Latvia Backs Iceland's Position on Holding a Referendum

Latvia's Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins rejected the storm of criticism position

"Has such response been prompted by the fact that Iceland is a small country? It is hard to imagine that one would hear similar comments, should the move have been made by the president of France, for example," Riekstins was quoted as saying by the Baltic News Service. Riekstins said it was tantamount to questioning a democratic country's right to respect its own constitution.

Note EU-Digest: If the citizens of the EU and US, with barely a whimper, accepted the bailout of their "happy go lucky" unregulated financial industry with taxpayers money, they should at least respect the more courageous citizens of Iceland, who are not willing to turn a blind eye on the financial mismanagement of their banks or foot the bill they left behind. The Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson's decision to call a plebiscite was the right democratic decision.

For the complete report: Latvia backs Iceland's critiziced referendum