The events had counted on the presence of national and international speakers, who shared experiences and deep thoughts on subjects concerning African and African-Brazilian History and Culture, as well as Education on ethnic-racial relations.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

These discussions made possible to map the needs and perspectives for the implementation of the national curriculum guidelines for the Education on ethnic-racial relations, and on African and African-Brazilian History and Culture in the basic educational system of Brazil.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

Relations between ethnic Russians and the indigenous peoples of Estonia and Latvia are improving.

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More strangely still, Mr. Theroux says little about the fraught relations between ethnic Estonians and the large Russian minority that Soviet rule left behind.

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Despite these frictions, relations between ethnic groups are generally good.

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Mr Mesic says that relations with Bosnia's ethnic Croats must change.

ECONOMIST: Croatia

But her relations with other, more accepted, ethnic groups are also delicate.

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But this souring of relations between Kosovo's protectors and parts of the ethnic-Albanian community is not all bad news.

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More recently Greece has tried to maintain cordial relations and discreet lines of communication with just about everybody in the Balkans, including Bosnian Muslim or ethnic-Albanian politicians who would not previously have been welcome in Athens.

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