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MORE THAN 400 REPRESENTATIVES of ethnic Russian communities in 97 foreign countries attended the Fifth World Congress of Compatriots Living Abroad, held in Moscow on November 5-6, 2015. Among them were members of the World Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots, leaders and activists of national coordination councils, and journalists working for media outlets published by ethnic Russian communities. About 200 invitees to the forum represented Russia itself. They included members of parliament, central and local bodies of the executive branch of government, and various foundations and nongovernmental organizations.
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