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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and Slovenian Foreign Minister to sign intergovernmental Agreement on exchange and mutual protection of classified information [09 Feb 2010]
On 10 February, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will meet the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Samuel Zbogar who is on a visit in Riga.

Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins offer condolences to their Swedish counterparts over death of Swedish soldiers in Afghanistan [08 Feb 2010]
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, on behalf of the Government of Latvia, have sent letters of condolence to Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt with regard to the tragic death of Swedish soldiers in Afghanistan.

Foreign Minister Riekstins and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan indicate at economic co-operation potential [08 Feb 2010]
On 7 February, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Koichi Takemasa.

Maris Riekstins: We expect Ukraine, after presidential elections, to intensify relations with European Union [08 Feb 2010]
On 6 February Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko to discuss bilateral relations and economic contacts between the countries as well as Ukraine's NATO-related and eurointegration aspirations. The meeting took place during the 46th Munich Security Conference.

"Commemorating the Victims of the Holocaust", Foreign Minister Māris Riekstiņš (article published on 27.01.2010. in Latvian daily newspaper "Diena") [07 Feb 2010]