NEW VISION FOR THE OLD WORLD : At a Glance : WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

After meeting with President Clinton, the leaders of Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia embraced a plan that could open the door to NATO but does not guarantee membership.

Clinton met with Ukrainian leader Leonid Kravchuk in a bid to tie up a deal to help rid the former Soviet republic of nuclear arms.

Clinton paid tribute to Czech Jews with a visit to a historic Prague synagogue and Jewish cemetery.

VOICES

“The security of your states is important to the security of the United States. The question is no longer whether NATO will take on new members, but when and how.”

-- President Clinton

“We ... do not regard the ‘Partnership for Peace’ as a substitute for full NATO membership but rather as a first step.”

-- Czech President Vaclav Havel

“Ukraine will carry out its obligations and will not become a country that stands in the way of nuclear disarmament.”

-- Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk

THE PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE

Moscow is 11 hours ahead of Pacific time. All times below are local.

Today

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Meets with Boris N. Yeltsin at Kremlin.

1:30 p.m.: Meets with patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church.

5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Meets with political, business, cultural and educational leaders.

7:30 p.m.: Private dinner at Yeltsin’s dacha.

Looking Ahead

Friday: More meetings with Yeltsin; speech on Russian TV; state dinner at the Kremlin.