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YEARBOOK 2001

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

CONTENTS

Foreword by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Indulis Bērziņš

Foreword by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr Māris Riekstiņš

I. Official documents

• Declaration on the Intended Activities of the Cabinet of Ministers
• Strategy of the Republic of Latvia for Integration into the European Union
• Latvia���s Annual National Programme 2002 for NATO Membership
• National Programme ���Integration of Society in Latvia���

II. Official speeches

• Address by President of Latvia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington
• Address by President of Latvia at the Third World Conference Against Racism in Durban
• Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
• Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Second Foreign Minister���s Conference on the Northern Dimension in Luxembourg
• Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 108th Ministerial Session of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
• Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Budapest
• Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 47th Annual Assembly of the Atlantic Treaty Association in Bled
• Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the European Conference on the Fight Against Terrorism in Brussels
• Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Alpbach Forum in Vienna
• Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 9th OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Bucharest

III. International documents and statements

• EPPA Statement, 23 January 2001
• Joint Press Release of the Fourth Meeting of the EU-Latvia Association Council, 27 February 2001
• Bratislava Statement, 12 May 2001
• Joint Press Release of the Fourth Meeting of the EU-Latvia Association Committee, 13 June 2001
• Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Vilnius Group Countries, 2 July 2001
• Resolution of the Heads of Government of the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Lithuania, 9 July 2001
• Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, 12 September 2001
• Statement by the Presidents of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, 18 September 2001
• Joint Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, 4 October 2001
• Sofia Declaration, 5 October 2001
• Declaration of the Warsaw Conference on Combating Terrorism, 6 November 2001
• Bucharest Ministerial Declaration, 4 December 2001

IV. Chronology of events

V. Annex

• Structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
• Personnel Composition at the Foreign Service
• Diplomatic Missions of the Republic of Latvia
• Budget expenditures
• Bilateral Agreements (in force since 2001)
• International Multilateral Treaties (in force since 2001)
• Establishment and Renewal of Diplomatic Relations
• Latvia���s Membership in International Organisations
• Abbreviations and Acronyms