A/51/536 English Page 11 pupils gained fluency in Icelandic. In addition, the Ministry of Education was to organize and finance the publication of practical information on schooling in the languages of the most numerous immigrant groups in Iceland. 36. The Law on National Minorities of Lithuania provided for the right to schooling in the minority language, with provision for pre-school, elementary and secondary school education as well as provision for groups, faculties and departments at institutions of higher education to train teachers and other specialists needed by ethnic minorities. Pre-school institutions had Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, Jewish and Belarusian language groups and instruction in secondary schools was available in Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, Belarusian, German and Hebrew. In addition, an elementary class with instruction in Ukrainian had been opened at one of the schools in Vilnius in September 1995. Furthermore, the Constitution provided for young people seeking admission to the technical schools and universities of Lithuania to take entrance examinations in the language in which they were taught in elementary schools, namely, Lithuanian, Russian or Polish. Technical and higher educational institutions had groups and specialities in which education was provided in the Lithuanian, Russian, Polish and Belarusian languages. 37. In Mauritius, no religious denomination and no religious, social, ethnic or cultural association or group were to be prevented from establishing and maintaining schools at its own expense. Denominational schools might be established and the school was not entitled to discriminate as to who might attend it. 38. The Government of Ukraine stated that, given the educational needs of ethnic groups, a network of general schools offering instruction in a variety of minority languages was being set up. Language of instruction was provided in Russian, Romanian, Hungarian, Moldovan, Hebrew, Polish and Crimean Tatar. Over 60 Sunday schools allowed pupils to study their native languages and students from national minorities could also study their native languages in optional courses or in clubs. J. Mechanisms, procedures and other measures to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to minorities 39. Germany, together with Denmark, had agreed to set up a European Centre for Minority Issues in Flensburg, Germany, to undertake research, documentation, information and counselling on issues concerning national minorities and traditional ethnic groups in Europe, to contribute towards the efforts to alleviate the tensions involving minorities arising in many areas of Europe. 40. The Law on National Minorities of Lithuania provided for a Committee on Ethnic Minorities to address the cultural and social needs and interests of ethnic minorities, and solve the problems of ethnic minorities and Lithuanian emigrants. In addition, a Department of Ethnic Minorities was functioning under the Ministry of Education, public committees of ethnic minorities might be established by local government Councils, and a Council of Ethnic Communities coordinated the activities of public organizations of ethnic minorities. With /...