Ukrainian govt initiates termination of 8 treaties with Russia, Belarus, CIS countries

MOSCOW. May 21 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian government proposed on Wednesday that the Ukrainian parliament agree on the termination, withdrawal from and denunciation of eight Ukrainian international treaties with Russia and Belarus, as well as within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Ukrainian media reported citing Ukrainian government envoy to the parliament Taras Melnichuk.

In particular, the bill on the termination, withdrawal from and denunciation of international treaties between the Ukrainian government and the Russian and Belarusian governments, as well as within the framework of the CIS, was endorsed.

The bill suggests terminating such international treaties as the agreement with Russia on mutual offsetting of debts for supplied energy resources and fissile materials dated October 30, 1997, the agreement with Russia on the terms of reserve supplies and payment for Russian natural gas to Ukraine in 2001 dated December 22, 2000, the agreement with Russia on granting a state loan to fund the completion of nuclear power plants in Ukraine dated June 21, 2002, and the protocol on the phased abolition of exemptions from the free trade regime with Belarus dated May 21, 2004.

The bill also envisions Ukraine's withdrawal from such international treaties as the agreement on cooperation on the study, exploration and use of mineral resources dated March 27, 1997, the agreement on measures to prevent and stop the use of false trademarks and geographical indications dated June 4, 1999, and the agreement on the procedure for the transfer of samples of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors dated October 18, 2011.

The bill also proposes to denounce the agreement on general conditions and mechanism of support for the development of industrial cooperation between companies and industries of the CIS member states dated December 23, 1993.