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Air Marshals: The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Latvia intends to develop and deploy an air marshals program that is in accordance with standards acceptable to the participants. In the event direct flights are scheduled between the Republic of Latvia and the United States, and subject to an agreement between the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of Interior intends to permit United States Federal Air Marshals to operate and carry authorized weapons onboard flights by U.S. carriers that proceed to, from, or over the Republic of Latvia. C. EFFECT: The foregoing understandings and arrangements reflect the good faith intentions of the Participants. Nothing in this Memorandum of Understanding is intended to be legally binding against the Participants under domestic or international law. This Memorandum of Understanding should not be construed to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or otherwise as between the Participants or by any third party against the Participants, their parent agencies, the United States, the Republic of Latvia, or the officers, employees, agents, or other associated personnel thereof. Nothing in this Memorandum of Understanding is to be interpreted to affect the rights and obligations of the Participants as prescribed in the laws and legal regulations of the Republic of Latvia and the United States of America or by their participation in international treaties and agreements, including obligations arising from the membership of the Republic of Latvia in the European Union. Signed in Riga, on March, 2008 in two original copies in the English language. For the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia For the United States Department of Homeland Security