Crimea Platform – Stockholm

The fourth parliamentary summit of the Crimea Platform took place on 24 November. The Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén, together with Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk,hosted Speakers of national parliaments and interparliamentary organisations. Previous summits have been held in Zagreb 2022, Prague 2023 and Riga 2024. At the end of the meeting a joint final document will be adopted.

The parliamentary summit aims to highlight the consequences of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the policy of non-recognition and to increase pressure on Russia to cease its annexation of Crimea. Sanctions, human rights, security, and economic and environmental consequences will also be discussed.

The Crimea Platform was launched at government level in Kiev in 2021 and is an international forum for discussion and coordination. It is held at different levels, such as between governments, foreign ministers, parliaments and interparliamentary assemblies, as well as civil society and expert communities. The aim is that the occupation of Crimea ceases and that it is peacefully returned to Ukraine.

Adoption of joint statement.

Joint Statement of the Fourth Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform (pdf. 206 kB)

Programme

Venue: Former Second Chamber

9.00–10.00: Opening remarks:

Speaker of the Riksdag, Dr Andreas Norlén
President of Ukraine (video address)
Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms Maria Malmer Stenergard

10.00–11.00: Plenary session

11:00–11:30: Break

11:30–14:00: The plenary session continues

Venue: Former First Chamber

14:25–14:55: Joint press conference of the Speaker of the Riksdag and the Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine

Side event

Venue: Former Second Chamber

15.15–16.40: High-level meeting on: Displaced Ukrainian children: A Call for Collective Action

High-level meeting on: Abducted Ukrainian children: A Call for Collective Action - participants

Follow the session

The session, the press conference and the high-level meeting can be watched on-demand via the Riksdag webcast service. All broadcasts are interpreteded into Swedish and English.The Plenary session is also interpreted into Ukrainian.