On 24 October President Edgars Rinkēvičs paid a working visit to Talsi Municipality, where he met with the leadership of Talsi Municipality Council and Roja Administration.
‘Talsi Municipality is developing. Today there was an opportunity to get to know strong and export-oriented companies, as well as an exemplary case of sustainable production. Modern companies with both local and foreign capital operate here. I would also like to mention the meeting with the patient's parents and medical staff at the Talsi Family and Child Development Centre ‘Brīnumiņš’, which was very emotional,’ said President E. Rinkēvičs after his working visit.
During the visit, E. Rinkēvičs got acquainted with the business environment of the Talsi Municipality, inspecting the operations of the export fishery company Banga LTD in Roja, and meeting with representatives of the household metal products manufacturer Brabantia Latvia, in Pastende, Ģibuļi parish, who shared their experience with sustainable business practices in both product production and energy-efficient operation of the company. In Laidze parish, Miegūze, President E. Rinkēvičs visited the farm of the sea buckthorn growing and processing family enterprise ‘Cukuriņi’. However, in Talsi he met with the weaver and creator of the brand ‘Vidū’ Una Rozentāle.
President Rinkēvičs also visited the Talsi Family and Child Development Centre ‘Brīnumiņš’, where he met with the centre's patients – children and young people with special needs, staff and parents – to learn more about the centre's activities and hear the life stories of families with children with special needs.
During his working visit, the President of Latvia also visited the Marine Fisheries Museum of Roja, answered questions from the local media of Talsi Municipality, and at the end of his visit met with the residents of the region at the Talsi People's House.
