On 2 October, President Edgars Rinkēvičs paid an official visit to Tirana, the capital of Albania, where he met with the President of Albania, Bajram Begaj. The discussions focused primarily on…
On 1 October, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met at the Riga Castle with the Director of the Artificial Intelligence Centre (hereinafter – the Centre), Natālija Čerņecka. During the meeting, the…
Thank you, Chair, Admiral! Generals and Admirals! Distinguished members of the Military Committee! It is my real pleasure to welcome all of you here in Latvia for your NATO’s Military Committee…
On 26 September, President Edgars Rinkēvičs, met at the Riga Castle with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, and the Commander of the National Armed Forces, Major…
Excellencies, Dear Mr. President, dear Volodimir, Friends of Ukraine, Crimea is the symbol of Russian aggression. This is where the war started back in 2014. The war did not start in actually 2022,…
Madam President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, First, allow me to congratulate Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock on assuming the Presidency of the General Assembly. You will have Latvia’s…
On 23 September, President Edgars Rinkēvičs addressed the Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children “Restoring Childhood and Humanity – Advancing Peace in Ukraine…
From 20 to 25 September, President Edgars Rinkēvičs will visit the New York (NY), United States to participate the opening of the 80th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The…
On Friday, 19 September 2025, President Edgars Rinkēvičs reviewed clemency requests of 18 convicted persons. Seventeen clemency requests were denied, while one individual was pardoned. The convicted…
Greetings! Honourable Speaker of the Saeima! Deputies! Ministers! Distinguished guests! It must truly be said that the idea to organise a conference on the eastern border region, to assess where we…