KHUJAND, April 2, Asia-Plus  -- Representatives from the Office of the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities (HCNM) will arrived in the Sughd province on April 8 for a working visit, Asia-Plus ahs learned at the OSCE field office in Khujand.   

During their stay in the province, they are scheduled hold talks with senior representatives from local authorities as well as visit Uzbek-language schools in the region, the source at the field office said.  

The post of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities was established in 1992 to identify and seek early resolution of ethnic tensions that might endanger peace, stability or friendly relations between OSCE participating States.

The High Commissioner''s task is to provide early warning and, as appropriate, early action at the earliest possible stage in regard to tensions involving national minority issues which have not yet developed beyond an early warning stage, but, in the judgement of the High Commissioner, have the potential to develop into a conflict within the OSCE area".