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Presidential "election" in Russia lacks any democratic legitimacy - Foreign Ministry

  • 2024-03-18
  • LETA/TBT Staff

RIGA - The so-called presidential "election" held in Russia has been neither free nor fair, therefore Latvia regards the 2024 "election" of the Russian president as lacking any democratic legitimacy, Latvian Foreign Ministry said. Accordi...

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US will ensure a long-term military presence in Latvia - Spruds

RIGA - The United States will ensure a long-term military presence in Latvia, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds (Progressives) said at a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington on Thursday. The US is an important strategic partner for Latvia, and its p...

Europe's New Pact on Migration and Asylum will reduce migrants' chances of breaching asylum procedure - ministry

RIGA - The new European Pact on Migration and Asylum will reduce migrants' chances to violate the asylum procedure, Kaspars Abolins, Deputy State Secretary of the Interior Ministry, stressed at the Saeima citizenship, migration and community integration committee meeting. H...

US will ensure a long-term military presence in Latvia - Spruds

RIGA - The United States will ensure a long-term military presence in Latvia, Latvian Defense Min...

Europe's New Pact on Migration and Asylum will reduce migrants' chances of breaching asylum procedure - ministry

RIGA - The new European Pact on Migration and Asylum will reduce migrants' chances to violate...

Prime Minister stresses importance of gender equality in UN address

RIGA - Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity) in her address to the UN General Assembly stressed...

Dombrovskis plans to discuss EU support in talks with Ukrainian government in Kyiv

RIGA - The European Commission's Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis D...

CEO of Pasazieru Vilciens rail passenger carrier stands down

RIGA - Rodzers Janis Grigulis has resigned as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Pasazie...

Government to decide on banning imports of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus - PM

RIGA - The government will decide this Tuesday on a regulation banning imports of agricultural pr...

The rooftop ceremony of Rail Baltica at Riga Central Station was celebrated

In February, the highest point of the Rail Baltica Riga Central Railway Station building was reac...

Latvia and Poland to develop closer strategic partnership - Silina

RIGA - Poland is a reliable friend and a strategic partner of Latvia, and cooperation between the...

MEP Ijabs calls for a sanctions package to be prepared in case of an attack on an EU member state

RIGA - In order to deter any aggressor from attacking any of the European Union (EU) member state...

Ban on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products could increase risk of fraud - State Revenue Service

RIGA - The ban on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products will increase the risk of fraud on...

Meteorological spring triggers flooding in eastern and northeastern Latvia

RIGA - Rain and melting snow are causing water levels to rise in most rivers in the northeastern ...

Russia's aggression against Ukraine can continue for years - president

RIGA - Russia's aggression against Ukraine can continue for years on end, President Edgars Ri...

Latvia records highest number of road accident fatalities in recent years in 2023

RIGA - Altogether 142 people lost their lives in road traffic accidents in Latvia last year, whic...

China is increasingly trying to position itself as alternative to Western model of governance - SAB

RIGA - China is increasingly trying to position itself as an economic superpower and an alternati...

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