Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of The
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, states that drafting of amendments
to the Fundamental Law should not turn into a political campaign, and reminds
that it is the Parliament that has to ratify the amendments to the Constitution.
Meeting Hans-Jurgen Heimsoeth, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine, V.Lytvyn stated that the Constitutional Assembly "should draft the amendments to the Fundamental Law, not a new text of the Constitution. Otherwise, there will be a temptation to ratify the Constitution for particular political purposes."
The Head of the Parliament stressed that drafting of amendments to the Fundamental Law should not turn into a political campaign, when "the pressing issues are neglected, while the Constitution comes to the fore."
V.Lytvyn believes that members of the Scientific-Expert Group set up to establish the Constitutional Assembly should express their motions concerning foundation of the Assembly and principles of its work. The experts of the Constitutional Assembly "shall study the advantages and drawbacks of the applicable Constitution, predicting global development and potential tasks."
"After the document is finalized, the parliament should scrutinize it and ratify the amendments in accordance with the domestic law and democratic standards," the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada stressed.