UNESCO wary of the visit of international children's center "Artek" in Crimea, believing that one must first solve the question of his status, said permanent Commissioner of Russia to UNESCO Eleonora Mitrofanova at a press conference in MIA " Russia today ".
According to the decision of the offsite meeting of the Crimean government, held on 31 March in Yalta, the property assigned to Artek, transferred to Federal ownership. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers this decision illegal, the Prosecutor General's office of Ukraine announced the beginning of criminal proceedings actually nationalizing the Russian side of Artek. Kiev did not recognize the outcome of the Crimean referendum on the return to Russia and still considers Crimea, a Ukrainian Autonomous Republic.
the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation wishes to invite to the Crimea delegation to UNESCO, so that She could get acquainted with the state of Affairs.
"I don't know, went whether the request to UNESCO or not, but the Organization is very careful and detached attitude towards the issue, because he believes that the 1st should be a political issue, namely the status, the recognition of the Crimea. If the Authorized international organization come, they come only with the permission of the Russian Federation. The visit at the invitation from the RF means a de facto respect of Crimea by Russia, in all contradiction, and not because we're hiding something in the Crimea ", - said Mitrofanov.
in her expressions, the question of Artek and Crimea burning. She recalled that the problem is that Crimea until not recognized by Russia, though, in fact, camping has always been considered a Russian and now goes to the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.
"Ukraine their complaints makes not so much because it worries about" Artek ", the campsite came in horrible condition at the time when the Crimea was from Ukraine ", - said Mitrofanov. She believes that the welfare of the camp questions for his guests will not.
Artek was founded in 1925 and, together with the " Eagle ", was the largest children's center of the USSR. 16th June 2015 camp will celebrate its 90th anniversary. Currently in "Artek" there are 10 children's summer camps, a coastline with children's beaches stretches for 7 kilometers." The Artek " given the status of international children's centre under the auspices of UNESCO. At the end of last year was the reconstruction of Artek, in 5 years it is expected to spend 17 billion rubles.
Crimea and Sevastopol became the Russian regions after the referendum of 16 March 2014, when more than 96% voted for secession of these regions from Ukraine and reunification with Russia. The referendum was a reaction to the coup in Kiev on February 22.
the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has stated many times that the residents of the Crimea in a democratic way, in full accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations voted for reunification with Russia, respecting and accepting this choice, and this decision is the reality that ought to be considered.
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