St. Petersburg to form department for interethnic relations

St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko expressed readiness to form a city department for interethnic relations, Interfax reports.Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko said that a minister should be appointed to work on interethnic problems. Mikhail Lebedinsky, head of the committee for local autonomy, became a member of government for interethnic and inter-religious affairs.Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin put responsibility for interethnic peace on regional authorities.

St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko expressed readiness to form a city department for interethnic relations, Interfax reports.

Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko said that a minister should be appointed to work on interethnic problems. Mikhail Lebedinsky, head of the committee for local autonomy, became a member of government for interethnic and inter-religious affairs.

Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin put responsibility for interethnic peace on regional authorities.