{"id":20266,"date":"2026-02-21T16:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/20266\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:33:27","slug":"latvia-backs-moldovas-eu-path-in-high-level-riga-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/20266\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia backs Moldova\u2019s EU path in high-level Riga meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 5. On August 4, during
\nher visit to Riga, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Bra\u017ee powerfully
\nreaffirmed Latvia\u2019s steadfast commitment to supporting Moldova\u2019s
\njourney toward European Union integration, Trend<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

She welcomed Moldova\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister for European
\nIntegration, Cristina Gherasimov, and praised the country\u2019s
\ncontinued progress on key reforms.<\/p>\n

Minister Bra\u017ee and Deputy Prime Minister Gherasimov discussed
\nregional security, Moldova\u2019s ongoing reform process, and next steps
\nto strengthen energy independence and resilience, especially in the
\nfield of renewable energy.<\/p>\n

They also addressed the political situation in Moldova ahead of
\nthe upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for September
\n28.<\/p>\n

The officials emphasized the importance of safeguarding
\nMoldova\u2019s democratic processes in light of ongoing hybrid threats,
\nincluding disinformation, covert political interference,
\ncyberattacks, and other destabilizing activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe agree that the upcoming elections could be decisive for
\nMoldova\u2019s path toward the EU. During this critical period, it is
\nessential to counter any form of foreign interference, particularly
\nby enhancing the security of Moldova\u2019s electoral infrastructure and
\nstrengthening strategic communications,\u201d said Minister Bra\u017ee.<\/p>\n

Bra\u017ee also underlined Moldova\u2019s significant achievements in the
\nEU enlargement process, calling it a \u201cmodel for other candidate
\ncountries,\u201d and reiterated Latvia\u2019s continued support for opening
\nall chapters of EU accession negotiations with Moldova before the
\nend of this year.<\/p>\n

Deputy Prime Minister Gherasimov expressed appreciation for the
\nEU’s decision to impose sanctions on individuals involved in
\nactions aimed at destabilizing Moldova.<\/p>\n

Latvia, together with other Baltic and Nordic countries, has
\nplayed a key role in supporting Moldova\u2019s reform efforts,
\nbolstering democratic institutions, enhancing energy security, and
\nproviding humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n

Over the past three years, Latvia has contributed \u20ac150,000
\ntoward Moldova\u2019s energy security and deployed a national expert to
\nthe EU Partnership Mission in Moldova. Latvian ICT companies are
\nalso exploring opportunities to help build Moldova\u2019s critical
\ninfrastructure.<\/p>\n

During her visit, Gherasimov also met with Parliamentary
\nSecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Artjoms Ur\u0161u\u013cskis,
\nChair of the Saeima Foreign Affairs Committee In\u0101ra M\u016brniece, Chair
\nof the European Affairs Committee Edmunds Cepur\u012btis, and other
\ncommittee members.<\/p>\n

She also visited the Riga Graduate School of Law, where 73
\nMoldovan students have so far completed the school\u2019s intensive
\nprogram in European law and economics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 5. On August 4, during her visit to Riga, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Bra\u017ee powerfully…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[4439,4428,2574,1275,4436,4437,4441,1414,4440,4429,4433,4430,169,865,1158,168,4435,4438,4434,4431,4432,1161],"class_list":{"0":"post-20266","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-riga","8":"tag-analytics","9":"tag-azerbaijan39s-news","10":"tag-breaking-news","11":"tag-business-news","12":"tag-caspian-news","13":"tag-central-asia","14":"tag-company-news","15":"tag-economy","16":"tag-financial-news","17":"tag-georgia39s-news","18":"tag-iran39s-news","19":"tag-kazakhstan39s-news","20":"tag-latvia","21":"tag-oil-and-gas-news","22":"tag-politics","23":"tag-riga","24":"tag-the-caspian-sea","25":"tag-the-cis-news","26":"tag-turkey39s-news","27":"tag-turkmenistan39s-news","28":"tag-uzbekistan39s-news","29":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}