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.

Press Report

After the visit of Riga City Mayor G.Bojars’s visit to Moscow Riga City Council has received already the second proposal for co-operation from their Russian colleagues. The first proposal came at the beginning of July and it was just a draft on general co-operation. This time it is a more elaborated draft of co-operation agreement that would be concluded for three years. Some of the articles of this agreement attracted special attention of Latvian deputies; e.g. Article 7 stipulated that both parties “within the limits f their authority ensure a possibility for representatives of national minorities to receive secondary education in their mother tongue.

After the visit of Riga City Mayor G.Bojarss visit to Moscow Riga City Council has received already the second proposal for co-operation from their Russian colleagues. The first proposal came at the beginning of July and it was just a draft on general co-operation. This time it is a more elaborated draft of co-operation agreement that would be concluded for three years. Some of the articles of this agreement attracted special attention of Latvian deputies; e.g. Article 7 stipulated that both parties within the limits f their authority ensure a possibility for representatives of national minorities to receive secondary education in their mother tongue. Diena

The current Latvian ambassador to Estonia, Gints Jegermans, will be transferred to New York this fall to take place as Latvia's ambassador to the UN in New York, reported diplomatic sources. Latvia has not yet announced to Estonia that its ambassador will be changing, and no replacement is known to be named as yet. Jegermans is set to visit top Estonian officials to bid farewell in September, to later return to Latvia and head for New York in November. Latvia's representative to UN in New York is currently Janis Priedkalns, previously having run for president.

The current Latvian ambassador to Estonia, Gints Jegermans, will be transferred to New York this fall to take place as Latvia's ambassador to the UN in New York, reported diplomatic sources. Latvia has not yet announced to Estonia that its ambassador will be changing, and no replacement is known to be named as yet. Jegermans is set to visit top Estonian officials to bid farewell in September, to later return to Latvia and head for New York in November. Latvia's representative to UN in New York is currently Janis Priedkalns, previously having run for president. BNS

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs I.Ivanov has sent official letters to several international organization and officials where he asks to give their opinion on the tendencies of nationalism in Latvia and the reaction of Latvian officials and judicial institutions on the book published by the Publishing House Vieda.

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs I.Ivanov has sent official letters to several international organization and officials where he asks to give their opinion on the tendencies of nationalism in Latvia and the reaction of Latvian officials and judicial institutions on the book published by the Publishing House Vieda. Diena, Neatkariga

G.Krupnikov, Chairman of Latvian Jewish Community answers to the questions of a Chas journalist and among other things assures that there is no anti-Semitism on the national level in Latvia.

G.Krupnikov, Chairman of Latvian Jewish Community answers to the questions of a Chas journalist and among other things assures that there is no anti-Semitism on the national level in Latvia. Chas

Panorama Latvii

published full text of the notorious letter of A.Garda, Director of Publishing House Vieda. published full text of the notorious letter of A.Garda, Director of Publishing House Vieda.

Lauku Avize

interviewed MP from Peoples Party A.Rugate about national feelings, nationalism and loyalty in connection of the latest scandal with Vieda Publishing House. A.Rugate thinks that the youngsters who sent their compositions to Vieda competition are worried about the existence of Latvian nation, but due their young age and lack of life experience they are maximalists, Therefore their expressions were so strong and without any restriction. And therefor it is so easy to defy them both with positive motives and provocations. Answering to the question does everybody in the Saeima spoke Latvian A.Rugate answered that the situation had changed there. If before if anybody spoke a foreign language there it was done in a quiet voice but now the left wingers communicated in the Russian language openly. Nobody has forbid them to do so, but the question is what respect they have towards the state and its state language where they are as an ethnic constituent part. interviewed MP from People’s Party A.Rugate about national feelings, nationalism and loyalty in connection of the latest scandal with Vieda Publishing House. A.Rugate thinks that the youngsters who sent their compositions to Vieda competition are worried about the existence of Latvian nation, but due their young age and lack of life experience they are maximalists, Therefore their expressions were so strong and without any restriction. And therefor it is so easy to defy them both with positive motives and provocations. Answering to the question does everybody in the Saeima spoke Latvian A.Rugate answered that the situation had changed there. If before if anybody spoke a foreign language there it was done in a quiet voice but now the left wingers communicated in the Russian language openly. Nobody has forbid them to do so, but the question is what respect they have towards the state and its state language where they are as an ethnic constituent part. (26.07.01)(26.07.01)