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 Review

Press Review

Yesterday at the German, American and French Embassies in Riga some 20 persons were picketing against the NATO military actions in Yugoslavia. The Russian Ambassador in Latvia A. Udalcov told the BNS that the Latvia’s support of the NATO aggression toward Yugoslavia will not facilitate the understanding and co-operation in the Latvian-Russian relations. Yesterday at the press briefing the Consul of the Russian Embassy in Latvia M. Demurin said that the NATO has violated the basic principles of its own Constitution adopted in 1949. Speaking about the Latvia’s support to the NATO actions, Mr. Demurin said that taking into consideration Latvia’s history, it should have had different opinion concerning the attack of the military organisation on a sovereign country.

Yesterday at the German, American and French Embassies in Riga some 20 persons were picketing against the NATO military actions in Yugoslavia. The Russian Ambassador in Latvia A. Udalcov told the BNS that the Latvias support of the NATO aggression toward Yugoslavia will not facilitate the understanding and co-operation in the Latvian-Russian relations. Yesterday at the press briefing the Consul of the Russian Embassy in Latvia M. Demurin said that the NATO has violated the basic principles of its own Constitution adopted in 1949. Speaking about the Latvias support to the NATO actions, Mr. Demurin said that taking into consideration Latvias history, it should have had different opinion concerning the attack of the military organisation on a sovereign country. Diena, B&B, SM

SM publishes the statement by the Movement for Equality concerning the NATO aggression toward Yugoslavia in which it is said that the unauthorised by the UN bombing of Serbia can be qualified as a step towards the initiating the war.

SM publishes the statement by the Movement for Equality concerning the NATO aggression toward Yugoslavia in which it is said that the unauthorised by the UN bombing of Serbia can be qualified as a step towards the initiating the war. SM

The Russian Society in Latvia begins the registering of the volunteers who are ready “to help the Yugoslav people in the struggle against the NATO aggression.” B&B;

The Russian Society in Latvia begins the registering of the volunteers who are ready to help the Yugoslav people in the struggle against the NATO aggression. B&B

Panorama Latvii publishes the text of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations on the Procedure of Receiving and Consideration the Applications for the Naturalisation.