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King Albert II of Belgium and President of Latvia Vaire Vike-Freiberga during the welcoming ceremony in
Riga, Latvia, 23 April 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium visit Old Riga, Latvia, 24 April 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexiy II (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga during a flower
ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 27 May 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
King Albert II of Belgium and President of Latvia Vaire Vike-Freiberga during the welcoming ceremony in
Riga, Latvia, 23 April 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium visit Old Riga, Latvia, 24 April 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexiy II (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga during a flower
ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 27 May 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexiy II greets wellwishers
after flower ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Riga,
Saturday, 27 May 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga decorates former Russian president Boris Yeltsin with
Order of the Three Stars during their meeting at the Riga Palace, Latvia, 22 August 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Former President of Russia Boris Yeltsin (R)
signs in the book of the town's prominent
guests in the park of the Cesis Castle
Museum assisted by Latvian Primeminister
Aigars Kalvitis during Yeltsin's visit in Cesis,
Latvia 22 August 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (front, R) and visiting Azerbaijan President Ilham Heydar Oglu Aliyev
(front, L) lay flowers at the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 04 October 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga inspects the guard of
honour during a welcoming ceremony at Riga palace, Latvia, 18 October 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga inspects the guard of honour
during a welcoming ceremony at Riga palace, Latvia, 18 October 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (L) inspect the guard of
honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn, Estonia 19 October 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
during a welcoming ceremony at the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn, Estonia
19 October 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends an event at Kumu Museum, in Tallinn, Estonia, 19 October 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (C) arrives at the concert 'Estonia Sings' at Town Hall Square in Tallinn,
Estonia, 20 October 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian President Vaira Vike Freiberga looks on during the opening ceremony of the Media
Accreditation Centre for the NATO summit at the Hanza Secondary School in Riga,
23 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
The President of the United States of America George W. Bush (C) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
before George W. Bush speech in Latvia's University during the NATO summit, 28 November 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
The President of the United States of America George W. Bush delivers a speech in Latvia's University
during the NATO summit, 28 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
The President of the United States of America George
W. Bush (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
before George W. Bush speech in Latvia's University
during the NATO summit, 28 November 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga looks on during the NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia, 29 November 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus (from L), Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis pose for
photographers before their meeting during the NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia, 29 November 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (R) and French President Jacques Chirac during their meeting at the
NATO Summit session in Riga, Latvia, 29 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (R) and French President Jacques Chirac during their meeting at the
NATO Summit session in Riga, Latvia, 29 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (L) during
their meeting at Olympic Sports Centre in Riga, 27 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
A young couple attends a commemorative event of Latvian legionaries at the legionaries cemetery in
Lestene, 16 March 2007. Sixty-two years after the guns of World War II fell silent in Latvia, the
country is still bitterly divided over the implications of its bloody and chaotic past. On March 16,
Latvians commemorate the Latvian Legion - a Waffen-SS unit formed by the Nazis in 1943.
Some in the Baltic state view its soldiers as patriotic heroes, but others see them as criminals.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
A car has been crushed by a tree that fell during strong winds in Riga outside the entrance of AFI press
photo agency at at Valdemara 20 yard 19 March 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Irish President Mary McAleese (R) walks with Latvian Prime Minister
Aigars Kalvitis (L) during their meeting in Riga, Latvia, 21 May 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Japanese Emperor Akihito (second from left,
background), Empress Michiko (left), Latvian
President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (second from
right) and her husband Imants Freibergs (right)
during welcoming ceremony at Riga Palace, Latvia,
25 May 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Akihito
during welcoming ceremony at Riga
Palace, Latvia 25 May 2007 as he begins a
visit to the Baltic nation.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Akihito and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (R) before the
official dinner at the Black Heads House in Riga, Latvia, 25 May 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
European Union Commissioner of Energy Andris Piebalgs delivers a speech during the Baltic Regional Energy
Forum in Riga, Latvia, 12 June 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (L), Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (C) and Lithuanian
President Valdas Adamkus (R) listen to journalists during a press conference in Riga, Latvia, 03 July 2007.
This was the last meeting of those three Baltic Presidents. Lithuanian President thanked Vaira
Vike-Freiberga for strengthening Baltic's cooperation. Her term of Presidency ended on 07 July.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus (L), Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (C) and Estonian President Toomas
Hendrik Ilves (R) during a press conference after the annual meeting in Riga, Latvia, 30 October 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Hungarian ambassador to Latvia Istvan Mohacsi (L), Latvian Prime Minister Aigars
Kalvitis and Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany (R) during the
opening ceremony of the Hungary Embassy in Riga, Latvia, 22 November 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (R) welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany prior to the
beginning of their meeting in Riga, Latvia 22 November 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
exchange signed documents during their meeting in Riga 18 December 2007. Foreign
ministers exchanged Latvian-Russian border treaty ratification documents.
The Latvian-Russian border treaty was signed in Moscow on March 27. The Latvian
parliament ratified the document in May and Russian parliament ratified it in fall 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (at table R), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (at table L)
about to start their meeting in Riga 18 December 2007. Foreign ministers exchanged Latvian-Russian
border treaty ratification documents. The Latvian-Russian border treaty was signed in Moscow on March 27.
The Latvian parliament ratified the document in May and Russian parliament ratified it in fall 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis (R) talks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L)
during a press conference following their meeting in Riga, Latvia, 15 February 2008. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
U.S Ambassador in Latvia Charles W. Larson (L), U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff (2 nd L),
Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (front, R) and Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis during the
signing of Memorandum in Riga 12 March 2008. The objective of the M.Chertoff's visit is to sign the
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia and
the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America regarding the Visa Waiver
Program (VWP) of the United States of America and the increased security measures related to it.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Prime Minister of Sweden Frederik Reinfeldt waits for the start of The Baltic Sea Region Bussiness Forum in Riga,
4 June 2008. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Choir singers perform during the closing concert of the Song Celebration in Mezaparks, Riga, Latvia
on 12 July 2008. Some 35,000 people gathered in Riga to attend the 24th Latvian Song and 14th Dance
Festival, that started on 05 July. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Finland's President Tarja Halonen (L) and her husband
Dr. Pentti Arajarvi attend the closing concert of the Song
Celebration in Mezaparks, Riga, Latvia on 12 July 2008.
Some 35,000 people gathered in Riga to attend the
24th Latvian Song and 14th Dance Festival, that
started on 05 July. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
People protest in front of Russia's embassy in support of Georgia, Riga, Latvia, on 11 August
2008. Latvian lawmakers are planning to pass a resolution in support of Georgia during the
extraordinary session which will probably take place on 14 August. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
European Parliament president Hans-Gert Poettering (L) and Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers
during meeting in Riga 19 August 2008. Officials agree on necessity to immediately cease military
activities in solving of the Russian-Georgian conflict. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
European Parliament president Hans-Gert Poettering (L) and Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers during their joint
press conference after meeting in Riga 19 August 2008. Officials agree on necessity to immediately cease
military activities in solving of the Russian-Georgian conflict. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
The Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta Fra' Matthew Festing (2 L) and President of Latvia Valdis
Zatlers (R) place floral wreaths at the Freedom's Monument in Riga, 28 October 2008.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
The Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta Fra' Matthew Festing during press conference after
meeting with President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers in Riga, 28 October 2008. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
An outside view of the Parex bank building in Riga,
09 October 2008. Latvia's largest indigenous bank, Parex
Banka, confirmed that it was seeking government help in
what amounts to a partial nationalization in a surprise
move on Sunday morning 09 November 2008.
Parex Banka is the second largest bank overall in the
Baltic country. It posted profits of more than 12 million
lats (22 million dollars) in the first nine months of 2008.
EPA/Inga Kundzina
Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (R) during a Latvian military parade in Riga 18 November 2008 dedicated to
Latvia's 90th Independence Day anniversary. AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (R) listens as Finland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander
Stubb talks to the media following their meeting in Riga on 04 February 2009. Stubb said the
European Union might need the Nord Stream gas pipeline planned to run under the Baltic sea from
Russia to Germany. He added that Europe needed an energy mix including gas, nucler and other
options to ensure supplies. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (R) looks on as President of Tajikistan Emomalii Rahmon speaks
during a joint press conference after their meeting in Riga 09 February 2009. EPA/AFI//Inga Kundzina
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan (L) and his Latvian counterpart Maris Riekstins (R) review honour
guards during a flower ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 12 February 2009.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis
during the first session of the new government in
Riga, Latvia, 12 March 2009. The Baltic state of
Latvia got a new government, nearly three weeks
after the resignation of previous prime minister
Ivars Godmanis. A new five-party coalition
government under Prime Minister Valdis
Dombrovskis was approved in a parliamentary
vote by 67 votes to 21. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) shakes hands with
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (L) in Riga, Latvia, 21 May 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's Minister Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins (second from left) looks on as Foreign Minister of the United
Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nahyan (L) speaks to the media during press conference
after their meeting in Riga 21 May 2009. EPA/Inga Kundzina
Georgia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze (L) and Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins
during their meeting in Riga, Latvia on 02 July 2009. Vashadze is on an official visit in Latvia.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (R) and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer shake
hands during their meeting in Riga, Latvia, on 09 July 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (R) looks at Lithuania's
President Dalia Grybauskaite (L) during a flower
ceremony at Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia,
16 July 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (C-R) and Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite (C-L) are pictured during a
flower ceremony at Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 16 July 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (C) gestures as he speaks with Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite (R) after
flower ceremony at Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 16 July 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris
Riekstins (R) and Austria's Minister of Foreign
Affairs H.E. Dr Michael Spindelegger (C) walk
after a flower ceremony at the Freedom
Monument in Riga, Latvia, on 25 August 2009.
Spindelegger and Latvian officials discuss the
development of bilateral relations between
Latvia and Austria, with a particular focus on
economic co-operation, including
co-operation with Austria's federal lands.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
A choir sings during opening ceremony of the
renovated Synagogue in Riga, Latvia, 26 August
2009. After two years of restoration work, the
doors of the Peitav Shul were opened again.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Men carry in Torah during opening ceremony of the renovated Synagogue in Riga, Latvia, 26 August 2009.
After two years of restoration work, the doors of the Peitav Shul were opened again. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris
Riekstins (R) and Slovakia's Foreign Minister
Miroslav Lajcak pictured after attending a
flower ceremony at Freedom Monument in
Riga Latvia, 27 August 2009.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins (L) and
Slovakia's Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak shake hands
during their meeting in Riga, Latvia, 27 August 2009.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's Foreign minister Maris Riekstins (R) and Foreign Minister of Italy Franco Frattini (in front L) shake
hands after signing a Memorandum, in Riga, Latvia, 08 September 2009. Franco Frattini and Latvia's
officials discuss the development of bilateral relations between Latvia and Italy, with the focus on
economic co-operation opportunities as well as the preparation for the Presidency of the Council of the
European Union in 2014-2015. Ministers Frattini and Riekstins signed a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Foreign Ministries of both countries on the enhancement of bilateral relations.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (L), Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage
Lokubandara and his wife Malathi P. Lokubandara (R), during a meeting in Riga, 15 September 2009.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Sweden's Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt during press conference after meeting with Latvia's Foreign
Minister Maris Riekstins in Riga on 05 February 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers during press conference after meeting with President of Tajikistan Emomalii
Rahmon (not in picture) in Riga 09 February 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
Fashion blogger Yvan Rodic (R) also known as Facehunter takes a picture during his book opening in
LukaBuka bookshop in Riga, 4 August 2010.
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King Albert II of Belgium and President of Latvia Vaire Vike-Freiberga during the welcoming ceremony in
Riga, Latvia, 23 April 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium visit Old Riga, Latvia, 24 April 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexiy II (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga during a flower
ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 27 May 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexiy II greets wellwishers
after flower ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Riga,
Saturday, 27 May 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga decorates former Russian president Boris Yeltsin with
Order of the Three Stars during their meeting at the Riga Palace, Latvia, 22 August 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Former President of Russia Boris Yeltsin (R)
signs in the book of the town's prominent
guests in the park of the Cesis Castle
Museum assisted by Latvian Primeminister
Aigars Kalvitis during Yeltsin's visit in Cesis,
Latvia 22 August 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (front, R) and visiting Azerbaijan President Ilham Heydar Oglu Aliyev
(front, L) lay flowers at the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 04 October 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga inspects the guard of
honour during a welcoming ceremony at Riga palace, Latvia, 18 October 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga inspects the guard of honour
during a welcoming ceremony at Riga palace, Latvia, 18 October 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (L) inspect the guard of
honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn, Estonia 19 October 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
during a welcoming ceremony at the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn, Estonia
19 October 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends an event at Kumu Museum, in Tallinn, Estonia, 19 October 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (C) arrives at the concert 'Estonia Sings' at Town Hall Square in Tallinn,
Estonia, 20 October 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian President Vaira Vike Freiberga looks on during the opening ceremony of the Media
Accreditation Centre for the NATO summit at the Hanza Secondary School in Riga,
23 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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The President of the United States of America George W. Bush (C) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
before George W. Bush speech in Latvia's University during the NATO summit, 28 November 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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The President of the United States of America George W. Bush delivers a speech in Latvia's University
during the NATO summit, 28 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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The President of the United States of America George
W. Bush (L) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
before George W. Bush speech in Latvia's University
during the NATO summit, 28 November 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga looks on during the NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia, 29 November 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus (from L), Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis pose for
photographers before their meeting during the NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia, 29 November 2006.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (R) and French President Jacques Chirac during their meeting at the
NATO Summit session in Riga, Latvia, 29 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (R) and French President Jacques Chirac during their meeting at the
NATO Summit session in Riga, Latvia, 29 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (L) during
their meeting at Olympic Sports Centre in Riga, 27 November 2006. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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A young couple attends a commemorative event of Latvian legionaries at the legionaries cemetery in
Lestene, 16 March 2007. Sixty-two years after the guns of World War II fell silent in Latvia, the
country is still bitterly divided over the implications of its bloody and chaotic past. On March 16,
Latvians commemorate the Latvian Legion - a Waffen-SS unit formed by the Nazis in 1943.
Some in the Baltic state view its soldiers as patriotic heroes, but others see them as criminals.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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A car has been crushed by a tree that fell during strong winds in Riga outside the entrance of AFI press
photo agency at at Valdemara 20 yard 19 March 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Irish President Mary McAleese (R) walks with Latvian Prime Minister
Aigars Kalvitis (L) during their meeting in Riga, Latvia, 21 May 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Japanese Emperor Akihito (second from left,
background), Empress Michiko (left), Latvian
President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (second from
right) and her husband Imants Freibergs (right)
during welcoming ceremony at Riga Palace, Latvia,
25 May 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Akihito
during welcoming ceremony at Riga
Palace, Latvia 25 May 2007 as he begins a
visit to the Baltic nation.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Akihito and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (R) before the
official dinner at the Black Heads House in Riga, Latvia, 25 May 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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European Union Commissioner of Energy Andris Piebalgs delivers a speech during the Baltic Regional Energy
Forum in Riga, Latvia, 12 June 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (L), Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (C) and Lithuanian
President Valdas Adamkus (R) listen to journalists during a press conference in Riga, Latvia, 03 July 2007.
This was the last meeting of those three Baltic Presidents. Lithuanian President thanked Vaira
Vike-Freiberga for strengthening Baltic's cooperation. Her term of Presidency ended on 07 July.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus (L), Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (C) and Estonian President Toomas
Hendrik Ilves (R) during a press conference after the annual meeting in Riga, Latvia, 30 October 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Hungarian ambassador to Latvia Istvan Mohacsi (L), Latvian Prime Minister Aigars
Kalvitis and Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany (R) during the
opening ceremony of the Hungary Embassy in Riga, Latvia, 22 November 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (R) welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany prior to the
beginning of their meeting in Riga, Latvia 22 November 2007. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
exchange signed documents during their meeting in Riga 18 December 2007. Foreign
ministers exchanged Latvian-Russian border treaty ratification documents.
The Latvian-Russian border treaty was signed in Moscow on March 27. The Latvian
parliament ratified the document in May and Russian parliament ratified it in fall 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (at table R), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (at table L)
about to start their meeting in Riga 18 December 2007. Foreign ministers exchanged Latvian-Russian
border treaty ratification documents. The Latvian-Russian border treaty was signed in Moscow on March 27.
The Latvian parliament ratified the document in May and Russian parliament ratified it in fall 2007.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis (R) talks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L)
during a press conference following their meeting in Riga, Latvia, 15 February 2008. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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U.S Ambassador in Latvia Charles W. Larson (L), U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff (2 nd L),
Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (front, R) and Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis during the
signing of Memorandum in Riga 12 March 2008. The objective of the M.Chertoff's visit is to sign the
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia and
the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America regarding the Visa Waiver
Program (VWP) of the United States of America and the increased security measures related to it.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Prime Minister of Sweden Frederik Reinfeldt waits for the start of The Baltic Sea Region Bussiness Forum in Riga,
4 June 2008. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Choir singers perform during the closing concert of the Song Celebration in Mezaparks, Riga, Latvia
on 12 July 2008. Some 35,000 people gathered in Riga to attend the 24th Latvian Song and 14th Dance
Festival, that started on 05 July. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Finland's President Tarja Halonen (L) and her husband
Dr. Pentti Arajarvi attend the closing concert of the Song
Celebration in Mezaparks, Riga, Latvia on 12 July 2008.
Some 35,000 people gathered in Riga to attend the
24th Latvian Song and 14th Dance Festival, that
started on 05 July. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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People protest in front of Russia's embassy in support of Georgia, Riga, Latvia, on 11 August
2008. Latvian lawmakers are planning to pass a resolution in support of Georgia during the
extraordinary session which will probably take place on 14 August. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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European Parliament president Hans-Gert Poettering (L) and Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers
during meeting in Riga 19 August 2008. Officials agree on necessity to immediately cease military
activities in solving of the Russian-Georgian conflict. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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European Parliament president Hans-Gert Poettering (L) and Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers during their joint
press conference after meeting in Riga 19 August 2008. Officials agree on necessity to immediately cease
military activities in solving of the Russian-Georgian conflict. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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The Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta Fra' Matthew Festing (2 L) and President of Latvia Valdis
Zatlers (R) place floral wreaths at the Freedom's Monument in Riga, 28 October 2008.
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The Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta Fra' Matthew Festing during press conference after
meeting with President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers in Riga, 28 October 2008. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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An outside view of the Parex bank building in Riga,
09 October 2008. Latvia's largest indigenous bank, Parex
Banka, confirmed that it was seeking government help in
what amounts to a partial nationalization in a surprise
move on Sunday morning 09 November 2008.
Parex Banka is the second largest bank overall in the
Baltic country. It posted profits of more than 12 million
lats (22 million dollars) in the first nine months of 2008.
EPA/Inga Kundzina
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Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (R) during a Latvian military parade in Riga 18 November 2008 dedicated to
Latvia's 90th Independence Day anniversary. AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (R) listens as Finland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander
Stubb talks to the media following their meeting in Riga on 04 February 2009. Stubb said the
European Union might need the Nord Stream gas pipeline planned to run under the Baltic sea from
Russia to Germany. He added that Europe needed an energy mix including gas, nucler and other
options to ensure supplies. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (R) looks on as President of Tajikistan Emomalii Rahmon speaks
during a joint press conference after their meeting in Riga 09 February 2009. EPA/AFI//Inga Kundzina
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Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan (L) and his Latvian counterpart Maris Riekstins (R) review honour
guards during a flower ceremony at the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 12 February 2009.
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Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis
during the first session of the new government in
Riga, Latvia, 12 March 2009. The Baltic state of
Latvia got a new government, nearly three weeks
after the resignation of previous prime minister
Ivars Godmanis. A new five-party coalition
government under Prime Minister Valdis
Dombrovskis was approved in a parliamentary
vote by 67 votes to 21. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) shakes hands with
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (L) in Riga, Latvia, 21 May 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's Minister Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins (second from left) looks on as Foreign Minister of the United
Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nahyan (L) speaks to the media during press conference
after their meeting in Riga 21 May 2009. EPA/Inga Kundzina
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Georgia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze (L) and Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins
during their meeting in Riga, Latvia on 02 July 2009. Vashadze is on an official visit in Latvia.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (R) and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer shake
hands during their meeting in Riga, Latvia, on 09 July 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (R) looks at Lithuania's
President Dalia Grybauskaite (L) during a flower
ceremony at Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia,
16 July 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (C-R) and Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite (C-L) are pictured during a
flower ceremony at Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 16 July 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (C) gestures as he speaks with Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite (R) after
flower ceremony at Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia, 16 July 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris
Riekstins (R) and Austria's Minister of Foreign
Affairs H.E. Dr Michael Spindelegger (C) walk
after a flower ceremony at the Freedom
Monument in Riga, Latvia, on 25 August 2009.
Spindelegger and Latvian officials discuss the
development of bilateral relations between
Latvia and Austria, with a particular focus on
economic co-operation, including
co-operation with Austria's federal lands.
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A choir sings during opening ceremony of the
renovated Synagogue in Riga, Latvia, 26 August
2009. After two years of restoration work, the
doors of the Peitav Shul were opened again.
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Men carry in Torah during opening ceremony of the renovated Synagogue in Riga, Latvia, 26 August 2009.
After two years of restoration work, the doors of the Peitav Shul were opened again. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris
Riekstins (R) and Slovakia's Foreign Minister
Miroslav Lajcak pictured after attending a
flower ceremony at Freedom Monument in
Riga Latvia, 27 August 2009.
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Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins (L) and
Slovakia's Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak shake hands
during their meeting in Riga, Latvia, 27 August 2009.
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Latvia's Foreign minister Maris Riekstins (R) and Foreign Minister of Italy Franco Frattini (in front L) shake
hands after signing a Memorandum, in Riga, Latvia, 08 September 2009. Franco Frattini and Latvia's
officials discuss the development of bilateral relations between Latvia and Italy, with the focus on
economic co-operation opportunities as well as the preparation for the Presidency of the Council of the
European Union in 2014-2015. Ministers Frattini and Riekstins signed a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Foreign Ministries of both countries on the enhancement of bilateral relations.
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Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers (L), Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage
Lokubandara and his wife Malathi P. Lokubandara (R), during a meeting in Riga, 15 September 2009.
EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Sweden's Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt during press conference after meeting with Latvia's Foreign
Minister Maris Riekstins in Riga on 05 February 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers during press conference after meeting with President of Tajikistan Emomalii
Rahmon (not in picture) in Riga 09 February 2009. EPA/AFI/Inga Kundzina
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Fashion blogger Yvan Rodic (R) also known as Facehunter takes a picture during his book opening in
LukaBuka bookshop in Riga, 4 August 2010.
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