Mihkelson will participate in a meeting of the Chairs of European foreign affairs committees in Paris

Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu, will participate in the first-ever meeting of the Chairs of European foreign affairs committees in Paris today.

According to Mihkelson, launching the cooperation format of the Chairs of European foreign affairs committees is extremely important in the current security policy situation, given the very serious international challenges. “The chairs of the foreign affairs committees of the Nordic and Baltic countries, or the NB8, have been meeting twice a year since 2003, and this has fully justified itself. The new format will allow us to exchange information, harmonise positions and coordinate activities across Europe more quickly and efficiently at the level of Chairs,” he said.

The meeting, held in a new format, was convened by Bruno Fuchs, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, and Mihkelson also participated in its founding meeting at the end of last year.

The chairs of the foreign affairs committees of European countries will discuss support for Ukraine and the strengthening of European security at an all-day meeting today. Europe’s strategic autonomy and how to further strengthen cooperation between European national parliaments will also be under discussion.

After the meeting, Mihkelson will travel to Vilnius to participate in the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, starting this Friday, together with other members of the Estonian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. From the Riigikogu, Head of the Delegation Raimond Kaljulaid and member Urmas Reinsalu will also participate in the work of the Assembly.

Riigikogu Press Service
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