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Law defining regional authorities’ responsibilities regarding interethnic relations

October 22, 2013

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Determining the Powers and Responsibilities of Regional Authorities, Local Self-Government Agencies, and their Officials Regarding Interethnic Relations.

The Federal Law has been adopted to implement the decisions of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations and Russia’s National Ethnic Policy Strategy through to 2025.

The Federal Law refers to the following responsibilities regarding interethnic relations as incumbent on regional authorities: strengthening interethnic and interfaith harmony, preventing discrimination on grounds of ethnicity, language or religion, and facilitating migrants’ social and cultural adaptation.

The Federal Law also establishes similar responsibilities regarding interethnic relations for all levels of local self-government agencies.

October 22, 2013