Karabak’s Russian Community Calls For Moscow Not To Yield Baku’sProv

KARABAK’S RUSSIAN COMMUNITY CALLS FOR MOSCOW NOT TO YIELD BAKU’S PROVOCATIONS

Azg/arm
13 Nov 04

Galina Somova, leader of Karabakhâ~@~Ys Russian community, expressed
her bewilderment concerning the statement made by Yuri Kaplun,
employee of Moscow City Administration. He said that “no one invited
the Karabakhâ~@~Ys separatists” to the Regional Forum of the Russian
Communities in Caucasus held on November 11-13 in Krasnodar. In
the interview to Regnum agency Somova expressed bewilderment with
the position of the Russian embassies that yield the provocations
of Azeri official circles instead of defending the interest of their
compatriots abroad according to “Protection of the Rights and Interests
of the Compatriots Abroad” program signed by RF President.

“Russians remain Russians everywhere, notwithstanding the status of
the state they live in. At least, it is not correct to call brothers
“separatists,” Somova said. She said emphasizing that it is not
the first case when their community wasnâ~@~Yt invited to such
regional forums. Somova said that the Russian community of Nagorno
Karabakh got strengthened thanks to the support of Karabakhâ~@~Ys
and Armeniaâ~@~Ys state and public structures, particularly, thanks
to NKR Foreign Ministry. At present, the community has 300 members
from all the five regions of the republic. The community includes not
only Russians but also representatives of other Slavonic nationalities.

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