Arseniy Yatsenyuk: The country is waiting for a justice reform - the upgrade of the judiciary, the public prosecution service and of the Ukrainian Constitution

The competition for the Government and the posts therein distracts public attention from bigger and really fundamental problems: “The country is waiting for a justice reform – the upgrade of the judiciary, the public prosecution service and of the Ukrainian Constitution”, stressed Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk in 10 Minutes programme on Sunday, March 27.

The Constitutional reform should enshrine the new distribution of responsibilities between President, Parliament and Government, and between central and local governments, he accentuated.

“Both to advance such reforms and to ensure overall and real fight against corruption it is vital to see the will and commitment of the national leadership and the entire political class”, urged the Head of Government.

“I urge the President and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to demonstrate leaders in these actions. It is they, after all, who are capable of overcoming the oppressiveness of uncertainty and demoralization driven by the anti-government struggle in Ukraine”, Arseniy Yatsenyuk emphasized.

The Prime Minister also highlighted the need to develop the common external position of Ukraine: “Internal contradictions undermine the reputation of the State. We should concentrate the necessary forces to accelerate the peaceful settlement of the situation and the restoration of the territorial integrity of the country”.

“But the settlement process should not imply any compromise regarding our future European and Euro-Atlantic integration”, he said.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed that bolstering internal unity would mobilize and enhance international support for reforms within the country.