Finland and Latvia exchange views on concerns related to asylum seekers.

On November 24, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and his Latvian counterpart Evika Silina held talks to discuss various security-related issues.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and his Latvian counterpart Evika Silina. (Source: iltalehti)

The two Prime Ministers agreed on measures to strengthen bilateral cooperation and address security issues in the Baltic region.

According to a press release from the Finnish government, the two sides discussed expanding trade, cooperation on security and defense, and cross-regional cooperation in the Nordic and Baltic regions in the context of the current geopolitical landscape. The two leaders also exchanged views on concerns related to asylum seekers at their borders, and both countries are seeking to enhance cybersecurity.

The expansion of the European Union (EU), medium-term revisions to the bloc's long-term financial framework, and the EU's strategic agenda for the next five years were also topics of discussion.

Finland has temporarily closed all border crossings, except for one of the eight designated for passengers traveling to Russia, to block an unusually high influx of migrants that the Nordic country blames on Moscow.

Over 700 migrants from countries such as Yemen, Afghanistan, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria have flooded into Finland via Russia in the past few weeks.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/phan-lan-latvia-trao-doi-ve-cac-moi-quan-ngai-lien-quan-toi-nguoi-xin-ti-nan-251381.html