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.

• Children of different ethnicities take part in plays staged in the Latvian language
• Head of the Russia State Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Mihail Margelov talks about relationship between Latvia and Russia

Diena features an article about plays in the Latvian language in which children of different ethnicities take part. The plays are a part of one of social integration projects implemented by the National Programme for the Latvian Language Training.

Newspapers feature an opinion of the Head of the Russia State Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Mihail Margelov about relationship between Latvia and Russia. Mihail Margelov states that Russia is ready for a dialogue with Latvia and does everything to ‘break the ice’ between the countries, however, Latvia does not respond to that. The Russian official also believes that Russia will not recognise the crimes of the Communist regime.

Newspapers feature an opinion of the Head of the Russia State Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Mihail Margelov about relationship between Latvia and Russia. Mihail Margelov states that Russia is ready for a dialogue with Latvia and does everything to ‘break the ice between the countries, however, Latvia does not respond to that. The Russian official also believes that Russia will not recognise the crimes of the Communist regime. Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf