The faction of the People's Agrarian Party of Ukraine at the beginning of the 7th session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 4th convocation intends to work with a membership of 33 people's deputies. This was stated on Friday during a press conference by the leader of the NAPU faction, Ihor Yeremieiev, according to a proUA correspondent.
Yeremieiev recalled that at present the NAPU deputy faction includes 28 people's deputies. At the same time, Yeremieiev refused to name the people's deputies with whom negotiations are being held regarding joining the NAPU faction.
Ihor Yeremieiev cited "the consistent policy of the NAPU faction" as the reason for the faction's growth. He emphasized that the main task of the NAPU faction is "the creation not of a sectoral party, but of a party of a broader direction." He also reported that at present negotiations are being held with the "Democratic Platform" of the NDP regarding the creation of a single party on the basis of NAPU. Yeremieiev recalled that at present 4 people's deputies from the "Democratic Platform" of the NDP are members of the NAPU faction. He emphasized that at present the concept of "such an association" is being developed.
Yeremieiev also reported that in the first ten days of February 2005 a congress of the People's Agrarian Party of Ukraine will take place, at which problems of intra-party life will be discussed.