The joint visit of the Speakers of the Baltic parliaments will start on Monday in Ottawa, where they will meet with Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Greg Fergus, and members of the Canada-Nordic-Baltic Parliamentary Friendship Group. The discussions at the meetings will focus on developments in the Baltic Sea region, enlargement of NATO, supporting Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.
Daiga Mieriņa will also visit the Latvian school in Ottawa, where she will discuss issues relevant to the diaspora with compatriots in Canada.
Afterwards, the Speakers of the Baltic parliaments will travel to the USA, where they will meet with Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson to discuss cooperation, strengthening the security in the Baltic Sea region, aid to Ukraine and using of Russia’s frozen assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine. In Washington, the Baltic Speakers will also meet with Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Benjamin Cardin, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, and other members of the House of Representative and the Senate.
Speakers will also visit the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank.
During the visit, the Speaker of the Saeima will also give several interviews to Canadian and US media representatives.
