The III Parliamentary Summit of the Crimean Platform, which will be held on October 24 in Riga, the capital of Latvia, will be attended by delegations from almost 50 countries, as well as representatives of six international parliamentary assemblies. This was reported by the press service of the Latvian Seimas.
The event was organized by the Seimas of Latvia together with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Among the countries that have confirmed the participation of their delegations are Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Germany, Turkey, Sweden and many others. Speakers of parliaments will represent most countries.
The summit will also be attended by international organizations, including the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The presence of representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is expected.
The summit will be opened by the Speaker of the Diet of Latvia, Daiga Mierinja, and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk. A remote address by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi is expected, as well as speeches by the Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Silini, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braže and the first deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Nariman Dzhelal.
Expert discussions on the genocide of the Crimean Tatar people, Russia’s responsibility for the war and its impact on European security are planned as part of the summit. The documentary “The True History of Crimea” will also be shown.
This summit is part of Latvia’s broader support for Ukraine and the promotion of efforts to strengthen the international legal order. The Crimean Platform was founded in 2021 to coordinate actions and draw the attention of the world community to Russia’s temporary occupation of Crimea. The purpose of the platform is to raise awareness of the consequences of the occupation for human rights, security and global order.
Two previous summits were held in Zagreb (Croatia) and Prague (Czech Republic), where parliamentarians from around the world discussed ways to support Ukraine and restore justice in Crimea.
