14 September 2013, 18:23
KChR: rally against war in Syria attended by about 100 persons
Today, in Cherkessk, the rally sanctioned by the authorities against military solution to the conflict in Syria was held. The rally was attended by about 100 persons.
The rally was held on the initiative of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic's Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF).
"We cannot allow such intervention in Syria, like it took place in Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Libya, where weapons of mass destruction were searched. Tomorrow, it may concern our country and each of us," said Ismel Bidjev, a deputy of the Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Sport, Youth Affairs, and Tourism of the Parliament of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR).
Sergey Laskov, a deputy of the National Assembly of then KChR, First Secretary of the Cherkessk City Committee of the CPRF, declared the need to support the people of Syria.
Khyzyr Sanashokov, Chairman of the Union of Soviet Officers in Karachay-Cherkessia, has reminded the audience that 160,000 compatriots reside in Syria. "There, Circassians, Abazins, and representatives of our other peoples live, and they are loyal to the authorities. Therefore, the opposition forces stand against Circassians, Abazins, and other peoples," he said.
At the end of the rally, the participants adopted a resolution, in which they expressed their full support for peaceful political settlement in Syria and demanded that the Russian leaders should take "more assertive and principled position."
Author: Asya Kapayeva, Leyla Gochiyayeva Source: CK correspondent
