UDK 327 (474.3) (058) La 806 Latvijas Republikas Årlietu ministrijas gadagråmata 2003 Yearbook of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia 2003 Latvijas Republikas Årlietu ministrija Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Brîvîbas bulvåris 36, Rîga, LV-1395, Latvija http://www.am.gov.lv Fotogråfijas – LR Valsts Prezidenta kanceleja, LR Årlietu ministrija, LR diplomåtiskås pårståvniecîbas, Eiropas Komisija, NATO, UNESCO, Bundesbildstelle Berlin, A.F.I., I. Znotiñß, J.Krümiñß, A. Kova¬ovs, E. Peinar. Drukåts AS “McÅbols”, Bi˚ernieku ielå 18, Rîgå, LV-1039. ISBN 9984-528-23-5 π Latvijas Republikas Årlietu ministrija, teksts, 2004 π Måris Sîmansons, dizains, 2004 LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS ÅRLIETU MINISTRIJA gadagråmata Saturs Contents Årlietu ministre Sandra Kalniete. Ievadvårdi 4 Minister of Foreign Affairs Sandra Kalniete. Foreword Årlietu ministrijas valsts sekretårs Måris Riekstiñß 8 State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Måris Riekstiñß Årlietu ministrijas valsts sekretåra vietnieks Andris Piebalgs 14 Under-Secretary of State Andris Piebalgs Årlietu ministrijas valsts sekretåra vietnieks Ivars Pundurs 22 Under-Secretary of State Ivars Pundurs Véstnieki un diplomåtisko pårståviecîbu vadîtåji 28 Ambassadors and Heads of Diplomatic Missions Hronolo©ija 2003 29 Chronology of events 2003 3 Informatîvais pielikums 91 Informative annex Årlietu dienesta personåla saståvs 92 The staff of Latvia’s foreign service Latvijas Republikas Årlietu ministrijas budΩets 94 Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget expenditures Latvijas Republikas diplomåtiskås pårståvniecîbas 95 Diplomatic missions of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas goda konsuli 109 Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Latvia 2003. gadå noslégtie starptautiskie divpuséjie lîgumi 122 Bilateral agreements conclued in 2003 Ar 2003. gadu Latvijå spékå esoßie starptautiskie daudzpuséjie lîgumi 129 International multilateral treaties Latvia has acceded to in 2003 Årlietu ministrijas struktüra 133 Organisational chart of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saîsinåjumi un akronîmi 136 Abbreviations and acronyms yearbook THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS ÅRLIETU MINISTRIJA gadagråmata Årlietu ministre Sandra Kalniete 2003. gadå Latvija kråßñi nosvinéja savas valsts paståvéßanas 4 85. gadadienu. Skaudri ir apzinåties, ka no ßî laika tikai trîsdesmit çetri gadi patießåm ir piederéjußi mums. Piecdesmit viens pagåjis zem sveßas varas. Taçu ßodien, droßåk nekå jebkad agråk, müsu tauta var skatîties nåkotné – més esam atgriezußies Eiropå un müs sargå NATO droßîbas vairogs. Nu véstures drümås lappuses ir pårß˚irtas uz neatgrießanos. Latvijas valsts un nåcija ir vértîbas, kas sakñojas Eiropå. Müsu tautai ir sava îpatna seja, kas nåk no müsu baltu izcelsmes, folkloras, zemnieku rakstura. Arî véstures pårbaudîjumiem. Tå ir müsu senå identitåte, kas, tapdama latviska, reizé ir tapusi arî eiropeiska. Més esam eiropießi gan péc izcelsmes, gan ©eogråfiski un vésturiski. Taçu latvießi k¬uva par politisku nåciju tikai tad, kad tautas kopîbas sajüta tika savienota ar Eiropas politiskajåm idejåm, modernås Eiropas vértîbåm un kultüras mantojumu. Pie ßîm idejåm pieder arî Latvijas valsts. Tå tapa uz demokråtisku vértîbu pamata, îstenojot tautu paßnoteikßanås tiesîbas uz Krievijas cara impérijas drupåm. Nacionålas valsts izveidoßana bija nozîmîgåkais solis uz Latvijas apzinåtu iek¬außanos eiropeiskajå civilizåcijå. Eiropas mantojums Latvijas liktenî bijis ¬oti nozîmîgs. Müsu zemes iedzîvotåji bija eiropießi pirms 1918. gada 18. novembra, un palika eiropießi péc valsts okupåcijas. Latviskums un eiropeiskå apziña bija vienlaikus gan pretestîbas lîdzeklis, gan cerîba. Íîs apziñas dé¬ més nek¬uvåm par pårtautotiem padomju cilvékiem. Tås dé¬ Latvija ßodien nav postpadomju republika, bet ståv uz Eiropas savienîbas sliekßña kå topoßå dalîbvalsts. Eiropas perspektîva müsu politiskajå kultürå nav jauna. Jau 20. gadsimta pirmajås desmitgadés müsu intelektuå¬u pårdomas par Latvijas valsts veidoßanu bija nesaraujami saistîtas ar domåm par Eiropas kopîgo nåkotni. Cik pravietiski ßodien, kad strådåjam pie Eiropas savienîbas konstitücijas, skan Raiña vårdi: "nacionålås valstis vienotos arvien lielåkås federåcijås, lîdz apñemtu kontinentus un cilvéci, un tur izaugtu varbüt jaunas, lielåkas tautas ar jaunåm valodåm... Bet arî tas nebütu mehånisks kosmopolîtisms, bet organiskas bütnes un bütñu vienîbas. Tas ce¬ß ir garß, un viñß viss jåiziet cauri, nevar nolemt, ka ßodien gals sasniegts.” yearbook THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS ÅRLIETU MINISTRIJA gadagråmata Més visi esam cilvéki, savas ©imenes un tautas locek¬i, sava dzimuma vai profesijas pårståvji. Taçu ieejot Eiropå seviß˚i svarîgi ir apzinåties müsu identitåtes abas puses – més esam latvießi un eiropießi, més esam Latvijas pilsoñi un eiropießi. Eiropa ir Latvijas identitåtes otra, mazåk apjaustå puse. Eiropa nav sveßs, årpus mums esoßs spéks, kas var apdraudét latvisko identitåti vai müsu valsts politiskås un ekonomiskås intereses. Eiropa nav naudas avots labklåjîbas celßanai vai kopîgais tirgus. Eiropa pirmkårt ir kultüras telpa, kurå radußås müsdienu civilizåcijas vispårîgås vértîbas. To vårdå més – daΩådas Eiropas tautas – esam labpråtîgi apvienojußås. Müsu kopîbai ir arî gluΩi konkrétas politiskas robeΩas, kuras nosaka Eiropas savienîba un NATO. Tås sniedzas påri kontinenta ©eogråfiskajåm robeΩåm. Èpaßas saites müs vieno ar Zieme¬ameriku. Eiropas un Amerikas vértîbas radußås no viena avota – no apgaismîbas laikmeta. Ío vienotîbu ir nostiprinåjusi cîña pret nacionålsociålismu un komunisma draudi. Jau vairåk nekå 50 gadus eiropießi un amerikåñi kopå ståv demokråtisko vértîbu sardzé. Arî ßodien müsu vértîbas nav ß˚iramas. Eiropas savienîba radås tådé¬, lai müsu kontinentå beigtos kari starp kaimiñiem. NATO tika radîts demokråtisko vértîbu aizsardzîbai pret padomju totalitårismu. Ío organizåciju partnerîbas turpinåjums ir jautåjums par 5 kontinenta mieru, stabilitåti un labklåjîbu nåkotné. DiemΩél ir påragri runåt par liberålo vértîbu triumfu viså pasaulé. Vésturei nav beigu, un arî rît, tåpat kå vakar un ßodien, Eiropai kopå ar ASV jåbüt gatavåm aizståvét savas vértîbas pret draudiem, kas nåk no totalitåråm ideolo©ijåm un reΩîmiem. Latvijas garîgå saikne ar Eiropu ir apzinåti jåstiprina. Müsu devums kopéjå Eiropas proceså lielå mérå büs atkarîgs no gribas kopt garîgo saikni ar påréjiem eiropießiem. Jau Rainis atzina, ka “tauta ir patîba uz garîga pamata, un garîgas tautas ir pamats jaunai kopcilvécei – tautu sabiedrîbai.” Müsdienu galvenais intelektuålais izaicinåjums ir ieskatîties nåkotné, lai atrastu identitåtes formulu, kas saista katra viena piederîbu Latvijai ar Latvijas piederîbu Eiropai. Vispirms tas ir izaicinåjums müsu valsts izglîtotajiem cilvékiem, Latvijas inteli©encei. Mums visiem kopå ir jåveido jauna eiropeiska apziña, jåce¬ jaunå godå Eiropas vértîbas. Tikai uz ßî pamata plauks Latvijas valsts. AtgrieΩoties Eiropå, més atgrieΩamies måjås. Sandra Kalniete årlietu ministre yearbook THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS ÅRLIETU MINISTRIJA gadagråmata Minister of Foreign Affairs Sandra Kalniete In 2003 Latvia celebrated the 85th anniversary of its statehood. It is a bitter 6 realization that only 34 years of this time were truly ours, that the remaining 51 years we had to live under foreign regimes. Today, we can contemplate the future with more confidence than ever before: we have returned to Europe and we are protected by NATO’s shield of security. The gloomy pages of history have been turned over for all time. Latvia’s statehood and nation are values that are rooted in Europe. Our nation has distinctive features that come from our Baltic heritage, folklore, farmer mentality; and also from the trials and tribulations of history. Our inherited identity, having evolved into a Latvian identity, has also become a European identity. Considering our heritage, geography and history, we are Europeans. But Latvians became a political nation only when the common national feeling merged with the political ideas, value system and cultural heritage of modern Europe. Latvia’s statehood stems from these ideas. The Republic of Latvia was created on the basis of democratic values and the right of self–determination of peoples after the Russian Empire collapsed. The formation of a nation–state was the most significant step taken by Latvia in its conscious integration into the European civilization. European heritage has played a very important role in determining Latvia’s fate. The people of our country were Europeans before the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia on 18 November 1918 and remained Europeans after Latvia’s occupation in 1940. Awareness of a Latvian and a European identity served simultaneously as a tool of resistance and an amulet of hope; it explains why we were not assimilated into the Soviet melting pot of nations. Therefore, Latvia is not a post–Soviet republic. It stands confidently on the threshold of the European Union as a European country and an imminent EU member. A European perspective is nothing new in our political culture. Already in the first decades of the twentieth century our intellectuals mulled over Latvia’s future in the context of a common European future. Today, when we are working on a Constitutional Treaty of the European Union, how prophetic are the words of the Latvian poet, Jånis Rainis, said in the first decade of the 20th century: “Nation–states will unite