Riga Conference Press Releases
29 Nov - Estonian President Ilves: Enlargement fatigue is EU problem, not NATO problem
Riga Conference closes with debates on NATO enlargement, transatlantic defense industryRIGA, Latvia (November 29, 2006) - The Riga Conference : Transforming NATO in a New Global Era concluded today with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves telling participants that "enlargement fatigue" as has been widely discussed regarding the European Union, does not apply to NATO.
Bush: NATO transitioning from static alliance to expeditionary alliance
28.11.2006
U.S. President tells Riga Conference that U.S. will not leave Iraq until "mission is complete"
RIGA, Latvia (November 28, 2006) - Capping a full day of high-level discussion at The Riga Conference: Transforming NATO in a New Global Era, U.S. President George W. Bush identified three critical pieces to NATO's expanding role, and consequently three key U.S. priorities for the coinciding NATO Summit.
Secretary-General, Latvian President outline NATO Summit Priorities
28.11.2006
Vīķe-Freiberga: NATO should be "efficient, effective, engaging"
RIGA, Latvia (November 28, 2006) - In keynote addresses today to The Riga Conference: Transforming NATO in a New Global Era, two critical figures for the coinciding NATO Summit, Latvian President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, laid out their agendas for the Summit and for the alliance
Lugar: Attack on Allies' Energy Supplies is Attack on NATO Alliance
27.11.2006
RIGA, Latvia (November 27, 2006) - U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar opened The Riga Conference: Transforming NATO in a New Global Era this evening by invoking NATO Article V - an attack on one member is an attack on all members - for energy security, even staking the alliance's future on the issue.
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The Riga Conference Announces Full Agenda
26.11.2006
RIGA, Latvia - The organizers of The Riga Conference: Transforming NATO in a New Global Era, announce today that U.S. President George W. Bush will deliver a Nov. 28 keynote address to participants of The Riga Conference and of the Young Leaders Forum.
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The President of Latvia and NATO Secretary-General to Speak at Riga Conference
15.11.2006
RIGA, Latvia— Today in Riga, Latvia, the organizers of the RIGA CONFERENCE announced that the President of Latvia, Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer will speak at the conference, as they released the agenda and full list of participants for the senior-level Riga Conference.
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