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November
2021

G7 ambassadors urge MPs to adopt bill on reforming SBU as soon as possible

KYIV. Nov 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The ambassadors of the G7 countries in Ukraine urge the deputies to adopt the bill on reforming the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) as soon as possible.

"G7 Ambassadors endorse this message from the IAG, and encourage all Ukrainian MPs to support this draft, and adopt it as soon as possible, followed by the necessary satellite laws," the UK Presidency of the G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group in Kyiv said on Twitter.

Earlier, the International Advisory Group, which includes representatives of NATO, the EU and the United States, also called on the deputies to adopt a law on reforming the SBU without delay.

As reported, the Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 3196-d on amendments to the law on the SBU on January 28.

On September 22, the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence approved draft law No. 3196-d on amendments to the law "On the Security Service of Ukraine" regarding the improvement of the organizational and legal framework of the SBU.