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Siliņa stated that Kariņš himself decided to resign. The Prime Minister emphasizes that Kariņš has acted as a proper Western politician in order to remove any shadow of doubt in the current situation and allow all investigative procedures in the flight case to take place.
“I believe that Krišjānis Kariņš has worked in the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs in good faith, has represented Latvia’s interests very well both in the European Union and NATO,” emphasized the Head of Government.
According to her own words, Siliņi does not yet have a candidate for the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs in mind.
The unofficial information at the disposal of the LETA agency shows that the member of the Speaker of the Saeima, the former parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica (JV) is mentioned as one of the possible candidates for the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As reported, Kariņš announced on Thursday after a meeting with Prime Minister Siliņa that he has decided to resign from the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Kariņš leaving the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs on April 10. He explained that this date was chosen because the next regular session of the Saeima is expected on April 11, when the parliament will be able to elect a new foreign minister.
For several months now, the scandal regarding the private flights used by the delegations led by Kariņš during his premiership has been relevant in the public space, which has drawn criticism from a part of society.
From 2021 to September 2023, according to the information gathered by the State Chancellery, 613,830 euros were spent on private flights for the business trips of Kariņas and his employees, but together with the part of the costs covered by the European Union, the expenses reach 1.36 million euros.
Last week, the General Prosecutor’s Office announced that it had opened criminal proceedings for the possible waste of funds related to the use of charter flights for these business trips.
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