Saeima Foreign Affairs Committee passes a statement labeling Russia a state supporting terrorism

• Published date: 02 August 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, Aug 2 (LETA) - Saeima Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday endorsed an official statement labeling Russia's violence against civilians in Ukraine and other countries as terrorism and Russia as a state supporting terrorism.

The Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rihards Kols (National Alliance) told LETA that the statement "On Russia's Targeted Military Attacks on Ukrainian Civilians and Public Buildings" urges other like-minded countries to also label Russia a state that supports terrorism.

Kols said at the Foreign Affairs Committee meeting today that the committee would ask Saeima to review the statement at its next meeting. MP Atis Lejins (New Unity) said that Saeima could convene for an extraordinary meeting on...