On December 05th, 2016 in Kherson the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Natalia Popovych met the activist of public opposition to the Russian occupation of the Crimea, former political prisoner Gennadiy Afanasiev.
The key issues discussed during the meeting were the following: situation connected with violation of human rights and freedoms in Crimea, persecution of pro-Ukrainian minded citizens by the occupation authorities and destruction of the right to free speech on the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
Also, Nataliia Popovych familiarized Gennadiy Afanasiev about work of the Representative Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in the conditions of the temporary occupation of the Crimean Peninsula and branch of activities of state establishment.
At the meeting Natalia Popovich emphasized the importance of work of Gennadiy Afanasiev focused on liberation of other political prisoners, their moral support and thanked for his active public position and participation in the life of the Ukrainian prisoners of the Kremlin.