Speaker of Latvian Parliament Arrives in Ukraine

Daiga Mieriņa, the Speaker of the Latvian Saeima, has arrived in Ukraine on a visit on the morning of 16 January.

As reported by Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian parliament), Mieriņa was met at the railway station by Olena Kondratiuk, Deputy Chairwoman of the Ukrainian parliament. She noted that this was Mieriņa’s first official visit to Ukraine. 

"This visit will further strengthen the friendly alliance between our countries and parliaments," Kondratiuk said.

Mieriņa stated earlier that the Russian aggression is a global threat, and the response to it should also be on a global scale.

Recently, during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Latvia, Ukrainian and Latvian officials signed an agreement on technical and financial cooperation, as well as a memorandum on cooperation in the field of defence and security.