Riga - Officials confirmed Thursday that former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga would seek the position of European Union president when it is created after the Lisbon Treaty comes into force. Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis gave tacit support to Vike-Freiberga on Wednesday but waited until Thursday to confirm that her name would be in the mix.
Dombrovskis' foreign policy adviser Solveiga Silkalna told the German Press Agency
