OREANDA-NEWS. June 18, 2012. The Minister of the Ministry of Regional Development, Housing, Construction and Communal Services Anatoliy Blyznyuk emphasized on the need to strengthen coordination in the implementation of social initiatives of the President of Ukraine, in particular, in terms of providing citizens with housing and reforming housing and public utilities, during a meeting in the Donetsk Regional State Administration.

"At the time of decision of the housing problem of citizens, we must ensure the commissioning of residential construction, including the problematic projects which have been suspended due to lack of funding" - Anatoliy Blyznyuk said.

"We should reconstruct the existing housing stock with a mandatory thermo-modernization and start the construction of new residential units. Reduction in the mortgage - the key to economic growth and the rise not only construction but also the residential sector as a whole" - said the Minister.