One third of Russians negative about migrantsOctober 17, 2011 - 11:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One third of Russian citizens have negative perceptions of migrants from abroad and regions of Russia. According to The Moscow News, the data was collected by Moscow City Government as result of a secret survey. Other data from the survey are not made public. According to 2010 survey, migration issues worry Russians more than unemployment, poor ecology or corruption. 17% respondents said that the problem of migrant streams from CIS countries is critical. At the beginning of 2011, 11% of Muscovites said that Sergey Sobyanin should first of all solve the problem of immigration from Central Asia. This was the second most popular demand after Moscow traffic jams problem solution. Mr. Verekhovsky, director of SOVA Center for Information and Analysis on Racism and Xenophobia told The Moscow News that the collected data reflect Russians general attitude. He noted that 35% of Russians treat immigrants negatively while in 2009 Alla Gerber, member of Russian Social Chamber, insisted that 90% Russians have negative opinion of immigrants. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |