Parliamentary hearings on the issue about whether Ukrainian the second official language within the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic, held in the people's Council of the DPR, said on the last working day of the week the head of the Parliament of the Republic of Denis Putilin.

"Today (on Friday - ed.) planned the first time Parliamentary hearings on the important issue. Made the Ukrainian language as the second state: the problem of urgency and expediency ", - said Putilin correspondents.

according to his statement, opinions on the issue among members of Parliament already divided." some believe that it is impossible to avoid mistakes of Kiev, preventing the tongues. Others believe that what he did lately with our territories of Ukraine, makes a painful use of the Ukrainian language ", - said the speaker of the Parliament DND.

Pushilin added that the MPs not only intend to discuss the question of the Ukrainian language as the 2nd state during the parliamentary hearings, but also promise to listen to the opinion of the people.

at rallies in early April last year the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup, announced the development of " people's republics ". After held in may referendum the Republic declared its sovereignty, put together their own authorities.

Kiev DND and LNR not recognize. The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the republics. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people.

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