Ukrainian parliament gives national minorities guarantees

284 members of the Ukrainian parliament have voted for a declaration guaranteeing the protection of the Crimean-Tatar population, ITAR-TASS reports.The document was proposed by MP Pyotr Poroshenko. Ukraine recognizes the Majlis as the executive structure of the Kurultai of the Crimean-Tatar population.The Ukrainian parliament ordered the Cabinet to start preparations to sign the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.The parliament of Crimea passed a decree on guarantees to restore the rights of the Crimean-Tatar natives.

284 members of the Ukrainian parliament have voted for a declaration guaranteeing the protection of the Crimean-Tatar population, ITAR-TASS reports.

The document was proposed by MP Pyotr Poroshenko. Ukraine recognizes the Majlis as the executive structure of the Kurultai of the Crimean-Tatar population.

The Ukrainian parliament ordered the Cabinet to start preparations to sign the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The parliament of Crimea passed a decree on guarantees to restore the rights of the Crimean-Tatar natives.