Latvian president nominated for UN chief
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga has been nominated by the leaders of the three Baltic states to run for the post of United Nations secretary general, the president's spokeswoman has said.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai (1st R) meets with three United Nations workers Philippine diplomat Angelito Nayan (1st L), Kosovan Shqipe Hebibi (2nd L) and Annetta Flanigan from Northern Ireland (3rd L) at the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul, Nov 24
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has congratulated Hamid Karzai for his victory in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election. Mr Karzai, who has been head of Afghanistan&#39;s interim administration since the Taliban
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks (People's Party, TP) wants to see a professional diplomat in the office of Latvian ambassador to Russia, LETA was informed by the minister's press secretary Dagnija ...
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga believes the Baltic leaders should not attend in Moscow the celebration of the 60th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.
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A trauma surgeon with no prior political experience and widely publicized tax problems was sworn in Sunday as Latvia's third president since the Baltic state gained independence in 1991.Valdis Zatlers, who once practiced medicine in the United States, was politically unknown until his candidacy was announced by the center-right government just days before the May 31 parliament vote. The government proposed the doctor, who is not a member of any political party, as a compromise candidate. The 52-year-old replaces Vaira Vike-Freiberga. Read more
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga Saturday marked the end of her leadership of the Baltic state by voting in a referendum which she called after claiming planned security reforms would harm the country&#39;s reputation within NATO.
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Hungary&#39;s Socialist Party selected Peter Kiss, who runs the prime minister&#39;s office, and former Sports Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany as finalists to become the next premier of the new European Union member.
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Voters are set to elect a new parliament Saturday for the first time since the Baltic nation settled into a new era of stability by joining the European Union and NATO in 2004.Comment
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An international forum including China and Russia expressed support Saturday for an Asian to be the next head of the United Nations.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union chose Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday to head the International Monetary Fund, putting the former French finance minister in line to succeed Rodrigo de Rato in October.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is to ask voters to allow him to stand for a third term in 2006.
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European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso came a step closer to ending the stalemate over his leadership team when Latvia bowed to pressure to replace its commissioner.
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Meeting with visiting Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostiantyn Hryschenko, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia said that Ukraine may count on Latvia's support and experience in the former's bid for ...
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The Russian president promoted of Sergei B. Ivanov, who is considered a contender to succeed him.
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Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP) party secretary Eero Heinaluoma and Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja are the most likely to be chosen to succeed Speaker Paavo Lipponen as party chairman, ...
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga is due to leave office Saturday after two terms as leader of the Baltic state during which she stamped her personality and vision on the largely figurehead post.