13 March 2015

The First Minister was delighted to welcome Andris Teikmanis, the UK Ambassador to Latvia to Scotland, meeting him in her office in the Scottish Parliament.

The courtesy meeting came on the Ambassador’s visit to Scotland for an ‘Invest in Latvia’ event and an appearance before the Scottish Parliament’s European and External Relations Committee.

The First Minister and Ambassador Teikmanis talked about Latvia’s current presidency of the European Union; increasing trade links between Scotland and Latvia and how the two countries could build on education and cultural co-operation.