Today, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas participates in the meeting of the Speakers of the Parliaments of the Baltic States and Sweden in Riga, where mutual cooperation and the security situation in Europe following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine will be discussed.
The purpose of the meeting is to have a coordinated discussion on the strengthening of our region’s deterrence and defence capabilities in the context of the current security situation. Using of diplomatic means to put pressure on Russia, implementation of a strong sanctions package and supporting Ukraine will also be spoken of at the meeting.
President of the Riigikogu Jüri Ratas, Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen and Speaker of the Riksdag (Parliament) of Sweden Andreas Norlén will meet in Riga.
At 1.30 p.m., they will give a joint press conference, which will be streamed live on the Riigikogu Facebook page.
