Dismantling of Soviet-era monument in Riga to be started in coming weeks

• Published date: 04 August 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, Aug 4 (LETA) - Dismantling of the Soviet-era monument in Riga will be started in the coming weeks and it should be completed by November 15, said Riga Mayor Martins Stakis in a press conference today.

The politicians said that the builder for the procedure has been selected in a closed survey. If the Riga City Council's financial and administrative affairs committee meeting makes a positive decision today, an agreement with the builder could be signed tomorrow.

"Due to national security reasons, we selected the builder in a closed survey procedure, but the information was not confidential. It was available on the electronic procurement system," said the Riga mayor.

The mayor said that some of the information about the process cannot be disclosed due to security reasons, but in order to ensure that the society is represented in the dismantling process...