Business, Cooperation, EU – Baltic States, Latvia, Port

Photo: Tim Colley, www.liepajniekiem.lv

During the meeting with municipal officials in Liepaja, the British diplomat said the purpose of his visit was to provide assurance that cooperation between the United Kingdom and Latvia, including Liepaja, will continue also after the referendum in which the British people voted in favor of their country’s withdrawal from the EU.

”The British ambassador stressed that the outcome of the referendum would not affect bilateral cooperation in business, education, culture and other spheres,” told Dace Freidenfelde, a spokeswoman of the Liepaja City Council.

”I can assure you that we are open to business and other cooperation also in the future and that we are interested in expanding and strengthening cooperation,” the municipal spokeswoman quoted Colley as saying.

After the meeting in the city council and a presentation about of business and tourism opportunities offered by Liepaja, the British diplomat visited the Liepaja port where he was informed about the transport and logistics opportunities, tax benefits and other support available to the companies operating in the Liepaja Special Economic Zone.

Colley is also scheduled to meet with the head of the local education board, Kristine Niedre-Lathere, to discuss further education cooperation and to attend an education conference during which Latvian and British experts will share their experience about using modern technologies in teaching.

In conclusion of his visit to Liepaja, the British diplomat will visit several production plants of UPB holding which in 2014 registered a subsidiary in the UK, increasing the number of its foreign subsidiaries to eight.