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Knowledge of three languages - perfect opportunity to unite society

Knowledge of three languages - perfect opportunity to unite the society. The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebek said at the seminar 'Legal Maintenance of Social Integration in Multicultural Society', the agency reports.

Astana. May 26. Kazakhstan Today - Knowledge of three languages - perfect opportunity to unite the society. The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebek said at the seminar 'Legal Maintenance of Social Integration in Multicultural Society', the agency reports.

"I, wholeheartedly, support the idea of the President Nazarbayev to support knowledge of three languages. I think this is an excellent opportunity to unite the community and to overcome the linguistic heritage of the Soviet era. I think this is the correct strategy to make multi-shreds into a coherent whole," K. Vollebek said.

The OSCE representative warned of the dangers of radical reforms in this area. "However, let me warn of the danger of shock therapy in this area."

According to him, despite the fact that multilingualism is a solution, we must not forget the key role of education in the native language to maintain and promote the identity of minorities."

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