Zelensky Discusses Cooperation with Latvian Saeima and Plays with Gavel

The Ukrainian president's visit did not go without some curious incidents.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the speaker of the Latvian Saeima (parliament) during an official visit to the Republic of Latvia. This was reported by the president's press service.

The parties discussed interparliamentary cooperation, as well as coordination of actions within the framework of the Eastern Partnership. Zelensky thanked them for condemning the decision to return the Russian delegation to PACE, and also welcomed the creation of a permanent Baltic Plus group within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Later, the Ukrainian president decided to take a break from all his affairs and bang a gavel. The wooden gavel in the Latvian Saeima caught Zelensky's interest, so he asked one of the deputies whether he could strike it and with which side. He was allowed to do so. After this, Zelensky smiled and nodded approvingly.

The curious moments of the visit to Latvia did not end there. Zelensky's visit to the country was reported on the president's official Facebook page. Only the team made a mistake and first wrote that he had visited Lithuania. The post was deleted and a new, corrected one was published.