OREANDA-NEWS. The President of Latvia affirms Latvia’s solidarity with Ukraine.

“International solidarity and a common European Union policy towards Ukraine must be kept strong, because it would be significant support for Ukraine’s efforts to stabilize the situation in the region and promote sustainable peace in the country. Our country and entire Europe are interested in a democratic and economically strong Ukraine,” stated President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis during his meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who paid an official visit to Latvia on Tuesday. 

The President of Latvia emphasised that Latvia like the entire international community condemned the illicit annexation of the Crimean peninsula and aggression against Ukraine in the east committed by Russia.
 
“We have always had firm stance for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. We believe that the reconsideration of the sanctions imposed against Russia is possible only after complete fulfilment of the Minsk agreements,” said Raimonds Vējonis, pointing out that the agreement included withdrawal of all foreign military formations, military equipment, and mercenaries out of the territory of Ukraine, as well as renewal of the full control over Ukrainian-Russian border.
 
The President of Latvia welcomed the accomplishments of the Ukrainian government taken to date in reforming public administration and national economy while calling to keep the pace of reforming process. Here, active support from the European Union and other international partners was required.
 
“Latvia gives a helping hand to Ukraine in reforming, because Latvia understands the complexity of reforming tasks in Ukraine. Already now we pass on our experience to Ukraine regarding regional reform, reforms in agriculture and anti-corruption, as well as we implement educational projects,” stated Raimonds Vējonis.
 
During the visit of the President of Ukraine to Riga, a joint statement of the President of Ukraine and the President of Latvia was made and a Latvian-Ukrainian intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in environmental protection was signed.