Monday, March 23, 2015

Russian Foreign Ministry: Failure to issue Schengen visas – “collective punishment” of Crimeans – Russian newspaper

The actions of the European Union, aimed at creating obstacles for Crimeans Schengen visas are deliberately restricting the rights of the inhabitants of the peninsula of all nationalities. This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich.

“The European Union, creating obstacles to issue visas to residents of the Crimea, consciously pursuing a policy of de facto restriction of the inhabitants of the peninsula to freedom of movement, it is, in fact, is not justified collective punishment of the population of the peninsula, “- noted in the comments of the Russian diplomat.

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Due to the non-recognition of the fact of the reunification of the Crimea Sevastopol and the Russian Federation EU countries closed their consular representations and visa centers on the peninsula and accept documents for visas only in consular offices, located on the territory of Ukraine. The victims of this policy are the inhabitants of Crimea and Sevastopol, experiencing the known reasons serious difficulties in obtaining Schengen visas.

“In this situation, demagogy appears regularly give statements made by various public and political figures from the EU,” concern ” alleging violations of human rights, especially the Crimean Tatars in Crimea and Sevastopol, “- said Lukashevich.

He said that the European Union, creating obstacles to issue visas to residents of the Crimea, consciously pursuing a policy of de facto restriction of the inhabitants of the peninsula to freedom of movement.

“We believe that this is essentially not justified collective punishment of the population of the peninsula, on the fate and rights so that” cares “EU”, – noted in comments Lukashevich, published on the website of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs .

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