Kiev intends to seek international status for the Kerch Strait
Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Olena zerkal said about Kiev's intentions to seek assignment of the Kerch Strait international status.
According to the politician, " it will remove most of the issues that now exist."
"And the question of legal uncertainty as well as among them, And the question of speculation in Russia about the status of the Kerch Strait As internal" - said zerkal on the air of radio of " New Time ".
Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Also said about the need for the implementation by the parties of the Agreement on cooperation in use of Azov sea And Kerch Strait of 2003.
The international legal Status of sea of Azov Appointed by Agreement between the Russian Federation And Ukraine about cooperation in use of Azov sea And the Kerch Strait, ratified by both parties in 2004.
According to the document, the Azov sea is classified as internal waters of Russia And Ukraine. Similarly, in 2012 the company signed the agreement on measures to maintain the safety of navigation in the Azov sea And Kerch Strait.
The status of inland waters exclude the possibility of entry without the consent of the countries they belong to foreign military courts.
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia many times noted that the Kerch Strait has never been an international Convention of the United Nations law of the sea.
in November prior to the year 3 of the Ukrainian military ship violated the Russian state border, entering in at the Time closed the waters of the territorial sea. Then they moved from the Black sea to Kerch Strait.
The ships maneuvered in a dangerous manner And ignored the legitimate demands of the Russian side. Then the guards tied Ukrainian Ships in which salon there were 22 sailors And two employees of the SBU.
A criminal case under the criminal code illegal crossing the border. Vladimir Putin called the incident a provocation aimed at strengthening the rating of Petro Poroshenko before the elections.
on the first day of the weekend, international court United Nations law of the sea asked in a persistent form from the Russian side to release the sailors And to return the detained Vehicles. The decision is not informed about the fact that the Russian Federation should stop a case under the criminal code against the Ukrainian sailors. In addition, the court asked the Russian Federation And Ukraine to report about the incident in the Kerch Strait.
The Russian side in the hearing to participate did not want to. As emphasized in the Ministry of foreign Affairs, the court has no jurisdiction, for the consideration of the conflict. Press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov has noticed that in the case of the Kerch Strait are not applicable Convention on the law of the sea of 1982. The leadership of the Russian Federation Also noted that the Russian Federation will continue to defend his view in this incident.