LIVADIA, June 3 – Ukraine is aiming to carry out profound reform of local government in order to increase its effectiveness, said President Viktor Yanukovych.

"Ukraine has set its sight on a profound reform of local government, is preparing a concept and an action plan to develop and support local government. The main goal is raising its efficiency," he said at a meeting of the Council of Regions in Livadia on Friday.

Yanukovych said that the country still has an outdated Soviet concept for the organization of its local government system.