President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko demands that all public servants speak the Ukrainian language.

According to an UNIAN correspondent, he said this, reacting for the Russian language speech of chairman of the State Tax Administration Sergiy Buryak at the “Power and business – partners” forum  in Kyiv.

V. Yushchenko noted that he as the President addresses to the representatives of the state power with the demand to follow the Law on state language.

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The President also added that the public servants have additional payments for knowledge of the state language.