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• MP Janis Urbanovics does not believe that the Presidents visit to Moscow will bring positive changes in relations between Latvia and Russia

Commenting the upcoming official visit of the President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers to Moscow, MP Janis Urbanovics (Concord Centre) states that he does not believe that the visit will bring positive changes in relations between the two countries. Mr. Urbanovic considers that the changes will come only when Latvian politicians will stop seeing ethnic Russian residents of Latvia and Russia as enemies.

Commenting the upcoming official visit of the President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers to Moscow, MP Janis Urbanovics (Concord Centre) states that he does not believe that the visit will bring positive changes in relations between the two countries. Mr. Urbanovic considers that the changes will come only when Latvian politicians will stop seeing ethnic Russian residents of Latvia and Russia as enemies. Vesti Segodnya