Edgars Rinkevics

On 31 January, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs will meet with Mrs Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, at the Riga Castle. The meeting will focus on supporting Ukraine and its people, the human rights situation in Ukraine, as well as the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported by ...

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on Monday took part in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Luxembourg. The Council discussed latest developments in Russia, the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the EU’s digital diplomacy, and the relations between the EU a...

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday called for remembering the lessons of Moscow's aggression as Georgia marks the 10th anniversary of its war with Russia.

Lithuanian Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas says that an agreement has been reached with Latvia to appoint a group of experts to look at possible ways of blocking electricity from Belarus' Astravyets nuclear power plant, which could signal a positive shift in the neighboring country's more reser...

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that economic reasons could be behind Latvia's apparent reluctance to take a tougher stance toward the Astravyets nuclear power plant that Belarus is building close to its border with Lithuania.

Other countries view Belarus' Astravyets nuclear power plant project through an economic lens, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday, commenting on the Latvian foreign minister's words that his country is not considering restricting electricity imports from the facility under ...

The Latvian government supports the Lithuanian position to demand the highest security standards at the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus, however, does not consider any laws to restrict electricity imports from the utility, says Latvia's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein said during a meeting with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics on Wednesday that he was satisfied with the situation of ethnic minorities and non-citizens in Latvia.

The European Union will set up a special communications team to counter Russia's propaganda campaign, which will also offer objective information about processes and events, it was decided during Thursday's meeting of EU foreign ministers, according to Latvian Foreign Ministry Parliamentary Secretar...

In deciding whether Latvian President Andris Bērziņš should attend Russia's Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, he should take into account the fact that Latvia is presiding over the Council of the European Union, said Latvia's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview to the LNT sh...

Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament leader of the Labour party Loreta Graužinienė has said that Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, who had come out publicly as gay last week, should have disclosed his sexual orientation prior to assuming the post.

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics came out as gay on Thursday, stirring reactions across the Baltics. Lithuanian foreign minister congratulated his colleague, while a human rights activist says the step could encourage change in Lithuania as well.