Ukraine completes ratification of minerals deal with US
Source: the website of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament); European Pravda
Details: The president's website says that Law No. 0309 on the ratification of the minerals deal was returned with the president's signature on Monday, and the act was sent out the same day.
This completes the formal ratification procedure.
Background:
The Verkhovna Rada voted on 8 May to ratify the minerals deal with the United States and establish the US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.
Yuliia Svyrydenko, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, said the Fund will start operating within weeks of the agreement's ratification.
Read more: Natural resources deal details: 57 minerals and US military aid to Ukraine
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