NATO PA welcomes creation of Crimea Platform, ready to build its parliamentary dimension
Date
8/26/2021 2:15:36 PM
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The NATO Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the creation of the Crimea platform and is ready to develop its parliamentary dimension, Co-Chair of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) Ojars Kalnins has said.
According to the information office of the Verkhovna Rada, Kalnins said this at a meeting with Ukraine's First Deputy Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk and Head of the Verkhovna Rada's Permanent Delegation to NATO Yehor Cherniev.
"During the meeting, Kalnins said that the NATO PA was the first to set up an informal support group for the Crimea Platform, which will be an important contribution to consolidating the international community's efforts to counter Russia's aggressive policy and the militarization of the Ukrainian peninsula," the report said.
Stefanchuk, in turn, informed the participants of the meeting about significant progress Ukraine has made in various areas of Euro-Atlantic reforms, including the adoption of important legislation and guidelines in the field of security and defense, including the laws of Ukraine "On Defense Procurement" and "On Intelligence," as well as Ukraine's National Security Strategy and Ukraine's Military Security Strategy.
Cherniev proposed that the security situation in the Black Sea region and countering the militarization of Crimea be determined as a priority topic for discussion at the UNIC meeting in Odesa set for October 26-27, 2021. He also emphasized the importance of involving Georgian colleagues and representatives of other delegations in the development and implementation of an effective deterrence strategy for the Russian Federation.
At the end of the meeting, Kalnins shared the positive experience of the NATO PA session held in Riga, which can be useful for Ukraine in the context of holding the 2022 meeting of the Assembly in Kyiv.
During August 22-25, a NATO PA delegation paid a working visit to Kyiv and took part in the inaugural summit of the Crimea Platform and the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.
The Crimea Platform summit took place in Kyiv on August 23. The summit participants adopted a joint declaration reaffirming their support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, condemning the temporary occupation of Crimea, the militarization of the peninsula, violations of human rights and freedom of navigation in the region, and urging the Russian Federation to constructive participation in the platform.
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