On 12 December 2025, Ambassador of Latvia Kārlis Eihenbaums presented his letter of credence to President Luong Cuong of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. The Ambassador will reside in Beijing.
The Ambassador of Latvia and the President of Vietnam expressed their determination to promote the further development of bilateral relations between Latvia and Vietnam in the interests of peace, prosperity and mutual understanding, maintaining regular diplomatic dialogue and supporting the deepening of economic and cultural ties. During the bilateral talks, the President of Vietnam recalled and highly appreciated his meetings with Latvian officials, as well as the constructive cooperation between Latvia and Vietnam.
During his accreditation visit, Ambassador Kārlis Eihenbaums met with Bui Ha Nam, Director General of the Europe Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, who highly appreciated the mutual support and friendship between the two countries, expressing his confidence that Latvia will successfully serve as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027. Ambassador Kārlis Eihenbaums called for more active dialogue and cooperation, and noted the responsible role of all UN member states, which is particularly important in today’s turbulent geopolitical circumstances, with aggressive wars of conquest being waged and conflicts are taking place in the Middle East, Africa, and elsewhere. The Ambassador expressed his hope that a just peace would soon be achieved in Ukraine, that Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine was not a regional war, it affects everyone, foreign soldiers and weapons from the Asian region are also involved in the war, killing Ukrainians, killing everyone, children, the elderly, and women. The war has exacerbated economic, food, health, environmental, and climate problems, all of which are also important to Vietnam. The Ambassador also stressed the need to improve the global and regional security situation in order to ensure strict compliance with international law and the principles of state sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ambassador of Latvia to Vietnam Kārlis Eihenbaums resides in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.