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17 May 2013

Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs: strengthening relations with Uzbekistan and Central Asia will be a priority during Latvia’s EU Presidency

From 15 to 18 May, the Foreign Minister Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs is on a working visit to Uzbekistan. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen the relations of Latvia and the European Union with Uzbekistan, especially in regard to the Latvian Presidency of the European Union in first half of 2015.

17 May 2013

President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity to visit Latvia

From 19 to 23 May, Latvia will be hosting a visit from the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch.

17 May 2013

State Secretary Pildegovičs meets EU Member State MFA State Secretaries in Vilnius

On 17 May, Vilnius hosts the meeting of EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General, at which Latvia is represented by the State Secretary Andrejs Pildegovičs.

16 May 2013

Parliamentary Secretary takes part in 123rd Session of Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

On 16 May, the Foreign Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Viktors Makarovs headed the delegation of Latvia to the 123rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.

14 May 2013

Foreign Minister offers condolences to Georgia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs has sent a letter of condolence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Maia Panjikidze, over the death of three Georgian soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

14 May 2013

Foreign Ministry Parliamentary Secretary meets Ombudsman of Georgia

On 14 May, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viktors Makarovs, and the Head of Security Policy and International Organisations Directorate, Ambassador Baiba Braže, met with the Georgian Ombudsman, Ucha Nanuashvili, who is in Latvia on an experience exchange visit.

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