OSCE Minorities Commissioner to investigate education situation of Ukrainian minority in Russia
When
Where
The project is a follow-up to the study of the situation of ethnic Russians in Ukraine and ethnic Ukrainians in Russia undertaken in 2000-2001 by the first High Commisisoner, Max van der Stoel. The HCNM's confidential examination of such situations and subsequent recommendations will assist bilateral dialogue between Russia and Ukraine on these issues.
Ambassador Vollebaek will hold meetings with high officials, legislators and Ukrainian minority activists in Moscow and will visit two further regions, Bashkortostan and Voronezh. In all regions, he will visit universities and schools with Ukrainian-language teaching in order to meet regional authorities, teachers, schoolchildren and parents.
The Ukrainian leg of the trip will take place in April 2009.