Latvian President Andris Berzins signed the Act of Ratification of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia to the European Union in Riga on Monday as Croatian President Ivo Josipovic began his first, two-day official visit to the Baltic country.
The treaty was ratified by the Latvian Parliament on March 22 and went into force when signed by the country's president. Latvia has actively supported Zagreb's foreign policy goals since Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, including its Euro-Atlantic integration.
After signing the Act of Ratification, Josipovic and Berzins began talks and were due to address the press afterwards. Josipovic was also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis at a working lunch and visit the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia 1940-1991.
