Deputy Economic Development and Trade Ministers of Ukraine Yulia Klymenko, Maksym Nefyodov and Natalia Mykolska, who is also Trade Representative of Ukraine, have said that they plan to resign following Minister Aivaras Abromavicuis.
“I get many questions, and I want to confirm: yes, I’m resigning jointly with the minister… I fully support each word of the minister – not because I’m his deputy, but because I’m a responsible citizen and patriot of Ukraine. This is absolutely thoughtful and pragmatic decision. This is not a flight from the battle field, as there was never any battle, but its permanent imitation in which we were deliberately engaged,” Klymenko wrote on her Facebook page.
Klymenko said that in 10 months in the ministry the Abromavicuis’ team has started many reforms which are underway and which cannot be halted.
“This is the reform of administrative services and a wide range of reforms that we call deregulation, the public oversight and supervision reform, various programs to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and many other reforms. The Ukrainian business and citizens really need them. We will further actively support these reforms as activists and we would not allow any corrupted person to stop them,” she said.
Nefyodov wrote on his Facebook page that he had big plans on the post, but obstacles that he sees would not allow him to realize the plans.
“Now to continue working as it is means “death by a thousand cuts.” That does not help much, many efforts that could be used for reforms with more profits were burnt,” he wrote.
Mykolska wrote on her Facebook page that she came to the team of technocrats, and the minister chose her for the post only for professional and moral characters.
“My main task was to become an advocate of business of Ukrainian exporters. We fulfilled it jointly with the whole team in the ministry formed by Abromavicuis,” she wrote.
She also said that she is to finish all top-priority projects in the ministry.
According to earlier reports, Abromavicius told a briefing conference in Kyiv on Wednesday that he had decided to resign amid the lack of support and due to the intense resistance to the reforms pursued by his team.
