Volodymyr Ohryzko
Encyclopedia
Volodymyr Stanislavovych Ohryzko is a Ukrainian
diplomat. He has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Ukraine
since December 18, 2007 till March 3, 2009. On March 3, 2009 he was fired by the Ukrainian Parliament. On March 17, 2009 Ohryzko was appointed first deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council by President
Viktor Yuschenko.
Yulia Tymoshenko
commented on the resignation: "If there were no crisis, he should have been dismissed long ago. I think all questions have been failed. The systematic work on discrediting the government was performed by Mr.Ohryzko". Tymoshenko said she had applied to the faction of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) at Parliament with a request not to vote for the dismissal of Ohryzko cause that would stir up the political situation in the country. President
Viktor Yushchenko
called the dismissal of Ohryzko an "untimely and unfounded move from the Verkhovna Rada
".
On March 4, 2009 The faction of BYuT at the Verkhovna Rada pledged its preparedness to support reinstatement of Volodymyr Ohryzko as Foreign Minister ("For the sake of preservation of the majority coalition and further effective work of the parliament of Ukraine") if he would apologies to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the Cabinet of Ministers
for his actions that, in the opinion of the BYuT caused damage to the reputation of Ukraine. 49 MPs out of 156 from the faction of BYuT voted in favour of the dismissal of Ohryzko a day earlier. Despite this Ohryzko asked President Viktor Yuschenko not to nominate him for the post of Foreign Affairs Minister in the current Cabinet of Ministers on March 5, 2009 and accused BYuT of developing a own foreign policy in parallel to the government's foreign policy.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
diplomat. He has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is the Ukrainian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Ukraine.-Historical overlook:...
of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
since December 18, 2007 till March 3, 2009. On March 3, 2009 he was fired by the Ukrainian Parliament. On March 17, 2009 Ohryzko was appointed first deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council by President
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
Viktor Yuschenko.
Resignation
Prime MinisterPrime Minister of Ukraine
The Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government....
Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko , née Grigyan , born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. She placed third in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful...
commented on the resignation: "If there were no crisis, he should have been dismissed long ago. I think all questions have been failed. The systematic work on discrediting the government was performed by Mr.Ohryzko". Tymoshenko said she had applied to the faction of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) at Parliament with a request not to vote for the dismissal of Ohryzko cause that would stir up the political situation in the country. President
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko is a former President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005, following a period of popular unrest known as the Orange Revolution...
called the dismissal of Ohryzko an "untimely and unfounded move from the Verkhovna Rada
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
".
On March 4, 2009 The faction of BYuT at the Verkhovna Rada pledged its preparedness to support reinstatement of Volodymyr Ohryzko as Foreign Minister ("For the sake of preservation of the majority coalition and further effective work of the parliament of Ukraine") if he would apologies to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the Cabinet of Ministers
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ukraine is the highest body of state executive power in Ukraine also referred to as the Government of Ukraine...
for his actions that, in the opinion of the BYuT caused damage to the reputation of Ukraine. 49 MPs out of 156 from the faction of BYuT voted in favour of the dismissal of Ohryzko a day earlier. Despite this Ohryzko asked President Viktor Yuschenko not to nominate him for the post of Foreign Affairs Minister in the current Cabinet of Ministers on March 5, 2009 and accused BYuT of developing a own foreign policy in parallel to the government's foreign policy.
Awards
- The 3rd Class of the Order of MeritOrder of Merit (Ukraine)The Order of Merit first, second or third class, is the Ukrainian award, given to individuals for outstanding achievements in economics, science, culture, military or political spheres of activity...
(2006) - The Cross of Ivan MazepaCross of Ivan MazepaThe Cross of Ivan Mazepa is an award of the President of Ukraine. The Cross was instituted on March 26, 2009 by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko to honour citizens of the Ukraine, foreign citizens or stateless persons for significant contribution to the revival of national, cultural,...
(2010)