Currently, Belarus has an embassy in Riga, while Latvia has an embassy in Minsk. The countries share 161 km as it relates to their common border. [1]

Belarusians in Latvia (Belarusian: Беларусы Латвіі, romanized: Biełarusy Łatvii; Latvian: Latvijas baltkrievi) make up a minority group within the country, representing about 3 per cent of the population.

The Republic of Belarus is interested in strengthening the good-neighborly relations and developing cooperation with the Republic of Latvia in political, trade and economic, science and technology, cultural, educational, ecological, cross-border, and other spheres.

Aug 16, 2023 · Latvia’s defence minister has ordered the army to help guard the country’s border with Belarus amid what was described as “hybrid threats” facing the country and as a reported …

Jan 20, 2024 · Because of the illegal migrant influx, Latvia has strengthened the protection of its 172 kilometer-long border with Belarus and accelerated the building of a fence along the previously only lightly protected land sections.

Sep 19, 2023 · Latvia's government decided on Tuesday to close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus as the prime minister accused Minsk of again using illegal migrants as a "hybrid threat" to...

Belarus–Latvia border in Krāslava Municipality, 2023 The Belarus–Latvia border is of 172.912 km (107.443 mi) length. It spans from the tripoint with Lithuania to the tripoint with Russia. [1] It is an external border of the European Union.

Jun 15, 2023 · Dozens of migrants arrived at the border between Belarus and Latvia, with the intention of crossing into the European Union. The Latvian authorities quickly decreed a state of emergency,...

Aug 9, 2023 · The Baltic state has accused its neighboring country and its ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, of deliberately bringing migrants from crisis regions to the border to enter Latvia illegally.

Dec 29, 2023 · The fence on Latvia's border with neighboring Belarus will soon be completed, according to border authorities in the Baltic country. Latvia has an approximately 172-kilometer-long border with Belarus, which makes up part of the EU's external border.