RIGA- After rejecting the proposal forrenaming Riga's airport after Latvia's first Foreign Minster, thecity council has agreed to rename Basteja Boulevard to honor Zigfrids Anna Meierovics.
President Valdis Zatlers had been a staunchproponent of renaming the street since its inception, calling it one of hispriorities for the year.
Despite objection by the Riga City Council's MonumentProtection Inspection, the Riga City Council's City Development Department and Riga mayor Janis Birks, 34council members voted in favor of renaming the street.
Birks had earlierproposed to rename the airport to honor Meierovics, but the proposal was shotdown by Transport Minister Slesers.
The street, Basteja Boulevardrunning along Riga'sold town, originally bore Meierovics' name from 1929 to 1941.
