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Lemesonoks, Dainis
3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
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The daily Latvijas Avize criticises Medvedev's militant rhetoric but urges other nations to remain calm: "The most foolish thing the Americans, Poles, Czechs, Latvians or other politicians from Nato states could do now would be to try to persuade Moscow that our defence systems do not represent a threat to Russia, but are intended to protect against attacks from terrorist regimes. It would be nothing but a humiliation for the world's strongest military alliance to try to justify itself. ... We should simply wait calmly and see what actually happens as regards the announced stationing of Iskander missiles. The war in Georgia demonstrated all too clearly how damaging and antiquated much of Russia's weapons technology is. In the end the only ones to suffer under Medvedev's threats will be the residents of Kaliningrad themselves if their region is further militarised."
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Latvian and Lithuanian airlines fight for market position
A court in Lithuania has confiscated the Latvian airline airBaltic's assets in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, triggering a wave of indignation in Latvia. The court action was brought by Lithuanian airline flyLAL which claims it is being put at a disadvantage by restraints of trade at the airport in Riga. The daily newspaper Latvijas Avize fears an escalation of the dispute: "This conflict would perhaps not have taken on such dramatic proportions had the battle between two competing companies for a free position in the market not once again turned into a political dispute between two sister nations. This is what happened with the disagreements over the milk buy-off and the curd cheese confectionary and also over the issue of unclear borders. But with airlines there's the additional problem that many of them are at least partially state-owned and therefore regarded as more than just companies offering transport services; they are seen as a country's visiting card."
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Difficult Baltic unity
Estonia's Prime Minister, Andrus Ansip, is visiting the Latvian capital, Riga. The talks are turning out to be somewhat laborious, writes Dainis Lemensonoks, because Latvia didn't immediately leap to support Estonia in the latter's dispute with Russia over the bronze statue. "Latvia was always an advocate of cooperation between the countries of the Baltic and was the country that most feared standing alone against Russia. The Estonians, on the other hand, hoped to obtain access to the Nordic community by drawing closer to Finland. The Lithuanians, for their part, hoped to become part of Central Europe by courting Poland. Since Latvia joined NATO and acquired new allies its fears have dissipated. The Baltic states are always united when their individual interests are not affected. The dispute over the bronze statue, which was precipitated by Ansip, posed a problem for all three countries. Not only were their relations with Moscow put to the test, but so were their relations with Brussels."
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