MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) - Soviet soldiers buried in the Hungarian village of Kiskorpad will not be removed after the land was sold to a private owner, a Russian embassy spokesman said citing local authorities on Thursday.
The cemetery was sold "through a misunderstanding" and "Hungarian lawyers are considering the issue and drafting proposals in accordance with Hungarian laws," Irina Zvonova said.
"A move is out of question," she added citing the village mayor.
In May 2007, the removal of a monument to Soviet soldiers in another ex-Soviet country Estonia led to clashes between protestors and local police, leaving one dead, over 150 injured and more than 1,000 arrested.
The human rights group Amnesty International condemned the situation in Estonia and called on its leadership to respect the rights of ethnic Russians.
