In connection with the official visit of the President of France Emanuel Makron and his wife Brižita Makrona and the accompanying delegation to Latvia, stopping and parking of vehicles will be prohibited on Tuesday, September 29 from 7 am to 7.30 pm in Pils Square, Pils Street, street, in the section from the Daugava estuary to the Castle Square, the portal “Delfi” found out in the Public Relations Department of the Riga City Council.
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It will also be forbidden to stop and stand on September 29 from 12 to 23 and on September 30 from 7 to 13.30 on both sides of Teātra Street, in the section from Aspazijas Boulevard to Vaļņu Street.
Restrictions were set on September 30 from 7 am to 11.30 am on the right side of Siegfried Anna Meierovica Boulevard, in a 50 meter long section from Kaļķu Street to Smilšu Street, on the left side of Aspazijas Boulevard, in a 50 meter long section from Kaļķu Street towards Vaļņu Street and Brīvības Square.
On September 30, from 7 am to 11 am, it is forbidden to stop and stand on the right side of Brīvības Boulevard, in the section from Baumanis Square to Elizabetes Street. Also from 8 am to 11.15 am on the left side of Raina Boulevard, in the section from Reimersa Street to Brivibas Boulevard, from 6 am to 11 am near the building in Jānis Rozentāls Square 1 and from 11.30 am to 12 pm in Rātslaukums.
The municipality draws attention to the fact that on September 29, from 6 pm to 10:15 pm, the traffic of vehicles and the movement of pedestrians, electric scooters, bicycles and tricycles will be restricted or temporarily closed if necessary:
- At the intersection of Castle Square and Muitas Street;
- At the intersection of Castle Square and Torna Street (at Bank of Latvia);
- At the intersection of Castle Square and Citadel Street;
- Castle Square;
- At the intersection of the Polish Road and Pils Street.
On Wednesday, September 30, vehicle traffic and the movement of pedestrians, electric scooters, bicycles and tricycles will be restricted or temporarily closed if necessary:
- Krišjāņa Valdemāra Street, in the section from Kalpaka Boulevard to Elizabetes Street;
- at the building at 36 Brīvības Boulevard;
- at the building at Raina Boulevard 7;
- at the building at Mūkusalas Street 3;
- Freedom Square.
Public transport and pedestrian traffic at the delegation will be regulated as necessary.
National Armed Forces Military police in cooperation with the Riga Municipal Police on September 30 from 9 to 11.30 will control and, if necessary, prohibit the traffic of vessels in the section of the City Canal from the pedestrian bridge of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet Building to the pedestrian bridge at Bastejkalns.
It has already been announced that the planned visit of Makrona this week will be the first visit of the President of France to Latvia in bilateral format since President Jacques Chirac’s official visit in 2001.
Meanwhile Office of the President in close cooperation with France half previously worked on “protocol bubble” during a visit by the French President, the head of the chancellery told reporters at a press conference Andris Teikmanis.
Teikmanis said that the “protocol bubble” means that, for example, there will be no shaking hands, masks will have to be worn, documents will be signed by everyone with their pen and delegations will move separately.
As previously informed by the Chancellery, “Bilateral relations between Latvia and France have historically been very close and friendly. France was Latvia’s ally 100 years ago in the War of Independence, France recognized Latvia de jure in 1921, and France has invested heavily in NATO today. therefore, the strengthening of bilateral relations and dialogue between Latvia and France is very important, “emphasizes Teikmanis, Head of the Office of the President.
President Egils Levits will discuss security issues in the region with French President Emanuel Macron, including relations with Russia and Belarus, the future of the European Union and the European Green Course, as well as the development of democracy and public involvement in democratic processes. It is also planned to discuss the challenges in the dialogue with the society created by disinformation and the growing influence of social media, as well as to address issues related to the digital transformation.
On the first day of the visit, September 29, an official welcoming ceremony for the President of France and his wife is planned in the square near Riga Castle, a press release by Levit and Makron and talks between the delegations of the two countries.
On the second day of the visit, September 30, the French President is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (JV) and a press conference of both officials.
Afterwards, the President of France will visit the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, which will be followed by the ceremonial laying of flowers at the Freedom Monument. Makron will also go for a walk around the Old Town, followed by a round table discussion on democracy in the digital age at the National Library of Latvia. Levits, Makrons, Director of the NATO Center for Strategic Communication Excellence Jānis Sārts, Executive Director of the Open Society Foundation DOTS and Director of the Lamp Negotiation Festival “Lamp” Ieva Morica, Director of the Public Policy Center Providus and Lead Researcher Iveta Kažoka and Latvia’s UN Youth Delegate Natalia Knip will take part in the discussion. .
At the end of the visit, the President of France and his wife will present a book on the shelf of the People’s Book.
In order to ensure the visits of foreign officials affected by high-risk Covid-19 infection to Latvia, the Chancellery of the President has developed an epidemiological safety protocol.
According to it, during the visit both the guest and the Latvian delegation, the persons involved in the visit, including the media, wear a mouth and nose cover, observe safe distance, refuse to shake hands and do not use common items.
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