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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!

On Feb 19-20 the 3rd Baltic Masters Open Swimming Championship (Baltic Amber Cup 2011) took place in Riga. The contestants’ age – 25 or above. 170 swimmers from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Russia took part in the championship.

The presentation of the upcoming festivals and other events in Dubai, as well as the presentation of the Royal Park tour agency, was held in the Club on February 10th.

On January 27th in Gallery Park Hotel Pavel Bredihin held a meeting of the Club due to the end of his business trip as Second Secretary of the Embassy of Russia in Latvia.

On the 10th November Maritime Training College Novikontas celebrated it’s 5 years anniversary, which was marked with the other notable event – completion of modernisation works of the seafarers’ training equipment.