During his time in office (July 2019-2023), Egils Levits made numerous international trips in his capacity as the president of Latvia.
Number of trips to each country One: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland Two: Estonia, Germany and Sweden Three: Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States Four: Ukraine
2019 Country Areas visited Dates Details ImageTallinn10 JulyFirst official visit. Met with President Kersti Kaljulaid and Prime Minister Jüri Ratas.Helsinki28 AugustWorking visit. Discussion of bilateral relations with President Sauli Niinistö.New York City 22–26 SeptemberAttended General debate of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General AssemblyTokyo21–24 October Enthronement of Japanese Emperor NaruhitoBrussels25 November Visit to NATO Headquarters; meeting with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.London3–4 DecemberSee 2019 London summit
2020 Country Areas visited Dates Details ImageGeneva20 JanuaryVisit to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
2021 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image Brussels13–14 JuneLevits travelled to Brussels to attend the 31st NATO summit.Stockholm20-22 JuneMet with King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden, country’s officials, business owners, higher education, science and culture representatives. Official visit to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 30th anniversary of the restoration of Latvia's independence.Vienna30 June–2 JulyParticipation in the "Austrian World Summit 2021"; meeting with President Alexander Van der Bellen.Sofia8–9 JulyAttended Three Seas Initiative summit.Kyiv23–24 AugustAttended Crimea Platform and Kyiv Independence Day ParadeNew York City20–23 SeptemberAttended General debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.Copenhagen12-13 October Malmö13 OctoberAttended the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism.Tartu5 NovemberMeeting with new Estonian President Alar KarisVilnius15 NovemberMet with Estonian President Alar Karis and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda.
2022 Country Areas visited Dates Details ImageMunich19 FebruaryAttended the Munich Security Conference. Also met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Brussels23-24 MarchLevits travelled to Brussels to attend the extraordinary NATO summit to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv 13 AprilMet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Estonian President Alar KarisBucharest10 JuneAttended Bucharest Nine Summit.Madrid28–30 JuneAttendance to the 32nd NATO summit. Kyiv 9 SeptemberMet with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki London18–19 September Attendance to the state funeral of Elizabeth IINew York City20-26 SeptemberAttended General debate of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly
2023 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image Munich17–18 February Meeting of the Munich Security Conference, talks with President Emmanuel Macron, President Gitanas Nausėda and Prime Minister Kaja Kallas Warsaw23 February Extraordinary Summit of the Bucharest Nine due to the Ukraine conflict, talks with President Joe Biden Lviv 3 March Baku 8–9 MarchOfficial visit; meetings with President Ilham Aliyev; participation in the opening of the 10th Baku Global Forum. Lisbon 11–14 AprilState visit; meetings with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and other officials; signing of memorandums of cooperation in science and culture. London6–7 May Attendance to the Coronation of King Charles IIIReykjavík16–17 MayLevits attended the 4th Council of Europe summit. Bratislava6–7 June Meeting with NATO leaders and talks with Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Attended Bucharest Nine Summit.
Multilateral meetings Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations took place during Egils Levits's presidency (2019–2023).
Group Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023UNGA 23–25 September, New York City 26 September,(videoconference) New York City 20–23 September, New York City 20-26 September, New York City NATO 3–4 December, Watford None 14 June, Brussels 24 March, Brussels June 28–30, MadridBucharest Nine 10 May, Bucharest 25 February, Warsaw 22 February, Warsaw10 June, Bucharest 6 June, BratislavaThree Seas Initiative 19 October,(videoconference) Tallinn 8–9 July, Sofia 20–21 June, Riga OthersNone Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla5–6 May, London
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