Voice of One Crying In the Wilderness Tatar in EuroParliament

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Voice of One Crying In the Wilderness Tatar in EuroParliament

Leader of Medzhlis of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev last week has visited Bruxelles under the invitation of the deputy of EuroParliament Leonidas Donskis (group of Liberal parties, Lithuania) and the Organizations of the unaccorded nations and nationalities. He has arrived to tell about problems of the Crimean Tatars and the expectations from EU. However the quantity of listeners «has surpassed» all expectations — in a boardroom there were no more than 20 persons, and that mostly journalists and accompanying.

Probably, the reason of so low interest — the unsuccessful time chosen for carrying out of hearings with Dzhemilev. The matter is that the European Union and its structures on style of work bear a strong resemblance to the Soviet authorities in 80th years when all interesting actions passed almost simultaneously and have been dated for any important event. Here and now EU prepares for carrying out of the summit of leaders of member countries which will take place in the end of the next week.

Accordingly «under the summit» activity of the European politicians and officials is stirred up. So, simultaneously with «Crimean Tatar hearings», much more important passed in EuroParliament with participation of a management of IMF, World bank, eurocommissioners and other «cream of a capitalist society» for Europeans discussion about where the economic moves. Clear business when speech comes about the finance and economy — here not to human rights that, by the way, repeatedly showed EU top management.

Nevertheless the main initiator of hearings — the Lithuanian deputy, the professor of philosophy of Donskis did not despond. Having waited for 15 «theatrical» minutes, the deputy has opened session. Mister Dzhemilev, for whome any performance at the international level is not out of place did not despond also.

Not a secret that almost for 20 years of independence the Ukrainian state has not found time to develop at official level any intelligible program of development of ARC as a whole and arrangements of the Crimean Tatars in particular. And the unique law on the rights of repatriates which the Supreme Rada has accepted in 2004 the majority (349) voices, as a result was vetoed, and the veto has not been overcome. As a result Tatars are still without the rights, without the earth, practically without schools and without work.

It and many other things Mr. Dzhemilev told about all without a stop almost within an hour. As it is no wonder, after all a life of Tatars in Ukraine — not sugar. And nevertheless leaderof Medzhlis has underlined that his people will not change Ukraine for any other country on the post-Soviet territory. «This is our greatest disagreements with the prorassian adjusted organisations of Crimea», — were summarised by him in performance.

However, leader of Medzhlis was not limited to the list of problems. He has stated also offers to the European Union. For example, to switch on a number of projects in an agenda of association Ukraine-EU. Among them — building of schools for the Crimean Tatars, restoration of cultural monuments of the Crimean Tatar people, the help to Tatars in development of small and average business. One more appeal — to accept the resolution of EuroParliament with condemnation of a genocide and deportation of the Crimean Tatars, and also their compelled residing within almost 50 years in exile — has a little discouraged even Mr. Donskis.

Answering a question «2000», such resolution which would concern exclusively Crimean Tatars could be how much real, the Lithuanian deputy has noted: «it is final, in your question the element of healthy scepticism because many people have suffered from totalitarianism contains, and, of course, the tragedy have incurred both Ukrainians, and Russian, and the Baltic countries… It is weight of other people who have suffered, and these tragedies of Stalin totalitarianism — tragedy of all Eastern Europe».

At the same time, according to the deputy, exclusively peace character of struggle of the Crimean Tatars for the rights in Ukraine, undoubtedly, is worthy recognitions. «It is very important alternative for ХXI centuries… The world has again wallowed in blood and hatred. We counted on that after falling of the Berlin wall will appear more freedom, harmonies, happiness, but, unfortunately, we see that such scenario is not very realistic», — Mr. Donskis has told. Thus the deputy has noticed that is ready to promote and to acceptance of the corresponding resolution, and improvement of a situation round the Crimean Tatars, and in general to help Ukraine and its citizens gradually to perceive the European values and to build Europe at home. For what, of course, thanks to him.

As a whole in present structure of EuroParliament, the selected works in June, 2009, the quantity of romantic friends of Ukraine was considerably reduced. Leonidas Donskis — hardly probable not a unique exception to the rules.

As «2000» deputy has told, his warm feelings to our country are based a first stage on personal contacts: «I have a lot of friends in Ukraine, and all of them are wonderful people. For example, I am on friendly terms with Jury Andruhovich».

Well, probably, it also will not allow to turn to performance of leader of Medzhlis of the Crimean Tatars in almost empty audience to a voice of one crying in the wilderness. Time will show.

Bruxelles

Vitaly NAUMOV

http://2000.net.ua

 

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