U.S. thanks Honcharuk for work, congratulates Shmyhal on appointment as Ukraine's PM

05.03.2020 15:45

Ukrinform

The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has congratulated Denys Shmyhal on his appointment as prime minister and looks forward to working closely with him and his cabinet.

"We congratulate Prime Minister Shmyhal on his appointment and look forward to working closely with him and his cabinet colleagues," the embassy wrote on Twitter.

We congratulate Prime Minister Shmyhal on his appointment & look forward to working closely with him and his cabinet colleagues. We thank Oleksiy Honcharuk and his team for their productive collaboration over the past 6 months in support of #USUkrainePartnership.
— U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) March 5, 2020

At the same time, the U.S. Embassy thanked Oleksiy Honcharuk and his team for their productive cooperation over the past six months in support of the partnership between the two countries.

As Ukrinform reported, at an extraordinary meeting on March 4, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Oleksiy Honcharuk from the post of Ukraine's prime minister. A total of 353 MPs voted for this decision.

The Verkhovna Rada appointed Denys Shmyhal as Ukraine's prime minister and approved the composition of the new Cabinet of Ministers.

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