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News from Latvia
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins to meet with the new Ambassadors of Denmark and of Finland [05 Sep 2008]
On 8 September the Ambassadors of Denmark and of Finland will call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maris Riekstins, as part of their accreditation visits.
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Latvia and Uzbekistan discuss co-operation in the area of education during political consultations [05 Sep 2008]
On 4 September political consultations of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and of Uzbekistan took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. During these consultations the bilateral co-operation between Latvia and Uzbekistan, relations between the EU and Uzbekistan, issues of regional co-operation and security, as well as the forthcoming visit of the President of Latvia to countries of Central Asia in October were discussed.
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Foreign Minister to take part in informal EU foreign minister meeting in Avignon [05 Sep 2008]
On 5 and 6 September Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will participate in an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers, (Gymnich), in Avignon, France.
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Foreign Ministry representative takes up appointment at Office of EU Special Representative for South Caucasus [04 Sep 2008]
On 3 September, Foreign Ministry representative Raimonds Vingris took up his post at the Office of the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus. Mr Vingris will fulfil the functions of a Political Advisor.
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Foreign Ministry invites participation in development co-operation grant project competition [03 Sep 2008]
On 3 September, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the grant project competition Support for Development Co-operation Projects in the Recipient Countries as Defined by the Republic of Latvia. Non-governmental organisations (associations and foundations) are invited to submit their project applications before 4:00 pm on 30 September.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins to take part in President's visit to Croatia [03 Sep 2008]
On 3-4 September, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will participate, as a member of the official delegation, in the state visit to the Republic of Croatia by President Valdis Zatlers. As part of the visit, meetings have been envisaged with senior officials of Croatia: President Stjepan Mesic, Speaker of the Parliament Luka Bebic, and Prime Minister Ivo Sander.
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Baltic state Foreign Ministers welcome joint position of EU Member States on situation in Georgia adopted by European Council [02 Sep 2008]
On 2 September at Jurmala, on the initiative of Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, an informal meeting of the three Baltic state foreign ministers took place, with participation of the Foreign Minister of Estonia, Urmas Paet, and the Foreign Minister of Lithuania, Pietras Vaitekunas.
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Joint press conference of Baltic state foreign ministers to be held [02 Sep 2008]
An informal meeting of the three Baltic state ministers of foreign affairs will take place in Latvia on 2 September at the initiative of Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins.
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At extraordinary European Council meeting, Member states resolve to postpone negotiation on new EU-Russia Partnership Agreement [01 Sep 2008]
On 1 September an extraordinary meeting of the European Council was held in Brussels. Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis headed the delegation from Latvia, which included also Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins. This session was devoted to the crisis in Georgia and to the relations of the European Union with Russia.
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Informal meeting of Baltic state foreign ministers to take place [01 Sep 2008]
An informal meeting of the three Baltic state Ministers of Foreign Affairs will take place in Latvia on 2 September at the initiative of Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins congratulates members of Skrunda Joint Commission on 10th anniversary of Skrunda radar shutdown [31 Aug 2008]
31 August 2008 marks ten years since the Skrunda Radio Location Station terminated its operations. On this occasion, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has sent a letter of congratulations to members of the Skrunda Joint Commission expressing his gratitude to everybody who was involved in the implementation of the Skrunda agreement.
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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 receives Russian Ambassador to Latvia and reiterates Latvia's position on situation in Georgia [28 Aug 2008]
On 28 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins received Ambassador of Russia to Latvia, Alexander Veshniakov, at his request of the latter. In the course of the meeting, Ambassador Veshniakov presented the official position regarding the recognition of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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Foreign Minister Riekstins condemns Russia's decision to recognise independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia [26 Aug 2008]
Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins condemns the decision by the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitrij Medvedev, to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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The Presidency on behalf of the European Union issues the declaration concerning the release of political prisoners in Belarus [26 Aug 2008]
The Presidency in its declaration issued on August 25 on behalf of the European Union welcomes the release of the two remaining political prisoners on the EU's list, Mr Sergei Parsiukevich and Mr Andrei Kim, by the Belarusian authorities on 20 August.
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Foreign Minister meets with Latvian American Association project Sveika, Latvija! participants [26 Aug 2008]
As part of American Latvian Association project Sveika, Latvija! (Hello, Latvia!), a group of young American and Canadian Latvians together with friendship classes from Sabile and Lizums secondary schools visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 26 August.
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Foreign Minister Riekstins to go on working visit to Sweden [26 Aug 2008]
On 27 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will go on a working visit to Sweden, where he will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and Goran Lennmarker, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Swedish Parliament.
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Foreign Minister Riekstins discusses current situation in Georgia with new Ambassador of Canada [26 Aug 2008]
On 26 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with the Canadian Ambassador to Latvia, Scott Heatherington, as part of a series of the Ambassador's accreditation visits.
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Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins expresses condolences to the Kyrgyz people with regard to the tragic plane crash [25 Aug 2008]
On 25 August the Foreign Minister of Latvia, Maris Riekstins, sent a letter to the Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ednan Karabajev, expressing condolences to the Kyrgyz people with regard to the tragic plane crash near the airport of the capital Bishkek on 24 August.
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Foreign Minister Riekstins to meet with new Ambassador of Canada to Latvia [25 Aug 2008]
On 26 August, Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins is to meet with the Canadian Ambassador to Latvia, Scott Heatherington, as part of a series of accreditation visits.
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