POLITICAL PARTIES CONCERNED WITH ANTI-ARMENIAN NATIONALISTIC EXPRESSIONS IN RUSSIA

ArmRadio.am
27.04.2006 14:58

At the initiative of the Youth Party of Armenia, May 10-15 a delegation
of Armenian intellectuals will leave for Moscow. The aim of the
visit is to meet with Russian authorities to find out the reasons
of frequent nationalistic expressions against our compatriots and to
learn about the steps undertaken to prevent these.

“In addition to the cultural problems of the Diaspora, we should
defend the interests of our fellow citizens,” Head of the Youth Party
of Armenia Sargis Asatryan said.

Armenia and Russia signed and ratified several important international
conventions, which demand elimination of ethnic discrimination, fight
against persecution and offence of human dignity. Despite this, Russia
continues to remain a country where crimes on the national ground,
including those against our compatriots, occur at every step.

According to Sargis Asatryan, such movements in Russia are organized
and receive special financing. Fans of “Dinamo” and “CSKA” football
teams stand behind this. It deserves attention that members of such
groupings are physically well prepared.

Although the issue is a very complex one, it cannot be transferred
to the ground of aggravation of Armenian-Russian relations.

Letters have been sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the
State Duma, urging to undertake measures “to stop the anti-Armenian
hysteria.”