18:25 01.04.2016

Kyiv condemns illegal visit by Greek businessmen to Ukrainian Crimea

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Kyiv condemns illegal visit by Greek businessmen to Ukrainian Crimea

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine has condemned the arrival on March 30, 2016, of a group of Greek businessmen led by a member of the Council on tourism development of the municipality of Corinth, Georgios Iosifidis, in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea and Sevastopol.

In a comment posted on the website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the agency points out that the visit has not been agreed with the Ukrainian side and was carried out in violation of the Ukrainian law.

"We consider such a trip of Greek citizens as a sign of disrespect of the state sovereignty of Ukraine, as an intentional neglect of the Ukrainian law and policies of Greece and the European Union concerning the non-recognition of the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol," the statement reads.

In this regard, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry again called on all foreign citizens to adhere to the Ukrainian law and the rules of entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it. Kyiv will respond to any violations of these rules, the ministry said.

"Ukraine also expects the appropriate reaction from the Greek authorities in response to the violation by the Greek citizens of the Ukrainian law as well as the policy of non-recognition of the attempt of annexation of Crimea, which is pursued by the EU and Greece," the ministry said.

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