Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites media representatives to obtain accreditation for Adriatic-Baltic-Atlantic meeting

On 23-24 March in Riga, at the initiative of Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, there will be an Adriatic state, Baltic state and Atlantic meeting. The meeting will bring together foreign ministers from Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Montenegro. The U.S. administration also will be represented.

During the meeting discussions on current regional and global security policy issues are anticipated, as well as the exchange of opinions on the issues which are on the agenda of the upcoming NATO Summit in Strasbourg and Kehl.  The Adriatic-Baltic-Atlantic meeting is taking place on the eve of the 60^th anniversary of NATO and at a time when we are marking the 5^th anniversary of the accession of the Baltic states to NATO. In the context of these two significant events, the meeting of the ministers will confirm support for the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the countries of the Western Balkans and in addition will emphasise the partnership role of the Alliance in guaranteeing international security. 

The Adriatic-Baltic-atlantic meeting in Riga will reflect the continuation of a successfully-started and well-developed dialogue, providing a framework for the exchange of experience in Euro-Atlantic integration, as well as for the promotion of regional co-operation. The first Adriatic-Baltic-Atlantic meeting took place in 2006 at the initiative of Croatia. This will be the first time that the Adriatic-Baltic-Atlantic meeting will take place in an enlarged format, with the attendance of the foreign ministers from Montenegro as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina.

For the attention of the media!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites media representatives to apply for accreditation between 11 – 18 March, by completing an accreditation form and sending it together with a photo (jpg format, no larger than 400-600 kb) electronically to the following e-mail address: media@mfa.gov.lv

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