On Monday, July 18, Ukraine officially completed the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by submitting the relevant documents to the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Maria Peychinovich Burych announced this on Twitter.

“I sincerely congratulate Ukraine today on depositing the instrument of ratification of the Istanbul Convention. Ukraine is the 36th state party to this landmark treaty,” she wrote..

I warmly welcome Ukraine’s deposit today of the instrument of ratification of @coe @CoE_endVaW Istanbul Convention w/@DSGBjornBerge. #Ukraine is the 36th state party to this landmark treaty @ZelenskyyUa @DmytroKuleba @ua_parliament.

— Marija Pejcinovic Buric (@MarijaPBuric) July 18, 2022.

According to the Charter of the Council of Europe, the Convention will enter into force for Ukraine on November 1, 2022.

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It should be noted that the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by Ukraine took 11 years after the signing of the document in July 2011.

Finally, on July 18, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the ratification of the Istanbul Convention.

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