Raimonds Vējonis
Valsts prezidents: Latviešu valodas tagadne un nākotne ir atkarīga no mums pašiem
“Preserving the Latvian language is not a duty and a task of state authorities only. The present and future of the language depend on each of us. Therefore, let us use the Latvian language proudly every day, let us teach the Latvian language to our children and grandchildren, and let us encourage others to learn the Latvian language,”

emphasised President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis when opening the international conference “Language and State” hosted by the State Language Commission in the Riga Castle on Friday, 5 October 2018.

The President of Latvia noted that ensuring the existence and development of the Latvian language through centuries was among the goals of the Republic of Latvia. Our own country is the best guarantee that our language will always be used and heard. However, the language is alive, it evolves with the community, which uses it both in informal and formal communication every day, maintains, and continuously develops it.

The President of Latvia congratulated the State Language Commission on the opening of the symposium “Reformation and Language”. He outlined that the papers compiled in the book from the previous conference of the State Language Commission enabled a broader public to learn about the role of the Reformation in the development of the Latvian language.