The house of peoples ' friendship created in the Crimea to strengthen inter-ethnic harmony
The establishment of the " House of friendship " was established in the Crimea, his task will be the preservation of national cultural identity of the peoples of the Crimea and ensuring ethnic harmony. " the development of state budgetary institution " House of friendship " will be an effective step towards ensuring the rights of all peoples living in the Crimea, the preservation of national cultural identity, the creation of a positive image of Crimea as a platform for dialogue of cultures, as well as ensuring ethnic harmony in the Republic of Crimea ", - reported in the decision adopted at the meeting of the Crimean government. The office of the House of friendship will be located in Simferopol, RIA " Novosti. " " the development of such a " House of friendship " is necessary. Our Authorized national communities have long petitioned for the creation of such an institution, " said the acting head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov. According to official data, on the Crimean Peninsula resident Commissioners 125 Nations. According to the Constitution of the Crimea the status of official languages reserved for Russian, Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian languages. In the Crimea on March 16, held a referendum on the status of autonomy, more than 96% of participants were in favour of joining region in Russia. 21 March, the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia and signed a decree on the formation of the Crimean Federal district.