• Telegraf reports about restructuring of Russia’s state institutions dealing with its compatriots’ affairs

Telegraf reports that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs liquidates the Russia’s Foreign Centre which dealt with affairs concerning Russian compatriots abroad and assigns its functions to the Federal Agency which further will be called Federal Agency for CIS, Compatriots Living Abroad and Humanitarian Co-operation Affairs.  According to Latvian MP Boriss Cilevics, Russia is interested in strong Russian compatriots, therefore, such restructuring is one more step on granting stronger support to Russians living abroad. During 2008 Russia started elaboration of draft amendments to the Law on Compatriots and established foundation “Russian World”.