The Ukrainian foreign Ministry has summoned the charg? d'affaires of Syria in Ukraine to protest due to the fact that the Syrian Arab Republic has recognized the Crimea part of Russia, said the press Secretary of the Ukrainian foreign Ministry Marian Betz.
"On 20 October, the foreign Ministry summoned at the time charg? d'affaires of Syria to Ukraine to Express a strong protest and receive an explanation concerning statements of the speaker of the Syrian Parliament on the issue of ownership of the Crimea", - the press-Secretary of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the magazine " Ukrainian truth ".
According to the envoy the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv is considering the message the head of the Syrian Parliament "an unfriendly step with respect to our country" and " causing a deep indignation." On Wednesday, the head of the Parliament of Syria hadia Abba said that the Syrian leadership recognizes the Crimea part of Russia. In the Crimea applauded respect by Syria of the Russian status of the Peninsula. Including Syria, the reunification of the Crimea with Russia has realized six countries, and among them Afghanistan, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and North Korea. In addition, Kazakhstan recognized the referendum in Crimea as a free expression of the will of the residents and " was sympathetic to the decision of Russia to take territory in his own composition ". The head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko also said that " de facto the Crimea became part of Russia, and we will be with Russia." Remember, March 16, 2014 in Crimea held a referendum on the status of autonomy, more 96% of participants who were in favour of joining region in Russia. March 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of the Crimea and Sevastopol a part of Russia, and also the decree about formation of the Crimean Federal district. At the end of July 2016, Russian President Putin signed a decree that transformed the southern Federal district Crimean Federal district the southern Federal district. Despite the strong results of the referendum, Kiev refused to recognize the reunification of the Crimea with Russia and considers it "occupied" territory. In the capital of Russia pay attention that the holding of a referendum in Crimea meets standards of international law and the UN Charter.

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