They are trying to do the same in their own program of military reform.

A reform program to free up the economy has been started.

The Government says its reform program will, in time, give blacks a political role, too.

But in recent months, he has abandoned his economic reform program.

What, clearly, one wants to see is the reform program continuing.

But Russians should not look to him for new reform programs.

"I wanted to show the public there was absolutely no change in our reform program," he added.

A significant program of economic reform however was not pursued.

"They would need to adopt economic reform programs first," he added.

Yeltsin's economic reform program took effect on January 2, 1992.