Riigikogu press release
Today, the National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) will go on a two-day working visit to Sweden on the invitation of the Committee on Defence of the Riksdag (Parliament of Sweden) to discuss strengthening the security of the Baltic Sea Region, and NATO collective defence.
Chairman of the National Defence Committee Kalev Stoicescu said that Sweden was a very important security and defence cooperation partner and ally for Estonia. “Sweden’s and Finland’s accession to NATO has significantly strengthened the security of our region and made it possible to increase defence information exchange and cooperation, both bilaterally and within the framework of NATO collective defence,” he pointed out.
Stoicescu said that at the meetings in Stockholm, the National Defence Committee planned to discuss the current situation of defence and security cooperation and future plans, including the measures for strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. Relations with the United States, and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its impacts will also be addressed during the visit.
The delegation of the National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu will meet with Chair Peter Hultqvist and members of the Committee on Defence of the Riksdag, as well as with representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Forces of Sweden. Members of the National Defence Committee also plan to have a meeting at the Swedish Defence Research Agency.
The delegation of the National Defence Committee of the Riigikogu consists of Chairman Kalev Stoicescu, Deputy Chairman Leo Kunnas and members of the Committee Meelis Kiili and Peeter Tali.