As the LETA agency was informed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday, January 9, Braže submitted a report to the Cabinet of Ministers on the achievements in the field of foreign affairs in 2024 and the planned activities in the country’s foreign policy and European Union (EU) issues in 2025.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that Latvia’s foreign policy is unified and is implemented in close cooperation with the President, Saeima, Prime Minister, ministries, municipalities, social partners, including civil society, business and academic organizations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains that the annual report is the main foreign policy planning document, which provides a report on the achievements of the previous year and defines the main tasks for the given year. On January 14, the report will be considered by the Cabinet of Ministers, while on January 30, the annual debate on the foreign policy report will take place in the Saeima.
Braze notes that Russia’s policy is war and it will not change in the coming years. According to her, the long-term tension with Russia and its threats are the new “normality”, which applies to everyone both in Latvia and in our allied countries.
“Our position is clear – we will continue to strengthen our security and ability to repel threats, limit Russia and increase support for Ukraine, using the opportunities of the Foreign Service around the world,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The report states that efforts to isolate Russia and Belarus in international organizations will continue this year. For example, in 2024, Russia was not elected to the UN Science and Technology Development Commission and the UN World Food Program Executive Board.
On the other hand, at the conference of member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Russia was not elected to the executive board of the organization for the second time in a row. Support for Ukraine is one of Latvia’s priorities in international organizations. The report emphasizes that this is also one of the goals of Latvia’s candidacy in the UN Security Council.
The report states that in 2025 Latvia’s foreign policy will have three main directions of work: strengthening Latvia’s security and international order based on rules. The second direction will be the strengthening of economic growth and resilience, increasing the European Union’s competitiveness and global influence, as well as strengthening Latvia’s security and international order based on rules. The third direction will be the involvement of the society in the formation of foreign policy, the protection of the interests of Latvian nationals, cooperation with the diaspora.
Source: www.diena.lv
