PHOTO ⟩ The NATO flag is raised above Riga Castle

PHOTO ⟩ The NATO flag is raised above Riga Castle

Twenty years ago – on March 29, 2004 – Latvia joined the North Atlantic Treaty, becoming a member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Latvia together with Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were invited to join NATO at the NATO meeting in Prague in November 2002. At 8 a.m., with the participation … Read more

PHOTO ⟩ The 20th anniversary of Latvia’s accession to NATO is being celebrated with a solemn guard of honor ceremony at Riga Castle

PHOTO ⟩ The 20th anniversary of Latvia’s accession to NATO is being celebrated with a solemn guard of honor ceremony at Riga Castle

Twenty years ago – on March 29, 2004 – Latvia joined the North Atlantic Treaty, becoming a member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Latvia together with Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were invited to join NATO at the NATO meeting in Prague in November 2002. From the first day of membership … Read more