World Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots
The World Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots — which is an organ of the World Congress of Compatriots — ensures the representation of compatriots' interests in the state authorities of the Russian Federation and in the state authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation, coordinates the activities of coordination councils of compatriots in the countries where they reside1.
Federal Law No. 99-FZ of May 24, 1999 "On the State Policy of the Russian Federation with Respect to Compatriots Abroad", as amended on July 23, 2010, Article 26, paragraph 3 // RSFSR Collection of Laws. 1999. No. 22. Article 2670. ↩