Foreign Relations of Latvia - Relations By Country

• Armenia is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland).
• Latvia is represented in Armenia through a non-resident ambassador based in Riga (at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and through an honorary consulate in Yerevan.
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Armenia

Bulgaria is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Riga. Latvia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Sofia. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.

• Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on September 3, 1991.
• Canada has an embassy in Riga.
• Latvia has an embassy in Ottawa and 2 honorary consulates in Quebec and Toronto.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of NATO.

• Both states share a long common history: before 1918, they were both part of the Russian Empire.
• They were both re-occupied by the USSR between 1945 and 1991. Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 3, 1992.
• Estonia has an embassy in Riga. Latvia has an embassy in Tallinn.
• The two states share 343 km of common borders.

Iceland was the first country to recognise the independence of Latvia in August 1991. Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on August 22, 1991. Iceland is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Helsinki (Finland). Latvia is represented in Iceland through its embassy in Oslo (Norway) and an honorary consulate in Reykjavik. Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, of NATO, and of the Council of Europe.

• Iraq recognized the independence of Latvia on 1 January 1992.
• In 2005, a project entitled Latvian Government's Assistance to Iraq in the Documentation of Architectural and Archaeological Objects with Photogrammetric Methods was implemented.
• Latvia's participation in the Iraq war commenced in May 2003. At their peak the number of Latvian soldiers in Iraq was 126. They were withdrawn on November 8, 2008.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia: Iraq

• Israel recognized Latvia’s independence on September 4, 1991.
• Israel has an embassy in Riga.
• Latvia has an embassy in Tel Aviv and 2 honorary consulates (in Ashdod and Eilat).
• There are 9,000 Jews living in Latvia (see History of the Jews in Latvia).
• Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Kazakhstan recognised Latvia's independence on December 23, 1991.
• Latvia recognised the independence of Kazakhstan on January 8, 1992.
• Kazakhstan is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Vilnius (Lithuania) and though an honorary consulate in Riga.
• Latvia has an embassy in Astana and an honorary consulate in Almaty.
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Kazakhstan

Latvia recognized it on 20 February 2008. Latvian and Kosovan governments established diplomatic relations on 10 June 2008. However, Latvia's involvement in Kosovo date back to 2000 when it first sent peacekeeping troops.

• Latvia has an embassy in Vilnius.
• Lithuania has an embassy in Riga.
• The two states share 588 kilometres (365 mi) of common border. Both countries are full members of the European Union.

• Luxembourg did not recognise the annexation of the Baltic States by the USSR in 1940-1991 either de iure or de facto.
• Diplomatic relations between the two countries were restored on April 21, 1992.
• Latvia is represented in Luxembourg through its embassy in Brussel (Belgium) and through an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Riga.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.

• Poland recognised Latvia's independence on January 27, 1921.
• Latvia has an embassy in Warsaw and 3 honorary consulates (in Katowice, Gdansk and Lodz).
• Poland has an embassy in Riga.
• There are around 57,000 Poles living in Latvia.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, of NATO and of the European Union.
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Poland

• Romania recognized Latvia on August 26, 1991.
• Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on September 13, 1991.
• Latvia is represented in Romania through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland).
• Romania is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Vilnius (Lithuania) and an honorary consulate in Riga.
• Both countries are full members of NATO, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Romania

• Until 1917, Latvia had been part of the Russian empire. Following the Latvian declaration of independence, war broke out between Latvia and the Russian SFSR.
• Diplomatic relations between the two countries were first established in 1920, following the conclusion of a Soviet-Latvian peace treaty on August 11, 1920. The treaty was ratified by the Latvian Constituent Assembly on September 2, and by the Latvian government on September 25. On the Russian side, it was ratified by the Pan Russian Central Executive Committee on September 9. Ratification letters were exchanged between the two governments in Moscow on October 4, the date on which in entered into effect. These relations lasted until the Soviet take over of Latvia in 1940.
• Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian government recognized the independence of Latvia on August 24, 1991.

• Latvia has a non resident ambassador in Riga (in the Foreign Ministry).
• Serbia is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Stockholm (Sweden).
• Latvian Foreign Ministry about relations with Serbia
• Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Latvia

• Both countries established direct diplomatic relations on January 1, 1993. Latvia is represented in Slovakia through its embassy in Vienna (Austria). Slovakia has an embassy in Riga. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. Latvian Foreign Minister Indulis Berzins and his Slovak counterpart Eduard Kukan met in Riga in 2000.

• Latvia has an embassy in Kiev and 2 honorary consulates (in Lviv and Odessa).
• Ukraine has an embassy in Riga and an honorary consulate in Ventspils.
• There are around 92,000 Ethnic Ukrainians living in Latvia.
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ukraine

• Britain had strong links with Latvia before the Soviet occupation and annexation in 1940, which the UK never recognised de jure.
• The UK recognised the restoration of Latvian independence on August 27, 1991.
• The United Kingdom has an embassy in Riga.
• Latvia has an embassy in London and 3 honorary consulates (in Manchester, Scotland and Wales).
• There were 26,000 Latvian people registered as living in the United Kingdom in 2010.
• Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
• British Foreign and Commonwealth Office about relations with Latvia
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with the United Kingdom

• The U.S. Legation in Riga was officially established on November 13, 1922 and served as the headquarters for U.S. representation in the Baltics during the interwar era. The Soviet invasion forced the closure of the legation on September 5, 1940, but Latvian representation in the United States has continued uninterrupted for 85 years.
• The U.S. Embassy in Latvia is located in Riga.