The main goal of the initiative is to consolidate the international community's non-recognition policy for Russia-occupied Crimea.
The United States is looking forward to supporting Ukraine as it develops its Crimean Platform.
This was announced by Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., of the United States of America Kristina Kvien, during her meeting with First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on October 26.
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"Emine Dzhaparova expressed her gratitude to the United States for its support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, for the unwavering position of the United States regarding Russia's aggression in Donbas and illegal occupation of Crimea. In this respect, she briefed her interlocutor regarding Ukraine's vision of the basic elements and substance of the Crimean Platform, the main goal of which is to consolidate the international community's non-recognition policy regarding the occupation of Crimea," Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on October 26.
In turn, Kvien expressed her readiness to cooperate with Ukraine and emphasized that the U.S. position, reflected in Secretary Pompeo’s Crimea Declaration, remains firm and unwavering – Crimea is a part of Ukraine and the United States will never recognize Russia's attempts to annex it.
What is more, Dzhaparova expressed her gratitude for the consistent U.S. support of Ukraine within the framework of international organizations and emphasized the importance of the renewed and significantly reinforced UN General Assembly resolutions, "Problems of militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov" and "The Human Rights Situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine," that Ukraine plans to submit for consideration in the near future.