The event was attended by Head of the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs of Russia Igor Barinov, Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Sergei Zaitsev, heads of the Urals Federal District regions Alexei Teksler, Dmitry Artyukhov, Ruslan Kukharuk, Alexander Moor, and Denis Pasler, as well as representatives of regional authorities, law enforcement agencies, municipalities, expert communities, public organisations, and members of the Council for Interethnic Relations.
In his remarks, Magomedsalam Magomedov emphasised that the country’s situation regarding interethnic relations remains stable and under control. He reminded that this year marks the completion of the current State National Policy Strategy, under which these results were achieved, and a modern, unified system of state governance in national policy was established. A new document is currently being prepared, covering the period until 2036, which aims to strengthen the unity of the multinational people (the Russian nation) while preserving the ethnocultural diversity of Russia’s peoples. In this regard, he highlighted the substantial work ahead to update regional legal frameworks and improve the efficiency of cooperation with municipalities.
Magomedsalam Magomedov also recalled that the amended Federal Law On the General Principles of Organising Local Self-Government in the Unified System of Public Authority assigns important tasks to local self-government bodies: developing and implementing measures to strengthen interethnic and interfaith harmony, supporting and developing the languages and cultures of Russia’s peoples, safeguarding the rights of indigenous minorities and ethnic groups, ensuring the social and cultural adaptation of migrants, and preventing interethnic conflicts.
Meeting participants discussed current issues in interethnic relations and the situation in each district region. Relevant decisions were adopted following the discussions.
As part of their working trip, Magomedsalam Magomedov and Artem Zhoga held a meeting with Chelyabinsk Region Governor Alexei Teksler to discuss the region’s socioeconomic development and interethnic relations.
