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IN THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CRIMEAN TATAR PEOPLE

Our information: The Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people attached to the President of Ukraine was established by the Ukrainian President's Decree # 518/99 "On the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people". All of the 33 members of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people entered in this Council. At the same time, the Chairman of the Mejlis, People's Deputy of Ukraine, M. Dzhemilev, was appointed the Chairman of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people. In 2000, three meetings of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people with participation of the President of Ukraine were held.1

The regular meeting of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people attached to the President of Ukraine on September 17, 2001, in Yalta was held.

The President of Ukraine L. Kuchma opened the meeting. The Head of Council of Ministers of the ARC V. Horbatov, Head of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people M. Dzhemilev, deputy head of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people R. Chubarov, vice-premier of Ukraine V. Semynozhenko, Minister of Justice of Ukraine S. Stanik, Head of State Land Committee of Ukraine A. Danylenko, Head of Committee on Housing and Architecture of Ukraine V. Cherep, member of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people, deputy head of Bakhchisaray Regional State Administration I. Umerov, member of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people N. Bekirov and head of Audit Commission of Kurultay of the Crimean Tatar people A. Mustafayev informed on realization of previous decisions of Council and instructions of the President of Ukraine, including the most current issues, which are required additional instructions.

The significant part of reports was dedicated to representation of Crimean Tatars in bodies of the government of the ARC and allotment of land shares for repatriates, which live in rural area. In some of reports were given a sharp evaluation of activity of leadership of Verkhovna Rada of the ARC, which directed on exasperation of interethnic and interconfessional enmity on peninsula.

The Head of Administration of President of Ukraine V. Lytvyn, press secretary of President of Ukraine A. Martinenko, Minister of education and arts of Ukraine V. Kremen, Minister of finances of Ukraine I. Mitukov, Minister of culture of Ukraine Y. Bogutstkyi, Head of Committee on religion of Ukraine V. Bondarenko, the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the ARC A. Korniychuk, Head of Verkhovna Rada of the ARC L. Hrach and other responsible persons of the central executive and heads of regional state administration of the ARC took part in meeting of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people attached to the President of Ukraine as well.

The President of Ukraine L. Kuchma resumed the meeting of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people. The instructions of the President of Ukraine from 29 September 2001 are given below.


1Documents on the Council of Representatives of the Crimean Tatar people, including the information on first meeting of Council see in: “Krimski Studii” #1, p.57; #4, p.54 (2000); #1(7), p.103, #2-3 (8-9) p. 132.(2001)