Latvian and Polish defense ministers to discuss security cooperation

RIGA - Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds (Progressives) on Wednesday paid a working visit to Warsaw to discuss defense cooperation and regional security issues with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, LETA was told at the Latvian Defense Ministry.

The talks will focus on practical military cooperation, including cooperation in the drone coalition, airspace protection, joint participation in military exercises, and a coordinated response to security incidents in the region. Involvement in the Coalition of the Willing and the possible deployment of a multinational force in Ukraine after a ceasefire will also be discussed.

Latvia and Poland have long-standing strategic defense cooperation, the ministry said. Polish troops are participating in the Canada-led NATO Multinational Brigade in Latvia, and the Polish Air Force has on several occasions carried out patrols in Baltic airspace as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.