Anatoliy Kinakh, who had been secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council since September 2005, said given that the Rada, which is forming a coalition after parliamentary elections, would start working in difficult conditions, he thought it his duty to apply his skills to ensure coordinated, pragmatic and proper work in the new parliament.
"After the constitutional reform was launched, the Supreme Rada obtained substantial powers," he said, referring to legislation that stripped the president of some powers in favor of the legislature. "And the state's further social, political and economic development will depend on how reasonable and well coordinated its decisions are."
Kinakh, who was granted a parliamentary seat with the pro-presidential bloc Our Ukraine in March, said he was worried that the country's development was under threat given the difficulties with forming the coalition and parliament's new role.
