DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, April 29. Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry has handed a note to the Russian ambassador in the country, Trend reports via the ministry.
"On the morning of April 29, the Tajik Foreign Ministry conveyed a note to Russian Ambassador Semyon Grigoriyev expressing serious concern regarding numerous instances of overtly negative treatment toward Tajik citizens in Russia, along with widespread violations of their rights and freedoms," the ministry said.
It is noted that such a behavior against Tajik nationals runs counter to the traditions and values of Tajik-Russian relations.
To note, as of late April 27, Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry reported that 954 Tajik citizens were being held at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport in unhygienic conditions. Among them are Tajik students enrolled in Russian universities under quotas who don't get enough hot meals. Tajik diplomats, along with diaspora representatives, are providing food assistance to the citizens at Vnukovo airport.
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