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Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has met with representatives of the trade unions that have been holding a rally outside the Cabinet building in Kyiv, PM Press Secretary Dmytro Stoliarchuk has said.

“Volodymyr Groysman has been meeting with the trade unions that have come up to the Cabinet. The government is open to dialogue,” he tweeted on July 6.

An hour later, he wrote: “It was a productive meeting between Volodymyr Groysman and the heads of the Federations of Trade Unions of Ukraine. Common language has been found.”

The rally is being staged outside the Cabinet building in Kyiv on July 6 in protest against housing and utilities tariff hikes. The event gathered at least 5,000 protesters.