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• Representative of PACE Adrian Severin: Latvia has to solve participation of non-citizens in municipal elections

The representative of the Parliamentarian Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Adrian Severin stated that “it will not be possible to achieve any stability in the country without reconciliation with history and without cooperation among ethnic groups.” Adrian Severin also believed that Latvia has to deal with the issue concerning participation of non-citizens in municipal elections and promote inter-ethnic dialog. As reported, the representative of the PACE arrived to Latvia on a two-day visit to draft a new report on the situation of national minorities in Latvia.

The representative of the Parliamentarian Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Adrian Severin stated that it will not be possible to achieve any stability in the country without reconciliation with history and without cooperation among ethnic groups. Adrian Severin also believed that Latvia has to deal with the issue concerning participation of non-citizens in municipal elections and promote inter-ethnic dialog. As reported, the representative of the PACE arrived to Latvia on a two-day visit to draft a new report on the situation of national minorities in Latvia. Latvijas Avize