Lytvyn ready to sign IMF appeal if parliament votes for it

Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn is ready to sign an appeal to the International Monetary Fund on the provision of a second tranche of the country's stand-by credit, if the parliament makes such a decision.

"I am not trying to avoid participating in the process, and today, during the conciliation council meeting, I clearly stated my decision to the president and the participants of the previous meeting, that if the parliament decides to authorize the speaker or any other representative of the parliament to sign such a letter, this will be done," he said during the briefing on Monday.

Lytvyn said he was sure that reviving the dialogue with IMF is not a priority, but still a very important issue.

"I am sure that International Monetary Fund is interested in providing the second tranche to Ukraine," the speaker said.

He noted that the corporate debts are to be added to the state debt of Ukraine.

According to Lytvyn, the sum of corporate debts is around $30 billion.

According to the speaker, cooperation with IMF is supported by the fact that the talks are being held, and there is also a positive estimate of what is going on in Ukraine, which is a signal to other financial institutions and investors.

Lytvyn also said that the letter of appeal to IMF states that the president and the prime minister are a signal to the IMF on the importance of cooperation.

Earlier, the leader of the Regions Party refused to sign a mutual letter of appeal to IMF.