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5 Oct - Latvian mittens to warm 9,000 summit hands

What will 9,000 hands have in common during the NATO Summit in Riga this November? 4,500 pairs of traditional hand-made Latvians mittens! 05.10.2006 Photo by Miks Latvis?>

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Atis Slakteris

“Undoubtedly, it will be a unique event in the history of Latvia as Latvia has never before welcomed such a large number of Heads of State, Presidents, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and during the Summit the whole world will pay attention to us. It is going to be another success story for Latvia”.

- Atis Slakteris,
Minister of Defence of Latvia

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