Editing Foreign relations of Israel (section)

=== Latvia ===
Latvia and Israel established diplomatic relations 6 January 1992. In October 2012, Foreign Minister [[Edgars Rinkēvičs]] called on Israeli officials for the development of economic and trade contacts between both countries and support for Latvia's accession to the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD). Rinkevics also met with Israeli President Shimon Peres on behalf of President Berzins to visit Latvia. Rinkevics and Peres agreed on the key significance of education and knowledge-based economies for the development of small countries further paving opportunities for our future cooperation between the two nations.<ref name="Baltic Export">{{cite web |url=http://balticexport.com/?article=rinkevics-izraela-aicina-attistit-ekonomiskas-attiecibas-un-atbalstit-latvijas-dalibu-oecd&lang=en |title=Rinkevics calls for development of economic relations and support for Latvia's OECD membership |publisher=Baltic Export |date=October 2012 |access-date=2 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061040/http://balticexport.com/?article=rinkevics-izraela-aicina-attistit-ekonomiskas-attiecibas-un-atbalstit-latvijas-dalibu-oecd&lang=en |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman also corroborated claims that Israel is interested in forging closer relations with Latvia as Rinkevics emphasized the 20th anniversary of relations between Latvia and Israel in 2012 and both foreign ministers expressed their commitment to strengthening economic and trade cooperation, including contacts between Latvian and Israeli entrepreneurs and a more cooperative operation in the fields of education, culture and science.<ref name="Baltic Export" />