Cabinet to appoint new envoy to parliament within two weeks / Photo from UNIAN

The Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine's government, plans to consider the appointment of its new permanent representative to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, within the next two weeks.

"A new candidacy of the government representative in the country's legislature will be announced within two weeks," as reported on the Government portal.

Read alsoCabinet sacks Naftogaz chief KobolyevThe incumbent envoy, Member of Parliament Vasyl Mokan has been holding the relevant position since April last year.

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In turn, Mokan wrote on Telegram he had submitted a letter of resignation. "This step has been mutually agreed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. I am grateful to him and the entire government staff for hectic 13.5 months of work. It's the Cabinet that is to decide who will be my successor at the post," he said.

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