Estonian Embassy in Ottawa

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Ambassador Rava joined Baltic and Ukrainian colleagues and Senator Rebecca Patterson today at the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa to commemorate the June 14 mass deportations.

On this day in 1941, the Soviet regime deported nearly 10,000 people from Estonia — almost 1% of the entire population at the time — and tens of thousands more across the Baltics. Families were shattered, lives destroyed, and the trauma still echoes through generations.

Sadly, history is repeating itself. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to bring terror, destruction, and the forced deportation of more than 20,000 Ukrainian children.

Crimes unpunished become crimes repeated. The world must ensure accountability for Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

Täna möödub 85. aastat 1941. aasta juuniküüditamisest. 14. juunil viidi kodudest vägivaldselt minema üle 10 000 inimese, peaaegu 1% Eesti elanikkonnast. Paljud neist hukkusid teel Siberisse või hiljem sealsetes karmides oludes.

5- aastaselt Siberisse viidud Valve Luuka jagab enda perekonna traagilist lugu. Mälestame kõiki küüditamise ohvereid ning hoiame elus nende mälestust.

Paraku ei ole seesama kurjus kadunud ka tänapäeval. Venemaa jätkab agressioonisõda Ukraina vastu ning on sunniviisiliselt viinud Venemaa kontrolli alla enam kui 20 000 Ukraina last, röövides neilt lapsepõlve, kodu ja sageli ka identiteedi.

Ajalugu õpetab, et karistuseta jäänud kuriteod sünnitavad uusi kuritegusid. Venemaa tuleb oma tegude eest vastutusele võtta.

Valve Luuka | Kogu Me Lugu! Valve Luuka annab ülevaate oma pere küüditamisest Siberisse ning elust sealses keskkonnas. Samuti on vaatluse all Eestisse põgenemine, siinne kohanemine ja edasine elu.

Majandus-ja tööstusminister Erkki Keldo sel kolmapäeval dialoogis CDL tegevjuhi Sonia Sennikuga. Vestlust vahendab ettevõtja Katheron Intson.

Ambassador Margus Rava had the honour of meeting Ms. Anna Pipin, the newly appointed Chief Representative of EDC for Poland and the Baltic States, together with Ms. Claudia Sevillano, EDC’s Regional Manager for Europe.

Ms. Pipin will serve as the inaugural representative at EDC’s newly established office in Warsaw, marking a significant step that reflects EDC’s growing engagement with the European market. The Ambassador conveyed his sincere appreciation for EDC’s support of two major Canadian investments in Estonia and expressed his commitment to strengthening cooperation in the years ahead.

This week, a delegation of the Canada Friend Group of Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament, visited Ottawa.

Peeter Tali, Chairman of the group, Vadim Belobrovtsev, Lauri Laats and Tarmo Tamm met:
- Charles Sousa, Ahmed Hussen, Viviane Lapointe, Cheryl Gallant, James Bezan, Tim Watchorn at the joint informal meeting of the Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees of the House of Commons,
- Kurt Holman and Harb Gill of the Nordic Baltic Poland Friendship Group and
- James Maloney and Sima Acan of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association.

During the exchanges it was clear that challenges to the Euro-Atlantic security are best met by investing in our defences and supporting Ukraine. Canada's presence in neighbouring Latvia is a proof of strong commitment of allies to NATO members' security.
Mutual interest to further advance trade and investment in timber, minerals, defence and digital industries was proved by examples from both Canada and Estonia.
Some of which were evident at the Canada Europe Connect business seminar at Invest Ottawa venue Cours Bayview Yards.

Both Estonian and Canadian MPs agreed that parliamentary diplomacy is central to very good relations between friends and allies.

The Canada Europe Connects seminar — co‑organized by the Estonian Embassy, CityAge and Invest Ottawa— put the Nordic‑Baltic region in focus, with Estonia serving as the current Chair of the Nordic‑Baltic Cooperation (NB8). A central theme throughout the day was how to enhance trade between Canada and Europe, including growing opportunities in dual‑use technologies — an area where collaboration is accelerating rapidly.

We were honoured to have Mr. Peeter Tali, the Head of the EU Affairs Committee of Riigikogu, Mr. Egidijus Meilūnas, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Canada and Ms. Evaleen Jaager Roy, the Honorary Consul of Estonia in Vancouver take the floor among many other high‑level speakers. It was especially valuable to hear Mr. Yasir Naqvi, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade share the Canadian perspective at such a pivotal moment for transatlantic cooperation. Ending the day with the launch of the Ottawa chapter of the Estonian Canadian Business Chamber felt exactly right.

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