2. Statements by the President

Verbatim reports

The President made a statement expressing Parliament's concern at the situation in Ukraine. Parliament stressed the importance of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and called on Russia to respect the principles of international law and withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory. The President said that Parliament would adopt a resolution on Ukraine on Thursday and would send an observation mission to the Ukrainian presidential elections due to be held in May 2014.

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The President made a statement on the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide.