U.S. supports Poroshenko's constitutional amendments on decentralization of power - Biden

11:26, 29.08.2015 1 min read

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a phone talk with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed support for constitutional amendments proposed by President Poroshenko and Ukraine’s Constitutional Commission that will allow for meaningful decentralization of power.

"The Vice President also emphasized the United States’ strong support for constitutional amendments proposed by President Poroshenko and Ukraine’s Constitutional Commission that will allow for meaningful decentralization of power in keeping with the relevant provisions of the Minsk agreements while preserving Ukraine’s unitary state structure," reads a statement published by White House.

Biden congratulated Poroshenko on reaching agreement with Ukraine’s commercial creditors on debt restructuring, and welcomed news of an agreement among several pro-reform political forces to run a common slate of candidates in Ukraine’s local elections this October.