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Dmitry Medvedev is een Armenier (Dutch to English translation)
(Translation from Dutch)
June 18, 2009
This afternoon during the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) press
conference a Russian journalist to RIA Novosti asked Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev if he has Jewish ancestry?
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev replied that the rumors about his
Jewish ancestry are inaccurate. He added that his ancestors are from
Adana (Western Armenia in Turkey now) but he was born in Russia. He
added in "I want everyone to be clear that I am Armenan, surname of my
mother was Naxshikyan what the word Naxshik comes oudarmeens. The
surname of my father was Bagratyan. This name is also purely
Armenian. I was forced to change name to be head of Russian secret
service (KGB) in France to work the cold war times. Since France had
large Armenian community should not Arms Irish secret service agent
working in France. That I have an Armenian surname changed to
Russian. I am 100% Armenian. Finally the Russian President says he is
proud of his Armenian parents and ancestors.