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Latvia
- NATO December 20 Latvia participates in the first meeting of the North
Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) and becomes its member state. March 13-16 NATO Secretary General, Manfred Woerner, visits the Baltic States at the invitation of the governments of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. May 11 The Ministers of Foreign Affairs on the Baltic States arrive
to NATO HQ. November 19 First meeting of Commanders of Armed Forces of the Baltic States; the first joint Baltic initiative in the defence sector - the Baltic Peacekeeping Battalion BALTBAT - is put forward. December 15 Presidents of the Baltic States issue an announcement
on cooperation between the Baltic and Nordic countries. The Presidents
declare
NATO to be the future Baltic security guarantee.
January 5 Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues an announcement, in which it emphasizes Latvia's interest in the transatlantic security. January 10-11 NATO Heads of State and Government launch an initiative called Partnership for Peace (PfP). Latvia as a NACC member is invited to join the Partnership. February 14 Prime Minister Valdis Birkavs signs the Partnership for Peace Framework Document (PfP). May 9 Latvia is awarded the status of a Western European Union associated state. July 18 Latvia submits the Partnership for Peace Framework Document
(PfP). Latvia involves in NATO's Planning and Review Process. February The Baltic Peace Battalion is officially opened in Adazi with participation by the Presidents, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Defence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. February 8 The Latvian Defence Minister, Mr. Janis Trapans, visits NATO and declares acceptance of the Latvian Individual Partnership Programme. April 7 The Saeima, Parliament of Latvia,
adopts Latvia's Foreign Policy Guidelines. The central issues contained
in the document
are Latvia's
priority cooperation with the Western and transatlantic political,
economic and security organisations. (NATO) and bilateral and multilateral
relations
both within the Baltic region and throughout the world.
. January 18 The Saeima, Parliament of Latvia, decides on sending a sub-unit of the Latvian National Armed Forces to former Yugoslavia to participate in a peacekeeping operation within Latvian-Danish joint military unit. March 26 President of Latvia Guntis Ulmanis visits NATO. April 17 NATO Secretary General Havier Solana visits Latvia.
. July 8 Madrid Summit Meeting of the North Atlantic Council. NATO Heads of State and Government reaffirm that NATO remains open to further enlargement in accordance with Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty and agree to review the process at their next meeting in 1999. September 24 Latvia's Prime Minister Guntars Krasts visits
NATO. January 16 The Baltic-US Charter is signed in Washington. The Charter constitutes the basis for the further development of partner relations. July 8 First meeting of the US-Baltic Partnership
Committee, attended by US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott,
Latvia's Minister
of Foreign Affairs Valdis Birkavs, Estonia's Minister of Foreign
Affairs Toomas Hendrik
Ilves, and Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Algirdas Saudargas. April 23-25 Washington Summit. The adoption of the Membership Action Plan, drafted to provide annual guidelines and reflect preparations by candidate states for their future membership. September Latvia's Cabinet of Ministers approves the first Latvia's Annual National Programme for NATO membership for the year 2000. October 26 President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga visits NATO. March 24 Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Indulis Berzins and Minister of Defence Girts Valdis Kristovskis participate in the 19+1 meeting in Brussels at Council level to assess Latvia's progress in relation to its first Annual National Programme for 2000. March 30 NATO Secretary General George Robertson visits Latvia. He notes that Latvia is a very determined NATO candidate state with a well-elaborated National Programme for NATO membership. The establishment of the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO). George Robertson participates in its opening ceremony. April 2 Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Wesley Clark, visits Latvia. Gen. Clark meets with Latvian senior officials to discuss issues related to Latvia's integration into NATO. May 19 Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Indulis Berzins, participates in the first meeting of NATO candidate states (Vilnius 10) in Vilnius. September 25 Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Indulis Berzins, meets with NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, Klaus-Peter Klaiber.Latvia's Minister of Defence, Girts Valdis Kristovskis, meets with NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, Klaus-Peter Klaiber, and submits Latvia's Annual National Programme 2001. November 27-29 President of Latvia, Vaira
Vike-Freiberga, meets with NATO Secretary General, George Robertson,
at NATO Headquarters
in
Brussels. January 12 The National Security Law enters into force in Latvia. February 13-16 Visit to Latvia by a delegation of NATO experts to prepare the Planning and Review Process Assessment. April 23 Annual Latvia and the North Atlantic Council’s meeting in NATO HQ in Brussels where Latvia's Prime Minister, Andris Berzins, and Minister of Defence, Girts Valdis Kristovskis, meet with the Ambassadors of the 19 NATO member states to discuss Latvia's progress in implementing its Annual National Programme for NATO membership. Latvian officials also meet with NATO Secretary General, George Robertson.During the meeting between the President of Latvia, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, and the U.S. President George Bush in Washington, the U.S. government reaffirms the determination of the United States to continue the Euro-Atlantic integration process, including further enlargement of NATO. June 28 Visit to Latvia by NATO Supreme Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force General Joseph Ralston. September 11 Latvia condemns the acts of terror in the U.S. and voices solidarity and support toward the U.S. and NATO's determination to combat terrorism; it is ready to provide practical assistance. September 28 Latvia's Ambassador to NATO, Imants Liegis, submits
Latvia's Annual National Programme for NATO membership 2002 to
NATO Assistant
Secretary General for Political Affairs, Guenther Altenburg. January 24 The Saeima, Parliament of Latvia, adopts the National Security Concept, which sets Latvia's membership of NATO as a priority task. January 7-11 Visit to Latvia by NATO experts to assess Latvia's preparedness for NATO membership to present a regular PARP (Planning and Review Process) Assessment. February 21-22 NATO Secretary General George Robertson visits Latvia to assess Latvia's preparedness for NATO membership. March 18 Latvia-NATO meeting on Latvia's Membership Action Plan 2002. April 25 Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Indulis Berzins, meets with NATO Supreme Commander Europe, General Joseph Ralston. May 15 NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland. NATO Communiqué is adopted, which provides that new countries will be invited to join NATO and outlines the basic principles for the accession process. May 28 Latvia congratulates the agreement adopted during the NATO-Russia Summit on the establishment of the NATO-Russia Council. July 5-6 Summit of NATO Aspirant countries Riga 2002: The Bridge
to Prague. In video addresses, NATO leaders express support for
the further
NATO enlargement. September 25 NATO galvenaja Latvia's Ambassador to NATO, Imants Liegis, submits Latvia's Annual National Programme for NATO membership 2003 to NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Military Affairs, Daniel Speckhard. November 21 NATO Prague Summit. Latvia is invited to join the Alliance. December 4 First round of accession talks at the NATO HQ in Brussels. December 11 Second round of accession talks at the NATO HQ
in Brussels. February 4 Senior Latvian and NATO officials meet at NATO HQ in Brussels to discuss Latvia's Timetable for Completion of Reforms for integration into NATO. February 22 Two doctors, four nurses and two drivers from Latvia leave for Kabul, Afghanistan, to participate in the ISAF peace support mission for the following half a year. February 28 NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson visits Latvia during his tour to the seven countries invited to join the Alliance. March 7 Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sandra Kalniete, sends a Letter of Intent and the Timetable for Completion of Reforms approved by the Cabinet of the Ministers of Latvia on 4 March 2003 to NATO Secretary General. March 26 The Ambassadors of NATO member states sign the Accession Protocols of seven invited countries at the NATO HQ in Brussels. April 30 The Commander of NATO Joint Headquarters Centre Lieutenant General Gotz F.E. Gliemeroth visits Latvia and meets with the Minister of Defence, Girts Valdis Kristovskis and Commander of the National Armed Forces, Rear-Admiral Gaidis Zeibots. May 2 Latvia's Minister of Defence, Girts Valdis Kristovskis, participates in a conference for Defence Ministers of NATO and Ukraine in Washington DC. June 3 State Secretary of Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins participates in NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Madrid. June 12 Latvia's Minister of Defence Girts Valdis Kristovskis participates in NATO Defence Ministers meeting n Brussels, NATO HQ. June 17 The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia decides on the deployment of 103 soldiers of the Latvian National Armed Forces in Iraq to participate in the peacekeeping mission. July 4 Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sandra Kalniete, meets with NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral Rainer Feist. August 5 A unit of Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) leaves for Iraq to join in peacekeeping operations. September 9 The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia approves Latvia's Annual National Programme for 2004. October 8–10 Defence Ministers meeting of NATO member and aspirant countries in Colorado Springs, U.S.A., attended by Latvia's Minister of Defence Girts Valdis Kristovskis and Commander of the National Armed Forces, Rear-Admiral Gaidis Zeibots. October 8 Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sandra Kalniete, visits the Kirkuk and Al-Hashimiyah military bases to meet with Latvian soldiers serving there on a peacekeeping mission as part of a US and Polish contingents. October 13 The Ambassador of Latvia to NATO, Imants Liegis, submits Latvia's Annual National Programmer 2004 to NATO Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, Guenther Altenburg. October 28 The annual meeting of NATO Senior Political Committee Reinforced with representatives from Latvia took place at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. October 31 NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning Issues John Colston visits Latvia. December 1 -2 Latvia’s Minister of Defence Girts Valdis Kristovskis participates in the Meeting of Defence Ministers of NATO and invited countries in Brussels. December 3 - 4 Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sandra
Kalniete participates in the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of NATO and
invited countries
in Brussels.
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