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Bern, June 8 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian parliament doesn't have enough votes to put the draft law on pension reform on the agenda, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has said.

"Today the situation is strained. There are no 226 votes for the inclusion of this issue into the agenda. There aren’t enough votes yet, even among pro-government factions, including the largest ones. There is no desire to vote," Lytvyn told reporters on Wednesday during his official visit to Switzerland.

Lytvyn has suggested that before putting this issue on the agenda, they need to discuss it with the government one more time.