Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, supposes that Political Conflicts and Instability pose a Threat to the National Security
Asked by Rada television channel on Friday, V.Lytvyn stated that he had expressed his view on the key threats at the sitting of the National Security and Defence Council on 17 November.
The Head of the Parliament considers strength, independence and statehood of the country as the key factors.
V.Lytvyn singled out such problems as non-correspondence between the social obligations and economic capacity of the state.
According to the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, social stability is another issue, as economic instability and political conflicts aggravate the situation. V.Lytvyn calls for holding a dialogue in the political circles and between the authorities and people. "A compromise between the common state and public interests should be reached," he declared.
The fourth problem mentioned by V.Lytvyn is the incompetence of the personnel, and "actual partisan principle of authority formation." He calls for settling the issue on reduction of the state apparatus and the payments for the officials who are being dismissed.
The Head of the Parliament drew attention to the newly-elected local officials. He wonders whether these people will be able to meet the challenges before the local authorities. "Party affiliation is one thing, whereas the expertise in the local issues is totally different," he admitted. V.Lytvyn believes that land issues are connected with this problem, "as the newly-elected officials may start from dividing the land and real estate."
According to the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the fifth problem is the threat to fall behind the global processes. He is afraid lest the interest for Ukraine should deteriorate, "the global players reaching agreements and distributing the areas of influence."
He calls for "preserving our specificity, following sustainable foreign policy, supporting powerful economy, consolidated society and responsible policy."
"These are the key challenges of the coming year," he concluded.