On 8 July, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the President of Germany Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Jūrmala Residence to discuss bilateral relations, regional security, particularly the security of the Baltic Sea, and support for Ukraine. President Steinmeier is visiting Latvia on a working visit, accompanied by his spouse, Elke Büdenbender. During the meeting, President Rinkēvičs emphasised that Germany is a close ally and friend of Latvia, a relationship confirmed by Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s twelfth visit to Latvia, both in his current role as President and previously as Foreign Minister. E. Rinkēvičs highly appreciated Germany’s contribution to the security of the Baltic States through its increase in military presence in…