Mikhail Zabelin: "The biggest Russian Diaspora of the South Caucasus is in Azerbaijan"

He stated that better part of the Russians living in Georgia and Azerbaijan are militaries, their family members, and Malaccans. The parliamentarian said that the opinion "In what state attitude is well to Russians cooperation will be of priority in that country" is not implemented. Reminding Russian politicians calling Armenia fore post of Russia, Mikhail Zabelin stated that the country where Russians do not live can't be fore-post of Russia.

"Tolerance is in high level in Azerbaijan, though official status was not given to the Russian language, this language remains being communication language. Number of published books in Russian language increases, Russian sectors function like in the previous times."

Expressing attitude to the opinion of existence Russian military base in Armenia, the community leader stated that this base is necessary for Armenia not Russia, APA reports.