Kaljulaid and Mihkelson attend NATO Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session

Kaljulaid said that the Estonian delegation had been asked to give the Assembly’s Standing Committee an overview of the violation of Estonia’s airspace by Russia. “After letting the world know about Russia’s aggressive actions and provocations through the UN, and informing our allies in the North Atlantic Council, we also want to give members of the parliaments of NATO countries an overview of Russia’s hybrid warfare against NATO. There is certainly a great deal of interest in this, and it is important for us to highlight to our allies that this is not a coincidence, but a part of Russia’s efforts to threaten European security, intimidate the citizens of NATO countries, and test NATO’s resolve and unity. We can also show at the level of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly that Russia is not able to do these things,” he said.

The Standing Committee, which brings together the heads of member state delegations, will meet on Sunday to discuss airspace violations against Estonia and other allies. Discussions will also be held in other committees of the Assembly during this week. In addition to the Standing Committee, Kaljulaid is a member of the Defence and Security Committee, and Mihkelson participates in the work of the Political Committee of the Assembly.

The NATO Parliamentary Assembly will convene for the Plenary Sitting of the Annual Session on Monday. Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte and Vice-President of the European Investment Bank Robert de Groot will address the Plenary Sitting and reply to the questions of the members of the Assembly, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver an online address, and Prime Minister of Slovenia Robert Golob will also make a speech.

The debates at the Plenary Sitting will focus on NATO’s deterrence and defence capabilities, as well as strengthening economic cooperation, increasing the resilience of societies to external interference, the future of unmanned warfare, further support for Ukraine, and the situation in the Western Balkans. The Plenary Sitting plans to adopt six resolutions on these topics.

During the Annual Session in Ljubljana, members of the Estonian delegation will also participate in a separate meeting with delegations from the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States, as well as Poland, and Germany.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia