ROC proposed to involve migrants in politics
ROC proposed to involve migrants in politics

Video: ROC proposed to involve migrants in politics

Video: ROC proposed to involve migrants in politics
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The Russian Orthodox Church called on to help migrants adapt to life in Russia and to encourage them to participate in the social and political life of the country. On Monday, April 8, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the head of the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin.

At a press conference on the problems of adaptation of migrants, Chaplin called the ability to accept new people a sign of the strength of society and one of the keys to its effective development. According to him, in case of successful involvement of migrants in the life of the country, Russia will only benefit.

In this regard, Chaplin urged not to be afraid of new members of society, but to help them adapt. For this, the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church believes, it is necessary to more actively involve migrants in the political and social life of the country, so that they quickly get used to and get used to life in new conditions for themselves.

As ITAR-TASS specifies, the Russian Orthodox Church has already opened courses for migrants in Stavropol, Pyatigorsk, Khabarovsk, Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar. At the same time, FMS representative Anatoly Fomenko, who was present at the press conference, noted the low attendance at these courses. At the same time, he added that the service pays great attention to cooperation with religious organizations. Currently, the FMS has already concluded agreements with 58 Orthodox organizations and 31 Muslim organizations.

In 2011, the Russian Orthodox Church proposed to develop rules governing the relations of various ethnic groups in Russia, as well as to involve the people's guards, formed, inter alia, on ethnic and religious grounds, in the maintenance of public order. In addition, in 2010, Chaplin called for regulation of relations between visitors and Muscovites.

According to the Federal Migration Service, there are now more than ten million migrants living in the country legally in Russia. Most of them came from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Ukraine. At the same time, according to the official data of the service for 2012, about three million more migrants live in Russia illegally. Unofficially, the number of illegal immigrants in the country is estimated at 10-12 million people.

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