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Belarus Latvia
Belarus's relations with Latvia, one of its major
trading
partners, have been relatively free of problems. The
border is
unchanged from that established in 1940, so that marking
it and
establishing normal border controls (so that both
countries could
deal with smuggling and illegal immigration) were fairly
straightforward. Neither the 120,000 ethnic Belarusians in
Latvia
nor the approximately 3,000 ethnic Latvians living in
Belarus
reported problems.
Belarus and Latvia have signed a number of agreements.
An
agreement signed in December 1991 covered respect for the
rights
of minorities and for national borders; Latvian president
Guntis
Ulmanis and Belarusian foreign minister Pyotr Krawchanka
signed
similar accords in August 1993. In May 1995, the
transportation
ministers of both countries signed an agreement on
cooperation in
rail transport and communications.
Data as of June 1995
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