03.12.2010, 15:21
Heads of State Praise Latvian Experience in Energy Supplies
OREANDA-NEWS. December 03, 2010. At the conclusion of working session of the 3rd Africa-European Union Summit in Tripoli, Latvian President Valdis Zatlers took part in a discussion about the importance of regional co-operation in the successful development of energy-related projects. He stressed Latvia’s belief that investments in renewable energy resources will allow African countries to avoid harmful factors such as the high price of energy resources and the disappearance of various sources of energy.
Such a solution, said the President, would help to create new jobs and offer better access to services. That, in turn, will promote economic growth in the relevant countries.
“Europe performs a fundamentally important role in the partnership with African countries when it comes to the provision of sustainable energy resources,” the President said. “Latvia can offer knowledge and experience in relation to legal and administrative steps that can be taken, as well as new technologies. It would be short-sighted not to share in this knowledge. Latvia’s experience is that support from governments and industries for working plans with clearly defined phases and deadlines will catalyse development and reforms in the energy sector.”
In talking about the experience of Latvia and the other Baltic States in this regard, President Zatlers told the audience about steps that are economically and technically viable when choosing a partly formal approach to the matter and linking companies which produce and distribute energy resources into the process.
In conclusion, the President said that “Latvia would like to encourage the relevant countries to establish regional co-operation so as to satisfy the needs of individual countries for energy resources. Pragmatic dialogue among countries and companies ensures openness and the identification of solutions to the most important problems in this regard.”
This morning, November 30, President Zatlers delivered the opening address at a meeting about the importance of good governance in ensuring sustainable development: “The relationship between Latvia and Africa is far closer than we might imagine on an everyday basis. A fundamental role is performed in Latvia’s developmental and partnership policies by good governance and sustainable democracy in our partner countries. I believe that these are universal values of an importance that does not change depending on a country’s geographic allocation or religion.”
During his address, the President spoke of 20 years of experience in Latvia with essential and fundamental reforms of an administrative and social nature. During this period in time, a society with a restored system of democracy, rule of law and private property rights had to be established.
The President also said that “although Latvia’s participation in the partnership between the European Union and Africa is comparatively recent, the fact is that Latvia has also taken part in the EU’s development programmes on the African continent. Financial resources, however, are not the only prerequisite for national and public welfare.”
The President went on to say that the implementation of reforms requires courage, adding that the experience which Latvia gained in its recent transfer toward democracy is a specific value that can be attached to international developmental and partnership policies, thus also enriching Latvia’s opportunities in terms of being a donor.
In conclusion, President Zatlers noted that Latvia will be the presiding country of the EU during the first half of 2015, which means “an important period of time in terms of evaluating our joint efforts in pursuit of the global implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.”
At the conclusion of the summit, the Second Africa-European Union Working Plan will be adopted. It speaks to concrete areas of co-operation between 2011 and 2013 in areas such as peace and security, national governance, trade, the effective implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, energy supplies, climate change, migration and science.
Such a solution, said the President, would help to create new jobs and offer better access to services. That, in turn, will promote economic growth in the relevant countries.
“Europe performs a fundamentally important role in the partnership with African countries when it comes to the provision of sustainable energy resources,” the President said. “Latvia can offer knowledge and experience in relation to legal and administrative steps that can be taken, as well as new technologies. It would be short-sighted not to share in this knowledge. Latvia’s experience is that support from governments and industries for working plans with clearly defined phases and deadlines will catalyse development and reforms in the energy sector.”
In talking about the experience of Latvia and the other Baltic States in this regard, President Zatlers told the audience about steps that are economically and technically viable when choosing a partly formal approach to the matter and linking companies which produce and distribute energy resources into the process.
In conclusion, the President said that “Latvia would like to encourage the relevant countries to establish regional co-operation so as to satisfy the needs of individual countries for energy resources. Pragmatic dialogue among countries and companies ensures openness and the identification of solutions to the most important problems in this regard.”
This morning, November 30, President Zatlers delivered the opening address at a meeting about the importance of good governance in ensuring sustainable development: “The relationship between Latvia and Africa is far closer than we might imagine on an everyday basis. A fundamental role is performed in Latvia’s developmental and partnership policies by good governance and sustainable democracy in our partner countries. I believe that these are universal values of an importance that does not change depending on a country’s geographic allocation or religion.”
During his address, the President spoke of 20 years of experience in Latvia with essential and fundamental reforms of an administrative and social nature. During this period in time, a society with a restored system of democracy, rule of law and private property rights had to be established.
The President also said that “although Latvia’s participation in the partnership between the European Union and Africa is comparatively recent, the fact is that Latvia has also taken part in the EU’s development programmes on the African continent. Financial resources, however, are not the only prerequisite for national and public welfare.”
The President went on to say that the implementation of reforms requires courage, adding that the experience which Latvia gained in its recent transfer toward democracy is a specific value that can be attached to international developmental and partnership policies, thus also enriching Latvia’s opportunities in terms of being a donor.
In conclusion, President Zatlers noted that Latvia will be the presiding country of the EU during the first half of 2015, which means “an important period of time in terms of evaluating our joint efforts in pursuit of the global implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.”
At the conclusion of the summit, the Second Africa-European Union Working Plan will be adopted. It speaks to concrete areas of co-operation between 2011 and 2013 in areas such as peace and security, national governance, trade, the effective implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, energy supplies, climate change, migration and science.
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