29 May 2014 10:56

Ukraine expects all UN members to recognize results of May 25 polls - Yatsenyuk

KYIV. May 29 (Interfax) - Ukraine expects all UN member countries to recognize the results of its early presidential election, held on May 25, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has said.

"Ukraine held honest, transparent and democratic presidential elections. The legitimate head of the Ukrainian state was elected in the first round," Yatsenyuk said at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday.

"We expect all countries, including countries that are members of the UN and the UN Security Council to recognize the elections in Ukraine and the legal and legitimately elected president of Ukraine," he added.