The President Signed a Decree Aimed at Accelerating the Formalization of the Mejlis’ Legal Status as the Representative Body of the Crimean Tatar People

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on formalizing the legal status of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people as the representative body of this people.

According to the decree, the Cabinet of Ministers is to ensure the urgent resolution of the relevant issue.

This will contribute to the realization of the Crimean Tatar people's right to sustainable development and to safeguarding guarantees of their ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious identity.

"I signed a decree that provides you with more real opportunities to defend our entire state - all of Ukraine and our Crimea - all our people and the Indigenous people, the Crimean Tatar people - our security and your security, our right to live freely on our land," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The Head of State stressed that the Mejlis has always been, and remains, the representative body of the Crimean Tatar people, and that this is now being enshrined legally and politically.

The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people was established in 1991 and is the only highest authorized representative and executive body of this people. However, it has long lacked an appropriate legal status. Following the resolution of this legal issue, the Mejlis will, in particular, be able to participate in the development of state programs and fully represent the interests of the Crimean Tatar people.