An organizational meeting of the commission of the Volyn Oblast Council, created for the purpose of verifying applications from citizens, party and public organizations, and local self-government bodies regarding the state of forestry in Volyn, was held. \n \nThe commission consists of 17 people. In addition to oblast council deputies, its members include representatives of the environmental prosecutor's office, the forestry administration, police officers, tax officials, Volyn anti-monopoly officials, employees of the state price control inspection, and other structures. It is headed by deputy head of the oblast council Volodymyr Banada. He says that the result of the commission's work should be the implementation in Volyn of a policy of preserving forest resources, stopping forest theft, and bringing order to the work of illegal, mainly private sawmills that operate on stolen timber. In addition, it is not ruled out that the issue of curtailing timber exports in the oblast and introducing restrictions on the removal of timber beyond the borders of Volyn will be raised. \n \nAccording to Mr. Banada, commission members will mainly study the financial and economic activity of forestry enterprises in Volyn, the use of forest resources and their preservation. - After all, the issue of the state of forestry concerns almost everyone in Volyn; it has both a social and a political subtext dating back to the previous presidential elections, - says Volodymyr Banada. He is convinced that the decision of the oblast council session will be objective. He also does not rule out that deputies may speak out regarding the expediency or inexpediency of the current heads of forestry enterprises remaining in their positions. \n