Secretary General's agenda
16
Sep
2026
Meeting with Ms Iliana Iotova, President of Bulgaria
Strasbourg
9:05 - 9:30
Secretary General
16
Sep
2026
Official welcome of Ms Iliana Iotova, President of Bulgaria
Strasbourg
9:00 - 9:05
Secretary General
16
Sep
2026
Alain Berset in Zurich: 80 years after Churchill’s speech, what is the future of European unity?
Zurich, Switzerland
Secretary General
11
Sep
2026
Official lunch hosted by Ms Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
13:20 - 14:30
Secretary General
11
Sep
2026
Arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Signing the Guest Book and a handshake
Riga, Latvia
13:15
Secretary General
11
Sep
2026
Flower Laying Ceremony with Ms Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia at the Freedom Monument
Riga, Latvia
13:00 - 13:05
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Plenary session for the panel “Ukraine’s Future as a Pillar of European Security”
Riga, Latvia
18:00 - 19:00
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Interview with Latvian National Television LTV1
Riga, Latvia
17:15 - 17:25
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Guest lecture of Mr Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe and Q&A with the students of the University of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
14:30 - 15:20
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Working Luncheon hosted by Ms Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Saeima - the Parliament of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
12:30 - 14:00
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Meeting with Mr Viesturs Vitovskis, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
11:50 - 12:20
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Meeting with Mr Jānis Sārts, Meeting with Mr Jānis Sārts, Director of NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Riga, Latvia
11:00 - 11:35
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Meeting with Ms Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima, the Parliament of Latvia (Official photo and Signing of the Guest Book)
Riga, Latvia
10:30 - 10:50
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Meeting with Mr Gints Apals, Acting Director of the Museum, Head of the Public History Department, and visit to the Occupation Museum of Latvia (Signing of the Guest Book)
Riga, Latvia
9:40 - 10:20
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Meeting with Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
9:00 - 9:30
Secretary General
10-11
Sep
2026
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset to pay official visit to Latvia
Riga, Latvia
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