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Edgars Rinkevics elected president of Latvia

cde.news desk 1 June 2023, 09:20 · 1 min read

epa07622347 Latvia Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics attends a press conference after a Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) meeting in Jurmala, Latvia, 03 June 2019. Latvia handed over the presidency of CBSS to Denmark during the meeting. EPA-EFE/Toms Kalnins

VILNIUS (Reuters) – Latvia’s parliament has elected long-serving Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics as the country’s next president, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said.

Rinkevics will represent Latvia, a European Union and NATO member nation, at NATO’s Vilnius summit in July.

Rinkevics, 49, takes the largely ceremonial role after serving as Latvia’s foreign minister since 2011. He has also served in the country’s civil service.

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