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Israel–Latvia relations are foreign relations betweenIsrael andLatvia. Israel recognized Latvia's independence in 1991. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. Israel opened embassy in Riga in October 1992, and Latvia opened embassy inTel Aviv in 1995.[1]
Latvia is home to 4,500 Jews.[2]
| Year | Visit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Latvian PresidentGuntis Ulmanis visits Israel | The first Latvian President to visit Israel |
| 2005 | The Israeli PresidentMoshe Katsav visits Latvia | The first Israeli President to visit Latvia |
| 2006 | The Latvian PresidentVaira Vike-Freiberga visits Israel | |
| 2013 | The Israeli PresidentShimon Peres visits Latvia | |
| 2017 | The Speaker of theKnessetYuli-Yoel Edelstein visit Latvia | |
| 2020 | TheSaeima speakerInara Murniece visits Israel | Participates in the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. |
| 2022 | The Latvian PresidentEgils Levits visits Israel |
Israel and Latvia trade is also influenced by the EU - Israel Free Trade Agreement from 1995.[3][4]
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| Total trade value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 58.4 | 30 | 88.4 |
| 2022 | 67.9 | 40.2 | 108.1 |
| 2021 | 65.1 | 33.6 | 98.7 |
| 2020 | 64.4 | 24.4 | 88.8 |
| 2019 | 51.1 | 28.1 | 79.2 |
| 2018 | 49.8 | 33.2 | 83 |
| 2017 | 50.6 | 29.9 | 80.5 |
| 2016 | 42 | 25.6 | 67.6 |
| 2015 | 37.6 | 40.1 | 77.7 |
| 2014 | 33.8 | 50.7 | 84.5 |
| 2013 | 31.7 | 60.2 | 91.9 |
| 2012 | 166.5 | 55.1 | 221.6 |
| 2011 | 68.2 | 47.7 | 115.9 |
| 2010 | 47.5 | 33.1 | 80.6 |
| 2009 | 100.6 | 25.3 | 125.9 |
| 2008 | 319.4 | 33.9 | 353.3 |
| 2007 | 258.8 | 32.5 | 291.3 |
| 2006 | 9.3 | 33.3 | 42.6 |
| 2005 | 6.7 | 21.4 | 28.1 |
| 2004 | 4.3 | 14.8 | 19.1 |
| 2003 | 4.1 | 13.9 | 18 |
| 2002 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 13.9 |
Since 2001 Israel and Latvia abolished the need for visa to travel.[12][13]
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourists from Arriving to | 5,200 | 4,300 | 600 | 2,600 | 12,900 | 14,200 | 13,200 |
| Tourists from Arriving to | 10,703 | 9,900 | 3,098 | 1,166 | 15,780 | 20,268 | 18,843 |
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