Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers at an extraordinary government meeting on November 18 appointed Maksym Nefyodov first deputy economic development and trade minister, spokesman for Prime Minister Dmytro Stoliarchuk has said.

"The government has appointed Nefyodov first deputy economic development and trade minister. The decision was made at an extraordinary government meeting on Friday. May good success attend you on the new post!" Stoliarchuk said on his Facebook page.

The government accepted the resignation Yulia Kovaliv from the post of first deputy economic development and trade minister.

Nefyodov had been deputy economic development and trade minister since February 18, 2015.