On
Tuesday evening, December 22, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk had a
telephone conversation with United States Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew.
During
the talk the interlocutors discussed the state of the negotiations that the
Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko are
engaged in with the Verkhovna Rada members on the adoption of the State Budget
for 2016, the comment of the U.S. Department of the Treasury press service
reads.
“Secretary
Lew underscored the urgency of Ukraine meeting its commitments to the IMF and
highlighted the risks of undermining critical international support if the Rada
delays this effort until next year”, reads the comment.
The
Secretary of the U.S. Treasury stated that passing a fiscally sustainable
budget as soon as possible is critical to underpin economic stability and for
continued provision of financial assistance from the IMF and Ukraine's other
international partners.
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