Latvian minister of foreign affairs calls on abolishing visas for Ukrainians this year

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs during the annual foreign policy debate in the Latvian Parliament (Saeima) on 26 January 2016 stated about the support for Ukraine and Georgia this year.

An Ukrinform correspondent learnt this from the Latvian ministry’s press service.

“This year we need to finally introduce the abolition of short-stay visas for citizens of Georgia and Ukraine entering into the Schengen zone,” Rinkēvičs said.

He also recalled that Latvia "firmly stands for the territorial integrity of the countries of the Eastern Partnership and their right to choose their own destiny¨.

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