Latvian Foreign Minister to meet with Israeli Ambassador

04 Mar 2008


On 11 March the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Latvia, Chen Ivri, will make an introductory visit to the Foreign Minister, Maris Riekstins.

At the meeting it is intended to review topical questions of bilateral relations between Latvia and Israel, the development of situation in the Middle East, as well as other current issues related to international politics.

Chen Ivri has held the post of Ambassador to Latvia since September 2006, and is the fifth Israeli Ambassador since 1992, when the Israeli Embassy was opened in Riga.

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