Mr.Refat Chubarov, Head of Crimean Tatar Mejlis, met a delegation from European Parliament consisting of members of Human Rights Committee at EU embassy in Ukraine. They discussed a range of questions on situation in Crimea, rights of Crimean Tatars and Human rights.
The meeting took place on July 22, and the European Parliament’s delegation consisted of Mr.Richard Hоwitt (UK), Head of delegation, Mr.Arne Lietz (Germany), Mr.Mark Demesmaeker (Belgium), Mr.Petras Austrevicius (Lithuania).
According to the Head of Mejlis, European MPs noted that “question concerning Crimea and Crimean Tatars in terms of peninsula’s temporary occupation are to be included as a separate paragraph to the delegation’s report summarizing the results of their official visit to Ukraine”, the Crimean Tatar Mejlis reports.
It is told that the parties payed much attention to the circumstances of Crimean Tatar Media on the peninsula, namely first Crimean Tatar TV-Channel ATR, whose founder, Mr.Lenur Osmanov, also took part in the meeting.