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As LETA informed Signe Znotiņa-Znota, Adviser to the Minister, the visit was to deepen political, economic and military cooperation with the US, which was also in the focus.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs noted that the Baltic States have received high appreciation for both defense and security issues and energy independence, migration restraint and border reinforcement.

« The support of both parties in the US NATO is constantly strong, » Braže said, adding that Latvia is highlighted as an example for others for forward -looking and strategic investments in its internal and external security.

She said that the United States and Latvia have a united vision of higher European investments in their security and defense capacity. Similarly, Latvia and the United States have a united vision that Europe should develop the security industry and continue the path to complete energy independence from Russia.

According to her, US politicians have emphasized that all European Union (EU) and NATO members acted as the Baltic, the ability to discourage any aggressor would be much stronger.

Braže has reminded them that the world is the world's largest provider for Ukraine – the EU has so far provided EUR 134.5 billion in Ukraine.

According to Bruce, Latvia and the United States agree that the NATO Summit in Hague has to achieve significant, tangible results, especially with regard to the investment in the security of the threshold of at least 3.5% of the Member States' GDP. The previously targeted 2% of GDP no longer corresponds to the reality of today's geopolitical situation, the Latvian Foreign Minister emphasized.