RF PRESIDENT ORDERS TO ASSIST RESETTLEMENT OF RUSSIAN SPEAKING CITIZENS IN RUSSIA
By Nana Petrosian

AZG Armenian Daily
28/06/2006

RF President Vladimir Putin instructed to assist the voluntary
resettlement of the Russian-speaking citizens in the territory of
Russia. Regnum agency informed that the implementation of the relevant
program began on January 1, 2007. Before that, an interstate committee
will be shaped to deal with the implementation of the program. The
Federal Migration Service will regulate the realization of the project.

The probation realization programs will be carried out in Kaliningrad,
Kaluga, Lipetsk, Tambov, Tver, Tyumen, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk,
Primorye and Khabarovsk from September 1, this year. It is envisaged
that several millions of Russian-speaking citizens will be resettled
there, including those from the CIS member states. It is expected
that the project will be completed by 2012.
From: Baghdasarian