This is a List of international presidential trips made by Edgars Rinkēvičs, the 11th President of Latvia.
Summary Number of visits per country where President Rinkēvičs has traveled: One: Armenia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Israel, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom Two: Azerbaijan, France, Italy, Romania and Ukraine Three: Estonia, and Finland Four: the Lithuania, and United States Five: Germany and Poland
2023 Country Areas visited DatesDetails ImageTallinn10 JulyFirst official foreign visit; met with President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and Speaker of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar.Vilnius19 JulyOfficial visit to meet with President Gitanas Nausėda and Speaker of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen.Warsaw16 AugustWorking visit; met with President Andrzej Duda to discuss regional security and the Three Seas Initiative.Bucharest6–7 SeptemberAttended Three Seas Initiative summit by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Estonian President Alar Karis, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Czech President Petr Pavel, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Hungarian President Katalin Novák, Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. Invited guests were Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Greek President Aikateríni Sakellaropoúlou, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry.New York City, Boston16–23 SeptemberAttended the Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly and the "Spotlight Latvia" business conference.Helsinki28 SeptemberMet with President Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.Jerusalem, Tel Aviv19–20 NovemberSolidarity visit following the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel; met with President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.RamallahKyiv, Chernihiv Oblast24 NovemberUnannounced visit to express support; met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and inspected reconstruction projects funded by Latvia.Paris15 DecemberWorking visit; met with President Emmanuel Macron to discuss European security and the EU budget.
2024 Country Areas visited DatesDetails ImageValletta5–6 FebruaryState visit; met with President George Vella.Munich13–15 FebruaryAttended the 60th Munich Security Conference.Vilnius11 AprilAttended Three Seas Initiative Summit, where he met with Presidents of Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić-Radman, Austrian Federal Minister for Integration Susanne Raab, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to sign a 10-year bilateral security agreement.Athens, Delphi11–12 AprilParticipated in the Delphi Economic Forum; met with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.Rome14–15 MayOfficial visit; met with President Sergio Mattarella.London, Oxford27–29 MayWorking visit; held an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and meet with the Latvian diaspora residing in the United Kingdom.
The visit's programme will also include the president's participation in discussions at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the University of Oxford and interviews with several media outlets.Nidwalden15–16 JuneAttended the Summit on Peace in Ukraine.Toronto6–7 JulyRinkēvičs travelled to Toronto to attend the XVI Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Canada. President attended the Mass Choir Concert on July 6 and the Folk Dance Spectacle on July 7, as well as the Ecumenical Church service at St. John’s Church in Toronto.Washington, D.C.10–11 JulyAttended the 75th Anniversary NATO Summit.Paris25–28 JulyAttended the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics.California, New York City17–27 SeptemberMet with tech companies in Silicon Valley (NASA, Meta, Google) and attended the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.Berlin14–15 OctoberOn the first day, Rinkēvičs paid a working visit to Berlin, where he met with Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss Latvian–German relations, European security, continued support for Ukraine, and current issues on the European Union agenda. He also met with Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Volker Wissing, opened the Latvia–Germany local government forum Latvia–Germany Synergy: a driving force for digital transformation, met with representatives of Siemens Energy, and gave interviews to Handelsblatt and Deutsche Wellehttps://www.president.lv/en/article/president-latvia-latvia-and-germany-can-advance-cooperation-digitalisation-sustainable-energy-and-defence On the second day of the visit, Rinkēvičs participated in the Smart Country Convention 2024, met with representatives of the German Defence Industry Association and Diehl Defence, and discussed digitalisation, defence industry cooperation, investment, and the implementation of the IRIS-T air defence system contract with Latvia.https://www.president.lv/en/article/president-latvia-concludes-working-visit-germanyBaku11–12 NovemberAttended COP29.
2025 Country Areas visited DatesDetails ImageHelsinki14 JanuaryRinkēvičs attended the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki. He also met with President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Vice-President of the European Commission Henna Virkkunen.Munich14–15 FebruaryAttended the 61st Munich Security Conference.Kyiv24 FebruaryRinkēvičs travelled to Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Warsaw25–26 FebruaryState visit; met with President Andrzej Duda and received the Order of the White Eagle.Oslo27–28 MarchOfficial visit; audience with Crown Prince Regent Haakon and met with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.Vatican City26 AprilAttended the funeral of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square.Warsaw28–29 Aprilparticipated in the tenth Three Seas Initiative leaders' meeting.Tokyo, Osaka18–20 MayRinkēvičs travelled to Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. He attended Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai.https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_01254.htmlVilnius2 JuneRinkēvičs met with the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, the President of Estonia Alar Karis, the President of Poland Andrzej Duda, the President of the Republic of Czech Republic Petr Pavel, the President of Slovakia Peter Pellegrini, the President of Romania Nicușor Dan, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Maria Malmer Stenergarde, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, the Minister of Defence of Bulgaria Atanas Zapryanov, the Minister of Defence of Hungary Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, when the discussion was in the context of preparations for the NATO summit.Kultaranta16–17 JuneKaris met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Estonian President Alar Karis at the 13th Kultaranta Talks event held at the Finnish President's summer residence in Kultaranta, located near the city of Turku, where the discussion focused on the security situation in Europe, transatlantic cooperation, and the Middle East, where the Estonian head of state participated in the discussions for the first time this year.The Hague23–25 JuneRinkēvičs attended the 2025 NATO summit.Tallinn4 JulyMet with Estonian President Alar Karis and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. They discussed Russia's aggression against Ukraine, developments in the Middle East, regional security matters, and infrastructure projects such as Rail Baltic and Via Baltica. They will also address transatlantic relations in light of the recent NATO summit in The Hague.Alpbach25–27 AugustParticipated in the European Forum Alpbach.Warsaw28 AugustMet with Karol Nawrocki, the presidents of Estonia, Alar Karis, and Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. These discussions with the leaders from the region are a preparatory step for Polish President’s upcoming visit to Washington, DC, next week. They also took part in a teleconference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.https://en.bbn.gov.pl/en/news/904,Leaders-on-regional-security.htmlHelsinki16 SeptemberState visit; awarded the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.New York City20–25 SeptemberAttended the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.Copenhagen28–29 OctoberOfficial visit; met with King Frederik X and received the Order of the Elephant.Belém, São Paulo3–10 NovemberAttended COP30 and visited the Latvian diaspora in Nova Odessa.
2026 Country Areas visited DatesDetails ImageMilan, Cortina d'Ampezzo5–12 FebruaryAttended the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics and met with President Sergio Mattarella.Munich13–15 FebruaryParticipated in the 62nd Munich Security Conference.Baku21–23 AprilOfficial visit; met with President Ilham Aliyev.Dubrovnik28–29 AprilAttended the 11th Three Seas Initiative summit.https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/three-seas-initiative-summit-and-business-forum-in-dubrovnik/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1JDMkNZS0FCMjhZTQYerevan7 MayOfficial visit; met with President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan.Bucharest13 MayAttended the Bucharest Nine summit.Jurata, Poznań27–29 JuneOn 1st day, Edgars Rinkēvičs, together with Estonian President Alar Karis, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, Czech President Petr Pavel, and Romanian President Nicușor Dan, met with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in Jurata for an informal meeting , where the discussion focused on preparations for the NATO Ankara Summit, strengthening European defense capabilities, and continued support for Ukraine.