Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia)

Republic of Latvia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija


Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Riga
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Latvia and its diplomatic missions worldwide
Headquarters K. Valdemara street 3, Riga
Agency executives
Child agency
  • Latvijas Institūts
Website www.mfa.gov.lv

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija) is responsible for maintaining the Republic of Latvia's external relations and the management of its international diplomatic missions. The actual Minister of Foreign Affairs is Edgars Rinkēvičs, a member of the Reform Party and former State Secretary within Latvia's Ministry of Defence.[1][2]

Diplomacy

The ministry directs Latvia's affairs with foreign entities, including bilateral relations with individual nations and its representation in international organizations, including the United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, and its participation in the Schengen Area. It oversees visas, cooperation with expatriates, international human rights policy, transatlantic defense policy and various global trade concerns. The ministry also contributes to Latvia's international trade and economic development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economics (Latvia) and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Minister of Foreign Affairs". am.gov.lv. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Background Note: Latvia". State.gov. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Annual Report by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on activities performed and planned in national foreign policy and on activities performed and planned in European Union matters (PDF). Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Latvia. 2012. p. 32.

See also

Coordinates: 56°57′16″N 24°06′28″E / 56.954427°N 24.107876°E / 56.954427; 24.107876

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