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On 19 August 2025, the political directors of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic states and Germany gathered for consultations in Riga. The meeting addressed security policy matters of current relevance, with particular attention paid to the transatlantic dialogue and comprehensive support for Ukraine, especially in the military sector, in order to stop Russia’s war of aggression, which is posing threat to security across Europe. During the consultations, the officials discussed the steps to be taken after the NATO summit in The Hague, and the situation in the Middle East.
The political directors underlined the need for closer coordination and joint engagement to achieve a just and lasting peace and security for Ukraine, as well as to strengthen the resilience of the EU’s eastern border. The Baltic and German political directors agreed that a close allied and transatlantic unity is critically important at this time. It is also vital to further increase pressure on, and constrain Russia, including by approving the next package of European Union sanctions against Russia and fending off Russia’s unconventional threats to the Baltic region and Europe.
The Latvian delegation was headed by the Under Secretary of State, Political Director Ivars Lasis, Lithuania was represented by the Political director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Laimonas Talat-Kelpša, the Estonian delegation was headed by the Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Martin Roger, and the head of the German delegation was the Political Director at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Dominik Mutter.
Consultations between the political directors of the Foreign Ministries of the Baltic states and Germany have become a regular practice. The previous consultations took place on 8 and 9 February 2024 in Berlin.