To address violence in the wake of the humanitarian crisis in Syria, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in association with an international NGO, Un Ponte Per, has implemented a project to…
Flickr On 9 February 2021, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs participated in the 9th Summit between China and the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) taking place online via video…
The Media Freedom Coalition expresses its deep concern about continued attacks on media freedom and the targeting of independent journalists in Belarus. Media freedom is an important part of…
Flickr The Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with Belarus, express their support for the people of Belarus. Since August, the people of…
9 February Participation in an extraordinary sitting of the Cabinet jointly with the Crisis Management Council (via video-conferencing) 11 February Participation in the sitting of the Cabinet …
From 11 to 25 February, only essential travel to Latvia is permitted; passenger transportation to and from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Portugal is suspended. In view of the increasing risks of…
Flickr On 5 February 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an online presentation of the most recent research by the Centre for the Diaspora and Migration Studies of the University of…
On 4 February 2021, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an informational seminar online concerning effective application of sanctions in Latvia. Experts on sanctions and strategic goods…
The ruling of a court of the Russian Federation sentencing Alexei Navalny, an opposition politician, to prison, was to be expected. This is yet another step in the systematic restrictions to human…
In continued support for the civil society of Belarus, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is launching a grant project competition “Development Cooperation Projects to Support Civil Society in…
