Opening a special cabinet meeting, Victor Yushchenko
said he expected the government to present a clear program for the
first quarter of 2006, presidential press office reported.
The President pointed out that he had two reasons to
convene the meeting. First of all, the ministers should analyze the
situation in the executive system and, second, they should formulate
“an absolutely clear-cut program for their efficient work” until the
new cabinet is formed after elections. Their priority is to start
introducing energy saving reforms.
Addressing those present, the Head of State said in
such circumstances they could demonstrate their professional commitment
and patriotism.
Commenting on a recent voting to sack the cabinet,
Yushchenko claimed that he withdrew from the Memorandum on Cooperation,
signed in September 2005 between government and opposition. The
President said he did it “because the other side has neglected its
fundamental principle of cooperation to stabilize the situation in
Ukraine.”
Yushchenko added that all recent events proved the
suppositions that unbalanced changes to the Constitution
might undermine the situation.
He opined that the Constitutional Court “is, in
fact, the first victim of the victory of corporate interests over
country’s needs.”
“We can say that the Constitution of Ukraine is deprived of its voice,” he stressed.
The President, however, expressed confidence that
because of the current situation the government would find many “normal
democratic” partners.
He also insisted on the importance to build constructive relations with the Verkhovna Rada.
“I hope that regardless of what has happened after
that resolution the government will consider building constructive
relations with parliament to be one of its priorities,” he said.
Yushchenko thinks during this session they should
approve about thirty important bills “which can lay fundamentals of new
policy in 2006.”
“So I would like to ask the government and
parliament to reach a sufficient level of communication and
understanding to pass these laws,” he noted.
The President also pledged to observe the law, “We
must show all political forces that we respect the Constitution of
Ukraine and will act legally.”
