There is not enough economic cooperation between Croatia and Latvia, Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandrokovic said in Riga on Wednesday after meeting with his Latvian counterpart Daiga Mieriņa.
“We expressed a mutual desire to improve our economic cooperation, which is quite weak,” Jandrokovic told Hina.
He said at the meeting that there was significant potential for improvement in areas such as transport infrastructure, IT industry, electrical industry and tourism.
The two countries have no unresolved issues, and “further deepening of bilateral relations is particularly important at the present geopolitical moment.”
Jandrokovic told Hina that Latvia, which borders on Russia, is especially exposed to danger. “I expressed support to my Latvian counterpart and together we concluded that strong support and unity is necessary when it comes to Ukraine.”
International Crimea latform
Jandrokovic is in Latvia to participate in the Third Parliamentary Summit of the International CrimeaВ Platform, which is being held on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Crimea Platform is an international format established in 2021 on the initiative of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with the aim of improving the effectiveness of the international response to the Russian annexation of Crimea, the response to growing security challenges, preventing further violations of human rights, and ensuring victim protection.
The first parliamentary summit of the platform was held in 2022 in Zagreb.
“After that came Prague, and now Latvia, where we will definitely again show the parliamentarians’ strong support for Ukraine and its fight for freedom. Through discussions we will see how this cooperation can be strengthened,” Jandrokovic said.
At the meeting with his Latvian counterpart, Jandrokovic emphasised that Croatia would continue to provide assistance to Kyiv and support its European path. He also underscored “Croatia’s continued readiness to share with Ukraine its unique expertise in humanitarian demining, war crimes prosecution and caring for war veterans,” a Croatian Parliament press release said.
More than 30 countries are participating in the summit, which aims to “highlight the global impact of Russia’s aggression and continue to shed light at the international level on the crimes committed by the aggressor,” according to the summit’s website.