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The government has determined the future of "Mezhyhirya"

The former residence of the fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovych "Mezhyhirya", located in the village of Novi Petrivtsi, Vyshhorod district, Kyiv region, will become a park-monument of landscape art of national importance.

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the request of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources by a relevant order, the press service informs Mindauchy.

At the initiative of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Environment is starting the official process of transforming the Mezhyhirya Government Residence into a state park-monument. such as "Feofania", "Mariinsky Park" or "Holosiivsky Forest", - said the head of the ministry Ruslan Strelets.

In order for the Mezhyhirya government residence to officially acquire the status of a national park, the Ministry of Environment must complete all legal procedures and prepare a draft presidential decree, the ministry said.

They also added that, according to preliminary data of experts, there is a very rich landscape diversity on the territory of the residence.

It will be recalled that the picturesque tract near the Dnieper "Mezhyhirya" has been a state residence since 1935. For years, places visited by various statesmen were inaccessible to Ukrainians. After the Revolution of Dignity, Mezhyhirya became one of the most popular tourist destinations.

Before EcoPolitics reported that the government residence Mezhyhirya will acquire the status of an object of nature reserve fund. The relevant process was initiated on behalf of Prime Minister of Ukraine.

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