19 November 2009, 12:38
Mykola Tomenko believes that Further Stay of Ukrainian Peace-Makers in Liberia is Unreasonable.
"Ukrainian peacemakers are constantly exposed to danger and it is caused not only by the military operations but also due to the low standard of living and high level of sickness rate in African country", - M. Tomenko declared.
M. Tomenko also proclaimed that as it is known from mass media, military officers that are directed to Liberia sometimes do not have necessary preparation for their mission as for the present day quantity of the training flights are extremely low and training is being held on flight simulators. "Probably it was the cause of the helicopter crash in year 2008 with Ukrainian peacemakers in Liberia", - he informed.
M. Tomenko also emphasized that 6 years ago, a lot of People´s Deputies were firmly against the decision to direct Ukrainian peacemakers to Liberia as they deemed the decision adopted by that time country leaders (L. Kuchma, the President of Ukraine and V. Yanukovych, the Prime-Minister of Ukraine) fine gesture regarding the international organizations, possessed critical attitude towards the Ukrainian high-ranking authorities.
The Vice-Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine reminded that in the year 2009 the resolution of L. Kuchma, the President of Ukraine was upheld by Party of Regions (under the leadership of R. Bohatyriova)
"The fact remains unclear and odd, why no one of the country high-ranking authorities till present time came back to the scrutiny of the further stay of Ukrainian peace-makers in Liberia."