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Kolesnikov rules out his appointment as youth and sports minister

Kolesnikov rules out his appointment as youth and sports minister
MP from the Party of Regions, the former vice Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Borys Kolesnikov rules out his appointment as youth and sports minister in case of resumption of work of the relevant Ministry.

Kolesnikov said that being government official responsible for the preparation and holding of the European Football Championship in 2012, he was mostly engaged not in the development of sports component, but in infrastructure and control over the course of preparation for the championship.

He noted that the new agency should headed by a person, aware of sports affairs and processes.
At the same time, according to the MP, the initiative to recreate the Youth and Sport Ministry is very timely, since it is obvious that the Ukrainian sports has accumulated a substantial complex of problems requiring immediate attention.