The residence of the Ambassador of Ukraine to Serbia handed over a protest note to the Serbian delegation, which arrived in Crimea on a three-day visit, said the head of the Democratic party of Serbia, Sanda ra?kovi?-ivi?.

"A year earlier We stated:" Kosovo is Serbia and Crimea is Russia ". The Serbs were baptized in Kosovo, and the Russians were baptized in Crimea, and where citizens are baptized is their Fatherland, and it cannot be taken away. Due to the Crimea referendum went back to his mother Russia. We do not understand why we were handed a note of protest, " said Raskovic-Ivic at the press conference in Simferopol.

in addition to the authorized Democratic party of Serbia, the protest note was also handed over to the Serbian movement " dveri ".

to note, Ukraine's Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Aleksandrovich agitates the Serbian delegation not to break the law.

"the residence of the Ambassador of Ukraine in the Republic of Serbia agitates to adhere to the official position of the Republic of Serbia to respect the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine. We require you to respect the assistance from the Ukrainian people, which he has in the battle of Serbia to recognise Kosovo's independence, for the preservation of peace in the region ", - reported in a note of protest to the Ambassador of Ukraine read out by one of the commissioners of the Serbian delegation.

Crimea became a Russian region after the March 2014 referendum in which a Large number of residents at that time Still Ukrainian autonomy, do not recognise the legality of the coup d'etat in Ukraine, voted for annexation by Russia. In the capital of Russia emphasize that the referendum in Crimea meets standards of international law and the UN Charter. Ukraine still considers the Crimea her, but at the time occupied territory.

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