Integration monitor is a daily Latvian press digest on ethnic minority and society integration issues. The Monitor reviews the biggest Latvian dailies: Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga (in Latvian language), Vesti Segodnya (in Russian language). In specific cases other information sources are used. Latvian Centre for Human Rights is not responsible for information published by the media.

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Newspaper Lauku Avize interviewed Riga City Council deputy, Head of Riga – Moscow cooperation commission, Social Democrat D.Ivans. Mr. Ivans told journalists about the latest developments in this cooperation. When asked about the positive attitude of Moscow City Mayor Luzhkov contrary to the official Russian position and the attitude of Latvian MFA , D.Ivans said that MFA greeted and supported these initiatives of Social Democrats. The deputy explained that Social Democrats were not Moscow orientated but they needed this orientation for economic reasons. And now Social Democrats are competitors to J.Jurkans Peoples Harmony Party thus attracting part of Russian-speaking electorate – especially local Russian businessman who were more right oriented that than Peoples Harmony Party.

Russia has informed representatives of the Council of Europe, currently visiting in Moscow, of countries that offer support in various forms, also financial, to armed Chechens and other military groupings from the northern Caucasus. Latvia was mentioned amongst these countries. The Council of Europe representatives reported to Interfax on Friday that according to data given by Russia's Prosecutor General, the list of countries supporting theses extremists includes a number of Arab countries, Turkey, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia and Great Britain. The information was given to the representatives on Thursday by Russia's Prosecutor General, Vladimir Ustinov.

Russia has informed representatives of the Council of Europe, currently visiting in Moscow, of countries that offer support in various forms, also financial, to armed Chechens and other military groupings from the northern Caucasus. Latvia was mentioned amongst these countries. The Council of Europe representatives reported to Interfax on Friday that according to data given by Russia's Prosecutor General, the list of countries supporting theses extremists includes a number of Arab countries, Turkey, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia and Great Britain. The information was given to the representatives on Thursday by Russia's Prosecutor General, Vladimir Ustinov. BNS, Vesti Segodnya