Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Estonian Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop, with Estonian Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov in attendance, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Estonia on countering foreign state information manipulation.
The memorandum signifies our shared recognition of the threat of foreign information manipulation, which includes disinformation and propaganda, to democracies around the world. Through this MOU, the United States and the Republic of Estonia intend to expand information sharing about this threat, share best practices for countering foreign disinformation, and align policies along the five key action areas established in the U.S. State Department's Framework to Counter Foreign State Information Manipulation.
With Estonia, a total of 21 countries across Europe, Africa, North America, and the Indo-Pacific have endorsed the Framework and intend to work together to strengthen government and societal resilience to foreign information manipulation. Together, this coalition of like-minded partners will help to secure a global, free, fact-based information environment.
