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Opportunities for stepping up economic and defense cooperation between Latvia and South Korea discussed in Seoul

2026-04-28
LETA/TBT Staff

RIGA - Saeima Speaker Daiga Mierina (Greens/Farmers) met with the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea, Woo Won-sik, in Seoul to discuss cooperation opportunities in the fields of economy, energy, security and defense, the Saeima press office informs. ...

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Opportunities for stepping up economic and defense cooperation between Latvia and South Korea discussed in Seoul

RIX Technologies loses contract; LMT, Tet and LVM could be tasked with developing election IT systems

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