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Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman meets Russian ombudsman for the first time

18 October , 2022  

Ukrainian Parliamentary Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets has met Russian Ombudswoman Tetyana Moskalkova.

“During the prisoner exchange, I met the Russian Ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova for the first time. The need for negotiations was in the humanitarian field. In particular, they talked about the need to intensify the repatriation of prisoners of war and the release of civilian hostages,” he wrote in his Telegram channel on Monday.

“We discussed the following points: The need for a visit to the colony in Olenivka by the Ukrainian and Russian sides and, if necessary, with the participation of a third party; the need for bilateral cooperation on many issues affecting the civilian population; the elaboration of ways to visit prisoners of war and inspect their places of detention, both on Russian-controlled territory and in Ukraine; the possibility for prisoners of war to call their relatives; a thorough search for missing persons; the reunification of families when children and parents are in different areas; the restoration of documents for refugees; and

At the end of the meeting, it had been agreed to send official letters on the implementation of the agreed human rights protection tasks. “I hope that the implementation of the agreed proposals will be a step to help our citizens!” – Lubinec said.

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