During a meeting with representatives of the Cossack community and World War II veterans in Krasnodar Krai on 3 October, President Putin said that Meskhetians have the right to return to their historic homeland and that this question has been raised with the leadership of Georgia more than once. However, Georgia\'s leadership \"is not still ready to resolve this problem,\" Putin said. Putin added that while the \"Meskhetian-Turks are living in Russia, they should live normally, observing our laws.\" Some 13,000 Meskhetians who live in Krasnodar Krai have been refused even temporary registration since October 2001. They also do not have the right to register their children and cannot lease land, which makes it difficult for them to survive since they are primarily agricultural workers. (RIA-Novosti)