Lavrov to partake in International Organization for Russian Language conference
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the first Ministerial Conference of the International Organization for the Russian Language (IORL), which is to serve as the beginning of practical work of this new organization.
The Foreign Ministry said that the ministerial conference, which is the organization’s highest statutory body and the first meeting of the Governing Council, which is IORL’s executive body, will be held on March 11. It said that Russia will be represented in the council by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have also appointed their representatives.
The Foreign Ministry said new organization will become an independent intergovernmental entity possessing international legal personality.
It is expected that the secretary general and his deputy will be elected during the upcoming conference, and the necessary organizational and financial documents will be approved. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the parties will exchange views on the topical issues of the use of the Russian language in international practice, and discuss the main areas of joint work.
The Foreign Ministry noted that IORL’s key objectives are to strengthen the status of the Russian language as the official and/or working language of international and regional intergovernmental organizations and bodies, to support quality education, and to train teaching and scientific staff in the Russian language.
The International Organization for the Russian Language, along with the existing CIS mechanisms, will become a useful tool for preserving and promoting the Russian language throughout the world and further building a common cultural and humanitarian space, Zakharova said.
source: tass.com
The Foreign Ministry said that the ministerial conference, which is the organization’s highest statutory body and the first meeting of the Governing Council, which is IORL’s executive body, will be held on March 11. It said that Russia will be represented in the council by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have also appointed their representatives.
The Foreign Ministry said new organization will become an independent intergovernmental entity possessing international legal personality.
It is expected that the secretary general and his deputy will be elected during the upcoming conference, and the necessary organizational and financial documents will be approved. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the parties will exchange views on the topical issues of the use of the Russian language in international practice, and discuss the main areas of joint work.
The Foreign Ministry noted that IORL’s key objectives are to strengthen the status of the Russian language as the official and/or working language of international and regional intergovernmental organizations and bodies, to support quality education, and to train teaching and scientific staff in the Russian language.
The International Organization for the Russian Language, along with the existing CIS mechanisms, will become a useful tool for preserving and promoting the Russian language throughout the world and further building a common cultural and humanitarian space, Zakharova said.
source: tass.com
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