10:59 22.11.2017

EC's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities backs Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity – Congress president

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EC's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities backs Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity – Congress president

Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Ihor Rainin has met with the delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, headed by its President Gudrun Mosler-Tornstrom, who is in Ukraine with a two-day monitoring visit.

Mosler-Tornstrom noted that the Congress "very much supports Ukraine in its independence and territorial integrity," the presidential press service reported on Tuesday.

She also said that today's visit of the delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is devoted to monitoring and interim conclusions on the implementation of the Roadmap for Local Government Reform in Ukraine.

The head of the presidential administration assured that "the Ukrainian government very much appreciates the assistance and special attention to Ukraine from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe."

"We are grateful to the Congress for the resolute support of Ukrainian sovereignty and assistance in the fight against Russian aggression, for a clear and decisive condemnation of the illegal annexation of Crimea," Rainin said.

He noted the role of the Congress in the recent decision of the European Union to impose additional sanctions against the aggressor country.

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