MEXICO CITY, October 1 – Novosti. Participants of the 14th Conference of Russian Compatriots in the Americas, New Zealand and Australia held in Costa Rica supported the holding of referendums in the liberated regions of Ukraine and Russia’s actions to protect sovereignty, Yury Bedzhanyan, Ambassador to San Jose, told Novosti.
“The delegates of the conference expressed their absolute support for Russia’s actions to protect sovereignty, they fully understood the desires and aspirations of the peoples of four regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to hold referendums on joining the Russian Federation. This was also reflected in the statement, and in the resolution of the conference participants,” the diplomat said.
In addition, the final document of the conference expresses a strong protest against Russophobia, which is intensifying at the suggestion of the West, attempts to “cancel” Russia and the persecution of citizens. Its authors called on the Russian parliament to develop a legal definition of the term “Russophobia” for use in international law.
“A very important role in this regard, we believe, will be played by the further development of the legislative framework and the practical work of compatriots’ organizations and Rossotrudnichestvo so that the rights and interests of our citizens in all respects – from the point of view of the Russian language and from the point of view of the situation in societies where they live, were protected,” Bejanyan added.
From 23 to 27 September in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, in Kherson and in the liberated territories of the Zaporozhye region , referendums were held on joining Russia. In all these regions, the overwhelming majority of those who voted were in favor. On September 30, President Vladimir Putin signed treaties on the admission of new territories to Russia.
