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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree "On holding the year of the Russian language" in Russia and abroad, the Russian head of state's press service has said today.
The decree accepts "the proposal of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs on holding the year of the Russian language in 2007". The government of the Russian Federation has been "given two months to set up an organizational committee for holding the year of the Russian language, approve its members, approve a plan of main events for holding the year of the Russian language, including events in the areas of culture, science and education, and list the amounts and sources of funding these events".
The Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs "has been instructed to inform UNESCO and other interested international organizations of holding the year of the Russian language in 2007".
The decree also recommends to "bodies of the executive government of the subjects of the Russian Federation to carry out relevant activities within the framework of the year of the Russian language".
The decree takes effect from the day of its signing.
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