KIEV, July 23 - President Viktor Yushchenko ordered the government to speed up implementation of Kyoto Protocol mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Yushchenko’s press service reported Monday.
Yushchenko signed a decree following a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, the country’s top security body, which looked into the issue on June 15. The council criticized the government for failure to make any significant progress on the issue.
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