‘Crimea is Ukraine, and Ukraine is Europe’ (Plevneliev - Bulgaria)

Bulgaria will work for a strong and unified EU position for ensuring the territorial integrity of Ukraine and supporting the democratic and European path of the country, Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev told a joint news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv.

“Nobody has the right to move the borders by force and occupy foreign territories – the future of Europe is in the abolition of borders,” Plevneliev told the news conference, held on July 7 during a two-day visit to Ukraine.

Bulgaria supports the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine and calls for strict implementation of the Minsk agreement to overcome the crisis in the eastern part of the country, Plevneliev said.

He was adamant that the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation was in violation of international law, the constitution of Ukraine and the Budapest Memorandum of 1994.

Bulgaria does not recognise the results of the referendums organized by the self-proclaimed authorities in Donetsk and Lugansk. “For Bulgaria, Crimea is Ukraine, and Ukraine is Europe,” said Rosen Plevneliev.....
  [sofiaglobe.com]
 8/7/15
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