On 23 October 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže will pay a working visit to Estonia to attend the 32nd Baltic Council.
Members of the Baltic Assembly and representatives of the Baltic Council of Ministers will discuss the priorities and achievements of cooperation among the Baltic states, as well as current issues on the international agenda. Estonia, which currently holds the presidency of both the Baltic Assembly and the Baltic Council of Ministers, will present an overview of cooperation among the Baltic states in 2026. Lithuania, the next country to hold the presidency, will outline its priorities for cooperation in 2027.
A joint statement on the results of cooperation among the Baltic states this year and priorities for the next year will be signed by Timo Suslov, President of the Baltic Assembly, and Igor Taro, Minister of the Interior of Estonia.
The press conference will be streamed live on the Estonian Parliament’s (Riigikogu) website at 13:00. The press conference will be available in Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and English.
Background information
The Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM) is a cooperation institution of the governments of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, established on 13 June 1994. The Baltic Assembly is a cooperation institution of the parliaments of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, established on 8 November 1991.
The Baltic Council is a joint meeting of the Baltic Assembly and the BCM Co-operation Council, at which the Foreign Minister of the country holding the presidency, or another delegated government representative, presents an overview of what has been accomplished during the year. The Foreign Minister of the country that will next hold the presidency, or another delegated government representative, outlines the priorities and planned activities for the forthcoming presidency, which are incorporated in the joint statement of the Baltic Council.