Tymoshenko & Our Ukraine to Open Coalition Talks Today

Following a meeting with the President yesterday, the leader of the Our Ukraine Bloc, Yuriy Lutsenko, said that his party would open negotiations today with the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc about forming a coalition in the new parliament. According to Lutsenko, this move has the full support of the President. Lutsenko added that he expects the Tymoshenko Bloc to head the Financial, Energy and Economic wings of the government and that the Lytvyn Bloc would be invited to take part in coalition talks.