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Viewing cable 07RIGA895, Kalvitis officially resigns as Latvian PM; Lavrov invited

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07RIGA895 2007-12-05 15:49 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Riga 
VZCZCXRO4334
OO RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLN
RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHRA #0895 3391549
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 051549Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY RIGA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4573
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
 
UNCLAS RIGA 000895 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL RS LG
SUBJECT: Kalvitis officially resigns as Latvian PM; Lavrov invited 
 
1. On December 5, Latvian PM Aigars Kalvitis submitted his 
resignation to President Zatlers, as he pledged last month.  Under 
the Latvian constitution, the resignation also covers all ministers 
and the government goes in to caretaker mode until the Saeima 
(parliament) approves a new government.  Kalvitis is the longest 
continually serving PM since the restoration of independence in 
1991. 
 
2. President Zatlers will name his choice to form the next 
government.  This announcement is expected the week of December 10. 
The only official candidate at this point is New Era MEP (and former 
Finance Minister) Valdis Dombrovskis.  (We will report more on the 
selection process in coming days). 
 
3. In one of its last official acts before resigning, the government 
announced that it had invited Russian FM Lavrov to visit Riga 
December 18.  The main purpose of the visit would be the exchange 
instruments of ratification on the Latvia - Russia border treaty. 
 
Bailey