Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 30
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey is examining the situation of the Crimean Tatars, the Turkish foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu said, the Anadolu agency reported Jan. 30.
He said Turkey will also send a delegation to Crimea for a comprehensive study of the situation of the Crimean Tatars.
Previously, Cavusoglu said Russia has not fulfilled promises about the Crimean Tatars.
"Russia promised Ankara to give the Tatar language the status of the state language, but has not fulfilled the promise," Cavusoglu said.
He added that Russia also promised that the Crimean Tatars will be represented in the government agencies, but this did not happen either.
These promises were given by the Russian president during his visit to Ankara on Dec. 1, 2014.
The vast majority of residents of Crimea - 96 percent - voted to secede from Ukraine and join Russia, in a referendum held March 16. Most of the countries stated that they don't recognize the referendum results.
On March 18, an agreement was signed in Moscow on including the Crimea to Russia.
A change of government happened in Ukraine, February 22, 2014.
Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) removed President Viktor Yanukovych from his post, changed the constitution and appointed a presidential election. Yanukovych said that he was forced to leave Ukraine under the threat of violence, and remains a justly elected head of state.
A number of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine and the Crimea did not recognize the legitimacy of the Verkhovna Rada and decided to hold referendums to decide on the future of the regions of the country.
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