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Address by H.E. Valdis Zatlers, the President of Latvia, at the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, September 24th, 2008 [24 Sep 2008]
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Foreign Minister takes part in 63rd session of UN General Assembly [19 Sep 2008]
From 22 to 26 September Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins is taking part at the sixty-third session of the UN General Assembly in New York. As each year, the General Assembly session was started off by a general debate, with participation of the heads of state and heads of government, and foreign ministers.
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Statement by Jānis Mažeiks, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations, 9th session of the Human Rights Council, September 17, 2008 [17 Sep 2008]
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Cabinet of Ministers endorses national report on UN Elimination of Racial Discrimination Convention [14 Jul 2008]
On 14 July the Cabinet of Ministers endorsed a national report on Latvia's adherence to the UN International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination of 21 December 1965 (hereinafter – Convention). The report covers the period from 2003 to 2007.
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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to attend Dziesmu un deju svetki [11 Jul 2008]
On 12 July Knut Vollebaek, the High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), will attend the closing concert of the 24th Latvian Song and 14th Dance Celebration (XXIV Visparejie latviesu Dziesmu un XIV Deju svetki) at the invitation of Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, to be introduced to Latvian cultural values and heritage.
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UNESCO Director-General's visit to Latvia cancelled [10 Jul 2008]
On the evening of 10 July, the office of UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura informed the Latvian Embassy in France that Mr Matsuura's visit was cancelled due to illness.
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Latvia joins group of countries supporting UN Alliance of Civilizations [13 May 2008]
On 9 May, Latvia joined the group of countries supporting the UN Alliance of Civilizations, thus confirming its support for the facilitation of an intercultural dialogue and tolerance on a global scale.
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Foreign Minister expresses support for Georgia's territorial integrity [18 Apr 2008]
In a telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and David Bakradze, the Foreign Minister of Georgia, on 18 April, the Ministers discussed a decision recently adopted by Russia to provide support for Georgia's separatist regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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UN Special Rapporteur encourages continuation of Latvia's policy in promotion of tolerance [20 Mar 2008]
On 19 March, Doudou Diene, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, presented a report on Latvia at the 7th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Foreign Ministry holds conference on Latvia's Opportunities in International Organisations [18 Dec 2007]
On 20 December, the Foreign Ministry is organising a conference on Latvia's Opportunities in International Organisations in the Alpha conference hall on the second floor at the Reval Hotel Latvia.
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