India, Latvia relations to see new heights, says Mahajan

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who is leading an Indian Parliamentary goodwill delegation to Latvia, observed that warm relations between India and Latvia are based on the abiding trust in democratic tradition and continued cooperation at global level.

Mahajan, who also called on Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis during her visit to the country, said that the bilateral relations would see new heights as it can be further strengthened by mutual high-level governmental, parliamentary and cultural exchanges.

She mentioned that the visiting Indian Parliamentary delegation had very fruitful meetings with the Prime Minister and the Speaker of

Latvian Parliament, which would provide a new momentum to mutual trust and cooperation.

While appreciating Latvian support to India's aspirations for permanent membership of the reformed and expanded UN Security Council, the Speaker said that India and Latvia share a broad convergence of views on issues such as United Nations reforms and other aspects of global order.

Reiterating her observations in earlier meetings held with the Latvian Prime Minister and Latvian Speaker, Mahajan congratulated Latvia for taking over the Chairmanship of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

She further reiterated that India attaches great importance to its developmental cooperation with fellow developing countries and that there is enormous scope for development cooperation between the two countries under Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC).