1993 Agreement on customs border posts extended between Governments of Latvia and of Russian Federation[26 Jun 2008] On 25 June in Moscow, Andris Drulle, Director of the National Customs Board of the State Revenue Service, and Andrey Belyaninov, Head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, signed a protocol between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Russian Federation with regard to the extension of the 2 June 1993 Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Russian Federation on Control in Customs Border Posts.
Foreign Ministry announcement on decision by Russian Federation to abolish visa regime to a part of Latvia's population[18 Jun 2008] The Foreign Ministry has been monitoring a debate in the Russian State Duma on a decision by the Russian Federation to abolish the visa regime for non-citizens of Latvia. The Foreign Ministry has already previously expressed the opinion that at present, while the EU and the Russian Federation are holding talks as part of the visa dialogue on setting up relaxed requirements for mutual travel, such a decision, which concerns only a part of the population, will not facilitate further development of the EU-Russian Federation dialogue.
Remembrance Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide (President's Chancery)[14 Jun 2008] On Saturday, June 14th, President Valdis Zatlers participated in various events marking Remembrance Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide, emphasizing the necessity of continuing to actively inform the world about this period in the history of Latvia.
