Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius' possible resignation is a sign that the country is drifting toward a political crisis, says Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Groysman.

"As it concerns [Abromavicius'] resignation, it's obvious to everyone that we are entering a serious political crisis," Groysman said at a joint news briefing with Pat Cox, who leads a European Parliament mission assessing the need for the Verkhovna Rada's reform, at a news briefing in Kyiv on Thursday.

"Members of political parties should resolve this crisis together with the president, in order to stabilize the situation and show the people, absolutely, clearly, how we are going to live tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow," Groysman said.

He, once again, called for "updating the coalition agreement as a clear action plan, rather than a purely formal document."

The coalition agreement should show how business is going to develop in Ukraine, what wages the people will have, and what the national currency's exchange rate will be, Groysman said. "I think this is what all Ukrainians would like to understand," he said.

The government should be renewed, in order to attain the goals formulated in the coalition agreement, and it should include people capable of resolving problems which facing the country, he said.

"As the Verkhovna Rada chairman, I stress that I will hold consultations with all political forces so as to find the right plan to overcome the situation in which we have found ourselves today," he said.

Groysman called for putting an end to any discord, and give those willing to pursue reform a chance to work.

As for Abromavicius's accusations aimed at Ihor Kononenko, first deputy head of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc parliamentary faction, the speaker suggested that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau should provide an answer to them.

"What is there to comment on? I believe the National Anti-Corruption Bureau should provide an answer absolutely publicly, clearly, and quickly," he said.

He warned, however, that one should be able to answer for the accusations addressed to Kononenko.

Abromavicius announced at a news briefing on February 3, that he had decided to resign because of a lack of support for, and active opposition to, the reforms pursued by his team.

Kononenko described Abromavicius' statement as "emotional" and as an attempt to shift responsibility for setbacks in the Economic Development and Trade Ministry's work on someone else. He dismissed the minister's accusations and explained them by plans of the government's rearrangement.

President Petro Poroshenko said after meeting with Abromavicius that he had tried to persuade him not to resign and that the minister was still undecided.