Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs calls for dealing with integration of Baltic region into EU energy network
On 21 May, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs took part in the European Union’s General Affairs Council in Brussels.
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21 May 2013
21 May 2013
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister convey deepest condolences to USA
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs convey deepest condolences to the Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden and the Secretary of State John Kerry in relation to a massive tornado that struck Oklahoma City suburbs and caused devastation killing more than 90 people and injuring over 120 others.
21 May 2013
Comment from Foreign Ministry on statements by Foreign Ministry of Russia in relation to Citizenship Law amendments adopted by Saeima
The comment from the Information and Press Department of the Foreign Ministry of Russia on 17 May regarding the amendments to the Citizenship Law adopted by the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia attests that the department either has not got acquainted with the amendments approved by the Saeima or is deliberately attempting to deceive international community.
20 May 2013
Latvian Foreign Minister and new Ambassador of the United Kingdom emphasise importance of expanding economic relations
On 20 May, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the Ambassador Agréé of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Sarah Cowley.
20 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.
20 May 2013
Foreign Minister to take part in General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels
On 21 May, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs will participate in the meeting of the European Union (EU) General Affairs Council in Brussels.
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
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.
14 May 2013
Co-financing granted for NGO development cooperation and development education projects in 2013
On 10 May, in the conclusion of the Foreign Ministry grant project competition, “Support for development cooperation, development education and public awareness raising projects financed by the European Commission and other international aid donors in the recipient countries determined by the Republic Latvia and in the Republic of Latvia”, co-financing was allocated for the implementation of eight NGO projects in Latvia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus.
12 May 2013
Foreign Minister offers condolences to Turkey
Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs conveys deepest condolences to the Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu over the death of several dozen of people in car bomb attacks in the town of Reyhanli.
10 May 2013
Belgian Foreign Minister: Latvia is on the right tracks to become a Eurozone member
On 10 May, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs hosted the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs of Belgium, Didier Reynders, for a bilateral visit.
10 May 2013
Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs: Amendments to Citizenship Law adjust provisions to present-day situation – Latvia’s membership in EU and NATO
Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs commends amendments adopted to the Citizenship Law, on which the members of the Saeima had been working for almost two years.
10 May 2013
Foreign Ministry Parliamentary Secretary emphasizes importance of development cooperation in achieving Latvia’s foreign policy goals
On 10 May, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viktors Makarovs took part in an international conference organized by the Baltic Assembly on the role and involvement of the Baltic states in the European Union’s (EU) development cooperation policy.
10 May 2013
Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs and Deputy Minister-President of Federal State of Hessen agree on strengthening cooperation in vocational education
On 10 May, the Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the Deputy Minister-President of the Federal State of Hessen and Minister of Justice, for Integration and Europe, Jörg-Uwe Hahn, who was accompanied by the delegation of the Landtag of Hesse.
09 May 2013
Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs: Central Asian region is significant transit partner for Latvia, economic relations growing stronger
“The region of Central Asia is already at this point a significant partner for Latvia in the transit sector, and our businesses have a certain potential for developing cooperation in other areas as well. The proof to this are a number of visits to the region, in which Latvian business people have also taken part,” Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs pointed out at the meeting of the Foreign Economic Policy Cooperation Council held today.
09 May 2013
Edgars Rinkēvičs: We have always been and will be part of Europe
“On the European Union’s birthday, I wish every resident of Latvia to feel being a European who belongs to the large family of European states and, at the same time, the special European whose roots are in Latvia, who protects and knows Latvia’s culture, tradition and mentality,” says Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs, offering Europe Day greetings to all the people of Latvia.
09 May 2013
President of Latvia hands credentials to new Ambassador of Latvia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On 9 May, in an official ceremony at the House of Blackheads, the President of Latvia Andris Bērziņš handed letters of credence to Andris Teikmanis, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
