The Chairperson of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania visited the Chonhar and Kalanchak checkpoints on the administrative border with Crimea

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
Published on 13 May 2021, at 18:55

Chairperson of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov is convinced that the checkpoints on the administrative border with the occupied Crimea are temporary and will not be needed after the return of the Ukrainian territories.
He stated this during the visit with the Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Victoria Chmilite-Nielsen to the Chonhar and Kalanchak checkpoints on the administrative border with the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.
Dmytro Razumkov and Victoria Chmilite-Nielsen got acquainted with the procedure of border and customs control at the administrative border, as well as with the work of the service area, the conditions of providing administrative services at the EECP.

"There are good enough conditions for the staff to work normally, and comfortable conditions for people moving from the temporarily occupied Crimea to the territory of Ukraine," the Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada said. He added that both checkpoints were reconstructed in 2019 and currently do not require global modifications.
According to the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, the return of Ukrainian territories depends on the efforts of anyone who can contribute to the deoccupation of Crimea, which will turn the EECP into a museum in the future.
"Returning our territories is not an easy task. This is the painstaking work of everyone in their place: the journalist, the Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada, our international partners, the leaders of other states that support and help Ukraine, including sanctions," said Dmytro Razumkov. He is convinced that sanctions are a strong argument and an effective mechanism in the fight against the occupation of Crimea and in the war in the East of Ukraine.
The Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament thanked Lithuania and other Baltic countries for their friendly support of Ukraine on international platforms, in particular in the PACE, OSCE, NATO, as well as within the Baltic Plus group.
"I am glad to have the opportunity to visit these checkpoints with a colleague today. But I really hope that after a while its will not be needed. And we will be able to go to the Ukrainian Crimea again and live in the peaceful state," Dmytro Razumkov stressed.
In turn, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Victoria Chmilite-Nielsen once again reaffirmed her continued support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and assured that Lithuania would never recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea.

Return to posts

Printable version

“Top news”

06 May 2024 09:58

Olena Kondratiuk: It is important for Ukraine to tell the truth about the war on all international platforms, especially those involving the countries of the Global South

02 May 2024 18:45

The Vice Speaker Olena Kondratiuk met with President of the Senate of Malaysia Mutang Tagal and invited Malaysia to the Peace Summit in Switzerland

02 May 2024 15:57

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held a videoconference conversation with the newly elected President of the Portuguese Parliament, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco

02 May 2024 14:11

Olena Kondratiuk delivered a speech at the Sixth International Forum of Intercultural Dialogue in Baku and invited 110 countries to participate in the Peace Summit in Switzerland

01 May 2024 20:30

Azerbaijan will take part in the International Conference on the Restoration of Ukraine in Berlin, — the Vice Speaker Olena Kondratiuk

01 May 2024 18:23

The Deputy Chairwoman Olena Kondratiuk met with the Deputy Chairman of the Milli Majlis and invited Azerbaijan to join the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children

01 May 2024 15:10

The leadership of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine participated in the tenth meeting of the Jean Monnet Dialogue

To review more