The former Foreign Minister of Latvia, Janis Jurkans, proposed to make Latvia a collective negotiator with Russia: "Latvia can declare itself as a candidate that knows the Russian language, knows the Russian people. Latvia can be that diplomat."

The former Foreign Minister of Latvia, Janis Jurkans, proposed to make Latvia a collective negotiator with Russia: "Latvia can declare itself as a candidate that knows the Russian language, knows the Russian people. Latvia can be that diplomat."