Saturday, September 10, 2016

Organization of elections at Russian diplomatic, consular offices in Ukraine impossible

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said that violation of international law by Moscow in connection with holding Duma election by Russia on temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine makes impossible the organization of elections by Russia in the offices of its diplomatic and consular services.

"Foreign Ministry of Ukraine expressed a decisive protest against plans to hold election on the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine - Crimea and Sevastopol," Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's Policy and Communication Department Director Oleksiy Makeyev told Interfax-Ukraine on Saturday.


He also said that these steps do not meet international law. It is violation of international liabilities taken by Russia.

"In this context, the organization of elections by Russia in the offices of its diplomatic and consular services is impossible," Makeyev said.


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