Ukraine's PM charges Cabinet to draft bill on Cabinet of Ministers

Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych instructed the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers to draft a new bill "On the Cabinet of Ministers" by early September for the Verkhovna Rada's consideration. As the Premier told the Cabinet session on Monday, drafting the bill is an urgent and priority task, Cabinet's press office reported.

The number of governmental committees is supposed to be decreased from seven to five, each of them to be subordinated to the Prime Minister and a relevant Vice Prime Minister.

Thus, Prime Minister Yanukovych is supposed to chair the governmental committee for industrial policy, defense and international cooperation.

First Vice Prime Minister, Finances Minister Mykola Azarov to lead the committee for economic policy and Vice Prime Minister Andriy Kliuyev to chair the committee for the economy real sector, to which the department for agrarian matters will be affixed, which was earlier led by Vice Prime Minister for agrarian matters.

The Govt committee for regional policies, construction and public amenities will be subordinated to Vice Prime Minister, Minister for construction, architecture and public amenities Volodymyr Rybak and the humanitarian and social affairs committee to Vice Prime Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk.