Leaders of Mejlis Meet with Representatives of Local Bodies of Crimean Tatar National Self-Governance of Sovetsky, Kirovsky Regions and Town of Stary Krym

14 December 2013

On December 14, 2013, the leaders of the Mejlis and heads of the departments of the Mejlis held the interregional meeting with the delegates of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People, heads of the local bodies of the national self-governance, members of the local councils and heads of the Muslim ummahs of Sovetsky, Kirovsky regions and Stary Krym.

In the beginning of the meeting Mr Refat Chubarov, Head of the Mejlis spoke about the public and political situation on Ukraine and stated that the recent events confirmed the existence of the internal and external opponents of the European integration of Ukraine that ready to start a direct confrontation between people.

The participants of the meeting confirmed the forced sending of people dependable from the authorities and paid from Crimean regions to Kyiv to oppose the participants of the peaceful action in EuroMaidan.

Mr Refat Chubarov asked his nationals that go to Kyiv to support the peaceful action in EuroMaidan to agree their going with the Mejlis and directly with the Vice Chairman of the Mejlis Mr Akhtem Chiygoz. According to the Head of the Mejlis this could also avoid the provocations and manipulations from the persons speaking on behalf of the Crimean Tatar people in the meetings organized by the governing party.

Continuing the interregional meeting the Head of the Mejlis called the representatives of the regional and local mejlises to improve their work, to hold the regular meetings with their nationals, to inform them about the work done and analyze its results. “Evaluation of the activity of the national Crimean Tatar self-governance bodies by the nationals should serve the stimulus and basis for planning the goals and tasks. Take plans of actions on 2014 and obligatory tell them to your nationals this also let drawing people to the solution of the national and local problems,”- Mr Refat Chubarov said.

Heads of the departments and services of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People told in details about the main tasks and directions of the work to the participants of the meeting.

The representatives of the mejlises stated about the problems with the opening of the national classes and asked the departments of the Mejlis concerned to provide them their professional assistance and promotion in the solution of this issue.

“The parents write claims, the children show their active desire to study their native language and culture, but in a range of the schools we face with the violation of the legal rights of citizens committed by the state officials,”- the members of the local mejlises noted.

The Head of the Revision Commission of the Qurultay Mr Ali Ozenbash and Head of the Department of culture, history and spiritual life at the Mejlis Mr Bekir Mamutov called the nationals to be active in the subscription to the national periodicals, as well as to implement the initiative on implementation of the native language in accordance with the law of Ukraine on plates with the names of the republican offices and councils of all levels.

In addition, Mr Ali Ozenbash recommended the representatives of the national self-governance bodies to strive to form the budget and to be responsible in the implementation of the projects locally.

The heads of the regional mejlises of Sovetsky and Kirovsky regions noted the high importance and necessity to hold the interregional meetings that could show the key faults, exchange opinions and use the information obtained to improve their activity.

We would remind that the next field broad working meeting will be held on December 15, 2013 in Belogorsk and Sudak regions.