PRESS RELEASES
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
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins congratulates Lithuanian Foreign Minister on 20th anniversary since restoration of Lithuania's independence [11 Mar 2010]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has sent a letter of congratulations to the Foreign Minister of Lithuania Audronius Ažubalis on the occasion of the 20th anniversary since the restoration of Lithuania's independence. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and Estonian Foreign Minister discuss co-operation regarding joint diplomatic representations [11 Mar 2010]
On 10 March, as part of his official visit to Estonia, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with his colleague Urmas Paet to discuss co-operation between the two countries both at the bilateral and regional level. Read more
In discussion with Foreign Minister Riekstins, Estonian Prime Minister Ansip positive about Latvian government's measures for economic stabilisation [11 Mar 2010]
On 10 March, during an official visit to Estonia, Foreign minister Maris Riekstins met with Prime Minister Andrus Ansip. During their discussion, particular attention was devoted to the economic dimension as well as to the plans for introducing the euro in Latvia and in Estonia. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins presents new disk by BrainStorm to his Estonian colleague Urmas Paet [11 Mar 2010]
On 10 March, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, during his official visit to Estonia presented his Estonian colleague Urmas Paet with the first advance copy of the new disk in English by BrainStorm group, "Years and Seconds", to be released simultaneously in all Baltic states only on Monday, 15 March. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to go on official visit to Estonia [09 Mar 2010]
On 10 March, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will be on an official visit to Estonia where he will meet with senior state officials in order to discuss the enhancement of co-operation between the countries both in the bilateral and regional formats. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins: consular assistance as function of EU External Action Service would be added value of Lisbon Treaty for every EU citizen [08 Mar 2010]
On 5–6 March Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins took part in the Informal Meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers in Cordoba, Spain. Read more
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister offer condolences over devastating earthquake in Turkey [08 Mar 2010]
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, on behalf of the Government of Latvia, have sent a letter of condolence to Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmet Davutoğlu, over the violent earthquake in Turkey that has claimed the lives of dozens of people. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins: The negative result of the Icelandic referendum should not have direct influence on Iceland's EU accession negotiations [07 Mar 2010]
On March 6 Iceland held a referendum on the bill of state guarantees for repayment of bank deposits of the bankrupt Icesave bank in the total amount of 3.8 billion EUR for the United Kingdom and Netherlands. Preliminary results indicate that the Icelandic people with an overwhelming majority of votes have rejected the bill.
Read moreForeign Minister Maris Riekstins to take part at EU foreign ministers meeting in Spain [05 Mar 2010]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will attend the Informal Meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers, to be held in Cordoba, Spain, on 5–6 March. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, in discussion with German Ambassador, notes excellent political dialogue between both countries [04 Mar 2010]
On 4 March, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Latvia, Detlef Weigel, as part of his farewell visits. Read more
Foreign Minister to receive German Ambassador on farewell visit [04 Mar 2010]
On 4 March, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will receive Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Latvia, Detlef Weigel, as part of his farewell visits. Read more
Foreign Ministry diplomats update Finnish students on Latvian-Finnish cooperation [02 Mar 2010]
On 2 March, the Ministry of Foreign affairs hosted a visit by a group of students from the Faculty of Education at the University of Oulu, Finland. The students met with diplomats and got acquainted with the ministry work. Read more
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister offer condolences over devastating storm in Western Europe [02 Mar 2010]
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, on behalf of the Government of Latvia, have sent a letter of condolence to President and Prime Minister of France, François Fillon, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Kouchner, over the violent windstorm that struck Western Europe, claiming the lives of more than 50 people. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to meet Sweden's EU Minister [02 Mar 2010]
On 3 March, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will meet with the Minister for European Union Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office of Sweden, Birgitta Ohlsson, with the aim of discussing the current issue on the European Union agenda, including preparations for the European Council meeting on 25-26 March. Read more
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins invites students to make well-informed decisions on employment opportunities abroad [02 Mar 2010]
On 26 February, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with pupils of grades 10 to 12 from the Plavinas District Gymnasium. The visit took place at the invitation of the school and in response to the pupils' interest in the everyday work of the Foreign Ministry and the Minister, Read more
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins offer condolences over earthquake in Chile [01 Mar 2010]
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, on behalf of the Government of Latvia, have sent a letter of condolence to President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Chile, Ms. Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mariano Fernández Amunátegui, over the earthquake in the capital of Chile, Concepcion, that claimed the lives of several hundreds of people. Read more
