Coalition endorses bill removing legal obstacles to dismantling of memorial to Soviet army

• Published date: 09 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, May 9 (LETA) - The government coalition on Monday agreed on support for legislative amendments drafted to remove legal obstacles to the dismantling of a Soviet-era monument in Victory Park in Pardaugava, Riga.

Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity), MP Raivis Dzintars (National Alliance), MP Juris Puce (Development/For) and Transport Minister Talis Linkaits (Conservatives) announced the coalition's decision to journalists following the weekly coalition meeting.

s reported, the Saeima Foreign Affairs Committee on May 6 voted to support the intention to suspend an article in the agreement between Latvia and Russia, which regulates the maintenance of memorial structures and mass burial sites.

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