Vice-President of the Riigikogu Toomas Kivimägi to his Japanese colleague: We are very grateful to Japan

Kivimägi thanked the government and people of Japan for their significant assistance to Ukraine in its war against Russia. “I want to express my thanks to the Japanese people who are supporting peace around the world to such a massive extent. All in all, Japan has donated eight billion euros in support of Ukraine, which is a colossal sum of money,” Kivimägi said.

The Vice-President of the Riigikogu emphasised that the war was not being waged between Ukraine and Russia alone, but that the democratic world was fighting autocratic regimes. “If Russia wins, it will only be a matter of time before it attacks another democratic country,” Kivimägi predicted.

The Vice-President of the House of Councillors agreed that the international security situation had never been this complicated, which makes cooperation between countries with similar values more important than ever before. He admitted that Japan might seem like a faraway country but actually Estonia and Japan were only separated by one single neighbour – Russia. Nagahama also expressed his hope that the visit of the Japanese parliamentary delegation would encourage cooperation between the two countries, and at a broader level than just between the parliaments.

The two Vice-Presidents and their colleagues also engaged in an exchange of ideas on digitalisation and IT, EXPO in Japan, flight connections, car tax system in Japan, and the longevity of the Japanese. In 2023, the life expectancy in Japan has attained 85 years of age. The Chairman of the Estonia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group Raimond Kaljulaid also took part in the meeting.

Photos of the meeting (Photos: Erik Peinar, Chancellery of the Riigikogu)

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