LatviaPublished: 13 October 2026 at 06:57

Estonian President Madise to Visit Latvia on Tuesday

Estonian President Ille Madise will visit Latvia on Tuesday. It will be her first foreign trip since taking office.

Estonian President Ille Madise will visit Latvia on Tuesday. It will be the first foreign visit since she took office as head of state. Estonia is one of Latvia's neighbours in the Baltic region.

The upcoming visit was announced by Mārtiņš Drēģeris, an adviser to the President of Latvia. Other details, including the programme of the visit and planned meetings, were not mentioned in the source.

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