Kanimozhi-led delegation meets Latvian officials, stresses zero tolerance on Terrorism

Latvia: The all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi met with Andzejs Vilumsons, the State Secretary of Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Andrejs Pildegovics, Ambassador of Special Tasks of the Secretariat of the Candidate of Latvia to the UN Security Council and Permanent Representative of Latvia to the UN on Friday. Earlier in the.

Latvia: The all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi met with Andzejs Vilumsons, the State Secretary of Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Andrejs Pildegovics, Ambassador of Special Tasks of the Secretariat of the Candidate of Latvia to the UN Security Council and Permanent Representative of Latvia to the UN on Friday.

Earlier in the day, the delegation led by Kanimozhi held a joint meeting in Latvia’s Riga with the chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Friendship group of Parliamentarians for India.

The meeting was held at the Latvian Saeima, which is a unicameral parliament of Latvia.

The delegation members also interacted with think tank members and senior officers from the foreign and other ministries.

The Kanimozhi-led delegation arrived in Latvia’s capital, Riga, on Friday. India’s ambassador to Latvia, Namrata Kumar, welcomed them.

Following the arrival of the all-party delegation in Latvia, the Indian Ambassador to Latvia, Namrata Kumar, stressed the importance of the Indian delegation’s visit to Latvia.

She said that the delegation will stress India’s position on terrorism and its zero tolerance for the issue.

She further mentioned that during the first high-level visit following the opening of the resident mission in Latvia, the delegation will also speak about mobilising a global alliance for the fight against terrorism.

“The delegation is here especially for a very specific objective to stress our position on terrorism, zero tolerance for terrorism and our continuous fight against terrorism. India and Latvia share very strong and friendly relations. This is also testified by the fact that last year we opened our resident Mission here, which shows that the bilateral relations between the two countries are growing. This is the first high-level visit after the opening of the resident mission in Latvia… Our delegation will speak about mobilising the global alliance for the fight against terrorism”, she said.