President discusses various fields from economics and politics to sports with Prime Minister of Latvia

16 января 2020
Alexander Lukashenko and Prime Minister of the Baltic Republic Krisjanis Karins expressed their intention to expand cooperation at the meeting in the Palace of Independence today. The Belarusian leader emphasized that some areas of cooperation need to be upgraded. The main sporting event of 2021 - the World Hockey Championship, which Minsk and Riga will host was touched upon. 

Minsk and Riga are developing good neighborliness relations. Countries trade annually for about half a billion dollars and have close business ties. About 600 enterprises with Latvian or joint capital operate in Belarus alone.

Latvia seeks opportunities to build a bridge between Minsk and Brussels. The neighbors actively supported the removal of restrictions from our country.