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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to take part in extraordinary European Council meeting on situation in Georgia [29 Aug 2008]
On 1 September Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will take part in an extraordinary meeting of the European Council, convened by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, the presiding EU Member State. The aim of this session is to debate the situation in Georgia, as well as future relations between the EU and Russia.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins and President of the European Parliament underline EU's role with regard to situation in Georgia [21 Aug 2008]
On 21 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with the President of the European Parliament (EP), Hans-Gert Pottering, who is on an official visit to Latvia.
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Foreign Minister: Statement by NATO ministerial meeting sends strong signal to Russia [19 Aug 2008]
On 19 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins took part in a special session of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. On the agenda of the meeting was the current situation in Georgia, an exchange of opinions regarding the assessment of further relations between NATO and Russia, and also on future co-operation between NATO and Georgia.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins expresses condolences to the French people regarding the loss of soldiers [19 Aug 2008]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has expressed his sincerest condolences to the French people regarding the loss of lives of the ten French soldiers on 19 August in Afghanistan. The Minister expressed his condolences to the Foreign Minister of France, Bernard Kouchner, during the today`s meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.
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Statement. Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, on 19 August 2008 (NATO) [19 Aug 2008]
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Latvia continues sending humanitarian aid to Georgia; Ministry of the Interior official travels to Georgia [19 Aug 2008]
On 19 August, the Secretary of State of the Ministry of the Interior, Aivars Starume, is travelling to war-torn Georgia in order to assess the security and humanitarian situation so as to co-ordinate more effectively the humanitarian aid provided by Latvia. On the same airBaltic flight, a fourth consignment of humanitarian aid is to be delivered to Georgia today, consisting of tents and other essential supplies to provide shelter to civilians left homeless as a result of the armed conflict.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to participate in the informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers [18 Aug 2008]
On 19 August Foreign Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Maris Riekstins, will leave for Brussels to take part in the informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.
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President Valdis Zatlers has discussed the situation in Georgia with other heads of state (President's Chancery) [18 Aug 2008]
President Valdis Zatlers has discussed the situation in Georgia and the international implications of the military conflict there with other heads of state. Latvia's President has been in contact with the presidents of Estonia, Ukraine, Georgia, and the United States by telephone to consider steps that could be taken to bring an end to the Russian-Georgian war and the normalization of the situation.
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President Valdis Zatlers met with H.E. Konstantin Korkelia, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Georgia to the Republic of Latvia (President's Chancery) [16 Aug 2008]
On Saturday, August 16th, President Valdis Zatlers met with H.E. Konstantin Korkelia, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Georgia to the Republic of Latvia, and signed the book of sympathy.
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Foreign Minister of Afghanistan expresses appreciation for Latvia's contribution to the reconstruction of the country [15 Aug 2008]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has received a letter from the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, in which he expresses appreciation for Latvia`s political and moral support to Afghanistan, as well as Latvia`s financial support for the reconstruction of the country which was announced at the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan on 12 June in Paris, France.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins: securing ceasefire in Georgia is a priority [13 Aug 2008]
On 13 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins took part at an extraordinary meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels. On the agenda were the current events in Georgia, and EU involvement in the resolution of the military conflict in Georgia.
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Statement by the Presidents of Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and the Prime Minister of Latvia on the further conflict resolution in Georgia (Warsaw, 2008 08 13) [13 Aug 2008]
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins expresses condolences to family of soldier fallen in Afghanistan [11 Aug 2008]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has expressed his deepest sympathy to the family and friends of a Latvian soldier who has died in Afghanistan: "In our thoughts we are together with the family members of Private First Class Edgars Ozolins.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins invites Russian Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry in connection with situation in Georgia [11 Aug 2008]
On 11 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins invited the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Alexander Veshnyakov, to the Foreign Ministry in order to express Latvia's condemnation of the Russian military attacks in South Ossetia as well as outside the conflict zone.
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Latvia to support rule of law project in Afghanistan [16 Jul 2008]
On 16 July 2008 in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Latvia's Special Representative in Afghanistan and political and development advisor to the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rudolfs Bremanis signed, with authorisation from the Foreign Ministry, an agreement with the Agency for Technical Co-operation and Development (ACTED) on procedures for the allocation of financing and execution of works in relation to the next Latvian assistance project in Afghanistan, in the province of Faryab, on the construction and furnishing of three court buildings, and training for judges and employees.
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Latvian Foreign Minister reiterates support for territorial integrity and unity of Georgia [11 Jul 2008]
Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili, on 11 July 2008, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins expressed support for Georgia's proposals directed at achieving stability in Georgia's conflict zones – Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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Latvian soldiers in Afghanistan to watch Latvian news programme "Panorama" [10 Jul 2008]
As of 8 July soldiers on the mission to Afghanistan, in the province of Faryab at the Maiman Provincial Reconstruction Team base, are able to watch a transmission of the Latvian television news programme "Panorama" each evening at 10 pm.
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Foreign Minister Riekstins attests Latvia's readiness to assist with the establishment of a Foreign Ministry in Kosovo [09 Jul 2008]
During his working visit in Pristina, Kosovo on 8 and 9 July, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with top-level Kosovan officials and heads of international missions, and visited Latvian soldiers serving in NATO-led peacekeeping forces in Kosovo.
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Foreign Ministry political and development adviser presents Foreign Minister's invitation to Afghan Governor [08 Jul 2008]
On 8 July, the Latvian Foreign Ministry political and development adviser in Afghanistan Rudolfs Bremanis met with the Governor of the province of Faryab Abdul Haq Shafaq in the city of Maimana and presented him with an official invitation from the Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to visit Latvia this year.
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Foreign Minister condemns terrorist attack in Kabul [08 Jul 2008]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins condemns the terrorist attack that took place on 7 July near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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