During the Riga Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, foreign guests will receive special gifts which in various ways will reflect our county’s history.

“Delegates to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly will stay in Riga for only five days, and we wish during this short time to acquaint them with at least a small part of our history,” reports Mrs. Vaira Paegle, Head of the Latvian delegation to the NATO PA. “This year we celebrated the 20^th anniversary since the Declaration on the Renewal of Latvia’s Independence was promulgated, and we plan to present our guests with symbolic gifts which tell about 4 May 1990, a date that is very significant for Latvia,” continues Mrs. Paegle.

Parliamentarians of the NATO PA member states will be presented with a silver collector’s coin which was emitted to commemorate the 20^th anniversary of the Declaration on the Renewal of the Independence of the Republic of Latvia. The “Declaration of Independence” coin features a branch with three opening buds on the obverse and the image of Mother Latvia with a millstone on the reverse.

The parliamentarians will also receive the brochure 4 May 1990, which is issued by the Club of 4 May Declaration and which tells about the events of that historic time and explains other turning points in our country’s history.

The events of that time are also reflected in a virtual photo exhibition “20 Years since the Independence Declaration of the Republic of Latvia”, which can be found on the website of the NATO PA.


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