Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov has presented Vice Premier and Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov to the staff of the new ministry, the press service of the prime minister has told Interfax-Ukraine.
The presentation was held in the building of the department (the building of the former transport and communications ministry) on Friday.
Azarov thanked former Transport and Communications Minister Kostiantyn Yefymenko for his work.
"This is a young leader, that over the time of his work has advanced to a level of a state leader," the premier said.
At the same time Azarov noted that he and Kolesnikov would recommend that Yefymenko be appointed the first deputy infrastructure minister.
Azarov noted that the Infrastructure Ministry has very serious tasks in modernizing the infrastructure of Ukraine and attracting investment to the sphere.
