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  • Ukrainian Embassy To RA: Armenian Pogroms Are Out Of The Question

    UKRAINIAN EMBASSY TO RA: ARMENIAN POGROMS ARE OUT OF THE QUESTION

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/
    03.07.2009 19:18 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ukrainian Embassy expresses concerns over Armenian
    media reports on recent developments in Ukrainian town Marganets,
    Dnepropetrovsk region. Ukrainian Ambassador Alexander Bozhko today
    had a phone conversation with Anatolyj Naumenkoa, Head of Ukrainian
    Interior Ministry's General Department in Dnepropetrovsk region. As
    reported by Ukrainian official, situation in Marganets is quiet and
    controlled by police.

    "In the meantime, it was emphasized that no Armenian house
    suffered losses, so "Armenian pogroms" are out of the question. All
    individuals involved in June 28 clashes and subsequent developments
    will be punished under Ukrainian laws," the Eembassy says in
    a release. According to Naumenko, both conflicting parties had
    people with Armenian origin, hence interethnic conflict is out of
    the question.

    Ukrainian Ambassador also had a phone conversation with Anahit
    Arzoumanyan, Executive Director of Dnepropetrovsk region's Armenian
    community, who too ruled such possibility, expressing astonishment
    over some media reports.

    "In that connection, Ukrainian Embassy requests Armenian media to
    be more balanced while elucidating the above events and refrain from
    inseminating unnecessary distrust," says the embassy release.

    According to community lawyer Alla Arakelova, the clashes were followed
    by mass disorders and house arsons; over 15 vehicles were destroyed.

    On June 28, clashes broke out in one of local cafes in Marganets,
    Ukraine. Among the people involved in scuffle there were also Ukrainian
    citizens with Armenian origin. A 22-year-old police inspector who
    wanted to stop disorders died of a knife wound. The police sergeant
    was off-duty and dressed in civilian clothes.
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