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Gada Parskats 2004 KOPA 7/28/05 10:40 Page 4 LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS ÅRLIETU MINISTRIJA gadagråmata Årlietu ministrs Artis Pabriks Esam Eiropas savienîbå un NATO. Kas tålåk 4 Laikmetu, kurå més dzîvojam, vésturnieki un nåkamås paaudzes visdrîzåk raksturos kå pårejas periodu no aukstå kara bipolårås pasaules uz kaut ko, kura nosaukumu més vél nezinåm. Vésturiskå Eiropas savienîbas un NATO paplaßinåßanås ir atrisinåjusi tås morålås problémas, kuras Eiropas karté par sevi atgådinåja visu divdesmitå gadsimta otro pusi. Tagad ir jautåjums – kas tålåk Jaunås Eiropas pieteikums starptautiskajå politikå tiek saistîts ar jaunåm cerîbåm. Nesen neatkarîbu atguvußås valstis brîvîbu, demokråtiju, izteiksmes tiesîbas un citas vértîbas varbüt izjüt visskaudråk, jo cilvékiem ßajås valstîs – to skaitå, Latvijå – vél dzîvå atmiñå ir miermîlîgås revolücijas un atgüßanås no Padomju Savienîbas okupåcijas sekåm. Vienlaikus més redzam, ka arî Ukrainå, Gruzijå un citås valstîs ir såcies politikas “atkusnis”, kas var nest lîdzi ¬oti nopietnas izmaiñas pasaules politiskajå karté. Nosacîti lielås valstis – it îpaßi ASV un Lielbritånija – vislielåko uzmanîbu velta terorisma draudiem un to novérßanai, lai neatkårtotos situåcija, kad, kå visai sarkastiski atzîméjis The Economist, izlükoßanas dienesti nepamanîja “aråbu vîrießus, kuri iziet pilotu apmåcîbas kursu, nevéloties apgüt lidmaßînas nosédinåßanas måku”. Latvija savu iespéju robeΩås sniedz savu ieguldîjumu globålajå cîñå pret terorismu, gan sadarbojoties ar partnervalstîm, gan ar tießu bruñoto spéku klåtbütni pasaules “karstajos punktos”. Tomér terorisma draudi ir tikai viens – lai gan ¬oti draudîgs – müsdienu starptautiskås politikas aspekts, ar kuru Latvija ré˚inås. Müsu årpolitika 2004. gadå piedzîvoja gandarîjumu par mér˚u – Eiropas savienîbå un NATO – sasniegßanu. Vienlaikus årlietu resors, lîdzîgi kå politiskå vide un sabiedrîba kopumå, såka pilnå mérå apzinåties nepiecießamîbu darboties pavisam citos apståk¬os, citå “formåtå”. Íis gada pårskats sniedz ieskatu par to, kå mums ir veicies. Latvijas årpolitikå ir iespéjams runåt par vismaz vairåkiem jauniem aspektiem, arî par kori©étu skatîjumu uz årpolitikas problemåtiku un uzdevumiem. Müsu rîcîbas konteksts nav tikai Eiropas savienîba un NATO – drîzåk ßîs organizåcijas ir kå lietussargs, zem kura esam pasargåti no politiskajiem lietiem, véjiem un sniegiem, vai pat krusas. Årlietu ministrija, kura vienmér ir bijusi pazîstama kå viena no efektîvåkajåm valsts iestådém, ir spéjusi noorientéties jaunajos apståk¬os un îstenot mér˚tiecîgu darbîbu. Més esam ieguvußi profesionålu briedumu. yearbook THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
Gada Parskats 2004 KOPA 7/28/05 10:40 Page 5 LATVIJAS REPUBLIKAS ÅRLIETU MINISTRIJA gadagråmata Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks We are in the European Union and NATO. Where do we go from here Historians and the coming generations will probably characterize our era as a period of transition from the bipolar world of the Cold War to something for which we do not yet have a name. The historic enlargement of the European Union and NATO has largely resolved those moral problems that were exposed continually throughout the second half of the twentieth century in the maps of Europe. The question, therefore, arises: what next The emergence of a New Europe in international politics is associated with new hopes. Democracy, freedom of expression and other Western values are perhaps felt more keenly in the countries which regained their independence recently because the people of these countries, including Latvia, still remember vividly their peaceful revolutions and their recovery from the effects of the Soviet occupation. Aware of the political “thaw”, which has begun in Ukraine, Georgia and other countries, Latvians tend to see it as a harbinger of potentially profound changes in the political map of the world. The great powers, especially the United States and Great Britain, pay very serious attention to terrorist threats and ways to prevent them; they want to preclude the repetition of the situation - the sarcastic description is from The Economist where Arab men complete training as pilots without wanting to learn how to land an airplane. Commensurate with its capabilities, Latvia contributes to the global fight against terrorism. Latvia cooperates with partner countries and sends its armed forces to the “hot spots” in the world. Nonetheless, terrorism is only one aspect, albeit a very threatening one, of the contemporary international political situation, which Latvia takes into consideration. In 2004 we were gratified with our foreign policy - two major goals were achieved: membership of the European Union and membership of NATO. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, like the political milieu and the society as a whole, came to the realization that it is necessary to work in completely different conditions, in a different “format.” This annual review surveys how well we have met the new challenges. A look at Latvia’s current foreign policy reveals several new policy aspects as well as a new and revised approach to traditional foreign policy problems and tasks. The context of our activity is not just the European Union and NATO - all the more so because these organisations provide us with a protective umbrella against the rain, wind, snow and even hail of politics. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, well known for being one of the most effective state institutions, oriented itself with due speed to the new situation and has performed its tasks with resolve. We have achieved professional maturity. 5 yearbook THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
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