Latvia has elected a new president – making history the first openly gay head of state in Europe. The country’s parliament elected Edgars Rinkēvičs to be its next president, Reuters reported prime minister Krišjānis Kariņš saying. Rinkēvičs has spent a long time in Latvian politics, serving as the country’s ministerContinue Reading
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (New Unity) told LETA on Tuesday after the meeting of the General Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) that there is a need for more active discussions and the laying down of common principles of the Covid-19 certificate. He noted that the meeting focusedContinue Reading
The United States’ leadership in NATO is important to Latvia, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (New Unity) told US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday. As LETA was told at the Foreign Ministry, the foreign ministers of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia met with Blinken during a meeting of NATO foreignContinue Reading