Eastern Partnership Conference of the Baltic Assembly focuses on strengthening democracy

The President of the Baltic Assembly Urve Tiidus explained that Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine had a massive impact on our security and economic situation. “Although every possible step has been taken to help Ukraine and ensure security in the region, a lot remains to be done,” Tiidus said, declaring that the Eastern Partnership countries have always been able to rely on the unwavering support of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. “The Baltic Assembly prizes its cooperation with the national parliaments of Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova very highly and will continue to promote close cooperation between the Eastern Partnership countries and the Nordic and Benelux countries as well, and fight to keep them highlighted in the brightest colour on the lists of priorities of the European Union and NATO.”

The Conference starts tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the Conference Hall of the Riigikogu with a meeting between the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna. This will be followed in 10 a.m. by the opening session, with speeches by the Presidents of the three Baltic parliaments and the Vice-President of the European Parliament Roberts Zīle. The session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is dedicated to discussing the promotion of defence cooperation and the second session from 2 to 4 p.m. to strengthening democracy.

The Baltic Assembly is a consultative cooperation organisation of the parliaments of the three Baltic States which discusses issues of mutual interest. In 2023, it is Estonia who holds the presidency of the Baltic Assembly, with emphasis on the resilient, secure, reliable, and sustainable Baltic region.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia