Latvia stands firmly against the use of arbitrary arrests and detentions in state-to-state relations - Foreign Ministry parliamentary secretary 2021-02-15 LETA/TBT Staff RIGA - Latvia stands firmly against the use of arbitrary arrests and detentions, and sentencing to exercise leverage over foreign governments in the context of state-to-state relations, said Foreign Ministry parliamentary secretary Zanda Kalnina-Lukasevica. As LETA was told at the Foreign Ministry, Kalnina-Lukasevica today participated in a live-streamed event organized by Global Affairs Canada (the Canadian Foreign Service) in order to launch the Declaration Against the Use of Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations. Marc Garneau, the Canadian Foreign Minister, opened and chaired the event.