Declaration
of Fundamental Principles, Aims and Objectives
of Cooperation of Finno-Ugric Peoples of the World
We the representatives of Finno-Ugric peoples, delegates and
participants in the World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples, proceeding from the
realities of present-day life that provide an historic opportunity for realization
of the aspiration of our peoples for cooperation,
expressing concern
about the condition of the Finno-Ugric peoples and respecting the history,
traditions, culture, language and national dignity of our peoples, understanding
our responsibility for our peoples development on the basis of their cultures
and mode of life,
having as our aim
the realization of international standards in the spheres of peoples right
to self-determination, the rights of indigenous peoples and national minorities,
and human rights,
declare the following:
- the World Congress of Finno-Ugric peoples is a forum
of these peoples. It is independent of governments and political parties, and
aims for the status of a non-governmental organization of the UN Organization;
- in respect of the world community we are a voluntary union
of equal kindred peoples, and as such we include ourselves in the European
process of security and cooperation and are guided by the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights, the Paris Charter for a New Europe, the 169th Convention
of the International Labour Organization concerning the rights of indigenous
peoples and national minorities;
- we intend to implement our peoples will to cooperate and
render mutual aid in the spheres of law, economy, ecology, social issues,
information, education, science and culture;
- taking into consideration the different constitutions and
constitutional systems of our states and understanding the possibility of
different approaches to the implementation of the aforementioned aims, we
intend to assert before the World Community our peoples vital interests on
the basis of European humanism and the standards of international law.
We are convinced that our cooperation will contribute to the progress
of all peoples in the World.
World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples
Syktyvkar
December 3, 1992
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