Agreement must be urgently reached on EU sanctions against Russia's energy sector - Foreign Ministry's parliamentary secretary

• Published date: 13 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, May 13 (LETA) - On May 13, in Zagreb, Croatia, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zanda Kalnina-Lukasevica, met with the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia, Andreja Metelko Zgombic, for a discussion on bilateral cooperation between Latvia and Croatia, Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the provision of the required support to Ukraine, and other issues of current relevance, LETA learned from the ministry.

Kalnina-Lukasevica praised the good bilateral relations. Latvia is interested in the strengthening of bilateral relations with Croatia in a number of fields, the Parliamentary Secretary underlined.

The conversation focused on Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Kalnina-Lukasevica pointed out that the international community must be prepared for various scenarios, also a prolonged war in Ukraine: "It is necessary to continue a strong and coordinated diplomatic, political and economic pressure on Russia to limit Russia's abilities to finance and maintain its aggression." The need was discussed to agree on the next round of sanctions against Russia also targeting the country's energy sector.

Referring to support for Ukraine, Kalnina-Lukasevica emphasized that the EU and its Member States must continue providing support for Ukraine in every way possible. Ukraine's victory in this war is the only possible scenario to ensure peace and stability. The Parliamentary...