On Friday, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andrii Parubii told the Rada TV Channel that the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine was an important event.
Andrii Parubii called symbolic the fact that the participants in the festive meeting at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine were both interns of the Ukrainian Parliament and creators of the Ukrainian Constitution themselves. According to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, it was important to hear the speeches by President Petro Poroshenko, former president of Ukraine (1991-1994) Leonid Kravchuk, people's deputies of Ukraine of different convocations, and anti-terrorist operation participants. Andrii Parubii promised to continue doing his best to make the Ukrainian Parliament more open and improve the legislative work.
In speaking of the last week results, the Chairperson of the Ukrainian Parliament drew particular attention to the Forum on local development conducted in the town of Truskavets, at which he met with Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland Marek Kuchcinski. The Parties discussed the issues of border cooperation in particular, the development of infrastructure in the near-border areas. Andrii Parubii expressed confidence that the development of the Ukrainian-Polish relations have considerable potential.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada expressed hope that during the upcoming plenary week, the Ukrainian Parliament would consider the draft law on special confiscation. At that he said the issue could put the adoption of all other draft laws at risk. He reminded that People's Front had demanded adoption of the draft law that would allow channeling all former president Viktor Yanukovych's funds for security and defense of the country, or otherwise the political force would not take part in any other votes. Andrii Parubii said that the draft law was being jointly considered along with European experts and lawyers.
Besides, next plenary week, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will have to consider the issue of dismissal, detention and arrest of people's deputy O.Onyschenko. "This is a very high-profile issue, such issues are always a great challenge for the Ukrainian Parliament," he said. He reminded that the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Rules of Parliamentary Procedure and Support to Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine had given required time for drafting written explanations and for taking respective decision "…that makes me as the head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine put this issue on the agenda."
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada said the Parliament also plans to consider a large set of documents on appointment and dismissal of judges.