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19:30 Official Welcome Ceremony
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs meets with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone and the Chief of Defence of Latvia Kaspars Pudāns (LV CHOD) at Riga Castle.
18:00 Joint press conference
18:00 (EEST) – Joint Press Conference (Media present - livestreamed) with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, and the Latvian Chief of Defence, Major General Kaspars Pudāns.
Note: Media interested in physically attending the press conference are advised to submit registration forms before Sunday, 14 September 2025, 23:59 (CET, Brussels Time). (download form docx)
Imagery
Following each event, photos, video and audio files will be made available on the NATO IMS webpage www.nato.int/ims, as well as on the MC Conference event page.
Social Media
The Chair of the NATO Military Committee will be using his official X account @CMC_NATO.
PASCAD will post the latest information and photos from the Conference on our official X account: @NATO_PASCAD.
The National Armed Forces of Latvia will also post updates from the conference on their official website https://www.mil.lv/lv and X account @latvijas_armija.
Please use the hashtags #NATOMC, #NATOCHoDs and #NATORiga when tweeting about the NATO Military Committee Conference.
Media Operations and Queries
Capt (N) Giovanni Galoforo, Public Affairs and Strategic Communications Advisor to the NATO Military Committee and the NATO International Military Staff.
Tel: +32 2 707 5983
E-Mail: Galoforo.Giovanni@hq.nato.int
Louise Reid, Senior Public Affairs Assistant NATO IMS PASCAD
Tel: +32 2 707 1008
E-mail: pascad@hq.nato.int
Lieutenant Colonel Mairita Senkevicina, Head of Communications Division, Armed Forces of Latvia
Tel: +37127218405
E-mail: prese@mil.lv
For more background information about the NATO Military Committee visit Military Committee