Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation
with Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko on Friday, discussing
the crisis in Ukraine, the Kremlin press service said.
"The conversation focused on the crisis in Ukraine, which causes
serious concern about possible negative consequences of this
confrontation for the Ukrainian economy and social sphere, as well
as for the sustainable development of the Russian-Ukrainian
cooperation," the press service said.
"The Russian side voiced sincere interest in the soonest
normalization and hope that all power branches in Ukraine will
display conscientiousness for the sake of settling the crisis
exclusively with political and constitutional methods and
constructive dialog," the press service said.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko issued an order on Monday
to dissolve parliament and hold early elections on May 27. Prime
Minister Viktor Yanukovych and his ruling coalition in parliament
have refused to accept the order. On Thursday Yanukovych called for
international mediation to resolve the crisis.
(Xinhua News Agency April 7, 2007)
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