Members of the public movement “Adyghe Khasa” of Adygeya Republic sent the President of the International Circassian Association Kanshobi Azhakhov a letter with the offer to organize in August, 2010 an expanded session of the Council of the organization on Red Glade of Sochi. As it was stated in the letter they want it to take place on “the primordial land Adygs (Circassians)”.
The authors of the letter, signed by the leader of “Adyghe Khasa” of Adygeya Arambiy Hapay, consider that it is necessary “… to invite to the session … the President of Russian Federation D.A.Medvedev, the governor of Krasnodar region A.N.Tkachev, the head of Sochi city A.N.Pakhomov, representatives of the organizing committee of the Winter Olympic Games — 2014 in Sochi”.
The decision about sending that letter was made at the last session of the executive committee of “Adyghe Khasa”. In the opinion of the organization’s members, sounded at that meeting, they should make it clear what position is supported by the Russian leadership in relation to the Circassian question, as well as the role of Circassians in carrying out of the Sochi Olympiad-2014.
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