Poroshenko: the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine does not provide for a special status of Donbass
Ukraine was, there is and will be a unitary state, the proposed changes to the Constitution do not provide for a special status for Donbass, said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in the Verkhovna Rada, representing the Project of changes to the main law of the country. "Not a single hint not federalization. Ukraine was, there is and will be a unitary state. The project change does not provide and cannot provide any of the special status of Donbass, there simply isn't one. The project only allows for the possibility of specific local government in certain territorial units ? of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, as determined by a separate act. This law twice took horse Council "? leads RIA "Novosti" the words Poroshenko. "Decentralization is no space in such areas As defense, national security, foreign policy, supervision over the observance of constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens ", ? said Poroshenko. Poroshenko is confident that its proposed Draft changes to the Constitution of Ukraine does not violate the Minsk agreements Poroshenko also said he did not want to Ask for more authority, because he believes the current form of government in the country best." Ask for more I have no desire, the current form of government is optimal, ? He said and tried to convince politicians not to make " empty talk ". Before that Plenipotentiary representative LNR on the negotiations of the contact group Vladislav Danego said that the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko changes to the Draft amendments to the Constitution are irrelevant to the Minsk peace process and does not remove the conflict between Kiev and the Donbas in the issue of constitutional reform. On Thursday it was claimed that the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko submitted to the Verkhovna Rada amendments to the Constitution, which provide for the provision of the special status of Donbass. Remember, July 2, Poroshenko submitted to the Verkhovna Rada the Project of changes to the Constitution on decentralization of power. Ukrainian officials hope to approve these changes in the fall. As reported by the print edition OPINION, the Project changes do not provide any special status for Donbass. The Foreign Ministry told that shown by the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada the Project of constitutional reform completely ignores the suggestions of the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass. Himself Poroshenko on 26 July said about the participation of certain commissioners of Donbass in the creation of change in the Constitution. He also said that will not give the ability to put pressure on Kiev in the provision of the Donbass special status. In DND and LNR stressed that the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, the commissioners of Donbass was not discussed.