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Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna to vulnerable partners: we can address security issues better through joint efforts

Republic of Estonia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

12.07.2023

11 July, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the informal meeting of foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Council as part of the NATO summit in Vilnius, reaffirming Estonia's continued support for NATO's reinforced defence packages adopted at the Madrid summit last year with the aim of helping vulnerable partners (Georgia, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Today 11 July, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the informal meeting of foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Council as part of the NATO summit in Vilnius, reaffirming Estonia's continued support for NATO's reinforced defence packages adopted at the Madrid summit last year with the aim of helping vulnerable partners (Georgia, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina).

The agreement entails implementing NATO's packages of enhanced defence capabilities in cooperation with the so-called vulnerable partners.

Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said vulnerable partners have a full right to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, which Russia is trying to undermine time and time again. "With its 2008 invasion of Georgia, its 2014 attack in Crimea and obviously with the launch of its full-scale aggression in Ukraine, Russia has shown that we cannot expect our vulnerable partners to have to fend for themselves alone," Tsahkna said. "This is why we must support them because the best way to manage security challenges is strong cooperation, both political and practical."

The foreign minister said it was also crucial for vulnerable partners to implement reforms and do their homework to move closer to the Euro-Atlantic family in the future. "Democracy and media freedom are important pillars for ensuring our cooperation keeps getting more efficient over time," Tsahkna said.

In the framework of the package, Estonia has already provided financial assistance to Moldova and other aid to Ukrainian refugees. With the NATO-Georgia package, Estonia is contributing to the country's cybersecurity.