Killings of Armenians in Russia aren't manifestation of 'Armenophobia'

PanARMENIAN.Net - The topic of xenophobia is raised during Armenian-Russian talks at all levels, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Nikolay Pavlov told a news conference in Yerevan. The Office of the Russian Prosecutor General and the Interior Ministry take all measures essential for disclosing such crimes, according to him. "It's regrettable that all this happens in my country. But one should understand that these crimes are conditioned by a transitional period and are not manifestation of 'Armenophobia'," the Russian diplomat said reminding that the two recent murders were disclosed and those guilty punished.



At the same time he underscored that criminal collisions, in which Armenians take part, are represented by the Armenian media as xenophobia. "However, citizens should know the difference between criminal activities and xenophobia. Measures to be taken are being elaborated by the Office of the Russian Prosecutor General and the Interior Ministry but documents are not ready yet," Pavlov said.