Maryna Poroshenko, Emine Erdoğan discuss situation of IDPs in Ukraine and Crimean political prisoners

President’s wife Maryna Poroshenko held a meeting with Emine Erdoğan, wife of the President of Turkey, who is on an official visit to Ukraine.

The parties discussed the situation of IDPs in Ukraine caused by the annexation of Crimea and hostilities in east Ukraine, the press service of the Head of State reported.

Emine Erdoğan expressed concern about the fate of Ukrainian political prisoners illegally held in the Russian Federation and the annexed Crimea.

The parties also discussed the issue of supporting the children of the Crimean Tatars who, due to the joint efforts of the Ukrainian-Turkish parties, are able to study in the repaired Crimean Tatar Cultural and Educational Center "Crimean Family" in Kyiv.

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