The president wrote in his Twitter account that Peres was a great statesman and a good friend of Latvia. The Latvian president has also sent an official letter of condolences to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. The 93-year-old died in his sleep at around 3:00 am (0000 GMT), Rafi Walden, who was Peres's personal doctor and also his son-in-law, told AFP.
"Peress paliks mūsu piemiņā kā izcils valstsvīrs, miera centienu iedvesmotājs un Latvijas draugs," uzskata prezidents", kurš nosūtījis oficiālu vēstuli Izraēlas prezidentam Reuvenam Rivlinam, paužot līdzjūtību Izraēlas tautai sakarā ar izcilā politiķa nāvi.