EU chief diplomat on changes in Ukrainian government: It is important that reforms continue

Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, commenting on the resignation of Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and changes to the Cabinet of Ministers, has said that forming a government is the internal affair of each country.

Source: European Pravda, citing the diplomat's statement ahead of the EU foreign ministers' meeting

Quote: "For us it is also important that work on reforms continues, because we want to push the enlargement agenda and therefore we also need to see that Ukraine is doing reforms from their side."

Details: Kallas stressed the importance of the renewed Cabinet continuing to implement European integration reforms.

"We need to work with whoever the people or the government appoint, so we will have to work with those people," Kallas said.

Background:

• On 12 July, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the need to renew the Cabinet of Ministers and reported the resignation of Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.
• There is currently no finalised candidate for the post of new prime minister, though four candidates are being considered within the authorities.

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