No official action to start the procedure of Ukraine's withdrawal from the CIS, from Kiev now no, said in an interview Last news Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Vasily nebesa in charge of the Ministry of foreign Affairs, economic issues and the participation of Russia in international organizations.

He said that " on the wave of revolutionary passions in Kiev in the beginning of the year certain radical Ukrainian politicians made statements and even offered for consideration in the Verkhovna Rada a draft law on Ukraine's withdrawal from the CIS.

" so anyway, today from Kiev as long as there are no official action to start the procedure of withdrawal from the CIS. Ukraine continues to participate in several multilateral expert mechanisms of interaction within the CIS, the highest statutory and sectoral agencies of the Commonwealth, " the Russian diplomat said.

He noticed that " out of the CIS or not is the choice of Ukraine, but given the poor socio-economic situation in the country, " the failure of Kiev from accumulated within the Commonwealth of positive hits, most importantly, Ukraine and its citizens." It is not difficult to predict what the negative consequences might be for them to change the participation of Kiev in multilateral treaties in the field of pensions, health, " said the Deputy Minister.

" We can only hope that this important for the state will be made under the influence of momentary opportunistic interests or dictated from outside someone else's political will, " said sebenza.

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