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Wednesday, August 27 2008

Estonian and German Governments: the Presence of the European Union in Georgia Must Be Expanded


Prime Minister Andrus Ansip met with Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, with whom the main topic under discussion was the current situation in Georgia. The heads of the Estonian and German governments condemned the military aggression of Russia against the sovereign country. When speaking about the influence of the decisions and behaviour of Russia on relations with the European Union, both parties stressed that the European Union must be uniform in addressing Russia.

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Tuesday, August 26 2008

Estonian MFA Position on Russia Declaration Over Georgia

Estonia has repeatedly emphasised that Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected and must not be called into question. 

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Wednesday, July 9 2008

Estonia and Hungary share similar positions on energy security issues



Tallinn, Stenbock House, 10 July 2008 – At today’s meeting between Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and the Foreign Minister of Hungary, Kinga Goncz, energy economy and security were the main topics discussed.
The Prime Minister noted that Estonia supports the goals of the European Union Climate and Energy Package, but also considers the safeguarding of energy security on such isolated energy islands as the Baltic States to be very important.

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Wednesday, February 20 2008

NATO Centre of Excellence in Cyberdefence to be Set Up in Estonia in May

The agreement establishing the NATO Co-operative Centre of Excellence in Cyber Defence will presumably be signed in May and after that the new entity will be able to officially start working, Estonian Defence Minister Jaak Aaviksoo said.

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Tuesday, February 19 2008

Paet: Estonia would Like to Join the OECD as Quickly as Possible

Urmas Paet Foreign Minister Urmas Paet met with Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurria.

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