On 6 June, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs met with Defence Minister Andris Sprūds. Meeting, which took place in the Riga Castle, focused on the recent NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels on 5 June. After the briefing by the Minister Sprūds, President and Defence Minister discussed Alliance’s Defence Plans and relevant NATO capability goals approved by defence ministers during the meeting, and also other issues such as funding needs and actions leading to these goals. “NATO Summit in Hague will be extremely decisive – Alliance will have to give a clear signal about key investments required to strengthen the deterrence and defence posture, and activate the defence industry. United and strong transatlantic alliance is the best…