On 18 February 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, who will be in Latvia on an official visit. The Ministers are going to discuss bilateral relations between Latvia and Iceland, regional cooperation, and security issues.
During his visit, the Foreign Minister of Iceland will meet with the President of Latvia, Egils Levits; the Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), Ināra Mūrniece; the Minister of Defence, Artis Pabriks; and the Chairperson of the Saeima group for promoting cooperation with the Parliament of Iceland, Vita Anda Tērauda.
The Icelandic Foreign Minister will deliver a lecture on the Arctic at Riga Stradiņš University. He will also give an interview for the TV24 programme Globuss as well as visiting the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and the National Library of Latvia.
Events for the media on 18 February!
- At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
8.45 Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs welcomes the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Venue: The lobby. Photo & Video Opportunity.
9.50-10.10 Joint Press Conference of the Foreign Ministers (languages: Latvian/English).
Venue: Press Conference Hall, 1st floor. Photo & Video Opportunity.
- At the Freedom Monument:
10.15-10.25 – a flower-laying ceremony at the Freedom Monument. Photo and video opportunity.
- At Riga Castle:
11.00-11.30 – a meeting with the President of Latvia, Egils Levits (Riga Castle, Pils laukums 3). Photo and video opportunity at the beginning of the meeting
Members of the media who are not accredited for covering events at Riga Castle are invited to apply before 10.00 on 18 February at e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- At the Saeima:
13.00-13.30 – a meeting with the Speaker of the Saeima, Ināra Mūrniece (Jēkaba iela 11, White Hall and Visitors Hall). Photo and video opportunity at the beginning of the meeting.
Members of the media who are not accredited for covering events at the Saeima are invited to apply in advance with the Saeima Press Service at e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by calling tel. 67087244.
- At the National Library of Latvia:
16.00-16.25 – book donation for the People’s Bookshelf and a tour of the library. Photo and video opportunity.
Contact at the LNB: Head of Public Relations, Augusts Zilberts (mob. 26472501).
Special accreditation is required to attend the events at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Freedom Monument. Members of the media accredited with Latvian agencies and institutions are asked to register their participation not later than 15.00 on 17 February by contacting the Media Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Media representatives are requested to plan their arrival not later than 30 minutes before each event.
