Poroshenko to raise Crimean Tatars issue at UN GA

09:09, 21.09.2015 1 min read

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is set to raise the issue of "discrimination against Crimean Tatars" by the Russian authorities on the peninsula at a United Nations General Assembly (UN GA) session.

"The protection of the rights of the Crimean Tatar people, the discrimination against Crimean Tatars in Crimea - I will raise this issue at a UN GA session in New York next week," he said in an interview with Ukrainian television channels, which was aired on Sunday evening..

He added that the Ukrainian delegation will include Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Jemilev.

"My position is absolutely simple: Ukraine, the Ukrainian government and I as President will do our utmost to retake Crimea. We will never recognize the anschluss, the armed annexation of Crimea. We will never recognize any vote taking place there under the gunpoint of the invading soldiers and will always fight for the protection of Crimean Tatars' rights by whatever means available," Poroshenko said.