Obama said that the holding of a referendum in the Crimea is contrary to international law. Washington. March 6. The proposed referendum on the status of Crimea contrary to international law and the Ukrainian constitution, said on Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama. The proposed referendum on the future of the Crimea would violate the Constitution of Ukraine and international legislation, - said the American president during a speech at the White House. Any discussion of the future of Ukraine should proceed with the participation of the legitimate government of the country, - he stressed. Earlier, U.S. State Department spokesman Jennifer Psak stated that a referendum to change the status of Crimea contrary to the Constitution of Ukraine, and because the U.S. does not intend to recognize its results. Psak believes that changing the status of one or another part of Ukraine should be put to a national referendum. Meanwhile, the chairman of the Supreme Council of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov said earlier about the absolute legality of the decision of Parliament on obschekrymskogo autonomy referendum.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:54:34 +0000
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