Hussar discusses future cooperation with Nordic and Baltic (NB8) Speakers in Stockholm

Hussar will deliver a speech on the Black Ribbon Day, when the victims of the totalitarian regimes of the past are remembered, the cooperation between the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States is celebrated, and support to Ukraine is expressed on the Independence Day of the country.

The discussions at the meeting of the speakers of the Nordic and Baltic (NB8) parliaments will focus on the current trends of parliamentary cooperation, foreign and security policy, as well as the new possibilities for Nordic-Baltic and transatlantic cooperation, considering Finland’s recent and Sweden’s upcoming accession to NATO. Cooperation in topical issues in the international interparliamentary organisations will also be spoken about.

Hussar will also have a bilateral meeting with Speaker of the Riksdag (Parliament of Sweden) Andreas Norlén. “We appreciate the close bilateral relations and high-level visits between the two countries. This year, the meetings of heads of state, the Prime Ministers, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and other ministers have taken place. The crowning point of our relations was the meaningful and memorable state visit by the King of Sweden in May,” Hussar said. He underlined that we were very much looking forward to Sweden’s accession to NATO as it would be important for the whole Alliance and especially to the security of the Baltic Sea Region.

Hussar noted that the report on the future cooperation between Estonia and Sweden set out four priority areas where the authors of the report saw the greatest potential for further cooperation. These are digitalisation, climate, energy policy and sustainable forestry.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia