Envoys meet on computer bug

Kiev - A group of foreign ambassadors has urged Ukraine to address the so-called computer "millennium bug" issue, in particular…

Kiev - A group of foreign ambassadors has urged Ukraine to address the so-called computer "millennium bug" issue, in particular its possible effect on the country's nuclear power stations, the US Ambassador, Mr Steven Pifer, said yesterday.

"The ambassadors were of a view that time is growing very short and that urgent attention is required for this problem," Mr Pifer said.

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