As recalled in the ministry, on September 5, the President of Latvia, Egils Levits, submitted to the Saeima a draft amendment to the law on the Latvian Orthodox Church.
The essence of these amendments lies in the forced alienation of the Orthodox community and the church itself from the "mother church" - the Russian Orthodox Church.
“Apparently, not all Latvian statesmen are familiar with the national Constitution, the 99th article of which spells out the fundamental principle of interaction between church and state: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religious belief.
The church is separated from the state,” Askaldovich said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also reported that Latvia signed European and international documents, which, in the matter of religion, put the principle of the independence of the spiritual sphere from any interference at the forefront.
The bill is likely to be another populist move ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for October.
“It is not surprising that some politicians use Russophobia to get more seats in the Seimas.
This is not the first time for nationalist forces in Latvia to play this card,” the diplomat said.
Russia categorically rejects such a policy, and for Latvia it will not pass without consequences, he concluded.