Zatlers goes to Afghanistan

Staff and wire reports

RIGA - President Valdis Zatlers started an official visit to Afghanistan on Sept. 8, marking the first time a Latvian president has visited the country. “[This mission] is very important; Afghanistan is and will [continue to] be our most significant mission,” Zatlers’ press secretary, Inta Lase, cited the head of state as saying. As a part of his visit, Zatlers met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. Karzai thanked Latvia for the Baltic nation’s assistance in the ongoing NATO-led pe ...

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