Nikolay Azarov

Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolay Azarov, in the centre, during a session of the Cabinet of Ministers in Kiev, on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolay Azarov has opened a a session of the Cabinet of Ministers. The Premier has noted that government and parliamentary majority have complied with their commitment: having adopted the amendments to the state budget for the current years, they increased social payments to citizens of Ukraine. "It's an extremely important step in our strategy of breakthrough from crisis to stable development", - Azarov has stated. Photo by Oleg Markevich / POOL / UNIAN