MOSCOW, March 06 /ITAR-TASS/. Representatives of the community of Russian Tatars living in Moscow speak out in support for peace and tranquility in Crimea and call on the Crimean Tatars to stay adamant and not to succumb to the appeals from extremist elements.
Dr. Robert Nigmatullin, the director of the Institute of Oceanic Studies reporting to the Russian Academy of Sciences said in an interview with Itar-Tass he hoped the Crimean Tatars would take a quiet and wise stance and wouldn’t enter any confrontations.
“We’d like to see peace and tranquility in Crimea so that there would be no confrontations either with Russia or with Ukraine" - he said.
Dr. Nigmatullin said it was highly disappointing that “the rule of the mob” had taken hold in Kiev. “I do understand, of course, that the legitimacy of the incumbent government in Kiev is highly questionable'.
It is important for the Crimean Tatars to maintain harmony in relations with both Ukraine and Russia. “On no occasion should there be a war or combat operations and yet they shouldn’t allow the extremist forces to unfold, as they will be trying to careen the situation in Crimea,' Dr. Nigmatullin said.
Dr. Emma Volodarskaya, the president of the Russian Academy of Linguistics, believes the most important thing today is to refrain from emotions.
“And if some forces try to stir up the emotions via television, just tell them, well, ladies and gentlemen, you’ve misunderstood Russia’s policy", she said. “We’d like to resolve very serious problems in a country that’s our neighbor, and a respected neighbor.
Dr. Robert Nigmatullin, the director of the Institute of Oceanic Studies reporting to the Russian Academy of Sciences said in an interview with Itar-Tass he hoped the Crimean Tatars would take a quiet and wise stance and wouldn’t enter any confrontations.
“We’d like to see peace and tranquility in Crimea so that there would be no confrontations either with Russia or with Ukraine" - he said.
Dr. Nigmatullin said it was highly disappointing that “the rule of the mob” had taken hold in Kiev. “I do understand, of course, that the legitimacy of the incumbent government in Kiev is highly questionable'.
It is important for the Crimean Tatars to maintain harmony in relations with both Ukraine and Russia. “On no occasion should there be a war or combat operations and yet they shouldn’t allow the extremist forces to unfold, as they will be trying to careen the situation in Crimea,' Dr. Nigmatullin said.
Dr. Emma Volodarskaya, the president of the Russian Academy of Linguistics, believes the most important thing today is to refrain from emotions.
“And if some forces try to stir up the emotions via television, just tell them, well, ladies and gentlemen, you’ve misunderstood Russia’s policy", she said. “We’d like to resolve very serious problems in a country that’s our neighbor, and a respected neighbor.
http://en.itar-tass.com/ukraines-integration-in-eu/722504
6/3/14
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Turkey supports territorial integrity of Ukraine: deputy PM....
ReplyDeleteTurkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said on Friday Turkey was in favor of Ukraine's territorial integrity and ready to take measures to help maintain it, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Arinc made the remarks during his visit in the Bolu province in northwest Turkey.
He also expressed concern over the decision by the parliament of Ukraine's Crimea autonomous republic to hold a referendum on remaining part of Ukraine or joining Russia.
He said Crimea's annexation would threaten the minorities' security in the peninsula, including Crimean Tatars who account for nearly 15 percent of the population.
"Any kind of annexation to Russia will endanger the region's security because some people living there will lose their identities and political status," he said.................http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/846887.shtml#.UxoVCs5ql5Y
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Ukraine split may destabilize Eurasia, Davutoğlu says...
ReplyDeleteAny threat to the territorial integrity of Ukraine could lead to instability throughout Eurasia, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said, noting Turkey was concerned about the decision regarding an early referendum in Crimea.
“The exclusion of any ethnic or political side may cause further unrest in the country and pose a threat throughout the Black Sea basin,” the minister said on March 7, speaking at a joint press conference with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Raşit Meredow.
Stressing the need for an all-inclusive political structure in Ukraine, Davutoğlu expressed concern over the recent decision by the Russian-majority Parliament of the Autonomous Crimea to hold a referendum on March 16 to determine whether or not to join Russia.
The Crimean peninsula should remain an autonomous republic in Ukraine with peace among all its ethnicities, including the Turkic community of the Crimean Tatars, Davutoğlu said, urging Crimean authorities to avoid any actions that could escalate the tension.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ukraine-split-may-destabilize-eurasia-davutoglu-says.aspx?pageID=238&nID=63314&NewsCatID=353
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Crimea: From Ottoman era to Russia referendum....
ReplyDeleteCrimea's status is one of the hottest topics on the international agenda in the wake of the four month political crisis in Ukraine which saw the flight of pro-Russian ex-President Viktor Yanukovych.
Crimea’s parliament voted last Thursday in favor of joining Russia, and calls for a referendum on the region’s future with Ukraine on March 16. Its decision comes as Russian armed forces continue to maintain their presence on the peninsula.
Crimea has been under the control of many states during its history including the Huns, Khazars and the Byzantine Empire during the early and Middle Ages until it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1475.
Crimea was first given independence in 1774 with the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca between the Ottoman Empire and Russia, and then occupied by the Russians in 1783. Following Russia's occupation, the Turkish population in the city was forced to migrate and left for Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria.
- Expulsion of Crimean Tatars under Stalin
The Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic was created in November 1921 following the 1917 Russian Revolution. Germany occupied Crimea in 1941 during the Second World War and Russian Soviet Republic took it back in 1944, but not without deporting some 300,000 Crimean Tatars (a Turkic ethnic group), in the territory upon collaborating with Germans during the world war.
The Soviet administration under Stalin then eliminated the Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic and gave provincial status to the region under the name 'Soviet Socialist Republic'.
- Integration with Ukraine in Khrushchev era
In 1954 Crimea was transferred to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic by the USSR as a “gift” by the then Soviet Russian leader, Nikita Khrushchev.
In September 1967, Russia officially recognised the unfair treatment of Crimean Tatars during the Stalin era, but the return of Crimean Tatars to their homeland was not allowed at the time.
Only after a Supreme Soviet decree on the recognition of the illegality of the indigenous population's forced resettlement and in recognition of their rights, Crimean Tatars began to return to their homeland in large numbers. The Tatar population reached 150,000 by 1991, representing half the total Tatar population before Stalin managed to return their homeland.................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/298480--crimea-from-ottoman-era-to-russia-referendum
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