Ukraine's Cabinet approves government action program and submits it to parliament
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers approved the government's action program and submitted it to the Verkhovna Rada for consideration, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said on Aug. 17.
On August 17, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers approved the government's action program and sent it to the Verkhovna Rada for evaluation, according to Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi. The program outlines the government's guiding principles, major targets, and specific tasks. Koretskyi highlighted that the document clearly outlines the government's responsibilities in each area.
The prime minister expressed gratitude to lawmakers for their input in preparing and finalizing the document. He urged parliament to review the program promptly. The prime minister emphasized that the program's primary objective is to sustain and triumph in the fight for Ukraine's independence, deeming it a collective endeavor with shared accountability for the outcome.
Earlier, on July 16, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Koretskyi as the new prime minister, replacing Yulia Svyrydenko, and endorsed a fresh Cabinet, excluding the foreign and defense ministers whose nominations had not been forwarded to parliament by the president. On July 17, the government designated Yevhenii Khmara as the interim defense minister and Andrii Sybiha as the interim foreign minister.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Cabinet's principal duties would encompass preparing the nation for the impending winter, bolstering its defense capacities, and hastening the execution of accords with international allies.
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