Foreign Affairs Committees of the Baltic States and Türkiye discuss security situation and cooperation in Riga
The Foreign Affairs Committees of the Parliaments of the Baltic States will meet with their counterparts from the Parliament of Türkiye in Riga, Latvia, on Wednesday to discuss security situation, strengthening of regional cooperation and supporting Ukraine in the war of aggression launched by Russia.
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Marko Mihkelson believes the meeting will be important for strengthening regional security and the relations between the Baltic States and Türkiye. “As allies, we have many common interests. Defence cooperation has intensified, and Türkiye is also contributing more to ensuring security in our region,” he said, adding that close information exchange and cooperation with Türkiye were extremely important.
Mihkelson explained that the meeting in the Latvian parliament would focus on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the resulting changes in the European security situation, but the situation in the Middle East and broader geopolitical trends would also be addressed. Cooperation within NATO and relations with the United States will be discussed as well.
The meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committees will also discuss various hybrid threats, including refugee pressure originating from Russia, drawing on the experiences of the Baltic States and Türkiye. In addition to members of the Foreign Affairs Committees, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence of Latvia, and NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence will participate in the discussions.
On Wednesday, the delegations of the Foreign Affairs Committees will also meet with Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia Daiga Mieriņa, and visit Latvijas Mobilais Telefons, the largest mobile communications company in Latvia.
Estonia is represented at the meeting by Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson and member of the Committee Luisa Rõivas.
Riigikogu Press Service
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