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Putin: Just say no to xenophobia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised that the authorities will make a resolute response to any manifestations of xenophobia and work on the establishment of democratic but strict migration rules. Speaking at the second session of the All-Russia Azerbaijani Congress in Moscow on Tuesday Putin said since such acute problems as xenophobia had been mentioned, there must be a reason for that. "This indicates we make some mistakes in our work. We must analyze the situation and make a tough response. The government policies will be aimed at preventing such manifestations in the most consistent and tough way," Putin said. He called for remembering the interests of those who have been historically resident in this or that country. "We must take into consideration the interests of those people who never travel anywhere, and who stay at home all the time," Putin said. "We must create and master the use of an up-to-date, democratic, strict law regulating all spheres of our activity, including migration," he said. Putin said Russia was interested in a competent migration policy in the CIS space. "Russia is interested in ensuring the freedom of travel in the post-Soviet space. We must teach the people to respect the laws of the host country."
"Of course, we'll make an exception for Chechens." Posted by: Dar 2004-10-19 |
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