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Foreign Minister Māris Riekstiņš: Every country has its radicals (Vesti Segodnya) [16.03.2010] [18 Mar 2010]
In response to the questions from the media about his point of view on the recent opinions voiced by Efraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre office in Israel, regarding the 16 March events in Latvia, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins noted that any attempts to characterise the commemoration of fallen soldiers as the glorification of nazism are absolutely inadequate and unacceptable. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins: it is immoral to 'weigh pain' of war victims' relatives [17 Mar 2010]
In response to the questions from the media about his point of view on the recent opinions voiced by Efraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre office in Israel, regarding the 16 March events in Latvia, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins noted that any attempts to characterise the commemoration of fallen soldiers as the glorification of nazism are absolutely inadequate and unacceptable. Read more
Foreign Minister urges stepping up Latvia's involvement in international assistance to Haiti [14 Mar 2010]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has urged the Latvian government in cooperation with the private sector to consider increasing Latvia's involvement in the efforts by the international community to support the recovery of Haiti, after a devastating earthquake struck this Caribbean island. Read more
ES Directors General from Baltic and Nordic countries, Germany and Poland meet at Foreign Ministry [12 Mar 2010]
On March 12 in Riga, a meeting is held for EU Directors General from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Poland. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and Ambassador of Poland discuss strengthening regional co-operation [12 Mar 2010]
On 12 March, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with the forthcoming Ambassador of Poland to the Republic of Latvia, Jerzy Marek Nowakowski, in order to discuss bilateral relations between both countries and the current developments in the European Union. Read more
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