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23.04.2010	Foreign Minister Paet Confirmed Estonia’s Ongoing Support for Afghanistan to Afghan Foreign Minister
23.04.2010	Decision to Give NATO MAP to Bosnia and Herzegovina Made in Tallinn
23.04.2010	NATO Foreign Ministers Discussed Future of NATO-Russia Relations
23.04.2010	Foreign Minister Paet: Unilateral Disarmament of NATO Would be Dangerous
22.04.2010	Foreign Minister Paet and Secretary of State Clinton Confirmed Good Estonia-USA Relations
22.04.2010	Foreign Minister Paet and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: New Threats Receive the Same Attention
20.04.2010	Estonian Security Policy Concept Takes New Threats into Consideration In his speech today in Riigkogu, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet emphasised that Estonia’s security policy concept is based on the objective to ensure the Estonian state’s independence and autonomy, territorial ...
08.04.2010	Foreign Minister Paet: Agenda for NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Tallinn Focused on Future of NATO Foreign Minister Urmas Paet stated that the agenda for the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting taking place from 22-23 April in Tallinn includes discussions on issues important to the future of NATO, such ...
08.04.2010	Foreign Minister Paet Met with Javier Solana and Strobe Talbott Foreign Minister Urmas Paet met with president of the USA think tank the Brookings Institution and former American under secretary of state Strobe Talbott and former foreign policy leader of the European ...
07.04.2010	Foreign Minister Paet and USA Assistant Secretary of State Gordon Discussed Overview of USA Nuclear Policy Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and USA Assistant Secretary Gordon spoke over the phone about the Nuclear Posture Review published by the United States. During their phone conversation last night, USA Assistant ...
05.04.2010	Foreign Ministry Supports Creation of Ties Between Estonian and Afghan Schools The Foreign Ministry is supporting an Estonia-Afghanistan friendship schools project that will help to increase the awareness of schoolteachers and students regarding Afghanistan and development co-operation. Foreign ...
18.03.2010	Estonia to reintroduce border control at its internal borders during the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers For security reasons, Estonia will reintroduce border control at its internal borders during the unofficial meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers from 17 – 23 April in Tallinn. To ensure the highest possible ...
16.03.2010	Estonia shall contribute to training of Georgian mine clearance specialists
12.03.2010	Estonia Supports Psychological Services For Georgian Women and Youth Affected by War The Foreign Ministry is supporting the Psycho-social Rehabilitation Centre in the region of Gali in Georgia with 55 860 kroons, donated through the Gali Women’s Association. One of the priority activities ...
08.03.2010	Foreign Minister Paet: Holland’s Contribution to Stabilising Situation in Afghanistan Has Been Essential Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, in Estonia for a visit, discussed the situation in Afghanistan. Paet stated that during the next few months a situation must ...
04.03.2010	Estonia to Participate in NATO Crisis Management Exercise Estonia will be participating in a NATO Crisis Management Exercise (CMX 2009) from 4-10 March. The purpose of the exercise is to practice the NATO crisis management process for areas outside the Euro-Atlantic region, ...
26.02.2010	Foreign Minister Paet Met with USA Under Secretary of Defence Flournoy Foreign Minister Urmas Paet met today with Under Secretary of Defence for Policy of the United States Michele Flournoy. At the meeting they discussed co-operation between Estonia and the USA in Afghanistan ...
26.02.2010	Foreign Minister Paet and French Secretary of State for European Affairs Lellouche Discussed NATO-Russia Relations During their meeting in Tallinn, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and French Secretary of State for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche discussed matters related to the Treaty of Lisbon, the development of the ...
15.02.2010	Estonia Extends Mission of Health Care Expert in Afghanistan The Foreign Ministry is extending the mission of health care expert Anu Raisma, who works to co-ordinate development co-operation in Helmand Province in Afghanistan, by half a year to the end of July ...
11.02.2010	Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Mr. Urmas Paet to the Riigikogu on behalf of the Government of Estonia 11 February 2010 Overview of Estonia’s Foreign Policy Honourable Chairman, Respected Members of the Riigikogu, Dear guests, Today’s foreign policy address is mainly concentrated on the following topics: security, ...
11.02.2010	Foreign Minister Paet: Pillars of NATO Must Remain the Same In his foreign policy address today in Riigikogu, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet emphasised that Estonia is actively involved in the formulation of NATO’s new Strategic Concept. “It is important for Estonia ...
07.02.2010	Group of Factors that Determine International Security Constantly Expanding The Munich Security Conference, which took place from Friday to Sunday, focused first and foremost on NATO’s values and primary responsibilities. Estonian Defence Minister Jaak Aaviksoo and Foreign Minister ...
28.01.2010	Foreign Minister Paet: Afghanistan Must Become Capable of Taking Over Security Responsibilities At the international Afghanistan conference in London, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said during the next few months a situation should be created in which security responsibilities can gradually be handed over ...
27.01.2010	Prime Minister Ansip thanked soldiers who served Estonia on missions abroad and their families
23.01.2010	Estonia Sends Supplies to Aid Workers’ Field Camp in Haiti At the request of the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Estonia will be sending supplies to the humanitarian operations information centre. According to Foreign Minister Urmas ...
21.01.2010	Paet and Saakashvili Discussed Georgian Integration into EU and NATO At his meeting today in Tallinn with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet emphasised Estonia’s support for Georgia’s integration into the European Union and NATO. “It is important ...
20.01.2010	Estonian Foreign Minister Paet and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski Sign Estonia-Poland Visa Representation Agreement Today Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and his Polish colleague Radosław Sikorski signed an Estonia-Poland visa representation agreement together in Warsaw. In accordance with the visa representation agreement, ...
18.01.2010	Estonian Support for Victims of Haiti Earthquake Close to Four Million Kroons Today the European Union development ministers agreed on the co-ordinated activity of the European Union to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake over the next few weeks and months. The contribution of ...
14.01.2010	Estonia Aids Victims of Earthquake in Haiti Estonia is donating one million kroons through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to help alleviate the effects of the earthquake in Haiti. In co-operation with the ...
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