Hussar to the Prime Minister of Latvia: We are committed to the timely completion of Rail Baltic

President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Lauri Hussar and the new Prime Minister of Latvia Andris Kulbergs discussed defence cooperation and ways to ensure the timely completion of Rail Baltic at their meeting today.

President of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar welcomed Andris Kulbergs, who has just become Prime Minister of our neighbouring country, on his first state visit and highlighted the long history of our cooperation. “Currently, security is the shared priority for Estonia and Latvia. We will continue to cooperate to ensure that our skies and our eastern border are protected,” the President of the Riigikogu said. Hussar underlined the need to continue helping Ukraine and exerting pressure on Russia. “Sanctions must be strengthened to make continuing this war of aggression as costly as possible for Russia. We see that as long as Putin believes in his victory, he will not come to the negotiating table,” Hussar noted.

Hussar and Kulbergs also discussed the issue of the timely completion of Rail Baltic. “It is very important to us that Rail Baltic be completed on schedule,” Hussar affirmed Estonia’s commitment to the joint infrastructure project. “We must stand united to secure funding for the railway’s construction under the European Union’s new multiannual financial framework,” he said.

Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu Peeter Tali and President of the Baltic Assembly Timo Suslov also participated in the meeting.

During his two-day visit to Tallinn, Kulbergs will also meet with Prime Minister Kristen Michal and President of the Republic Alar Karis, and attend the meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States (NB8).

Photos (Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)

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