Delegation of Council of Federation goes to Syria on resettlement of Circassians to Russia

Today in the morning, a delegation of the Council of Federation of the Russian Parliament, which included representatives of Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, has flown to Syria. The delegates plan to study the situation around a possible resettlement of the Circassians who wish to return to their historical homeland, said Adam Bogus, the acting chairman of the movement "Adyge Khase – Circassian Parliament" of Adygea.

According to Mr Bogus, who was the morning on March 16 in the Krasnodar Airport, the delegation, which is headed by Albert Kazharov, a member of the Council of Federation from the parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria, 11 persons represent three republics – Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia.

"The aim of our voyage is to study the possible resettlement of the Circassians who wish to return to their historical homeland, as well as providing them with the preferential treatment," said Adam Bogus. "It is necessary to remove the existing obstacles. For example, the exiting conditions of resettlement demand that first its participants should be served with official invitations; however, we have no contacts with them. I think in this case it can be done by means of electronic communication."

The visit of the delegation to Syria will last for 4 days. Its members from Adygea said that they will stay in Damascus and its suburbs. Several meetings are planned with the officials of the Syrian Ministry and the Russia's Ambassador to Syria; however, the format of meetings has not been defined yet. The return of the delegation is scheduled for the evening of March 19.