game of Ukraine national team.
That is what the president of Ukrainian Football Federation Grygoriy Surkis reported.
Today our team was supported by two presidents there are no ex Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid Kuchma may be thats why we scored two goals!, - site Champion quotes his words.
According to Ukrayinska Pravdas sources, Kuchmas son-in-law Victor Pinchuk provided him a plane Falcon to fly to Albania.
In the beginning of the game commentator anounced that ex-president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma was present on the match.
Kuchma occupied a VIP-box for honourable guests. He wore Ukrainian teams jacket and a knitted cap.
After leaving his presidential post, Kuchma is engaged to the fund Ukraine. Its press-service informed Ukrainski novyny, that ex-presinents visited Albania on Albanian president Alfred Moisius invitation.
They had a friendly meeting and lunch in Tirana, where they discussed game of Ukrainian and Albanian national teames.