Considering that the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities contributes to political and social stability and peace and enriches the cultural diversity and heritage of society as a whole in the States in which such persons live,
认为增进和保护在民族或族裔、宗教和语言上属于少数群体的人的权利有助于政治和社会稳定与和平，并丰富这些人所居住的国家整个社会的文化多样化和传统，