On 1 March 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia approved two draft orders proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the allocation of financing from the State budget “Contingency…
At the time when Russia and Belarus are launching full-scale military action against Ukraine, Alexander Lukashenko’s illegitimate regime is seeking to strengthen its authoritarian power, suppressing…
In response to the military attack by Russia on Ukraine, an extraordinary meeting of the North Atlantic Council was convened this week on the request of Latvia and other allies under Article 4 of the…
In view of the involvement of Belarus in Russia’s full-scale military action against Ukraine, an increased activity of Russian and Belarusian troops in the territory of Belarus, considerable security…
To mark the eighth anniversary of Ukraine’s resistance to the occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol, the participants of the International Crimea Platform, including Latvia, have issued a joint…
On 25 February 2022, the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council gathered for a meeting in Brussels, at which the Foreign Ministers of EU Member States approved, in line with procedure, the…
In a decision adopted today, 25th of February 2022 at the extraordinary meeting, the Committe of Ministers Deputies decided to take measures under Article 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe to…
In protest at the military aggression of Russia in Ukraine, the Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., at the Embassy of the Russian Federation, Alexander Sheremet, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…
On 24 February 2022, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andris Plešs, took part in a reinforced meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation…
On 25 February 2022 at 12.00, the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, will hold a press conference in a remote format, at which the Minister will speak about Russia’s full-scale…
