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Crimea Welcomes Syria's Recognition of Peninsula as Part of Russia - Lawmaker
Crimea Welcomes Syria's Recognition of Peninsula as Part of Russia - Lawmaker
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Crimea welcomes Syrian authorities' recognition of the peninsula as a part of Russia, the speaker of Crimea's State Council, the region's parliament, Vladimir... 19.10.2016, Sputnik International
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Crimea Welcomes Syria's Recognition of Peninsula as Part of Russia - Lawmaker
14:45 GMT 19.10.2016 (Updated: 14:47 GMT 19.10.2016) Crimea welcomes Syrian authorities' recognition of the peninsula as a part of Russia, the speaker of Crimea's State Council, the region's parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, said Wednesday.
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, speaker of the People's Council of Syria, the country's legislative authority, Hadiya Khalaf Abbas, told Sputnik Damascus considered Crimea an integral part of Russia.
"Our position is absolutely logical and the fact that the Syrian parliament has heard us is only the beginning of the process," Konstantinov told reporters.
19 October 2016, 08:38 GMT
According to Konstantinov, the process of legitimation of the 2014 referendum on Crimea's reunification with Russia is in high gear.
Russia's historical southern region of Crimea rejoined the country after a 2014 referendum. Almost 97 percent of the region's population voted for reunification in a referendum. Sevastopol, which has a federal city status, supported the move by 95.6 percent of votes.
The Western countries, including the EU members, have not recognized the legitimacy of the Crimean vote, imposing several rounds of sanctions on Russia over what they consider to be an "annexation."
