President establishes Constitutional Assembly

Current events

	17.05 15:32President: Ukraine is preparing thoroughly for its OSCE chairmanship in 2013Ukraine is preparing thoroughly for its OSCE chairmanship in 2013, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych said at a meeting with PACE Monitoring Committee Co-Rapporteurs on Ukraine Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin and Mailis Reps.

17.05 14:42President: After adopting Access to Public Information Law, Ukraine became closer to European standards"The Law on the Access to Public Information has brought Ukraine closer to European standards," said Viktor Yanukovych.

	17.05 14:35President: Constitutional Assembly will start working soonThe Constitutional Assembly will start working soon, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych said at a meeting with PACE Monitoring Committee Co-Rapporteurs on Ukraine Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin and Mailis Reps.

17.05 14:25President: We plan to implement new Criminal Procedure Code in six monthsOver the next six months, Ukraine plans to adopt all the legislative amendments necessary to implement the new Criminal Procedure Code, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych said at a meeting with PACE Monitoring Committee Co-Rapporteurs on Ukraine Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin and Mailis Reps.

	17.05 14:14President: Ukraine will have fair and democratic elections in 2012The elections of 2012 in Ukraine will be fair and democratic, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych said at a meeting with PACE Monitoring Committee Co-Rapporteurs on Ukraine Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin and Mailis Reps.

	17.05 14:06President points to positive dynamics in Ukraine-PACE cooperationPresident Viktor Yanukovych believes there is positive dynamics in resolving all the questions of cooperation between Ukraine and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, he said at a meeting with PACE Monitoring Committee Co-Rapporteurs on Ukraine Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin and Mailis Reps.

17.05 09:30President instructs Government to prepare regulations required by new Customs Code of UkrainePresident Viktor Yanukovych has instructed Prime Minister Mykola Azarov to provide for the preparation and publication of a number of regulations required by the new Customs Code of Ukraine.

17.05 08:15President's visit to Volyn region postponed due to unfavorable airport weather conditionsDue to unfavorable airport weather conditions, President Viktor Yanukovych's visit to Volyn region has been posponed.