President Ilves emphasised that Crimean Tatars are the ancient inhabitants of Crimea; Crimea is their homeland and they do not have another.
Therefore, Crimea is the very place where the language, religion, culture and customs of Crimean Tatars must be kept safe and developed, affirmed the Estonian Head of State. According to the President, this is also one of the responsibilities and duties of democratic countries – to protect the rights of smaller nations to be themselves.
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