The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine decided not to name the countries whose leaders agreed to come to Ukraine for the constituent summit of the “Crimean Platform,” which will be held on Aug. 23, so as not to increase the emotions of Russia, but a number countries have already confirmed their participation at the highest level, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova has said.
“We decided that we would not announce the countries that have already agreed to come to the founding summit since Russia said that this is a threat to its territorial integrity and security. Therefore in order not to increase the emotions of Russia, we decided not to make this information public. However, President of the EU Council Charles Michel publicly announced that he will come and support this initiative. It’s is the only thing we can say so far. However, many countries have already agreed on their participation at the highest level, so we are actively preparing for the summit, which will be held on Aug. 23,” Dzhaparova told Interfax-Ukraine in an exclusive interview.
According to her, the summit will have several components tentatively the scenario assumes an official part, during which the President of Ukraine, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Prime Minister, and the heads of delegations will speak.
“We are planning thematic expert discussions, as well as public diplomacy events closely related to Crimea. Undoubtedly, there will be a speech by the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, and this is very important because there is a disproportionate track of persecution of Crimean Tatars for many reasons, history and the fact that the only bone across the throat in Crimea for Russia is the Crimean Tatar people because of their self-government agencies, their powerful system of organizations, which has been fixed since the times of the Soviet Union,” the deputy minister said.
