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Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Valeriy Khoroshkovsky has been appointed Ukraine's representative in the CIS Economic Council in place of Andriy Kliuyev.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed a decree to that effect on Friday, his press service reported.

In February 2012, Khoroshkovsky was appointed Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister. Kliuyev, who previously held this post, was appointed secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.