The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharov called “evil and disgrace” manifestations of nationalism in the Central Asian republics. Her briefing for the press was broadcast on Youtube.
According to her, the Foreign Ministry responds in a timely manner to accidental excesses, not only expressing a public position, but also conducting practical work with the authorities of these countries.
As Zakharova noted, the authorities of the Central Asian republics are agree with Russia in its assessment of manifestations of nationalism.
National soil conflicts have occurred in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan recently. For example, in Kyrgyzstan, a man attacked a children’s center employee due to the fact that she spoke to him in Russian. Shortly before that, the case was closed about the beating of a boy, whom peers were traveled for the fact that he doesn’t believe in Allah. “
In addition, in Kazakhstan, local nationalists conduct inspections of the use of the Kazakh language in stores and government agencies. The records of their raids they lay on Youtube. Such activists accuse Russian-speaking fellow citizens in fascism, while Russian has the status of official, which is enshrined in the Constitution.