Vereshchuk vows focus on humanitarian aspect in reintegration of occupied areas

The newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said she would focus on the humanitarian aspect in the policy of reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories.

The statement came as Vereshchuk was speaking at a panel show on 1+1 TV Thursday, answering the question of whether she will pursue any changes in the policy of reintegration of war-torn areas in eastern Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"As for the reintegration and the processes that will take place in this case, we are talking about the humanitarian component as I will place great emphasis on this," Vereshchuk said.

She also noted her plans to pay a visit, besides Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Ukraine mainland’s southern Kherson region de facto bordering with the temporarily occupied Crimea.

"If all goes well, I will go to Donbas as early as next week where I’ll be meeting with people. Then it’s Kherson region that’s in my plans. There we’ll look into what we can actually do to help people who look out to the Ukrainian authorities and wish to get that help," Vereshchuk said. .

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on November 4, the Verkhovna Rada approved Iryna Vereshchuk’s appointment to the post of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine.

During a briefing in the Verkhovna Rada following the vote, Vereshchuk said she intended to go for a working trip to Donetsk and Luhansk regions as early as next week.

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