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    The Baltic Course: U.S. Bureau of Energy Expresses Support Towards Latvia's Efforts to Liberalize Energy Market

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The Baltic Course reports that the U.S. Bureau of Energy, on an official visit, expressed support to Latvia in liberalising its energy market.

by: Erica Mills

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The Baltic Course: U.S. Bureau of Energy Expresses Support Towards Latvia's Efforts to Liberalize Energy Market

U.S. State Department Bureau of Energy Resources Deputy Assistance Secretary for Energy Diplomacy Robin Dunnigan has expressed support towards Latvia's efforts to liberalize its energy market.

During a meeting yesterday between Dunnigan and Latvian Foreign Ministry Political Director Eduards Stiprais, the two sides discussed matters related to energy security, as well as the development of infrastructure projects in the Baltics and Europe.

As LETA was informed by the Foreign Ministry, the Latvian and U.S. officials were in agreement that energy is an important foreign policy component, and that there is potential for close cooperation between the two countries in the area of energy.

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