President Raimonds Vejonis meets Chinese President Szy Dzypin
MIL OSI Translation. Region: Latvia –
Source: President of Latvia in English
President of the Republic of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis met with Chinese President Sija Dziņpine in Beijing on September 18, 2018. "It was an excellent opportunity to discuss new opportunities in the political and economic cooperation between Latvia and China at the highest political level, with particular emphasis on the benefits of Latvia as a center for excellence in logistics", after the meeting. The President acknowledged. During his visit, Raimonds Vejonis emphasized that Latvia and other countries in the Baltic region are developing a multi-billion-high-speed railway project Rail Baltica, which will provide an excellent opportunity to develop Latvia as a center for logistics excellence. In the near future, Latvia will be one of the most important two-track gauge – connecting points between Europe and the CIS. Such a connection will give Latvia new opportunities for more effective integration into the New Silk Road routes and logistics chains. "Freezing ports, the fast-growing regional aviation center – Riga airport and well-developed digital infrastructure create particularly favorable conditions for creating new added value in the logistics and information technology and telecommunications services sectors," said Raimonds Vējonis pointed out that as the number of Chinese tourists grows, there is a great potential for opening direct air traffic between Latvia and China. Latvia sees opportunities for new Chinese investments not only in the traditional transport and logistics sector, but also in services and new industries. Latvia welcomes the already initiated joint project of the Beijing Genomics Institute in the field of life sciences. From 15 September to 20 September 2018, President Raimonds Vējonis is on a working visit to the People's Republic of China, during which he will meet with Chinese Prime Minister Li Cecyan and will participate in the World Economic Forum organized by the World Economic Forum. New Champion Annual Meeting (Summer Davos) in Tianjin City.
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