Poroshenko: Ukraine is ready to give Donbass special economic status
Ukraine is ready to go to provide the status of a special economic zone with special relations with Russia and the EU, said Petro Poroshenko in conversation French clock television channel.
" We are ready to offer them a special status of a free economic zone with special regime of relations with Russia and the EU, " said Poroshenko, while stressing that the region must be held free elections in local authorities according to the Ukrainian laws.
the head of Ukraine reminded that the region already has its special status of local government.
The Ukrainian Parliament on 16 September last year adopted a law on special powers of local authorities and remedial measures in several areas of Donbass, the list of which were obliged to find out the Ukrainian intelligence. On the same day, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a law which is also known as the law on the special status of Donbass.
later in the Council were to act with specific localities and regions, on which it is proposed to establish a special status. And the people's the people's choice party " national front " Oleksandr Turchynov has submitted to Parliament a draft law, which cancel the effect of the law on the special status of the territories in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
According to Poroshenko, a military confrontation in the East of Ukraine more than $10 million a day.