Latvia will chair the UN Security Council for the first time in history and intends to make support for Ukraine one of the priorities of its leadership, - the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from November 1, the country becomes the chairman of the UN Security Council for a month, the press service of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. Riga will preside over all formal and informal meetings of the Council. "We will make the most of this presidency by defending Latvia's interests and values, increasing the country's visibility and demonstrating a responsible position," said Latvia's ambassador to the UN, Sanita Pavlota-Deslands. She emphasized that Riga intends to keep the war in Ukraine among the priority issues on the Security Council's agenda. "Latvia's main task in the UN Security Council is to strengthen Latvia's security and statehood, and the UN Security Council is a means to achieve this goal. "We are working hard to ensure that Russia's war in Ukraine remains at the center of the UN Security Council's agenda, to prevent the normalization of Russian aggression against Ukraine, to counter Russian propaganda and lies, and to explain Russia's imperialist goals and their global implications to the international community," added the diplomat.

Latvia will chair the UN Security Council for the first time in history and intends to make support for Ukraine one of the priorities of its leadership, - the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from November 1, the country becomes the chairman of the UN Security Council for a month, the press service of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. Riga will preside over all formal and informal meetings of the Council. "We will make the most of this presidency by defending Latvia's interests and values, increasing the country's visibility and demonstrating a responsible position," said Latvia's ambassador to the UN, Sanita Pavlota-Deslands. She emphasized that Riga intends to keep the war in Ukraine among the priority issues on the Security Council's agenda. "Latvia's main task in the UN Security Council is to strengthen Latvia's security and statehood, and the UN Security Council is a means to achieve this goal. "We are working hard to ensure that Russia's war in Ukraine remains at the center of the UN Security Council's agenda, to prevent the normalization of Russian aggression against Ukraine, to counter Russian propaganda and lies, and to explain Russia's imperialist goals and their global implications to the international community," added the diplomat.