Nordic Baltic condemnation of violence in Kyiv

22.01.14 | News
The Presidents of Nordic Council and Baltic Assembly jointly condemns the use of force and violence I Kyiv, Ukraine.

President of the Nordic Council, Karin Åström, and President of the Baltic Assembly, Laine Randjarv, condemned, at an annual meeting in Copenhagen, the use of force and violence in Kyiv to disperse protesters who over the last weeks have expressed their support for Ukraine´s integration into the European Union.

We want to put continued pressure on the democratic principles of Ukraine´s citizens, including their rights to assemble and speak freely, as well as use of force goes against the principles of democracy, rule of law and civil society and the principles to which all participants agreed during the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius in November 2013.

The Presidiums of Nordic Council and Baltic Assembly met today in Copenhagen for an annual summit.