RIGABefore joining peacekeeping efforts in Iraq, Latvian soldiers will go through training with U.S. soldiers, a Latvian Defense Ministry official said this week.Defense Ministry spokesman Airis Rikveilis said U.S. soldiers would teach Latvian troops the basics of the local language, customs and geography during pre-mission training in the Persian Gulf region."The Latvian peacekeepers will have to adapt to the climate, get used to the desert as well as learn traditions of people residing in the region and the basics of their history and culture," said Rikveilis. The Defense Ministry is curr...
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