Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins receives messages of condolence from Foreign delegations with regard to deaths of Latvian soldiers in Afghanistan

Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins has received messages of condolence with regard to the deaths today in Afghanistan of two Latvian soldiers. These messages to the families of the soldiers killed in action have come from the U.S. State Department, from the foreign ministers of Latvia's closest neighbour states and from the commander of the NATO international operation in Afghanistan.

Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, in a telephone conversation with Minister Riekstins, expressed his deepest condolences and sympathies to the Latvian people and especially to the families and friends of the deceased, also wishing a speedy recovery and strength to the injured.

Latvia has expressed its condolences to the U.S. State Department, noting that on this day, three U.S. soldiers also lost their lives in the same incident.

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