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Latvian and Russian presidents meet for first time in Sochi
BC, Riga, 07.02.2014.Print version
Yesterday in Sochi, during a dinner hosted by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Latvian President Andris Berzins and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for the first time, informs LETA.
Vladimir Putin and Andris Berzins. Sochi, 6.02.2014. Photo: president.lv |
The meeting lasted five minutes, during which Berzins and Putin confirmed that Latvian-Russian relations are important for both sides, Berzins' press secretary Liga Krapane told LETA.
Then-President Valdis Zatlers' (Reform Party) invitation for Putin to visit Latvia is still in effect, said Krapane.
Berzins also met with other leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.