Foreign Ministry announces press conference on foreign tourist safety in Riga

On 4 November at 3 pm, in the press conference hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Kr.Valdemāra iela 3, the Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alda Vanaga, and the Head of the Criminal Police Department of the Riga Regional Department of the State Police, Ints Kuzis, are holding a press conference for media representatives on the safety of foreign tourists in Riga.  

Taking into account the concern expressed by diplomatic representations of foreign countries regarding cases of fraud carried out against tourists in Riga's bars and nightclubs, the Foreign Ministry has undertaken the co-ordination of measures and the exchange of information between foreign diplomatic representations and the competent institutions of Latvia. On 24 October, Mrs Vanaga and Mr Kuzis already informed representatives of foreign embassies about the measures being taken with the aim of improving the safety of tourists in Riga.

For the attention of the media! 

Media representatives are requested to register their participation with the Foreign Ministry Press Centre by telephone 67016198, before 2.00 pm on 4 November.

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