KIEV, March 19 ??“ Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of opposition, on Monday accused the government of approving a secret deal that would allow an unidentified foreign company to manage Ukraine??™s natural gas pipelines.

Tymoshenko made the announcement at a meeting with President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Parliament Speaker Oleksandr Moroz and other leaders.