"Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Belgium, Poland, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia from March 3 to 8, 2022. The trip continues extensive consultations and coordination with our NATO Allies and European partners about the Russian Federation’s continued premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine," the State Department said.
.@SecBlinken travels to #Latvia on March 7 to meet with President @valstsgriba, PM @krisjaniskarins, and FM @edgarsrinkevics to discuss efforts to support Ukraine, strengthen NATO deterrence and defense, promote democracy, and deepen economic ties. 🇺🇸 🇱🇻https://t.co/lJgMAPaDut pic.twitter.com/vNIPSofcCB
— U.S. Embassy Riga (@USEmbassyRiga) March 2, 2022
"The Secretary will travel to Vilnius, Lithuania on March 6 to meet with President Gitanas Nauseda, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis. On March 7, the Secretary will travel to Riga, Latvia, to meet with President Egils Levits, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, and Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics. He will travel to Tallinn, Estonia, on March 8 to meet with President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets. During all three stops, he will discuss joint efforts to support Ukraine, strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense, promote democracy and human rights, and pursue deeper economic and energy cooperation with our Baltic Allies," the statement said.
Blinken was last in Latvia as recently as December, 2021.
