Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 19
Trend:
Russia's Justice Ministry ratified Dec. 13 the creation of an Armenian regional national cultural autonomy in Ukraine's breakaway region of Crimea, the head of Armenian community of Crimea, Vagharshak Melkonian, said, the 1in.am news website reported Dec. 19.
The Crimean Armenian community appealed in October to the Foreign Ministry of Armenia to open a consulate in the territory of the separatist Crimea.
Some 15,000 to 20,000 Armenians live in the Crimea.
It should be noted that the Armenians living in the territories of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, insisting on their own autonomy, have many times moved on to make separation and independence claims.
Edited by CN