13 December 2012, 17:02
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Rybak is convinced that the Parliament will find consensus among all political forces.
“I have no doubts about that,” claimed V. Rybak on Thursday after the briefing.
V. Rybak said that in the first days of work of the Parliament of the seventh convocation the situation was complicated, nevertheless, all agenda items have been considered and decided upon.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine noted that after his today’s speech he asked the members of the parliament “to understand that elections and electoral rhetoric are over”, andinvited all political forces to elaborate a joint program aimed at “creation of new jobs, decent salaries, housing, and pension increase.”
V. Rybak stressed the importance of joint efforts of the Parliament and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in performance of the budget.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, reminded the Head of the Parliament gave its consent to appointment of Mykola Azarov to the post of the Prime-Minister of Ukraine; he ensured that “the Parliament will cooperate with the Government in performing the tasks givern by our electorate.”
The Prime-Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov congratulated the representatives of mass media on the fact that the Verkhovna Rada has taken first reasonable steps today and elected the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and his Deputies.
“It was a result of a compromise and agreement, and it gives us hope that further work of the Verkhovna Rada will be based on compromise, understanding and solving difficult problems,” he said.
M. Azarov drew attention to the tasks that were voiced by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, where he formulated the most important spheres for reforming our country and economy. “And it is us – the Government and the Parliament – who has to solve these tasks; we’ll have to work hard and seek the solutions,” said the Prime Minister.
He congratulated V. Rybak on his election to the post of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. M. Azarov believes that “this is the best choice for the Verkhovna Rada, this person can always find a compromise. He is a wise and experienced person.”