Ukrainian parliament to hold extraordinary meeting on April 13 - Razumkov

An extraordinary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada will be held on Monday, April 13, at about 14:00, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmytro Razumkov has said.

He said this at a briefing on Friday after meeting with the leaders of parliamentary factions and groups, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"We have discussed the issues that are likely to be submitted for an extraordinary Verkhovna Rada meeting on Monday. The meeting is tentatively set to begin at 14:00. I hope it will not last for a long time because most issues have been discussed and an agreement has been reached regarding their consideration at the meetings of working groups and committees," Razumkov said.

According to the speaker, the meeting was attended by the prime minister, the finance minister, and MPs.

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