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<h1 class="entry-title">Russia Proposes To UNESCO To Remove Politicised Issues From Agenda</h1>
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<div class="gmail-td-post-author-name"><div class="gmail-td-author-by">By</div> <a href="https://independent.ng/author/charles/">Charles Enilama</a><div class="gmail-td-author-line"> - </div> </div> <span class="gmail-td-post-date"><time class="entry-date gmail-updated gmail-td-module-date" datetime="2018-04-11T02:00:20+00:00">April 11, 2018</time></span> <div class="gmail-td-post-comments"><a href="https://independent.ng/russia-proposes-to-unesco-to-remove-politicised-issues-from-agenda/#respond"><i class="gmail-td-icon-comments"></i>0</a></div> </div>
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<p>Russian Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov on Tuesday called on the <u></u>organisation<u></u> to remove politicised issues, which must be considered at other UN platform from its agenda.</p>
<p>“Concentration of efforts envisages removal UNESCO activities that are not in line with its mandate.</p>
<p>“It is necessary to remove from the agenda politicised issues that cannot be solved by the <u></u>organisation<u></u> and must be considered via other UN platforms,’’ Kuznetsov said at the 204th session of the UNESCO Executive Board.</p><div class="gmail-code-block gmail-code-block-1 gmail-ai-viewport-1 gmail-ai-viewport-2" style="margin:8px auto;text-align:center;clear:both">
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<p>“I am speaking about the Convention Against Discrimination in
Education, which is blatantly violated by the Ukrainian Education Law.</p>
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<p>“Also the removal of the law on Principles of the State Language
Policy as well as changes in provisions of the Education law in
Latvia,’’ Kuznetsov said.</p>
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new Ukrainian law stipulates that starting from Sept. 1, children from
national minority groups will be able to study in their native language
only at the primary school level, while secondary and post-secondary
education will be only in Ukrainian.</p>
<p>The full switch to Ukrainian-language education is set for Sept. 1, 2020.</p>
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<p>In January, Latvia adopted amendments to its education law
stipulating a gradual transition to teaching in Latvian for ethnic
minority schools.</p>
<p>The transition will take place over three years starting on Sept. 1, 2019.</p>
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