Professor Vladimir Khomeriki, President of the Fund for Solidarity of Russian and Georgian Peoples, called the talks about ‘Cherkess genocide’ absurd and provocative and aimed at ruining the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014.
The official reminded that the topic was often raised in the 1990s and discussed by US agents. The EU gave grants to Adyg and Cherkess communities. The Jamestown Foundation and the University named after I. Chavchavadze held a conference in Tbilisi and passed a note for the Georgian government and parliament to recognize the ‘genocide’.
The expert praised the efforts of Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili to normalize relations with Russia.
Khomeriki called for vigilance and said that new threats from D. Umarov and information about militants in Pankisi will keep the special services busy.
