Go to mediabankRussian flag. Archival photoMEXICO, Oct. 1 The participants of the XIV Conference of Russian Compatriots in the Americas, New Zealand and Australia in the final document called on Russian parliamentarians to develop and introduce into the legislation a legal definition of the term «Russophobia.»»Ask the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, on the basis of the right of legislative initiative, to develop a legal definition of the term «Russophobia» for the use of this term in the legislative framework of the Russian Federation and the further application of this wording in international law,» the resolution adopted by the participants of the conference held in Costa Rica says. As RIA said News Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Costa Rica Yury Bedzhanyan, the concern of the conference participants due to the development and strengthening of Russophobia in many countries, as well as the unacceptable actions of the authorities that humiliate and try to abolish Russian culture, history and language, was reflected in the specific proposals of the final document. «Oche We believe that further development of the legislative base and practical work of compatriots' organizations and Rossotrudnichestvo will play an important role in this regard, 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 position in the societies where they live, were protected,» Bejanyan noted.
