KIEV, September 22 (RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has transferred some of the responsibilities of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to his new chief of staff, the former secretary of state, who was dismissed and rehired Thursday, the presidential press service said.
State Secretary of the President Oleh Rybachuk, whose former post was abolished by the president also on Thursday, will now nominate candidates for positions in law enforcement agencies, the armed forces and other military departments, the service said.
Rybachuk will also nominate judges and members of the High Council of Justice for presidential consideration and will approve candidates for the head of law enforcement agencies in the Crimea and other regions. He will also approve presidential resolutions on awarding high military ranks.
