“Tatiana Egorova called on the ministers of the Barents Council to enhance the dialogue between indigenous peoples and authorities on all levels.
‘On behalf of the Working Group of Indigenous Peoples, I call on the Barents member states to enhance the efforts to fight climate change and improve environmental standards, said Tatiana Egorova at the 16th Barents Euro-Arctic ministerial meeting with foreign ministers from all four Barents countries present.’
The 16 Barents Euro-Arctic ministerial meeting was held in Arkhangelsk last week, where the minister of Foreign affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov passed on the chair of the council to Sweden and foreign minister Margot Wallström.
In the plenary sessions Tatiana Egorova’s speech was highlighted by many. She represents the working group of Indigenous People, and came with a direct call to the ministers to act for improvement of the situation for indigenous peoples in the Barents region.”
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