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Straujuma and Tusk: the efficiency of the Eastern Partnership must be improved
Donald Tusk and Laimdota Straujuma. Warsaw, 9.04.2014. Photo: flickr.com |
During a Latvia-Poland business forum today, as well as during a meeting with Tusk, Straujuma emphasized that Poland is a strategically important partner of Latvia, with which the country wishes to develop even closer cooperation.
Both officials expressed satisfaction at the close cooperation between Latvia and Poland in many areas, including culture, education and regional cooperation.
During the meeting, the two sides also discussed the situation in Ukraine as well as energy security. Both Straujuma and Tusk were in agreement that the efficiency of the Eastern Partnership initiative must also be improved.
Straujuma informed her Polish counterpart about Latvia's preparations for its upcoming presidency of the European Union, as well as the successful introduction of the euro.