KYIV, Nov 11 – A rapid implementation of land reform in Ukraine may lead to irreversible errors, Managing Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Matteo Patrone believes.

He said the mantra they constantly heard, including in Mariupol [at the investment forum], last week was "we need to hurry, do everything as quickly as possible, yes, there will be mistakes, but then we will fix them." He said the land reform is a place where mistakes cannot be made, they will be irreversible. Let's take a break, think and do everything gradually and correctly, and preserve the rights of small farmers, he added, speaking at the Kyiv International Economic Forum.