The Foreign Affairs Committee is on a visit to Sweden

NordenBladet —

On Wednesday and Thursday, the delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) is on a visit to Sweden, where they will discuss the security situation and strengthening of security cooperation.

Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson said that the main topics of the discussions held in the Parliament as well as in the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden would be the security situation and the decisions relating to it. “The meetings will focus on the question of what more we can do to support Ukraine in its war with Russia. Helping Ukraine to victory is our most important task at the moment,” he added.

The cooperation between Estonia and Sweden and strengthening it also at the parliamentary level will be discussed at the meetings. Another important issue that will be spoken about is the debate on NATO membership, which involves all parliamentary parties in Sweden. “The debate held in recent weeks over Sweden’s possible accession to NATO shows how Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has had a significant impact on security in the Baltic Sea region,” Mihkelson said.

On Wednesday, the delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee will meet with Speaker of the Riksdag (Parliament) of Sweden Andreas Norlén and members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Defence of the Riksdag and the delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly. On Thursday, the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee will have meetings with Minister of Defence of Sweden Peter Hultqvist and Director of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs Jakob Hallgren. The delegation will also have a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The members of the Riigikogu will speak about the activities of the Estonians living in Sweden with Chair of the Association of Estonians in Sweden Sirle Sööt.

The visit will last until Thursday evening. The delegation includes Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson, Deputy Chairman Raivo Tamm and members of the Committee Henn Põlluaas, Valdo Randpere, Mailis Reps and Indrek Saar.

Source: Parliament of Estonia