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In an interview for the SM Antons Seiksts, the Chair of the Saeima Human Rights Commission regrets that the previous Saeima did not adopt the State Language Law whose draft for the 3rd reading was quite liberal. Mr. Seiksts supports the state control over the use of the language in the service sphere no matter whether it is a public or a private enterprise which provides the services. The present draft law, however, provides for the state control in any private enterprise and that, according to Mr. Seiksts, is a wrong approach. “As far as I know, Mr. Abikis continues corresponding with the European experts and during the 3rd reading of the draft law, these experts will be invited to the meetings of the Commission in order to help bring the document in conformity with the international and the European conventions, “ Mr. Seiksts told the journalist.

In an interview for the SM Antons Seiksts, the Chair of the Saeima Human Rights Commission regrets that the previous Saeima did not adopt the State Language Law whose draft for the 3rd reading was quite liberal. Mr. Seiksts supports the state control over the use of the language in the service sphere no matter whether it is a public or a private enterprise which provides the services. The present draft law, however, provides for the state control in any private enterprise and that, according to Mr. Seiksts, is a wrong approach. As far as I know, Mr. Abikis continues corresponding with the European experts and during the 3rd reading of the draft law, these experts will be invited to the meetings of the Commission in order to help bring the document in conformity with the international and the European conventions, Mr. Seiksts told the journalist. SM