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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze is pictured during a joint press conference with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot interact while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot interact while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn: A Farewell to Peace?

Jack Watling (L), Senior Research Fellow at Royal United Services Institute, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze, moderator Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for Europe at The New York Times, and Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, attend the Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 17, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / TANEL MEOS - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Tanel Meos/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn: A Farewell to Peace?

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze attends the Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 17, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / TANEL MEOS - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Tanel Meos/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn: A Farewell to Peace?

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze attends the Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 17, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / TANEL MEOS - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Tanel Meos/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn: A Farewell to Peace?

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze attends the Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 17, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / TANEL MEOS - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Tanel Meos/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn: A Farewell to Peace?

Jack Watling (L), Senior Research Fellow at Royal United Services Institute, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze, moderator Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for Europe at The New York Times, Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, and Mihai Popsoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, attend the Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 17, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / TANEL MEOS - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Tanel Meos/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn: A Farewell to Peace?

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze attends the Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 17, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / TANEL MEOS - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Tanel Meos/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting - Brussels

Baiba Braûe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, speaks to the press after arriving at NATO headquarters on the second day of the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting on December 04, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting taking place from December 3-4 is chaired by the new NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, who stepped into the role on October 1. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting - Brussels

Baiba Braûe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, speaks to the press after arriving at NATO headquarters on the second day of the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting on December 04, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting taking place from December 3-4 is chaired by the new NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, who stepped into the role on October 1. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting - Brussels

Baiba Braûe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, speaks to the press after arriving at NATO headquarters on the second day of the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting on December 04, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting taking place from December 3-4 is chaired by the new NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, who stepped into the role on October 1. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting - Brussels

Baiba Braûe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, speaks to the press after arriving at NATO headquarters on the second day of the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting on December 04, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting taking place from December 3-4 is chaired by the new NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, who stepped into the role on October 1. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting - Brussels

(From left), Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braze, Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Romania's Foreign Minister Luminita-Teodora Odobescu, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Slovenia's Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon, Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska pose for a group photo at NATO headquarters during the second day of the NATO foreign affairs ministers' meeting on December 04, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting taking place from December 3-4 is chaired by the new NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, who stepped into the role on October 1. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leadership of foreign ministries from Nordic-Baltic Eight countries visit Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Braze attends a joint briefing as leaders of foreign ministries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries are on a visit to Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Leadership of foreign ministries from Nordic-Baltic Eight countries visit Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 16, 2024 - State Secretary to Foreign and Defence Ministries of the Republic of Finland Pasi Rajala, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Margus Tsahkna, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Braze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Espen Barth Eide and Permanent Secretary of State of Iceland Martin Eyjolfsson (L to R) hold a joint briefing as leaders of foreign ministries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries are on a visit to Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Leadership of foreign ministries from Nordic-Baltic Eight countries visit Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 16, 2024 - State Secretary to Foreign and Defence Ministries of the Republic of Finland Pasi Rajala, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Margus Tsahkna, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Braze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Espen Barth Eide and Permanent Secretary of State of Iceland Martin Eyjolfsson (L to R) hold a joint briefing as leaders of foreign ministries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries are on a visit to Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Leadership of foreign ministries from Nordic-Baltic Eight countries visit Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Braze (L to R) hold a joint briefing as leaders of foreign ministries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries are on a visit to Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Leadership of foreign ministries from Nordic-Baltic Eight countries visit Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Braze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Espen Barth Eide and Permanent Secretary of State of Iceland Martin Eyjolfsson (L to R) hold a joint briefing as leaders of foreign ministries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries are on a visit to Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Leadership of foreign ministries from Nordic-Baltic Eight countries visit Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Braze and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Espen Barth Eide (L to R) attend a joint briefing as leaders of foreign ministries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries are on a visit to Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Leadership of foreign ministries from Nordic-Baltic Eight countries visit Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 16, 2024 - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Baiba Braze and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Espen Barth Eide (L to R) attend a joint briefing as leaders of foreign ministries from the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries are on a visit to Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itämeren valtioiden ulkoministerit kokoontuvat Porvooseen

Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen of Finland greeting Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia. The Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States convenes on June 13, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland. The members of the Council are the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland and the European Union. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-WOMEN'S 30KM MASS START FREE (CN)

(220220) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Baiba Bendika of Latvia competes during the cross-country skiing women's 30km mass start free of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)