18/09/2026
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Samija Šerifa, Ambassador of , together with her fellow Nordic-Baltic Ambassadors and colleagues, participated in meetings with 🇦🇺 Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, chaired by Shayne Neumann MP, and Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence, chaired by Senator Deborah O'Neill.
🇱🇻🤝🇦🇺 Ambassador Šerifa emphasized that Latvia and Australia celebrate 35 years of the establishment of full diplomatic relations this year, which was marked by the official visit of the Governor-General of Australia to Latvia in July.
🗣️ Ambassador Šerifa expanded on the views of Latvia on international developments, thanked Australia for its generous support to Ukraine and encouraged continued assistance, including within the . She also advised on Russia’s continuous hybrid attacks, FIMI and attempts to instrumentalize the international legal system towards justifying its criminal conduct.
🇱🇻🤝🇺🇦 Ambassador Šerifa noted that Latvia is one of the largest supporters of Ukraine, devoting 0.6% of its GDP, and thanked Australia for its strong bipartisan support and participation in the Drone Coalition, co-lead by 🇱🇻 and 🇬🇧
She stressed that peace can only be achieved by maintaining and raising international pressure on Russia.
🙏 We thank our Estonian 🇪🇪 colleagues, who hold the chairmanship in 2026, for organizing these important meetings.
📸 Parliament of Australia
Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija Embassy of Estonia in Canberra Australian Embassy, Sweden Latvijas Republikas Saeima Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia