وأشار إلى أن الظروف قد تطورت منذ الاستقلال وأن الوضع الدولي الراهن يسير على نحو يجعل مخاوف لاتفيا بلا مبرر.
He suggested that circumstances had evolved since independence and that the present international situation was such that Latvia's fears were no longer justified.