Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the de jure recognition of the Republic of Latvia (online)

On 26 January, 14:00, President of Latvia Egils Levits and Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs will host online celebration of the 100th anniversary of de jure recognition of the Republic of Latvia at the Riga Castle. Event Programme includes video greetings from the five Entente countries with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga and Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo, followed by speech by Latvian UN Youth Delegate, Natālija Knipše, and musical performance by pianist Vestards Šimkus. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has created a series of videos about this important historical event, offering participants a unique insight into what led to de jure recognition of the Republic of Latvia by other countries and the significance of this process. Live broadcast/stream: LSM.lv, Languages: Latvian, English Media: video recordings of speeches by participating officials will be released to media and available on channels of Chancery of the President of Latvia and Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the event