First reading of the draft statement of the Riigikogu "In Support of the People of Georgia" (564 AE)
Session: 15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
Date: 2025-01-22 19:50
Total Speeches: 93
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 1h 46m
AI Summaries: 93/93 Speeches (100.0%)
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Summary
The Riigikogu debate on the first reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu “In Support of the People of Georgia” (draft 564). The draft was submitted by Riigikogu members Eerik-Niiles Kross, Marko Mihkelson, Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski, Luisa Rõivas, Katrin Kuusemäe, Tarmo Tamme, Maris Lauri, Aivar Sõerdi, Alar Laneman, Tõnis Lukas, Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, Urve Tiidus, Priit Sibul, Andrus Seeme, Vilja Toomast, Kadri Tali, Kalev Stoicescu, Züleyxa Izmailova, Juku-Kalle Raidi, Reili Ranna, Ester Karuse, Jüri Jaanson, Igor Taro, Mait Klaassen, Mart Võrklaev, Karmen Jolle, Irja Lutsari, Kristo Enn Vaga, Marek Reinaasa, Mati Raidma, Õnne Pillaku, Mario Kadastik, Hanah Lahe, Peeter Tali, Toomas Kivimägi, Margit Sutrop, Annely Akkermann, Andres Suti, Toomas Uibo, Pipi-Liis Sieman, Kalle Laanet, Madis Timpson, Maido Ruusmann, Urmas Reinsalu, Urmas Kruuse, Mihkel Leesi, Meelis Kiili, Eero Merilinnu and Lauri Hussar, presented a statement in support of the people of Georgia. A presentation was made to the Riigikogu speaker's chair by Eerik-Niiles Kross; the debate took place between factions and committees to present one question to each presenter and to hear the committee's presentation. In the final vote, the resolution was adopted. Strong attention was given to the importance of human rights protection, the release of political prisoners, Georgia’s continued path towards the European Union and NATO, and the need to hold new elections.
Decisions Made 2
The Riigikogu Presidium took draft declaration 564 into procedure and designated the Foreign Affairs Committee as the lead committee; the final vote will take place on January 22, 2025.
Bill final vote: the proposal was adopted – 59 in favor, 9 against, 0 abstentions.
Most Active Speaker
Eerik-Niiles Kross was the most active speaker at this session; he primarily spoke from the Riigikogu speaker's chair and responded to several questions. His role is member of the Riigikogu and co-author of the application; position: other
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The Estonian Parliament moves to the fourth item on the agenda and begins the first reading of Bill 564 in support of the Georgian people; the presentation will be delivered by Eerik-Niiles Kross, the duration of the presentations is up to 20 minutes (including the committee's presentation), each presenter may be asked one question, and negotiations are open to the parliamentary factions and committees.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Eerik-Niiles Kross expressed deep concern about Georgia's constitutional crisis, where the scale of protests and the corresponding arrests have highlighted human rights violations, and he called for the release of political prisoners, the guarantee of the right to protest, and the earliest possible holding of new elections that are as free as possible, while also emphasizing Georgia's path toward the European Union and NATO and the need for the West to draw clear conclusions about its choices.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman thanked and gave Anti Poolamets the floor.
Anti Poolamets
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Anti Poolamets expresses astonishment at your desire to break long-standing and fragile contacts with friendly states, emphasizes the importance of Georgia's rapprochement in the Caucasus, and states that you are now pushing Georgia away; in addition, he criticizes your hypercritical stance on transgender and LGBT and minority issues, and raises the question of when you will write to the USA a sharp letter regarding Trump's rights violations and immigration, and when you will attack other friendly allies, referring to Black Lives Matter protests.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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This speech urged the listeners to act, saying that their time has come.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Eerik-Niiles Kross emphasizes that their statement focuses on three principles — free elections, adherence to human rights, and avoidance of beating, torture, and arbitrary detention of political prisoners — and is not a culture war; contacts with Georgian Dream are de facto severed, and substantive discussions take place mainly with ambassadors from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Union.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller invites Aleksei Jevgrafovi onto the stage.
Aleksei Jevgrafov
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Jevgrafov noted that the OSCE final report does not prove the falsification of Georgia's elections or interference by the Russian Federation, and asked Eerik-Niiles what information sources and data he used to prepare his statement.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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They emphasize that in their statement they do not claim election fraud or interference by the Russian Federation, although the influence is visible, and Russian influence operations are documented and far-reaching.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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During the speech, it was requested that Vladimir Arhipov come forward.
Vladimir Arhipov
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Vladimir Arhipov raised in his presentation the question of whether there is a people behind the new government and how many people comprise that people, and asked whether the stated claim would not have the opposite effect on the Georgian people.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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This statement may not have a direct impact on the Georgian people, but it reflects Estonia's best assessment of what is happening and provides the Riigikogu and Estonia with guidance that reflects our positions, being almost entirely in solidarity with the demonstrators' and the legitimate president's demands, and apart from Georgia Dream there is no political force that would not support these demands.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks Lauri Laats to take the floor.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats emphasized the declaration signed by 49 MPs, in which the legitimacy of Georgia's parliament and government is not recognized, and called on other EU member states to suspend relations with illegitimate institutions, while at the same time questioning the legal and diplomatic significance of these for Estonia–Georgia relations, and noted the deficiencies of the OSCE/ODIHR report, but stressed that the final report states a willingness to help resolve concerns and improve future elections by following the recommendations.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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This is a call to act and to take responsibility, saying that your time has come.
Lauri Laats
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The speech invites us to think about what it means for each person.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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He explained that the current text does not intend to suspend relations, but to constrain them by force, and it addresses the legitimacy of the de facto government, and we recognise the Georgian Dream government's power, but do not consider it legitimate.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller asked Kalle Grünthal to take the floor.
Kalle Grünthal
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Kalle Grünthal said that although he is not an expert on Georgia-related issues, the evidence from international observers indicates that the elections were fair and lawful, and he sees no evidence of the alleged violations, therefore he cannot support the draft bill merely on the basis of pretty words, because that would cast a shadow over Georgia and the work of the observers.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The message says that now is your time to take action.
Kalle Grünthal
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Kalle Grünthal accuses you of having gone on the attack very forcefully without any concrete legal evidence, and asks whether you agree with that.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Deputy Chairman Arvo Aller thanks the listeners.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Eerik-Niiles Kross believes that getting out of the constitutional crisis is the best way to hold new elections, although legal evidence does not belong in today's discussion, and international assessments confirm that the elections were neither free nor fair and did not reflect the will of the Georgian people.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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During the speech, Kert Kingo was asked.
Kert Kingo
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Kert Kingo discussed the coverage of Georgia's parliamentary elections, claiming that by means of unfair election results there is an attempt to achieve full control over the country's institutions and to crush the opposition and civil society, and he asked on what grounds such claims about the Georgian people are made and why he is speaking on behalf of the residents of Estonia.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Eerik-Niiles Kross said that no statement will be issued today on the topic of Estonia, but we could turn to Georgian Dream, who would gladly draft a statement about us and reference the recently published Georgian government's position on the sovereignty of the Baltic states.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller invited Vadim Belobrovtsev to perform.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
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Belobrovtsev criticizes that a document with a juridical appearance may actually be a political statement, which the Riigikogu majority may simply put on record and then present as a legitimate document, therefore it is difficult to support an appeal for the Georgian people if a large portion of the Georgian people voted for the current president and parliament.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The speech was short — they simply said 'thank you'.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
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The main conclusion of the speech is that a Georgian person did not support that parliament.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Although parliamentary parties have different foreign policy positions, Eerik-Niiles Kross emphasizes that international facts—the violence and lack of freedom in elections, the beatings and arrests of protesters in Georgia, the public beating of a member of parliament, and the opinions of the European Parliament and the major European political families—provide grounds for adopting this declaration.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks Tanel Kiik to speak.
Tanel Kiik
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Tanel Kiik asks why Patriarch Kirill has not shown Christian values during the war, but has justified the war and supported the continuation of aggression.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Eerik-Niiles Kross notes that the interference has been very visible and since 2008 fairly aggressive, and that the recent interference has been widely documented; and although no one can read minds, it is worth looking at what the Kremlin has said about Georgia's elections and what most of our friends have said, so that everything would be clear.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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At the start of the speech, Varro Vooglaid is asked.
Varro Vooglaid
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Vooglaid emphasizes that the allegations about Georgia's elections do not correspond to the OSCE report, which does not claim election fraud or that they did not reflect the will of the Georgian people, and this raises a big question.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The message says that your time has come, and it's time to act.
Varro Vooglaid
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Vooglaid asks whether this accusation is still justified.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Eerik-Niiles Kross notes that although the OSCE and other international observers have not explicitly stated that the elections as a whole were rigged, several Georgian civil society groups and the Georgian president have said the opposite, and the reports also point to falsifications in several places, but post-election verification is not possible due to machine counting.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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At the beginning of the speech, they asked to invite Peeter Tali.
Peeter Tali
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Peeter Tali notes that Russia's invasion and occupation of Georgia lead Georgia into Russia's sphere of influence, and Putin's regime seeks to restore the Russian Empire, and he asks what benefit the adoption of this declaration would bring to Georgia and to the free world at large.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Kross claims that Russia is trying to maintain control over Georgia through a soft takeover; the tactic changed around 2016. Against the backdrop of the Ukraine war's polarisation and losses in Syria, Moscow's position in the South Caucasus remains important; Turkey's influence is growing, and foreign powers' attention is crucial to ensure Georgia does not fall under Russia's control.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Kalev Stoicescu is invited to speak.
Kalev Stoicescu
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Stoicescu emphasizes the OSCE framework's clear obligations for member states, and that in the event of Georgia's human rights violations, the protest of another member state is justified and this is not interference, but Russia often responds favorably to Georgia's decisions.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Your time is now.
Kalev Stoicescu
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Kalev Stoicescu asks how optimistic or pessimistic one is about Georgia's future, and ends with thanks and an apology.
Eerik-Niiles Kross
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Eerik-Niiles Kross believes that hope has not disappeared, and our statement contributes to ending the crisis with new elections, and if the situation subsides and is reconciled with the Georgian Dream regime both in Europe and on the ground, Georgia could be forgotten for years.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chair thanked and concluded the questions, announced that next to speak would be the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Marko Mihkelson, who will provide an overview of what happened in the committee.
Marko Mihkelson
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The Riigikogu leadership initiated the processing of a draft declaration proposed by 49 members; the Foreign Affairs Committee was designated as the leading committee, and by consensus it was decided to place the draft on the plenary’s agenda for 22 January 2025 and to conduct the final vote; the leading committee was the Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Marko Mihkelson.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Chairman Arvo Aller said that you also have questions, and asked Kalle Grünthal to pose one question.
Kalle Grünthal
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Grünthal compares the situation to Putin's assertion that “two plus two is four” and emphasizes that observers' assessment of the legality of the elections must not be nullified, because there were indeed violations, but they do not justify annulling the elections, and he asks why their assessment is being nullified.
Marko Mihkelson
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I am conveying the discussion that took place in the commission, but I want to emphasize that the October 26 parliamentary elections in Georgia were not fair, as evidenced by the cases collected across Georgia, over 300 volunteer observers, and the testimonies of delegations from several European parliaments, and Hans Gutbrod's thorough analysis unequivocally states that these elections were systematically rigged.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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In the speech, a brief prayer was directed to Anti Poolamets.
Anti Poolamets
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They find it odd that individuals are being referred to, and say that this could refer to US experts who claim that Estonia's e-voting is caricatured, unfit, uncontrolled, and bad in terms of oversight.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller apologized and explained that Anti cannot see the presenter, and it would be easier for him to ask a question if he could see him, and asked him to sit down.
Anti Poolamets
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Anti Poolamets stressed that when evaluating the country's elections, one should base the assessment on the OSCE report and on the average opinion of more than 1,500 international election observers, not on the view of a single expert, and he criticized the Riigikogu's statement, which is not based on OSCE materials.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Chair Arvo Aller invited the speaker to answer questions and noted that the discussion continues in the hall.
Marko Mihkelson
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Marko Mihkelson said that during the Foreign Affairs Committee's deliberations on the bill there was no talk of Estonia's elections or of expressing opinions, but the question makes him think about how the world could have reacted to the June 1940 elections in Estonia, and emphasizes the necessity of understanding the context, which Eerik-Niiles Kross, who spoke on behalf of the signatories of the statement, has well highlighted.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The presenter is given the opportunity to answer.
Marko Mihkelson
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Marko Mihkelson said that Russia's imperialist advance does not stop at Georgia, but encompasses Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine, and emphasized that Georgia's peaceful protesters need the support of Estonia and the international community.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks Vladimir Arhipov to take the floor.
Vladimir Arhipov
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Vladimir Arhipov claims that the word 'forgery' is almost as good as 'fraud', emphasizes that if the statement is political, one must talk about politics and compare it with the elections, and asks whether the Reform Party's tax increase before the elections wasn't talked about, and whether all other Riigikogu factions, including the Social Democrats and Eesti 200, should gather signatures and express a vote of no confidence.
Marko Mihkelson
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Marko Mihkelson expressed sorrow that such conclusions were reached on a question of such fundamental importance to Estonia's security, and he noted that the Foreign Affairs Committee did not discuss these questions, but rather dealt with the topics that arose during the processing of the statement and our security-related interests as a member of the European Union and NATO.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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During the speech, it is requested that Vadim Belobrovtsev be invited onto the stage.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
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Belobrovtsev noted that Lithuania, Poland and Latvia submitted statements in December at rather different levels (one very concrete, the others more theoretical), and asked why Estonia is doing this only now and why our draft is noticeably worse than theirs.
Marko Mihkelson
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Marko Mihkelson stated that the situation in Georgia is not Prague, and he stressed that Estonia and international institutions have been actively discussing this topic and taking steps, including a visit to Georgia and the Strasbourg session, and he recalled the comparison of Salome Zurabishvili with Soviet Russia in 1921.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Deputy Chairman Arvo Aller requests Aleksei Jevgrafovi to speak.
Aleksei Jevgrafov
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The question is whether, at the committee meeting, they considered meeting with the Georgian ambassador and asking for his opinion in order to understand the background of Georgia's elections and the current situation.
Marko Mihkelson
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The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu has held several meetings on Georgia-related matters, and on January 13 the Georgian ambassador attended a committee session, but our committee does not have the usual practice of inviting ambassadors of foreign states to meetings, and such meetings are held separately; the Georgian ambassador has submitted requests for meetings with several members of the Riigikogu, and I have not met with him personally.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks Kert Kingo.
Kert Kingo
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Kert Kingo asked whether the Commission had discussed what the speakers representing the Georgian people rely on, and whether the Estonian government would accept those arguments in the case of a similar declaration by the Georgian Parliament, and whether those topics were under discussion.
Marko Mihkelson
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Such a question had not been raised in the Foreign Affairs Committee during the processing of this declaration, and the Riigikogu, as the people’s representative, has in the past also adopted statements of similar content, for example supporting the Ukrainian people.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Lauri Laats is invited to speak.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats expresses concern about the situation in Georgia, asks why Estonia's statement does not recognize the legitimacy of Georgia's parliament and government, and why a Poland-style, solution-oriented tone that he has seen in statements from other countries is not used.
Marko Mihkelson
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Marko Mihkelson said that no analysis was carried out at the committee meeting, but the applicants rely on the knowledge gained at earlier meetings on Georgia topics, and the main aim is to organise new free and fair democratic elections to get out of the constitutional crisis, as a result of which the undemocratically appointed government, parliament and president will not have legitimacy.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Chairman Arvo Aller thanked and informed that there are no further questions and that negotiations with the factions will be opened; Ando Kiviberg represents the Eesti 200 faction.
Ando Kiviberg
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Ando Kiviberg asks for three more minutes.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks to add three more minutes.
Ando Kiviberg
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In his lecture, Ando Kiviberg emphasizes that Estonia is a free country, whose fundamental values are freedom, law, and justice, and that Estonia provides aid to Georgia and to other former Soviet states, defending democracy and security, and calling on the Eesti 200 faction to take a critical stance toward Georgia's situation in the context of the OSCE report.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman informed that the next registrant is Ester Karuse, and asked her for authorization, noting that she is from the Social Democratic Party faction.
Ester Karuse
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Estonia stands for Georgia's democracy and for its membership in the European Union and NATO, condemning the Georgian government's backsliding on its commitments and the suppression of peaceful protests, but emphasizing the continuation of dialogue, the imposition of sanctions with regard to international aid and those responsible, and the strengthening of Georgia's civil society and free media so that democracy can be restored.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Arvo Aller announced that Varro Vooglaid represents the EKRE faction and asked for three more minutes.
Varro Vooglaid
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Varro Vooglaid claims that the bill under consideration is groundless and an inappropriate interference in Georgia's internal affairs, and calls on Estonia to end external pressure and to create a truly democratic Estonia, where the people themselves elect the head of state and can initiate bills and hold referendums.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Next, Lauri Laats is invited onto the stage, representing the Estonian Centre Party faction.
Lauri Laats
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Lauri Laats said that the situation in Georgia and the violations outlined in the OSCE report are worrying, and although the Polish Sejm's resolution comes across in a suitable tone, he does not support the Estonian parliament's current statement because of its form, and he stressed diplomacy and the search for solutions based on evidence.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Deputy Speaker Arvo Aller thanked and presented Urmas Reinsalu's request on behalf of the Isamaa faction.
Urmas Reinsalu
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Urmas Reinsalu stressed that Georgia must be able to freely choose its future through elections in the name of democratic rights, and he called on European countries and the international community to respond clearly to Russia's imperialist ambitions, while directing Estonia's aid toward strengthening civil society and the free media.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks whether extra time is desired and offers three more minutes.
Urmas Reinsalu
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Urmas Reinsalu emphasized Georgia's pursuit of joining the European Union and NATO, and our obligation to be the most vocal advocates in the international community, while pointing to Georgia's dramatic transition in democracy and the transfer of power, the country's current situation as a shelter for Russian citizens, and the economic development, which is largely driven by inflows of Russian money.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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In the speech, gratitude is expressed, and it is requested that Marko Mihkelson speak on behalf of the Reformierakonna faction.
Marko Mihkelson
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Marko Mihkelson said that the Reform Party faction supports the draft declaration initiated by 49 members of the Riigikogu, and emphasized Estonia's long-term support for Georgia and the need to attract international attention and aid against Russian influence.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Chair Arvo Aller ends the negotiations and announces that for Draft 564 one amendment proposal has been submitted by the Foreign Affairs Committee; the leading committee wishes to take it fully into account and will conduct a final vote on the Riigikogu's declaration "In Support of the Georgian People" in relation to Draft 564, asking colleagues to take a position and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The Riigikogu voted on draft bill 564 as a declaration: 59 in favor, 9 against, 0 abstentions.