
	Where results make sense

Topic: Rihards Piks

Related Topics

Mao Zetan

Greenbelt

Poker game play

Florence

Alban

Nu metal

2nd century

In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Piks to address Council of Europe`s committee of ministers :: Charter'97 :: News :: 17/05/2004
		Minister of Foreign Affairs Rihards Piks` (People`s Party) visit to Strasbourg continues today, where he is participating in a meeting of the Council of Europe`s Committee of Ministers.
		Piks will address the Committee of Ministers today to speak about reform of the European Court of Human Rights and the importance of promoting cooperation between the Council of Europe and the European Union.
		Piks will also touch upon the pre-election situation in Belarus, and call on the international community to watch developments in Belarus and support democratic forces in this country.
	www.charter97.org /eng/news/2004/05/17/piks (334 words)

	HS Foreign 2.4.2004 - Latvian Foreign Minister says EU enlargement can continue
		Latvia's new Minister for Foreign Affairs Rihards Piks agrees with his Finnish counterpart Erkki Tuomioja that the European Union can continue to take on new members.
		Rihards Piks became Latvia's Foreign Minister in early March, just two months before the country joins the European Union, along with nine other countries.
		On Thursday Piks said that he was not concerned about recent tough statements by Russia, which has threatened to take countermeasures over the decision by NATO to send its planes to monitor the air space of the Baltic States.
	www2.hs.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20040402IE5 (284 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		Ulmanis dodged the charge, and the prosecutor-general, after having reviewed Ulmanis’s case concluded that the law had not been violated and that the problem stemmed from a failure to update the Enterprise Registry.
		The prosecutor-general also concluded that Krasts had not violated the “Corruption Prevention Law,” but that Minister of Culture Rihards Piks (Farmer’s Union) had not fully declared his finances, another requirement of the corruption law.
		Piks immediately submitted his resignation on June 17.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol6num2/constitutionwatch/latvia.html (1644 words)

	8 June 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Commentary on the expressions of the Foreign Affairs Minister Rihards Piks that not all Russian-speakers living in Latvia can be regarded as a minority
		Latvijas Avize features an article by the commentator Maris Antonevics about the statement of the Foreign Affairs Minister Rihards Piks, expressed during his meeting with the honorary consuls of Latvia.
		Rihards Piks has stated that not all so-called Russian-speakers living in Latvia can be viewed as a minority, as a big part of them came to Latvia because of the Russification policy of the USSR.
	www.humanrights.org.lv /html/monitor/28012.html (577 words)

	Latvia will ban single-hulled ships in Baltic if others do (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Piks, in Copenhagen for talks with Danish counterpart Per Stig Moeller, said he agreed with Denmark's insistence that only double-hulled tankers should be allowed in the Baltic.
		But Latvia does not want to be the only country to ban single-hulled tankers from its ports, in particular the port of Ventspils which is used by many Russian oil tankers.
		Per Stig Moeller said he also hoped for a multinational agreement, saying it was "very important to reach an agreement on this subject because the Baltic is a very sensitive sea and it would be a catastrophe if a tanker were to sink there."
	www.terradaily.com /2004/040405180955.as4cp0dp.html (296 words)

	10 July
		The pre-election campaign indicates the following party’s priorities: granting Latvian citizenship only to loyal towards the state persons; depriving citizenship for disrespectful attitude towards the state; ensuring that all national educational institutions provide education only in Latvian.
		Latvian MEP Rihards Piks will open an exhibition “History and Today of Ethnic Minorities in Latvia” in the premises of the European Parliament tomorrow.
		Rihards Piks stated that the exhibition will show that minorities in Latvia live in the democratic and tolerant state where various ethnic and religious groups respect the statehood of Latvia and ensure development of the state.
	www.humanrights.org.lv /html/monitor/28779.html (165 words)

	Foreign minister: Latvia, like EU, does not recognize Lukashenko regime :: Charter'97 :: News :: 09/03/2005
		Latvia does not have a strategy of its own for building relations with Belarus, its policies are in line with the general policy of the European Union, Rihards Piks, the country’s foreign minister and a member of the European Parliament (EP), said on March 4.
		Belarusian diplomats, who attended the foreign minister’s meeting with Belarusian journalists, objected to the use of the expression “the Lukashenko regime,” suggesting that the minister should talk about relations between the two countries.
		Piks, however, stressed that relations are implemented by concrete people who influence the situation in their country.
	www.charter97.org /eng/news/2005/03/09/eu (428 words)

	Freeindiamedia.com, Express your impartial, radical, grassroot views on current issues.
		The latest expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation by taking in seven countries, all except one of them members of the erstwhile Warsaw Pact, is a step closer to the encirclement of Russia by the Western military alliance.
		NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (fourth from right) with Foreign Ministers of the seven new NATO members, (from left) Bulgaria's Solomon Isaac Passy, Lituania's Antanas Valionis, Slovenia's Dimitri Rupel, Estonia's Kristina Ojuland, Romania's Mircea Dan Geoana, Latvia's Rihards Piks and Slovakia's Eduard Kukan at the alliance headquarters in Brussels on April 2.
		ON March 29, United States President George W. Bush formally welcomed seven new members to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at a ceremony in the White House.
	www.freeindiamedia.com /guest_column/3_may_04_guest_column.htm (1251 words)

	[ RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY ]
		Rihards Piks of the People's Party was the only one of four deputies slated as delegates or alternates to the convention in February (see "Baltic States Report," 5 March 2002) who was re-elected to parliament in October.
		Karins said New Era's Liene Liepina and Piks will be delegates, while he and Arvids Ulme from the Union of Greens and Farmers will serve as alternates.
		The government will continue to be represented at the convention by Transportation Minister Roberts Zile, who was minister for international financial affairs in the previous government.
	www.rferl.org /newsline/2002/12/3-CEE/cee-171202.asp?po=y (2312 words)

	www.vlada.hr - May, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		On Wednesday evening, Zuzul is scheduled to attend an informal meeting of ministers, which would also involve Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer and UN Kosovo Administrator Harri Holkeri.
		On the margins of the meeting of the Committee of Ministers, Zuzul had separate meetings with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomio, Irish Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche, Slovak Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan and Latvian Foreign Minister Rihards Piks.
		During the talks with the four ministers Zuzul received promises that Finland, Ireland, Slovakia and Latvia would support Croatia's efforts to obtain candidate status and a date for the start of entry talks at the EU Council summit due to take place in Brussels in mid-June.
	www.vlada.hr /default.asp?gl=200405130000006 (415 words)

	Anti-terror fight tops Nato's agenda: Alliance celebrates expansion -DAWN - Top Stories; 03 April, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		New Nato members said joining the alliance was the completion of a long-held goal.
		"This morning a dream has been fulfilled," said Latvian Foreign Minister Rihards Piks, adding: "This is truly a moment to be enjoyed like no other".
		The alliance's expansion to 26 members - combined with the European Union's enlargement on May 1 - represents a dramatic redrawing of Europe's strategic map.
	www.dawn.com /2004/04/03/top17.htm (379 words)

	washingtonpost.com: NATO Seeks to Soothe Russia
		Baltic officials, in particular, made it clear they viewed membership in NATO as a significant milestone that would prevent Russia from threatening them in the future.
		"The reality of Latvia's history in the last century showed us that the existence of nations is threatened when tyranny prevails," Latvian Foreign Minister Rihards Piks said.
		Despite the tensions, NATO officials said they were encouraged that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had accepted an invitation to meet Friday with the newly enlarged NATO at a session of the NATO-Russia Council, placing him at the same table with representatives of former Soviet republics and satellites.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A46008-2004Apr2?language=printer (967 words)

	Latvian Mailer - June 9, 2000
		Li said that the NPC places great importance on friendly exchanges with the Latvian parliament, and hopes that leaders of the two parliaments as well as committees and groups in the two parliaments will increase exchanges in the years ahead.
		Piks said that China is one of the first countries to recognize Latvia, and Latvia is grateful for that, noting that the Latvian parliament is willing to increase exchanges with the Chinese NPC.
		Piks praised China's economic achievements, and said that Sino-Latvian cooperation has a promising future.
	www.latvians.com /en/Mailer/envelope.php?2000_06_09.htm (2158 words)

	Minority issues N44, February 16, 2002
		The latter party also discusses the idea to establish that the State Language Law can be amended only in the same way as the Constitution (the news agency BNS, February 15).
		At the same time the Deputy Chairman of the Saeima Rihards Piks (the People's Party) upon return from his own visit to the USA some days before the President, spoke out strongly for the adoption of the amendments to the elections laws - although his party had declared that it was against them.
		The USA know about this problem for a long time and ask Latvia to make its homework", Mr Piks said ("Vesti Segodnya" ("The News Today"), February 6, http://www.cm.lv/index.php3?br=$brandg=2002andm=02andd=06andw1=andw2=pandpub=002#banner).
	www.minelres.lv /MinIssues/info/2002/44.html (3909 words)

	WTO \| Newsroom \| News Releases
		WTO officials were received, among others, by the Prime Minister Mr.
		Indulis Emsis, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rihards Piks and Minister of Economics Juris Lujans.
		They also visited some Latvian tourist highlights like Gauja National Park, Sigulda and the capital Riga.
	www.world-tourism.org /newsroom/Releases/2004/june/baltic.htm (389 words)

	Latvian Mailer - July 18, 2004
		RIGA, July 16 (Reuters) — Crisis loomed for Latvia's coalition as the foreigner minister quit on Friday, leaving the minority government the uphill task of getting a sceptical opposition to approve a replacement.
		Rihards Piks, foreign minister only since feuding scuppered the last government in March, resigned to take a European Parliament seat he won in June, rather than stay in a government whose swift demise most analysts had already predicted.
		Analysts say the weak right-wing coalition could face trouble trying to get replacement Artis Pabriks -- put forward by Piks' conservative People's Party -- approved in parliament, with some steeling for the government to fall.
	latvians.com /en/Mailer/envelope.php?2004_07_18.htm (9561 words)

	Latvia and Estonia disturbed with national minorities resolution passed by OSCE - Pravda.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Probably, the deputy suggests Russia should be more active with its efforts in this direction.
		Latvia's acting Foreign Affairs Minister Rihards Piks believes Russia tries to point out existing problems in the two Baltic states, but in fact it actually distracts attention of the world community from human rights issues in Russia itself.
		Latvian and Estonian politicians actively criticize Russia's politics in the Caucasian republic.
	english.pravda.ru /world/ussr/6174-1 (599 words)

	ISCIP - The NIS Observed: Analytical Review: 28 April 2004
		Latvia expels Russian diplomat for "spying on NATO"
		Days later, Latvian Foreign Minister Rihards Piks, apparently feeling less insecure as a new member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), predicted that although Russian-Latvian political relations would improve, it would not happen overnight.
		Moreover, Piks connected the Treaty's effectiveness in ensuring European stability with Moscow’s obligation to remove its forces from Georgia and Moldova.
	www.bu.edu /iscip/digest/vol9/ed0907.html (9524 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)