BRUSSELS, June 25. /ITAR-TASS/. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin spoke in favor of a dialogue with Russia on Crimea.

“It is a vital issue because there are plenty of our citizens (Ukrainians) in Crimea. We certainly need a dialogue on economic and humanitarian aspects,” Klimkin told journalists after a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine commission on Wednesday.

Klimkin reaffirmed the position of the Kiev authorities who continued regarding Crimea as an integral part of Ukraine.

“We have a clear vision of how to ensure that, and we will continue sticking to that in our future actions,” the Ukrainian foreign minister said.