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    President of Latvia thanks the US Secretary of Defence for supporting Latvia and strengthening of regional security

    On 10 August, President of Latvia Egils Levits met with the United States of America Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin III at the Riga Castle. Meeting focused on strengthening of the defence of NATO…
    09.08.2022.
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    Presidents of the Baltic countries congratulate the US president on the centenary of diplomatic relations in a joint letter

    President of Latvia Egils Levits, President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and President of Estonia Alar Karis jointly congratulated the President of the United States of America Joe Biden on 28 July…
    28.07.2022.
    Foreign policyEgils Levits

    Address by the First Lady Andra Levite at the panel discussion ‘Health recovery: physical and mental’ of the first ladies and gentlemen summit hosted by Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska

    Dear Olena, Excellencies, guests, and brave Ukrainians, Historically, war has been described as ‘…Nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means” (Claus von Clausewitz, Prussian…
    26.07.2022.
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    Opening speech by the First Lady Andra Levite at the first ladies and gentlemen summit ‘Ukraine and the World: The Future We (Re)build Together’ hosted by Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska

    Dear Olena, Excellencies, guests and brave Ukrainian citizens here and those seeking refuge abroad! I first met Olena when she visited Riga in 2019. She was eager to learn about the lunch…
    26.07.2022.
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    President of Latvia discusses current foreign and security policy priorities

    On 22 July, President of Latvia Egils Levits met with the Speaker of the Saeima Ināra Mūrniece, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, Foreign Affairs Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and Chair of the Saeima…
    22.07.2022.
    Foreign policyEgils Levits

    President of Latvia: Russia’s aggression against Ukraine should not weaken the application of international legal standards

    Today, President of Latvia Egils Levits met with Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and Foreign Affairs Minister of Maldives, at the Riga Castle…
    21.07.2022.
    Foreign policyEgils Levits