The Russian authorities fighting illegal migration is not a threat to the Armenian community of Russia, chairman of the Union of Russian Armenians, Ara Abrahamyan, told ArmInfo correspondent.
He said that at present there is no obstacle on the way of the Armenian community's activity. "What is happening in Moscow and other cities of Russian Federation, I mean intensification of the law-enforcement agencies fighting illegal migration, is evidence of the fact that legislation has started really working in this sphere. Basing on the acting legislation, the authorities of the country want to put the migration flows in order", he said.
Abrahamyan thinks that one tragic incident between migrants and policemen cannot define the policy regarding all the migrants. Moreover, the Armenians of Russia are law-abiding citizens and there are few law-defying persons among them. "I can assure you that fighting illegal migration has nothing in common with the Armenians. They act within the frames of the law and no sanctions and measures from the side of the authorities may threat them. It is more beneficial to us, if all the law in Russian Federation act without exclusion. In that case, the Armenian community will only gain", - Abrahamyan concluded.