300,000 ethnic Russians expected to return to Russia before 2012 - migration service

MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - Around 300,000 ethnic Russians are expected to move to Russia with their families before 2012 under the program of voluntary immigration to Russia for ethnic Russians living abroad, chief of the Federal Migration Service’s department for ethnic Russians Yevgeny Manyatkin said.

A total of 55 Russian regions have expressed their desire to participate in the voluntary immigration program for ethnic Russians living abroad. In 2007, the program will be launched in 12 pilot regions, with the Kaliningrad region being the first among them. Currently, 33 of the 55 regions are in contact with the Federal Migration Service for approval of their programs to accept Russians.

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300,000 ethnic Russians expected to return to Russia before 2012 - migration service
Interfax