The Austrian state news agency APAreports about new developments around Chechen refugees in Austria:
"A political warming occurred between Austrian interior minister Maria Fekter and her Russian colleague Nurgaliyev (see photo) at a meeting in Moscow.
During her working visit to Russia, Fekter was received in the Kremlin - an honor that is very rarely granted for simple ministers.
The visit's topic was "hot". A way has been paved for a new agreement on deportation of refugees from Austria to Russia in negotiations with the Russian Federal Migration Service. This agreement will not affect many cases. This year 36 people were deported to Russia, but 516 Russian citizens returned voluntarily (? - KC).
For several years, refugees from Russia were the largest group in Austrian asylum statistics. However, in 2010, asylum applications were filed only by 1,900 Russian citizens, which is significantly less than ...