organising a blockade of food products, transport, water and energy to the Crimean peninsula, which violates the rights of the population in the region. We support the recommendations, made in para. 20 (paras. a, b, c), which in their core articulate, that only the coherent democratic lines in regards to minorities inside the country will create the conditions for stability and security of the society, prevent the emergence of tensions and conflicts. Unfortunately, already for 25 years the so-called parallel societies exist in Latvia and Estonia, where Russian-speakers are in a socially, economically, culturally and politically disadvantaged position comparing to the rest of the population. The maintenance of significant numbers of “non-citizens”, who cannot be easily called as stateless individuals, but they are also not full citizens of their country. In para. 7 of the report it is absolutely fairly pointed out, that the use of native language has a big emotional meaning for communities and is a major attribute of individuality and collective identity. Unfortunately, in these countries the space for the use of native language is shrinking – in schools, media, and other spheres. In Latvia and Lithuania there are strict limitations in place on the use of minority’s mother tongue when spelling of their own names. As you understand, this is not just an additional letter to the first name and last name, this is a combination of problems which occur, for example, when crossing borders, identification of kinship, inheritance matters. And overall this kind of distortion touches the dignity of any individual. We ask the Special Rapporteur to pay attention to these problems and consider them when finalising the report and recommendations. Thank you for your attention.