KYIV, June 6 – Ukrainian lawmakers have not backed the resignation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin.

At a session on Thursday, only 141 MPs voted for the draft resolution on the foreign minister's resignation with the minimum required being 226 votes, according to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent.

Also, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's resolution to dismiss the foreign minister was backed by 137 parliamentarians.