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News from Latvia
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Statement. Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, on 19 August 2008 (NATO) [19 Aug 2008]
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Foreign Minister: Statement by NATO ministerial meeting sends strong signal to Russia [19 Aug 2008]
On 19 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins took part in a special session of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. On the agenda of the meeting was the current situation in Georgia, an exchange of opinions regarding the assessment of further relations between NATO and Russia, and also on future co-operation between NATO and Georgia.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins expresses condolences to the French people regarding the loss of soldiers [19 Aug 2008]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has expressed his sincerest condolences to the French people regarding the loss of lives of the ten French soldiers on 19 August in Afghanistan. The Minister expressed his condolences to the Foreign Minister of France, Bernard Kouchner, during the today`s meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.
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Latvia continues sending humanitarian aid to Georgia; Ministry of the Interior official travels to Georgia [19 Aug 2008]
On 19 August, the Secretary of State of the Ministry of the Interior, Aivars Starume, is travelling to war-torn Georgia in order to assess the security and humanitarian situation so as to co-ordinate more effectively the humanitarian aid provided by Latvia. On the same airBaltic flight, a fourth consignment of humanitarian aid is to be delivered to Georgia today, consisting of tents and other essential supplies to provide shelter to civilians left homeless as a result of the armed conflict.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to participate in the informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers [18 Aug 2008]
On 19 August Foreign Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Maris Riekstins, will leave for Brussels to take part in the informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and new Ambassador of Sweden to Latvia acknowledge close relations between Latvia and Sweden [18 Aug 2008]
On 18 August, as one of his accreditation visits, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to Latvia, Mats Arne Staffansson, called on Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and new Chinese Ambassador agree on promotion of economic co-operation [18 Aug 2008]
On 18 August, Cheng Wenju, the new Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Latvia called on Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and German Ambassador review current events in bilateral relations [18 Aug 2008]
On 18 August the German Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Latvia, Detlef Weigel, made an accreditation visit to Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins.
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Foreign Ministry welcomes release of political prisoner Aleksandr Kozulin [18 Aug 2008]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia welcomes the release from jail by Belarus authorities, on 16 August, of a political prisoner, Alaksandr Kazulin (Аляксандр Казулин), who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for protest actions during the presidential elections in Belarus in 2006.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to meet Ambassadors of Germany, China and Sweden to Latvia [15 Aug 2008]
On 18 August, the Ambassadors of Germany, China and Sweden will call on the Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and Ambassador of the Netherlands discuss possibilities for expanding bilateral co-operation [15 Aug 2008]
On 15 August, Jurriaan Kraak, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Latvia called on Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins.
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Foreign Minister of Afghanistan expresses appreciation for Latvia's contribution to the reconstruction of the country [15 Aug 2008]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has received a letter from the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, in which he expresses appreciation for Latvia`s political and moral support to Afghanistan, as well as Latvia`s financial support for the reconstruction of the country which was announced at the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan on 12 June in Paris, France.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins: securing ceasefire in Georgia is a priority [13 Aug 2008]
On 13 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins took part at an extraordinary meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels. On the agenda were the current events in Georgia, and EU involvement in the resolution of the military conflict in Georgia.
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Statement by the Presidents of Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and the Prime Minister of Latvia on the further conflict resolution in Georgia (Warsaw, 2008 08 13) [13 Aug 2008]
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to meet with new Ambassador of the Netherlands, Jurriaan Kraak [13 Aug 2008]
On 14 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will meet with Jurriaan Kraak, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Latvia. The Ambassador and the Foreign Minister are to review bilateral relations between Latvia and the Netherlands in the future perspective, the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and also topical issues of international policy.
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Latvia provides humanitarian aid to Georgia [13 Aug 2008]
On 12 August the Government of Latvia determined to provide humanitarian aid to Georgia to deal with the aftermath of the war.
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Government reviews the report on activities of the Cabinet of Ministers Representative in International Human Rights Institutions in 2007 [12 Aug 2008]
Today the Latvian government reviewed the report on the activities of the Representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in International Human Rights Institutions for 2007.
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Foreign Minister to encourage discussion on future EU-Russia relations at GAERC meeting [12 Aug 2008]
On 13 August Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will take part at an extraordinary GAERC meeting in Brussels, where discussions will take place about the current situation in Georgia and a co-ordinated EU response to the Russian military offensive in Georgia, which has been already drawn condemnation from Latvia, as well as from other states.
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Foreign Minister will urge discussion about the further relations between EU and Russia at extraordinary meeting of the General Affairs and External Relation Council [12 Aug 2008]
On 13 August in Brussels, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will participate in an extraordinary meeting of the General Affairs and External Relation Council, where the current situation in Georgia will be discussed and the point of view of the EU will be co-ordinated in relation to Russia's military offensive in Georgia, which has already drawn the condemnation of Latvia and other countries.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins expresses condolences to family of soldier fallen in Afghanistan [11 Aug 2008]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has expressed his deepest sympathy to the family and friends of a Latvian soldier who has died in Afghanistan: "In our thoughts we are together with the family members of Private First Class Edgars Ozolins.
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