In Kyiv, a working meeting of the leadership of the Representative Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea with the representatives of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, delegates of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People and public organizations was held. At the meeting, the Head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, a member of the Mejlis Eskender Bariiev said that in the near future the CTRC and the Mejlis will present a draft national action plan for the protection of indigenous peoples of Ukraine to the President of Ukraine.
According to Eskender Bariiev, the document is being developed by the CTRC experts in accordance with the UN system-wide action plan for ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples (System-wide action plan for ensuring a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples).
A member of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people expressed his hope that cooperation with the Representative Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea will be effective.