Latvia’s foreign minister will step down after a probe over his office’s use of private flights

HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s top diplomat said on Thursday he will step down in the wake of a criminal probe over the use of expensive private flights by his office when he acted as the Baltic country’s prime minister between 2019-2023. Following a meeting with the current prime minister, Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins told reporters that he will leave the post on April 10, enabling lawmakers at the Saeima, or the Parliament, to vote on his successor the next day. Karins, who had previously announced his interest in becoming the next secretary-general of NATO, offered no explanations or additional comments to the media.