The video message is on YouTube in Latvian but does come with a rough English translation in subtitles.
"It is a day when we think about Latvia more, on [a] much deeper level... there is no other one like Latvia, no better place for us," Levits says, adding that "Latvia is becoming more Latvian".
According to information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thousands of Latvians came together to celebrate Latvia’s November 18 birthday this week in Belgium, Poland, Australia, Hungary, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Germany, Sweden, Uzbekistan and elsewere with more celebrations planned.
