Mihkelson attends meeting of Nordic and Baltic Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees in Finland

At the meeting in Helsinki, the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of eight countries will discuss developments in foreign and security policy and cooperation between the committees, as well as Russia’s military build-up and its rearrangements, and European security needs. Director of Finnish Defence Intelligence, Brigadier General Pekka Turunen, and Under-secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Outi Holopainen will also participate in these discussions.

The Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees will also meet with Secretary General of the Nordic Investment Bank Heikki Cantell to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine. China’s role in contemporary geopolitics, including China-Taiwan relations, will be addressed with the representatives of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. In addition, the Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees will visit the Finnish Border Guard’s patrol vessel Turva and meet with the leaders of Border Guard, with whom they will speak about strengthening maritime security and border defence.

The meeting, which is held in NB8 format, brings together the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia