Ambassador of Ireland HE Eimear Friel presents credentials to President Levits
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29 June 2021
On 29 June, HE Eimear Friel, Ireland’s Ambassador to Latvia presented her credentials to the Latvian President Egils Levits at Riga Castle.
The credential ceremony itself was carried out in person and followed a simple yet elegant formula with an honour guard and salute on the Ambassador’s arrival.
The president expressed great interest in Ireland and extended warm greetings to President Higgins.
During their meeting President Levits and Ambassador Friel discussed a broad range of topics including the Irish and Latvian diaspora, human rights issues, Brexit and the UN security council.
Ambassador Friel is looking forward to getting to know Latvia and its people, and to further enhancing and deepening the connections between Ireland and Latvia.
