Appendix 1

 

 

 

CONFERENCE  OF  PARLIAMENTARIANS  OF  THE  ARCTIC  REGION

 

THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENTARIANS OF THE ARCTIC REGION

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                        13 November 2012

 

 

To:

Russian delegation to the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region

Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North

The Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) has noted the news reports which question the future and legal status of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON).

SCPAR has for many years cooperated close with RAIPON and will underline the importance of the role of the indigenous peoples in the Arctic cooperation. RAIPON has played an important role in representing the indigenous peoples in Northern Russia in the Arctic parliamentary cooperation and the Arctic Council.

SCPAR asks the Russian delegation to SCPAR to encourage the Ministry of Justice and RAIPON to work together to solve potential legal issues and find a solution to the problem, to see that RAIPON can continue to work for the indigenous peoples, nationally and internationally.

Sincerely Yours,

 

 

Morten Høglund

Chair of SCPAR