Government fires Olena Zerkal as deputy foreign minister

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has dismissed Olena Zerkal from the post of Deputy Foreign Minister for European Integration.

The Government portal reported this following a government meeting on December 4.

"The Government has relieved Olena Zerkal of the post of Ukraine's deputy foreign minister," the report reads.

On November 28, Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister for European Integration Olena Zerkal tendered her resignation.

Zerkal was appointed deputy foreign minister for European integration in August 2014.

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