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• Minister of Justice Gaidis Berzins: there is no need to change the naturalisation procedure
• Chas prints an interview with the director of Rigas Belarussian elementary school Anna Ivane

The Minister of Justice Gaidis Berzins has stated that there is no need to change the naturalisation procedure. According to Gaidis Berzins, the number of applicants for naturalisation has decreased because persons willing to become Latvian citizens have already naturalised. The Minister also believes that naturalisation policy is a part of internal policy and foreign intervention into it is not acceptable.

The Minister of Justice Gaidis Berzins has stated that there is no need to change the naturalisation procedure. According to Gaidis Berzins, the number of applicants for naturalisation has decreased because persons willing to become Latvian citizens have already naturalised. The Minister also believes that naturalisation policy is a part of internal policy and foreign intervention into it is not acceptable. Chas

Chas prints an interview with the director of Belarussian elementary school of Riga Anna Ivane. According to Ms. Ivane, Belarussian school is not able to rent larger premises and to become a secondary school due to a lack of funding.