On 24 June, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney in The Hague, the capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The meeting took place shortly before the start of the NATO Summit in The Hague and was the first encounter between the two officials since Mr Carney assumed office as Prime Minister of Canada on 14 March this year. “It is both significant and logical that our participation in the NATO Summit commences with a bilateral meeting between Latvia and Canada, considering Canada's key role in leading the NATO Multinational Brigade in Latvia. Latvia highly values Canada's contribution to strengthening our security and defence. Latvia fully committed to fulfilling its host nation obligations to ensure…