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Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman regrets the decision of Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Kutovyi to resign and is ready to start consultations with MPs on the appointment of a new minister, according to his statement made at a government meeting on Wednesday, May 24.
"Yesterday, Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Taras Kutovyi decided to resign ... I'm sorry to hear he has made such a decision, but I respect it," the prime minister said.
He went on to say that a list of possible candidates for the post of the head of the ministry would be made after consultations with the coalition. The new minister should be appointed in the near future since the agricultural sector remains very important for the Ukrainian economy, Groysman stressed.
"We need to begin consultations with the coalition on the adoption by the parliament of the necessary decisions on the minister’s resignation at his request and on possible candidates who will be submitted to the parliament," he said.
Groysman also stressed the government's intention to continue implementing the initiated programs to support the Ukrainian agricultural sector.
"Today, it is very important for us to continue our strong support of the agribusiness sector and ensure its growth, as well as implementation of all the initiated programs, that is the allocation of 1% of gross agricultural output to the agricultural sector, as well as a program to support agricultural engineering," the prime minister said.
Read alsoUkraine's agriculture minister resigns, waits for parliament's green lightAs UNIAN reported, Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Taras Kutovyi submitted a resignation letter to the Verkhovna Rada urging the MPs to support it.
He did not disclose the reasons for leaving, but noted that in future he plans to work in the sphere of investment, inviting investors to Ukraine.
Kutovyi was appointed Agrarian Policy and Food Minister on April 14, 2016. Prior to joining the Cabinet, he had been a head of the Parliamentary Committee on Agrarian Policy and Land Relations since 2014. He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada from the Udar Party group in 2012.