Member of Committee of the State Duma of Russia on affairs of the CIS and communications with compatriots Konstantin Zatulin (the second on the right) at conference of "Commonwealth of not recognized states".
Photo: Ilya Pitalev
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In Moscow Like in New York
// Mini summit was called for unrecognized republics
The conference “Parallel CIS: Abkhazia, Pridnestrovie, South Osetia, Nagorny Karabakh” finished its work yesterday in Moscow. The representatives from unrecognized states of post-Soviet space gathered in Russian capital to share the experience of the struggle fro independence. The separatists were explained that it is not effective anymore to mention their historical connections with Russia. They have been offered to arm themselves with human rights postulates and use them against Moldavia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
The conference was held in hotel Arbat. The Institute of CIS Countries, which organized the summit, announced that the leaders of Pridnestrovie, Karabakh, South Osetia and Abkhazia will be present at the conference. Coincidentally, the mini summit in Moscow was held in the same time as the UN world summit in New York.
Modest Kolerov, head of the Department of Inter-Regional and Cultural Liaisons at President’s Administration of RF, gave an opening speech. He explained why Russia is so worried about former Soviet republics. According to him, Moscow has a right to protect interests of the compatriots. The law considers as a compatriot everyone, who was born in USSR or Russian Empire.
Kolerov also criticized a bit his compatriots gathered in Arbat for the conference. As a main tactical mistake of unrecognized countries, the Kremlin official called their endless arguments about the historical connections with Russia. “Of course, you can continue to mention historical closeness with Russia, but it is not important anymore – especially for the West,” Kolerov said. Instead, he offered audience to fight their opponents with different weapon – postulates of the human rights. “They (human rights-Kommersant) cannot be ignored by either side,” Kolerov stated.
For some reason, nobody from the announced leaders of unrecognized republics showed up to hear the Kremlin strategist.
Vladimir Soloviev
All the Article in Russian as of Sep. 16, 2005
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