Signor Presidente, la Commissione è in linea di massima a conoscenza della condizione delle popolazioni autoctone ugro-finniche come i. ###>The right of all peoples to use their own language, to preserve their cultural identity and to promote their own culture, even if the language and culture involved are those of a very small nation, is one of these standards. Russia signed the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages exactly four years and two days ago.