Editing Foreign relations of Latvia

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[[File:Ministry of Foreign Affairs Latvia.jpg|thumb|Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riga]]

{{Politics of Latvia}}
The '''foreign relations of Latvia''' are primarily managed by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]. The modern [[Republic of Latvia]] considers itself a continuation of the [[History of Latvia|1918–1940 Latvian state]]. After declaring the restoration of full independence on August 21, 1991, Latvia joined the [[United Nations]] on September 17, 1991, and has since become a signatory to numerous UN organizations and international agreements.

Latvia actively pursues deeper integration and cooperation with [[NATO]], the [[European Union]] (EU), the [[OECD]], and other Western organizations. It also seeks to expand its role in [[UN peacekeeping]] missions worldwide.

Latvia is a member of several international organizations, including:

* [[Council of Europe]] (CoE)
* [[International Council for the Exploration of the Sea]]
* [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO)
* [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA)
* [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO)
* [[United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund]] (UNICEF)
* [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC)
* [[World Bank]], [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF), and [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD)
* [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE)
* North Atlantic Coordinating Council (NACC)
* [[CERCO]]

In a [[2003 Latvian European Union membership referendum|nationwide referendum on September 20, 2003]], Latvians voted in favor of joining the [[European Union]]. Latvia officially became an [[EU member state]] on May 1, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cvk.lv/en/referendums/referendum-on-latvia-joining-eu|title=Referendum on Latvia joining EU {{!}} Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija|website=www.cvk.lv|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> It also joined [[NATO]] on March 29, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mod.gov.lv/en/node/306/latvia-and-nato|title=Latvia and NATO|website=Aizsardzības ministrija|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216104051/http://www.mod.gov.lv/en/node/306/latvia-and-nato|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On April 11, 2024, [[Latvia]] signed a 10-year security agreement with [[Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-latvia-sign-security-agreement-zelenskiy-says-2024-04-11/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
==Multilateral==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" 
!width="15%"| Organization
!width="12%"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
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|{{Flag|European Union}}||<!--Start date-->
| See [[2004 enlargement of the European Union]]
Latvia joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 May 2004.
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|{{Flag|NATO}}||<!--Start date-->
|  
Latvia joined [[NATO]] as a full member on 29 March 2004.
|}
== Diplomatic relations ==
List of countries which Latvia maintains diplomatic relations with:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic relations of Latvia.svg|frameless|425x425px]]
|-
!# !! Country !! Date<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2021 |title=Dates of establishment and renewal of diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/dates-establishment-and-renewal-diplomatic-relations |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=mfa.gov.lv}}</ref>
|-
|1 || {{Flag|Denmark}}|| 24 August 1991
|-
| 2|| {{Flag|Iceland}}|| 26 August 1991
|-
| 3 ||{{Flag|Australia}}|| 27 August 1991
|-
|4 ||{{Flag|Norway}}|| 27 August 1991
|-
|5 || {{Flag|Germany}}|| 28 August 1991
|-
|6 || {{Flag|Sweden}}|| 28 August 1991
|-
|7 || {{Flag|Finland}}|| 29 August 1991
|-
|8 ||{{Flag|France}}|| 30 August 1991
|-
|9 ||{{Flag|Italy}}|| 30 August 1991
|-
|10 || {{Flag|Poland}}|| 30 August 1991
|-
|11 ||{{Flag|Greece}}|| 2 September 1991
|-
| 12||{{Flag|Hungary}}|| 2 September 1991
|-
| 13||{{Flag|Canada}}|| 3 September 1991
|-
|14 ||{{Flag|Belgium}}|| 5 September 1991
|-
|15 || {{Flag|Switzerland}}|| 5 September 1991
|-
|16 ||{{Flag|United Kingdom}}|| 5 September 1991
|-
| 17||{{Flag|United States}}|| 5 September 1991
|-
| 18||{{Flag|Estonia}}|| 6 September 1991
|-
| 19||{{Flag|Bulgaria}}|| 10 September 1991
|-
|20 || {{Flag|China}}|| 12 September 1991
|-
|21 || {{Flag|Romania}}|| 13 September 1991
|-
|22
|{{Flag|Mauritania}}
|18 September 1991
|-
|23 || {{Flag|Netherlands}}|| 24 September 1991
|-
|24 || {{Flag|Argentina}}|| 26 September 1991
|-
|25 || {{Flag|Chile}}|| 26 September 1991
|-
|26 ||{{Flag|North Korea}}|| 26 September 1991
|-
| 27|| {{Flag|Slovenia}}|| 30 September 1991
|-
|– ||{{Flag|Holy See}}|| 1 October 1991
|-
|28 ||{{Flag|Portugal}}|| 2 October 1991
|-
|29 ||{{Flag|Russia}}|| 4 October 1991
|-
|30 ||{{Flag|Lithuania}}|| 5 October 1991
|-
|31||{{Flag|Ireland}}|| 9 October 1991
|-
| 32||{{Flag|Spain}}|| 9 October 1991
|-
| 33||{{Flag|Japan}}|| 10 October 1991
|-
|34||{{Flag|Mongolia}}|| 15 October 1991
|-
|35 ||{{Flag|South Korea}}|| 22 October 1991
|-
|36 ||{{Flag|Turkey}}|| 22 October 1991
|-
|37 ||{{Flag|South Africa}}|| 4 November 1991
|-
|38 || {{Flag|Mexico}}|| 27 November 1991
|-
|39 || {{Flag|India}}|| 7 December 1991
|-
|40 || {{Flag|Philippines}}|| 17 December 1991
|-
|41 || {{Flag|Jamaica}}|| 18 December 1991
|-
|42 || {{Flag|New Zealand}}|| 19 December 1991
|-
|43 || {{Flag|Cyprus}}|| 20 December 1991
|-
|44 || {{Flag|Cuba}}|| 20 December 1991
|-
|45 || {{Flag|Malta}}|| 1 January 1992
|-
|46 || {{Flag|Ghana}}|| 3 January 1992
|-
| 47||{{Flag|Israel}}|| 6 January 1992
|-
|48 ||{{Flag|Austria}}|| 19 January 1992
|-
|49 ||{{Flag|Singapore}}|| 20 January 1992
|-
|50 ||{{Flag|Egypt}}|| 23 January 1992
|-
|51 ||{{Flag|Luxembourg}}|| 29 January 1992
|-
|52 ||{{Flag|Ukraine}}|| 12 February 1992
|-
| 53||{{Flag|Vietnam}}|| 12 February 1992
|-
|54 ||{{Flag|Yemen}}|| 13 February 1992
|-
|55 ||{{Flag|Croatia}}|| 14 February 1992
|-
|56 ||{{Flag|Thailand}}|| 19 March 1992
|-
|57||{{Flag|Belarus}}|| 7 April 1992
|-
|58 ||{{Flag|Nepal}}|| 20 April 1992
|-
|59 ||{{Flag|Venezuela}}|| 23 April 1992
|-
|60||{{Flag|Albania}}|| 29 April 1992
|-
|61 ||{{Flag|Mozambique}}|| 29 April 1992
|-
|62 ||{{Flag|Paraguay}}|| 3 June 1992
|-
| 63||{{Flag|Senegal}}|| 9 June 1992
|-
|64 ||{{Flag|Tunisia}}|| 26 June 1992
|-
|65 ||{{Flag|Uruguay}}|| 6 July 1992
|-
|66||{{Flag|Iran}}|| 7 July 1992
|-
|67 ||{{Flag|Brazil}}|| 18 July 1992
|-
|68 ||{{Flag|Armenia}}|| 22 August 1992
|-
|69||{{Flag|Moldova}}|| 1 September 1992
|-
|70 || {{Flag|Morocco}}|| 5 October 1992
|-
|71 || {{Flag|Cabo Verde}}|| 21 October 1992
|-
|72||{{Flag|Ecuador}}|| 21 October 1992
|-
| 73||{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}|| 3 November 1992
|-
|74 ||{{Flag|Mali}}|| 26 November 1992
|-
| 75||{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}|| 10 December 1992
|-
| 76|| {{Flag|Czech Republic}}|| 1 January 1993
|-
|77 ||{{Flag|Slovakia}}|| 1 January 1993
|-
|78 ||{{Flag|Guatemala}}|| 14 January 1993
|-
|79 ||{{Flag|Bangladesh}}|| 21 January 1993
|-
|80||{{Flag|Oman}}|| 5 February 1993
|-
| 81||{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}|| 5 February 1993
|-
|82|| {{Flag|Georgia}}|| 11 March 1993
|-
|83||{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}|| 18 March 1993
|-
| 84||{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}|| 19 March 1993
|-
|85|| {{Flag|Burundi}}|| 24 May 1993
|-
|86|| {{Flag|Syria}}|| 25 May 1993
|-
|87
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|12 June 1993
|-
| 88||{{Flag|Indonesia}}|| 25 August 1993
|-
|89||{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}|| 11 January 1994
|-
| 90|| {{Flag|Panama}}|| 22 March 1994
|-
|91 || {{Flag|Seychelles}}|| 24 March 1994
|-
|92
|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}
|11 May 1994
|-
| 93||{{Flag|Maldives}}|| 20 June 1994
|-
| 94|| {{Flag|Nicaragua}}|| 20 June 1994
|-
| 95||{{Flag|Kuwait}}|| 15 July 1994
|-
|96 || {{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}|| 26 July 1994
|-
| 97|| {{Flag|Jordan}}|| 12 September 1994
|-
| 98||{{Flag|Laos}}|| 27 April 1995
|-
|99
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|19 July 1995
|-
| –|| {{Flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}|| 15 August 1995
|-
|100 ||{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}|| 18 September 1995
|-
|101 || {{Flag|Cambodia}}|| 22 September 1995
|-
| 102|| {{Flag|North Macedonia}}|| 14 March 1996
|-
|103|| {{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}|| 19 April 1996
|-
| 104||{{Flag|Chad}}|| 23 April 1996
|-
| 105|| {{Flag|Kenya}}|| 23 April 1996
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| 106|| {{Flag|Pakistan}}|| 29 April 1996
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| 107 || {{Flag|Ivory Coast}}|| 4 June 1996
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| 108|| {{Flag|Peru}}|| 23 July 1996
|-
| 109|| {{Flag|Andorra}}|| 27 August 1996
|-
|110 || {{Flag|Sri Lanka}}|| 19 September 1996
|-
|111 ||{{Flag|Gabon}}|| 31 October 1996
|-
|112 || {{Flag|Liechtenstein}}|| 3 December 1996
|-
|113 || {{Flag|Qatar}}|| 10 December 1996
|-
|114 || {{Flag|Guinea}}|| 17 January 1997
|-
| 115|| {{Flag|Zambia}}|| 27 February 1997
|-
| 116|| {{Flag|Benin}}|| 19 March 1997
|-
|117 || {{Flag|Namibia}}|| 11 April 1997
|-
|118 || {{Flag|Tanzania}}|| 28 November 1997
|-
|119 || {{Flag|Lebanon}}|| 16 January 1998
|-
| 120|| {{Flag|Gambia}}|| 12 March 1998
|-
| 121|| {{Flag|Algeria}}|| 29 April 1998
|-
| 122|| {{Flag|Malawi}}|| 10 September 1998
|-
| 123|| {{Flag|San Marino}}|| 7 March 2000
|-
|124 || {{Flag|Bahrain}}|| 27 March 2000
|-
| 125|| {{Flag|Brunei}}|| 14 July 2000
|-
| 126|| {{Flag|El Salvador}}|| 11 January 2001
|-
|127|| {{Flag|Serbia}}|| 19 January 2001
|-
|128|| {{Flag|Nigeria}}|| 30 March 2001
|-
|129 || {{Flag|Dominican Republic}}|| 15 August 2001
|-
| 130|| {{Flag|Mauritius}}|| 12 February 2003
|-
| 131|| {{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}|| 11 March 2003
|-
| 132|| {{Flag|Botswana}}|| 17 March 2003
|-
| 133|| {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}|| 21 March 2003
|-
|134||{{Flag|Costa Rica}}|| 15 May 2003
|-
|135||{{Flag|Honduras}}|| 1 July 2003
|-
|136|| {{Flag|Bolivia}}|| 8 July 2003
|-
| 137|| {{Flag|Iraq}}|| 15 October 2004
|-
| 138||{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}|| 18 January 2005
|-
|139|| {{Flag|Bahamas}}|| 20 January 2005
|-
| 140|| {{Flag|Belize}}|| 3 February 2005
|-
| 141|| {{Flag|Guyana}}|| 16 March 2005
|-
|142 || {{Flag|Montenegro}}|| 19 June 2006
|-
| 143|| {{Flag|Saint Lucia}}|| 21 June 2006
|-
| 144|| {{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}|| 25 August 2006
|-
|145 ||{{Flag|Haiti}}|| 14 December 2006
|-
|146
|{{Flag|Libya}}
|16 February 2007
|-
|147
|{{Flag|Rwanda}}
|10 April 2007
|-
|148
|{{Flag|Dominica}}
|27 September 2007
|-
|149
|{{Flag|Fiji}}
|7 March 2008
|-
|150
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|11 March 2008
|-
|151
|{{Flag|Barbados}}
|15 May 2008
|-
|–
|{{Flag|Kosovo}}
|10 June 2008
|-
|152
|{{Flag|Monaco}}
|15 October 2008
|-
|153
|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
|13 November 2008
|-
|154
|{{Flag|Suriname}}
|20 May 2009
|-
|155
|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|8 June 2009
|-
|156
|{{Flag|Comoros}}
|24 February 2010
|-
|157
|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|14 January 2011
|-
|158
|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}
|6 April 2011
|-
|159
|{{Flag|Angola}}
|7 July 2011
|-
|160
|{{Flag|Tuvalu}}
|7 July 2011
|-
|161
|{{Flag|Djibouti}}
|30 March 2012
|-
|162
|{{Flag|Eritrea}}
|5 April 2012
|-
|163
|{{Flag|Niger}}
|17 April 2012
|-
|164
|{{Flag|Central African Republic}}
|30 May 2012
|-
|165
|{{Flag|Samoa}}
|28 June 2012
|-
|166
|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}}
|28 June 2012
|-
|167
|{{Flag|Grenada}}
|19 September 2012
|-
|168
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|26 September 2012
|-
|169
|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}
|26 September 2013
|-
|170
|{{Flag|Timor-Leste}}
|27 September 2013
|-
|171
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|1 October 2013
|-
|172
|{{Flag|Lesotho}}
|10 February 2014
|-
|173
|{{Flag|Liberia}}
|10 April 2014
|-
|174
|{{Flag|Togo}}
|23 September 2014
|-
|175
|{{Flag|Somalia}}
|26 September 2014
|-
|176
|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}
|12 December 2014
|-
|177
|{{Flag|Sudan}}
|23 January 2015
|-
|178
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
|23 January 2015
|-
|179
|{{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
|25 February 2015
|-
|180
|{{Flag|Palau}}
|20 March 2015
|-
|181
|{{Flag|Vanuatu}}
|7 April 2015
|-
|182
|{{Flag|Kiribati}}
|10 April 2015
|-
|183
|{{Flag|Cameroon}}
|16 April 2015
|-
|184
|{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}
|9 May 2018
|-
|185
|{{Flag|Nauru}}
|21 May 2018
|-
|186
|{{Flag|Madagascar}}
|26 September 2018<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Latvia and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?p=%28+%28series%3A%22Diplomatic+relations+between+Latvia+and+...%22%29%29&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&sf=year&so=a&ln=en&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Latvia+and+...&f1=series&m1=p&m2=a&m3=a&op1=a&op2=a&as_query=eyJwcm9tb3RlZF9maWVsZHMiOiB7InJlc291cmNlX3R5cGUiOiAiIiwgImNvbGxlY3Rpb24iOiAiIn0sICJkYXRlX3NlbGVjdG9yIjogeyJkYXRlVHlwZSI6ICJjcmVhdGlvbl9kYXRlIiwgImRhdGVQZXJpb2QiOiAiYWxseWVhcnMiLCAiZGF0ZUZyb20iOiAiIiwgImRhdGVUbyI6ICIifSwgImNsYXVzZXMiOiBbeyJzZWFyY2hJbiI6ICJzZXJpZXMiLCAiY29udGFpbiI6ICJwaHJhc2UtbWF0Y2giLCAidGVybSI6ICJEaXBsb21hdGljIHJlbGF0aW9ucyBiZXR3ZWVuIExhdHZpYSBhbmQgLi4uIiwgIm9wZXJhdG9yIjogIkFORCJ9XX0%3D&jrec=51&rg=50&as=1 |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref>
|-
|187
|{{Flag|Eswatini}}
|16 November 2018<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|188
|{{Flag|Tonga}}
|28 October 2020<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|189
|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|14 July 2021<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|190
|{{Flag|South Sudan}}
|23 September 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 September 2021|title=Diplomatic relations established between Latvia and South Sudan|url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/article/diplomatic-relations-established-between-latvia-and-south-sudan|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
|191
|{{Flag|Marshall Islands}}
|19 September 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=On the margins of UNGA had a very good meeting with Foreign Minister of Marshall Islands Kitlang Kabua, we signed Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations and discussed mutual cooperation in the international organisations |url=https://twitter.com/edgarsrinkevics/status/1571886849580322817 |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
|}

==Relations by country==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" 
! style="width:15%;" | Country
! style="width:12%;" | Formal Relations Began
! Notes
|-
|{{Flag|Albania}}||<!--Date began-->1928-02-16, 1992-04-22 
|
*Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1928 and were restored in 1992.<ref name="ambasadat.gov.al">{{cite web|url=http://www.ambasadat.gov.al/poland/en/bilateral-relations|title=Bilateral Relations – Albanian Embassy in Poland|website=Ambasadat.gov.al|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> 
*Albania is represented in Latvia by its embassy in [[Warsaw]], Poland.<ref name="ambasadat.gov.al"/> 
*Latvia is represented in Albania by its embassy in Rome, Italy and an honorary consulate in [[Tirana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/diplomatic-missions#AL|title=Diplomatic missions – MFA of Latvia|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507173934/https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/diplomatic-missions#AL|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
*Both countries have a number of bilateral agreements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-agreements?title=&signer=&country=70&organization=0&branch=0&status=0&date=&search=true|title=Bilateral Agreements – MFA of Latvia|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305193120/http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-agreements?title=&signer=&country=70&organization=0&branch=0&status=0&date=&search=true|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|Armenia}} ||<!--Date began--> 1992-08-22
|See [[Foreign relations of Armenia|Armenia–Latvia relations]]
* Armenia is represented in Latvia through its embassy in [[Warsaw]] ([[Poland]]).
* Latvia is represented in Armenia through a non-resident ambassador based in [[Riga]] (at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and through an honorary consulate in [[Yerevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/ministry/mission/?lv=1&org=ARM |title=Diplomatic missions – MFA of Latvia |access-date=February 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605110037/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/ministry/mission/?lv=1&org=ARM |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref> 
* Latvia has [[Recognition of the Armenian Genocide|recognized]] the [[Armenian genocide]] in 2021.
*Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Armenia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Armenia/|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Relations Between Latvia and Armenia|date=June 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621120238/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Armenia/|archive-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref> 
|-
|{{Flag|Austria}} ||<!--Date began-->|| 
* Austria has an embassy in Riga. 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Vienna]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
|-
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}} ||<!--Date began-->1994-01-11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/arpolitika/divpusejas-attiecibas/latvijas-un-azerbaidzanas-attiecibas|title=Latvijas Republikas un Azerbaidžānas Republikas divpusējās attiecības|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>||See [[Foreign relations of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan–Latvia relations]]

* Azerbaijan has an embassy in [[Riga]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Azerbaijani embassy in Riga|url=http://www.azembassy.lv/index.php?lang=eng|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010212003/http://www.azembassy.lv/index.php?lang=eng|archive-date=10 October 2009|access-date=21 June 2009}}</ref>
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Baku]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)]]. 
* Both countries were former republics of the [[Soviet Union]].
* Azerbaijan recognized the independence of Latvia on 30 August 1991.
* Latvia recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on 8 January 1992.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080621120713/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Azerbaijan/ Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Azerbaijan] 
|-
|{{Flag|Belgium}} ||<!--Date began-->|| 
* Belgium is accredited to Latvia from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Brussels]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. 
|-
|{{Flag|Bulgaria}} ||<!--Date began-->1922-05-24, <!--Date began-->1991-09-10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/arpolitika/divpusejas-attiecibas/latvijas-un-bulgarijas-divpusejas-attiecibas|title=Latvijas Republikas un Bulgārijas Republikas divpusējās attiecības|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>||See [[Bulgaria–Latvia relations]]
Bulgaria is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Riga. Latvia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Sofia. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}} ||<!--Date began-->1921-01-26, 1991-08-26<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/ottawa/bilateral-relations/history-of-diplomatic-relations|title=History of Diplomatic Relations|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>||See [[Canada–Latvia relations]]
* Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on September 3, 1991.
* Canada has an embassy in [[Riga]].
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Ottawa]] and 2 honorary consulates in [[Quebec City|Quebec]] and [[Toronto]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] and of [[NATO]].
|-
|{{Flag|China}}||<!--Date began-->||See [[China–Latvia relations]]
* China has an embassy in [[Riga]].
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Beijing]].
* In June 2020, Latvia openly opposed the [[2020 Hong Kong national security law|Hong Kong national security law]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawler |first1=Dave |title= The 53 countries supporting China's crackdown on Hong Kong|url= https://www.axios.com/countries-supporting-china-hong-kong-law-0ec9bc6c-3aeb-4af0-8031-aa0f01a46a7c.html|website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |access-date=3 July 2020 |language=en |date=2 July 2020}}</ref>

|-
|{{Flag|Colombia}} ||<!--Date began-->1922-07-08, 1995-07-19<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/arpolitika/divpusejas-attiecibas/latvijas-un-kolumbijas-attiecibas|title=Latvijas Republikas un Kolumbijas Republikas divpusējās attiecības|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
|
*Colombia counts with an honorary consulate in [[Riga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/ubicacion|title=Ubicación|website=Cancillería.gov.co|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>
*Latvia counts with an honorary consulate in [[Bogotá]] and is represented by the German embassy in Colombia for consular services only.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/colombia/travel_eu/embassies/index_es.htm#hungria|title=Embajadas|publisher=Europa (web portal)|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> 
*Colombia recognized Latvia as an independent country after the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/international/regions/europe/union/member/latvia|title=- Cancillería|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|Croatia}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Foreign relations of Croatia]] 
* Croatia is represented in Latvia through its embassy in [[Budapest]] ([[Hungary]]).
* Latvia is represented in Croatia through its embassy in [[Stockholm]] ([[Sweden]]).
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. 
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|{{Flag|Cyprus}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Foreign relations of Cyprus|Cyprus–Latvia relations]] 
* Cyprus is represented in Latvia through its embassy in [[Stockholm]] ([[Sweden]]).
* Latvia is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]). 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{Flag|Czech Republic}} ||<!--Date began-->|| 
* Czech Republic has an embassy in Riga. 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Prague]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. 
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|{{Flag|Denmark}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Denmark–Latvia relations]] 
*Denmark has an embassy in Riga.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ambriga.um.dk/en|title= Danish embassy in Riga, Latvia|author= Government of Denmark|access-date= 22 February 2011|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110415042147/http://www.ambriga.um.dk/en/|archive-date= 15 April 2011|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
*Latvia has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.am.gov.lv/en/copenhagen/|title= Latvian embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark|author= Government of Latvia|access-date=22 February 2011}}</ref> 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{Flag|Estonia}} ||<!--Date began-->1919-07-21, 1991-09-06<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/arpolitika/divpusejas-attiecibas/latvijas-un-igaunijas-attiecibas|title=Latvijas Republikas un Igaunijas Republikas divpusējās attiecības|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>||See [[Estonia–Latvia relations]]
* Both states share a long common history: before 1918, they were both part of the [[Russian Empire]].<ref name="ee">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.ee/eng/kat_176/1206.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803035931/http://www.mfa.ee/eng/kat_176/1206.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 3, 2007|title=Välisministeerium : Estonia and Latvia|date=August 3, 2007|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
* They were both re-occupied by the [[USSR]] between 1945 and 1991. Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 3, 1992.
* Estonia has an embassy in [[Riga]]. Latvia has an embassy in [[Tallinn]].
* The two states share 343&nbsp;km of common borders. {{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
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|{{Flag|Finland}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Finland–Latvia relations]] 
* Finland has an embassy in Riga. 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Helsinki]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. 
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|{{Flag|France}} ||<!--Date began-->1921-01-26, 1991-08-30||See [[Foreign relations of France|France–Latvia relations]] 
* France has an embassy in Riga. 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Paris]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{Flag|Georgia}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Foreign relations of Georgia|Georgia–Latvia relations]]
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|{{Flag|Germany}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Foreign relations of Germany|Germany–Latvia relations]] 
* Germany has an embassy in Riga. 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Berlin]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{Flag|Greece}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Greece-Latvia relations]] 
* Greece has an embassy in Riga.
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Athens]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. 
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|{{Flag|Hungary}} ||<!--Date began-->|| 
* Hungary has an embassy in Riga. 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Budapest]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{Flag|Iceland}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Iceland–Latvia relations]]
Iceland was the first country to recognise the independence of Latvia in August 1991. Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on August 22, 1991. Iceland is represented in Latvia through its embassy in [[Helsinki]] ([[Finland]]). Latvia is represented in Iceland through its embassy in [[Oslo]] ([[Norway]]) and an honorary consulate in Reykjavik. Both countries are full members of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]], of [[NATO]], and of the [[Council of Europe]].
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|{{Flag|Iraq}} ||<!--Date began--> 2004-10-15
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* Iraq recognized the independence of Latvia on January 1, 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Iraq/ |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Relations Between Latvia and Iraq |access-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621120402/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Iraq/ |archive-date=2008-06-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* In 2005, a project entitled Latvian Government's Assistance to Iraq in the Documentation of Architectural and Archaeological Objects with Photogrammetric Methods was implemented.la
* Latvia's participation in the [[Iraq War]] commenced in May 2003.  At their peak the number of Latvian soldiers in Iraq was 126. They were withdrawn on November 8, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23564&Itemid=21 |title=mnf-iraq.com |access-date=February 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904135548/http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23564&Itemid=21 |archive-date=September 4, 2009 }}</ref>
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia: Iraq<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Iraq/ |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Relations Between Latvia and Iraq |website=www.am.gov.lv |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621120402/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Iraq/ |archive-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Israel}} ||<!--Date began-->1992-01-06||See [[Israel–Latvia relations]]
* Israel recognized Latvia's independence on September 4, 1991.
* Israel has an embassy in [[Riga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riga.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/missionhome.asp?LanguageID=0&Question2=&MissionID=91&MissionID=|title=Error-2010-f3|website=Riga.mfa.gov.il|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Ashdod]] and [[Eilat]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/ministry/mission/?lv=1&org=ISR|title=Diplomatic missions – MFA of Latvia|website=Am.gov.lv|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>
* There are 9,000 [[Jew]]s living in Latvia (see [[History of the Jews in Latvia]]).
* Both countries are full members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. 
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|{{Flag|Italy}} ||<!--Date began-->|| 
* Italy has an embassy in Riga. 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Rome]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} ||<!--Date began--> 1992-12-30
|See [[Foreign relations of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan–Latvia relations]]
* Kazakhstan recognised Latvia's independence on December 23, 1991.
* Latvia recognised the independence of Kazakhstan on January 8, 1992.
* Kazakhstan is represented in Latvia through its embassy in [[Vilnius]] ([[Lithuania]]) and though an honorary consulate in [[Riga]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kazakhstan.embassy.lt/ |title=Embassy of Kazakhstan |access-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830182127/http://kazakhstan.embassy.lt/ |archive-date=2009-08-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Astana]] and an honorary consulate in [[Almaty]].
* Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Kazakhstan<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Kazakhstan/|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Relations between Latvia and Kazakhstan|date=June 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621120412/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Kazakhstan/|archive-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Kosovo}}||<!--Date began-->||See [[Kosovo–Latvia relations]]
Latvia [[International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|recognized]] it on February 20, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/news/press-releases/2008/february/20-4/|title=Announcement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Latvia on recognition of Kosovo's independence|publisher=[[Latvia|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Latvia]]|date=February 20, 2008|access-date=February 20, 2008|archive-date=March 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330022253/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/news/press-releases/2008/february/20-4/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Latvian and Kosovan governments established diplomatic relations on June 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/10900/ |title=BalkanInsight.com - Kosovo & Latvia Open Diplomatic Ties |website=www.balkaninsight.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611125230/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/10900/ |archive-date=11 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Latvia's involvement in Kosovo date back to 2000 when it first sent [[peacekeeping]] troops.
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|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}||<!--Date began-->1993-03-18
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 18, 1993.<ref name="mfa.gov.lv">{{cite web|title=Dates of establishment and renewal of diplomatic relations|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/policy/establishment-and-renewal-of-diplomatic-relations|access-date=January 10, 2018|website=Mfa.gov.lv}}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
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|{{Flag|Lithuania}} ||<!--Date began-->1991-10-05
|See [[Latvia–Lithuania relations]]
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Vilnius]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/vilnius/|title=EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA|website=Am.gov.lv|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Riga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lv.mfa.lt/|title= Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of Latvia|website=Lv.mfa.lt|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
* The two states share {{convert|588|km|mi}} of common border. Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{Flag|Luxembourg}} ||<!--Date began-->||
*Luxembourg did not recognise the annexation of the Baltic States by the USSR in 1940–1991 either de jure or de facto.
*Diplomatic relations between the two countries were restored on April 21, 1992.
*Latvia is represented in Luxembourg through its embassy in Brussel (Belgium) and through an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Riga.
*Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union.
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|{{Flag|Malaysia}} ||<!--Date began-->||
Latvia doesn't have any embassy in Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/mission/?lv=0&type=1&riga=on|title=Foreign diplomatic missions (1)|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia|access-date=January 16, 2014|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116204824/http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/mission/?lv=0&type=1&riga=on|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Malaysian embassy in [[Helsinki]] is accredited to Latvia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/mission/?lv=2&org=MYS|title=Foreign diplomatic missions (2)|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia|access-date=January 16, 2014|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116180312/http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/mission/?lv=2&org=MYS|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/data/file/diplist.pdf|title=EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia|access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Mexico}}||<!-- Start date -->November 27, 1991||See [[Latvia–Mexico relations]]
* Latvia is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States, and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/usa|title=EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
* Mexico is accredited to Latvia from its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden and maintains an honorary consulate in Riga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/suecia/index.php/es/|title=Inicio|website=Embamex.sre.gob.mx|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Moldova}}||<!--Date began-->||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 1, 1992.<ref name="mfa.gov.lv"/> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]]. 
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|{{Flag|Montenegro}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Foreign relations of Montenegro|Latvia–Montenegro relations]]
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|{{Flag|Netherlands}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Foreign relations of the Netherlands|Latvia–Netherlands relations]] 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[The Hague]].
* Netherlands has an embassy in Riga. 
* Both nations are members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. 
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|{{Flag|Norway}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Foreign relations of Norway|Latvia–Norway relations]] 
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|{{Flag|Poland}} ||<!--Date began-->1991-08-30||See [[Latvia–Poland relations]]
* Poland recognised Latvia's independence on January 27, 1921.
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Warsaw]] and 3 honorary consulates (in [[Katowice]], [[Gdańsk]] and [[Łódź]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gov.lv/poland|title=Latvijas vēstniecība Polijā|website=Am.gov.lv|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>
* Poland has an embassy in [[Riga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryga.polemb.net/index.php?document=25|title=Placówki Dyplomatyczne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej|website=Ryga.polemb.net|access-date=February 20, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616011309/http://www.ryga.polemb.net/index.php?document=25|archive-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>
* There are around 57,000 [[Polish people|Poles]] living in Latvia.
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]], of [[NATO]] and of the [[European Union]].
* Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Poland<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Poland/ |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Relations Between Latvia and Poland |website=www.am.gov.lv |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702213508/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Poland/ |archive-date=2 July 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 
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|{{Flag|Portugal}} ||<!--Date began-->|| 
* Latvia is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Dublin, Ireland.
* Portugal is accredited to Latvia from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{Flag|Romania}} ||<!--Date began-->1922-01-03
|
* Between June 2, 1922 – October 18, 1939, the diplomatic representation of Latvia in Romania was handled by the Latvian legation in Prague, in then neighbouring Czechoslovakia. In 1924, Latvia opened 3 honorary consulates in Romania (in [[Bucharest]], [[Constanţa]] and [[Galaţi]]). In May 1929, Romania opened its legation in Riga.
* On October 18, 1939, Latvia opened its legation in Bucharest.
* Romania recognized Latvia on August 26, 1991.
* Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on September 13, 1991.
* Latvia is represented in Romania through its embassy in [[Warsaw]] ([[Poland]]).
* Romania is represented in Latvia through its embassy in [[Vilnius]] ([[Lithuania]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Riga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romania.lt/|title=romania.lt – Biznesa Pasaule|website=Romania.lt|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]], the [[European Union]], and the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
* Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Romania<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Romania/ |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Relations Between Latvia and Romania |website=www.am.gov.lv |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621120942/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Romania/ |archive-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Russia}} ||<!--Date began-->1920-10-04 and again 1991-10-04||See [[Latvia–Russia relations]]
* Until 1917, Latvia had been part of the Russian empire. Following the Latvian declaration of independence, [[Latvian War of Independence|war]] broke out between Latvia and the [[Russian SFSR]].
* Diplomatic relations between the two countries were first established in 1920, following the conclusion of a Soviet-Latvian peace treaty on August 11, 1920.<ref>Text in ''League of Nations Treaty Series'', vol. 2, pp. 196–231</ref> The treaty was ratified by the Latvian Constituent Assembly on September 2, and by the Latvian government on September 25. On the Russian side, it was ratified by the Pan Russian Central Executive Committee on September 9. Ratification letters were exchanged between the two governments in Moscow on October 4, the date on which in entered into effect. These relations lasted until the Soviet take over of Latvia in 1940.
* Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian government recognized the independence of Latvia on August 24, 1991.
* Russia expresses concern for how Latvia's language and naturalization laws effect Latvia's Russian-speaking population. Russians comprised 27.6% of the population in 2010. In turn, Latvia is interested in the welfare of ethnic Latvians still residing in Russia. The latest Russian census shows about 40,000 still living in Russia, but sources indicate that given the probability of an undercount, Latvians in Russia probably number about 50,000–60,000.
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|{{Flag|Serbia}} ||<!--Date began-->2001-01-19||
* Latvia has a non-resident ambassador in [[Riga]] (in the Foreign Ministry).
* Serbia is represented in Latvia through its embassy in [[Stockholm]] ([[Sweden]]). 
* Latvia is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Serbia is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|candidate]].
* Latvian Foreign Ministry about relations with Serbia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Serbia/ |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Relations Between Latvia and Serbia |website=www.am.gov.lv |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621120953/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Serbia/ |archive-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Latvia<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Latvia/index_e.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 3, 2009 |archive-date=July 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717143700/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Latvia/index_e.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Slovakia}} ||<!--Date began-->
|
*Both countries established direct diplomatic relations on January 1, 1993. Latvia is represented in Slovakia through its embassy in Vienna (Austria). Slovakia has an embassy in Riga. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. Latvian Foreign Minister Indulis Berzins and his Slovak counterpart Eduard Kukan met in Riga in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Latvian, Slovak foreign ministers praise ties, discuss EU, NATO integration |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F97DF606B6F9CAF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |quote=Relations between Latvia and Slovakia are good and have a potential for development, Latvian Foreign Minister Indulis Berzins and his Slovak counterpart Eduard Kukan agreed in the talks in Riga today. Latvia and Slovakia have common foreign policy aims which facilitate bilateral relations and discussions. Berzins and Kukan agreed that both countries were interested in development of a political dialogue, cooperation between foreign and defence ministries, as well as... |work=[[Baltic News Service|BNS]] |access-date=June 11, 2009 |date=November 6, 2000}}</ref> 
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|{{Flag|South Korea}}||<!--Date began-->1991-10-22<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24620.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea |website=www.mofa.go.kr |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224082855/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24620.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|See Latvia – South Korea relations<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=103|title=SearchMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea|website=www.mofa.go.kr}}</ref>

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Latvijas Republika began on 1991-10-22.
*The two countries have good relations.
*Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Lee Kyung-soo visited to the Latvia in December 2018 and attended a plaque-hanging ceremony of the Republic of Korea embassy in Riga which is the Republic of Korea's first permanent mission in the [[Baltic region]] and a reception to celebrate the opening of the embassy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=%2Fwebmodule%2Fhtsboard%2Ftemplate%2Fread%2Fengreadboard.jsp%3FtypeID%3D12%26boardid%3D302%26seqno%3D313147 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Press Releases |access-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061411/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=%2Fwebmodule%2Fhtsboard%2Ftemplate%2Fread%2Fengreadboard.jsp%3FtypeID%3D12%26boardid%3D302%26seqno%3D313147 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
** Latvian embassy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/seoul|title=Latvijas Republikas vēstniecība Korejas Republikā|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> and an Honorary Consuls in  Seoul.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/diplomatic-missions#KR|title=Diplomatic missions – MFA of Latvia|website=Mfa.gov.lv|access-date=January 10, 2018|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507173934/https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/diplomatic-missions#KR|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
** South Korean embassy in Latvia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/lv-ko/index.do|title=주 라트비아 대한민국 대사관|website=overseas.mofa.go.kr}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Spain}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Latvia–Spain relations]] 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Madrid]].
* Spain has an embassy in Riga. 
* Both countries are members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. 
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|{{Flag|Sweden}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Latvia–Sweden relations]] 
Sweden recognized Latvia on 4 February 1921.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://static.bonniernews.se/gcs/arkivet/1921/02/bib13991099_19210205_0_34_262021/bib13991099_19210205_0_34_0006-5306x6670.jpeg |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |title=Namn och nytt... |trans-title=Name and new... |page=13 |date=1921-02-05 |access-date=12 February 2025 |language=sv |quote=Regeringen har i gårdagens konselj erkänt republikerna Estland och Lettland såsom självständiga och oberoende stater. |trans-quote=At yesterday's council, the government recognized the republics of Estonia and Latvia as independent and sovereign states.}}</ref>

Sweden resumed diplomatic relations with Latvia on 28 August 1991.<ref name="lat1">{{cite book |url=https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/41afab8ce4f94d9ca8cd46138b8b3175/avtal-med-lettland-om-aterupprattande-av-diplomatiska-forbindelser-stockholm-den-28-augusti-1991.pdf |title=Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1991:35 |year=1991 |publisher=Utrikesdepartementet |location=Stockholm |language=sv |issn=0284-1967 |id={{LIBRIS|4110996}} |page=1}}</ref>
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Stockholm]]. 
* Sweden has an embassy in Riga. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. 
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|{{Flag|Taiwan}} ||<!--Date began-->1923||See [[Foreign relations of Taiwan]]
* Both countries had relations from 1923 to 1991.
* The Republic of China (Taiwan) never recognized the de jure incorporation of Latvia into the Soviet Union.
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|{{Flag|Tajikistan}} ||<!--Date began-->1994-05-11
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 11, 1994.<ref name="mfa.gov.lv"/> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
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|{{Flag|Turkey}} ||<!--Date began-->||See [[Foreign relations of Turkey|Latvia–Turkey relations]] 
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Ankara]].
* Turkey has an embassy in Riga.
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{Flag|Ukraine}} ||<!--Date began-->1992-02-12
|See [[Latvia–Ukraine relations]]
* Latvia has an embassy in [[Kyiv]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Lviv]] and [[Odesa]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/ukraine/|title=Embassy of Latvia in Ukraine|website=Am.gov.lv|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>
* Ukraine has an embassy in [[Riga]] and an honorary consulate in [[Ventspils]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.ua/latvia/en/news/top.htm|title=Посольство України в Латвійській Республіці|website=Mfa.gov.ua|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=August 5, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805054948/www.mfa.gov.ua/latvia/en/news/top.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* There are around 92,000 [[Ukrainian diaspora|Ethnic Ukrainians]] living in Latvia. {{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
* Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ukraine<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Ukraine/ |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Relations Between Latvia and Ukraine |website=www.am.gov.lv |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621120546/http://www.am.gov.lv/en/policy/bilateral-relations/4542/Ukraine/ |archive-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} ||<!--Date began-->1991-09-05
|See [[Latvia–United Kingdom relations]]
Latvia established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 5 September 1991.
* Latvia maintains an embassy in London.
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Lithuania through its embassy in [[Riga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-riga|title=British Embassy Riga|website=GOV.UK|access-date=9 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608080422/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-riga|archive-date=8 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

Both countries share common membership of the [[Council of Europe]], [[International Criminal Court]], [[Joint Expeditionary Force]], [[NATO]], [[OECD]], [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], and the [[World Trade Organization]].
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|{{Flag|United States}} ||<!--Date began--> 1922-07-28
|See [[Latvia – United States relations]]
* The U.S. Legation in [[Riga]] was officially established on November 13, 1922 and served as the headquarters for U.S. representation in the [[Baltics]] during the interwar era. The Soviet invasion forced the closure of the legation on September 5, 1940, but Latvian representation in the United States has continued uninterrupted for 85 years.
* Latvia has an [[Embassy of Latvia, Washington, D.C.|embassy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. 
* the United States has an embassy in Riga. 
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]].
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==See also==
* [[Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Latvia in Lviv]] 
* [[List of diplomatic missions of Latvia]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions in Latvia]]
* [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia)]]
* [[Visa requirements for Latvian citizens]]
==References==
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