KYIV, Ukraine, September 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photo

KYIV, Ukraine, September 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- "Mrs T Meets Mrs T"

Yesterday a meeting took place in London between Yulia Tymoshenko,
Ukraine's Leader of the Opposition, and the Rt Hon. Baroness Margaret
Thatcher. Mrs Tymoshenko took time out of her busy election campaign schedule
to hold private discussions with the "Iron Lady," who was Britain's Prime
Minister from 1979 to 1990 and credited with transforming the country and
helping to end the Cold War.

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The private meeting between the "two Mrs Ts" took place at London's
Goring Hotel where the former-prime ministers discussed the forthcoming
parliamentary election in Ukraine, which is scheduled for 30 September, 2007
and the long-term reform programme designed to bring Ukraine up to European
standards.

Lady Thatcher expressed her hope that Ukraine's election would be fair
and pronounced her wish for the Ukrainian people to keep alive the spirit of
freedom and democracy that characterised the Orange Revolution. She went on
to express her admiration for all Mrs Tymoshenko has achieved and wished her
well for the future.

"I hope the elections will be free and fair and be a guiding light for
democracy in Eastern Europe," said Lady Thatcher, "I wish for Ukraine to
quickly complete its transformation and for its people to enjoy the benefits
of a prosperous democratic nation at the heart of a modern Europe. The Orange
Revolution gave hope to freedom-loving people everywhere - its spirit clearly
lives on."

Mrs Tymoshenko discussed the need for economic, social and legal reforms
and thanked Lady Thatcher for her work in helping to lift the "Iron Curtain"
and furthering the peaceful transition to democracy and state sovereignty in
Eastern Europe.

Mrs Tymoshenko said: "I have long-admired Lady Thatcher and drawn
inspiration from her success in transforming her country from being a "sick
man" of Europe into one of Europe's strongest economies and raising UK living
standards to one of the highest in the world. Her model has been followed and
emulated by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and even Nicolas Sarkozy the new
President of France.

"She was firm in adversity and stood up to oppression when others
remained seated. Her words spoke for countless millions across Eastern Europe
who had no voice. She helped write a new chapter for our nation and we remain
indebted to her courage."

Lady Thatcher gave Mrs Tymoshenko her best wishes and presented her with
a signed copy of her memoirs. Mrs Tymoshenko expressed her thanks and
presented Lady Thatcher with a boxed replica of a 2000 year-old
Scythian artwork.

Also attending the meeting were Hryhoriy Nemyria, Mrs Tymoshenko's foreign
affairs adviser and Deputy Chairman of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT),
and the Rt Hon. Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Archie Hamilton), who held a number
of important posts in Lady Thatcher's government including Ministry of State
for the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence.

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