Minsk, May 21 (IANS) Belarus summoned Lithuania’s Charge d’Affaires Erikas Vilkanecas to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday after a Ukrainian military drone launched from Lithuanian territory violated Belarusian airspace.During a meeting with Vilkanecas, Belarusian officials condemned repeated border violations, saying a “Chaika” drone, initially targeting Russian sites, was detected in the country’s north near Stanislavtsy in the Vitebsk region on Sunday, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesperson …
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Riga, May 16 (IANS) Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics has announced that he has entrusted Andris Kulbergs, a member of parliament from the opposition United List party, with the formation of a new government.At a press conference on Saturday, Rinkevics said that he had held intensive consultations in recent days with representatives of the political parties and factions in the Saeima, following the resignation announcement by outgoing Prime Minister Evika Silina from New Unity.Taking into accou…
Riga, May 14 (IANS) Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina on Thursday announced her resignation and termed it the “right decision in this situation.” The government will continue to perform its duties until new cabinet ministers are approved, local media reported on Thursday. Latvia President has received Silina’s resignation and a decision regarding formation of the new government will be made during consultations with representatives of the Saeima factions at Riga Castle on Friday, Latvia-based …
Riga, March 25 (IANS) Estonia and Latvia on Wednesday reported that drones entered their airspace from Russia. Latvia’s National Armed Forces (NBS) stated that its air force detected an unmanned aircraft entering Latvian airspace from Russia. According to the statement, wreckage of the drone was found at the spot, however, no casualty was reported during the incident. “Drone enters Latvian airspace and crashes. The Air Force has identified a foreign unmanned aircraft entering Latvian airspace fr…
Riga, Jan 31 (IANS) Latvia was hit with the severest cold spell in 12 years this weekend, as a weather station in Latvia’s southeastern city of Daugavpils recorded a temperature of -32 degrees Celsius, the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center reported on Saturday. In most parts of the country, temperatures ranged between -16 and -26 degrees, with the warmest weather, -7 degrees, reported in Kolka, northwestern Latvia. In the capital Riga, it was -16 degrees early on Saturday morni…