Law enforcement agencies should work out common strategy - Yushchenko

President Victor Yushchenko held a meeting today with Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko and Prosecutor General Oleksandr Medvedko, according to the President`s press-office.

Opening the meeting President urged Ministry of Internal Affairs, Office of the Prosecutor General, Security Service of Ukraine and National Council of Security and Defense to work out a common action strategy for 2008 and to make sure that this strategy regards concrete practical tasks.

V. Yushchenko suggested that Prosecutor General’s Office conducts a complex analysis of 2007 most problematic areas.

President also informed that he shall bring before parliament a draft law on road traffic safety. This draft law proposes to increase administrative fees for violating road regulations and brings the right to fine violators from courts back to road inspection department. It also includes some corruption fighting methods in that field.

From his part Y. Lutsenko assured President that one of top priority issues for Ministry of Internal Affairs during 2008 he sees increasing road safety.