Preamble

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I. Preamble

With amendments and additions from:

March 5, June 30, December 24, 1998, May 5, 1999, April 4, October 4, 2000, February 21, March 1, June 29, 2001, January 29, August 21, November 29, 2002, May 23, 2003, May 5, November 29, 2004, February 16, April 5, December 2, 2005, February 7, May 22, October 20, November 24, 2006, April 24, June 8, July 30, December 13, 2007, June 6, July 22, December 18, 2008, February 24, October 1, December 17, 2009, February 15, April 12, October 20, 2010, May 26, October 10, December 2, 2011, March 12, June 6, October 8, November 27, December 27, 2012, April 30, June 13, July 4, December 5, 2013, March 24, May 30, June 30, December 15, 2014, March 30, May 5, September 28, October 13, December 17, 2015, March 14, April 25, May 31, September 12, November 7, 2016, February 27, April 25, 2017.

Adopted by the Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug on October 29, 1997.

Information about changes:

By the Law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of June 6, 2008, No. 67-OZ, amendments have been made to the preamble of this Charter, which come into force from the date of official publication of the said Law.

See the text of the preamble in the previous edition.

The Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, expressing the will and interests of the population of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, guided by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, showing respect for the history, traditions, and culture of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Russian Far East, living in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, recognizing the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug as an integral part of the Russian Federation, aware of its responsibility for the socio-economic, political, and cultural development of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, taking into account the unique natural resources and the need for their rational use in the interests of the entire population of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, adopts this Charter of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and proclaims it as the state-legal basis for the socio-economic, political, and cultural life of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

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The ​Charter of the ​Chukotka Autonomous Okrug was adopted by the ​Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug on ​October 29, 1997. It has undergone several amendments and additions since then, with the latest one being on ​June 6, 2008. The preamble of the Charter reflects the will and interests of the population of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. It is guided by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and respects the history, traditions, and culture of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Russian Far East. The Charter recognizes the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug as an integral part of the Russian Federation and acknowledges its responsibility for the socio-economic, political, and cultural development of the region. It also emphasizes the importance of rational use of the unique natural resources of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug for the benefit of its population. The Charter serves as the state-legal basis for the socio-economic, political, and cultural life of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. 

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