Hussar: Namibia is an important African partner for Estonia

Bilateral relations, economic cooperation, security situation and issues relating to international cooperation were addressed at the meeting.

Hussar underlined that Estonia and Namibia were small countries that valued the national independence they had won, and that it was important for them to preserve and defend it. “For Estonia, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is an existential issue, therefore we actively support Ukraine in every way. We have strongly condemned Russia’s aggression and consider it necessary that the aggressor should be severely punished. We wish that Namibia understood our concerns and supported the territorial integrity of states and adherence to international law and respect for the fundamental principles of the UN Charter in the resolution of this conflict,” Hussar said.

Hussar emphasised that in the fight against the aggressor state Russia, Ukraine was fighting for all of us in order to tame the ambitions of the invader.

Mushelenga assured that Namibia wanted peace between countries in conflict, both in Europe and in other crisis hotspots of the world.

Hussar and Mushelenga considered it important to develop parliamentary diplomacy and bilateral relations between their countries.

Hussar expressed his pleasure that the relations between Estonia and Namibia had become more active in recent years. “Namibia is an important for Estonia on the African continent,” Hussar pointed out. He added that the IT and green technologies sectors provided wide opportunities for cooperation.

Hussar said he was happy that there already was a functioning cooperation between the two countries in the IT sector, which made it possible to expand cooperation in digital transformation.

Chair of the Estonia-Africa Parliamentary Friendship Group Hanah Lahe also participated in the meeting.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia