Azeri ambassador urges Russians to unite over riots in Moscow
MOSCOW – Recent riots in the Manege Square and in Moscow subway represent a great threat to multinational Russia, and this wave of violence can be prevented only by joint efforts of politicians, NGOs, intellectuals and ordinary citizens, said the ambassador of Azerbaijan in Russia Polad Bulbuloglu, RIA Novosti reported.
Unsanctioned demonstration at the Manege Square in Moscow escalated into clashes of protesters with the police. The reason for the rally was the death of one of the Spartak fans in a scuffle with the natives of Northern Caucasus. Football fans and activists of the nationalist groups took part in the demonstrations. They have beaten several persons of non-Slavic appearance.
"As an ambassador of a foreign state, I can not interfere in the internal affairs of Russia. But as a man lived in Moscow for many years and a man whose son and granddaughter live in Moscow, I care about how people of different nationalities live in this city," Bulbuloglu said Thursday, speaking at an international forum in Moscow.
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