About 30 million former Russian citizens leave abroad. Work with them is one of the important aspects of St. Petersburg foreign relations committee, the head of the Committee Alexander Prokhorenko informed.

He also underlined, that the matter concerns humanitarian aid, as non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries must be maintained. Prokhorenko also noted, that the committee leadership accounts, that in 2006 the ground of the committee work will become the program of tolerance, which started to be realized with the establishing the Council of National Affairs attached to the St. Petersburg Governor.

Besides in the middle of the year the documents concerning working out a program of St. Petersburg foreign activity for 5-6 forward, assumes Prokhorenko.
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