On Monday, May 23, Prime Minister
of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman held a meeting with Treasury’s Assistant Secretary for International Finance Ramin Toloui. The sides discussed priority
directions of reforms in Ukraine and prospects of bilateral cooperation.
The Prime Minister thanked the
USA for a decision on the allocation of credit guarantees of $ 1 billion to
support Ukraine. "This is an important step for the macroeconomic
stability of our country," he stressed.
Volodymyr Groysman informed
that last week the IMF Mission completed its work in Ukraine. According to him, the
Government will continue its cooperation with the IMF and will do its utmost to
meet the obligations assumed by Ukraine. "The Government of Ukraine
is committed to carrying out structural and systematic reforms in the country,
and we are aware that these reforms are needed especially in our country,"
he underlined.
Thus, among the priorities of the
Government’s activity is the fight against corruption, particularly in
state-owned enterprises through public election of their management on the
competitive basis and provision of open privatization as well as reform of the
Ukrainian customs. Also, the Government is focused on reforming of the
energy sector, improving the efficiency of social policy and institutional
capacity of power, ensuring equal conditions for doing business, carrying out
deregulation and pension reform, noted Volodymyr Groysman.
The Prime Minister recalled that
earlier on Monday he met with Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Robert Gil Kerlikowske. During the meeting there
was signed an Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and
the Government of the United States of America on mutual assistance between the
customs administrations. "This is a very important step. We are committed
to curbing current corruption in the customs authorities and we are counting on
the support of the United States," said Volodymyr Groysman.
Treasury’s Assistant Secretary for International Finance Ramin Toloui praised
the first steps undertaken by the new Government, including the introduction of
a single market-based price for gas, as to the completion of the second IMF
program, as well as statements regarding the need to eliminate the political
influence of oligarchs.
Ramin Toloui noted the
progress in the partnership between Ukraine and the United States achieved over
the last two years, and stressed the readiness of the USA to support Ukraine on
the path of reforms, evidence of which was the decision to allocate the third
financial assistance in the form of loan guarantees.
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