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Ambassador Kārlis Eihenbaums remembers the victims and honours the survivors of the Holodomor genocide
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The flag raising ceremony in recognition of the Independence Day of Latvia at the City Hall of Ottawa, 18 November 2021
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Exhibition "BATUN – Baltic Appeal to the United Nations" in the Republic of Korea marks the 30th anniversary of Latvia's accession to the UN
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Ambassador Kārlis Eihenbaums honours the fallen at the National War Memorial in Ottawa
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