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On 13 October, at the Riga Castle, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs welcomed the newly-elected President of Estonia Dr. Ülle Madise on her working visit to Latvia. It is Estonian president’s first foreign visit after the appointment. During the meeting, heads of both states discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral relations between Latvia and Estonia, mainly focusing on economic and defence industry cooperation. Ülle Madise and Edgars Rinkēvičs exchanged views on defence and security…
On 13 October, at the Riga Castle, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs welcomed the newly-elected President of Estonia Dr. Ülle Madise on her working visit to Latvia. It is Estonian president’s first foreign visit after the appointment. During the meeting, heads of both states discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral relations between Latvia and Estonia, mainly focusing on economic and defence industry cooperation. Ülle Madise and Edgars Rinkēvičs exchanged views on defence and security cooperation in the Baltics and wider region, in particular fostering of NATO eastern flank defences and countering of hybrid threats, as well as military, political and economic support to Ukraine in war against Russian aggression. President of Latvia…

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Date 13 October, 2026
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President Edgars Rinkēvičs will welcome the newly elected President of the Republic of Estonia Ülle Madise on a working visit to the Republic of Latvia

On 13 October, President Edgars Rinkēvičs will welcome the newly elected President of the Republic of Estonia Ülle Madise on a working…
Date 13 October, 2026
Time10.30

President Edgars Rinkēvičs to attend the visitors’ day of the strategic communications exercise “SYNESIS 2026”

For media opportunities, please contact Simona Lucatniece, a representative of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence,…
Date 14 October, 2026
Time10.00

President Edgars Rinkēvičs meets with Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs

Media opportunities: photo/video at the beginning of the meeting. After the meeting, there will be a press conference. An audio feed…