Constitutional Reform shall be conducted taking into the Consideration Needs of the State, International Legal Standards instead of meeting 'the Political Moment', V. Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada is convinced.
"I am convinced that it is essentially to complete finally the constitutional process and adopt coordinated and clear for the Ukrainian society and European community decision that is amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine", V. Lytvyn declared in the course of the interview for the agency "RBK - Ukraine" on Wednesday.
The Head of the Parliament emphasised that such sensitive issue as introduction of the amendments to the Principal Law it is necessary to act "according to the needs of the state and society and also taking into the consideration civilized standards with the regard of the international community." V. Lytvyn explained that as far as Ukraine declared on its aim to join EU, thus all the issues regarding the democratic ordering of the social life, human rights, liberties can not be solved without the generally accepted and well-known standards.
Asked by the journalists of the agency, V. Lytvyn emphasised that the Constitutional reform "is to be logically completed but it should be done in a calm way, without rapid movements and acting up tot the political moment." "An issue regarding the amendments to the Constitution is top be solved in a complex way taking into the consideration the necessity of the coordination of the terms of authorities of the Deputies of the local councils and city mayors and also organization of the local self-government", he stated.
V. Lytvyn mentioned that "the division of the authorities and sharp political fighting took place on the central level and the local level, where actually the life of the state is organized, still remained untouched by the representatives of the power and politicians." Moreover, the Head of the Parliament remanded of the necessity to impalement the Recommendations of the Council of Europe regarding the completion of the Constitutional reform. "Though, all this work is not to resemble the political campaign", V. Lytvyn emphasised.
The Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine declared that he deems appeal of 252 People´s Deputies to the Constitutional Court regarding the correspondence of the Law Reg. No2222 to the Constitution of Ukraine that out into effect the Constitutional reform "more correct and opened" than introduction of the matter for the referendum. "Authority is not supposed to delegate its obligations to the citizens", he is convinced.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine declared that in autumn the Parliament should come back to the scrutiny in the repeated second reading the bill on Whole-Ukrainian referendum and reminded of the discussion regarding its principles that actually push the Parliament aside of the decision regarding the introduction of the amendments to the Constitution or the adoption of the Principal Law.