Mykola Tomenko: It is a Mistake that a Part of the BYuT Faction voted for the Dismissal of Ohryzko
Mykola Tomenko, Vice-Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, supposes that support of dismissal of Volodymyr Ohryzko, Minister of Foreign Affairs, by a large part of the BYuT Faction members is a mistake. He made the said statement after the voting on the issue.
Notwithstanding all the warnings concerning activity of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the proposal suggested by the CPU and the Party of Regions Factions was transferred into the dimension of "playing up to the stand of the Russian Federation, not the protection of national interests of Ukraine".
M.Tomenko stressed that the BYuT Faction decided not to endorse dismissal of V.Ohryzko. "It is necessary to be guided by national dignity, not political or party interests, while scrutinizing such important and crucial issues".