CHERNOMYRDIN ON ASSISTANCE TO ETHNIC RUSSIANS ABROAD.

Ata meeting with representatives of the new Council of CompatriotsAbroad, prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said that "therestoration of citizenship and provision of assistance for thoseethnic Russians returning to Russia is one of the most importantdirections" of Moscow’s policy, Russian television reportedJuly 7. He also said that Moscow would provide special assistanceto firms in the former Soviet republics that provide employmentto ethnic Russians there.

Border Guards Troops Get Special Courts.