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First Latvian Society, week-end school to be established in Turkey

BC, Riga, 30.05.2016.Print version
Steps have been taken this year to establish in Turkey the first Latvian Society and the week-end school for Latvian children, the Latvian embassy in Turkey announced LETA.

Representatives of the Latvian diaspora during a meeting in Istanbul agreed on the main goal, objectives and activities of the would-be Latvian Society.

 

Under the Turkish legislation, the board of the society has to be registered within few months since the submission of the initial application.

 

Once the Latvian Society in Turkey is established, its biggest project will be organization of a week-end school for Latvian children where they will be taught the Latvian language and culture in order to help them preserve Latvian identity.






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