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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has asked the government to draw up a bill amending the Ukrainian constitution in line with the Venice Commission's findings and Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) recommendations and submit it to the Verkhovna Rada for consideration, the presidential press service reported on Friday.

Yanukovych had issued such instructions to honor agreements that were reached during his working visit to Strasbourg on April 27, it said.

The press service did not specify what constitutional amendments were planned.