Leaders of the Chelyabinsk region are concerned about the problems of interethnic conflicts

On December 9, 2004, the government of the Chelyabinsk region held a meeting of the Council on Ethnic Issues, at which issues of preventing interethnic conflicts were discussed.

The meeting participants noted that today there are no noticeable manifestations of interethnic and interfaith intolerance in the region, and, nevertheless, preventive measures should be taken to protect the South Urals from extremism.

So, the first deputy governor of the Chelyabinsk region, Andrei Kosilov, said that not only Wahhabism, but also skinheads are dangerous if they are out of control. As one of the methods for preventing extremism and fostering tolerance, it was proposed to recommend that the Ministry of Education of the Chelyabinsk Region return to the development of religious studies programs.

Sources

• Chigintseva V., Yakovlev N. Extremism is dangerous for the Southern Urals // Radio ChGTRK. 2004. December 9th.