Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Latvia's Road to NATO after the Prague Summit

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Latvia's Road to NATO after the Prague Summit

On 21 November 2002, at the meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government in Prague, Latvia was officially invited to join the Alliance.

The invitation marks the beginning of a new phase in Latvia��s progress towards membership of NATO. This new phase was definitively embarked upon in December along with accession negotiations, and is expected to conclude in May 2004 at the next meeting of Heads of State and Government, when Latvia is to formally become a full-fledged NATO member state.

What steps need to be taken for Latvia to become a full-fledged member of the Alliance?

What is a Timetable for Completition of Reforms and an Accession Protocol?

Answers to these and other questions can be found in this section of the website.

The ABC of the final stage of Latvia��s accession to NATO

Current activities

Protocol on accession of Latvia to the Alliance

Timetable for Completion of Reforms LATVIA

6 steps to Latvia��s full membership of NATO

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Latvian Delegation in Negotiations with NATO

Latvia��s road to NATO
�� a brief overview of developments (Details)

Parliament of Iceland endorses NATO Accession Protocols (details)
Parliament of Portugal Has Voted for Accession of States Invited by NATO (details)
Turkish Parliament endorses admission to NATO of the seven invited countries (details)
Greek Parliament votes in favour of NATO acceding countries (details)
The Parliament of the Republic of Poland ratified the Protocols on Accession of the seven countries to NATO (details)
United Kingdom ratifies NATO Accession Protocols (details)
The Parliament of the Czech Republic ratified the Protocols on Accession of the seven countries to NATO (details)
The Senate of the Italian Parliament voted on 24 July 2003 to ratify the Protocols on accession of the seven countries to NATO (details)
German Parliament ratifies the Protocols to the Washington Treaty on accession of the seven countries to NATO (details)
Parliament of Luxembourg ratifies the Protocols to the Washington Treaty on accession of the seven countries to NATO (details)
Hungarian Parliament ratifies the Protocols to the Washington Treaty on accession of the seven countries to NATO (details)
Danish Parliament Votes in Favour of Latvia's Membership in NATO (details)
U.S. Senate ratifies accession of the seven invited countries to NATO (details)
Norwegian Parliament ratifies Latvia's protocol of accession to NATO(details)
Canada the first country to ratify Latvia's protocol of accession to NATO(details)
NATO member states sign protocols on accession of new member states (details)
Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs sends a letter and Latvia's Reform Plan to Lord Robertson (details)
The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia approves the Reform Plan (details)
Meeting of Latvian and NATO Senior Officials. The Alliance Endorses Latvia��s Achievements and Urges Continued Efforts (details)
NATO experts consult Latvia on NATO-related information security (details)
11.12.2002. Second round of Latvian-NATO accession negotiations concludes (details)
04.12.2002. First round of Latvian-NATO accession negotiations concludes(details)
Maris Riekstins and Edgars Rinkevics explain further accession procedures to be followed after the NATO Summit in Prague (details)