On Wednesday, 12 January, during her official visit to Lithuania, Speaker Solvita Āboltiņa attended the Bonfire of Freedom ceremony held next to the Lithuanian National Radio and Television building where she addressed the participants of the Barricades of 1991 and the people of Lithuania. Speaker Āboltiņa showed her respect to the people of Lithuania by giving a part of her speech in Lithuanian.
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In meeting with the President of Lithuania, Speaker Solvita Āboltiņa stresses the importance of the Baltic States’ unity (12.01.2011.)
On Wednesday, 12 January, as part of her official visit to Lithuania, Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, met with Dalia Gribauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania.
Saeima committee chairmen report on progress in Brussels regarding EU direct payments to Latvian farmers (12.01.2011.)
After meeting with officials of the European Parliament, chairmen of the Saeima committees concluded that the EU’s policy regarding direct payments in agriculture will be changed in favour of Latvian farmers; however, discussions will continue on the method for calculating allocations and specific amounts of funds.
The Baltic States are facing challenges that need to be addressed at the regional level, thus strengthening of cooperation with the closest neighbouring countries should be a priority. This was emphasised by Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, during the official lunch with Irena Degutienė, Speaker of the Lithuanian parliament on Wednesday, 12 January.
Honourable Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,
From 11 to 12 January, Mrs.Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, will go to Lithuania on an official visit. In Vilnius, she will meet with Lithuania’s top officials and participate in events commemorating the Barricades of 1991. This will be the Speaker’s first visit abroad.
On Sunday, 9 January, Mrs.Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, sent a letter to Mr.John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, offering her condolences in regard to the Arizona shooting.
Mrs. Solvita Āboltiņa, Speaker of the Saeima, sent a letter to Mr. John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, congratulating him on assuming the office.
I give my sincere greetings to the Orthodox and Old-believers of Latvia for the Christmas holidays.
For the first time a debate on foreign policy and European Union matters will be held in the Saeima at the end of January.