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Embassy's press releases
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European Union and Russian Federation summit takes place [27 Jun 2008]
On 26-27 June, the summit meeting of European Union and Russia took place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
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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.
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Foreign Ministry condemns actions against Latvian Ambassador to Russia [25 Jun 2008]
The Foreign Ministry condemns the unjustified actions during a press conference on 25 June targeted against Latvian Ambassador to Russia Andris Teikmanis by Russia-based radical groups.
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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.
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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.
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Future priorities of Baltic Sea Region: environment, economy, energy, education, culture, and civil security [04 Jun 2008]
On 4 June 2008, the Baltic Sea States Heads of Government Summit working session adopted a declaration on the reform of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), in which the long-term priorities of the organisation are defined, and a document of the chairman's conclusions that reflects CBSS accomplishments and activities under the Latvian presidency. Future prospects in the priority areas are also defined.
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State Secretary Normans Penke and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister discuss further development of bilateral relations [04 Jun 2008]
On 3 June 2008, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Normans Penke met with Vladimir Titov, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. The meeting focused on the key issues in bilateral co-operation and a number of current international developments.
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Baltic Sea State officials to deliberate on future of region and CBSS reform [03 Jun 2008]
On 4 June, the working session of the 7th Baltic Sea States Summit will be held, the agenda of which will include issues of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) reform, the future of the region, the accomplishments of the Latvian presidency, and a debate on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. At the close of the session, the CBSS reform declaration will be adopted and the session's conclusions will be accepted.
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Latvian Foreign Minister and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister discuss current bilateral relations [03 Jun 2008]
On 3 June 2008, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Titov to discuss the development of bilateral relations and current international politics.
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Latvia-Russia future co-operation to be discussed at Foreign Ministry with Russian representatives [02 Jun 2008]
Meetings with Vladimir Titov, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, are scheduled to take place at the Foreign Ministry on 3 June. Deputy Minister Titov will arrive in Riga to participate in the Summit of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) as a member of the Russian delegation.
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