People's Deputy of Ukraine, member of the "Our Ukraine" faction Borys Tarasyuk visited Lutsk on April 3 at the invitation of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn State University. \n \nIn his speech before students and faculty of Lutsk, Borys Ivanovych expressed sincere admiration for the library in which Volyn students and scholars have the opportunity to work. Delivering a lecture on foreign policy processes, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine emphasized that Ukraine "was, is and will be in Europe," despite the difficulties accompanying the state in integration processes. Along with this, he noted that today, Ukraine's authority is the lowest in all the years of its independence. Borys Ivanovych is disappointed that Ukraine at present, together with Libya, Morocco, Syria, Palestine and a number of other states, is in the "circle of friends" for European countries, although in the past we were viewed as a "unique strategic partner." First of all, the crisis in relations with European countries and the USA is explained by the behavior of the state leadership. Improvement of Ukraine's image in the world, according to the chairman of the parliamentary committee on European integration, is achieved through the authorities' readiness for dialogue with the opposition, a change in the behavior of the current authorities. "The reason for the curtailment of European capital in Ukraine is corruption and bribery, instead, this leads to the growth of Russian expansion," noted Borys Ivanovych. \n \nDuring the meeting, the presidential initiative to reform the political system was also discussed. The faculty and students were interested in the people's deputy's positions regarding a bicameral parliament and the expediency of this reform in general. In particular, Borys Tarasyuk emphasized that Ukraine does not lack a Constitution and good laws, "Ukraine lacks the implementation of this Constitution and these laws." According to the people's deputy, the political reform "has no political logic or value." It leads to the strengthening of the president's position and creates additional opportunities for the usurpation of power. \n \nAs a memento of Lutsk, the hosts presented the guest with a painting depicting Lutsk Castle and invited him to participate in a Polish-Ukrainian conference to be held on May 20-24.