Ukraine—russia: Treaty on the Azov-Kerch Sea

December 24, 2003, Kerch.

In the video: Kerch, people walking, different views of the sea; people taking pictures, walking, everyday life in the city; demonstration, participants holding Ukrainian and russian flags, propaganda newspapers; banners “Kerch welcomes Vladimir putin and Leonid Kuchma”, “Tuzla is a bridge of friendship” (in russian); arrival of President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and President of the russian federation Vladimir putin; signing ceremony of the treaty, speeches.

Reference: In early December 2003, Leonid Kuchma arrived in Kerch to relieve political tension around Tuzla, check the stoppage of the Russian embankment and open a new border post on the island (December 2). In Kerch, Kuchma held talks with Vladimir putin to secure the suspension of the dam construction and agree on the parameters of the legal regime of the Sea of ​​Azov and the Kerch Strait. The parties thus prepared the ground for the signing on December 24, 2003 of a bilateral agreement on cooperation between Ukraine and the russian federation in the Azov-Kerch Strait.