On the seminar, a presentation on the legislation concerning national minorities was made by Mikhail Stalnukhin, who spoke of the co-operation practice and resultativity of the Roundtable and the Riigikogu committees. The sociologist Klara Hallik spoke of the understanding and development of the problems related to national minorities in Estonia after the year 1991. Development possibilities of the co-operation between the cultural societies of the national minorities and the Roundtable were addressed by leaders of the cultural societies of the national minorities Lydia Kõlvart and Jaak Prozes. Active discussion followed each presentation.
Leivi Sher spoke of the integration programme of the city of Tallinn that is going to be completed soon. This is the first regional integration programme in Estonia. The programme was discussed in four working groups, focusing on the socio-economic, the educational, and the political aspects of the programme and the role of the officials and the third sector in the implementation of the programme. The seminar participants decided to give their wholehearted support to the shaping and implementation of the integration programme of the capital, and the Roundtable will be following the process closely.
Press Service of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, November 16, 2001
