Your Excellency Madam Governor-General, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to host Your official visit to Latvia. This is a historic day as this is the first visit of Australia’s Governor-General to Latvia. It marks a special point in Latvia-Australia relations. It demonstrates that we are close friends who are building an ever-closer cooperation. More importantly, in a month from now we will mark the 35 years since establishment of diplomatic relations between Latvia and…
Your Excellency Madam Governor-General, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to host Your official visit to Latvia. This is a historic day as this is the first visit of Australia’s Governor-General to Latvia. It marks a special point in Latvia-Australia relations. It demonstrates that we are close friends who are building an ever-closer cooperation. More importantly, in a month from now we will mark the 35 years since establishment of diplomatic relations between Latvia and Australia. Our countries are thousands of miles apart. When we say, “Good morning!” on this side, you say, “Good night!” on your side. But no distance can keep our people apart. After the World War II, Australia gave shelter to thousands of Latvians…
