Siyavush Mamedzade, head of the Penta Company, says that media reports on so-called discrimination of Turkish labours in Chechnya are a provocation, press-service of the Chechen president says.
The company head says that reports on their forbidding workers to leave their dormitory and late wage payments are false.
Mamedzade says that there were about 3,000 Turkish workers in Grozny. About 2500 have already been sent back to Istanbul. 120 of are sent today. The remaining will return home this week. Officials from the Turkish Embassy, including a consulate staff member Uzeir Saik, are currently in Chechnya. They checked information and were convinced that no one is forced to stay against own will. Some people had problems with visas which are being resolved at the moment.
Adem Ilkaze will return to Turkey today. His name was mentioned in publications. Mamedzade underlined that the company will conclude construction of a modern hospital in Argun and will start construction of other facilities in Chechnya and Russian regions. The company had 5,000 builders at certain periods and has positive reputation. Someone wants to ruin it, Mamedzade says.
