Latvia's Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis told CCTV that his country has a lot of qualities to contribute to China's Belt and Road Initiative.

"During the build-up to this weekend’s 16+1 meeting we've already met and worked on a single pitch to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and today I mentioned those proposals to him. And we have three specific projects that we can offer in the transit and logistics sector. But those projects depend on the implementation of the R-Baltica project."

"We would like to build and develop a distribution center which would allow us to switch from one width gauge to another width gauge. We're looking to China as a potential partner that might help us build this distribution center. And there is also the Riga freeport where the logistics center might be developed to transit from rail to cargo ships and to other means of transport to Europe and to Scandinavia."

"Then there is also Vanspels freeport — a whole area that has been designated for the development of a northern port as well as a distribution center. This is another thing that we might offer to the Chinese; and then there is also the logistics center in that area of the airport where the Chinese might participate. So these are our proposals which we've voiced today to the Chinese PM. Very concrete, very specific: we're looking for partners for the implementation of these projects," Maris Kucinskis said.