Moscow could recognize those who speak Russian as "compatriots"March 28, 2022 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker Konstantin Zatulin from the United Russia party has submitted a bill to the State Duma proposing to recognize as "compatriots" all those who speak Russian, TASS reports. The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". In particular, it is proposed to recognize persons "who speak Russian and belong to the peoples historically living on the territory of Russia" as "compatriots", as well as those persons "whose direct ancestors were born or lived on the territory of the Russian Federation." The move "takes into account that over the past 30 years since the collapse of the USSR, a new generation of compatriots who did not have USSR citizenship has grown up. In this regard, the connection with the citizenship of the USSR has been excluded from the definition of the concept of "compatriot," the document says. Top stories 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 earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. IDBank unveils three sad stories about fraudsters IDBank has unveiled three scenarios of card fraud that have been happening more and more often in Armenia. |