The opposition on Wednesday began hindering the work of the Ukrainian parliament after it refused to dismiss the government led by Mykola Azarov.

The parliament session has not begun yet, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported. Opposition parliamentarians gathered at the assembly, some of them walked to the presidium, and several parliamentarians took their seats in the government box, the Interfax correspondent reported.

Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Rybak is now talking to members of the parliamentary majority in the Party of Regions sector.

The situation in the parliament is now calm.