Danish foreign minister to arrive in Latvia

RIGA - On September 8, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics will welcome Danish Foreign Minister Minister Jeppe Kofod, who is coming to Latvia on a working visit, LETA learned from the Latvian Foreign Ministry. 

The officials will discuss the bilateral relations between Latvia and Denmark, regional cooperation, security situation in the region and other international developments. Member of Danish Parliament will be joining the Minister on this visit.

During the visit, the Danish Foreign Minister and Member of Parliament are to meet with Members of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) and representatives from the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, as well as having a tour of the Adaži Military Base. Beside the Riga Congress Hall, the Ministers will unveil the Danish photographer Martin Thaulow’s outdoor exhibition, “Brothers and Sisters”, arranged by the Danish Culture Centre and featuring Ukrainian refugees in the Baltic States and Poland.

The meeting of the Foreign Minister Rinkevics and the Foreign Minister Kofod will be followed by the Ministers’ joint press conference in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The press conference will be livestreamed online via the Latvian Foreign Ministry’s website and its Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts.