Aleksandr Lavrinovich and Vladimir Litvin

First deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Aleksandr Lavrinovich, left, and Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin in the presidium of the session hall of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Monday, April 6, 2009. An extraordinary session took place in the parliament today, because the VR does not work in the plenary regime this week. The lawmakers adopted a range of laws and listened to the speech of the President of the European Parliament. ". Photo by Aleksandr Sinitsa/UNIAN