here and now №1 30.06.1999 (1999)

The program's topic is the problem of the Russian-speaking population in Latvia, the oppression of small nations and diasporas living in other countries.

The video link with Vaira Vike-Freiberga is carried out via a live broadcast from a studio in Riga.

The President of Latvia talks about "strained" relations with Russia, about the decreasing tension between the countries, and expresses hope for maintaining friendly relations with all of Latvia's neighbors, including Russia.

The issue of the Russian-speaking population living in Latvia is raised. A. Migranyan points out the existing problems in obtaining Latvian citizenship by Russian-speaking citizens. V. Vike-Freiberga talks about Latvia's European integration and denies any discrimination against the Russian-speaking population. A. Lyubimov points out that the Russian intelligentsia played a major role in Latvia's sovereignty, and now the Russian-speaking population in Latvia is in worse conditions than when Latvians, in the words of Vike-Freiberga, "

were under the occupation of the Soviet Union." M. Shamoyev (live broadcast via satellite video link) talks about the planned actions that the Union of Kurdish Communities is preparing to take in connection with the death sentence handed down to the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, Abdullah Ocalan.