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On 29 January, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the working group in charge of the organization of the meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States government leaders on 3- 4 June in Riga. The working group will be chaired by Normans Penke, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and includes representatives from the Foreign Ministry, the Prime Minister's Office, the President's Chancery, the Ministry of Finance, the Security Policy of the Ministry of Interior, the State Police, the Riga City Council, Riga International Airport and the Latvian Investment and Development Agency.
This meeting will be the most significant meeting of Latvia's presidency of the CBSS, and will gather together government leaders of 11 member countries to adopt a decision on the revitalisation of the Baltic Sea state co-operation and reform of the CBSS, which will be based on proposals developed during the Latvian Presidency. The aim of the reform is to enhance the efficiency of regional co-operation mechanisms for a more successful identification of common interests and problems of the countries, and to find joint solutions.
The Latvian Presidency of the CBSS considers the region's competitiveness and sustainable development as the main goals of regional co-operation. This is the foundation for the main three priorities of the CBSS Latvia Presidency: education, energy and civil security.
The meeting of the government leaders will conclude Latvia's Presidency in the Council, which started from 1 July 2007 and will end 30 June this year.
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