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Latvian and Estonian foreign ministries want to continue cooperation in various aspects

BC, Riga, 20.11.2014.Print version
Latvian and Estonian foreign ministries have expressed their readiness to continue cooperation in various aspects, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (Unity) said after meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus yesterday, reports LETA.

Edgars Rinkevics and Keit Pentus-Rosimannus. Riga, 19.11.2014. Photo: flickr.com

Rinkevics was grateful for the Estonian minister's visit in Latvia, and indicated that he is absolutely sure that he will meet his Estonian counterpart, "more often than his colleagues at the Cabinet of Ministers."

 

The ministers discussed both countries' bilateral cooperation, as well as Latvia's upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union.

 

"We also discussed security matters and cooperation with NATO, as well as the events in Ukraine," Rinkevics said, adding that both countries' ministries will continue cooperating in various matters.

 

"We will also continue the Latvian-Estonian translators' award, furthermore, we discussed the opportunity of introducing a report on Estonian-Latvian relations," the minister said.

 

Russia's activities are targeted at not just Latvia and Estonia, but all of the Western democracies, Estonian Foreign Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus told a press conference in Riga following a meeting with her Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics (Unity).

 

Russia's aggression is obvious, but in this context it is important to understand that Russia's activities are targeted at not just Latvia and Estonia, but the democratic values of the entire West, said Pentus-Rosimannus, adding that it was important for the Baltic countries to keep a cool head.

 

The European Union, on the other hand, should be firm in its relations with Russia, noted Pentus-Rosimannus. The Estonian minister previously said that additional sanctions were necessary to make Russia change its course.

 

Pentus-Rosimannus took office as Estonian foreign minister on November 17. Before that, she was Estonia’s minister of environment and chairwoman of the Reform Party group in Riigikogu, the Estonian Parliament.

 

Urmas Paet, the preceding foreign minister of Estonia, who held the post for more than nine years, began work as a member of the European Parliament after the former Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip was appointed a European commissioner.






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