Azarov takes three-week vacation, source says

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has taken a three-week vacation from July 15, a source in the government has told Interfax-Ukraine.

"From today the prime minister is on vacation, which is expected to last three weeks," he said.

Azarov traditionally spends his summer vacation in Crimea. Last year, the Ukrainian prime minister was not on vacation.

According to Paragraph 4, Article 42 of the law on the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, if the premier is absent, his powers are performed by the first deputy prime minister or deputy prime minister in accordance with the distribution of powers determined by the government.