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  • Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Latvia discuss current issues of bilateral cooperation
    Communications Department of the Secretariat of the CMU, posted 20 September 2023 13:35

    Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held his first conversation with the newly appointed Prime Minister of Latvia, Evika Siliņa.

    The parties discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation, Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, and the strengthening of sanctions pressure on the aggressor. As Denys Shmyhal noted, Latvia had always been at the forefront in these matters.

    “Thank you for your readiness to implement certain points of the President of Ukraine’s peace formula, in particular regarding the establishment of a special international tribunal. We appreciate Latvia’s assistance during the heating season and in the restoration of Chernihiv region. We look forward to further involvement of Latvian business in reconstruction projects on the basis of public-private partnership,” the Head of Ukrainian Government said.

    The Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Latvia also discussed the development of logistics. Denys Shmyhal noted that Ukraine was interested in expanding access to the Baltic ports, in particular through the Rail Baltica project.

    Evika Siliņa, for her part, assured that Latvia would continue to support Ukraine.

    Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Latvia discuss current issues of bilateral cooperation Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Latvia discuss current issues of bilateral cooperation