During the meeting, the President of Latvia pointed out that Latvia should continue enhancing the national defensibility, including self-defence capability. “It is important to continue channelling resources to implement civic and patriotic education in both the Young Guard Movement and the National Defence Schools as well,” stated Raimonds Vējonis. At the same time, the President of Latvia noted the need to strengthen our country’s resilience to hybrid threats, as well as the need for closer cooperation with the system of the Interior to strengthen internal security, too.
During the meeting, the Minister of Defence informed the President of Latvia that he prioritised the establishment of a comprehensive national defence system and the introduction of the national defence training in schools.
It has already been reported that President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis planned to meet with all the ministers of the government led by Krišjānis Kariņš to hear the vision of the Ministers on the assignments to be fulfilled and priorities to be pursued in their supervised sectors in 2019 and later on. Until now, the President of Latvia has already met with Ministers of Finance, Economics, Agriculture, Interior, Transport, Health, Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Justice, Welfare, Education and Science, Foreign Affairs, and Culture.
