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Ukraine's representative to the European Union Andriy Veselovsky and head of the Ukrainian mission to NATO Ihor Sahach have been dismissed from their posts.

The relevant decrees were signed by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday, the president’s press service reported.

The documents do not state why the two were dismissed.

Veselovsky was appointed as head of the Ukrainian mission to NATO by then President Viktor Yuschenko on March 17, 2008, replacing Roman Shpek.

Sahach had led the Ukrainian mission to NATO since January 2008. Prior to that he had served as Ukraine’s ambassador to Norway from August 2004.