Ukraine submits draft UN resolution over support for territorial integrity
KYIV. March 26 (Interfax) - Ukraine has submitted for consideration to the United Nations General Assembly a draft resolution backing the country's territorial integrity, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
"The draft already exists. It is now being actively discussed in the UN," Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebyinis said at a briefing, adding that the document was submitted by Ukraine.
"We suggest that the UN General Assembly confirm the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine in the framework of the internationally recognized borders," the spokesman said.
The draft resolution also calls for peaceful resolution of the situation and warns against unilateral actions aimed at violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine. The document also recognizes the Crimean referendum illegitimate and such that it cannot be a basis for reviewing the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
"The resolution also contains an appeal not to recognize any change in the status of Crimea and Sevastopol on the basis of this referendum and to refrain from actions aimed at recognizing this status," Perebyinis said.
The question of Crimea's demilitarization is not included in the draft resolution, he also added.
The UN General Assembly is gathering in New York on March 27.