Valsts prezidenta kanceleja

On 8 June, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with Minister of Defence Raivis Melnis at Jūrmala residence to discuss priorities for strengthening Latvia’s defence capabilities.During the meeting, the two sides assessed the progress made in the deployment of air defence capabilities along the country’s eastern border, cooperation with NATO allies, and the presence of its forces both in the airspace of the Baltic states and in the Baltic Sea region as a whole. The President and the Minister of…
On 8 June, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with Minister of Defence Raivis Melnis at Jūrmala residence to discuss priorities for strengthening Latvia’s defence capabilities.During the meeting, the two sides assessed the progress made in the deployment of air defence capabilities along the country’s eastern border, cooperation with NATO allies, and the presence of its forces both in the airspace of the Baltic states and in the Baltic Sea region as a whole. The President and the Minister of Defence positively evaluated the cooperation between the National Armed Forces and NATO allies in today’s downing of a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle in Latvian airspace.An important topic of discussion was the integration of Ukraine’s experience into the…

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Date 9–10 June, 2026
TimeAll day

Official visit to Latvia by Fra’ John Timothy Dunlap, Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta

9-10 June, His Eminence Fra’ John Timothy Dunlap, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of…
Date 10 June, 2026
Time10.00

President Edgars Rinkēvičs meets with Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs

Media opportunities: photo/video at the beginning of the meeting, a press conference will follow at approximately 11:00 a.m.  
Date 10 June, 2026
Time13.00