17 January 2011, 15:00
Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, believes that the People´s Deputies are tired of confrontations, and are willing to work. He made this statement during the official visit to the Republic of Turkey, asked about the plans for the coming session.
V.Lytvyn stressed that The Verkhovna Rada shall adopt important and responsible resolutions, as there is a corresponding experience and a great many documents to be considered urgently. He suggested that the deputies stopped "hanging the posters in the parliament, and driving nails into the jacks of voting equipment."
"As we relentlessly claim that we are democrats, we should give a possibility to pass all the stages of amending the Constitution, and adopt resolutions to fulfill the commitments to the Council of Europe," V.Lytvyn declared.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine believes that there are no minor questions to be considered by the Parliament. "Every issue out of 1100 on the agenda is important," he stated. First and foremost, the law on corruption counter-action should be adopted, scrutiny of the laws on deregulation should be finished, and the laws required by the Council of Europe should be passed. V.Lytvyn stated, "It is crucial for Ukraine to enter the post-monitoring stage, as Ukraine takes over the presidency over the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in May. In this period, it can not remain under the monitoring." V.Lytvyn also deems necessary to adopt the law on the restoration of rights of the deported persons, which was adopted in the first reading.
The Head of the Parliament reminded of the hearings on the pension reform scheduled for February 16. Considering the high level of public awareness during the adoption of the Tax Code, the decision of the pension reform will obviously aggravate the social situation.
V.Lytvyn drew attention to the establishment of contacts between the opposition and the majority. "There is understanding. Only the dialogue and realization of the opposition´s right to talk, argue, insist, warn and call forth in the form of alternative bills and draft resolutions can yield positive results," the Head of the Parliament supposes.