France–Latvia relations
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France–Latvia relations are the bilateral relations between France and Latvia. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, European Union, NATO and the Eurozone.
History
France recognized Latvia on 26 January 1921. France has never recognised the annexation of Latvia by the former Soviet Union. France re-recognized Latvia on 27 August 1991 and both established diplomatic relations on 30 August 1991.[1]
Since 2008, Latvia is an observer on the Francophonie.
High level visits
High-level visits from France to Latvia
- On 21–22 May 2015, President François Hollande travelled to Riga to participate in the 2015 Eastern Partnership Summit.[2] Side talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras were held on Greek debt.[3]
- On 29–30 September 2020, President Emmanuel Macron travelled to Riga and met with President Egils Levits and Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš.
High-level visits from Latvia to France
- On 17 April 2019, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš in Strasbourg addressed the European Parliament, arguing that it was "useless" to just fight against the rise of populism, and that it was necessary in the first place to understand the grievances of people who listened to the promises of populists.[4]
- On 1 December 2021, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš met with President Emmanuel Macron and Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.[5]
- On 1 October 2024, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa attended the 70th-anniversary celebrations of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Cessy, near Geneva. During this visit, she toured the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) cavern and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) tunnel. This event was significant as it marked a milestone in scientific collaboration and innovation.[6]
- On 27 March 2025, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" in Paris hosted by President Macron.[7]
Resident diplomatic missions
- France has an embassy in Riga.[8]
- Latvia has an embassy in Paris and 9 honorary consulates (in Bordeaux, Calais, Lyon, Marseille, Nancy, Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Strasbourg and Toulouse).[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Dates of establishment and renewal of diplomatic relations". mfa.gov.lv. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "EEAS". Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Merkel, Hollande and Tsipras to Talk at Riga Summit". WSJ. 21 May 2015.
- ^ Nagla, Ilze; Kolohovs, Artjoms (17 April 2019). "Kariņš uzrunā Eiroparlamentā: Ar populistiem nav vērts cīnīties". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ https://www.mk.gov.lv/en/article/prime-minister-pay-visit-paris
- ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/valstskanceleja/54035489323/
- ^ Visegrád 24 [@visegrad24] (27 March 2025). "List of the leaders & representatives of 31 countries gathering in Paris right now for an emergency summit on Ukraine aimed at providing military aid & setting up a coalition of peacekeeping forces" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "French embassy in Riga (in French and Latvian only)". Ambafrance-lv.org. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Latvian embassy in Paris (in French and Latvian only)". Am.gov.lv. Retrieved 10 June 2011.