The Council of Hamshen philanthropic non-governmental organization of the Republic of Armenia has appealed to Russian Ambassador to Armenia N. Pavlov, asking for assistance to register Hemshins cultural association in Krasnodar Territory, reported the Yerkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia. In its letter the Hamshen organization Council expresses serious concern over the situation in Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation over a Hemshin NGO (Islamized Armenians) - a subethnoconfessional group of the Armenian people. Hemshin representatives are denied registration of their society - the cultural association of Hemshin - for the fourth time. The concern of the Armenian organization is conditioned with the fact that the constant refusals to register the cultural association far-fetched. Thus, the latest refusal was due to the sole reason - the application for registration did not mention the proper name of the registering body. At that the official refusal, conveyed to Hemshin representatives May 3, was dated May 4. The message to the Russian Ambassador further said: "When registering any other organization it is not a basis for refusal - the applicant is given an opportunity to make corrections and again apply to the registering body. It did not take place in the Hemshin case, however the state duty of 2000 rubles was duly levied four times. Thus, the actions of the representatives of the Central Administrative Board of the Federal Registration Service of Krasnodar Territory form a precedent for the appearance of another people leaving Russia as political refugees. It is not a secret that representatives of the International Organization of Migration, who realize a project on resettlement of Turk-Meskhetians from Krasnodar Territory to the US, already arrange similar projects to resettle Kurd-Kurmanji people that also live in Kuban and the Hemshins. We cannot stay indifferent toward the fate of Hemshins, as Hamshen Armenians and Hemshins are one people. Due to the mass forced imposition of Islam upon the Armenian population of the Hamshen district in Western Armenia (now Turkey's territory) in the 18-th century and ethnoconfessional group with pronounced self-consciousness was formed and it called itself Homshetsi and spoke the Hamshen dialect of the Amrenian language. A small group of Hemshins lived in Ajaria - in the 20-es it was composed of 600 members. In 1944 Hemshins of Ajaria along with Turk Meskhetians and Kurd-Kurmanjis were deported to Kirgizia and Kazakhstan. In 70-es part of the Hemshins moved to Krasnodar Territory and today they live in the Apsheron, Belorechensk and other regions (some 1000 persons). The problem of determination of the ethnic belonging of the group in question is linked with political aspects. Hemshins of Turkey perceive their ethnic and linguistic difference from Turks, however the policy of the Turkish state suppresses their urge to forming of an ethnic self-consciousness. Hemshins living in Russia acknowledge their kinship with the Hamshen Armenian community."