Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that it is important to begin the procedure of formation of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in September and form it by the end of the year, the president's press service reported on Thursday.

The press service said that at a meeting of the National Council on Anti-Corruption Policy devoted to the implementation of the judicial reform, Poroshenko welcomed the adoption of amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine in part of justice and the law on the judicial system and the status of judges. The president said that this would help to fully reboot the judicial branch.

Poroshenko is confident that with the creation of conditions for the reboot of the judicial power, the formation of principally new infrastructure for the fight against corruption in Ukraine has been finished.

"But the courts must be cleared of corrupt officials in order to eliminate corruption," the president said.

The head of state welcomed the abolition of judicial immunity and introduction of their declarations of revenues and expenditures.

According to him, efficient cooperation of the High Qualification Commission of Judges, High Council of Justice, National Anti-Corruption Bureau and other law enforcement and fiscal authorities facilitates greater quality of contests.

"For today, scrupulous lifestyle monitoring, declarations of revenues and expenditures, declarations of family ties, control of the Public Council will allow us to expect an efficient judicial system shortly," the head of state said.