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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Yesterday at the press conference the Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister Valdis Birkavs said that Latvia should seek to promote the economic development of the Russian borderland with Latvia regions, since it is related with the security and stability of Latvia. Mr. Birkavs also expressed a hope that the issue of economic refugees from Russia will not become urgent. Still, the Latvian government thinks that it necessary to ensure the security of the Latvian-Russian border and intensify the border control.

Yesterday at the press conference the Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister Valdis Birkavs said that Latvia should seek to promote the economic development of the Russian borderland with Latvia regions, since it is related with the security and stability of Latvia. Mr. Birkavs also expressed a hope that the issue of economic refugees from Russia will not become urgent. Still, the Latvian government thinks that it necessary to ensure the security of the Latvian-Russian border and intensify the border control. Diena

Yesterday the government-forming fractions agreed to summon the extraordinary session of the parliament on 28 September to adopt the State Language Law.

Yesterday the government-forming fractions agreed to summon the extraordinary session of the parliament on 28 September to adopt the State Language Law. Chaswrites that Mr. Abikis, Chair of the Saeima Commission on Education, refused to supply journalists with the draft law which will be on the agenda of the parliamentary session by saying that it has not been finalised yet. Still, Mr. Abikis announced that the draft law does not contradict the recommendations of the OSCE experts. We came to an agreement with the OSCE expert, Mr Abikis told Chas. Chaspredicts that majority of the deputies will support the adoption of the Law, only deputies of the Peoples Harmony party and independent deputies, earlier representing Socialist Party and the Equality, will vote against the Law on the State Language. Diena, Chas

Ludmila Kuzmina, a teacher of Baltinava Christian boarding school in the Balvi region, is the 10,000 th person who has acquired the Latvian citizenship through naturalisation. The head of the Naturalisation Board Eizenija Aldermane officially issued her documents certifying the Latvian citizenship. In the Balvi region only 43 persons of 1900 who have rights to be naturalised, have acquired the citizenship.

Ludmila Kuzmina, a teacher of Baltinava Christian boarding school in the Balvi region, is the 10,000 th person who has acquired the Latvian citizenship through naturalisation. The head of the Naturalisation Board Eizenija Aldermane officially issued her documents certifying the Latvian citizenship. In the Balvi region only 43 persons of 1900 who have rights to be naturalised, have acquired the citizenship. Diena

Sergey Zaletayev, commentator of

Sergey Zaletayev, commentator of Panorama Latvii, calls the Russian -speaking voters not to give their votes for the parties and deputies who smile on the posters, but have done little in the Saeima. He refers to the New Party and its leader - famous composer Raimonds Pauls. Panorama Latvii

The movement For Equality and the Russian Public Council in Latvia will continue collection of signatures in support of education in the native language in streets of Riga on 12 September, SM informs.

The movement For Equality and the Russian Public Council in Latvia will continue collection of signatures in support of education in the native language in streets of Riga on 12 September, SM informs. SM