Attachés ensure interests of the Ministry of Transport and its subordinate institutions in which the Ministry is a state capital shareholder at the embassies of the Republic of Latvia in the accredited countries.
Bilateral interests of the Latvian transport and communications sector are represented in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China.
The Central Asian states - the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan - located at a key land-based freight transport junction, facilitating cargo transportation between China and Europe. Notably, Central Asia exhibits significant potential for dynamic economic development.
The European Union is the second-largest economic cooperation partner for the Central Asian states. Its active collaboration with the region focuses on developing new initiatives to ensure long-term connectivity and secure transit corridor usage, thereby promoting economic cooperation. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/central-asia_en#103496
To effectively leverage the opportunities and advantages offered by Latvia’s transport corridor, it is essential that Latvia's transport sector remain informed and regularly update its collaborative offers in the transport and communication sectors with all Central Asian countries, particularly regarding port, land, and air transport services.
In the changing geopolitical landscape, it is essential to evaluate the development and economic cooperation opportunities between the Central Asian region and the European Union, including Latvia. To ensure the effective implementation of this cooperation, given the diverse governance models and legislations within the region, a permanent presence is required. This can be achieved through a transport and communication sector attaché based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.