Moscow considers the problem of issuing Schengen visas to the residents of the Crimea as the unjustified "collective punishment" of the inhabitants of the Peninsula, However, regrets that no progress in the EU's position on the issue no, said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich.
"Due to the non-recognition of the fact that the reunification of the Crimea and Sevastopol and the Russian Federation EU countries have closed their consulates and visa centers in the Peninsula and accept applications for visas only at the consular agencies located in Ukraine. The victims of this policy are residents of the Crimea and Sevastopol, experiencing the known causes serious difficulties in the capture of Schengen visas, " according to the report on the Internet office of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. It is noted that in this position demagogy give occasional statements by different public and political figures from the EU member States, "Horny" as if to existing violations of human rights, most importantly the Crimean Tatars in Crimea and Sevastopol "." at the same time, the European Union, creating obstacles visas Crimeans, consciously draw the line at actually restricting the rights of the population of the Peninsula to freedom of movement, " he added in office. In the capital of Russia believe that "it really is in no way justified by the collective punishment of the inhabitants of the Peninsula, about life and the rights which "cares" of the EU. In the EU prefer not to remember that these discriminatory measures equally affect all of the population of the Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as among them, Tatar, Greek, German, Italian and other nationalities "." in the course of contacts with the competent EU and its member countries periodically pointing out this obvious violation of the rights of the opposition to freedom of movement, due to the hypocritical policies of partners. However, unfortunately, any progress in their positions until not observed, " added the Ministry. First it was claimed that in the framework developed by the Council of the European Union Strategy for the non-recognition of the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the European Union approved a ban on the issuance of Schengen visas to residents of Crimea with Russian passports. The constant authorized of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that the publication of the decision on the new EU sanctions against the Crimea was made a bureaucratic error.


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