On 25 September, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs in San Diego, California, USA, met with Rick Smith, founder and CEO of the US tech company Axon.
The company produces public safety solutions, focusing on modern security technologies.
“Latvia has a clear understanding of current security threats. Development of technologies and capabilities is crucial for credible deterrence and defence posture of NATO’s Eastern flank. Rapid response capabilities are an important component of security technologies, significantly enhanced by integration of various systems. Latvia has two key advantages that are rarely found together: testbed and experience that comes from being near the front line. As hybrid threats continue to escalate, we can use this experience to build better technologies for the benefit of whole NATO,” Edgars Rinkēvičs pointed out during the meeting.
