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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Andriy Parubiy, says the law on the functioning of the Ukrainian language as a state language will be voted April 25.

Speaking about "the fundamental things of fundamental for the Ukrainian state, the Rada head listed, in particular, questions of the church, NATO, visa-free travel, repelling Russian aggression, and the language law "that we will adopt at the next plenary Thursday [April 25]."

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As UNIAN reported earlier, the Verkhovna Rada from February 28 has been considering in the second reading the draft law "On ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as a state language" (No. 5670-d).

Deputies submitted over 2,000 amendments to the bill.

Mykola Knyazhytsky, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Culture Committee, earlier said the amendments could be considered on April 23.

The Parliament will hold its next plenary April 23-26.