Latvia, Czech Republic to Defend Mutual Interests Regarding EU Multi-Annual Budget
By admin at 25 January, 2012, 4:49 pm
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On Wednesday, January 18, in conversation with the new ambassador of the Czech Republic to Latvia, Pavol Šepelák, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis emphasized the need to strengthen fiscal discipline in order to stabilize the euro zone. The prime minister and the ambassador also agreed on readiness of the two countries to cooperate to defend common interests in the context of next multi-annual budget of the EU.
“Our countries have many interests in common, including, in the area of the cohesion policy and distribution of direct agricultural payments,” stated Ambassador Šepelák. He congratulated Prime Minister Dombrovskis on the occasion of conclusion of the international loan and expressed readiness to continue joint work to contribute also to economic growth, including promoting investments and trade relations.
The prime minister emphasized that the cooperation between the Baltic States and the Visegrad group countries – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland – has great potential and Latvia is ready for active cooperation within the framework of this format.
Discussing the bilateral political dialogue, the prime minister expressed satisfaction over the visit of the prime minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Nečas, to Latvia planned this year, within the framework of which the parties will continue to look for new opportunities to promote closer cooperation at the officials’ level and at business level.
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