“The new government of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk offers a fresh start,” said Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in a statement released Thursday (February 27). “We, along with the international community, expect that Ukraine’s sovereignty will be respected and its territorial integrity maintained.”
“The appointment of a legitimate government is a vital step forward in restoring democracy and normalcy to Ukraine,” the Minister said.
The statement comes as Ukrainian parliamentarians chose Arseniy Ytasenyuk as the new Ukrainian Prime Minister. And the Canadian statement also comes as Minister Baird arrived in Kiev with a Canadian delegation to meet with members of the new government.
More information:
Canada Foreign Affairs press release – Canada Welcomes New Government of Ukraine – here
BBC – Ukraine crisis: Yatsenyuk is PM-designate, Kiev Maidan told – here
Globe and Mail – Canada’s foreign minister lands in Ukraine as tensions mount – here
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