Other events in Baltic States

The international program for celebration of the Centennial of the Republic of Latvia in 2018 will comprise 112 events in 16 countries, the Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Linda Pavluta, the head of the Centennial Bureau established at the Latvian Culture Ministry to plan the Centennial celebrations, said the celebrations would have four dimensions. There will be an international program with various events organized in 16 world countries, the London Book Fair and the related program with participation of the Baltic states, the public diplomacy program for presenting Latvia in all continents and cooperation with ethnic Latvians living abroad.

Culture Minister Dace Melbarde (National Alliance) said that the international program for Latvia's Centennial had several priorities, including to demonstrate Latvia's interaction with its neighbors and allies as well as its activities in the international arena.

She said Latvia had two groups of partners under the Centennial's international program - the Baltic region and the countries which had showed support to Latvia at different crucial times in its history, including declaration of independence in 1918 and restoration of independence in 1990 .

Latvia will be cooperating with its Baltic neighbors - Estonia and Lithuania - at the London Book Fair in spring 2018, at a music festival in Berlin, Germany, etc.