Tuerk Calls for Respect of Standards of Fair Trial in Ukraine

Kyiv, 11 October - President Danilo Tuerk called on Ukraine to respect European standards of fair trial as he visited the country just as ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of abuse of power.

Kiev, Ukraine
President Danilo Tuerk (left) meets his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych as part of an official trip to the country.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Kiev, Ukraine
President Danilo Tuerk (left) meets his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych as part of an official trip to the country.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Kiev, Ukraine
President Danilo Tuerk (left) meets his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych as part of an official trip to the country.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Kiev, Ukraine
President Danilo Tuerk (left) meets his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych as part of an official trip to the country.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Kiev, Ukraine
Slovenia and Ukraine sign several agreements as President Danilo Tuerk (standing, left) visits Ukraine and meets his counterpart Viktor Yanukovych (standing, right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Kiev, Ukraine
Slovenia and Ukraine sign several agreements as President Danilo Tuerk (standing, left) visits Ukraine and meets his counterpart Viktor Yanukovych (standing, right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Kiev, Ukraine
President Danilo Tuerk (left) meets his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych as part of an official trip to the country.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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