Latvian Academy of Sciences Presidium Backs Kalviņš Over Citizenship Recommendation
The Presidium of the Latvian Academy of Sciences says academy president Ivars Kalviņš acted within his powers when he recommended Latvian citizenship for an Indian national. It says the recommendation letter was prepared in good faith.
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The Presidium of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LZA) concluded at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday that academy president Ivars Kalviņš acted within his authority when he recommended granting Latvian citizenship to Divya Vishvanata, an Indian citizen. The academy announced the outcome after the meeting.
According to the Presidium, the recommendation letter on granting citizenship was prepared in good faith. The academy's leadership is thereby publicly defending its president and his decision to recommend citizenship for Vishvanata.
The source text gives no further details about what considerations or criticism led to the extraordinary meeting being convened, or about the next steps in the citizenship process.
