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

On April 15 the CSCE participating countries expressed their opinion on the issue of troop withdrawal from the Baltic states. Ivars Pundurs, the Head of the Latvian Delegation to the CSCE called upon the CSCE countries to assist Latvia in achieving the withdrawal in accordance with the initialled agreements. The representatives of the participating countries approved of the initialled agreements and expressed hope for their ratification. The necessity of the signing of the agreements was stressed by several countries.

On April 15 the CSCE participating countries expressed their opinion on the issue of troop withdrawal from the Baltic states. Ivars Pundurs, the Head of the Latvian Delegation to the CSCE called upon the CSCE countries to assist Latvia in achieving the withdrawal in accordance with the initialled agreements. The representatives of the participating countries approved of the initialled agreements and expressed hope for their ratification. The necessity of the signing of the agreements was stressed by several countries. Diena

The Head of the Bureau for the Monitoring of the Russian Troop Withdrawal Mr.Ilgonis Upmalis stressed that there was a lack of precise information on the number of servicemen residing in Latvia. He also pointed out the way the parties at the negotiations had interpreted the article of the agreement on the reimbursement of the value of the property of the Russian Army. Latvia considers only the immovable property constructed after February 28, 1992, to be the property of the Russian Army and is ready to reimburse its value while General Mayorov insists that it should be any immovable property left by the Russian Army on the Latvian soil.

The Head of the Bureau for the Monitoring of the Russian Troop Withdrawal Mr.Ilgonis Upmalis stressed that there was a lack of precise information on the number of servicemen residing in Latvia. He also pointed out the way the parties at the negotiations had interpreted the article of the agreement on the reimbursement of the value of the property of the Russian Army. Latvia considers only the immovable property constructed after February 28, 1992, to be the property of the Russian Army and is ready to reimburse its value while General Mayorov insists that it should be any immovable property left by the Russian Army on the Latvian soil. Neatkariga Cina