V. Putin spoke out against xenophobia

The policy of the Russian state will be to suppress any manifestations of xenophobia, - said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the II Congress of the All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress on October 19, 2004.

The President noted that "any manifestations of xenophobia and religious intolerance must immediately respond not only to state bodies, but also to society . "

According to the head of state, the reasons for the outbursts of xenophobia are the mistakes of the authorities. "This is a signal of pain, it means: something is wrong, somewhere we allow failures and mistakes in work ," RIA Novosti quotes the president.

Putin also said that it is necessary to resolutely fight against "still occurring manifestations of everyday nationalism . "

Sources

• Manifestations of xenophobia in Russia will be severely suppressed //Regnum. October 19, 2004
• Putin: We make mistakes in the fight against xenophobia // Grani.ru. October 19, 2004
• Putin spoke out against xenophobia and for the regulation of migration // Polit.Ru. October 19, 2004