Alexander Korchinsky,

"Kiyevskiye Vedomosti" newspaper, Wednesday, November 1, 1995

[Translated into English by A.Prishchenko, 2/11/95]

-- Today Supreme Rada has taken a decision on Ukraine joining European Council. Does this mean that the moratorium on death penalties will be introduced, as Sergiy Golovaty promised?

-- This is possible, but this would not be done at once. This was what the chairman of Supreme Rada Committee for foreign affairs Boris Oliynyk spoke about at the parliament's tribune today. The question should be elaborated, discussed in detail, and only then we should take a decision that we should fulfil. You will remember this conversation later: it all will be done not in a hurry.