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• Aigars Kalvitis: Framework Convention for the protection of National Minorities could be ratified in the first six months this year
• Chas writes about difficulties of the lecturer Amad Kulibali from Africa to naturalise
• Administrative District Court cancels a ruling in the case of activist of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools Jurijs Petropavlovskis

In his interview with the National Radio the Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis stated that ‘the Framework Convention for the protection of National Minorities could be ratified in the first 6 months this year.’ According to the Prime Minister, there will be reservations concerning the usage of minority languages in communications with municipalities and street signs.

In his interview with the National Radio the Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis stated that ‘the Framework Convention for the protection of National Minorities could be ratified in the first 6 months this year. According to the Prime Minister, there will be reservations concerning the usage of minority languages in communications with municipalities and street signs. Diena, Latvijas Avize, Chas

Chas writes about difficulties of lecturer Amad Kulibali from Africa to naturalise. The Naturalisation Board refused to accept his naturalisation application stating that Amad Kulibali can apply for Latvian citizenship only after five years since he has received the permanent resident permit. Amad Kulibali arrived in Latvia as an exchange programme participant in 1989, however, only in 1997 he applied for a short-term residence permit and was registered in the Population Register. He obtained the permanent residence permit in 2002. Amad Kulibali expresses his incomprehension about the refusal of the Naturalisation Board to accept his naturalisation application and points to Article 12 of the Citizenship Law, which stipulates that ‘persons who are registered in the Population Register and whose permanent place of residence, as of the day of submission an application for naturalisation, has been in Latvia for not less than five years calculated from 4 May 1990, may be admitted to Latvian citizenship through naturalisation procedures and that ‘for persons who arrived in Latvia after 1 July 1992, the five-year period shall be calculated from the moment a permanent residence permit is obtained.

Yesterday the Administrative District Court cancelled the ruling issued by the Riga Vidzeme Court, which imposed the fine of LVL 100 (EUR 143) on the activist of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools Jurijs Petropavlovskis for organising the protest actions against the education reform.

Yesterday the Administrative District Court cancelled the ruling issued by the Riga Vidzeme Court, which imposed the fine of LVL100 (EUR 143) on the activist of the Headquarters for the Defence of Russian-language Schools Jurijs Petropavlovskis for organising the protest actions against the education reform. Chas