The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, addressing the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee in Riga, emphasised that Allies at the NATO summit in Ankara must demonstrate significant progress in increasing defence spending, while strengthening technological superiority and maintaining a unified approach to security within a 360-degree strategy. The Minister noted that Latvia has effectively reached the 5% of GDP defence spending target and has ratified this commitment in law: …
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, addressing the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee in Riga, emphasised that Allies at the NATO summit in Ankara must demonstrate significant progress in increasing defence spending, while strengthening technological superiority and maintaining a unified approach to security within a 360-degree strategy. The Minister noted that Latvia has effectively reached the 5% of GDP defence spending target and has ratified this commitment in law: “We are the first NATO Member State to have ratified in law that 5% of GDP will be allocated to defence. The budget allocated to the defence sector has already reached 4.9% this year, and going forward – no less than 5% annually.” At the same time,…
