On October 10, deputies of the Lutsk City Council adopted an appeal to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding the signing and ratification of interstate agreements, which was initiated by the "Our Ukraine" faction. The city council deputies are concerned by the existing practice of implementing the fundamental principles of Ukraine's foreign policy. Representatives of the Lutsk community are convinced that in adopting strategically important state decisions, the historical sequence of the foreign policy course declared by the state on the international arena must be taken into account. \n \nThe appeal, in particular, states: "For the establishment of Ukraine as a democratic state, the development of partnership relations with neighboring states is extremely important. At the same time, in our view, it is inappropriate to sign any international and interstate agreements that lead to the loss of political and economic sovereignty, provide for the creation of supranational and supra-state administrative bodies, or contain contradictions with the Constitution of Ukraine." \n \nDeputies of the Lutsk City Council called on the people's deputies of Ukraine, when ratifying international agreements and other foreign policy documents, "to be guided by the strategic interests of the state and a clearly declared foreign policy course. In order to preserve calm in society, we propose not to ratify any international agreements that provide for the creation of supra-state authorities, lead to the loss of economic and political sovereignty of Ukraine, or contradict Ukraine's strategic course toward integration and cooperation with the states of the European Community." \n \nPeople's Deputy of Ukraine, member of the "Our Ukraine" faction Volodymyr Bondar participated in the work of the city council session. Commenting on the session's decision, he noted that Volyn residents have always supported Ukraine's European aspirations, and that the signing of any treaties that in any way contradict the laws of our state or violate the state and economic sovereignty of Ukraine is unacceptable to them. According to Volodymyr Bondar, "the session of the Lutsk City Council demonstrated the principled position of the deputies on this issue and reflected the real desire of Lutsk residents for the establishment of a strong and stable Ukrainian statehood." \n \nFor the adoption of a similar document by the session of the Volyn Regional Council, which took place on October 8, 2003, only one vote was lacking. In this regard, the People's Deputy of Ukraine noted that this is a procedural problem, since part of the deputies were absent from the session hall, and among those present, 14 representatives of the council did not support this document. \n \n