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Hussar underlined that France was a very important partner and ally for Estonia. “We highly appreciate France’s contribution to collective defence of the Baltic region. Close cooperation between the allies is more important now than ever before,” said Hussar, adding that Estonia wished to continue good cooperation with France also in the field of defence.
In Paris, Hussar will meet with President of the National Assembly of France Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the Senate of France Gérard Larcher and members of the French Parliament, including members of the France-Estonia parliamentary friendship group. The main topics of the meetings will be support for Ukraine, increasing defence readiness and strengthening security in Europe, as well as relations with the United States. On Tuesday, the President of the Riigikogu will also visit the sitting of the Senate where a declaration regarding Ukraine will be discussed.
Hussar will also visit MBDA, one of France’s largest defence industry companies, and participate in a discussion on the relations between the United States and France together with experts. At the end of the visit, he will meet with Estonians living in France at the Embassy of Estonia.
The President of the Riigikogu is accompanied on the visit by Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Estonia-France Parliamentary Friendship Group Andres Sutt and member of the Estonia-France Parliamentary Friendship Group Tõnis Lukas.
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Source: Parliament of Estonia