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| Georgian Parliament Condemns Russia's "Xenophobia" |
| 2006-10-11 |
| On October 10 the Georgian Parliament unanimously approved a statement saying that anti-Georgian campaign carried out by the Russian authorities is "xenophobia." "Recently the representatives of Russian authorities turned xenophobia and ethnic discrimination of Georgian citizens and ethnic Georgians living in the Russian Federation into a state policy instrument and a means for achieving political goals," the statement reads. The Parliament also condemned the deportation of Georgian citizens from the Russian Federation and called on the international community to give "an appropriate assessment" to these moves undertaken by the Russian authorities. "We have an anti-Russian attitude towards Russian policy, but not towards the Russian people," Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze said. She said that the anti-Georgian campaign in Russia is "fascism." |
| Posted by:Fred |