Kyiv Mayor Popov not to resign

12:35, 28.03.2013 1 min read

Head of Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) Oleksandr Popov has said he does not intend to resign.

"I want to ask, do you think I am irresponsible? Do you think that at the time when one needs to step up efforts, when the maximum result is required, I should step down and walk away saying 'That's it, I no longer care'?" Popov told journalists on Thursday, when asked whether the issue of his resignation has been discussed.

"I have undertaken certain commitments, and I will fulfill them. And as to whether I acted professionally and whether I organized this process [the removal of snow from Kyiv] adequately – these [conclusions] will be made by the cabinet and the president," he said.

Popov also said: "I am not ashamed of the fact that we have done such enormous work, that we have almost restored the operation of the city in full."