LATVIA ASSUMES PRESIDENCY OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR THE FIRST TIME

VILNIUS, NOVEMBER 1 /SRNA/ - Latvia has assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council for the first time in its history, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

The statement said that Latvia would preside over all official and informal meetings of the UN Security Council in November, TASS reported.

According to Latvia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes, the country's main foreign policy priority is to strengthen its national security, and the UN Security Council is a means of achieving that goal.