With the exception of a separate category of Russian artists.
The Latvian government has approved a procedure for unilateral termination of the agreement on cooperation in the field of culture with Russia, signed by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of Latvia. The Latvian order on cooperation between the two countries' agencies was also declared invalid. This was reported by Delfi.
Latvian Minister of Culture Nauris Puntulis stressed that cultural cooperation with the country, which started a bloody war, as a result of which peaceful Ukrainians lost their lives and cultural values and infrastructure were destroyed, is unthinkable.
< p>“We have completely suspended all cooperation with the Putin regime until Russian troops are withdrawn from Ukraine and Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty are fully restored. cultural ties will also be restored at the state level, “Puntulis said.
However, he clarified that the termination of the agreement does not preclude cooperation with Russian artists who condemn the regime of Vladimir Putin.
< p>The head of the public relations department of the Ministry of Culture, Lita Kokale, explained that the termination of the document will be initiated as a matter of urgency in three months. If Russia objects, the agreement will be terminated unilaterally.
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The agreement will expire three months after Latvia receives an application for denunciation of the document, if during this time there are no objections from the Russian Federation. Otherwise, the agreement will be formally valid until the end of this period.
Lita Kokale also noted that the domestic political situation in Russia has changed significantly since the conclusion of the agreement and after the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine. She stressed that the state authorities there restrict freedom of speech and conscience, censor and restrict freedom of creativity, which makes the exchange of culture impossible.
Earlier, Latvia banned Belarus from transporting military cargo through its ports to third countries.
Before that, Latvia decided to block Russian social networks “VKontakte”, “Classmates” and “My World”.
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