First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Natalia Galibarenko met with OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović.
The two sides discussed in details issues of utilizing OSCE institutions expertise and tools, in particular, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, in resolving the current situation in and around Ukraine, protecting rights of journalists and media freedom, in particular in the occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions which are under the control of the illegal separatist groups.
Dunja Mijatović welcomed the adoption of the Public Broadcasting Law in Ukraine, which she characterized as the one of the best broadcasting law in the OSCE region, and expressed the readiness to facilitate its implementation.
At the meeting Natalia Galibarenko assured that the Government of Ukraine gives special importance to ensuring safety of journalists and media freedom in the country.
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