The Greek-Russian Friendship Panhellenic Movement party demanded an end to discrimination against ethnic Greeks in Ukraine. It has been reported TASSrefers to the party decision.
According to the document, according to the 2011 census, approximately 100,000 Greeks are currently registered in Ukraine “organized into associations and communities, speaking and studying Greek”, most of whom hold Greek identity cards. The party pointed out that the Ukrainian government stopped recognizing Greeks as a minority on the grounds that there is a country called Greece, with a law passed last July.
“On the contrary, it recognized Tatars and Jews as minorities,” the party recalled.
The resolution also stated that “at present, Greek Ukrainians face the problem of cessation of teaching Greek in schools, in addition to the consequences of hostilities, the policy of extermination and discrimination implemented by Ukrainian nationalist organisations. general extinction [греческого меньшинства]”.
Despite the country’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’ trip to Ukraine in May this year, the Greek authorities “did not take significant measures to support the Greek minority or even protest against the exclusion of Greeks from minorities by the passed law”. says document.
“We request the Greek government to take the necessary steps and steps regarding the Ukrainian government in order to include the Greeks in the minority protection system and to ensure their security in the regions where they reside,” the resolution said. .
The party said it demanded the Ukrainian government “to end discrimination against Greeks and to immediately allow the teaching of Greek in schools”.
Formerly Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs declaration Protest to the Ambassador of Ukraine in Athens regarding the incident that resulted in the death and injury of ethnic Greeks in the village of Granitnoe.