The Current Session of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will be Crucial for the Country, V.Lytvyn
Opening the seventh session of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the Sixth Convocation, the Head of the Parliament stated that the President of Ukraine, the government members and leaders of all public institutions of Ukraine had attended the opening ceremony for the first time for the past five years. "It confirms public understanding of the fact that authorities are united," V.Lytvyn stated. "The powers are different, but we have to join our efforts and bear common responsibility, not dividing the country into our friends and foes," he stressed. "Moreover, this session should decide whether Ukraine will follow the path of reforms and revival, or will be drawn into the political arguments."
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine stressed that Ukraine "should develop as an independent state on its own foundations." The next half year of the Parliament´s work will demonstrate whether the parliament members can offer a legislative support of the reforms initiated by the President of Ukraine. "There are a political will and an action plan, so we should only work towards their implementation," V.Lytvyn declared.
The Head of the Parliament called on the political forces with a request to stop arguments, as "they are fraught with the danger of destroying the country." V.Lytvyn supposes that the country needs dialogue and reforms, not "the ungrounded decisions and unreasonable actions."
Among the key tasks of The Verkhovna Rada, its leader singled out provision of state capacity, unity and political stability; implementation of systemic reforms "to disclose creative potential for every person in particular, and nation on the whole." "Confidence should be established both in the country, and in the foreign relations, as the President of Ukraine suggested. Let us support it," V.Lytvyn stated. "Let us give the country a chance, no longer acting as beggars and critics abroad or in conversation with the representatives of other states, as it humiliates the country."
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada believes that the country can revive only if the authorities and the state policy adopt new standards. "In this light, the work upon the Constitution should be performed in no haste. The periods of authorities of the mayors and deputies should be unified. Let us do this," he stated. According to V.Lytvyn, out of the two alternatives to develop the country on the post-Soviet or European model, the latter was chosen. Thus, "the talks that the country is being drawn somewhere should stop". "No nation has ever been drawn into something without public support. People wish stability, health of their parents and children, and confidence in the future," he stated.