LATO participates in the conversation festival “LAMPA”
The Latvian Transatlantic Organisation took part in the “Lampa” festival of talks in Cesis on 5 and 6 July. LATO was represented by Board Member Žaneta Ozoliņa and Secretary General Sigita Struberga.
Some of the most notable discussions were:
“Latvia’s 20 Years in NATO”
In this talk, LATO invited the audience to take a look at Latvia’s NATO accession process, which took place on the first
The first twenty years. The panellists analysed and talked about the political, economic, social and military circumstances that shaped this decisive step. The discussion covered both the internal debates and public reactions, as well as the nuances of international diplomacy that contributed to Latvia’s accession to the Alliance. It was an opportunity to understand what factors contributed to Latvia’s accession to NATO and what were the main challenges and implications of this decision
tions. The discussion was attended by Žaneta Ozoliņa, Member of the Board of LATO, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, politician and serviceman, Kristīne Bērziņa, security expert, and Inna Šteinbuka, Full Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences and Professor at the University of Latvia.
“NATO-75 – Senile or Enriched by Experience?”
At the Lampas Safe Tent, the Ministry of Defence hosted a discussion “NATO-75 – Senile or Enriched by Experience?” we looked back at the history and, above all, focused on the issues of the moment.
The main conclusion we came to was that NATO is neither senile nor incapable!
LATO was represented by Secretary General Sigita Struberga and Board Member Žaneta Ozoliņa. The discussion was also attended by Lieutenant General Leonīds Kalniņš, Commander of the National Armed Forces, Jānis Sārts, Director of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, and Māris Riekstiņš, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia to NATO.