{"id":8598,"date":"2026-03-26T17:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/?page_id=8598"},"modified":"2026-08-22T19:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:16:57","slug":"delegations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/en\/parliament-of-estonia\/delegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Delegations of the Riigikogu and Their Role in Parliamentary Foreign Relations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In order to conduct international relations, the Riigikogu forms delegations. The mandate of a delegation lasts for four years, i.e. as long as the mandate of the Riigikogu. 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