Latvia is ready to continue talks with Lithuania on the maritime border, the country’s Foreign Ministry has said.
Lithuania and Latvia have failed to legitimise their mutual maritime border for a quarter of a century now. The Latvian parliament has not yet ratified a maritime border agreement with Lithuania that was signed more than a decade ago.
It is thought that the Latvians are stalling the process because of oil deposits believed to be present in the Baltic Sea area.
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