KYIV, Ukraine, February 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych may have effectively launched the constitutional reform process by signing the Decree "On Supporting the Initiative to Establish the Constitutional Assembly," as reported by the Press office of the president. First Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk (1991-1994) will supervise the working group of scientific experts to establish the Constitutional Assembly that will work on the wording of the new Constitution of Ukraine and become an advisory body to the president. "Ukraine has not seen systemic reforms in 20 years of its independence, which we celebrate this year," said Yanukovych reminding that the reforms should be consistent, comprehensive and bear systematic approach. It is planned that the new draft of the constitution prepared by the Assembly in a form of a presidential bill would have to be considered by the Ukrainian parliament (VerkhovnaRada) after the elections in 2012. The

KIEV, Ukraine, December 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych vetoed the new Tax Code of Ukraine, adopted by Ukrainian Parliament on 18 November 2010. The document has caused thousands of Ukrainian businesspeople to strike for over a week now.

KIEV, Ukraine, October 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The representatives of Arcelor-Mittal have expressed their willingness to get back to negotiations of the investment agreement with the Ukrainian government.

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney met with Ukrainian officials Friday to discuss continuing tensions over Russia's military incursion into Georgia.

Excerpt from report by private Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 5 September: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has stressed efforts to join NATO's Membership Action Plan are still topical. He said this in a joint statement for media with US Vice- President Dick Cheney today.