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Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Transport discuss Chicago Summit priorities with NATO Secretary General [23 Jan 2012]
On 20 January at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs, Defence Minister Artis Pabriks and Transport Minister Aivis Ronis met with the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The ministers discussed with Secretary General the upcoming NATO Summit to be held this year in Chicago and expressed support for priorities put forward by Secretary General for this meeting of the Alliance’s leaders.
MFA Secretary of State and NATO Deputy Secretary General discuss smart defence initiative [16 Dec 2011]
On 16 December, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andris Teikmanis met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero. During the meeting the officials discussed preparations for the NATO Summit in Chicago in May 2012, which is to place focus on NATO’s Enduring Partnership with Afghanistan, the development of a missile defence system, as well as partnerships policy and the enhancement of military capabilities.
Foreign Minister meets with the Saeima delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly [12 Dec 2011]
On 12 December, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the delegation of the Saeima to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly with the aim of discussing priorities and topical matters of importance to Latvia on the NATO PA next year’s agenda.
Foreign Minister: working on long-term involvement of international community in Afghanistan, region’s neighbouring countries must be considered [08 Dec 2011]
On 7-8 December, NATO Foreign ministers convened for their regular meeting in Brussels, Belgium. On 7 December, the ministers reviewed the operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo, the development of a NATO partnership policy, as well the course of setting up the NATO anti-missile defence system. In his address, Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs emphasised that, while considering the enagement of the international community in Afghanistan after 2014, it is vital to ensure the involvement of neighbouring regions, including the Central Asian countries.
Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and Hillary Clinton discuss preparation of NATO Summit in Chicago [08 Dec 2011]
On 8 December, during the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Minister Rinkēvičs expresses gratitude for the United States consistent support in all fields, notably, in strengthening the independence and security of Latvia. ”We are proud of the excellent relations with the USA and will continue to expand those, among other areas, also in the field of economic cooperation. Latvia is interested in the U.S. support towards the enhancement of energy security and source diversification,” the minister accentuated.
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 Latvias accession process to NATO and Latvias full membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. More..
