On 4 April President Edgars Rinkēvičs visited the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis in Riga. During the visit the President of Latvia met with representatives of the Institute, familiarised himself with the activities of the centre and toured five laboratories: the Biotechnology Laboratory, the Large-Scale Synthesis Laboratory, the Pharmaceutical Pharmacology Laboratory, the Laboratory of Advanced Technologies for Organic Synthesis, and the Physical Organic Chemistry Laboratory.
President Rinkēvičs was accompanied on this visit by participants of the career education programme “Shadow Day” — students shadowing the President of Latvia, the adviser on Legislation and International Law, and the adviser on Education, Science, and Youth initiatives. The shadows gained insight into the daily work and responsibilities of the President and the staff of the President's Chancery.
