Embassy Of India Riga, Latvia

EMBASSY OF INDIA, RIGA

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PRESS RELEASE

Visit of Parliamentary delegation to Latvia

(29 – 31 May 2025)

A high-level delegation of Members of Parliament and former Diplomats from India led by Ms. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Hon’ble Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha), will be on a two-day visit to Latvia on 30-31 May 2025. The delegation will be reaching on May 29 and hold meetings on May 30 and 31 with Members of Latvia's parliament - the Saeima, high officials of the Government of the Republic of Latvia, members from academia, media, Indian diaspora and other stake holders. The visit is taking place in the context of the April 22 terrorist attack in India in Pahalgam, anti-terror Operation Sindoor launched by India and subsequent developments.

2. India and Latvia share strong bilateral relations at political and people-to-people level. Immediately after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, in its April 22 statement on X, expressing the deepest condolences to the victims of the terror attack strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms. The visit of all-party parliamentary delegation to Latvia, the first high-level visit from India to Latvia after the opening of India’s new resident Mission in Riga in July 2024, is a testament to growing and strengthening of India-Latvia relations and, India's commitment to work closely with the like-minded countries as Latvia and the international community in the fight against terrorism in all its forms.

3. In the context of Operation Sindoor and it’s continued fight against cross-border terrorism, India has launched seven all-party delegations comprised of the members of Parliament from various political parties demonstrating India's national consensus and resolute approach towards combating terrorism. The delegations are travelling to key partner countries, including Latvia, carrying forth to the world India’s united stand and strong message of “zero-tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms” and the steadfast resolution defined in India’s new doctrine for countering terrorism, its supporters and the perpetrators of cross-border terrorism.

4. The delegation visiting Latvia comprises of the Members of Parliament Hon’ble Ms. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (leader), Hon’ble Mr. Rajeev Rai, Hon’ble Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Hon’ble Mr. Prem Chand Gupta, Hon’ble Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal, and Ambassador (retd.) Manjeev Puri.  

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28 May 2025

Riga