REPRESENTATIVES OF ETHNIC MINORITIES VISITED KARABAKH
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22-10-2007 15:22:00
The first visit of the representatives of ethnic minorities of Armenia
to Karabakh ended. The aim of the visit was to learn about the public
and political life in Karabakh, the state of ethnic minorities in
NKR, the peculiarities of their integration with the public life of
the country.
The members of the Coordination Board of the ethnic and cultural
organizations of the ethnic minorities of Armenia led by Sergo
Yeritsyan, adviser to the Armenian president, met with President
Bako Sahakyan and Speaker Ashot Ghulyan. The delegation members
represented Yezidis, Russians, Kurds, Assyrians, Jews, Greeks,
Georgians and Ukrainians.
Agreement was reached on holding a culture festival of ethnic
minorities of Armenia and Karabakh.
Russians, Ukrainians, Greeks, Azerbaijanis, Jews live in
Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Russian community is organized the best, which involves over 500
representatives of Slavic people. The Greek community is also active,
who live in several places in Karabakh.
The Public Radio broadcasts a weekly program in Russian for
non-Armenian speakers of Artsakh. There is also a radio channel
broadcasting programs in Azerbaijani. The Azat Artsakh publishes a
weekly news digest in Russian.