Ukrainian World Congress meets with Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people

"The issues of interaction and coordination of joint events to be held in 2022 by the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, the World Congress of Crimean Tatars and the Ukrainian World Congress at the international level, including at the level of parliaments of individual states, have been discussed with Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov, Deputy Mejlis Ilmi Umerov, Mejlis member and director general of the Crimea Foundation charity organization Riza Shevkiev, Mejlis member Gayana Yuksel, and the head of the Kurultai's audit commission, Ali Ozenbash," the statement reads.

According to the statement, the participants in the meeting paid special attention to preparations for and the implementation of measures within the Crimea Platform to increase international pressure on Russia in order to make it leave the occupied territories of Ukraine and comply with the norms and principles of international law.

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