Changes and amendments to the bylaws of the Kurultay of Crimean Tatar People, Regulations about the Mejlis and the Revision Commission of Crimean Tatar People, Ukrainian Presidential elections, rotation of the Mejlis members, acknowledgement of the authority of the Mejlis's Chairman and members of the Revision Commission.

The issue of the failure of the Ukrainian and Crimean governments to comply with the previously made agreements about of the Crimean Tatar problems has also been discussed. As a result of that, the Headquarters for Organizing the Mass Protest Actions, governed by the Mejlis, has started the preparations for a new series of protest actions. The group will present a developed plan of action at the next meeting of the Mejlis.

receive plots of land for construction for several years. Meanwhile, many local tycoons have been able to build huge mansions on the coast, and this made them indignant.

Last year Crimean Tatar boys and girls of the village Viktorovka (near Bakhchisaray) went to school No. 3, where some classes were taught in the mother tongue. Now they are trying to transfer to the new school, which will be the first national school in the region.

Concerning Crimea: Crimea has always been a strategic point in the Black Sea for Russia. If Ukraine were solving the problems of the Crimean autonomy in view of the interests of the Russian majority, maybe the general attitude of the people toward Ukraine's policy in Crimea would be more tolerant and understanding. Speaking about the attitude of Russia to Crimea, I can say that I feel very sorry about it at the moment. I hear today: you with your position relating to Crimea and Sevastopol lost the game… My position is the position of the majority of Russians in Russia. However, the Russian authorities do not share it. The authorities lost the game, because Russians will not forget the country's collapse. They will not forget the loss of Crimea and Sevastopol. If the problem of Crimea is not solved in favor of Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol will remain the bone of contention between Ukraine and Russia forever, and we will never be able to speak sincerely about kinship and fraternity between our countries.

phase. The water tests of pipes in the interval from 64 to 93 km have been finished. The tests showed that all technological operations had been properly conducted. The first part (30 km) is ready to be used. Authorities are confident that the first 145 km of the main line will be in service by the end of August.

- Alexander Ivanovich! Every summer in Crimea is same as the year before, but the experts from your branch see the changes each year. What was different about the resort season this year?

Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of Crimea, the Government and Verkhovnaya Rada (Parliament) of Crimea did their best to organize the season in a new way. We increased the advertising for the resort. For example, we held the 41 Congress of FIJET in Crimea and now receive advertising materials from Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, France and other countries of the world. We started a program of tourism reconstruction in Crimea in cooperation with TASIS. Crimean Center for the Tourism Development (CCTD), Crimean Association of Tourist Agencies (CATA), Crimean Resort Association, and Association of Green Village Tourism were created. These organizations are studying the world experience in our branch and implementing progressive technologies at home. 35 per cent of the tourists coming to Ukraine want to see our peninsula. The revenue to the state budget from our tourism is comparable with Kiev's revenue from tourism, and other regions of Ukraine can not compare with us. Taking into consideration that tourism is an area that will develop in the next century, we are trying to implement international practices. The airport, the train station, and the sea ports have been renovated in Crimea. The introduction of regular flights ("Boeing" and "Yak-42 D" aircrafts) between Istanbul and Simferopol has connected Crimea with the entire world. Now, there are flights practically to all continents. In particular, the flights to America via Istanbul are $200 cheaper than via Kiev. Our Ministry opened its representation in Moscow. It organized resort festivals there last year.

- How is the quality of the service changing?

…Crimea, as far as its cultural and historical values and its health rehabilitation factors are concerned, far surpasses many international resorts. Our main goal is to provide excellent service to people. Many of the resorts have access to cellular communication system and special resort banking facilities. Many hotels are being renovated, and in particular, hotel "Yalta" will have more of a European look soon. About 300,000 dollars have been allocated for the reconstruction of each floor in this hotel. We are doing many things in order to attract tourists from the countries of Black Sea, Mediterranean region, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Northern Europe, and the American continent. For example, the employees of the tourists industry in Crimea now have to become multilingual. In the future, foreign language will be the first professional requirement. We will soon start the construction of a mountain cable car system, which will cost $5 million. Therefore, there are plans for building several hotels in the mountainous areas.

They plan to build a yacht port in Alushta. This is paradoxical: yacht sport is one of the most developed in the world, but on the Crimean coast we have practically no ports. Yachtsmen, who are rich people as the rule, can be a good source of revenues. With the help of these undertakings, we are planing to prolong the Crimean resort season.

We hope that we will not repeat the mistake of Nice, where a large part of forests and gardens was destroyed for construction of hotels and resorts. The Ministry's point of view is that our resorts should preserve their gardens as an important ingredient of the health rehabilitation process - the main goal of the Crimean spas.

- How will the cost of vacation change?

- Our prices today are comparable with international rates. Where will you find a place to spend summer vacation for $10 with the meals included? We can not reduce the prices all the time, because our main goal is to renovate the resorts, and we need money for this. We believe that Crimea really can gain $150-200 millions annually from resorts and tourism. Today this branch is giving 40% of the revenues to the Crimean budget. Using these sources and investments, we think that in 5-8 years, we will reconstruct the tourism industry and even bring it to the level of international standards.