OREANDA-NEWS. June 08, 2012. Ukraine is a very tolerant country; there is no racism in it. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said this in the interview to CNN.

"There is no racism in Ukraine. Many black players play in our football teams. Tens of thousands of black students from Africa are taught in our high schools, and nobody has ever complained that they are unkind" - Mykola Azarov said.

The Prime Minister said that a campaign of absolutely unfounded accusations of racism against Ukraine has recently been lead based on false facts and misinformation. But the authority in Ukraine is firmly responds to each incident of racial intolerance.

"Ukraine is a very tolerant and a democratic country", - the Prime Minister concluded.