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A delegation of the North Atlantic Alliance, chaired by its Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, arrives on a visit to Ukraine on Monday. The visit will take place at the invitation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. It is expected that during the meetings and negotiations in Kyiv, an assessment will be made of Ukraine's implementation of the target action plan with NATO for 2008 in the context of its application to join the alliance.