The Crimea Platform – parliamentary summit in Stockholm

On 23–24 November the Speaker Andreas Norlén together with the Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk hosted a parliamentary summit in Stockholm within the framework of the Crimea Platform.

The Crimea platform is a format of meetings with governments and parlaments aimed in highlighting the consequences of Russia´s annexation if Crimea.

Crimea Platform – Stockholm

Order of speakers

Opening remarks

Dr Andreas Norlén, Sweden, Speaker, Riksdagen
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine, President
Dr Ruslan Stefanchuk, Ukraine , Chairman, Verkhovna Rada
Maria Malmer Stenergard, Sweden, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Plenary session

Gordan Jandroković, Croatia, Speaker, Croatian Parliament
Jiří Drahoš, Czech Republic, First Vice President, Senate
Daiga Mieriņa, Latvia, Speaker, Saeima
Mike Johnson, United States, Speaker, House of Representatives
Vincent Blondel, Belgium, President, Senate
Raya Nazaryan, Bulgaria, Speaker, National Assembly
Lauri Hussar, Estonia, President, Riigikogu
Marcos Perestrello, Portugal/NATO PA, Deputy Speaker/President, Assembleia
Jussi Halla-aho, Finland, Speaker, Eduskunta
Julia Klöckner, Germany, President, Bundestag
Milton Dick, Australia, Speaker, House of Representatives
Sue Lines, Australia, President, Senate
Manfred Kaufmann, Liechtenstein, President, Landtag
Maja Riniker, Switzerland, President, National Council
Andrea Caroni, Switzerland, President, Council of States
Theodoros Rousopoulos, Council of Europe PA, President
Raymonde Gagné, Canada, Speaker, Senate
Fukushiro Nukaga, Japan, Speaker, House of Representatives
Tulia Ackson, Inter-Parliamentary Union, President
Lars-Christian Brask, Denmark, Deputy Speaker, Folketinget
Roberts Zīle, European Parliament, Vice President
Refat Chubarov, Crimean Tatar People, Chairman, Mejlis
Peter Haubner, Austria, Second President, National Council
Juozas Olekas, Lithuania, Speaker, Seimas
Igor Grosu, Moldova, President, Parliament
Masud Gharahkhani, Norway, President, Stortinget
Mircea Abrudean, Romania, President, Senate
Francina Armengol, Spain, Speaker, Congress of Deputies
Heléne Björklund, Nordic Council, President
Pere Joan Pons, OSCE PA, President
Angelo Farrugia, Malta, Speaker, House of Representatives
Gerry Brownlee, New Zealand, Speaker, House of Representatives
Klodiana Spahiu, Albania, Deputy Speaker, Parliament
Denis Zvizdić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives
Loïc Hervé, France, Vice President, Senate
Georgios Georgantas, Greece, Vice President, Hellenic Parliament
Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, Iceland, First Deputy Speaker, Althingi
Maria Byrne, Ireland, Vice Speaker, Seanad - Houses of Oireachtas
Fabio Rampelli, Italy, Deputy Speaker, Chamber of Deputies
Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Italy, President European Affairs Committee, Senate
Fernand Etgen, Luxembourg, Vice Speaker, Chamber of Deputies
Nikolla Camaj, Montenegro, Vice President, Parliament
Antonijo Miloshoski, North Macedonia, Vice President, Assembly
Magdalena Biejat, Poland, Deputy Marshal, Senate
Fuat Oktay, Türkiye, Chair Foreign Affairs Committee, Grand National Assembly
Martin Dubéci, Slovakia, Deputy Speaker, National Council
Danijel Krivec, Slovenia, Vice President, National Assembly
Javier Maroto, Spain, First Vice President, Senate of Spain
Caroline Nokes, United Kingdom, Deputy Speaker, House of Commons
Olha Kuryshko, Ukraine, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea
Fernando Adolfo Iglesias, Argentina, President Foreign Affairs Committee, Chamber of Deputies
Enrique Martín Goerling Lara, Argentina, National Senator, National Senate
Els Van Hoof, Belgium, Chair Foreign Affairs Committee, Chamber of Representatives
Dunia Mangu Mangu Doudou, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, National Assembly
Derk Boswijk, Netherlands, Member Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives
Juan Manuel Añazco Vera, Paraguay, President Foreign Affairs Committee, Chamber of Deputies
Rosangella Andrea Barbarán Reyes, Peru, Member Congress
Peter Ricketts, United Kingdom, Chair European Affairs Committee, House of Lords
Daryna Pidhorna, Expert Network Crimea Platform, Lawyer

Adoption of joint statement

Tamila Tasheva, Ukraine, Member of Parliament, Verkhovna Rada
Dr Ruslan Stefanchuk, Ukraine, Chairman, Verkhovna Rada
Dr Andreas Norlén, Sweden, Speaker, Riksdagen

About interpretation

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