Verkhovna Rada delegation visited Riigikogu

During the meetings, support to Ukraine in the fight against Russia’s aggression, the current situation in the war-torn country, the consequences of the Kakhovka disaster and Estonia’s possibilities to help Ukraine were discussed. Cooperation in Ukraine’s accession to NATO and the European Union was spoken about as well.

Hussar underlined the importance of the close cooperation between the parliaments that enabled the politicians of the two countries exchange information operatively and find opportunities for comprehensive support for Ukraine.

Hussar is said at the meeting that the Riigikogu had just recently adopted a Statement in which it demands holding to account individually those involved in planning, preparation, launching and committing the crime of aggression against Ukraine, and calls on establishing for this a special international tribunal under the auspices of the UN.

“Estonia supports Ukraine until its final victory in the war against the aggressor, and in the future as a member of the European Union and NATO,” Hussar said. He emphasised that the war in Ukraine determines the future of not only Ukraine but the whole world.

Head of the Ukrainian delegation Arsenii Pushkarenko said that Estonia’s contribution in supporting Ukraine both in the situation of war and in the planned reconstruction was highly appreciated in Ukraine. He acknowledged the close cooperation between the parliaments and the visits of Estonian politicians to war-torn Ukraine, which had been a great moral support. In his opinion, all meetings they have had during this visit have been substantial and fruitful.

During the visit, the members of the Verkhovna Rada also met with Vice-Presidents of the Riigikogu Toomas Kivimägi and Jüri Ratas and members of the National Defence Committee and the Estonia-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Riigikogu. The delegation also had meetings with the parliamentary groups of the Riigikogu.

Besides the Riigikogu, the Ukrainian delegation visited the Estonian Centre for International Development and met with Minister of Health Riina Sikkut. The Ukrainian MPs also had meetings with representatives of the Ministry of the Interior and the Rescue Board.

Photos of the meeting: (Erik Peinar/ Chancellery of the Riigikogu)

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Source: Parliament of Estonia