Diplomatic Circles

Latvia wants ‘more Canada’ in face of renewed Russian invasion, says departing envoy

Latvian Ambassador Kārlis Eihenbaums says Canada's NATO deployment has led to a flourishing of Ottawa-Riga ties.

Kārlis Eihenbaums departs Ottawa after more than five years as Latvia's top diplomat in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 2, 2022

Since starting his post in 2016, outgoing Latvian Ambassador Kārlis Eihenbaums says the relationship between Ottawa and Riga has grown to be a “very close” one, which he noted was fostered by Canada leading a NATO deployment in Latvia—becoming increasingly important after Rus...

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