Recently, a joint press conference of the local branches of the "People's Union Our Ukraine" and "Batkivshchyna" was held in Lutsk, in which people's deputy of Ukraine, head of the Volyn regional organization of the People's Union Our Ukraine party Volodymyr Karpuk, head of the Volyn regional organization of the "Batkivshchyna" All-Ukrainian Union Viktor Oliinyk, heads of the city organizations of the parties Mykola Suriak (NSNU) and Hryhorii Pustovit, faction leaders in the city council Andrii Koziura and Yurii Korolchuk took part.
The participants of the press conference explained the decision regarding the intention of cooperation of the political forces at all levels.
The head of the Volyn regional organization of the People's Union Our Ukraine party, people's deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Karpuk noted: "This event was awaited throughout all of Ukraine. I met with voters of Volyn, recently visited Zakarpattia, Sumy region and Zaporizhzhia, and there was not a single meeting in any collective where questions were not asked – why is there no opposition to revanchist forces, why are we, the democratic forces, not acting as a united front, why do we not defend those ideals and principles with which we went to the elections? The agreement outlines our actions, the agreement outlines our actions when we are in opposition and at the moment when we can again take power, and provides for what we will do at all levels in the regions."
It is worth noting that the agreement between the factions of "Our Ukraine" and the BYuT at the local level was signed for the first time in Ukraine by the faction leaders in the Lutsk city council. According to Our Ukraine member Andrii Koziura, cooperation with the BYuT has been established almost from the first session, in particular on such principled issues as the sale of land plots through auctions and the regulation of issues relating to communal property. For the purpose of closer cooperation of both political forces, a coordination council of factions has been created.
Volodymyr Karpuk informed journalists that by March 20, cooperation agreements will be signed in all district centers of Volyn