The arrival of European experts to assess the situation in the Kerch Strait will confirm the strict observance of international norms by the Russian side navigation, leads RIA Novosti statement of the Committee on International Relations of the Crimean parliament Yuri Hempel.
Thus MP commented on the proposal of Angela Merkel sent in Kerch Strait German and French experts. This offer German Chancellor addressed to Vladimir Putin.
Crimea have nothing to hide. We are open, including on the situation around the Strait of Kerch, said Hempel.
According to him, Chancellor offer a reasonable and correct, and can talk about the readiness of the German and French sides to negotiate constructively with Russia and to give an objective assessment of the entire, what happens in the Kerch Strait.
The parliamentarian noted, that the Kerch Strait could visit and Ukrainian experts, Now just do not have confidence in their impartiality and objectivity.
In Crimea already repeatedly seen that, Peter Poroshenko and his team are set to constructive talks, he added.
According to Hempel, in the Russian-German relations soon still have to win the pragmatism and the desire to build up a positive dialogue.
Recall, Merkel, the proposal to send to the Kerch Strait German and French experts said on the eve of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He said, that this idea Chancellor appealed to Vladimir Putin during the last summit "Big Twenty".
According to Lavrov, Russian leader agreed, However, the expert's visit has not yet been held, since Berlin intends to issue this "simple trip" as a fairly complex document, which must be agreed with the Ukrainian authorities.
Recall, the question of navigation in the Kerch Strait at the center of international attention after the incident, happened 25 November, when three Ukrainian warships illegally crossed the Russian border. As a result, ships and their crews were detained by Russian border guards. Kiev accused Moscow of all and promises to organize a new campaign across the Kerch Strait in the Sea of Azov, accompanied by NATO observers.
