Check against delivery Mr President, Madam Speaker, Members of the Presidium, Madam Prime Minister, Ministerial colleagues, Members of Parliament, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen! I congratulate you all as we mark 105 years of Latvia’s international recognition! I would like to express my gratitude to the foreign service, the President, the Prime Minister, colleagues in the government and Parliament, and the entire Latvian people for their cooperation and involvement in representing Latvia…
Check against delivery Mr President, Madam Speaker, Members of the Presidium, Madam Prime Minister, Ministerial colleagues, Members of Parliament, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen! I congratulate you all as we mark 105 years of Latvia’s international recognition! I would like to express my gratitude to the foreign service, the President, the Prime Minister, colleagues in the government and Parliament, and the entire Latvian people for their cooperation and involvement in representing Latvia globally during this very eventful year. I will begin on a solemn note as we have lost several extraordinary Latvians in a short span of time. Nora Ikstena, Kārlis Bardelis, Imants Freibergs, Uļjana Semjonova. They remain in our thoughts and hearts…
