Inter-ethnic relations discussed in OdessaJuly 24, 2009 - 18:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Considering Odessa as an "island for ideal interethnic relations" is a myth. That was one of the statements made at a press conference at the Odessa branch of the Institute of Management issues of Gorshenin. A recently conducted survey "Interethnic Relations in the eyes of Odessa's inhabitants" was presented at the conference. 600 18-year-old citizens were interviewed for the survey. Most respondents (59.5 per cent) claim that they equally treat all nationalities. However, over a third (37 per cent) of respondents admitted that representatives of certain nations cause their hostility and anger. According to authors of the study, Odessa residents are more tolerant than those of Dnepropetrovsk: only 27.8 per cent of interviewed told that representatives of other nations do not cause their hostility. Odessa law enforcers fuel inter-ethnic strife, labeling criminals in public reports as "persons of Caucasian nationality", Andrei Yusov, head of family and youth in Odessa City Council said. According to the expert of the IAC Analitika.at.ua David Davtyan, dissemination of such information is amoral and does not meet democratic standards. According to Andrey Yusov, law enforcers, calling the nationality of the perpetrator, contribute to the development of inter-ethnic animosity. Crime has no nationality and it must be fought, not separated by nationality, the official said. Andrei Yusov described as firebrands the representatives of "Russian chauvinism": "Dozor" (Watch), "Slavyanskoe edinstvo"(Slavic unity) and "Bratstvo" (Brotherhood) organizations. "These organizations are harsh, marginal and poor," Andrey Yusov said, Analitika.at.ua writes. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |