Vladimir Putin: Russia Does Not Discriminate Against Gays

Putin: Gay Russians 'Enjoy The Same Rights And Freedoms As Everyone Else'
Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes a seat in a limo after his arrival at Schiphol airport near Amsterdam, on April 8, 2013. Putin's visit is part of the opening of the year of celebration in Dutch-Russian relations. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes a seat in a limo after his arrival at Schiphol airport near Amsterdam, on April 8, 2013. Putin's visit is part of the opening of the year of celebration in Dutch-Russian relations. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)

AMSTERDAM, April 8 (Reuters) - Russia does not discriminate against homosexuals, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters in Amsterdam on Monday where he was greeted by gay rights and other activists critical of Russia's track record.

"In the Russian Federation - so that it is clear to everybody - there is no infringement on the rights of sexual minorities," Putin told a press conference.

"These people...enjoy all the same rights and freedoms as everyone else." (Reporting by Alexei Anishchuk in Amsterdam and Alissa de Carbonnel in Moscow; Writing by Sara Webb; Editing by Michael Roddy)

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