The Foreign Affairs Committee keeps attention on Estonia’s Asian policy

According to Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson, discussions on the Asian region have been one of the priorities of the Committee for years. “The Foreign Affairs Committee started the hearings on the Asian strategy in 2011, and a year later, the Committee drafted the first report on Estonia’s opportunities and interests in Asia. Issues relating to both Taiwan and the events in Asia more widely are increasingly important in the current security situation, and are also under close public attention,” he said.

Mihkelson added that the topic was relevant for the Foreign Affairs Committee also because the Committee was preparing for a visit to South Korea and Taiwan. It is planned that the Committee’s visit will take place at the end of October.

At the sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Head of the Centre Elo Süld and members of the working group of the report Urmas Hõbepappel, Piret Ehin and Mart Tšernjuk gave an overview of the report on Taiwan that is being prepared at the University of Tartu Asia Centre. The report will be completed at the beginning of next year, and it aims to outline the status, politics, economy and society of Taiwan, and the geopolitical situation in East Asia. The document will also analyse in greater detail the issues related to Taiwan that are of interest to Estonia and from which Estonia can learn, and final section of the report contains recommendations for the future.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia