France–Latvia relations

France–Latvia relations are the bilateral relations between France and Latvia. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, European Union, NATO and the Eurozone.

France-Latvia relations

France	Latvia

History

France recognized Latvia on 26 January 1921. France has never recognised the annexation of Latvia by the former Soviet Union. France re-recognized Latvia on 27 August 1991 and both established diplomatic relations on 30 August 1991.^[1]

Since 2008, Latvia is an observer on the Francophonie.

High level visits

High-level visits from France to Latvia

• On 21–22 May 2015, President François Hollande travelled to Riga to participate in the 2015 Eastern Partnership Summit.^[2] Side talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras were held on Greek debt.^[3]
• On 29–30 September 2020, President Emmanuel Macron travelled to Riga and met with President Egils Levits and Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš.

High-level visits from Latvia to France

• On 1 October 2024, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa attended the 70th-anniversary celebrations of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Cessy, near Geneva. During this visit, she toured the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) cavern and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) tunnel. This event was significant as it marked a milestone in scientific collaboration and innovation.^[4]
• On 27 March 2025, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" in Paris hosted by President Macron.^[5]

Resident diplomatic missions

• France has an embassy in Riga.^[6]
• Latvia has an embassy in Paris and 9 honorary consulates (in Bordeaux, Calais, Lyon, Marseille, Nancy, Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Strasbourg and Toulouse).^[7]

See also

• Foreign relations of France
• Foreign relations of Latvia