Second Special Session of Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People of 6th Convocation Opens in Bakhchisaray

29 March 2014

On March 29, 2014, the 2^nd special session of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People of the 6^th convocation opened in Bakhchisaray.

Opening the session of the Qurultay of the 6^th convocation the Chairman of the Mejlis Refat Chubarov informed that 234 delegates of the Qurultay registered at the session.

The Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov, his vices Akhtem Chiygoz, Zaur Smirnov, Ayder Adjimambetov, Nariman Jelyal, Mufti of Muslims of Crimea hajji Emirali Ablaev and chairman of the Revision Commission of the Qurultay Ali Ozenbash entered the Presidium of the 2^nd special session of the Qurultay.

The President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia Ravil Gaynutdinov attended the session of the Qurultay.

The Crimean Tatar national anthem “Ant Etkenmen” (“I swore”) opened the Qurultay session.

Mufti of Muslims of Crimea, Hajji Emirali Ablaev traditionally blessed the work of the Qurultay.

The delegates of the Qurultay elected the working bodies of the Qurultay.

Elvedin Chubarov, Nariman Jelyal, Bekir Mamutov, Teifuk Gafarov and Shevket Kaibullaev entered the Editorial Committee in accordance with the decision of the session.

The delegates of the national convention also approved the Secretariat of the session comprising of Dilyaver Akiev, Shefiqa Abduramanova, Murat Ayzydzhiev, Dinara Seytgazieva and Gayana Yuksel.

The delegates of the 2^nd special session of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People of the 6^th convocation approved the agenda of the session.

The graft agenda including the item “On public and political situation in Crimea and tasks of the bodies of the national self-governance of the Crimean Tatar people” was taken as a basis.

After the adoption of the agenda the Chairman of the Mejlis Refat Chubarov made report on the public and political situation in Crimea and tasks of the bodies of the national self-governance of the Crimean Tatar people.

Addressing the delegates of the Qurultay of the 6^th convocation, the Chairman of the Mejlis Refat Chubarov underscored that the draft resolution of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People “On the implementation of the Crimean Tatar people’s right to self-determination in their historical territory – Crimea” to be discussed and adopted today, the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People announces officially to all parties about “the beginning of the political and legal procedures to establish the national-territorial autonomy of the Crimean Tatar people in their historical territory – Crimea.”