President of Latvia will deliver the annual Churchill Lecture on current situation in Europe and the world at the University of Zurich during his official visit to Switzerland

President of Latvia Egils Levits will make the official visit to Switzerland on 11–12 April. He will meet with the President of Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis to mark the 100 years of diplomatic relations between Latvia and Switzerland, discuss future bilateral cooperation and security in Europe.

President Levits will deliver the so-called ‘Churchill Lecture’ on the current situation in the world and historic turbulences caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine at the University of Zurich. Egils Levits will also visit Rainis and Aspazija Museum in Lugano.

Visit agenda

Monday, 11 April

9:15 – Official welcome by President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis

9:45 – Meeting between heads of state and delegations

10:30 – Joint press conference of President of Latvia Egils Levits and President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis

11:10 – Presidents of Latvia and Switzerland visit Rainis and Aspazija Museum in Lugano

18:45 – President of Latvia delivers the Churchill Lecture at the University of Zurich Churchill Symposium

Tuesday, 12 April

9:00 – President of Latvia Egils Levits visits the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zürich

10:25 – President of Latvia Egils Levits’ interviews with Swiss media

11:45 – Reception in honour of Honorary Consul General Ragnar Granelli and his contribution to stronger ties between Latvia and Switzerland