23 June 2010, 13:29
Among the Positive Achievements of the First Hundred Days of Work of New Authorities, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, singled out the Restoration of the Constitutional Framework
V.Lytvyn made this statement at the enlarged meeting of the Government with the participation of the President of Ukraine, the heads of regional state administrations, heads of the parliamentary committees and leaders of the coalition factions.
"We enter the constitutional framework slowly, but steadily", he stated and stressed that the law on the fundamentals of the domestic and foreign policy had been adopted for the first time for seventeen years. "It is the framework to determine the areas of activity of the Head of State, the Cabinet of Ministers, The Verkhovna Rada, as well as the prospects for all those who closely monitor Ukraine", he declared. The Head of the Parliament supposes that the Socio-Economic Development Program is equally important.
V.Lytvyn stated that it fostered predictability in Ukraine "there is no feeling of impermanence that used to accompany Ukrainian politicians and people who had no confidence in the future." "This predictability may not be easily attained; however, life can be carefree neither in the European community nor in our country", V.Lytvyn stated.
Addressing the participants of the meeting, V.Lytvyn called for assessing the conditions in the country and informing the public about it to finish with this topic. V.Lytvyn substantiated this statement with the high public expectations, as not all of them would be fulfilled, while the credit of trust in the authorities was rather high. "It is necessary to be informed about the situation in the country and starting points", he stated. "To keep the public trust means to implement the key task to accomplish modernization." Ukraine can rely only on the people and intellectual potential, V.Lytvyn stressed. He also believes that trust in the authorities presupposes domestic investments.
Having set the fundamentals, V.Lytvyn calls for "launching the work in the positive course, because ‘disastrous´ moods of late can disrupt the basis for transformations."
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine stressed that the reserves of cooperation between the Government and the Parliament were enormous. He called for focusing attention on the decisions to be adopted and their benefit for the people. The Head of the Parliament calls for overcoming some approaches inevitable in work. Thus, it concerns the fact that the Cabinet of Ministers assumes the authorities of The Verkhovna Rada as to adoption of some legislative resolutions. "I think that our relations are not problematic and we will find a common stand to settle these issues", V.Lytvyn stated. He supposes that adoption of balanced and harmonized Tax and Budget Codes is a key objective. V.Lytvyn supports the opinion of the Head of State that a Tax Code shall be adopted on a new basis.
V.Lytvyn admits that ongoing introduction of amendments to the Tax Code can delay its adoption.
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine calls for coordinating the work of all branches of authority. It concerns both domestic and foreign policy, he specified. "I believe that the period of finding a common stand has been completed. Responsible work and complicated decisions are coming", V.Lytvyn stated.
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appreciates holding of the events under the chairmanship of the President of Ukraine, as "it facilitates common responsibility and involvement in the implementation of the principles declared by the President." V.Lytvyn stated that "it is the last chance, and we should take advantage of it."