The first forum of friends of the Crimea with the participation of foreigners

chelorg.com

image from article

In Livadia Palace (Yalta region) for the first time will begin the Forum of friends of the Crimea, it will be attended by delegations from nearly 30 countries, reported RIA Novosti Deputy Prime Minister of the Crimean government Georgiy Muradov.

The forum will open on Monday, 6 November, in the framework of the international conference «Russia, the Crimea, and modern international relations».

«The forum is social in nature. It is civil society, which is the most important role in the establishment of partnership relations, peace, development of multilateral relations in the field of culture, humanitarian issues, education», — Muradov said.

At the forum, which will be attended by about 90 foreign guests from almost 30 countries, will establish an Association of friends of the Crimea and accept a proclamation-a Declaration on the need for restoring normal relations between the Republic of Crimea and countries of the world.

«This Association will have a much broader character,» — said Deputy Prime Minister.

In addition, forum participants will address the heads of state and the public with a proposal on the recognition of the legitimacy of the referendum on the reunification of the Crimea with Russia and the resumption of a constructive dialogue with Russia. There will also be a signing of agreements on international cooperation and establishment of friendly relations between the cities of the Crimea and their partners abroad.

The audience will also raise the topic of sanctions against Russia and Crimea, the role of «public diplomacy,» the right of peoples to self-determination.

Muradov stressed that after the end of the forum is on Tuesday scheduled the cultural study program for foreign guests.

«They train in the Crimea, meet with population of the Crimea, walk, your experience will become. Our guests must understand that all that is said about the difficult situation in the Crimea, about some repression is all slander and false allegations,» — said Muradov.