ARMENIANS OF CRIMEA WANT AUTONOMY
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Oct 27 2014
27 October 2014 - 7:18pm
The national congress of the Crimean Armenian Society (CAS) the decided
to create a regional national and cultural autonomy in the Crimea.
"Regional ethnic and cultural autonomy according to acts of the
Russian Federation will be registered on December 13 in the Ministry of
Justice," the head of the CAS, Vagarshak Melkonyan, told RIA Novosti.
Melkonyan said that as a part of the new association there will
be 17 local national and cultural autonomies. Such a structure,
Melkonyan believes, will allow Armenians to apply for financing from
the republican and state budget for programs preserving their culture,
national language, uniqueness and historical heritage.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/61479.html
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Oct 27 2014
27 October 2014 - 7:18pm
The national congress of the Crimean Armenian Society (CAS) the decided
to create a regional national and cultural autonomy in the Crimea.
"Regional ethnic and cultural autonomy according to acts of the
Russian Federation will be registered on December 13 in the Ministry of
Justice," the head of the CAS, Vagarshak Melkonyan, told RIA Novosti.
Melkonyan said that as a part of the new association there will
be 17 local national and cultural autonomies. Such a structure,
Melkonyan believes, will allow Armenians to apply for financing from
the republican and state budget for programs preserving their culture,
national language, uniqueness and historical heritage.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/61479.html