The Vice
President spoke today to President Poroshenko of Ukraine. The Vice President
welcomed the passage by the Rada this week of anti-corruption legislation
sought by the IMF and EU, and commended President Poroshenko and the government
of Ukraine for the hard work that went into ensuring passage.
The Vice
President also commended President Poroshenko’s decision to replace Prosecutor
General Shokin, which paves the way for needed reform of the prosecutorial
service. The Vice President urged President Poroshenko to continue on this
positive trajectory, to include successful implementation of the new
legislation and continued visible progress on anti-corruption reforms, noting this
will require unity and stability.
The Vice President condemned the increasing
violence in eastern Ukraine – which has led to a deteriorating humanitarian
situation – and the continued failure by combined Russian-separatist forces to
allow the OSCE full access to the areas under their de facto control. The Vice
President noted that Minsk implementation by all sides remained the best way
forward for resolving the conflict.
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