{"id":346,"date":"2020-06-15T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inyazoro.info\/?p=346"},"modified":"2020-06-14T23:39:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T20:39:47","slug":"on-erzya-participation-in-viii-world-congress-of-finno-ugric-peoples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inyazoro.info\/?p=346&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"On Erzya participation in VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/span>

As is well known,<\/span> VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples was intended to be held this year in Estonia.<\/span> Viia-Kadi Raudalainen,<\/span> managing director of NPO Fenno-Ugria,<\/span> informed the public that the Congress is re-scheduled to 2021 because of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

However participation of delegates from Erzya people in the work of the Congress still remains to be among unsolved issues of key importance.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

In January 2020 Syres\u2019 Boliayen\u2019,<\/span> Inyazor,<\/span> appealed to Fenno-Ugria Foundation and Consultative Committee of Finno-Ugric Peoples with an official letter reporting that Erzya people aim to send its own delegates to the Congress.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

Inyazor\u2019s letter remained unanswered for a very long time.<\/span> Only after repeated requests and numerous voice calls <\/span> to Tallinn Fenno-Ugria finally acknowledged receipt of the letter.<\/span> Foundation representatives informed that in light of the previous practice Erzya people will be represented on the Congress by delegates from so-called <\/span>“Mordovian convention&<\/span>#8221;<\/span>.<\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

In view of the foregoing,<\/span> Council of Elders <\/span>(At\u2019yan\u2019 Ezem)<\/span> and Inyazor of Erzya people consider it necessary to make their joint public statement as follows:<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

1.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> Erzya is one of the most numerous stateless Finno-Ugric nation of the world.<\/span> We are distinct,<\/span> self-sufficient people with our own language,<\/span> culture,<\/span> history and traditions.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

2.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> Under any circumstances Erzya do not acknowledge themselves a sub-ethnic group within so-called <\/span>\u201cMordovian\u201d<\/span> or any other nation.<\/span> We consider the very concept of <\/span>\u201cMordva\u201d<\/span> as foreign-imposed discriminatory label <\/span>–<\/span> real Erzya position on their autonym is manifested in Declaration on official naming of Erzya people,<\/span> adopted by Congress of Erzya people on 23 March 1995.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

3.<\/span> Erzya as well as many other indigenous peoples of the world have their own national representative bodies.<\/span> Exactly Inyazor and Council of Elders,<\/span> according to Statute on creation and functioning of national representative bodies of Erzya people,<\/span> are authorized to represent interests of the whole Erzya people,<\/span> particularly in international organizations and institutions.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

4.<\/span> Erzya national movement had elected its delegates to the Congress,<\/span> which was then communicated to the <\/span> Congress organizers by official letter.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

5.<\/span> We were offered to agree that Russian officials and state budget employees who depend on supreme authorities and very often are directly controlled by the latter,<\/span> are the only authentic voice of Erzya people expressing its right to speak on behalf of all Erzya.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

6.<\/span> Erzya are people,<\/span> not some bureaucratic class.<\/span> We consider it unacceptable to coordinate position of our national movement with officials of Russian state or employees of budget establishments.<\/span> Inyazor and Council of Elders express interests and aspirations of Erzya people rather than bureaucratic apparatus or Edinaya Rossiya party.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

We openly repeat our call to Fenno-Ugria Foundation and Consultative Committee of Finno-Ugric Peoples with a request to clarify the status of Erzya delegates to VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

<\/span>Adopted at At\u2019yan\u2019 Ezem meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

<\/span>Decision No 4 of 12 June 2020.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

<\/span>Syres\u2019 Boliayen\u2019,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>

<\/span>Inyazor.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/span>\n