Crimean
news 61.
(Mass
Media survey for 6-10 June 2000).
(All
the material is given in an abridged form.).
Financing condition is unsatisfactory.
About the urgent measures of solving the deported citizens' problems.
Position of the Autonomy Verkhovna Rada remains the same.
Work of the League has been very highly evaluated.
Chechenian children are again in the Crimea.
Ukrainian-and-Uzbek agreement will help 62 thousand deported get the
Ukrainian citizenship.
The title of a national trainer has been asserted.
Politics.
Financing condition is unsatisfactory.
The sitting of the Autonomous Republic Crimea
Presidium was held on June 6. It was devoted to the consideration of some
problems, proposed to discuss at the plenary sittings of the Republic
Parliament on June 21-23.
They paid a great deal of attention to
considering of urgent problems related to the deported citizens. The Solution
project of VR of ARC Presidium was adopted on this problem. Before the document
was adopted, the chairman of Verkhovna Rada, L.Grach had emphasized that the
Crimean Tatars had experienced great changes in their lives during last 13
years. He said the following: "We have come through the times of
misunderstanding, when the Crimean Tatars' houses were destroyed by bulldozers
and when we were scared of having a Crimean Tatar neighbor. Now, we have to
live in a friendly neighborhood, learning our cultures. We need a constructive way
but not the way of ultimatums". The first point of the solution mentions
that the Crimean Ministry Council conducts an unsatisfactory way of financing
the program of the deported accommodation. Thus, only 1,5 million grivnas out
of 10 million, foreseen by the Crimean budget for the program implementation,
have been allocated so far. That's why the Ministry has been proposed the
following:
1.
Making up the
graphic of overcoming the delay in stable financing of these measurements until
June 12;
2.
Presenting proposals
concerning the problem of giving land plots to the deported in two weeks time.
R.Bulat, "Golos Krima", #24 (343), 9
June 2000, p.1.
About the urgent measures of solving the deported citizens' problems.
The sixth point of the solution mentioned that,
taking into consideration the necessity of regulating relations between nations
and providing the Crimean Tatar and other ethnic communities leadership in
Verkhovna Rada of the Crimea, there was an opinion of possibility to conduct
elections into the Verkhovna Rada of ARC according to the proportional
electoral system, taking into account the principals of equal and direct
electoral rights by means of a secret election.
Thus, Mejilis, having registered in the order
according to the Ukrainian legislation, could take part in the elections of
Verkhovna Rada of ARC together with other Crimea regional branches of the
Ukrainian parties and non-governmental organizations.
In this case, if Mejilis uses an unanimous
support of the Crimean Tatars and defends its interests. Then they may elect 12
deputies to the VR of ARC.
Apart from that, the VR of ARC Presidium thinks
that it is necessary to note that currently 573 Crimean Tatars have been
elected to the councils of all levels in the Crimea. This number makes up 8,6%
of the total number of village, district and city councils deputies. 7 Crimean
Tatars are the assistants of district state administration chairmen and city
mayors. 30 Crimean Tatars head administrations and branches in the organs of
local councils and district state administrations.
"Krimskiye Izvestiya", #103 (2107), 7
June 2000, p.1.
Position of the Autonomy Verkhovna Rada remains the same.
The VR Presidium made a decision "About
urgent measures of solving the problems of the deported" on June 6.
As far as the land reform is concerned, the
position of parliament has remained the same on this aspect. Ministry Council
and the Republic Committee of Land have to present proposals on solving the
problem of giving land to the deported, living in the rural zone. It has to be
conducted in accordance with the current legislation.
One of the most interesting points of the
document is the one, which mentions "providing some quotas for the Crimean
Tatars in the VR of ARC and the possibility of conducting elections according
to the proportional electoral system taking into account all the principles of
nation-wide equal and direct electoral right by means of a secret
election".
We asked the Crimean Tatar nation's Mejilis
chairman assistant, Djulvern Ablyamitov that very point of Verkhovna Rada
Solution. He answered that L.Grach's proposals "didn't touch the main idea
of the problem". By proposing participating in elections according to the
proportional system, he makes up term for Mejilis to register as a party or a
non-governmental organization: It's impossible since the Crimean Tatar nation's
Mejilis is not a nation-wide Ukrainian party, consequently can't have regional
branches. Besides, the Crimean Tatars' representatives organ is not
anon-governmental organization either. 12 deputies from the Crimean Tatars - is
rather a way of quotas but not the principal of proportionality. If the
proportion system is launched, then it won't be the Crimean parliament
speaker's job to decide how many Crimean Tatars will be in Verkhovna Rada of
the Crimea. It's the electorates' job.
Asan Osmanov, "Avdet"
("Returning"), #11 (245), 8 June 2000, p.3.
Work of the League has been very highly evaluated.
The Crimean Tatar women's League held a
report-and-electoral conference on June 3. 26 representatives of regional
branches took part in its work. The conference delegates evaluated the work of
the Crimean Tatar women's League work, which was done during 1996-2000 very
highly. That's why they didn't conduct any elections and the conference only
justified the plenary powers of the League chairman, Safinar Djemileva and nine
Board members. But they elected two additional members - Lentara Halilova and
Elmira Umerova. Tatyana Uspenskaya, the correspondent of "Krimskaya
Svitlitsya" paper came out at the conference. She said she was eager to
enter the Crimean Tatar women's League. "I was born in the Crimea and
spent my childhood with the Crimean Tatar tragedy. I am the Crimean Tatar in my
soul"- she said. Tatyana Uspenskaya was unanimously accepted to the
organization and became a respected member of the Crimean Tatar women's League
Board.
Summing up the results, achieved during the
reported period, Safinar Djemileva focused on the following: "Our main
achievement is the establishment of strong contacts with the publicity. We are
aware of all the events, which occur in the Crimea and know the situation in
each region. We have created a database about orphans, families having many
children, and aged persons living in asylums. And the most important point is
that the Crimean Tatars women are united by a general idea. They get great deal
of satisfaction from what they do and manage to "keep up with the
level" in our hard times".
The Crimean Tatar women's League has been
working in the Crimea since 1994. These women organize children holidays and
charity concerts, annual summer camps for children. They also hold some
educational work among women, and measurements aimed to restore culture,
national, family customs of the Crimean Tatars and traditional handicrafts.
In conclusion, the conference delegates adopted
a resolution, which, in particular, mentions the necessity of developing
contacts with foreign funds and organizations. The forum participants also
adopted an address to the President and the Ukrainian and Crimean governments'
heads. They demanded adopting laws "About restoring rights of the Crimean
Tatar nation" and "About restoring national-and-territorial
autonomy". The women also demanded that they should provide rights for the
guaranteed and effective representatives of the Crimean Tatars in organs of
state power, Crimean government and security structures, equal and proper
functioning of the Crimean Tatar languages together with the Ukrainian and
Russian languages in socio-political life of the Crimea. They also demand the
Crimean Tatars' right for land on equal terms with others and social protection
of the Crimean Tatar women in accordance with the international norms.
E.Sedvapova, "Avdet"
("Returning"), #11 (245), 8 June 2000, p.4.
Chechenian children are again in the Crimea.
One more group of Chechenian children arrived
in Simferopol on June 6. Fund "Krim", established by the Crimean
Tatar nation's Mejilis was the action organizer.
Its Director General, R.Shevkiyev informed that
the fund of repressed peoples had helped from the Russian side. He also
informed that one hundred Chechenian children, who had arrived in the Crimea
and were between 7 and 10 years old, would be accommodated in the Crimean Tatar
families for two months.
We asked R.Shevkiyev if the action had been
agreed with the Russian powers because such trips might possibly be considered
differently by legislation. His answer was as follows: "None of the laws
can prevent bringing children here. But we will address to the Russian embassy
if there are some families wishing to adopt orphans and if the relatives agree
upon that. And only then we will be discussing the ways of finding adoption
mechanisms according to the Ukrainian and Russian legislation.
A.Nejivoy, "Krimskoye Vremya", #103
(970), 8 June 2000, p.3.
Ukrainian-and-Uzbek
agreement will help 62 thousand deported get the Ukrainian citizenship.
The term of Ukrainian-and-Uzbek agreement,
asserting the order of simplified giving up the Uzbek citizenship and the
further confirmation of the Ukrainian citizenship for the deported, who arrived
from Uzbekistan ended on 31 December 1999.
Despite that, documents from Uzbekistan,
proving that people are giving up the Uzbek citizenship go on coming to the
visa-and-passport department of the Crimea. As the head of the passport,
registration and migration service of SA MIA of Ukraine in the Crimea, Colonel
of militia N.Poyarkova informed, it is described by the three-month document
consideration. And only then the visa-and-passport service of the Crimea can
state that 62 thousand Crimean Tatars, wishing to become the citizens of
Ukraine that they would realize their right. Currently, the SA MID is expecting
the last thousand of applications.
O.Shastun, "Krimskoye Vremya", #102
(969), 7 June 2000, p.2.
The meeting the current Mejilis chairman,
R.Ablayev and the leader of politics-and-lawful department of Mejilis,
N.Bekirov with a group of German journalists was held in the Mejilis office of
June 1.
Correspondents, representing TV-Radio company
"Doyche Velle" ("German Wave"), studio "Berlin",
"Gessensk radio", "Berliner Saytung" ("Berlin
paper") visited the Crimea in order to learn the political and economic
situation in the Crimea and prepare materials for publishing in the German Mass
Media means.
During the meeting R.Ablayev and N.Bekirov told
the guests about the history of the Crimean Tatar national movement, Mejilis
structure and also about the political and economic problems of the Crimean
Tatar nation. The guests wondered if the Crimean Tatars were represented in
legislative and executive organs of power of ARC and if the problems related
with the land division were being solved.
After the meeting the guests visited the
"camp town" near the VR of ARC.
Mejilis Press-Service, "Golos Krima",
#24 (343), 9 June 2000, p.2.
Culture.
The title of a national trainer has been asserted.
Fund "Crimean Tatar Initiative"
conducts seminars in the Crimea and beyond it. A.Osmanov was the international
trainer at the seminars held in Azerbaijan and Georgia. The seminar organizers
in the Caucasus are the USA funds "Idea" and "Renaissance".
Seminars for the leaders of Georgian
non-governmental organizations were held in the end of March. The center of
young leaders of Azerbaijan, Democracy Fund, organizations that deal with the
problems of women's role activation in policy took part in the seminars. The
main goal of the seminars is to give some knowledge to the organizations
leaders and work together.
Seminars for women non-governmental
organizations were held in Georgia on March 12-14. This has been the third time
that the Crimean Tatars, in particular, A.Seitosmanov and the chairman of
teachers Council, D.Seitveliyeva are invited as trainers. There are Georgians,
Azerbaijainians, Armenians, Abkhazs, and Chechenians among 32 particiupants.
Interest for the Crimean Tatars has
considerably increased in the result of these seminars.
But the leaders of "Crimean Tatar
Initiative" fund strive for giving their knowledge to the Crimean Tatars
at first. The think that people don't have to hope for the state, but they have
to strive for something themselves.
Thus, A.Seitosmanov and the Director of
"The Restoring of the Crimea" went to the Crimean village schools and
made their training seminars in order to help the Crimean Tatar national
schools.
S.Abdurahmanov, "Kirim" ("The
Crimea"), #25 (574), 10 June 2000, p.4.