Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, on the margins of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Washington, D.C., United States of America.
Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Kallas welcomed the continued deepening of bilateral relations between Canada and Estonia, demonstrated by the converting of Canada’s diplomatic office in Estonia into a full embassy with a resident ambassador.
The prime ministers expressed their steadfast support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, as well as for Ukraine’s path toward Euro-Atlantic integration. Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Kallas also discussed the seizure and forfeiture of sanctioned Russian assets.
The two leaders also discussed the importance of cyber resilience, including the importance of ensuring the Alliance is secure and able to mitigate the potential for significant harm from cyber threats.
Prime Minister Trudeau reaffirmed Canada’s enduring commitment to security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region, noting Canada’s role as the Framework Nation for the NATO multinational Battlegroup, soon to be Brigade, in Latvia. He also recognized Estonia’s leadership as a host nation of a NATO multinational Battlegroup.
Prime Minister Trudeau congratulated Prime Minister Kallas on her nomination as the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and thanked her for years of collaboration in support of shared priorities in her capacity as Prime Minister of Estonia.
The two leaders highlighted the importance of the NATO Alliance in upholding global peace and security and agreed to remain in close contact.