Complex sentence: He maintains contacts with the elite of those countries and has received awards for strengthening cultural and economic relations, as well as has contributed to the signing of Latvian cooperation agreements with China, Turkey, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Split into simpler sentences: He maintains contacts with the leaders of those countries and has received awards for strengthening cultural and economic relations. He also contributed to the signing of Latvian cooperation agreements with China, Turkey, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.