Throughout the meeting, the Acting Minister expressed appreciation of the UN constant attention paid to the human rights situation in Ukraine, particularly in Eastern and Southern regions, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. He noted the impartial activities of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission on Human Rights, which has been working in Ukraine since March 15, 2014. Acting Foreign Minister has positively estimated the second UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on the situation in Ukraine released today, stressing its balanced and objective nature.

Andrii Deshchytsia drew attention of the interlocutor to the need of maintaining on the agenda of the UN human rights mechanisms the situation in Crimea, where the Russian occupation has caused mass and grave human rights violations, in particular of the rights of the Crimean Tatars.

Acting Foreign Minister briefed the Assistant Secretary-General of the latest developments in Ukraine, in particular, on the ongoing round tables of national unity.

Ivan Šimonović informed on his plans to submit the report to the attention of the OSCE and the UN Security Council next week. He particularly outlined strict observance by the Mission of the principles of impartiality and objectivity in reflecting the actual human rights situation in the country.