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Ingush president to discuss Chechen refugees at UN
MOSCOW. Jan 17 (Interfax) - Ingush President Murat Zyazikov will address return of Chechen refugees from Ingushetia
during his visit to the UN headquarters in Geneva.
Zyazikov plans to meet representatives of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN Development Program, the UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Red Cross.
"The practice of holding such meetings exists," Zyazikov told the Ekho Moskvy radio station.
"Over 500,000 refugees passed through Ingush territory. Out of the 50,000 who remained, 4,500 live in tents and
the rest stay on rented premises," he said.
The housing that is being constructed "with the help of international humanitarian missions should be of high
quality and targeted assistance is needed," he said. The Swiss program was launched, he said.
It is necessary to coordinate the work of the republic, federal authorities, the Russian Migration Service and the
humanitarian missions," he said.
"A wide range of issues will have to be resolved at the UN level," he said. Financial assistance is needed
urgently, he said. [RU EUROPE ASIA EEU EMRG POL] sa <>
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