Speaker of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin made the initiative to hold an international conference on the situation in Ukraine.

" I think it would be appropriate to raise the issue of convocation of a special international conference on Ukraine, " Naryshkin said at the meeting of the discussion platform " Open tribune " in the State Duma in the first day of the week.

" For many, it is now Clear that the crisis in Ukraine has the opportunity to be resolved and peace reconstructed only with international participation ", - He said.

according to him, the international community must seriously think over the way not only to use traditional means of conflict resolution, but also to seek and create fresh ground, fresh tools that can save and institutions of international law and the modern architecture of global security.

He said that after a few days in Baku opens the OSCE parliamentary Assembly, and the Russian parliamentary delegation will present the proposed before the State Duma the initiative about creation of the international contact group on Ukraine at the site of the OSCE parliamentary Assembly.

Naryshkin reminded that 35 years ago there was signed the agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of strategic offensive arms, and tomorrow, June 24, will be exactly 20 years partnership agreement between Russia and the European Union." Today we ascertain called these dates instead, that Together with partners in the good sense to celebrate the most important events of modern history, " He said.

Naryshkin said that the events in Ukraine " brought its bitter fruits ": in addition to the constructive opposition, strengthened the radical forces, feel their impunity." in a coup in Kyiv came to power a group of adventurers, which unleashed a civil war against its own people ", - He said.

" The tragedy in Odessa and other iniquities are not investigated and no one rushing to give the perpetrators to justice. Continuing political persecution of any real opposition. Are arrested, tortured, killed Russian correspondents, our diplomatic missions are exposed to all sorts of provocations ", - Naryshkin said.

sections: Politics