The Russian Foreign Ministry made an important statement on the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait
The law adopted by the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading doubling the maritime territory in which Ukrainian border guards and military personnel are allowed to work, – cannot apply to the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait.
Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated this during a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to Zakharova, the norms of national legislation and their application in practice should not contradict International Law.
The Foreign Ministry representative emphasized that the Kerch Strait is under the full sovereignty of Russia.
“As for the Sea of Azov, these are joint internal waters, part of the territory of Russia and Ukraine - both by virtue of existing bilateral agreements and customary international law,” said Maria Zakharova.
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