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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins condemns attack on Turkish soldiers [07 Oct 2008]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has expressed his deepest sympathy to the people of Turkey in relation to Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) terrortist attack, on 3 October, on a Turkish military outpost in southeastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, in which 15 Turkish soldiers have died.

Foreign Minister Riekstins emphasises the importance of Georgia's territorial integrity in discussions by international community to Danish parliamentary delegation [06 Oct 2008]
On 6 October, during the visit by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament (Folketing) to Latvia, a meeting took place with Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to exchange views on current events of international politics including the situation in Georgia and the involvement of the European Union in resolving the conflict.

Annual meeting of Baltic and Nordic foreign ministry state secretaries to be held in Tallinn [30 Sep 2008]
The annual meeting of the state secretaries of Baltic and Nordic foreign ministries (Nordic-Baltic-8 or NB-8) will take place in Tallinn, Estonia on 1 to 2 October. Latvia will be represented by Under-Secretary of State Ilze Juhansone.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins indicates to Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Latvia's interest to strengthen co-operation [26 Sep 2008]
On 25 September during the UN General Assembly, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins met with the Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abul Gheit. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss current events of the bilateral relations between Latvia and Egypt and the coming visit of the Latvian Foreign Minister to Egypt at the beginning of November.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins emphasises the need to foster stability in the Middle East region during talks with the Foreign Minister of Iran [24 Sep 2008]
During the UN General Assembly in New York on 24 September, at the initiative of the Iranian side Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins met with the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Manoucher Mottaki. Opportunities for holding Latvia – Iran political consultations, Iranian regional co-operation, nuclear issues and observation of human rights in Iran were discussed during the meeting.

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LATVIA IN NATO. A Dream Fulfilled!

On March 29 2004 during the ceremony in Washington, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia Indulis Emsis handed in Accession instruments of the North Atlantic Treaty to the U.S. Secretary of State Collin Powell. This marks the completion of legal formalities of Latvia��s accession process to NATO and Latvia��s full membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. More..