IRL Foreign Policy Council meets Circassian delegation
On Tuesday, 28 September, the Foreign Policy Council of IRL met with a delegation of the International Circassian Council. The council, established in the US, represents a nation from North Caucasus with 90% of its population living now in Diaspora.
Among other concerns the Circassians draw the attention of international community to violations of human rights and freedom of speech, as well as to the environmental damage caused by the authorities of the Russian Federation while preparing for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
The delegation consisted of the Chairman of the Circassian Council Iyad Youghar, Director of Communications at the Circassian Cultural Institute Tamara Barsik, human rights activist Aliy M. Berzegov, and a Chairperson for the upcoming international project of the Travelling Circassian Genocide Museum Setenay Gurcesme.
Earlier the Circassian delegation had a meeting with the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament Riigikogu.
Read the appeal to the Estonian Parliament here
