Meeting with President of the European Parliament

On April 6, at 13.00 President Victor Yushchenko shall meet the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering.

Meeting with Taras Shevchenko University students

On April 6, at 10.00 President Victor Yushchenko will speak at his meeting with the students of National Taras Shevchenko University.

President ready to discuss simultaneous early parliamentary and presidential election

Speaking to journalists after his visit to training ground of the 8th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in Khmelnitsky region, President Victor Yushchenko stressed that he is ready to discuss possibility of holding simultaneous early parliamentary and presidential election.

“I would like to announce officially that I am ready to approve the decision on holding early presidential election in this country. Because this decision depends on me now”, - he said.

According to him, in package with such a step the early election to the parliament should be haled but in accordance with the new proportional open lists system.

Beside that Victor Yushchenko stressed that he is ready to submit his draft law on alterations to electoral legislation to the Verkhovna Rada next week.

As another condition for holding early parliamentary and presidential election President Yushchenko named “political cleansing” before the voters. He explained that he means adoption of alterations to the legislation, which would abolish deputies’ immunity. “I think that it would be a good demonstration that all those who are going to take part in the election want to do it openly and without fear of accountability before the law”, - he said.

In addition President Yushchenko said that for early elections to happen it is absolutely necessary to adopt the law on their financing.

Visit to Khmelnytsky region

On April 3 President Yushchenko will go with a working visit to Khmelnytsky region.

Credentials ceremony

On April 2, at 14.00 President Victor Yushchenko will accept credentials from the newly appointed foreign Ambassadors to Ukraine.

President Victor Yushchenko visits training ground of the 8th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces

In Khmelnitsky region President Victor Yushchenko visited training ground of the 8th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

At the training ground President Yushchenko was familiarized with structure, personnel and weaponry of rocket and artillery troops, their combat capabilities and state.

Also President Yushchenko watched maneuvers performed by soldiers of Ukrainian Ground Forces and Military Intelligence.

Victor Yushchenko was shown weaponry used by the corps, particularly VR-2 ‘Stryzh’ and VR-3 ‘Reys’ UAV and ‘Kazhan’, ‘Kazhan – 2’ UAVS.

After that President Yushchenko gave memorable presents to commanders of units that took part in the maneuvers and showed their best.

President goes to Khmelnytsky region

President Victor Yushchenko went with a working visit to Khmelnitsky region, where he was scheduled to visit training ground of the 8th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.