Latvia’s new foreign minister makes first international trip to Kyiv

On the morning of April 26, the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Baiba Braze, arrived on a visit to Ukraine.

The press service of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this.

The agency displayed how Baiba Braze and her Ukrainian colleague Dmytro Kuleba paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Russian-Ukrainian war at the Wall of Memory in Kyiv.

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"This is the first bilateral visit of a Latvian minister abroad, which shows that support for Ukraine is a priority in Latvia's foreign policy," the Latvian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

On April 19, the Parliament of Latvia approved Baiba Braze as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Evika Silina's government.

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It should be noted that during Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Lithuania on April 11, Ukraine signed a bilateral security agreement with Latvia, according to which Riga undertook to provide annual military aid in the amount of 0.25% of its GDP and to support Kyiv during its accession to the EU and NATO.

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Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds said Latvia is ready to hand over a short-range air defense system to Ukraine.

Soon, Latvia will send Ukraine the initial group of drones as part of the Drone Coalition—the delivery expense totals 1 million euros. Additionally, Latvia has already planned for a new military aid package this month. Furthermore, Ukraine and Latvia will soon collaborate on manufacturing drones for Ukraine's armed forces.