The mayor of Riga: punishment are not effective relations with Russia

Penalties are not an effective way to build relations with Russia, said in an interview Last news the Mayor of Riga nil Ushakov.

at the end of September Ushakov visited Moscow, where he held a number of meetings with the Russian leadership. During the meeting the Mayor of Riga said about the intention to keep in Russian supermarkets project " Riga yard ", which will be presented to those products that do not come under the import limits imposed by the Federation in the last month of summer compared to the Western countries.

According to the head of the Latvian capital, " the sanctions war between the EU And Russia will undoubtedly end And Latvia now have to work to try to return to the market of the Russian Federation.

" We need to promote the town And its positive image. And now, when there is " sanctions war " And you go to the capital of Russia And say that we are not enemies, but friends, that this will all be over And everything is normal - this is very important. I am convinced that punishment is not the tool with which we need to build Relations with Russia, " said Ushakov.

Relations between Russia And the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, and then the outbreak of hostilities in South-Eastern Ukraine, the USA And the European Union has imposed a number of restrictions on organizations, credit institutions And entire sectors of the Russian economy, as well as among them the oil industry. The last package punishment was introduced on 12 September. In response, Russia restricted imports of agricultural goods from a country that has imposed in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia And Norway.

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