The Ministry of culture of Russia, commented on the circumstances making the foreign Ministry of Latvia in the black list Russian artists: Joseph Kobzon, Oleg Gazmanov and Valerie. The Ministry believes that the cultural sector should be out of politics, and the ban " no less " will affect those that prohibits.

first it was announced that the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Latvia has made a black list of persons banned from entering the country, the names of three figures of Russian culture - Iosif Kobzon, Oleg Gazmanov and Alla Perfilovo, popular under the stage name Valeria. As informs the Ministry, this decision is connected with the opinions expressed by these artists position in connection with joining of Crimea to Russia, and in relation to the events in Ukraine.

" in a global world any limits not only affect those who forbid. No less ban will affect those that prohibits. This applies to most of the cultural sphere, which should be out of politics ", said Last news in the press-service of the Ministry of culture of Russia.

It stressed that, at present, the Latvian foreign Ministry was deprived of the Latvian fans the opportunity to visit the views of Russian performers.

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