2. pants

Information Sharing:

a. In general, the Ministry of

the Interior of the Republic of Latvia, in cooperation with

other competent authorities of the Republic of Latvia, intends

to cooperate with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to

provide identifying information to be used in determining

whether persons who intend to travel to the United States

represent a threat to the security, law enforcement, and

immigration interests of the United States. In order to

facilitate such cooperation, the Ministry of the Interior of

the Republic of Latvia intends to cooperate with competent

authorities of the Republic of Latvia to conclude implementing

arrangements referenced at section A.2. of this MOU with

relevant United States Government agencies.

The Participants intend to

cooperate in any law enforcement, immigration, or other

investigation or proceeding that results from the provision of

information described in Part B.2.a consistent with existing or

subsequent legal assistance agreements and arrangements between

their two countries and with their international

obligations.

b. The Participants intend to

collect, analyze, use, and share Advance Passenger Information

(API) according to their respective domestic laws.

c. The Participants intend to

collect, analyze, use, and share Passenger Name Record

("PNR") information consistent with their respective

domestic laws and international obligations, including the EU -

US PNR Agreement signed on 26 July 2007.

d. For the purpose of these

exchanges of information, the Ministry of the Interior of the

Republic of Latvia and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

intend to abide by the requisite and appropriate

safeguards for privacy and data protection defined in their

respective domestic laws and consistent with their

international obligations.