Latvian President says his country needs to have warm relations with Russia

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Latvian President Andris Berzins became suspicious ... According to him, a third party wins from the Latvian-Russian confrontation at the economic and political level. Who exactly he had in mind, Berzins did not disclose in his interview. This writes the Latvian newspaper Dienainterviewed by the President of Latvia.

Andris Berzins stated that the only weaponsthat can be used against the Russian Federation is diplomacy. According to Berzins, it is important for Latvia to maintain warm relations with all its neighbors, including with Russia.

Latvian President says his country needs to have warm relations with Russia


Berzins:
Build the Berlin Wall Again? So she collapsed once. If a peaceful solution was found in 1990 (and the situation was much more complicated then), then I think that now everything can be done much easier. Just do not turn away, it is necessary to engage in dialogue. We must realize that the election time is over. If you look at our world widely, I recall the words of Shimon Peres: the role of governments is diminishing and will diminish further; the world is actively ruled by big business. If someone believes that he can stop it, he needs to understand - this will not be possible.


Berzins said that while between Latvia and Russia, someone is trying to build a wall of misunderstanding, a third party benefits from such a confrontation. Meanwhile, it was Latvia that began the implementation of prohibitive measures against Russia, supporting the sanctions and banning Russian artists from entering the country. If Berzins initiated the abolition of these prohibitions, bringing his thoughts to the government, it would be more effective than his words expressed in the interview. In the meantime, the words remain words ...
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  1. +17
    5 January 2015 11: 10
    Latvian President Andris Bērziшš began to suspect something ... According to him, a third party wins from the Latvian-Russian confrontation at the economic and political level.
    Oh, that does not make me laugh.))) Ripened? But the finger on the owner show angrily? Chatterbox Geyropeysky.
    1. +2
      5 January 2015 11: 13
      !!! you don’t understand them! Either they lick the heels of the states, or they want to leave relations with us in warm colors! what
      1. +4
        5 January 2015 11: 24
        What is not clear?
        And what a bummer - just in case it would be necessary ...
        Well, complete feng shui
        K UR L I N D AND I! (got smoked)
        1. +1
          5 January 2015 19: 07
          First, let them crawl on their knees, apologize, restore the monuments (and put new ones), and then we will talk about warm relations.
      2. Rosom
        +2
        5 January 2015 11: 50
        who cares what they say there? all sorts of spratlands, Åland, Hungary and other Geyropeysky Shelupony - their statements will remain at the level of inscriptions on the zabra. if you stop mentioning Europe at all, nothing will change. only infa from the states can matter
      3. +1
        5 January 2015 13: 53
        All just the right policy towards Latvia led to a positive result. Yes, and the United States began to feed less their mongrel right away they saw that feeding from Russia was better.
        1. +5
          5 January 2015 14: 38
          Quote: samoletil18
          So far only "all words, words, words ..."

          I do not think that just words. I believe that such a change in views occurred due to the port of Ventspils. Ours in October made a statement on the redirection of oil from the port of Riga to our ports. Here is a link to the application http://voprosik.net/rossiya-prekrashhaet-tranzit-nefti-cherez-latviyu/
          What does the port of Ventspils mean for Latvia http://vspro.info/article/latviya-povernulas-k-rossii-portom
          So he changes his shoes in the air so as not to lose the income from oil transshipment.
      4. avt
        0
        5 January 2015 15: 59
        Quote: vdtomsk
        !!! you don’t understand them! Either they lick the heels of the states, or they want to leave relations with us in warm colors!

        Yes, you really do not understand !? The sprats of the Baltic countries fell on the grandmothers and, moreover, they were specific to their own in their business, and compensation for the "active" deflection position was received in the form of a shisha, and even without lubrication. laughing
    2. +12
      5 January 2015 11: 17
      I DO NOT BELIEVE! (c) Stanislavsky
      1. +1
        5 January 2015 11: 20
        According to him, a third party benefits from the Latvian-Russian confrontation at the economic and political level.

        Finally, tooooo, we thought that you will reach a longooo.))))) But I don’t buy sprats bully we will bye
        1. +6
          5 January 2015 12: 05
          Quote: MIKHAN
          Finally, ohhh, we thought

          They don’t know how to sauami ooooni Saaami ... LIKE THERE HAS PASSED - THAT'S A TEAM FROM ABOVE wassat
          yesterday, Merkel’s deputy regained his sight in economics, the custodian gave out something unbelievable, now this sprat spoke tongue
          We wait, sir ... if he suddenly speaks in the same spirit of Dahl - then the way it is - the nigga started pulling on other ropes laughing
          1. 0
            5 January 2015 12: 44
            So far only "all words, words, words ..."
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      3. +4
        5 January 2015 11: 24
        Quote: Civil
        I DO NOT BELIEVE!

        For slander against our country,
        For the bronze soldier
        For the genocide of war veterans,
        Payback awaits you.
        1. +5
          5 January 2015 11: 53
          For the genocide of war veterans,
          Payback awaits you.


          That's for sure. We do not want any relationship at all.
          Neither warm nor cold ...
      4. +6
        5 January 2015 11: 36
        Quote: Civil
        I DO NOT BELIEVE!


        Civilian, your truth. This Berzins creates a view. In fact, just a dwarf country is frightened by the change in Russian sea freight traffic bypassing the Latvian ports, and this is the end of their economy. Here he sang. We have to make a good face, with a bad game .. . at least trying ...I DO NOT BELIEVE.
      5. 0
        5 January 2015 22: 15
        Quote: Civil
        I DO NOT BELIEVE! (c) Stanislavsky

        Understand - even a dog can!
        In the modern world, independence for the state seems to become more expensive than gold. And to give importance to the words of the president of Latvia, the country is not even sold, but kholuy - do not respect yourself at all!
    3. +3
      5 January 2015 11: 54
      A week of "hangouts" in JURMALA was equal to the ANNUAL GDP of the city, and 30% of the GDP of Latvia! They counted and "weep" from their stupidity!
    4. +2
      5 January 2015 12: 53
      Since such conversations have begun, it can only mean one thing — they will ask for something. hi
    5. +1
      5 January 2015 13: 06
      Oh, another mattress was ordered to play a good and bad police officer. So you yapped at Russia from the moment of the collapse, and then suddenly changed your mind? "I do not believe!" (C)
    6. -1
      5 January 2015 13: 19
      I already wrote about Hollande, the same trend is here! The black ruler is warming up in Hawaii and apparently turned off all the phones, and nobody used to use Vkontakte's computer and resources, Odnoklassniki and all sorts of Facebook, European politicians show his voters that they are dozens of independent ...! laughing
    7. 0
      5 January 2015 14: 11
      ... If Berzins initiated the lifting of these prohibitions, bringing his thoughts to the government, this would be more effective than his words expressed in an interview. In the meantime, words remain words ...


      When could the "President of the great Anchuria" decide anything at all, except what he should eat for lunch? The fact that his words remain words is another proof that the real power in Latvia does not belong to Latvia.
      Berzins is just another "President of Miraflores". Everything is decided by the gentlemen on the ship "Vesuvius", looking through the telescope of the natives of Anchuria.

      (President Miraflores is a character from O. Henry's "Kings and Cabbages". An amazing book! Everything is as it is, it was said a hundred years ago.)
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    9. Reasonable, 2,3
      +1
      5 January 2015 15: 42
      From the 1st day, they all began to suck at us. Did Putin guess again?
  2. 0
    5 January 2015 11: 10
    What is it with? Yogurt across the throat already?
    1. +2
      5 January 2015 11: 12
      But where is the military threat of Russia to the Baltic countries. Sprats in Europe are not successful?
  3. +1
    5 January 2015 11: 11
    Latvian President says his country needs to have warm relations with Russia
    Sometimes it’s honestly a pity that winter is ending ... Like Western politicians, they start to think more adequately at minus temperatures.
    In general, I feel sorry for this President. He should expect a "democratic Maidan" soon under the windows of his office.
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  5. 0
    5 January 2015 11: 12
    Andris Berzins began to suspect something ... According to him, a third party wins from the Latvian-Russian confrontation at the economic and political level.

    Of course. And this third party is the one that dictates what the EU should do. Something is suspiciously growing in sight. Again, their owners are preparing some kind of dirty trick?
  6. +3
    5 January 2015 11: 13
    Third side?? I know who it is !!! This is Putin. To the fortuneteller, do not take a turn)
    1. 0
      5 January 2015 14: 23
      Quote: sssla
      This is Pu Ting
      Kaak well fsё pylooo u naas demon puuutina.
  7. -1
    5 January 2015 11: 14
    Probably "sprat" was not made of sprat, but of thorns, so the poor fellow wondered what next ???? the country needs to be fed.
  8. +2
    5 January 2015 11: 14
    EUROPEAN politicians have a strange manner ... they say we want the good of RUSSIA and they themselves impose sanctions against it ...
    they say we want peace and ourselves are promoting the NATO military organization to the border of RUSSIA ...
    they say we want the WELL-BEING of Russia and we ourselves rejoice at any failure of RUSSIA ...


    DOUBLE JANUS policy ..... we say one thing, we think another, we do the third.
    1. DDR
      +1
      5 January 2015 12: 15
      Quote: The same LYOKHA
      DOUBLE JANUS policy

      lol Nah, this is the black anus policy laughing
  9. -1
    5 January 2015 11: 15
    In the meantime, words remain words ...

    No matter how correct they are.
  10. 0
    5 January 2015 11: 22
    Latvian President Andris Bērziшš began to suspect something ...

    Something some suspicions with insights around begin? How long?
  11. act
    act
    0
    5 January 2015 11: 22
    If the president of Latvia declares that someone is trying to build a wall of misunderstanding ... fool then the person is out of place!
  12. +2
    5 January 2015 11: 22
    after such words (and it doesn’t matter that the action is zero), his mushroom distal will undergo obstruction, and the Foreign Ministry of Latvia will say that their preza was not translated correctly and misunderstood
  13. +2
    5 January 2015 11: 28
    Blitz krieg in Ukraine did not work, Putin did not make concessions, now many are starting to become white and fluffy. and prepare the next muck. Maybe lucky there. In my opinion it will be Belarus.
  14. +2
    5 January 2015 11: 31
    Means something is necessary, these are just not so kind ...
  15. +1
    5 January 2015 11: 32
    Yes, everything is clear with them. Love, not love, but you always want to eat ... who to feed from, if not from Russia, the West - will not feed, if only the cookie is slipped. And now we can think about whether to feed them.
  16. +1
    5 January 2015 11: 34
    If he also does something to bring Russia closer, then he will not be in power, the owners will be removed. Well, at least something, maybe some of the population of Latvia will think about it all the same - the president, however. what
    In the meantime, how do they let Zadornov into the country and release him without accusing him of espionage and spreading anti-Latvian (American) opinions and statements?
  17. +14
    5 January 2015 11: 38
    Life will force you - you will not get upset, that is, you will sing. They began to think again late. Or did you not have enough mind to calculate all the disadvantages of sanctions and the anti-Russian course? Now what? After the fight they don’t wave their fists ....

    No sooner had the ink dried under the calculation of Latvia's losses due to the departure of the New Wave (35 euros per year), when another charming "reversal" appeared - Rosneft's decision to stop the transit of oil products through Riga and Ventspils. From January to February, another "accursed legacy of the USSR" will "dry up" - a pipe for transporting diesel fuel. Tank wagons of the Latvian railway will be tied up. And this is 000 million tons of diesel fuel, fuel oil, gasoline per year, which feeds the whole industry in Latvia, from technical workers to financiers and government officials. The losses from the termination of the transit of hydrocarbons, including the multiplier effect, will already be pulled by a full-fledged billion euros, which today there is no one and nothing to compensate. The mayor of Ventspilas Lemberg, who has already experienced one economic collapse when in 000 Transneft stopped oil transit, has already said, warning government officials against joining sanctions against the Russian Federation: “Then it’s easier for us to go and drown ourselves in the Baltic Sea together. Russian cargo ... "
    http://politikus.ru/events/39058-peremogi-v-latvii-poshli-kosyakom.html

    And more ... after, so to speak. To feel ...

    In Latvia, a fish cannery is on the verge of closing
    So, a fish cannery in Latvia, supplying half of its products to our market, had to reduce production and lay off more than half of its employees. A small town in the west of Latvia Ventspils - its population does not exceed 45 thousand people - runs the risk of becoming even smaller. Since the first of January, only one in five has remained at the local canning factory, which provided jobs for almost five hundred people.
    This plant is not the only one that has closed in recent months. Western sanctions were a serious blow to European manufacturers themselves. The company's management assures: throughout the year they tried to “lay straws” - to find alternative markets. But an economic breakthrough did not happen. The lines got up.
    Finding a buyer for almost two and a half million cans of sprats produced per month at the Ventspils plant was not even possible for the Ministry of Agriculture.
    Economists of the Latvian government are thinking about where to get the money to pay the same social benefits. By stopping production, the largest taxpayer in the region broke a serious hole in the local budget.
    http://www.5-tv.ru/news/93073/
    1. HAM
      0
      5 January 2015 13: 29
      Recently I talked with a radio fan from Ventspils, and so he says that in the city you can rarely hear Latvian speech - residents fled to Europe ....
    2. +1
      5 January 2015 14: 35
      It seems that the political "self-Mazakhism" in the Baltic countries, including in Latvia, along with allegedly enjoying the sanctions against Russia, has a very significant economic bummer - and this bummer is the further impoverishment of not only the common people, but its mindless , otherwise you will not say, the so-called ruling elites!
      Since the times of the USSR, I know and saw how the Balts were buzzing, it was not for nothing that they were called "Little Europe" and their standard of living could not be compared with most of not only Russia, but also the Union republics at that time, and what! Now in Europe, they are no longer buzzing like that, there everyone is tearing the blanket for himself, the market economy for the Balts is one ruin, and without Russia, as they say, God will help, only those who want to make them a sweet life cannot be found for some reason !!!
      Everyone wanted to forget, Russia and its people are fiends and invaders, but what themselves can ??
      They lived badly with us — let them continue to live without us, without our orders, without economic mutually beneficial cooperation — maybe their brains will quickly fall into place.
      And rightly so, our country's leadership and business are moving away from business relations with ardent Russophobes-Balts, who are at war with our military monuments, who rehabilitated the Nazis and their accomplices in their countries, who equated them with veterans, like the soldiers of the Soviet army, who defeated the Hitler regime!
      What is only the masculine Gribauskaite, who refused to come to the 70th anniversary of the Victory, and this at a time when her own father was fighting the Nazis! Some evil zombies who do not remember their kinship !!?
      They say, do not rejoice at the misfortune of others, but the Balts chose it themselves, their rabid anti-Russian policy, their support of the overseas interests of the United States!
  18. 0
    5 January 2015 11: 44
    Wake up Europe, wake up! Enough "suck ..." from Washington.
  19. wladimir
    +1
    5 January 2015 11: 45
    Meanwhile, it was Latvia that began implementing prohibitive measures against Russia, supporting sanctions and banning Russian artists from entering the country
    It’s not clear why go to a hostile country, to hold competitions there for .. such neighbors, move everything to the Crimea!
  20. kompotnenado
    +1
    5 January 2015 11: 47
    Along the mossy marshy shores
    The huts were black here and there
    The shelter of the wretched chukhonets ...

    A.S.Pushkin.
  21. +2
    5 January 2015 11: 50
    Shimon Peres: the role of governments is decreasing and will decrease further; big business actively rules the world. If someone believes that he can stop it, he needs to understand - this will not succeed.

    If Khodorkovsky in 2003, he would be allowed to continue to do whatever he wants, seduced by his financial growth, impunity, the desire to break into power in order to save himself and then mock and enrich himself, exerting political pressure on those who interfere (which happens now in Ukraine) it might have broken through, then many were torn, Berezovsky was no less ambitious ....
    At the same time, Khodorkovsky would be a hostage to transatlantic corporations and would be under the complete control of Western politicians ....

    Putin went his own way, through the revival of RUSSIA!

    Challenging all the financial bigwigs who at that time had already had a good hand in the easy enrichment (theft) of Russian mineral resources!
    For this they sow their teeth on him for a day, exerting their influence on those who are not able to argue with THEM, starting from the leaders of the "political elite of the West, Europe, the UAE", about the Baltic politicians in general you can be silent - there is simply no other choice ...
  22. +4
    5 January 2015 11: 55
    At the eighth month of pregnancy, the Latvian president Andris Berzins began to suspect something ...
    1. 0
      5 January 2015 15: 02
      Quote: sabakina
      At the eighth month of pregnancy, the Latvian president Andris Berzins began to suspect something ...


      Who is his SO "imperceptible" wassat "inseminated ??" request
      But everywhere you need to look for the positive aspects: how much right now give birth to a male $$$ promise ??? !!! what Everything to the cent, on saving the budget !!!! Yes
  23. Vovan - prison
    -2
    5 January 2015 11: 56
    Something double bottom article what it turned out! The beginning is winked the middle is still like that request , the ending is written so that you need to put it like and request + but something is not No. I want + stop article set! what Article on sly-woo-po Yes written! negative
  24. 0
    5 January 2015 12: 28
    Quote: Alfizik
    Wake up Europe, wake up! Enough "suck ..." from Washington.

    heh..they might be glad .. yes only the mouth is busy and the ape monkey holds their ears tight .. laughing
  25. 0
    5 January 2015 12: 38
    After Russia spent on a complete reorganization of its Baltic ports (including the whole part of St. Petersburg shoveled over the whole of the Gulf of Finland), these Europeans wanted to make friends. Only now, why?
  26. Tribuns
    +1
    5 January 2015 12: 43
    On the eve of the meeting of representatives of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine, Western leaders started talking about softening their position towards Russia ...
    Knowing the true attitude of these leaders towards Russia, the explanation for this begs itself: toUnfortunately, Russia made very big concessions to the West in New Russia ...
    1. -1
      5 January 2015 15: 14
      TribunS Today, 12:43 PM New
      On the eve of the meeting of representatives of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine, Western leaders started talking about softening their position towards Russia ...
      Knowing the true attitude of these leaders towards Russia, the explanation for this suggests itself: unfortunately, Russia made very large concessions to the West in New Russia ...

      And do you not consider the option that you finally understood hopelessness and are nowhere worse than yourself?
  27. Dumb
    0
    5 January 2015 13: 21
    All the most interesting, about sprats, transit and general rhetoric
    already said ... It remains to join - Berzins, fu, so be it!

    Estonian boatswain:
    Forgot ? We only have a sprat license!
  28. 0
    5 January 2015 13: 22
    Andris Berzins said that the only weapon that can be used against the Russian Federation is diplomacy.

    I didn’t understand what kind of weapon, against whom, whom it should be used against ??? Andris are you your mother so raving. We’ve come down with a ...
  29. 0
    5 January 2015 13: 28
    Quote: Old very
    What is not clear?
    And what a bummer - just in case it would be necessary ...
    Well, complete feng shui
    K UR L I N D AND I! (got smoked)

    Bream throws
  30. 0
    5 January 2015 14: 00
    Latvian President Andris Bērziшš began to suspect something ...

    - And the king that forced to impose sanctions is not real!
  31. +1
    5 January 2015 14: 26
    I hope THIS Joke (proposal of the President of Latvia): "Good relations" with the Chain Pro-American Latvian dog (poking at Russia and holding the Parades of Old (and Young) Waffen SS Punishers (annually) in Riga: IT CANNOT BE, only if Latvia does not conduct Self- Denazification, will leave NATO and the EU and will enter back into Russia (as a Republic or in any other form). The same name-characteristic that was given during the Soviet era to the pro-American litter-Shavka (South Korea) is applicable to Latvia, namely, the "Chain Dog of American Imperialism" and nothing more.
    1. -1
      5 January 2015 14: 36
      Quote: F. Vastag
      only if Latvia does not carry out Self-Denazification, will leave NATO and the EU and will become part of Russia
      After her, the Lithuanians can come to their senses, "whatever they are, but still relatives", and then the Estonians themselves will be translated. smile
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  32. 0
    5 January 2015 14: 40
    Meli Emelya - your week))) We do not like sprats, but we will stop the transit of oil products !!! Yes
  33. 0
    5 January 2015 14: 45
    It is not necessary to wipe American asses with the tongue, but think first, then do it.
  34. 0
    5 January 2015 14: 59
    We need to wait until Merkel whines and what she can offer worthy.
  35. 0
    5 January 2015 15: 06
    I am simply bursting with "pride" for my own power! Such a mess! Some haut, others calm, others praise, and all at once! There should be no discrepancies in public policy! Variations on the theme are permissible! Confusion and hesitation only show real dependence! How tired of all this!
  36. 0
    5 January 2015 15: 07
    Please return my flag.
  37. 0
    5 January 2015 15: 13
    If you even thought better of it, then do not head over heels to restore those relations that they have successfully broken. Feed five, ten years with promises of the initiation of trade and other relations, and if the old wine song is not sung in all the troubles of Russia, give a little suck. Well, after their affairs.
  38. +1
    5 January 2015 16: 03
    Quote: vdtomsk
    !!! you don’t understand them! Either they lick the heels of the states, or they want to leave relations with us in warm colors!

    and eat sprat and sit on the poplar-m !!! as always, the European prostigospodi !!!
  39. Dumb
    0
    5 January 2015 16: 07
    Who is all "minus" in Chihara? Enrages, really ...
    Not satisfied? - Express your opinion. What are the disadvantages?
    push everyone? Not really Estonians? :)
  40. 0
    5 January 2015 16: 49
    Balts are like prostitutes, maybe I'll give or maybe not
  41. 0
    5 January 2015 19: 51
    Mr. Berzins is not stupid ... not very stupid, because you can’t say that he is a frostbitten nationalist, secondly, he went into politics with his honestly-not honestly earned millions in his pocket, and thirdly if I don’t I’m mistaken, he earned his millions in the banking sector and, as an economist, understands perfectly well what sanctions and other disagreements lead to.
  42. 0
    6 January 2015 14: 26
    Straight cat Leopold. "Let's live in peace." If you want to be friends, be friends. And then be friends with one hand, and crap with the other, is he going?
  43. 0
    12 January 2015 13: 39
    Temporary enlightenment, closes after injections from the US and the EU. laughing And the president of Latvia will return to the bosom of his own madhouse laughing