Andrii Sybiha retains Foreign Minister post in new Cabinet of Ukraine

Andrii Sybiha will continue serving as Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) approved the decision on July 17 amid a Cabinet reshuffle, Report informs via RBC Ukraine.

Sybiha will continue his work in the updated Cabinet led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.

A total of 271 lawmakers voted in favor of the decision.

According to procedure, the nomination for Foreign Minister, like that of the Defense Minister, is submitted to Parliament by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In contrast, most ministerial candidates are proposed by the Prime Minister.