Chairs of Baltic Foreign Affairs Committees visit Madrid

Today and tomorrow, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Marko Mihkelson participates in the visit of the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Parliaments of the Baltic States to Madrid, Spain.

Mihkelson said that the visit would focus on continuing the provision of military, economic and political support to Ukraine, including supporting Ukraine becoming a candidate country for membership of the European Union. “We will also discuss how to contribute to the investigation of the war crimes committed by Russian troops and speak about the possibilities for continuing to put pressure on Russia. Our common aim must be to isolate Russia at international level,” he added.

Mihkelson underlined that the war Russia had started in Ukraine had changed the security situation of the whole Europe. “Therefore, we will also discuss strengthening NATO’s eastern flank and the opportunities for deepening mutual defence cooperation,” he said.

During the visit, the Chairs of the Baltic Foreign Affairs Committees will have meetings with Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Congress of Deputies Pau Marí-Klose, Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate Antonio Gutiérrez Limones and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares Bueno. The Baltic Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees will also meet with the representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Spanish think tank Elcano Institute and visit El Goloso military base.

Besides Mihkelson, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia Rihards Kols and Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania Laima Andrikienė participate in the visit.

Source: Parliament of Estonia