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14:59 14 Jan 2025

Speaker of Latvian Seimas arrives in Kyiv for official visit

Photo: Romāns Kokšarovs/F64

On January 14, the Speaker of the Seimas of Latvia, Daiga Mieriņa, arrived in Ukraine on an official visit.

The Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Olena Kondratiuk, reported on Facebook.

In the morning, the Ukrainian official published a video of the meeting at the Kyiv railway station.

According to her, this is an essential visit for developing interparliamentary cooperation and demonstrating support for Ukrainian-Latvian relations.

As reported, the delegation has planned several meetings with Ukrainian authorities and representatives of military training and rehabilitation centers.

It is worth adding that on the morning of January 14, Boris Pistorius, the head of the German Ministry of Defense, visited Kyiv unannounced. He stated that he wanted to discuss with the Ukrainian government further military support for Ukraine's resistance to Russian aggression.

The German Defense Minister plans to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov, in particular.

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On January 13, another humanitarian cargo for Ukrainian defenders was sent to Latvia, which included a Volvo truck and a Volkswagen AMAROK pickup truck filled with vital equipment.

On December 4, the Latvian capital sent special-purpose vehicles for the needs of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

In addition, the intelligence of the Ukrainian military received drones purchased with charitable funds collected in Latvia.

As reported earlier, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže completed her first half marathon to raise funds for drones for Ukraine, collecting 13,500 euros and counting.

Next year, Latvia, like this year, will allocate 20 million euros for an international drone coalition designed to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities. In addition, Latvia has begun training Ukrainian drone operators.

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