The United States of America intends to open its diplomatic mission in the Crimea peninsula in the future. As a source in Kyiv's diplomatic circles was reported on Tuesday, "consultations on this issue began after the signing of a Ukrainian-US charter on strategic partnership in Washington on December 20.

The point expected is the opening of a US consulate general. The source doesn't rule out that a number of West-European countries will also "widen their presence in Ukraine" opening diplomatic missions in the Crimea.

This issue is believed to be discussed at a meeting of President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko with ambassadors of seven head countries and a representative of the European Commission. The topic of the meeting - "Urgent issues of international life and global protective problems."

Currently, the consulate general of the Russian Federation, as well as consulates of honors of Armenia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Turkey and Estonia are working in Sympheropol in the Crimea. Poland intends to open 3 new consulates - - in Sympheropol, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsya in the nearest future.