SPEAKER PROPOSES ALL VR FACTIONS SIGN AGREEMENT TO UNBLOCK RADA

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The parliament's work may be unblocked if all the factions of the Verkhovna Rada sign a relevat political agreement, Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk told a news briefing after the meeting with the factions' leaders. Such a document "will give all the political forces an opportunity to take one step back in order to take two steps forward", thus resuming the parliament's work, Mr. Yatsenyuk said, proposing that the oppositon refrain from physiical methods to advance its views.

According to him, the relevant draft agrement contains a provision to consider the speaker's signature under the Ukrainian leadership's latest missive to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer as not consolidated by the constitutional composition of the parliament. As UKRINFORM reported earlier, on January 11 the Ukrainian president, prime minister, and speaker signed a letter to Mr. de Hoop Scheffer stating Ukraine's bid to join the NATO Membership Action Plan.

Moreover, the draft agreement is to stipulate that no participants in the political process shall block the VR rostrum or its presidium. They should also debate the agenda for the 6th session and agree on the draft laws to be included in it.

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