MOSCOW, September 25. /TASS/. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has warned that the situation in the country must not be destabilized by conflicts between migrants and the local population.

"Hundreds of thousands of migrants being in Russian regions causes a number of significant problems," Medvedev stated at a meeting of the Russian Security Council's commission on migration policy. He pointed out that these problems include crime among foreigners and conflicts with the local population.

"As everyone understands, such situations are a hot-button issue and destabilize the socio-political situation," Medvedev pointed out. "This can not be allowed," the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council emphasized.