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On 8 May 2026 in Tallinn, during the international conference of the Baltic Assembly and the Baltic Council of Ministers held at the Parliament of Estonia, titled “Building Resilient Baltic States: 35 Years of Collective Action in International and Regional Affairs”, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Artjoms Uršuļskis, highlighted the achievements of Latvia and the Baltic states in strengthening resilience against foreign information manipulation.
“The prolonged exposure of Latvia and the Baltic states to Russian disinformation has not made us weaker or more vulnerable. On the contrary, we have strengthened our resilience further,” he noted. “We are part of a dynamic community of democratic nations that are learning from one another how to counter external hybrid threats and information manipulation. The Baltic states’ experience in the field of resilience demonstrates how strong institutions, digital security and media literacy can protect democracy and strengthen public trust.”
The Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs congratulated the Baltic Assembly on its 35th anniversary and expressed gratitude for its contribution to strengthening cooperation among the Baltic states and promoting their development. “Since the restoration of independence of the Baltic States, the Baltic Assembly has been one of the most important platforms for trilateral cooperation, promoting regional cohesion and sustainable development,” Artjoms Uršuļskis emphasised. “Over the past 30 years, close cooperation between the Baltic Assembly and the Baltic Council of Ministers has strengthened regional security and the Euro-Atlantic integration of the Baltic states.”
At the conference, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia; Giedrius Drukteinis, Vice-President of the Baltic Assembly; Enn Eesmaa, Member of the Baltic Assembly Presidium; and Uģis Rotbergs, Vice-Chair of the Baltic Assembly’s Security and Defence Committee, participated in a panel discussion titled “Defending Democracy Across Borders: Why the Resilience of the Baltic States Matters for All of Europe”.
On 8 May in Tallinn, Artjoms Uršuļskis also participated in a meeting of the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly and the Cooperation Council of the Baltic Council of Ministers.
The Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM) is a cooperation body of the governments of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, established on 13 June 1994. The BCM’s mission is to ensure the continuity of cooperation at the level of national executive authorities. The BCM Cooperation Council consists of the foreign ministers of the Baltic states. In Latvia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs serves as the BCM Secretariat.
The Baltic Assembly (BA) is a cooperation body of the parliaments of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, established on 8 November 1991.
The annual international conferences of BA and BCM, which focus on various topics, have been held for more than 20 years.