Estonia–Latvia relations

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Estonian-Latvian relations
Map indicating locations of Estonia and Latvia

Estonia
Latvia

USSR between 1945 and 1991. The countries reestablished diplomatic relations on 3 January 1992. Estonia has an embassy in Riga, and Latvia has an embassy in Tallinn
.

Common membership

Both countries are full members of the

Baltic Free Trade Area
from 1994 until 2004 after which they joined the European Union.

Trade

Estonian embassy in Riga, Skolas iela

In 2006, Latvia accounted for 3% of Estonian exports. Latvia accounted for 5% of Estonian imports.[2]

Agreements

There are 15 bilateral agreements between the 2 countries many of them signed trilaterally with Lithuania.[1]

Defence cooperation

The three Baltic countries signed a trilateral defence agreement on 12 February 1995.[3]

Embassies

Estonia has embassy in Riga, Skolas iela, but has plans to relocate to a building in Old town when it is completed.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Latvia Archived 2007-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Forbes.com[dead link]
  3. ^ "Estonian Embassy in Riga". Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  4. ^ "Estonia sells Rīga embassy building". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 2021-12-21.

External links

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