Dmitry Zlatarev. Vice President Joe Biden met on the first day of the week at the White house with the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko. According to the White house, during the meeting the sides discussed the reforms in Ukraine in General and its capital city for example. "The Vice President and the Mayor discussed the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the vital importance of carrying out reforms in Ukraine ", - stated in the document. It stresses that Klitschko told about the changes in Kiev over the past year aimed increasing transparency in the implementation of public procurement and in the city budget, as well as about the efforts to implement the government's decision to reduce the level of bribery and procurement of municipal services ". Biden, for his part, highlighted the importance of these steps and clarified that among the most clear indicators of progress in implementing reforms in terms of the rule of law will bring to justice those who are guilty of bribery, " according to the report.