Latvian and Belarusian premiers discuss energy and transit cooperation

Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008

The Latvian and Belarusian prime ministers, Ivars Godmanis and Sergei Sidorsky, met on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy and transit, as well as to sign a package of inter-departmental agreements.

“We are interested in direct contacts in the energy sector,” Godmanis said at a news conference.

“We discussed energy efficiency and various plans for further cooperation, mainly those related to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus,” he said.

In particular, Godmanis is confident that a connection to other power grids and the drawing of resources from other countries should guarantee energy security.

During the meeting, the two prime ministers discussed bilateral cooperation in the fields of transport, transit and logistics in the context of interaction with China, Kazakhstan and other countries, Godmanis said.

Source: ITAR