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Mihkelson said the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu was closely following the developments in the Middle East, and considered frank exchange of information and debate to be of vital importance. “We are working to achieve a just and lasting peace in Europe, but we also want to see it in the Middle East one day,” he said.
He noted that Estonia had consistently supported the two-state solution and the implementation of international law. Unfortunately, the terrorist attack against Israel on 7 October 2023 has made finding a solution much more difficult than before. “It was a dramatic escalation that has led to a tragic situation in Gaza, where many innocent people have perished,” he said.
Mihkelson also pointed out that the events in the Middle East were not isolated from the rest of the world, but were a part of the global security situation. “If not directly, then indirectly, the full-scale war that Russia has started in Europe with the aim of destroying the current rules-based world order has paved the way for these developments,” he said, and added, “If Russia is not defeated in this war, we will not see peace in the Middle East either.”
Mihkelson was accompanied at the meeting by members of the Foreign Affairs Committee Henn Põlluaas and Juku-Kalle Raid.
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Source: Parliament of Estonia