Essay on How to improve relationships between India and Latvia 500 words
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India-Latvia Relations
Relations between India and Latvia are warm and friendly, based on shared commitment
to democracy. Popular interest in Indian culture among the Latvian people has
strengthened ties. Bilateral contracts date back to the time when Latvia was part of the
Soviet Union and had a twinned status with Rajasthan. India recognized Latvia as a
sovereign and independent state on September 7, 1991 and established diplomatic
relations on February 25, 1992. The Latvian Government opened its Embassy in New
Delhi in January 2014. The Indian Mission in Stockholm is concurrently accredited to
Latvia.
Political Relations
Since establishment of diplomatic relations, there have been a number of visits from
Latvia to India, including by the Latvian President in 1997, by Speaker in 2003, Deputy
Prime Minister in 2003, Foreign Minister in 2006 and in September & November 2013,
Minister for Culture in 2007 and in March 2016 and Minister for E-Governance in 2007.
An important visit was that of the Latvian Economics Minister who, accompanied by a
business delegation, visited India in February, 2010. From India, there have been three
visits by Minister of State for External Affairs, the last one by Smt. Preneet Kaur in 2011.
The 5th round of Foreign Office Consultations was held in April 2012 in Riga and the last
round (6th) of Foreign Office Consultations was held in New Delhi on February 3, 2015.
There were other high-level interactions between the two countries in the recent past.
The Latvian President Raimonds Vējonis met Hon’ble Vice President Hamid Ansari on
July 16, 2016 on the sidelines of 11th ASEM Summit in Mongolia. Minister of State for
External Affairs Gen (Dr.) V.K. Singh and the Foreign Minister of Latvia Mr. Edgars
Rinkevics met in Luxembourg on November 5, 2015 on the sidelines of ASEM Foreign
Ministers' Meeting. Most recent visit from Latvia to India was that of Minister of Culture
Ms. Dace Melbarde who visited India from March 11-13, 2016. She had bilateral
discussions with India’s Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma on
March 11. It was agreed that a programme on cooperation in culture between India and
Latvia for 2017-2019 should be worked out. She also visited the Indian Council for
Cultural Relations and met its Director General Mr. C. Rajasekhar and discussed bilateral
cultural exchanges. She also attended the World Culture Festival from March 11-13,
2016.
Most recent visit from India to Latvia was by Minister of Electronics & IT and Law &
Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad from September 13-16, 2016. This was the highest
ever political visit from India. Minister Prasad met the Speaker of Saeima, Ms. Inara
Murniece, who was acting as the President in the latter’s absence. He also called on the
Latvian Prime Minister, Mr. Maris Kucinskis. He had discussions with the Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Economics, Mr. Arvils Aseradens, and the Latvian Minister for
Justice, Mr. Dzintars Rasnacs. The two sides agreed on a meeting of a Joint Group of
experts to work out a roadmap for enhancing and expanding bilateral cooperation,
including in economic, education and tourism sectors.
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Ties between India and Latvia are friendly, established on a shared commitment to democracy. Famous interest of Indian tradition among the Latvian masses has tighten the relation between India and Latvia .
The university of Latvia has a center for Indian studies and culture which was inaugurated in September 2013
India realize Latvia as independent and sovereign state on September 7, 1991, and formed diplomatic ties on February, 1992. The Latvian Government established its Embassy in New Delhi.