The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday appointed former speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Turchynov new Secretary General of the Council of national security and defence (NSDC).

Assign Turchynov Alexander V. Secretary of the Council of national security and defense of Ukraine ", - reported in the decree, posted on the Internet representation Poroshenko.

Former NSDC Secretary Andriy Parubiy now holds the post of Vice speaker of the Verkhovna Rada. Parubiy worked as the Secretary of the Council from February to August 2014, since this position was vacant.

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