BILATERAL MEETINGS

• January 23rd (Riga) Visit of the Italian undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Mantica
• September 7th-8th (Riga) Visit of Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs Frattini

• January 24th (Rome) Visit of the Latvian Minister for Foreign Affairs Rietskins

• April 10th-11th (Riga) The Italian President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano takes part to the informal meeting of the Heads of State of 8 EU countries

• March 15th-18th (Rome) Visit of the Latvian-Italian Friendship Parliamentary Group (guided by MP Ostrovska)
• June 27th-30th (Rome, Naples) Visit of the President of the Latvian Republic Vike-Freiberga
• September 14th (Riga) Visit of the Italian Minister for Foreign Trade Urso
• September 15th (Riga) Visit of the Italian Minister for Cultural Affairs  Buttiglione

• March 22nd-23rd (Riga) Visit of Deputy Prime Minister Fini
• April 21st-22nd (Riga) State visit of the President of the Italian Republic Ciampi
• June 15th (Rome) Sixth Session of the Working Group on economic cooperation and political consultations between Latvian MFA’s State Secretary Riekstins and Italian MFA’s Undersecretary of State, Sen. Antonione

• February 3rd-5th (Riga) Visit of the National Antimafia Prosecutor Vigna
• March 18th-20th (Riga) Logistic Inspector Lieu. Gen. Maurizio Cicolin
• March 24th-28th (Riga) Visit of Sen. Forcieri, Chairman of the AP NATO Subcommittee on security and defence capabilities
• March 26th-27th (Rome) Political Consultations of Latvian MFA’s State Undersecretary Teikmanis
• April 15th-16th (Riga) Visit of Minister of Transport Lunardi and Undersecretary Viceconte
• April 28th-29th (Riga) Visit of Minister of Defence Martino
• May 3rd-6th (Rome) Visit of a delegation from the Latvian-Italian Friendship Parliamentary Group (MPs Kuskis, Vaidere, Jekabsons, Muizniece, Fjodorovs)
• May 19th-20th (Riga) Visit of Minister of Labour Maroni
• June 3rd-4th (Riga) Visit of Ministry of Productive Activities’ Undersecretary Stefani (with entrepreneurs)
• June 9th-10th (Riga) Visit of the Chairman of Veneto’s Regional Council Cavaliere
• July 9th-11st (Riga) Visit of the EU Policies Parliamentary Commission guided by Sen. Stucchi
• July 10th (Rome) Visit of Latvian Prime Minister Repse
• August 10th-13th (Riga) Visit of the Italian Navy’s Sailing Vessel "Orsa Maggiore"
• November 26th (Rome) Visit of Latvian Prime Minister Repse (IGC)

• February 5th (Rome) meeting between the Latvian MFA’s Undersecretary of State Kesteris and the Italian MFA’s Director General for European Integration Cangelosi
• February 26th (Rome) Visit of Latvia’s General Prosecutor Maizitis (signing of a Memorandum of cooperation with the National Antimafia Public Prosecutor's Office)
• May 15th-16th (Riga) Visit of an Italian Parliamentary Delegation from the cooperation group Italy-Baltic Countries (led by Hon. Migliori)
• June 16th-18th (Riga) Participation of 8 Italian MPs to Rose-Roth NATO Workshop (led by NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Deputy Chairman, Sen. Palombo)
• July 4th-7th (Riga) Visit of Foreign Affairs Commission’s Chairman, Sen. Selva (on the occasion of Vilnius Group Countries’ Summit)
• July 24th-28th (Palermo) Visit of Minister for Public Administration Reform Krumins (invited by Sicily Region)
• August 18th-21st (Riga) Visit of a Delegation from Sicily Region (led by Councillor Costa)
• September 6th (Venice) Visit of the Minister of Culture Petersone (opening of the Latvian Pavilion at the Architecture Biennale)

• March 15th-17th (Naples) Visit of the Minister for Public Administration Reform Krumins (forum on e-government)
• June 7th (Venice) Visit of the Minister of Culture Petersone (opening of the Latvian exhibition at the Biennale)
• November 4th-6th (Riga) Visit of the Chairman of Senate’s Defence Commission, Sen. ContestabileNovember 27th (Rome) Visit of Latvian MFA’s State Secretary Riekstins (IV Session of the Group of economic cooperation)
• December 7th (Milan) Visit of Saeima’s Speaker Straume (Conference on Europe)

• February 21st-24th (Rome) Visit of Saeima’s Speaker Straume
• March 8th-12th (Rome) Visit of the Minister of Defence Kristovskis
• October 22nd-29th (Rome) Visit of the Minister of Economy Kalvitis (accompanied by entrepreneurs)
• November 3rd-4th (Rome) Visit of the Minister of Justice Labucka (Conference of the Council of Europe on human rights)
• December 3rd-6th (Rome) Visit of Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Berzins (IAI workshop on the northern dimension of common foreign and security policy)
• December 11th-15th (Palermo) Visit of the Minister of Interior Seglins (UN Conference on organized crime)

• July 1st (Riga) Visit of Italian MFA’s Undersecretary of State Ranieri
• October 12th (Rome) Visit of Latvian MFA’s State Secretary Riekstins (Second  Session of economic cooperation Working Group)

• February 2nd-3rd (Riga) Official visit of Prime Minister Prodi
• February 19th-21st (Riga) Official visit of the Minister of Defence Andreatta
• April 27th-30th (Rome, Turin, Venice) Official visit of the President of the Republic of Latvia Ulmanis
• September 14th-15th (Riga) Visit of Italian MFA’s Undersecretary of State Fassino

• April 18th-20th (Riga) Meetings of Italian MFA’s Secretary General, Amb. Bianchieri, with Prime Minister Skele and Minister of Foreign Affairs Birkavs
• May 21st-22nd (Riga) Official visit of the President of the Italian Republic Scalfaro