On 31 July the Minister of the Interior Rihards Kozlovskis met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Latvia LEE Tong-q.
The two sides signed the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Korea concerning a Working Holiday Programme for young people. The Agreement will promote closer cooperation between the two countries, as well as facilitate youth mobility and exchanges.
The Agreement will also promote opportunities for young people from both countries to work or gain practical experience and to learn more about the language, culture and society of both countries, thus fostering mutual understanding between the two countries. For the purposes of the Agreement, young people are between 18 and 34 years of age, who are citizens of the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Korea.
The Agreement provides for simplification of the procedures for the possibility for young people from the Republic of Latvia to reside in the Republic of Korea and for young people from the Republic of Korea to reside in the Republic of Latvia. According to the Agreement, up to one hundred participants from each country may benefit from this programme each year.
Latvia already has agreements of this kind with Canada, New Zealand and Japan.