KIEV, March 12 - Implementing reforms in Ukraine will be the central goal of his work as deputy prime minister in the country's newly formed government, said Sergiy Tyhypko.

"The implementation of reforms is more important to me than this post," Tigipko said at a news conference in Kiev on Friday.

Ukraine has found itself in a dire economic situation today, and President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to form a committee for reforms will help resolve these problems, he said.