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Latvian, German FMs agree on cooperation to strengthen media, social cohesion

Xinhua, April 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier agreed to cooperate on strengthening media and social cohesion during a meeting here on Friday.

The top diplomats of Latvia and Germany voiced the intention to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperate on media, culture, education, vocational training and people-to-people contacts, the Latvian foreign ministry informed.

The ministers adopted a joint measure which aims to boost the professional skills of media outlets and journalists, including those catering to ethnic minorities.

Cooperation is also needed to increase the capacities of the Latvian media, broadcasting both in Latvian and Russian, to provide independent and professional media content, the ministers said in the statement.

Latvia and Germany also intend to work together to increase social cohesion between different language groups and regions in Latvia through cooperation in the fields of education, culture, media and communication, youth exchange and civil society. Endit