Press release, General Affairs and External Relations
05 Aug 2006, 18:48 en
The Prime Minister of Finland, Mr Matti Vanhanen, holding the Presidency of the European Union, welcomes the appointment of the Prime Minister of Ukraine and wishes success to Prime Minister Victor Janukovich and the Government of Ukraine in their important tasks. ”The free and fair elections of 26 March 2006 were a significant step in Ukraine’s democratic development. The contributions of the free media and active civil society to this achievement cannot be underestimated. We hope that the difficult process of Government formation after the March elections will be followed by good and transparent cooperation between the Government, the Parliament and the office of the President of Ukraine according to democratic practises and Ukraine’s Constitution. We look forward to working closely with the Government of Ukraine in the future on relations between the European Union and Ukraine.” Back