itself would develop a commonly funded NATO architecture to integrate all of these elements. The development of the ALTBMD system was agreed by NATO members in large part because it is limited. NATO members are deeply divided about the multi-tiered BMD architecture promoted by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Views on the summit For the three formerly Soviet-occupied states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania such a high-level event was held for the first time in the region. As a consequence, it held symbolic meaning. It is perceived to have increased the visibility of these three Baltic states as NATO members. References External links Riga Summit, Official Web Site, NATO, NATO Riga Summit, http://www.nato.int/docu/comm/2006/0611-riga/index.htm US Department of State, The NATO Riga Summit, https://web.archive.org/web/20071212224704/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/scp/2006/76799.htm M. Bucher, "NATO, Riga and Beyond" in Disarmament policy, (2007), 84, http://www.acronym.org.uk/dd/dd84/84nato.htm 2006 Riga summit 2006 in Latvia 2006 in politics Diplomatic conferences in Latvia 21st-century diplomatic conferences (NATO) 2006 in international relations 2006 conferences 21st century in Riga Latvia and NATO November 2006 events in Europe