On 13 October, President Edgars Rinkēvičs welcomes the newly elected President of the Republic of Estonia Dr. Ülle Madise on a working visit to the Republic of Latvia. The introductory visit to Latvia is be her first foreign visit as President.
The press conference live is set for 4.40 PM following the Latvian and Estonian delegation talks.
During the talks at Riga Castle, the two sides were set to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between Latvia and Estonia, particularly cooperation in the economic and defence industries. Discussions were also expected to cover security and defence cooperation amongst the Baltic states and broader region, including strengthening NATO’s eastern flank and countering hybrid threats, as well as military, political and economic support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.