President of Ukraine

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During the meeting, the Head of State noted the strong support for Ukraine by both chambers of the US Congress. He thanked the Senators from the Ukrainian Caucus for their personal contribution to the formation of this support.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stresses that the task of the Supreme Anticorruption Court of Ukraine launched today is not just to punish corrupt officials, but to restore trust of citizens.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stresses the importance of resolving the issue of jurisdiction of the Supreme Anticorruption Court of Ukraine so that thousands of small cases do not hinder its work.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the Verkhovna Rada to approve the draft law on amendments to Article 80 of the Constitution of Ukraine on the immunity of MPs, and noted that with the abolition of the immunity, the possibility of instituting criminal proceedings against the deputies would emerge.They will still be immune to political decisions and positions.

In particular, the Head of State commissioned Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk and Minister of Finance Oksana Markarova to submit a bill on the State Budget of Ukraine for 2020, which will stimulate economic growth, to the Parliament by September 15, 2019.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy commissioned the new government to improve the business climate in the country, revise the labor legislation and introduce a single e-services system in cooperation with the Parliament.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy set a task to the Government and the Ministry of Infrastructure to work out a plan of Ukrzaliznytsia restructuring by the end of the year, which will provide for the liberalization of the locomotive market.

During his meeting with the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada, the Cabinet of Ministers and the law enforcement bodies, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined the priority tasks in the field of decentralization and regional policy.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the development of a powerful and combat capable army a priority and set a task before the leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to develop a Defense Plan.