On the 5th May the Embassy of Israel in Latvia held a reception in honour of the 63rd Anniversary of Independence of the State of Israel. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Daniel Ayalon delivered a speech at the reception, congratulated everyone on the holiday and wished prosperity to the people of Latvia and Israel.

On the 28th of April in the Blackhead’s House in Riga the Ambassador of the Netherlands in the Republic of Latvia Mr. Jurriaan Kraak and his wife held a reception on the occasion of the national holiday or Queen’s Day which is celebrated on the 30th of April and is believed to be the main holiday in the Netherlands.

On April 8, 2011, the President of Ukraine, V. Yanukovich, nominated Valeriy Zhovtenko as Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Lithuania.   Before, Mr. Zhovtenko worked as a deputy of a Head of Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ukraine.

On April 19th the DEC Members visited the underground gas storage facility of „Latvijas gaze“ in Inchukalns. They were introduced to the process of gas storaging underground in natural conditions.

The annual Bowling Tournament among the Club members took place on the 14^th April 2011. The spirit of competition is strengthening friendship and mutual understanding

We express our sincere condolences to the people of Belarus in connection with the tragic event in Minsk, which happened on April 11, 2011 and led to casualties and a large number of victims.
We grieve together with all progressive people who are not indifferent to this tragic news.

On Thursday, 31st March the Club held a traditional meeting of the Club members called „Evening tea in the club — honorary guest Mr. Aleksandr Gerasimenko, Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Latvia“

On 17 March Counsellor at Hungarian Embassy of Economic Affairs in Latvia and Estonia Janos Rekasi visited Kipsala international exhibition hall in order to learn about the on-coming Business Contact Forum Invest Expo 2011 and China Business Days 2011 which take place 6-8 May.

The first international business contact forum aimed to promote cooperation between the People’s Republic of China, Latvia, European Union and Eastern Europe – business tradeshows „Invest Expo 2011“ and „China Business Days 2011“ is organised 6-8 May by the International Exhibition Company BT 1

A new tradition has been accepted in the Diplomatic economic club (DEC). The tradition is to invite the ambassadors of different countries that are at good terms with Latvia to their meetings. On the 3rd of March the guest of the Club’s meeting in the „Unimarine“ business-centre chief cabin was a sailor by heritage and now the Ambassador of Russian Federation to Latvia – Alexander Veshnyakov.

The Turkish Embassy is organizing an exhibition entitled „Impressions of Istanbul“ at the Blackheads House in Riga from 8th April to 13th May 2011 with the participation of 42 Turkish contemporary artists. The exhibition features Istanbul through various perspectives and impressions of the artists, and reveals the city’s character with highlights of its current daily life as well as its history.

Congratulations on International Women’s Day!