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Taavi Rõivas and Laimdota Straujuma. Riga, 15.04.2015. Photo: flickr.com

At the meeting, the parties discussed the cooperation between Latvia and Estonia in the fields of economy, energy, transport, security and defence, as well as culture. "Estonia is the fourth major trade partner of Latvia, and I encourage Estonians to continue to invest in Latvia," said the Prime Minister.

L.Straujuma expressed delight over the completion of work on the Latvian-Estonian and Estonian – Latvian academic dictionary; we can expect the first copies already in May. She also stressed that the two countries have already begun to prepare for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of independence in 2018 when Estonia will have to hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union, reported BC press secretary to Latvian Prime Minister Aiva Rozenberga.

The Prime Minister of Estonia highly appreciated the progress of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, noting that Estonia is already learning from the Latvian experience, "I am a big fan of your presidency; I highly appreciate Latvia's achievements during the presidency, and it will be a great pleasure to build on the experience of the best friends".

The two parties discussed the current developments and upcoming events of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. L.Straujuma informed T.Rõivas about the forthcoming Riga Summit in May, this year, in Riga, the Digital Assembly in June, this year, etc.  L.Straujuma stressed that the Eastern Partnership countries are the partners of strategic importance to the European Union, and the Riga Summit will confirm the European Union's long-term vision of the Eastern Partnership.